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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27

1888 Harrison, United States sena- tor, was nominated and elected.
 There have been surprises in the re- publican party in more recent years, but no one has been selected stand and bearer whose policies" were un- known. If Hughes should head the ticket this year, it will be in the nature of an experiment. But those who think he would accept the nomi- nation are merely guessing. In order to accept he would have to resign his associate justiceship-not because there is any law to that effect, but because judicial dignity would compel him to lay aside the ermine.
 There will be no lack of political fireworks at Chicago in June, but from the way it looks now the greatest speculation will turn on Hughes future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
Class Reunion

When the call of old Alabama goes out, the alumni can hardly resist the temptation to return to commence ment," said Col. Floyd B. Powell of Montgomery, who was at the Tutwiler last night. "This is especially true in year like the present when such elaborate arrangements have been made for the class reunion. The greatest com mencement in the past was just 10 years ago, on the occasion of the seventy fifth anniversary of the university, but from all accounts the present gathering will far surpass that. The address of w. P. G. Harding, member of the fed eral reserve board, to the alumni Tues day morning bids fair to be memor- able one and the largest crowd of the week is expected on that occasion. MT. Harding is an alumus of the university, and, l am informed, the youngest man who ever graduated from the institu- tion. The big centennial celebra ton, which is being held this year in con- nection with the commencement, will serve to draw exceptionally large crowds and the railroads have made very low rates"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
The Boy Scouts

The better the public comes to un- derstand the Boy Scouts-the object of the organization and the character building methods employed in training the rank and file-the more will be the appreciation on the part of the citizens.
 The Scouts rendered splendid serv- ice at the Confederate reunion and they now stand higher than ever Tn public esteem.
 Some months ago a number of Bir- mingham's prominent "team workers" started out to raise $15,000 for the local branch to cover the cost of man. tenance and development during a period of three years. On that initial canvass $1O,OoO was raised and it was announced that the balance needed would be solicited as soon as condl- tions might seem suspicious.
 This week, following close upon the reunion, was the psychological time.
 At frequent intervals Birmingham people are called upon for money, and when the cause is worthy, as it always is if sponsored by one of the civic bodies. contributions are liberal. The response to the appeal for the Scouts has been exceptionally heartening. Every donor gave as if it were dis tinct privilege.
 Birmingham will always have a ten der place in its affections for this noble band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
To Make Significant Speech

President Wilson will address the League for the Enforcement of Peace at the closing meeting in Washington tonight, and, according to the Asso- ciated Press, he will discuss the possi- bility of early peace parleys for the ending of the European war. It goes without saying that the speech will be deeply significant.
 Soon after the conflict started, nearly two years ago, the President tended his good offices to the bellige- rents, but they were politely but firm ly declined-for the time being. And the President, following diplomatic usage, has waited ever since for an l lintimation from the warning nations that his offices for mediation would be accepted.
 Germany has been talking peace for sometime, but the British govern ment, which dominates the entente powers, has made it plain that it would listen to no overtures for media tion until Germany was whipped. The battle on the Verdun front has been in progress three months but without decisive results. Both Teutons and the entente allies have shown great prowess. The sacrifice of life has been tremendous on both sides, but after all the terrific fighting the war is deadlocked and will probably remain deadlocked. Why not stop the slaughter?
 It is believed that President Wilson is now asking that question very seri- ously with view of renewing his
 tender, and doing it with insistence. There is such thing as overdoing
 diplomatic etiquette. There are vari-
 ous ways in which the President
 might, with the utmost propriety, bring about conversations" that
 would soon lead to formal mediation.
 Germany prefers the United States as chief arbiter and it is quite certain that the allies will gladly accept this
 government as mediator when the time comes for ending the war. l It would be great day for Presi- dent Wilson if he should be able to
 bring about peace before the end of
 the second year of carnage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
The Navy

