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The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
81 Dids't Raise My Boy to
Be Soldier" Stirs England

Il Didn't Raise My Boy 20 be a Sol
der has come to England. The words
OF the ballad which. It Is said is being
sung all over America, have been pub
plished, and England is shocked. In yes
terday's Morning Post a scholarly writer
on sport after the war. whose adept use
OF Latin and Greek au naturel would
stagger a Grantland Rice. and who draSs
in Euripides. Plato, Aristotle and Galen
to make his point, assails the American
athlete, the 'superspecialist.' who is also
the germ carrier of the most virulent
typc Of paCifsm-thn pacifism which wal
lows in the sickly scntimentality' OF the
SON. And today the Spectator, that
aged journal of intense respectability.
comments and paraphrases the song TO
the disadvantage of America. The song
threatens to take its place in the niche
which has been reserved here for Presi-
dent Wilson's famous too proud to
fight thesis.
Wrong on American History.
The Spectator writes of The Pacifist
Vision in America 1t sketches the rise
and fall of the vision in the course or
American history-the war of lSl2, Mon
roe's fat to the world, the Mexican war.
the civil war, the war with Spain-these
events are touched upon as showing the
course of American activity which has
given birth to the vision. The Spectator
SAWS 1902 found the Americans ready 10
trail their coats over Nenezuela- lot
president Cleveland knew how to Talk
TO those fellows from Europe who came
uniting their noses into the Caribbean
sea-. II isn't often the Spectator goes
Tint far wrong on American history
This sketch of the trend OF events IN
America shows. says the Spectator. that
~ cifism in the United States is no new
thing, but during the last three or lout
wears there has been more Fiolehl
nuCtuation of feeling about II thah ever
before As an illustration OF the present
wave Il Didn't Raise My Boy TO ne
Soldier is given. The verse is quoted:
didn't rarsa my boy TO he soldier
| hrc,I:ht him up to he nv Tride and Joy
Who dsrss 10 nut a mr,skst his shoulder.
To kill -nme other moIher'S darling hoy
The nations ought (" arhitrste their Guarres
It's time to Tut gun and sword away.
Thcrc'd fc today
II mothers all would say.
Il didn't raise my by TO he soldier!
Haunted by Lifting Cocophony.
From the Spectators comment it may
he Judged that it considers the song
Knockout, for it says: THE hitting
caCophonies of this prosaic verse haunt
US" But the Spectator sees an appali-
inElv unforeseeing political falth behlhu
the captivating ugliness of the song anu
suggests the following substitute for the
American mother:
Il didn't raise my hoy to be soldier;
brought him up to hate all row and fuss
But he will put a muskct on his. shoulder
II other PEOPLE try to bully us
TIC nations ought to arbitrate their Quarreis
It's time to put gun and sword away
But they will the day
II they make mothers
XVeU after all. he's got tn be SOLICIT.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

They call me foolish for that now and then
| turn my back sober ways OF men
And for little while once more enjoy
The satisfactions OF the care-frcc boy.
| lie upon my back, and in the air
My heels kick in careessness OF care,
] stand upon my toes and utter cries
That split the wclkin clean, and rcnd the skies.
| purse my lips and whistle off the key
When some insane impulse obscsScs me
In short, despite the sings and barbs OF Fate
Behave as though my years were only eight.
Perhaps It's foolishncss to act like this
But still it fills my heart with hints of bliss
That in the cares Of manhood case my pain
And give MY soul taste OF youth again.
CORY right. 9ljJ
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
Morning Smiles.

