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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
RICHEST WOMAN ILL
From the New York World.

From the New York World
 K xRs. HETTY GREEN. 'the worlds s N wealthiest woman,"l who was 80 \ years old November 21 last, is i'll at her home, No. 2 West Ninetieth street. She has had two and possibly three para lytic strokes in the past month and a half, and now is practically helpless.
 She had a bad spell at a. m. yester- day. and for while the household was in state of excitement and apprehen- sion. Then she improved somewhat and 1t was said at the house last night that her condition then was not considered critical
 It was added that no effort was being made to test her power of speech or the extent of her ability to recognize those about her. There was still hope, it was stated. that she would take a turn for the better, despite her age.
 For weeks Mrs. Green has been unable to walk, and recently, according to those around her, she has been steadily failing
 Her handsome new limousine and that of her daughter, Mrs Matthew Astor Wilks, drew up at the door on Thursday
 
 her out of her wheel chair and carried her in their arms. as if she were a child to one of the machines, where pillows and furs had been so arranged as to make the riding over city streets and Central park drives as easy as possible, and pro- tect her from the wind.
 Since she got to be so feeble, Mrs. Green has been very much against hav- ing professional nurses around her, in cap and apron-so much so that the skilled graduates with high professional standing who look after her constantly night and day never put on their nurses garb. They wheel her around-she is never out of her chair except when she is put to bed-in ordinary clothes. She is lifted or carried to and from her couch.
 Of late she has been restless Morning after morning, at day break. the nurses have been accustomed to wheel her to one of the front windows on the parlor floor. where she can look out over Cen tral park. She sits there, with scarcely a move, for hours. gazing at the trees Mrs. Green. even in her illness, has clung to her longtime life of compara- tive isolation. She and her only son, Col. Edward H. R. Green. have occupied for a year and more the sxo plain brick four story and basement houses at Nos. and z. The colonel lives in No. B. separated from Central park west by an apart ment house. No one resides in the house except him and several Japanese ser wants.
 When Mrs. Green took possession of No. z, she intended to use 1t simply as her office. and the lower floors were fitted up with that idea in view She had several couches installed, in case of bad weather or for times when she was too much engrossed with business to go to a hotel or to her flat in Hoboken. But since her health began to fail she has lived constantly in No. and has kept several female servants. in addition to the nurses,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
From the Cincinnati Times-star.

H OFFS and philosophers from the
 days of Plato have written of At A lantis, the labeled continent which, for having sent its armies against ancient Athens, was destroyed by the gods and sent into the abyss of the ocean.
 Certain facts have been advanced to prove that Atlantis did exist and that or series of great island which stretched from the Pillars of Hercules, or Gibral- tar. far out into the Atlantic.
 Discussions concerning Atlantis break out at varying intervals, for the romance of the theme constantly appeals to the scientific mind. The latest pamphlet comes from Pierre Termier of the French Academy of Sciences. M Ter mier declares in his paper, which has been printed by the Smithsonian institu- tion:
 No affirmation is yet permissible, but it seems more and more evident that a vast region. continental, or made up of vast islands, collapsed west of the Straits of Gibraltar, and that it's collapse oc- cured in the not far distant past In any event the question of Atlantis is placed anew before men of science. It may be that the poets were once more right. After>a long period
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
HOTEL LOBBIES
Business Is Imnrovins

Despite the, extreme torridity Harry greenwood, 'popular restaurant opera tor, makes the statement that business is steadily increasing which indicates that the transient trade of Birmingham is above normal.
 Usually in the early summer" said MT. Greenwood, "the attendance in our cafes falls off This is expected every year, as fewer travelling men arrive in town and people as a rule eat less dur ing the warm weather. However, to our qualification this season has proved a profitable surprise. Business Is 20 per cent better than at this time last year, and showing steady increase"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
MIDSUMMER MADNESS

