The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10

thought was instant and everywhere.
 'Variously expressed, you heard 1t in the crowds about the bulletin boards, from the man in the street, from the man on the railroads, from the farmer in the fields, the women In the shops, in the factories, and in the homes The pulpit found in his life a text for ser mons. The judge on the bench, the child at school alike paused for a moment con- scious of loss. The fcry of sorrow came from men and women of all condi- tions, high and low, rich and poor, from the learned and the ignorant. from the multitude that had loved and fol- lowed him, and from those who had op- posed and resisted him. The newspa- pers pushed aside the absorbing reports of the events of these fateful days and gave pages to the man who had died.
 Flashed beneath the ocean and through the air went the announcement of Theo- dore Roosevelt's death, and back came worldwide response from courts and cabinets, from press and people, in other and far-distant lands Through 1t all ran golden thread of personal feel Ing which gleams so rarely in the som- Der Journalism of public grief It would seem lldl HSTc WdS Il Idll, a. pTlNatc Cill- zen, conspicuous by no office, with no glitter of power about him. no ability to reward or punish, gone from earth ly life, who must have been unusual even among leaders of men, and who thus demands our serious consideration"
 Senator Lodge the only speaker and the services were simple. Prayers by the Senate and House chaplains and anthems and patriotic hymns by the Ma rne band added to the storing spiritual nature of the services.
 Simultaneous with the capitol services, memorials to the former President were held in various cities over the country and in American army camps at home and overseas.
 ALL MEMBERS ATTEND
 Virtually all members of the Senate and House attended the joint session Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark presided jointly, while seated be- fore them were Chief Justice White and the assistant justices of the supreme court in their sombre robes, members of the cabinet, representatives of the dfplo- matic corps, General March. chief of staff, and other army and navy officers in full uniform.
 Former President Taft occupied prom inent seat in the center aisle and was warmly applauded as he was escorted into the chamber.
 Senator Lodges memorial address was interrupted occasionally by applause and. at times, by quiet laughter as he re lated anecdotes of Colonel Roosevelts life Marked applause greeted his state ment that of all the nations Of the eartn Germany alone did not mourn the for mer Presidents death, because she knew his voice had rallied Americans to the battle for freedom
 LODGE PAYS TRIBUTE p I've Cannot approach Theodore Roose- welt along the beaten paths Of euiogs or satisfy ourselves with the empty CIV ilities of commonplace funeral tributes, said Senator Lodge, flor he did not make his life journey over main-traveied roads nor was he ever commonplace Cold and pompous formaiiues would pc unsuited to him who was devoid or al : fectation,- who was never self-conscious, and to whom pesturing to draw the, puo- lie gaze seemed not only repellant but vulgar In his spirit of devotion 10 truths simplicity. I shall try to speak of him today
 Referring to Rooseveits inheritance Of comparative wealth. Senator Lodge said: s.IIe lacked the spur of necessity 10 prick the sides of his intent. Theodore Roosevelt put behind him temp tation to a nfe-~of sports and pleasure. to lettered ease to an amateurs career Tn one of the fine arts, perhaps to money } making business.
 "How he refused to tread the pleasant pants that opened to him on all sides ana took the instant way which led over the rough road of toll and action, his hfe discloses"
 NIr. Lodge outlined the life of the man who came to play such big part III the nations life. With delicate heai.h and ear-sightedness in childhood, ne became by sheer hard work an athlete ana rifle shot This was typical. said MT. Lodge He spoke of how Rooseveis 7 persisted in the unusual; how he made himself national figure in one year A. the age of 24 while serving m the Ne" York state legislature; how ne 1oush. and won for civil service reforms when civil service was scoffed at by influential ! leaders and of how he applied himseii Sfrenuously to the task Of expehlng 1a- ycritism ana politics from the New ferk Is police force. through which pursly lccal office became national in his nanos, and his picture appeared III the sAopS of European cities.
 AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
 As assistant secretary of the navy. when he ordered Dewey to prepare mr Manila bay before war came, as colonel of the Rough Riders regiment at San Juan. as governor of New York, as vice president, and as President MT. Roose- velt's career was traced. Alter review ing the Roosevelt admlnlStratlohs' toueH ing upon many of the most importan nt features, including Roosevelts part m world politics which won the Nobel peace prize for the man dreaded at the pe- ginning on account of his combative spirit.' and his fight for larger gov ernment control of railroads and against the political influence of combinations of capital, Senator Lodge added:
 Tn the Panama canal he left the most enduring, as it was the most visible mcnument of his administration. Much criticized at the moment for his action in regard to it. which time since then has Justified and which history will praise, the great fact remains that ths canal Is there He said himself that he n.aoe up his mind that it was his duty to establish the canal and have the oe- bate about it afterwards. which, seemed to him better than to begin with in definite debate and have no canal at all This Is a view which posterity both al home and abroad will accept and ap' prove"
 Referring to Roosevelt's fight for pre-
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