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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Voliva says he will clean up Chicago before Billy Sunday gets there. Wilbur Glenn has evidently never heard of that homely saying about fellow biting off more than he can chew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

One of the rules for longevity recently seldom that good advice is offered in a form so acceptable to great many peo- ple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

A new novel is described as absorbing, astounding, inspiring, baffling." In other words it's not the sort of book to tackle in a hammock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Thomas A. Edison is now credited with 15oo inventions. but shows no disposition to give the patent office a rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Switzerland's best safeguard against a violation of her neutrality is a we'll trained army of 5Oo,00O men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

As leader of the Italian navy the Duke of the Abruzzi will doubtless show the qualities that made him a first-class mountain climber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
IoCKERY OF SPRING.

A MOCKERY OF SPRING. When skies are blue And days are fair, Iris sad to think
 That over there In Europe men
 Each other slay And war still holds It's bloody sway, All natures charms To scar and blight, And keep the fires Of hate alight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Great Britain is used to large cabinets. The newly organized coalition ministry has 22 members; the same number was in the liberal ministry. The United States cabinet has only 10 members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

THoUGHTLESS COMPARISON. Shall I play a little something on the banjo my dear?"
 "Please don't The cook has been rat ting pans dreadfully today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
SELF PITY.

I'm sorry for the man who is married to a nagging woman.'' said MT Meekers.
 Knowing his unhappy welded life. those who heard the remark stared at him in some surprise, but said nothing.
 Yes continued MT. Meekers, more earnestly, and frequently in the morning while shaving I say to him, Ton poor. unfortunate wretehp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
INCoRRIGIBLE.

Didn't I see you staring at that pretty girl we just passed?" asked Mrs Boffsls severely.
 "I can't say, my dear" answered MT. Boffels glibly "To tell the truth, looked at her so hard that I forgot to notice what you were doing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

opelika Daily News: A trip through the country in any direction from Opelka will furnish visible proof of the fact that this year Lee county will not be an all- cotton county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Washington bureau. POT Hibbs build-

heard the clink and clash of swords.
 -Othello.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Say, what do you think this is?'' asked the grouchy person. "A tango rar.or?'
 No answered the conductor, briefly, "but there are times when I think it must be a. cattle car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Mobile Register: It is respectfully sub mitted to our esteemed contemporaries that poetic allusions to 'our sun-lissed state'' be pretermitted until after the dog days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

JUDGED BY SOME PASSENGERS,
 "step lively, please" said the conduc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Huntsville Mercury Banner: The new editor of the Greenville Living Truth did well to change the name. We have never yet seen paper that could live up to that name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

A D. Griffis, o. E. Young and W. D. Brumbeloe are the only author ized travelling representatives of Ire Age Herald in its circulation depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Troy Messenger: Chicago has ordered her police to break up all crowds congre- gated to discuss the war. They profit more by talking business or something of personal benefit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, rostoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress March 3, lSi9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned un- hess stamps are enclosed for that pur- bose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Talladega Daily Home: As Bill Vines would probably say, Italy started her end of the war with sort of "press-time yigger'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
Seven Sentence Sermons

Despatch is the soul OF business
Lord Chesterfield.
The best way to keep good acts In
memory Is to refresh them with new
Cato. -
God give US. men! A time like TINS
strong minds. great hearts. true
faith, and ready hands,
Men whom the lust of office does not
kill:
Men who possess opinions and viii;
Men who have honor. and who VIII
Tall men. sun-crowned, who live above
In public duty and in private think
u. G. Holland.
A happy man or woman Is better
thing than a five-pound note.--Hooerl
Louis Stevenson:
have been crucNaed with Christ
Christ liveth in me; and that lie
which I now live In the nesh I i've IN
God. who loved me. and gave Himseh
up for me.--Gal ago.
Lord of the world! whose kind and
gentle care
Is Joy and rest.
Whose counsels and commands so sra-
cious are,
Wisest and best,
shine on my path. dear Lord. and
Lest my poor heart, forgetting, 20
astray.
Henry Bateman.
The soul Is like the sun, which dis.
from our mortal eye. put
which in reality never disappears. but
ceaselessly gives light In his progress
Goethe.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