 Mere words, methinks, cannot express The present seasons sultriness. Oh, that a hurting blast would blow Straight from the poles and pihe the
 snow Knee deep! For then, with hearts elate, We'd dig a pathway to the gate, Nor srumble though the morn were chill And came the coal man with his bill.
 BEARING UP WELL You, are never satisfied" "Oh, yes. I am," answered the lazy individual.
 You'll have hard time convincing me of that"
 Well, you never hear me complaining because I live more than two miles from the nearest golf links"
 PREPAREDNESS War is a terrible thing" No doubt about that" T see where some debutantes have called an urgent mass meeting" What's the idea?" They are going to send sofa pillows to their friends at the front'
 CHANGE OVERLOADED Young Mrs. Dubson is greatly cha grined"
 Whats the trouble?" You know, she was married two months ago to a militiaman." ''Yes?
 If she had only postponed the cere- mony awhile she might have enjoyed the prestige of being a mobilization bride." "A man who owns an automobile is not always envied by pedestrians" "No?"
 "A great deal depends on whether he's in it or under it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
A CONVENTION OUTDOORS

II Aoiii tiic meHlpulS NeWS-SClmltar.
 St. Francis, bright, weekly publica- tion domiciled in Marion, Ark, In view of the extortion practiced upon delegates in the large convention cities. has ad- vanced the novel idea of holding the next national democratic convention out Of doors, and preferably in some shady forest in Arkansas. The editor of the publication wrote to the President and
 Vice President and to many of the lead Ing democratic statesmen, and while
 some were noncommittal, others were favorably disposed to the programme.
 This would be provided by the con- munity. The entire convention week would be pleasing diversion from what those who attend national conventions meet with in the great cities The un- dertaking is not preposterous, and on re- flection 1t may almost be said to be practical It is pretty we'll known the number Of actual delegates and visitors to- a national convention, and on such an occasion as this the war department could no doubt be induced to lend a suf- hcient number of tents, camping or mess outfits, and & sufficient hospital corps to look after the people. It is rather a romantic idea, but if a proper location were selected 1t would be a delightful experience to attend. The poets tell us that the trees are Gods first temples, and as the democratic party wants to cling to all ancient good. and bring it forward into the good of the present a weeks return to nature might have a pu- rlfylng and an elevating effect upon those who assemble. It might act as an invigorating tonic and helpful anodyne. We are growing more and more artificial every year in our methods and ways of life, and season of old-time simplicity might not be amiss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Disapproves of Warrior Road

Sam Lefkowitz one of the leading mer- chants of Bessemer, was in the city yester- day and during a conversation with sev- eral prominent business men he severely attacked the policy of a majority of the board of revenue in voting to construct a road to the Warrior river from Bir- mingham to Nichols Fishtrap.
 That is simply another outrageous raid on the county treasury" said Mr. Left kowitz, "and merely the extending of a policy of years standing to spend with reckless abandon the money secured from the taxpayers.
 Everyone who has given any thought to the matter knows that the Warrior river road will not decrease in any part the existing freight rates and also that such 8 road will prove a dead loss to the county other than providing an excellent driveway to motorists and booming real estate values along the way. It Is dis graceful that three men who have been defeated for office should still have the power to spend such a large sum of the peoples money on a project that will benefit no one but an interested few.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
BEGINNING WITH SPRING

By Folger McKinsey, the "Bentztown Bard" in the Baltimore Sun. Oh, Father, let me begin with spring, As the old tree does and the withered
 vine; The past stuffed off and my heart like q
 thing
 That is bubbling fresh with the morn.
 ing's wine! watched the old pear tree. so crooked
 and gnarled. Put forth it's white blossoms again this
 year And I cried to my soul-as around me The woe of the world-why need we
 fear! Oh. Father let me begin as these Thy forests and herbage and grasses
 do; Fresh with the spirit of springtime,
 please,
 And constant and happy and clean and Let me put by all my worn. stained
 years, And the dry. dead leaves and the with
 cred things. And stand in tho light as the peer of my
 peers,
 wings! Oh, Father, let me begin to bud As the maple yonder-an old, old tree; But the sap comes back. and I would
 the blood Would surge in the veins that nourish
 me! The leafless oak will awake ere long, The sombre forest-all dark and gray Will thrill to the spell of the thrush's
 song
 And the velvet blush of the lips of May. Oh, Father, let me be born again As the old tree is and the perished
 grass If only to be for the life of men A blossom of hope where their feet
 must pass! And though, be trampled and ground
 to dust Under the hurrying throng-unswerved shall feel that the laws Thou hast made are just.
 And be glad that came with the
 spring. and servedI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