Frank Swisher will teach YOU the mod
crn dances for So Call at his blacksmith
shop.-Walnut Grove (MoD Bee.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

When l heard this story l began to wonder if
there weren't such thing as being too solicitous
about ones deccits.
After ALL vanity is an almost universal weak
ness 1t goes down to the depths of our human
nature. Why should rcformers and clergymcn
expect themselves to be more than human.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

He-"Thcy say. dear. that people who
alike" She-"Then you must consider
my refusal fnal'--New YORK sun.
Ethel-Oh. ] am so happy: George and
l have matte Up.
LCra-And what day nave YOU liked
dpon for your marriage?
Ethel-Oh. we haven't Gua:rcled over
that yet.-Judse.
Clarence Coonley-"what's 20 soin' to
cook. may / ask. Miss Mokington?"
Miss MokinEton-"A Welsh rabbit
Clarence Coonlcy (eagerly)-''WoJld it
be askir' too !nuci,, Miss Nokingtor. TO
save de left hind foot TO- yo's sincerely"
Puck.
The lawyer was examining him con-
corning his qualifications as a juror.
Have YOU ever served on a jury he
asked.
mo. SIR answered the man. I've
been drawn q good many times, but |
was always too smart 10 get caught Cn a
jury
whats that, sir interrupted the
Judge sternly. DO you boast OF your
smartness in escaping your duty?'
mo. your honor" said the man. Not
meant that l WAS always excusei be-
cause the lawyers thought I wasn't ig-
uorant enough. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
A Line O Cheer Each Day O the Year
Ey JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.
HONKINC BACK.

First printing of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
Defends Secretary RedfeId.

Editor of the Washington Herald:
Your editorial of July 81 on Secretary
Redield's strange behavior and asser-
ton with regard to the cause of the
Eastland horror is not unkind or I'M
founded. He has been steered into
this foolish position by his legal ad-
wiser. the solicitor of the Commerce
Department and suffers for the same
In proof of this steering please note
that in the dispatches from Chicago
of July 81, last, il is stated that Act
ing Gov. OHara asked Secretary Red
field to make an investigation into
every activity of the United States
steamboat service during the last If
teen years. Albert l.. Thurman. solicit
tor of the Department of Commerce,
replied to the acting governors re-
quest in heated speech in which he
said: 1T cannot be done: it is impos-
sible-this request of the lieutenant
governor. The statute does not allow
it,"
Subsequent dispatches announce
that Secretary Redfield declared that
the work of steamboat inspectors dur
ing the last fifteen years would be in
vestigatedr"
Mr.. Redfeld is not a lawyer; he is
But it is well to know why he ap-
pears in this sad form when such a
grave public question is pending in
his department.
PHILO REDFIELD.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
An Alarming Prospect.

Editor of the Washington Herald:
II IL comes to pass that the German
Embassy should be given its passports
with the request TO leave this country,
what would your morning contempor-
airy on Pennsylvania avenue do for
editorial matter on impartial and
strict neutrality and innocent Ameri-
can commerce." Who would there be
left to protest against Great Britain's
holding up of copper and cotton (the
two great needs of the Teutons for
high explosives) shipped to Prussia,
land of science and war kultur. via
the friendly and neighborly ports of
Denmark, fond of trade?
Senator Hoke Smith or Mr. Hannis
Taylor might he called upon in the
emergency. but Hoke is a talker rath-
er than writer. He might, however,
help out by revamping one of his old
proclamations when governor of
Georgia. and call on the United States
to use all its power. naval and mil
itary. to force Great Britain to stop
the seizure of cotton shipped to the
de-alliance-countries of Denmark,
Sweden and Prussia through the sea-
ports of the two first named
Mr.. HanIiis Taylor could not well fill
the position. il seems. as he has of
late Joined the Paciists Club, while
the newspaper at odd times assumes
a decidedly bellicose tone toward the
British oppressor and violator of neu-
trail rights. J. A. BULL
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
THE OPEN FORUM
The Frank Case Reviewed in Defense of Georgia
and Its People.