Internal trouble was feared in the
neighborhood of the cities OF Berlin
and Waterloo, Ont, where there Is a
large German population. Time has.
however, shown that, though there
MAJ be some pro-German sentiment In
these cities, the majority OF the people
have become loyal Canadians, as at
tested by the fact that war subscrip-
tions from this quarter have amount
ed tc several thousand dollars.
Less reasonable, IL more exciting,
are the rumors Of proposed invasion
by German Americans from the United
States. One of these invasions, so
Canadians Informed me, was planned
by way Of Minnesota; another one
was being organized In Maine.
But" objected q Canadian friend Of
mine when / laughed at the German.
American bugaboo. III no such thing
has been planned, how does II happen
that four times the usual number Of
hunting licenses have been taken out
this year in Maine?"
That foored me. That issit fioored
me until made inquiries and found
that no more licenses than usual had
been taken out In Maine. and that the
story was pure wartime fiction.
The first thing I discovered in my
room in the hotel in Montreal was a
notice of reduced service, lowing to
the war crisis" In another hotel,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

where I went one day for tea, I asked
tho head waiter IL the war had affect.
ed business much.
I'VE failed yesterday" he returned
with wry smile.
How Is business here?" I asked =
clerk In q large jewelry store.
1t Is very bad, Of course" he said,
but the employees Of this company
have been In great luck 80 far. Instead
OF being discharged. as so many others
have, we are being kept on ut q 20
per cent reduction In salary
But there Is one kind OF business In
Canada that is booming. Driving
over the historic Plains OF Abraham,
near Quebec, where Wolfe defeated
Montcalm (they would be allies now.
was surprised to see great number
of workmen building an enormous ad-
dition to red-brick factory.
What building Is THAR" asked the
driver.
She's the Russ rife factory" he in.
formed me. She ban maxim herself
twice so big as before"
AS we drew nearer perceived that
the factory was hemmed In by three
successive fences OF barbed wire, very
tall and dfscouraging. and that outside
these fences marched armed sentries,
one Of whom took great interest In
my conveyance, turning his head and
watching II suspiciously as Il passed.
Julian Street in Golfers,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
BIZ 0ILsoN GARDINER.

WASHINGTON Fep. IA new en-.
try In the Republican president con-
test. Is George v. Norris. u. 8. SEN
ator from Nebraska. Norris Is reg
ular Republican. II happens also that
he Is a progressive with q completely
progressive record. He did not join
the Progressive party, but was one
or the pioneers In the house who
fought with Victor Murdoch against
-Cannonism and In consequence OF his
excellent legislative career In the
house was selected at u popular pri-
mary and elected TO the senate. At
the last election In Democratic year.
he was chosen as Republican candi
date. In his state he has had the
support Of Republicans. Progressives
and Progressive Democrats. In the
senate he has won distinction by his
campaign for real investigation and
prosecution of the New Haven scan
DIAL He has voted for every progress
sive measure which has been up In
the senate; co-operated with Poindex-
ter In trying TO get government-owned
ships when the Alaska railroad bill
was up: and has taken an active part
In impeachmeE proceedings against
UNFIT federal judges; and In nu-
merous other ways has commended
himself to popular favor. IL has.
therefore. occurred to many Repub-
licans that Norris might be the man
on whom the dividing factions OF the
Republican party might unite. II Is
ing seriously considered.
The fact that Congressman Stanley
Bowdle's speech on suffrage, which
aroused so much adverse criticism.
has been very materially changed in
the official Congressional Record from
what II was as delivered. is to be
brought to the attention OF the house
by Rep. Richmond p Hobson. OF Ala
bama. Mr. Hobson has been going
around for several days with material
in his pocket waiting for Bowdle to
return to Washington. Hobson says
he does not like to attack man who
Is absent from the house. In q news
paper interview Bowdle said that II
his speech was improper In any way
he wanted to know why Hobson or
some other member had not protest
ed. As q matter of fact, Hobson re-
piled in the strongest terms to
Bowdle's remarks at the time, and he
intends the Congressional Record to
show not only this, but the fact that
Bowdle's speech was thoroughly ex.
purgated before being printed as an
official version, which version Bowdle
proposes to send to his friends. In
the local Cincinnati papers Bowdle
is quoted as saying: IL want my
critics to read the whole speech: they
can obtain copies by writing TO me-"
The copies will not be copies Of what
Bowdle said on the floor. Suggestive
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