The average citizen, particularly the
 man who lives far inland and knows little or nothing about ships, is not sd quick to find fault with the navy as
 he is with the army. The navy is, moreover, more complicated fight 1 ing instrument than the army. It is not so easy to distinguish between
 the relative merits of superdread- naughts and battle cruisers in action,
 but anyone with average intelligence
 can see that the army is quite made
 quate to meet the military necessities of a country as large as the United
 States and in comparison with the huge armies of European nations justifies the adjective, microscopic" :" which has been applied to it, more in
 sorrow than in anger.
 However, the navy has been exposed
 to a great deal of criticism, some of it justified and great deal due to ignor-
 ance of the subject. During battle
 practice held off the Cuban coast in
 February and March by the Atlantic fleet our gunners proved that they
 were able to make hits at more than 19,000 yards and maintained accurate fire at longer ranges than ever be- fore attempted in the American navy. It is believed that they also surpassed the long-distance gunfire of all other navies.
 The chief fault found with the navy heretofore was that it was lacking in cruisers, scouts, auxiliary ships, sub- marines and aeroplanes. It was con- ceded to be good enough as far as it went, but did not go quite far enough. Now that Secretary Daniels has been aroused to great activity and steps have been taken by Congress to strengthen the first line of defense" in five years most of the defects can be remedied. An adequate personnel will also have to be provided.
 The American people have been dis posed to take great pride in their navy without, perhaps, knowing just how efficient it was, until recent agitation caused many to believe the navy less efficient than it really is. Even now it could make an excellent showing, but the basic idea of preparedness is to create a protective force whose ability to withstand foreign foe will not be problematical, but certainty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
Veterans Appreciative

'"The old veterans who were our guests last week were the most appre- cia tive men I have ever come in con-
 tact with," said w. o. Broyles, the well known furniture dealer, yesterday. No matter how small the favor one might do for them, or how insignificant the service rendered. they appreciated the spirit of the act.
 Tn order to do my small part to aid in making the veterans have good time during the reunion, I engaged an orchestra to play in my store all day and arranged place for the old sol diers to dance the Virginia Reel and the other dances which they would en- joy. It seemed to me a very small thing to do, but all during the day. the place
 was crowded with the veterans who seemed to be enjoying themselves inn mensely. The orchestra was under their orders strictly and they played Dixie 'Suwanee River, Old Kentucky Home and whatever other selections struck the fancy of the guests.
 During the reunion, every day the old soldiers would thank me for what had done in providing this place for
 them, and I was amply repaid for my trouble. But the most pleasing thing
 of all is the large number of letters I have received from the veterans since they returned to their homes. Many of them have written me letters thanking me for the small favors rendered them, and at the same time they all tell me that the Birmingham reunion was by far the best they ever attended. They say that aside from the splendid treat ment which the people gave them Tn their camp at the fairgrounds and the perfect system with which every thing was conducted, they were made happiest on account of the fact that every one they met made them feel like l it was their reunion and they were the guests of the city. They tell me that at l this reunion more than any other, the private soldier was the man who was given the royal welcome and the one who was made to feel that he was the \ hero of the sixties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
Accepts Invitation

Commissioner George B. Ward ac- cepted Walter Moore's invitation to att tend the educational films at Capitol park tonight, in statement given out yesterday.
 T am very glad that my good friend Walter Moore is willing to come and view the educational pictures at Capitol park" said Commissioner Ward, "and promise to sit it out with him and explain the educational points of the entire programme. However, I would ask this question: What assurance have that Walter Moore will know what I am talking about? But then my heart is overfowing with kindness today and l promise to make a dilgent attempt to prove to Walter that the pictures of the Los Angeles school system are of great educational value to all who see them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
GROWTH OF NEW INDUSTRY

Frem the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 The tremendous growth of the automo- bile industry in the United States IS strikingly shown in the latest New England letter. periodically issued by the First National Bank of Boston. Of the worlds annual production or crude rubber S6.3 per cent is taken by the automobile manufacturers of this coun- try. Stated in a more direct way, the total consumption of rubber for~ sucn manufacturing here will. for the current year. be 69,5o0 tons.
 The great development has come since 1906, a year in which only 1866 tons of crude rubber for auto manufacturlnS were taken by American concerns. When that figure is set in contrast with the 69, 900 tons being taken this year, the re- suits of progressive improvement in the making of machines, and progressive re- duction in prices is clearly seen. It is estimated that the number of machines in this country in 1906 did not exceed 100, 900. In 1907, 44G00 new cars were made and sold. In 1908 the number of new cars was S5.OoO. From that point for ward the increase grew larger with al most every succeeding year. although most of the years included in the pe- riod were less prosperous than those inn medlateiy preceding them, and those at the end of the period 1913 and 1914 in particular, were years of extreme busi- ness depression.
 From this point of view the statistics present a most interesting study The number of new machines marketed in 1912 was 37S.000. Yet 1913 saw the manufac- ture and marketing of 4S5,0Oo In 1914, the be ginning of the war. there was still an increase in the output and sales of that year. which reached 515,000. Nine- teen hundred and fifteen saw one of the largest increases of the 10-year period the output being s92,000. This year $ output. it is now certain, will far ex- ceed a million. There are hints of a coming shortage in rubber supply and a consequent curtailment in the output of next year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
Moulton Advertiser: A hog root
AN ECHO OF THE PAST