Some little diplomacy was required to get the nurses into the establishment. owing to her prejudice against being con- sldered an invalid She has been from the first very uncomplaining, and has in sisted on having her stenographer and secretary, young woman, spend some time with her each day.
 MT. and Mrs. Wilks and Colonel Green nave been with her much of the time. The colonel for many months past has been actively looking after his mothers extensive interests, and it is said affairs have been arranged so that Mrs. Greens death would have little If any influence on any one of the many corporations in which she is interested, so far as affect ing the value of their securities in the stock market is concerned. The son gave up his political activities in Texas to look after his mothers affairs, and is &C., tive in the direction of the Seaboard National bank, Columbia Trust company and other large corporations. Mrs Green is a large holder of bank and railroad stocks and real estate in New York, Chi cagO and elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
BOY SCOUTS INCREASING
From the Pittsburg Dispatch

fOII lII6 T-IIISUUTB DISpdICII.
 Recruiting of the Boy Scouts has pro- gressed so rapidly that within the last four months the membership has in creased by 72,272. reports James E. West. chief scout executive. The net gain in membership since last year is more than 43,oC0 and the total registered scouts now number S2.9s2 besides 43.OO0 officially en- rolled as leaders. This group of more than 225.O0O men and boys is larger than our combined army and navy and almost as large as the proposed new army" said MT. West
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
SIMPLY OFT DE fr

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The civilian who gets walked -ver by the girl who cannot see anything but man in military uniform must get up dust his clothes. beat it to the recruit ing office if he would recover his vis- ibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Burts Mind Diverted

T guess my hotel Is being conducted properly said Hardy M. Burt manager Of the Florence hotel yesterday.
 T have been so busy for the past sev- eral days looking after the welfare of Miss Barbara Burt. my little daughter, aged less than one week, that I have had to leave the conduct of the hotel to others. Some of my friends have tried to joke me by saying they hoped Miss Barbara would be better looking than her father However, I take no offense at that remark, and heartily join them in that wish. And having seen the young lady many times, I am satisfied that she will be far more attractive in every way than l."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

BEGINNING THE DAY--show me the mystery, o Lord, of how | gain by giving. Teach me the lesson of the flowers and streams, which live in the riot of beauty and joy be- cause threy give themselves away. Teach me the lesson of all this giv- ing world and of Thy great giving heart. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
A REAL HARDSHIP

REAL HARDSHIP q certainly will be glad when the war in Europe is over," said Asphodelia Twobbla.
 "tY course, you will, my dear And so will everybody else. It's a cruel trag- edy"
 'oh, wasn't thinking about that. It's so much fun to go to the pieg and see ones friends off for Europe. I haven't been able to do that for ages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
DI.cussc. Coal Situation

1T am very glad to see The Age-Her- aid presenting the true situation of the coal industry to the public" said S. L.. Yerkes of F. A. Grider Coal Sales com pany. "So many incorrect and mislead- ing statements about the status of the coal business have appeared in the past several months, it is not surprising the public has the idea that the coal trade of Alabama is in fine shape, whereas the contrary is the case.
 Tt is true the mines of the furnace full tim efor some months, but these mines are engaged to very large extent in producing coal for coke making and for other uses at the furnaces and steel plants. Commercial mines have not aver aged better than one-haf time for the past two years. The situation is only slightly better today than it was a year ago. The small increase in the general consumption over year ago has more on the part of many plants to the Ala bama Power company's electric power.
 ''The loss of tonnage due to eectrifica- ton, because of the above company, is certainly not less than 100000 tons, and with the extension of hydro-electric power as- planned, we can expect to see this loss of coal tonnage increase to at least 100000 tons in the next two years.
 Another factor in the dull trade we have had for the past two years is the tremendous falling off in the bunker trade. The European war. of course, is the cause therefor. but the reduction in consumption of bunker coal at our four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
FIT FOR FINISHING