Certainly the Allies are using effec-
tive means to cut of Germany's for
eign trade, whether in contraband or
in other materials. Meanwhile, Ger
many is powerless to prevent the
stupendous traffic that Is going on be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain In all sorts Of war munitions.
To put 1t simply and plainly. interna-
tional law-so far az II affects neu-
trails and ocean business--has all been
made in the interest of the belligerent
that has the big navy and can COM
mand the sea. We must not send a
pound of American copper to Ger
many; but we are sending hundreds
os millions of dollars worth OF pow.
der, guns, projectiles, and other arti-
cles that are directly or conditionally
contraband. to the support of Great
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

II Democratic congress ever dares
to pass that Shields bill for granting
waterpowers on navigable streams, a
Democratic president ought to veto II,
and IL the latter fails the people, the
Democratic party ought to go hang
itself, in contempt OF itself.
This bill was virtually concocted by
the lobby that lives I'm Washington
for the business of footing the water
power sites. II is foolishly recommend
ed by Secretary Garrison over whose
eyes the lobby's attorney pulled the
wool-goat's wool-but Garrison's ap-
prevail isn't worth snort In a cyclone
beside the strong protest made by
known friends Of honest conservation.
II the Democracy favors giving the
power trust right to condemn any
land public or private, II is time that
the country knew IL. II the Democ-
racy favors paying power trust the
unearned increment on land taken
back by the government. after so years
OF franchise and probably another so
of litigation, II is time that the people
clearly understood that such Is the
Wilson idea Of conservation of public
res ources.
II was for monkeying with fellows
with designs on national property
that Ballinger got run out. President
Wilson seems to have member Of
his cabinet who is being monkeyed
with by a similar gang Of interests"
The nation will not stand for any
foolipg with Its property, and there
ought to be revolution before the ma
ton consents to have public or pri-
vate land confiscated by what IL ga
lubriously called individual initiative"
Ia new name for hogging things.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
More scrambIIna.

The situation in Mexico grows more
complex day by day.
Now II appears that Gutierrez. the
last deposed president OF that un-
happy country, began as soon as In
stalled In ONCE. to plot the downfall
of villa, the man who had created
him politically.
Carranza made the same mistake.
Most students of conditions In Mex
leo, past and present, believe that had
Carranza been content to place villa
at the head OF the military branch OF
the government, a coalition would
have been effected that might have
eventually solved the Mexican prob.
lem. But the inherent jealousy and
suspicion Of the Mexican race pre-
cluded the possibility OF such happy
arrangement
Francisco villa remains the dom
inant figure in the Mexican political
embroglia, and will probably continue
to be until some entirely new faction
comes into power overnight. =
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

Britain and the Allies: and many
American concerns are reaping enor-
nous fortunes in doing this. Upon the
whole, II seems to us that the British
government is not In the smallest de-
gree more exacting In its treatment
OF our trade at sea than the German
government Cor our own government,
for that matter), would have been un-
der similarly tempting circumstances.
While this war lasts we must submit
faithfully to the existing rules of In
terpational law. no matter which belli-
gertnt gains or loses thereby. When
the war il ended we must strive to
obtain better rules on behalf Of the
interest OF all mankind.-From The
Progress Of the World" In the Amer.
lean Review Of Reviews for February.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
Ihi.ll please Wilson.

Ascertaining the nationality of the
parents of her pupils pursuant to q
school rule, a Market-st. teacher call
ed the roll something as follows:
"Uriah Umson?"
English"
Heinrich Haas2"
German"
Louis La Farge?
French"
Johnnie Jones?'
The last boy, who had not been
paying enough attention to the pro-
ceeding to know what It was all about
blurted out:
"Neutral!"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
Wei, Informed.

what do you know about the con-
stitution? I'll bet you can't repeat the
opening clause"
81 can, too: We, the people Of the
United States, being OF sound mind
and disposing will"
THAT will do" interrupted the 9TH
er man. Il didn't think you knew II.
old top."-Puck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
An Emergency.

