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Why Prominent Men Have
Declined to Go to Great
EuropeamCapitals
WILSON IS SAID TO
FAVOR HIGHER PAY
Salaries of American Ambassadors
Not Sufficient to Justify Any
But the Very Wealthy in Tak
ing Place
By C. E. STEWART
Washington. March 28.—(Special.)—If (he
people of the United States desire that
R citizen of the country who has only
moderate means be given the same op
portunity to represent this government in
tome of the foreign courts as ambassador,
they ought to place it in .his power to
Bo so, by bringing pressure upon Congress
to Increase the pay of our ministers and
ambassadors In order that they may live
presentably and in keeping with their
rank.
President Wilson earnestly desires to
Rive the ambassadorship to the Court of
Bt. James, and In Paris to some worthy
Rnd capable democrat outside of the mil
lionaire class. There are many men who
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would grace these places, and do credit
to their country so far as their ability is
concerned. But the standard of living and
entertaining in the Epropean courts has
been set so high that the salaries allowed
our representatives abroad falls far short
of what is required of them, if they are
to follow the customs of other countries.
Unless they do so ;he result would be
both humiliating to them and to their fel
low countrymen.
Prominent Men Decline
Richard Olney was compelled to decline
the offer to go to London, and William
F. McCombs was forced to deny himself
the pleasure of going as ambassador to
France, even at the urgent request of the
President, because neither of them are
rich men.
It is all very well to say that this is a
detnocratic country. It listens good, out
on the stump, to criticise the so-called
extravagance of our foreign representa
tives, and to say that they are foolishly 1
truckling to the foppery practiced in Eu
ropean courts, and that it is unbecoming
in the accredited representatives of a
republic such as 'ours, and almost every
President we have had In recent years has ;
gone into office with the idea that this
practice of appointing rich men to the
diplomatic service should be stopped. Yet
when the matter is brought right home
to us, and it is put right square up to a
well educated and refined American citi
zen, who has pride In his country and In
himself, by offering him one of the im
portant places In Europe, after an inves-.
tigation and looking the matter over from
a practical viewpoint—he turns it down.
The experience of others has been pro
ductive of Its practical lesson. It is only
another demonstration of the trite phi
losophy that “we cannot Always practice
what we preach." There are many Amer
ican citizens who would gladly take up
the task of the diplomatic service abroad,
who are not wealthy, but in most cases
they are of the office seeking class and
not qualified to fill the places to which
they aspire. In addition to Richard Olney,
Charles W. Elliot has declined the am
bassadorship to Great Britain, and John
R. Mott has declined to become the min
ister to China. These gentlemen are un
doubtedly eminently fitted for these
places, but they cannot afford to make^
the financial sacrifice absolutely neces-*
sary if they accept them.
Salary and Expenses
The American ambassador to Great
Britain gets $17,600 per annum, and no al
lowance for expenses of any kind. White
law Reid, it is said, spent over $75,000
a year while in the British capital. Does
any American citizen. It is very properly
asked In discussions of the question here,
desire to follow Mr. Reid and attempt to
live within the salary paid him? It is
quite likely if any man of limited means
did accept the post that his own sense of
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NOTICE
Temporary Change in Oar Routes in the Business
Section
Kffectlvo on Thursday, March 27, on account of the recon
struction of tracks and paving- on 19th street, the following
temporary changes will he made In car routes:
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In on 23d street to 1st avenue. thence to 201 h street, thence te Jd avenue
Jhence to 22d street, thence to Ave, B, thence to 20th street, and out 20th street'
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Jn on 20th streeL to 3d avenue, thence to 22d street, thence te Avenue B
thence to 20th street, thence oar the regular routes,
IDLEWILU LINE
In on 20th street to 3d avenue, thence to 22d street, thence to Avenue B and
Out Avenue B,
KOHWOOU LINE
In on 19lh street to 6th avenue, thence to 20th street, thence to 1st avenue
thence to 19th street, and out 19th street,
UKFOT LINEN
In on 4ih avenue to 23d street, thence to 1st avenue, thenc . i street -
thence to 4th avenue, thence to 21st street, and out 21st street.
[NORTH BIRMINGHAM LINE
In on 3d avenue to 20th street, thence to 1st avenue, and out nue
NORTH K.MLKV LINE
In on 4tii avenue to 13th street, thence to 1st avenue, thenc street
fktnce to tth avenue, and out tth avenue,
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Price Paid by Commission
ers $3500—Prisoners Will
Be Brought Back
Pell City, March 26—(Special)—The
jail which has been undergoing a thor
ough overhauling under the strict in
structions of Jail Inspector Dr. W. H.