effect that with money almost any GRIM
mai may escape justice, and the people
VINO resented these statements are al
most all OF them well-meaning and pre-
cisely the sort of people to be found in
New York and every other State of the
Union; and what has occurred in Geor-
gia, in connection with the Frank case
could easily occur in New York, or any
other State. 1t is not because Of any
popularity of the people of Georgia. or
any lack of civilization or respect for
law, but because of the peculiar circum-
stances surrounding the extraordinary
case in which a beautiful and respect
able young factory girl lost her life in
hideous and almost unmentiona Bile
manner
The probability is that but for the fact
OF yellow Journalism, srowin. out OF the
strong competition between three enter
prising CD newspapers. together with the
TACT that the wealthy Jews contributed
large sums to a fund for the defense OF
the accused man, the Frank case would
have been heard of but little outside Of
the State. 1t may appear strange that
the sentiment in the State is so strongly
against the convicted murderer of the
little girl. while the sentiment outside Of
the State istelf is favorable to Frank
that perhaps 90 per cent of the people of
Georgia believe in his guilt, and rs large
Der cent of the people outside of Gcor-
gin relieve him innocent
There is but one explanation. uni that
ls, that the large fund raised by the Jews
FOR the defense have procured and pa id
for. n a number Of large CITY newsra-
pers, space devoted to carefully prepared
deienses of the man charged with nor
r'hle crime. These paid articles, those
That ! have read, are clea-Iy unfair and
evidently paid advertisements prepared
by skillful and experienced attorneys,
with view only of saving the man from
the Sallows. JESSE, L. MERCER
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

On the other hand, there many expressions
of vanity which all dislike. That is, we dislike
them in Others
Vanity is Enthusiastically expressed in self-con-
seriousness and in a kind OF indulgence of self
consciousness. 1t asserts and exploits self. 1t
gives to self false value. Among both men and
women it leads to ridiculous cxtravagances.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

AS rule women are more quick to bctray
vanity than men. For this reason they are &C
cuscd OF being more vain. Perhaps it would be
Impossible to measure the exact relation between
the sexes in this regard.
Among vanity naturally tends to bctray
itself through their desire to be charming in their
dress, in their ornamenaton, in their efforts to
make the face and the figure more beautiful than
nature has made it.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

Most OF us know at least two or three persons
who apparently free from vanity.
In some ways admire them for their SUI
periority in this particular.
In other ways, we may find that the lack OF
vanity is far from admirable. So often it makes
people careless about their personal appearance,
slpshod Sometimes these people not quite
clean.
Lack of vanity may even reveal itself in indf-
ference to laudablc ambition and to many of the
incentives to action regard as praiseworthy.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

Expressions of modesty often taken for
vanity. For example, often exceedingly
pretty women who not satisfied with their
natural charms. They think that these charms
ought to be aided by art. Consequently they dis
figure themselves
Is it not true that many of the women who use
makeup most rccklessly those who really
need makeup at allo
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

great deal has been said, in Connec-
ton with this case, and others. to the !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27

Charlie Abrams says he saw a nice pair of rolled stockings Ion" Saturday
 morning. His friends think he merely dreamed 1t. as he was in attendance at tho committee meeting in Room 16 in the afternoon Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
CONTINUED ADVANCE IN COTTON MARKET. Advance of $5 Per Bale Was
 Made During Past
 Week

New Orleans. September 26-The cotton market made continuous advances last week, reaching new high records for the season on both spots and futures, and and sentiment was bulllsh. Buying was stimulated by extremely unfavorable crop accounts and reports of stiff advances in interior spot markets. Many minor re- actions interrupted the advances and at times liquidation threatened to be doml- ways saved the market from wide slumps. The net change for the week in the future market was gain of 9s to 101 points At the highest trading months were go to 102 points over last week s close. The high prices were made on the weekend session.
 Contributing to bullish feeling were re- ports concerning negotiations for the An glo-French loan. Bulls in cotton were confident If the loan is made export movement would be greatly stimulated The spot department attracted unusual attention because interior markets re- ported istlli nlgner prices than nere. With middling at II cents Friday in this mar ket several points in the belt, especially in Texas telegraphed that street buy CTS were paying 1lh cents. basis mid ding.
 The technical position of the market is the cause of much dispute. and not few traders think that during this week liqui- dation may be heavy enough to offset all bullish features. On the other hand those who are working for still higher prices claim that with spots in the in- terior actually over seaboard prices the position of the bulls is unassailable.
 The foreign loan negotiations will be watched carefully and developments in connection with it may furnish the long side with new material to work on. The increasing export movement may be factor during the next few days, al- though bears feel the movement of the crop to market will offset the movement from the ports.
 Trading this week undoubtedly will be influenced to some extent by forecasts of the bureau reports at the end of the week. At g o'clock Saturday morning the census bureau will issue its second re- port of the season on ginning and at 10 O clock the department of agriculture will issue It's final report on the condition of the crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
Boy Breaks Water Set;
 Good Man Saves Him
Samaritan Helps Youngster Replace
 Decorated Glassware