Harold Frederick used to tell q
story Of darby who was out fishing
with little boy about three years
old. and while at play on the bank OF
the stream the youngster fell into the
water. Immediately the colored man
wsded in and, catching him by the
seat Of the pantaloons. pulled him on
to dry ground. A minister who hap
pened to have seen the occurrence
complimented him, for the stream was
q swift one.
"Well," said the darkey, 'T had to
sabe dat kids life, boss, for he had
de bait In his pocket"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

Democratic leaders in the house
OF representatives are planning to
steal the organization Of the new con-
gress This is to be done by pack
ing the present ways and means COM
mittee. which is, under the rule. the
committee on committees, and then
to foist the old rules on the new
house before the new members learn
their rights. The rule OF seniority.
the packing OF committees. the reten-
ton OF unlimited power In the rules
committee, the power OF a commit
tee to refuse action on bill, the
caucus system. gag rules and cloture
are all to be retained. Under the
constitution, the senate Is . continu.
ing body. but the house ceases to ex.
list on March Of each even mum.
bered year. II has right to make
its own rules. II has been customary.
however, to impose the old rules on
the new house. Thus the control Of
the old crowd Is perpetuated and the
new members find handouts slipped
on before they learn their rights.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
Rioht on the Job.

Jealous Sentry-Afraid can't let
you 60 by without the password. sir.
Irate Officer-But. eonfound you! I
tell you I have forgotten II. You know
me well enough. I'm Major Jones.
Sentry-Can't help 1t, sir; must have
the password.
Voice from the Guard Tent--Oh,
don't stand arguing all night, Bill.
shoot 'im.-London Taller.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
careIesa place for II.

A Waterloo man was examined for
brain fever and II was found that a
vertebrae at the base of the neck was
displaced by being thrown on top OF
an Observation-Disclosures Qa-) Times
Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

The worlds richest phosphate mine,
we read. is on the island or Curacao.
That isn't very definite. but that's
where IL rs. v,
The progressive Democrat who has
found IL impossible 10 get into the
White House. might now get In on the
pretext OF wanting to see the baby.
Turkey wants TO borrow sac, zoo, 900.
We print this as evidence for our
friends that in our own demands we
are fairly reasonable.
Mr.. Judson Mulvesn viii Sing
for us, "Be.isve Me u All
Those Endearino Young
Charms"
Tambo-weIL Mistah Intoioeu-
tab. de doctah says dar am no
hope fo' my wife. He says a ana
. clean ease ub bargainitts.
Neutrality-suspicious. initisi That's
q complaint i never heard OF be-
fore, Tambo. What In the nature
Of bargainittsf
Tambo--BarEain itis ann q affec-
when dey am JUS bound an de-
termined to atten' 90 all desc bar
gain sales nj dis time ub de year.
A woman dat lab bargsinitis am
Interiocutor-This n certainly
news 90 me. Tambo. But just how
Insane In . woman who has this
bargain sale crasef
OF. BY de way, Mistah intoiocu-
tai. why am = sandwtchf
Interioeutor-Beg pardon. Tam
bo. hut am afraid l do not under
Ta.abo-Ah an You. plain. why
am . sandwich
lnteriocutor--I don't like 90 be
asked fooiish questions. Tsmbs.
However. why IN sandwich
Tambo-Because "a ham.
II Villa has been shot. we submit
that the man who shot him Is the
man for whom Mexico has been wait
ing for president.
They must capture a town to get
Jack Johnson into Mexico safely
Here's hoping they capture II. II
they have to capture IL again TO get
him out, here's hoping that the sec
ond attempt is squint.
A DIALOGUE
by .GAD-
First Noice-'Who is this person.
Second yoice-'A young man who Is
doing his best To earn am honest Twins
and support his family"
f. V.-"But l understand he Is .
fugitive?"
8. Vie was only boy. For Q
minor offense he was sent TO the re,
formatory and later paroled. lie Eel
In love with a girl and she with him
Her mother objected, so they eloped u
another city. where there were larger
opportunities for an ambitious young
man, and made their nest. Was there
anything SO terrible In that?'
+. v.-"But you admit yourself M
Is aw-breaker; he violated his pa
role"
5. y.-"what of il? Hasn't he mad,
goods His employers speak well OF
him, and his home life Is Ideal. fot
should see him with his babies whef
his days work Is done. And his wife
Never was there more devoted moth
er"
f. v.-"The sentimental side doesn't
interest me at all. He may be all thai
you say, but that cannot alter the fac'
that he transgressed the law. BY ths
way. what interest have you In this
case?"
s. v-"My name is Justice. And
f. y;--"I am Law, and will be
obeyed."
What became Of your new year reso'
luton?
The grounding energies tomorrow
to give the surroundings the annual
o. o. He may see thin girl In a
tight skirt and think 1t Is his shadow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
SMOTHERING THE ODELL RESOLUTION
IS TOUGH ON BOTH OF US. GOVERNOR