r IOifi the ClnClnnat1 I1neS-Stdr.
 It was a shock to read of the death of Arthur Goergei on Sunday. But the shock was the reverse of that imparted by the usual news of the death of a distn- guished parsonage. Few knew that the greatest soldier of the Hungarian revo- lution of 1S4S-49 still was living.
 Goergei was one of the great soldiers gan with decisive victories over the Croa- tian forces in 1S4S, notably that of Ozora. Because of kossuth's interference with his military policy, particularly with his retirement before superior Austrian forces, Goergei took the greater portion of his army to the hills of Upper Hun- gary, where his successful campaign made it mandatory upon Kossuth to recall him. A succession of victories followed and Pesth, the Hungarian capital, was recov- cred. Then the temperamental differences between kossuth and Goergei, the differ ences between an agitator and a soldier, broke out afresh and Goergei retired only to be restored to command when the Elm peror of Austria successfully appealed to Czar Nicholas I for assistance. Against overwhelming forces Goergei retired and finally surrendered to the Russians at Vilagos. With this surrender the Kos suths flight to Turkey, the cause of Hun garian independence died.
 Notwithstanding his great services dur ing the war of 1S4S-49, Goergei spent the remainder of his long life with the mark of a traitor upon him in the estimation of many Hungarians. After the surren- der at Vilagos, all of Goergei's generals and many of his officers were court tialed and hanged. Goergei, however, was permitted to indulge his predilection for chemistry at Klagenfurt until 1867, when he returned to Hungary. He vehemently contended to the last that his life was not spared as result of deal with the Rus sian commander, Rudiger, at Villages.
 Goergei's fall from high favor with Hungarians had many counterparts in the changes of European history during his time He lived to see England and France, foes of the Car and allies of the sultan in 1854, join Russia in fighting Turkey And stranger still, he survived to see the very Francis Joseph, who sue cessfully besought Russia's help in 1s4s, join with Germany, which humbled him in 1S66 to fight the savior of his empire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
RUssIA's OWN FRIGHTFULNEss

RUSSIAS OWN FR1GHTFULNESS From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
 Whatever truth there may be in the stories of the knouting and other crusl- ties practiced on military prisoners by the Russians. the stories themselves como as a timely reminder. Germanys campaigns of frightfulness have So shocked the neutral world that we are all too apt to think of all the allied powers as being without fault, as being humane and kindly nations, pressed by a foe of another species.
 Therefore, these tales of recent Rus sian barbarities, whether true or not, serve to refresh the worlds memory that Of all the governments involved in the war, that of Russia is the most savage, relentless and cruel. Its treatment of the Jews for centuries would be enough to convict it of infamy but the atrocities perpetrated by official order on other offenders and suspects, regardless or faith, race or sex, deepen and blacken it's shame. It may be that these ac- counts of brutality to prisoners are exag- gerated, if not false, but it is striking commentary that only of Russia and Russian authority would they be be- lieved at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
CRITICISM AS SHE IS WROTE

F'rcm the Boston Transcript.
 The musical critic was unable to at tend the pianoforte recital, but the handy man on the paper allowed that he could do the thing easy enough. And this is how he did it:
 Herr Diapason's recital last evening at Acoustic hall was the most recherche event of the musical season. Herr Dia- pason is master in cantilever, and both in his automobile and in his tour de force he wrought wonders of tonic stimulation. He was especially potent in his dolce far niente passages. and in his diminuendo crescendo appoggiatura he
 displayed technological skill that was simply wonderful.
 ''There was also a marvellous music
 anly abandon in the mute bars. the instrument in these parts of the score being forcefully impressive in silent for tissimo. But it was perhaps in andante
 capriccioso that he eXcelled himself. Here he discovered a coloratura, a bra vura and an ensemble that fairly elcc- .rified his audience.
 Herr Diapason. it is true. occasion ally erred in an overponderosity or ruta- baga, and again in too lambent lustpiel; but these lapses were hardly noticeable in his rendering of cantabilious inter-
 mezzo. The recital, upon the whole. was a marvellous exhibition of poca hontas Instrumentation and incandescent cava- tina"
 Slug four" who takes lessons, said there was something wrong about it, al though he couldn't say exactly what, and l the managing editor, upon looking the l critic over, was free to admit that it was all Greek to him; still he said it seemed 1! to read all right, so far as he could dis cover to the contrary. and it was quite in the line of the regular critics compo- sition-more luminous indeed-and he die
 not see why it shouldn't be printed. Il was lucky, he said, that they had SC able an all-round writer on the staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
THE PAY WAS HIGHER

