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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
LUCKY GIRL:

From the New York Globe.
rwenty-four-hour rehearsals began the
other day for the principals ana chorus
Of a new musical comedy soon to be en-
loved on Broadway. The rehearsals, 30
the theatrical notes tell us, will be con-
Quoted in shifts Of eight hours each.
Happy little chorus girl pirouettins
lightly in joyous abandonment and the
most abbreviated of skirts What gay
life ia hers! She hasn't thing OF do ex-
cept look pretty and go out to lobster ana
champagne suppers given her by hand-
some young mililonaires, ready and eager
to Law their fortune and their honorable
family name at her tiny, high-heeled feet;
All life is pleasant dream to her. she
is the frosting on life's cake, the RAIN
bow reflection in the bubble, the pead
on the wine. On day when she WORKS
hard she poses for her photograph and
tells a few newspaper reporters the story
of how she was brought up in a con-
vent. and destined for the life of So
ciety bud, but her genius would allow
her no rest in the life of gilded Incidence,
and here she is.
Lucky little chorus girl! Just see her,
all trimmed up in gorgeous clothes'
What luxury, what JOY, what pleasure
without end Lucky little chorus girl!
All she has to do after summer with
out job, which she probably spent IN
Forty Something street rooming house
lodging the landlady-all she has to DC
after tramping the burning summer side
walks until her feet ached. and the arti-
cial bloom on her cheeks fairly melted
with heat and vocal she has to do Is
to rehearse eight of IS hours day, stu
without pay. under a more or less violent
stage director, until the opening OF the
show And then all she has to do is
dance and dance, and dress and dress
and smile and smile. Isn't she lucky!
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fifth street. Opposite them sat frail-
looking blonde youth and a pretty young
girl. These, it was plain to see, meant
to get off at One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street to go to a theatre. They so
lost themselves in conversation that the
train was just about to leave the One
Hundred and Twenty fifth street station
before they noticed that it arrived there.
In a rush to reach the door before it
closed, the frail-looking youth acct
dentally struck one of the loudly-attired
colored men under the chin with his
walking stick. The youth and the girl
reached the door just a moment too late.
1t flew shut in their faces, leaving them
standing in the vestibu1e as the train
began to move.
The colored man who had been struck.
meanwhile, glared after them. He fei>
a greater indignation, no doubt, and a
need 10 show a lofty resentment of the
hurt to his dignity because some of the
other colored people in the car were
laughing at him. He followed the young
couple out to the vestibule and began
violently abusing the frail-looking youth,
OCoRAlS lllS QtOAdIdliOIl LEdL the SHRnL
blow had been wholly accidental. The
colored man grew more and more threat
ening. The youth was plainly frightened
and the young girl almost in a state of
panic. The other colored people in the
car came forward to get better view in
case of hostilities progressed Just then
tall, stoop -shouldered colored man,
roughly dressed and slouching along with
a gait like Bert Williams, appeared from
the forward car "Wha'd'a match,
hear?" he asked, fixing a deliberate eye
upon the colored man who had been fore
ing the difficulty and then slowly taking
in the rest of the group
NAH goodness he exclaimed rs dey
some trouble comm off? If dey is, jess
wait er minute. boys. Don sta'ht moth nj
till All fin out which side Ah'm on
Evidently the speaker was a man OF
reputation of a sort. The colored man
who had sought to start a fight retired
Immediately with his friends He no
longer talked noisily. He merely num-
bled The train stopped at One Hundred
and Thirty-fifth street. On the station
platform the frail youth and the pretty
girl sought to thank the big colored
man for his timely intervention. Lady
say no more" he said. 'If KEEP 'em
FUN mussin' up yo' beau, it give me
pleasha h."
Then he emitted a single guffah and
shuffled up the stairs, whistling 1.-THE
Memphis Blues
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
A DARKTowN SIR GALAHAD

