The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-06

open TO the people on Sunday. u only
exceptions to the tight closing ordi
nance are the livery stables. Even tho
drug stores are closed and as for "redF
eye that is uncomfortable on the holy
Sabbath It begins to appear that the
Indian Territory is getting to be Puritan
zeal, if not effete.
The Duchess Cecilia and Crown Prince
Frederick are indeed fortunate if it be
true that they are sweethearts. Royal
betrothals are not always love matches.
Alas, Admiral Togo has no yellow jour-
nails in his country to exploit his achieve
ment in the Sea of Japan! Over here
we are doing the best we can and news
paper writer's are weaving some wonder
full tales of the Jap hero, some of which
it would be wise to take with grain
OF salt The regret has been often ex-
pressed, that We will not know the full
details of the operations in the far east
until they are compiled in history. There
is no denying the fact that the Japs are
making history hand over fist and that
the Russians are furnishing the material.
but a truthful and authoritative state
ment of facts is matter that will require
time.
A Des Moines preacher has requested
the members of his fashionable congre-
cation to wear inexpensive clothing when
attending services, in order that no one,
however humble, may be embarrassed, He
went further and said he would throw
aside his collar and cravat if the working
classes could be induced to enter his
| door. IPhis WAS unnecessary. His request
was in keeping with Christian ethics but
his declaration sounds like the views Of
an extremist. There are few people who
can not afford a collar and tie but lots
of us who cannot buy fine feathers
STILL it makes a fellow mournful to think
what Easter Sunday would be without
those happy habilaments' which include
the Easter hat.
Lillian Russell says she never ate a
hfty-cent dinner. OF course the fair
and perennial comic opera queen is not
expected to recall the day when she
dned ON a bottle but even at that the
chances are that she has not always
drawn a salary of $1,000 week.
War poetry thus far has not been
conspicuous. 1t was feared that Mr..
Austin would attempt a few verses but
modesty and delicacy probably forbade.
| OF course the doggerel rhymers have
been active but something of real i'm
pressiveness would be acceptable now.
The chief bar to inspiration is the fact
that the war In the far east awakens
curiosity without stirring ones sublime
emotions. We are not permitted to know
enough of the picturesque details. The
chances are that Arnold Winkelried has
| been outclassed scores of times by Japa-
nese soldiers during the present struggle
but the Japs are not going to tell you
about 1t.
striking example of Uncle SANS
stinginess toward public officials is found
in Paul Morton excuse for resigning his
position as secretary of the navy. He
could not afford to neglect business OPP.
portunities he was PROBABLY working
as hard If not harder than the average
| corporation official and was being paid
therefor the mcagre sum of $500 a year.
Consequently, when he saw "a chance to
accept place congenial to him in every
way and entailing "a yearly salary of
over 100000 he took it, Could you blame
him? 1t is the duty of patriot to serve
his country without reward, il necessary,
but even patriot must eat sometimes,
and his family must be considered.
PAUL COOK.