From Answers, London.
 "Now, daddy's darling must take the nice medicine to make her well," pleaded the man who bent over the cot in the nursery.
 'Tain't nice,' retorted the little woman in the cot as with we'll aimed kick, she sent the castor oil flying all over the floor.
 With a sigh of resignation father poured out another dose, and, by dint of presenting her with bright new 3-penny bit, persuaded her to swallow it.
 Next day she was on strike again this time at practicing the piano. Mother tried hard to coax her. but she was firm.
 Well, little treasure, if you will prac- tice for half an hour mummy will give you penny to spend," mummy said, after many wasted minutes.
 "A penny" sneered the wise young ster, descending determinedly from the piano stool.
 Pooh. I can make more than that taking castor oil!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
YOUR GIRL.

John A. Sleicher in Leslie's.
 Is she following the fashion set by the undressed chorus girls of the stage?
 Is she bedecked in flimsy garments meant to display the contour of a shapely figure?
 Is her walking dress cut so low that one would think she was on her way to the opera and so night that the color of her stockings is dscernible?
 Are her fingers, neck and arms covered with gaudy jewels. cheaply initiated on the five and ten-cent counters? Is her face rouged and powdered with the free dom of the brazen demi monde?
 Is she dining, drinking and dancing with the giddy midnight throng in an atmos- phere of excitement?
 Is she joy riding on Sundays and neg lecting the church of her father and mother?
 Is the pursuit of pleasure, frivolity and fashion the consuming passion of her heart?
 Is she going the pace in a restless desire to shine in the blazing light of the cabaret and to be known as one of the fast set?
 Is she walking the primrose path of dal- liance with no thought of the journey s dreadful end?
 Are her companions lifting her up or dragging her down? Is she seeking the love of one true man or basking in the sunshine of many with out manhood? Is her modesty a mockery, the prayer book and Bible relics of the past and mothers advice the played-out whim ol the antiquated? Is she no longer comfort to those al | home, the connding delight of her mothe; | and the pride of the family circle? | If this is your daughter, are you prouc of her? Look at her latest photograph l Then take down the picture of her mother | or grandmother. 1 Which do you like the better? Ane which do the men of real worth prefer?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
HOTEL LOBBIES
Still Receiving Funds

Funds to aid the illiteracy campaign are still drifting in from time to time Tn the office of Commissioner J. R. Hornady.
 Every now and then" said Commis- sloner Hornady, q receive through the mall or by persons calling at my office funds to aid the state illiteracy cam paign In fact I have received quite a tidy sum since the local campaign closed. l cite this to show that the Birmingham people are vitally inter- ested in the subject of education and that the $2,0o0,000 school bond issue will receive the approval of the elec- torate on June g."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-27
Hughes Pre-Convention Strength


 Eleven republican delegates to the Chicago convention, representing certain faction in Wisconsin, met in Milwaukee this week and announced that ''their first ballot would be cast for Justice Charles E. Hughes for President, provided the latter's policy on national issues met with their ap- proval." But there's the rub-that pro- vision regarding Justice Hughes "policy on national issues," for in con- forming to the proprieties the said justice must say nothing unless he is nominated and declares himself ready to resign from the supreme bench.
 If any considerable number of the delegates are like those of Wisconsin, Hughes will have no chance in the convention. A great many repub- lican politicians-old line republicans and progressives-who have decided liking for the distinguished jurist have hesitated to commit themselves because they do not know where he stands on vital questions which have come recently to the front. But Hughes is strong with the rank and file of the republicans. He has no national record in politics and for that very reason not few republican lead CTS think he is all the more available. His pre-convention reticence matters not at all with those who are ready to take him on trust.
 Colonel Roosevelt, who is the choice of tens of thousands for the republican standard bearer, is not out of the run ming as some of his enemies seem to think. He will be very much in evi- dence as stampede" candidate, and whether or not he wins the nomination he will be the most potential factor ir the convention; and when it comes to factors, Hughes will be a close second
 Not often has it happened that a sphinx or a man without record loomed up prominently before the con- vention assembled. Even dark horses have been, as rule, men of profound convictions, and some of them had been distinct figures in public life. l General Grant had no definite views on economic issues, but he was nomi- mated and elected simply as the north ern hero of the civil war. Hayes was dark horse candidate and not much was known of him. In 1880 Garfield's nomination was a surprise, but as he was a leading member of Congress his record was familiar to the public. h 1884 Blaine, long time statesman was the republican nominee. and ir