New YORK Correspondence Clnclhhall
Times Star.
This is the story of a subway Sir Gala
had, who wouldn't know what you meant
and probably would be inclined to take
serious offense--if you told him that he
had performed deed of chivalry. But
comic as it was and uncouth there was
in this happening the element of the
heroic which inspired the old-time knight
Grant to yearn for scrap involving the
welfare of a lady fair.
Up around Lenox avenue and One Hun
dred and Thirty-fifth street many colored
people live. The quarter is noted. as
Little Bucktown'' used to be, for des-
perate ARRAYS now and then. in which
bad" men briskly WELD their well-ac-
customed guns and razors.
On a subway car several colored men
and women whose striking apparel pro-
claimed their sportive tendencies were
riding toward One Hundred and Thirty
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From the Louisville Courier Journal.
81 IFE for a man whose beard grows
vigorously is just one close shave
81 after another. If the law is to llu
the barber shops on Sunday what's
man going to do if his beard is the kind
which will not remain out of sight from
Saturday night till Monday morning?
Shall he go unshaven, sidesteppins
church in the forenoon, dinner with
friends in the early afternoon, evening
services or a social call, or shall he shave
b.r,se1fo The latter alternative sounds
easier to many persons than 1T is to the
man whose beard is a rank CROWN
tough as brambles and as swift as the
bamboo in it's break for the light The
man who cannot shave himself Witnou'
making his face look as If he had gone
to a chitterling supper and provoked race
arimosity and razor play must go I'M
shaven. What can he do unshaven! ne
can fish in season. but fishing is not ap-
proved as Sunday sport. He can play
polxer-the season for poker runs from
January to January-but poker IS always
sinful and often expensive. He cannot
play golf and retain his self-respect' ana
that of others If he goes for a walk III
town his condition is remarked. IL ne
goes for walk in the country the couh-
trvside suspects his intentions. An un-
shayen man, no matter how Respectable
Of heart. no matter how blameless MS
life. looks as if he might steal the Sill
yerware or strip the hen roost. DOGS
growl at him. Children run from nim
Wcmen fear him. Men oil their weapons
and sleep with one eye open expecting
burglary.
stumble on chin and jowl lowers
mans social standing and as a rule
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Good Streets am Asset

II only wish the finances of the city
could warrant the expenditure of $4,000 a
month in the street department for the
fiscal year instead of $1,000 said Com
missioner T. d. Truss yesterday THE
condition of many of the streets has gone
down to such an extent during the past
years that some OF them are impossible.
With the aid of the modern road machin-
cry | now have in the street department
and the additional cash to carry on this
work I could place practically all the
streets in Birmingham in good condition
in the next - months.
Nothing is a greater asset to com
n.unity than the maintenance and upkeep
of excellent streets. If we could put all
the streets in good shape during the next
~ months the expense of running this
department next year would be cut to
ore-fourth at the end of that time. |
have been busy with the county officials
in trying to get their cooperation III
building highway to the eastern limits
of East Lake. l think l shall be sue
cessful in my efforts, and if so this will
mean much to the citizens of that COM
munity"
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Ready for Veterans

"Gadsden expects at least 5000 Confed
crate Veterans and visitors at the annual
state reunion next week." said Probate
Judge l.. l.. Herzberg of Etowah county,
who was at the Burt hotel yesterday
1--WE have been actively engaged in max
ing ample preparations for their coming.
There will be plenty of room, for all and
the accommodations will be as good as
could be offered by any city.
"The old veterans are fast dying out,
and these valiant old soldiers deserve all
the attention that can be accorded them.
We people of Gadsden are exerting every
effort to entertain the veterans and their
friends in a manner that is proper for
such a progressive city as Gadsden."
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Girard. in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Whatever else his busy life leads him
to be, Ryerson w. Jennings is no dis
ciple of Sir William Osler one of the
worlds premier physicians. Read his
want ad" which appeared in the Public
Ledger on Monday:
Wanted, room clerk; young man
between so and 60 years of age, in hotel
office fT
| hope some youngster of three-score
gets this job of bell-hopping and that he
serves Mr.. Jennings guests faithfully.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
sTRIcTLY MODERN.