Johnny Orkins was showing his play mates what he termed 'the purtiest pitcher even seen,' yesterday, when the hand some tankard slipped out of hls hands, dropped on the six tumblers of the set the lad was taking home and. broke them all to pieces.
 That was tragedy. Johnny viewed the wreck in dismay and, brave as he tried to be, the tears had to come. He was crying over the ruins when gentleman stepped up and asked him the trouble.
 'Me mothers heen wanting new glasses all winter" he said. "and we couldr'. afford to buy none. but the cheap lookin' ones. She seen the coupon in the paper the other day and we saves em up and today I goes down to the paper office and gets a set-pitcher, glasses and all, every piece wid great big gold O, our own ln- itial. on each piece. I stopped to show them to the kids and breaks 'em. Ma'll be sick-she sure did want them glasses
 Come on. sonny; they look like pretty fine ware.' said the gentleman. I'd like to know where l could get some like them.''
 Together the two came back to the of- fee The kind gentleman arranged to have new coupon supplied the lad. paid for the handling expense himseif, merely matter of 9S cents. and Johnny went home happy.
 The gentleman was 10 pleased with the ware that he expressed determination to clip coupons for his own family and see that his home was supplied with several extra sets of glasses. Any reader of The Age-Herald can get the set or extra tum. hlers as explained In the display an. nouncements or the coupon. appearinp daily in another colnmn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
LYERLY, GA.
Cooperative Road Working Day for
 ChattOOga County

Lyerly, Ga., September 26-(Special. ) Everything is in readiness for Chattooga countys first cooperative road working, and next Tuesday, September 2S, the big day set apart for the working, every cot ton mill, store bank. business house, school and farm is expected to be closed for a full holiday and every man and boy in the county is asked and urged to put in one good days work on the public highways of the county voluntarily and free of charge.
 Several barbecue dinners have been planned in the various districts of the county, and these will be free to the road workers. In many places dinner will be prepared and carried to the la borers on the road by the women of the county.
 The schools will close and the chill dren will put in a days work removing the stones and chunks from the road bed and carrying water to the laborers.
 Hundreds of wagons and teams will haul gravel during the day, and as fast as the grading crews complete a piece of work the graveling crews will apply a coat of gravel, thus completing the work and making a good road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
LOCAL POST I. P. A.
 ADD MANY NEW ONES ID MEMBERSHIP LIST
J. B. Robinson Leading With R. l.. Fuller Second In Writing Applica-
 tiOns-Means Third