Oates, was finished by the Southern
Structural Steel company of Dallas,
Tex., this week and^fter the commis
sioners had notified Dr. Oates that they
would meet here yesterday to Inspect
the jail with a view of accepting and
paying for salne. Dr. Oates fallen to
show up, but the jail was accepted and
paid for by the commissioners court
and Sheriff Dove stated this morning
that he would go to Birmingham today
and bring back all prisoners confined
In the Jefferson county jail.
“The jdil has been arranged in such
a manner so that It now conforms to
the specifications of the jail and inspec
tion department of the state and is san
itsfry in every respect. There are show
er baths and private toilets In each
apartment which will enable the pris
oners to bathe as frequently as they
desire. The price paid for the work by
the commissioners court was $3500.
Work on the pike between this place
and HJasonville is being pushed very
rapidly under the supervision of the
state highway department. However,
the continued rains recently have been
very much against the work.
The regular monthly term of county
court was held here yesterday, being
presided over by Judge James L. Her
ring, with Solicitor Starnes being at
his post ready to prosecute those before
the court for trial. However, each de
fendant demanded a jury and no cases
were tried.1HBHHH^^^H
the Inequality of the situation would force
him to retire after a very brief service.
This has been the case repeatedly in the
past, and would undoubtedly obtain in
the future
The British ambassador to Washington
gets $50,000 per annum, and in addition
thereto an allowance for rents and in
cidentals. The French ambassador to
Washington gets his allowance for rents
and incidentals and a salary of $40,000,
and France like us is a republic, though
not a republic like ours. The German
ambassador to St. Petersburg gets $60,000
and allowances.
The situation is brought sharply home
to the party in power by the President's
earnest efforts to fill these places with
men qualified but poor. He has been crit
icised for making public the various of
fers he has made of these important
posts, on the ground that Great Britain
and France and other foreign countries
will become offended at the refusal of
men prominent in public life in this coun
try declining to become representatives at
their respective courts. Jt has always
been customary before appointing ambas
sadors to first ascertain their willingness
to serve.
Desires to Impress Country
No doubt In the past many men have
been offered these places but declined
from personal reasons, and the fact that
they were offered them was not officially
made public. But President Wilson in
all probability, at least It is so believed,
desire to impress the country with the
tact that the low salaries paid for our
foreign service simply placed a, prohibi
tion upon men 'of moderate means and
closed tlie door of opportunity in that re
spect to all save men of wealth. Tf this
has been his idea he has been successful,
and tlie situation is arousing consider
able Interest and the subject of much
comment among the representatives in
Congress.
The President's position, it Is believed,
will Insure strong support to any legis
lation which may lie proposed looking to
ward the increase of the pay of foreign
representatives of this government and
the purchase of embassies and legations.
legislation of this character, like prac
tically all other legislation, believe many
senators and congressmen, must come
only after puhltc sentiment approves it.
Once let the light of publicity fall upon
the question and it is believed that tlie
American people will desire that suitable
provisions be made in order that any cit
izen capable of discharging the duties of
ambassador to any foreign country may
not be made ineligible through the lark of
liberality upon tlie part of his govern
ment.
DISTRICT MEETING
AT GIRARD SUNDAY
Girard. March 26.—(Special.)—The First
district Sunday schooi convention of Rus
sell county will meet with the Olra'.o
Methodist school next Sunday. All the
schools in the district will he represented
and a good report will he sent up to the
state convention in Huntsville next
month.
The spring term of the circuit court for
Rr«sall county convened in Seale yester
day and a large number of peop’e from
this city are In attendance in various ea
pa cities. _
Will Not Change Road
Anniston. March 26.—I Special)—Ac
cording to Commissioner W. H. Nun
nally, there will he no change in the
route of the Alexandria road, which has
lust been considerably Improved by the
building of a five mile pike. The mer
chants of West Anniston recently made
a formal complaint against a rumored
Change, but Mr. Nunnally says he knows
of no such project being under con
templatiin.
Stomach Troubles
quickly relieved
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Is the best
obtainable medicine for all conditions
of lowered vitality due to advancing
vear« invalidism or stomach and indi
gestion troubles. Taken Just before
meals it stimulates the digestive organs,
enabling them to perform their func
tions naturally, which brings to all the
tissues and organs the nutriment nec
essary to their sustenance, giving
strength and vigor to the whole system.