OlGIClL1 NhN(DIDISANs d.
A modern girl and very gay
Is buxom Betsy Bang,
She spends a part of every day
In learning some new slang.
youngstown Telegram.
A modern girl and very gay,
Is Rhoda Retta Rose,
She studies hard to find a way
OF wearing fewer clothes
Warren Tribune.
A modern maid but rather thin,
Is flashy Fanny Fay,
Her raiment makes an awful din,
For tho quite scant, it's gay.
Sharon Herald.
A modern maid. it doth appear,
Is dainty Kitty Kerr,
Now that cold weather draweth near
She's laid aside her fur.
Butler Citizen.
A modern maid, beyond a doubt,
Is giddy Bessie Bolts;
Who's famous as a gadabout,
And dances all the "trots"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
A modern maid, you will agree,
Is Miss Theresa Flynn,
Who needs a forty-dollar purse
To tote hairpin in.
A modern maid and up to date
Is progressing Kate.
She's never over an hour late
When she keeps g. date. S4
Savannah Press
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
FALsTAFF PRISONER IN BASKET

FALSTAFF PRISONER IN BASKET
From the New York World.
In a rehearsal Of the role of the Fat
knight in ''Falstaff," at the studio of
Silvio Helm, yesterday, Thomas A. Wise.
who doesn't use much padding in max
ing up for the role, spent moment or
two trying a certain wicker laundry
basket to be used in the play, and half
an hour in trying to get out of it.
Mr. Wise was in the same fx-in real
life-that the Fat knight is in Shakec-
peare's farce. He couldn't get out OF
the basket. Even when he got on his
hands and knees, he couldn't shake it off.
And Constance Collier and Isabel Irv-
ing, who were rehearsing the scene with
him, couldn't pull him out. Perhaps
they were laughing too much.
Miss Collier discovered after a time
that the actors prison had removable
sides, and extricated Mr.. Wise by slid
ing out a few wooden pegs.
Members of the Lambs club said last
night that when Mr.. Wise came over to
the club and told about it his story was
funnier than Falstaffs description of his
troubles to Mr.. Ford at the inn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
MADE COOP USE OF THE CASH

New York Correspondence to the Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Here's how one L-year-old boy, turned
loose on Coney Island with s., spent the
money: Ten frankfurters, with rolls, so
cents; candy, SO cents; crackers, Is
cents; quart ice cream, 40 cents; glasses
of soda, 20 cents; five rides on pony,
so cents; five rides on merry-go-rounds,
rs cents; tickets to the steeplechase 80
cents; bicycle hire for self and boy
friend, $1.25; carfare, 20 cents. The boy
was held on charge Of juvenile dei-n
quency. His mother accused him of
swiplng the five spot from her purse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
AMBITION

By Oliver Wendell Holmes. 4
The noblest service comes from nameless
hands,
And the best servant does his work un-
seen.
Who found the seeds Of fire and made
them shoot,
Fed by his breath, in buds and flowers
OF flame?
Who forged in roaring flames the ponder.
Gus stone,
And shaped the moulded metal to his
need?
Who gave the dragging car it's rolling
Wheel
And tanned the steed that whirls it's cit-
cling round1
All these have left their mark and not
their names.-
Why should l murmur at fate lis-~
theirs?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
SUNDAY WITHOUT A SHAVE

man becomes as much of ruffian as he
looks and is regarded.
The man who would go to church with
a will, shaven, will sink to draw poker or
even chuckaluck unshaven. The closing
OF the barber shop on Sunday, defensible
as a mea sure of relief for laboring men,
welcomed by overworSed BARRIERS, in
wolves delicate moral problem. What's
to become of the heavily bearded?
Safety razors will be recommended by
the millionaires who sell them, and by
many no doubt among the millions who
have tried them. But there are men who
dislike running miniature lawn mower
over their faces, and who cannot over
ceme their dislike of such contrivances
There are men who cut chunks out of
IL cir cheeks with a safety razor, no mat
ter how brazenly it is advertised as being
so harmless that baby could use it
safely, l6 aseis s 81 s.fesa fs ~
Barber's rights are as sacred as. tho
rights of anyone else. By all means let
the barber go motoring on Sunday. The
greatest good of the greatest number is
always an end to be sought
The heavily bearded are not so numer-
Gus that their case demands open shops
on Sunday, but those of them who canno.
shave themselves will become Sunday
outcasts. They will charge their sinful
acts and their delinquencies to the lidding
of the shops, and they will feel no moral
restraint. Let the public we warned of
that!
Upon the pathway of rectitude set up
the sign: Here went astray the excep-
tionally bearded, who could not shave
themselves after the barber shops were
closed from Saturday afternoon, when
it is necessary to wait four hours for
shave until Monday morning when no.
body has time to go to a barber.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05

BEGINNING THE DAY - ne
maketh me to lie down." Ii IL s"i"
that sheep cannot grow Tat uh,ess
they are made to lie down; and me
cannot lie down unless their minus
are i'm perfect peace. God MAKES us
to lie down at times In order 7"
crease our stature. And "hen
xensons of enforced rest come
ought to lie down In the peace t""'
ssa.t understanding.-H Nj. IL.
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cowARDIcE A eau Sc
om the Buffalo Times.