FIT FOR FINISHING We're calling out the firing squad For Hiram Henry Houth Who tries to talk with quite wad Of breakfast in his mouth.
 Youngstown Telegram. We're going to electrocute Old William Samson Roth He always wipes his fingers on Our Sunday tablecloth.
 Gainesville Telegraph Republican. They're talking of the hangmans moose For old Elisha Cole, Who always asks for soap when they Pass him the finger bowl
 Grand Rapids News We're thinking of a ''lynching bee" For Peter Perkin Prater, Who sits down in a restaurant, And whistles to the waiter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

I government will be brought to see the proposition as Tennessee and Ala bama see it, that is to say, on it's merits.
 Guardsmen who are threatened with homesickness in mobilization camps should cheer up There will be plenty to eat along the border and the pesky ty- phoid germ will be kept at bay. A theatrical man says a great many chorus girls on the New York stage are society beauties. Even when they spring from the common ''peepul" they soon &C., quire conspicuous hauteur. The colonel has indorsed MT. Hughes, and so has Professor Taft, but that doen't necessarily mean that Dear Will' and Dear Theodore will again figure in their correspondence.
 It's a far cry from the old-fashioned burlesque show, that specialized in tights to the bare-legged chorus of latter-day musical comedy.
 A Kentucky militiaman committed sui- eide rather than go to war; Evidently there is such thing as a tin" soldier. after all.
 Mrs. Hetty Green doesn't like to have trained nurses around. Might have ex- pected something of the sort She has always contrived to do for herself.
 It is just barely possible that the Fourth of July will be celebrated this year with rattle of machine guns and the roar of heavy artillery.
 Germany may be the best governed country in the world, but the average person doesn't want to feel as if he were in school all the time.
 Speaking of preparedness, the motor car manufacturers could furnish Uncle Sam with an automobile for every soldier he sends to the front.
 If reports are true, it was until re- gently easier to acquire a jag in the Jefferson county jail than anywhere else in the county.
 MT. Dick. who married the former Mrs. John Jacob Astor, is baseball fan and is believed to have other human ouali- ties.
 The Chicago Americans have bought Third Baseman von Kolnitz Baseball shows its sanity by ignoring the hyphen Free lunch has been denounced as in sanitary but germs have no terrors for the possessor of two large lunch hooks"
 
 If MT. Hughes has any apprecia ton, he doubtless provided a toothsome spread for that love feast with the colonel.
 
 The strain on MT. Perkins check book will be considerably frightened by the pasisng of the bull moose party.
  If Indiana finds any comfort in be- ing the mother of vice presidents, she's welcome to 1t.
 If Uncle Sam has to fight he should strike the first blow and put some power behind it.
 And Hiram Johnson of California evi- dently knows enough to come in out of the rain.
 The possession of a wrist watch doesn't I necessarily make recruit an expert avia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
A JOB WAITING

The college grad who seeks in vain
 A chance his shining worth to show, May join the army and entrain
 For duty down in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
DIETING PUBLIC OPINION