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Some Opposition Develops
Against Issuing Bonds for
Improving Highways
Or.eonta, March 26.—(Special.)—The bond
election is waxing warm in Blount and it1
is difficult to determine just how it will
go. While some say it will carry all
right, others seem to think it will oe
close and possibly defeated. Blount coun
ty is badly in need of good roads, but
there is a diversity of opinion as to how,
they should be secured. Some say issu
ing bonds will solve the problem, while!
others contend that $160,000 will not make |
one good road through the county, so it j
will take the election to decide 'who is
who.”
The awful havoc and destruction of life
by the recent storms through the coun
try and the warnings by the weather
bureau of others to come has caused a
nervous feeling all through this part o'
the state, and many are planning to <Tg
storm pits to get in in the event of a
storm.
Contractor Cox has begun tne erection
of the Oneonta Hardware company's two
story brick on First avenue, adjointrg
the Blount County bank.
ft'here is to be an all day old sacred
harp sinking at the C. P. church in On
eonta on next Sunday, and many noted
sacred harp singers are expected to be
present.
T he old jail building, whtch was con
demned by the examiner, has beer, torn
down and a new and better building, with
better sanitary conditions, will be erected
in its place. The contract has been let
ami work will be started at once on the
building.
A series or revival services will begin
at the Southern Methodist Episcopal
church on next Sunday night to run for
perhaps 10 days.
On the night of the 26th the fourth at- i
ti action in the lyceum course was given
at the High school auditorium.
LETTERS TO EDITOR
President Wilson’s Appointments
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
In this morning's Age-Herald is a com- ,
munication from Mr. C. I>. Yarel criticis- j
ing Senator Hoke Smith's statement that
“President Woodrow Wilson is the great
est President we have ever had.’'
‘ Had your correspondent simply differed
with Senator Smith in this judgment, or
denied its correctness, I should not have
said a word, for “of taste there is no dis
puting.”
He did not stop at this, but went fur
ther and belittled the President and Mr.
McCombs and asserted that in the three
weeks President Wilson has been in of
flc( he has “done nothing in that time
but appoint some ‘very ordinary men’ to
important, positions."
Whatever may be the opinion held by
the people of the United States of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, I believe they
would say with practical unanimity that
he is a very strong, able man. actuated
by very patriotic moti\*s to high aims
for the benefit and glory of the people,
and that no "very ordinary man" could
have been nominated three times as the
candidates of a great party—the great
est, in my judgment, that ever existed in
this union, and that no “very ordinary
man” could have received more popular
votes for President than any democrat,
having received about 200,000 more popular
votes than were cast for President Wil
son.
VV III any Intelligent man assert that a
"very ordinary man" could have carried
to a successful completion the great tun
nel which will for all times be a monu
ment to William G. McAdoo?
Could a "very ordinary man" have at
tained at the liar and in Congress the
high position for Integrity, ab.dty and ef
ficienct public service as that occupied
by Albert Sidney Burleson?
Can there be found in the union a good
lawyer, or judge, who will give it as his
opinion that a "very ordinary man.*’ or
lawyer, could have prosecuted so skillfully
and successful a powerful, lawless com
binations of wealthy criminals, defended
by able, scrupulous lawyers, as did James
C. McHeynolds?
in my opinion, our neighbor and rep
resentative, Oscar Underwood, is by far
the most learned man in the special field
of constructive tariff legislation that lives,
and yet I doubt if he could have made
any better argument on this subject than
that made by Congressman Redfield, and
which was so highly esteemed by the lead
ing democrats, that hundreds of thousands
of copies were distributed in Ihe last cam
paign with great benefit to the cause.
Certainly no "very ordinary” man could
leave made that argument, which of Itself
was enough to commend Its author to
President Wilson as well qualified for
Secretary of Commerce. The very high,
extraordinary abilities of these cabinet
officers shows that the President was
thoughtful, and in search of men who
were specially well qualified for the ef
ficient discharge of the duties of the of
fices to which they were appointed, and
it is fair to presume that he used the
same care in selecting oiher officials io
get men of a high order of ability and
efficiency.
These instances completely rebut the
charge of appointing "very ordinary" men
to office.
Another charge made against the Pres
ident is: "Another thing showing up the
President's greatness Is the Chinese pol
icy first adopted; it looks like a blunder."