From the Buffalo Times.
If the average victim Of blackmail had
a quarter the nerve Of the blackmailer,
the crime of hush money extortlon
would never have reached such scan
dalots proportions
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AND NO WONDER.

AND NO WONDER.
$50 the Jibways separted?"
Last week.
What was the trouble?"
"Mr. Jibway's first wife wrote him a.
long birthday letter every year and
think it finally got on the second Mrs.
Jibway's nerves.
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LIMITED FOLLOWING.

LIMITED FOLLOWINU.
what do you think of scribson's lit
erary style?"
HE uses too many long words"
"But that impresses a certain class Of
readers
.rWell, it may impress a few school
teachers, but they never have any money
to buy books"
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TIRED OF THE TUNE.

TIRED OF THE TUNE.
Il thought when my neighbor borrowed
my favorite ragtime record and broke it
that the accident was unavoidable"
''Yes?"
But have my suspicious now.''
"Why so?'
He wants to replace it with some
thing else"
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PROFOUND IGNORANCE.
so you live in one of those modern
apartment houses?"
Sure" a
And what is its most up-to-date fea-
ture?"
"a squash court
"Gee;l Is that a sort of indoor truck
garden?'
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ASKING LITTLE.

You can meet with pessimism nearly ev-
erywhere you go,
And the explanation isn't far to seek.
The world is full of fellows who CANNOT
pay what they owe
On ten and twelve and fifteen plunks a
week
They do not sigh for motor cars and
luxuries like that
Would lead the simple life and be con-
tent,
If twice year they could afford to buy
the wife a hat
And never had to worry bout the rent.
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srontgomery Prosperous

Ed Mahoney OF Montgomery, farfamed
rs a story teller of the gilt-edge variety
and well known throughout the state,
is registered at the Motion hotel.
II am just from Montgomery, where
everything is prosperous and the farmer
is getting more than 16 cents per pound
for cotton said Mr.. Mahoney. This
is a great year for Montgomery and
from what I can see and learn in Biz
mingham, this city is also in a pros
porous condition. Montgomery entertains
more people from Birmingham each day
than from any other city. 1t is strange
If one walks down the streets of Mont
gomery and does not come in contact
with some man from this city. The best
part of the whole thing is that the two
cities are extremely friendly"
Mr. Mahoney is going to New York
for a brief business trip before returning
to birmingham en- route to Montgom-
cry.
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HOTEL LOBBIES
In Love win south America

Il am glad to get back to Birmingham
after an absence of several years,
said DR.. Andrew Woodson, chief surgeon
of the United Fruit company, with head
quarters at Guatemala City, Guatemala,
South American Like every one else
who stays away from this city, / note
many improvements that show conclu-
sively that Birmingham is fast becom-
ing one of the leading cities of the south.
AS for South America, l must say
L am in love with the country No
other part of the globe offers as many
advantages at the present time as Guate-
mala and the whole of the South Amer
lean continent. . e people are extreme
ly hospitable, despite the fact that many
Americans of the crooked type have re-
peatedly taken advantage of the more
credulous merchants. In the republic of
Guatemala everything is on sound basis
at the present time, with the exception
of the currency system. A new min
lister of finance has recently been APP
pointed to straighten this problem out.
For instance, a $50 note issued by the
Guatemala government at the present
time is worth approximately 50 in Ameri-
can currency. This condition of affairs
has had a tendency to upset the financial
market in this particular country.
''The customs of the people of South
America are vastly different from those
in vogue in the United States. No
young lady of native origin is allowed to
speak with gentleman unless she is ac~
companied by what is known as
duenna.' The meaning Of this word is
literally translated as a chaperon. A
band concert is given in the square OF
all South American cities each eveninst
You never see lady and gentleman to-
gether unless they are married. The
young ladies walk in groups in one di-
rection while the young men walk to-
gether in the opposite direction, so as
to come face to face with each other
from time to time. South America is
all right, but just the same L am glad
to be back in Birmingham"
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THE USUAL ENDING.