DIETING PUBLIC OPINION T see Colonel Jagsby seated on his front veranda and ostentatiously sipping a mint julep."
 Who's the person in the street tearing his hair?''
 That's a militant prohibitionist. He's foiled because the law allows Colonel Jagsby to order two quarts of liquor every two weeks.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: It's right funny to watch the anti-preparedness newspapers falling off the fence and wondering if they are hurt much. They should arise and brush off the dust and sail in; it is no time for whimpering.
 Talladega Home: The school authorities of Baxter Springs, Kan, proposed to furnish husbands for their lady school teachers who desire to marry The fact has been advertised and the rush is ex- pected to begin
 Gadsden Journal: The interest of north erners and westerners in Alabama as re- ported to Mrs. G. H. Mathis by railroad officials, is a fine indication that this is "a state which is doing things. The credit is due largely to the farmers.
 Selma Times: Congressman Huddleston of Birmingham evidently believes that God and one are majority and that he IS the "one.' He voted against the bill empowering the President to draft the National Guard into the regular army, although every democrat and every re- publican voted the other way.
 Mobile Register: The colonel has a good opinion of himself notwithstanding the fact that a perfectly good political party refused to nominate him at Chi cago. He now says that the support he gives to Hughes is proof that Hughes pays no tribute to the hyphenates. Let MT. Hughes himself say something defi- nite on this topic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Athletic Clubs Public Spirit

"In justice to the Birmingham Ath- letic club, feel that 1t is nothing more than right that I should make public correction of statement by Captain Halstead of the National Guard, which appeared in The Age-Herald recently to the effect that members of that body had not been accorded the privilege of using the showers and pool" said J. D. Beavin, secretary of the club.
 Captain Halstead was evidently un- der misapprehension, as for six hours of each day during mobilization here the doors of the Athletic club were thrown open to all bodies of troops who desired to make use of the accommoda- tions and conveniences of the institu- tion. These privileges. however, were only granted between the hours of g a. m. and noon, and from to 5 in the afternoon.
 "In view of the large attendance of members after in the afternoon the management of the club decided not to grant this privilege in the late after noon and evening for the obvious rea- son that both guardsmen and members would have been greatly hampered and inconvenienced by the congested con- ditions which would have resulted. Let no one get the impression that the Bir- mingham Athletic club and it's mem bership is any way lacking in public spirit; for during the long period in which I have been connected with the club it has been my observation that the true spirit of cooperation has gone hand in hand with that of civic pride and interest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29
Colonel Rennie in City

While I am a democrat in state and local affairs, I usually vote the repub- lican ticket nationally" said Col. T. H. Rennie, of Pell City, who was here last night. However, think the democrats, and incidentlly the republicans, have written many laws worse than the Un- derwood tariff bill. Personally, I am a protectionist, but from the democratic standpoint, I think the tariff bill writ ten by MT. Underwood is an exception ally fine measure.
 q fail to see how any democrat can afford to criticise the policy of Presi- dent Wilson in regard to the Mexican situation. He is a man of wonderful ability and Is in close touch with the situation. He has much information which cannot be secured by the average citizen and think we should back him up in his foreign policies.
 One of the most stirring scenes I have ever seen was the departure of the Pell City company for Montgomery the other day. It looked like the en- tire county was present at o'clock in-the morning to see the train leave, and the boys were given a farewell such as they will not soon forget. The Pell City company was one of the best in the state and under the leadership of Capt. J. Gardner Greene, will doubt less render fine account at the front"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be. Hamlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-29

eral Wood refers to, the National Guard is giving a splendid account. of itself, and within a few weeks ade- quate equipment in every branch of the service will be provided.
 Let General Wood withhold future criticism until more propitious sea- son,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-24
BALL GAME
WILL BE PLAYED SUNDAY

The baseball game between Pensa-
cola and Seminoles, scheduled to take
place Friday afternoon at Palmetto
beach for the benefit of the Pearl
Eagan Home, was called off on ac-
count of rain,
Arrangements have been made for
a game at Maxent Park Sunday aft
ernoon at o'clock between the two
teams, and it is expected that it win
be lively contest. E. Motta, catcher
for Pensacola, will be unable to play
owing to a serious illness, but George
Brent will probably take his place.
The lineup of the two teams is as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures, r. McVoy, F.
Willard, Sanchez, r. Mallory, F. Geh-
rie, G. Mayors, d. McVoy and w.
Bombay. For Pensacola-Olsen, c.;
Bombay, p; Hudson, p; Griff, ID;
Bell, 2b; r. Merritt, S.; Anderson,
3b; ViIlar, Melons, Angelo and Gould
will take care of the 6utfeld.