It appears to me to be the greatest of
ficial act performed by any President of
recent years. What did he do?
The former administration had Invited
J. Pi Morgan and other hankers to join
European hankers In buying millions of
bonds of the Chinese government.
Tlie invitation implied a promise to
"oa k” the lenders, and this "hacking"
might lead at Borne time In the future to
complications and war.
War to collect the Interest or principal
of bonds our government bas nsked the
bankers to buy.
I rejoice that President Wilson Is so
great that he would not willingly spend
a dollar nor risk the ‘.ife of one of our sol
diers, in order to collect interest on a
Chinese bond or the bond Itself.
The act shows that his ear can hear the
heart beat of humanity, rattier than the
pulsations of pocket books of bond
holders. In my Judgment, in less than a
month, as President, Mr. Wilson has
shown that as a democratic President he
Is worthy to be classed with the illustrious
line of great men, following the greatest
President; the greatest democrat that
ever lived, labored for and loved Ills fel
low man—Thomas JefTerson.
8AMUKL WU,L JOHN,
Birmingham, March 30, 1913.
Recorder m Witness
Anniston, March 2D.— (Special)—lie
oorder J, F, Oreen was a witness In his
own court Wednesday when Ada Jack
son, a degress, was arraigned on t
charge of abusing an officer. She was
lined $15 In two cases. Officer Jo-*
Dill arrested the woman for a nuisance.
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Louise Liszt Makes Bond
Anniston* March 26.—(Special)—
Louise Liszt,a young woman who had
been employed as singer hi a local
photoplay house, and arrested In Allan
ta recently on a charge of stealing from
tlie American house in Anniston, has
linade bond In Atlanta and will nut ap
pear her# soon*
Postal Official Looking Into
Qualifications of Postmas
ter Applicants
Eufaula, March 26.—(Special.)—The pres
•nee of Inspector W. C. Brannon of the
postoffioe department In the city for the
past few days has not only been looking
over the affairs of the office here, but
who. It has been learned, has been mak
ing diligent inquiry as to the qualifica
tions of the three applicants for the po
sition of postmaster of the city, has
created a rifle of inquiry and conjecture
as to who the lucky man will be. Post
muster Russell’s term expired on Jan
uary 13 and he is among the. ruynber
whom President Taft appointed, but
which was not confirmed by the Senate.
The candidates for the position are Capt.
L. Y. Dean, E. T. Comer and C. S. Mc
Dowell.
The regular annual parish meeting of
St. James’ Episcopal church was held
Easter Monday evening in the church
W'hen routine matters were looked into
and the following vestrymen were chosen
for the ensuing church year: C. S. Kel
ler, senior warden; John B. Whitlock,
junior warden; A. M. Brown, treasurer;
C. G. Mercer and E. D. Corker.
Invitations are being received here to
the approaching Wedding of John Oscar
Stallings of this city to Miss Mattie F*
telle Crawford of Dotnan. which will be
solemnized at the home of the prospec
tive bride on the evening of April 9.
Operations are still going on at the
compress here owing to several large
shipments or cotton that have recently
found their way there.
ALLEGED FORGER IS
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John Jones Charged With
Forging Signatures
to Checks
Anniston, March 26.—(Special) —
Charged with forging the signatures!
of John Jones and K. E. Stewart, the j
latter five times to as many different j
checks, John Jones was bound over
Wednesday morning by Recorder Creen
to await the action if the city court
grand jury. His bond was fixed at
$1800, or $300 in each case.
Will W. Wakefield, of this city; G.
T. Grim of Oxford. D. F. Holland and
rank McGraw testified in court against
the defendant and Chief Shiretski, who
spent Tuesday working on the ease,
introduced checks as evidence against
the young man, who is said to have a
wife and a flve-weeks'-old baby depen- I
dent upon him. He denied the charge \
in all counts but one, admitting that i
he signed one check.
Strange Disease Attacks
Carload of Fine Horses,
Killing Seven
Huntsville, March 26.—(Special.)—Seven
fine horses of a shipment of a whole car
load of fine animals brought here Sat
urday from a neighboring city, have died
from a strange disease since Monday and
half of the remainder are sick with the
same disease. One of the animals that
died was valued at $300.
S. R. Butler, county superintendent of
education, has fixed Monday, May 6. as
bird day for tlie schools of Madison coun
ty, and in a card addressed to the teach
ers requests that appropriate programmes
be observed in all of the schools.