THE USUAL ENDING.
This is rather affecting poem"
what is it about?'
IAN automobile racer is bidding fare
well to his car"
And the circumstances"
Hes going to the hospital and the car
to the scrap heap
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FROM BAD TO WORSE.
: "she married him to reform him, eh?"
Yes"
How foolish!"
"And how sad! They both need REFORM
ing now"
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter under
act of Congress March 3, 1879.
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TELEPHONE
Bell (private exchange connecting "a
depnrtments) Main 1900.
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man. The National Guard feature OF
the measure was intended as an ex-
pertinent. 1t has some objectional
phases as seemed apparent in the
mobilization for the Mexican border
duty But that experience was hardly
a fair test. The call was very sudden,
and the state OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
them at least-were not fully equip
ped. They were below the required
numerical strength and much recruit
ing and drilling had to be done before
they were ready for strenuous service.
Congressman Stanley H. Dent, rep
resentative of the Second Alabama
district, succeeds Mr.. Hay as chair
man of the military committee, the
latter having resigned his seat to ac-
cept a judicial appointment.
Mr.. Dent, as a member of the COM
mittee, has been student of army
affairs and he will be in a position
to render valuable aid to the govern
ment when the time comes to amend
the reorganization act.
1t is not too much to predict that
the Albanian will make the best
chairman the committee has had in
many day.
The war department denies the alleged
lnefficiency of the aviation corps. Some.
thing more convincing than denial Il
needed.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-02-13
En- TN restaurant.

MOCITO.-'QUe hermoSo somDre-
TO trae listed ahOra cCuaniO lc COS
TOP"
CLIENTE. NO pGedO decirlc
aHn. Hace tres dias que 10 Obtu,e
Ell n tlenda pOr SLIGO: perp creo
Que para cuando 10 deseclle uie ra,
a coslar mas de $4,000. :
MoCFrO E.idnirado Mas E
doScienI0s pesos? =.
CLIENTE.-'Si, tomanio Ell cuen-
ia las propinaS que diariamente dog
a lus cong6neres Ell los reSlaurantcs
a doudc cOncurro
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-02-13

"EI Superior" reuHe las ventajas dc
ser De regular ~capac:dad : faciL lin
1ieza. Is hecho de fierro con IL eI-
:epci5u de Ia tclva cue es de MADEIRA.
IA dotado De 81 pc!ea loca y fila Dc
9 pulgadas de d;&metro ~ puleU-
las de cara. : Gebe funcionar con la
.elocidad dc - q - revolUciones pos
minute. segun sea mas o men0s fina Ia
lariua que Sc r~equiere. Sus pleas
moladoras son hechas de fierro end
rccido, de manera que una lima no les
entra. Este molino Sirve no solo pa
r. moler niXtamal. Sino Jambien mai
en- seco. cafe. sal. pimienta 0 cualqu!e
II otra substantial. Requiere de 4 a {
caballos de yapor para moverse Y pc
sa $50 kilos aproximadamente. Nolera
dc 80 d 30 almudes por bora. Tene-
mos para catos molinos pleas mole
doraS &speraS y otras finaS, de name
RI que, al hacerHos aigun pedido, ha-
bra que especificar dc cuales sc de
sean.
"El Superior" es embarcado de L
fabrica. e. i~nteresado page gasto de
transporte. Haga los pedidoS, acom.
panadoS de su importe, en- giro o che
que dc Barc0, "a
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-02-13

jadoS f~ranccScS e in%lcscs que Sc Ell
Jrraban de las 0%piniOncs dc lbs pro
feSorr> del OtrO lado del Rim.
I,PrrO no tOdos los alemanrS son
asi,-diran aIgunO>. Hay dos alema-
Mas una mililari>Ja, Y OrgulloSa,
iolra pacifica. iluSlrada. humanila-
ria.
lei vicjo rucnto de- las dos Alcma-
Mas. que Ina SrrviIO para adOrme-
ger al mundo y ~sorprenderlO descui-
dad i....No hay dos AicmaniaS: 10
quo Nj Ell rcalidad cs una Alema-
MIA ,ioble.
Tambifn ha dichO esto un0 de los
.saEos. eIge6srafo Baniel:
"El aieman es una cspecie de bu-
cefaio. PlenSa y suena con una cabe-
"a, mIentras calcula Y Obra con la
osa".
Vicente Blasco IBANEZ.