The members of Post B, T. P. A., cer- ginning of their fiscal year, as the roster
 of new members gives ample testimony matter of 59 new members is not to be scoffee at, especially when it Is remem- bered that these new ones are in Post alone and does not inciude the entire state.
 President J. E. Robinson and R. l.. Fuller have been running a close race for first honors in the membership class. The scores of all who have written new mem- bers follow:
 J. k. Robinson 13, R. l.. Fuller Il, Frank Means c. o. P. Fontaine 6, w. R. Mabry 6, R. V. Mabry 5, R. N. Mabry l, S. G. Fullerton l, E. R. Avery 1, H. S. Brum- back l. NJ. D. Benton l. John Warren l. F. 0. Harvey l. w. L. Weeks 1, F. l.. Buchanan l.
 Fifteen live members of the local post of the Travellers Protective association arc represented in this list. These fel- lows do not overlook single opportunity of talking T. P. A. They all are good statesmen. They sell" T. P. A. member ships on the merit of the article They have a personal interest, but the interest is not pecuniary. The addition of new members means the advancement of T F A. These fellows working to that end, and the organization will be all the better for having them in it.
 Another list will be printed on this page the first Monday in November Will your name be in 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
BULLETIN TELLS HOW ID PREPARE SWEET
 POTATOES ID SELL
Valuable Information for Statesmen Making Rural Trade Given By Elm
 met A. Jones
F. P. DUNNAM

Emmet A. Jones, chief of the immgra- tion and markets bureau of the depart ment of agriculture at the state capital, has sent out bulletin teaching farmers the best methods of packing and ship ping sweet potatoes. The information he gives is valuable, and local salesmen who make rural trade would do well to read the bulletin. Emmet Jones is good fel- low, and is doing good work in his de- pertinent at Montgomery. He is known by many local salesmen and enjoys de- served popularity
 The buleltin he issued follows:
 The value of the sweet potatoes has in crea sed about 80 per cent in the last 10 and marketing the present value could be doubled.
 Sweet potatoes can be kept satisfactor- fly in storage house where the temper ature and moisture conditions can be con ti oiled.
 Sweet potatoes to keep we'll must be 3weil matured, carefully handled, < thor oughly cured, and kept at a uniform tenn perature while in storage.
 Thorough ventilation is essential during the curing period.
 The temperature should be kept at about 80 or S5 degrees during the curing period and reduced gradually to 55 degrees after the potatoes are cured
 Fluctuations of temperature should be avoided throughout the storage period.
 The potatoes should be carefully cleaned and packed in neat and attractive pack ages
 Sweet potatoes should never be mar keted in bags or in bulk.
 Veneer barrels or bushel hampers are desirable packages to use during mild weather and double-headed stave barrels or tight boxes in cold weather.
 With the growing demand for sweet po- tatoes there is every inducement for the southern farmer to adopt better methods of growing and marketing, so as to make the sweet potato a more important money crop
 The construction of sweet potato stor- age house is very simple, and can be built for small outlay of money The federal department of agriculture has published bulletin giving plans and spec ificatTbns of same. Any one interested it will be well for them to write to their cor gressnsan or senator for farmers bulle- tin No. 54s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
SHEFFIELD

Sheffield. September 26.-(Special)-The fall term of the circuit court for Colbert county will convene on Monday. October A. The dockets for this term will be lighter than usual. There are b2 cases on the civil docket. and Circuit Clerk Charles Simpson has set these cases for trial the first four days of the first week. The grand jury will convene the first day of court and take up the jail cases. There are 22 prisoners now in jail awaiting action of the grand jury. There are only two capital cases to be tried this term.
 The following named gentlemen have been appointed by Mayor John Sherrod to represent the city of Tuscumbia at the nineteenth annual session of the Good Roads association to convene al Birmingham Tuesday and Wednesday October 12 and 13: John D. Rather G. M Drlsdale. w. E. Aycock, T. F. Simpson, D o. Matthews. P. L. Braden o. B. Clark, E. o. Halsey, w. T. Far ley. Y g. Harrington. J. E. Isbell. E. s. Gregory, T. R. Jones. N. P. Tompkins and John F. Delony. Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-27
BAY ANNETTE

Bay Minette. September 26.--(Spe-
 cial.)--S M. Tharp. principal of the local high school. announced today that the enrolment for the first week of school this year was 286. This num- Der is not quite as large as 1t was la st year, owing to certain extent to the incidental fees which were required in advance, and also owing to the de- crease ip the number of students from the Jewish colony of this place. The school trustees report that practically everyone who was not able to pay the Incidental fees for their children had been helped by the business men and