81 -- II
You viii recall that Lieut. Gov Dickinson in h inaugural address
speaker Of the senate spoke right out meen and said that sentiment
a Michigan demanded that drastic Iouor leeisaon be usssed at this
seadop
~ :, -, -. .,y 80
. - A s ''I'~ saw M M -A'N ~ 80
ta1 Nc Wa ga0 OF II or ! sn0uio worry OF something IKE na
Whatever it was he said speech Of allegiance the coo
hs always claimed
la passed through campaign and reached the speakers chair
I /, ~. .n.t. Nth ri; ,.c.hon. an, ,ir
-. -. =, -. -, - IL. -.s.
~ ' s A ~ so se ~ sA'"'
e na1e or what oa SoI nave say ABOUT nquor
And then along the resolution introduced by Senator 0D
reinforced BY majority his colleague voting requesting the
to anmt to the upper house his views ON the subject of liquor
49, :. u.,.s !. 49, 80 - r. .r...n..,;v. that
8. .-,-, !, -, -. 4. !, ,.-,., -, =. .u -,
'ns 0au0n wl pfoosny never again e the nsn' u s' m VIZ
ma orumDe nIo dus In commite ana nna' Wnen INC 5so
the window some morning blow away.
Thi . tough.
II /. toueh ON n,
~. .,n.a - -. .ov.lror
800 - -
49, 80 - ~ = - -
He d say we beve that ne Favored local opuon Mecos county,
where his school is situated. -
There is school probably in your town.
A,uo.t .v.rv toun ba. one,
nt t. i your .ine.. and none Of the governors
- =. adr .. di.no..d To make any Of hi, business
Aryir~ N. camp.;,r
some early conviction. on the subject Of the liquor TIA s and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

A brides dressing room IL to be pro-
vided at a church in Madison-ave.,
New York. Elk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01

HE TIkEs cigarette adpss.ng or ros
obtsonooe
esy printed vih fan condolences ~
ods Rssdss The Times H confer apo they H
eoHsotRed IN q Ttssss advertisement IS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
Norris Is Doomed tor
Republican Heddship

references to the beauty Of womsn's
feet and ankles were eliminated from
the speech as well al other matter
which cannot with propriety be print
ed In a newspaper.
A more serious change in the Con-
gressional Record II also to be
brought into question. When Bowdle
made corrections OF his own speech
II now appears that In the same hand
writing the Record was changed SO
that what the ofiicial stenographer
took down as "hissing" was changed
to read disturbance" Bowdle's re-
marks were the occasion for violent
kissing In the galleries and Speaker
Clark admonished the occupants, say
ing. III there il any more kissing In
the galleries they will be cleared"
AS altered In the record, there IL moth
ing to show that Bowdle was Kissed;
merely that there was disturb
|ance," and the remarks which brought
forth Kisses have been deleted from
the record This Is all shown In the
eminent printing ONCE.
Unexpurgated copies OF Bowdle's
speech are being printed by the suf-
fragists and unless the postmaster
general rules that they are q viola
ton OF the orders against indecency.
they will be mailed to suffragists far
and wide.
The term "Bowdleism" has been
added to the vocabulary of the sur
fragist speakers. Since the Bowdle
speech. suffragist literature Is using
this word as a synonym for what
Bowdle did II Is expected that this
word will go down In history as did
the names OF Capt. Boycott. and
Speaker Cannon As companion
word for boycott" and Cannon
ISM" so there will be "8owdleism."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
From Another
Point of HieW

The worlds richest phosphate mine.
we read. is on the island OF Curacao.
That isn't very definite. but that's
where IL h. h