Alleged Burglar Caught
Anniston, March 26.—(Special)—
(Charged with having burglarized the
store of J. A. Burges* on West Tenth
[Street Monday evening, John Thomas,
a negro, was arrested at Bynum Tues
day afternoon as the result of a clue
received earlier in the day. Officer Ket
tle and Detective Reardon of the South
ern railroad made the arnest.
The Porter Idea
II Porter Suits have
your approval it is be
cause we have acted al
together on your suggest
/ ion. For Porters depends
absolutely on an appeal
to your taste and require
ments.
. That is the sum and
substance ol clothing en
gineering—according to
the Porter idea.
The natural shoulders, straight front
with patch pockets, soft roll lapel and
lines that bespeak ease and grace—
these are the winning features of the
new Spring Suits.
Men’s Sack Suits
$15 to $35
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Game Commissioner De
clines to Discuss Politics
at Huntsville
Huntsville, March 2fi.—(Special.) -John
If. Wallace, Jr., slate game and llsh com
missioner, is visiting at his old home
in this city, having come to see his son,
John II. Wallace the third, who arrived
Sunday night. Mr. Wallace Is not talk
ing politic, and had nothing to say when
asked to deny or affirm reports of his
prospective/candidacy for the governor
ship of Alabama.
Alleged Tigress Captured
Anniston, March 2ti.—(Special)—Ida
Humphries, a woman who has been
arrest several times before on a
charge of violating the prohibition law’s,
was arrested again Wednesday by Chief
Shiretski, Officers Phillips and JI re la.
Three cases were made against the
woman and about GO bottles of liquor
were confiscated.
Carson Still on Border
Anniston, March 28 (Special) — If
Lee Carson lives until Monday, the pre
liminary f rial of C. W. Hill, Ills alleged
assailant, will i^mie off as schedule*)
Monday. It was announced at Sellers
hospital Wednesday that Carson was
(still alive and had made no change for
better or worse.
DAVE STEVENS GIVEN
LIFE TERM IN PRISON
Convicted at Ashville Tues
day for Killing Planter in
Potato Patch
Ragland. March ?(?. -(Special) Dave
Slovens, who shot and killed Mr. Tdt
tle near Oden' ilie Iasi week, was tried
yesterday at Ashville, and after plead
ing guilty to the charge of murder
against him. the court gave* him a
life sentence In the penitentiary.
Without provocation. Stevens killed
Little while at work in his ftdttle’s)
potato patch. Within less than a week,
a man was murdered, the criminal ap
prehended, tried and sentenced to im
prisonment for life. If more speedy
trials were enacted and Justice meted
out, less crimes would he committed.
Well Put
From l he Chicago Record-Herald.
Mrs. Stu^vesant Fish, at one of her
beautiful, dinners in New York, said of
a woman whose daughters had all mar
ried well:
"A woman like that hates to lose her
daughters -and yet—well, I suppose her
feelings are pretty well espressed by
the homely story of tin* Washerwoman.
“A washerwoman whose five girls had
married well v as left all alone with
her old husband; but she said philos
ophically about the girl 1 h^s:
■‘‘I misses ’em and I wants ’em; but,
golly. I misses ’em more’n I wants
cm.' ”
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To the Commercial Traveling Men and Visiting
Public—Another Special Announcement of Hotel
Accommodations At An Extraordinary Low Rate At
The Birmingham Hotel BE
Sample rooms and rooms witli bath, a dollar and a half, all other
rooms $1.00 a day.
Rooms regularly scheduled at from $1.00 to $2.00 a day, including all
of the best outside rooms without bath $1.00 a day—no higher. All rooms
with private bath $1.50 (except 5). 40 with private bath at a dollar
and a half.
WHY PAY MORE?
There are 1C0 available sleeping rooms.
All clean, desirable outside room*—no In
side rooms whatever. All screened against
flies and mosquitoes. All electric lighted,
with telephone In each room. All reached by
elevator. All steam heated. High class cafe,
bar and delioatessen lunch room, under
same management.
Locator) In the heart of the city, Second
avenue and Eighteenth etreet, opposite the
poatoffice. No annoying runners or porters
meet trains. Take public cabs, carriage*
or busses—fare 25c, or electric oars reach
the hotel.
A SPECIAL B ATE FOR REGULAR GUESTS OF $15 PER MONTH
THE BIRMINGHAM HOTEL
KILBY D. CRONK, Manager
I $1.00
|^aDay
$1.00
a Day
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