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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
THE ISLAND OF CHIOS

trious, and not only have they grown opulent in the various fields of commerce, but many have also succeeded in litera- ture and art as well.
 "Chios real troubles virtually began with the Greek war of independence. Somewhat against the will of the people. the island became involved in this strug- gle and was visited by a massacre which appalled, humanity. In 1922 the Captain Pasha appeared before Kastro with a powerful fleet and landed an army of Moslems who slaughtered, in the space of two months, no less than 5000 Chians. while 5000 were sold into slavery. The entire island was given over to pillage and scarcely a village, church or convent was spared the flames.
 These acts of ferocity did not go un- avenged. While the Moslems were rav- aging Chios, the islanders of Psara and Hydra were planning an attempt on the Turkish fleet, which was lying in the outer harbor of Kastro, Just off the Ge- noese citadel. The authors of this bold strike were Constantine Canaris and George Pepines. They arranged two brgs as fire ships and manned them with chosen band of desperate men.
 ''The lights hanging at the masts of the Turkish ships were so dim that the prise the unsuspecting crew at midnight The brig commanded by Canaris inme- diately grappled with the Captain Pa shas flagship and set it on fire. Pepine was equally successful, and another bat tleship went up in flames. With shouts of Victory to the Cross the old-tme war cry of Byzantium the islanders es- capped in a launch which they had in tow. without the loss of a single man. Prac- tically the whole of the Captain Pasha's fleet was destroyed, and 23O0 lives were lost.
 There is an old Greek monastery about an hours ride from Kastro which is a gruesome monument of this period. It's walls and alcoves are faced with the skeletons of the Chians massacred in this neighborhood.
 ''One of the chief products of Chios is gum mastic, an astringent which is grown in the southern part of the island. 2 It is used as a gum, and also distilled as liquid which is used throughout the Levant as an appetizer immediately before meals. It is an intoxicant if used in mmoderate quantities.
 "One feature of the scenery of Chios is the picturesque old windmills which crown the ridges and slopes along tho coast. The wheels are of very large di- mansions and are fitted with sails, which supply the motive power for grinding corn Owing to the possible visitation Of earthquakes, the houses are rarely more than two stories high. and when scat tered along the country side are usually surrounded by olive or pepper trees, which add much to the beauty and charm of the island"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
EoJpuIar Vote In
November Election


 M FFlCIAL returns of the Novem- " Der election show that Presi- dent Wilson's popular vote was far in excess of the estimate published a month ago. He received 9,116,296 votes as against 8,547,474 votes cast for Hughes, making the democratic plurality 56S,s22. While presidential pluralities have several times been much greater-twice over the 2,000,- 900 mark-a new high record was reached this year in the number of ballots counted.
 In scanning the returns by states, it is seen that Alabama's vote was much less than that of several other southern states of approximately Ala bama's population-Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee-whileA Arkan- sas made relatively a better showing than any of the southern group, the latter state, with a population of 1,574,449 in 1910, cast 112,186 for Wilson and 49,827 for Hughes, where as Alabama, with a population of 2,133,093, cast only 97,77S for Wilson and 28,662 for Hughes. Alabama $ comparatively light vote is due large ly to that provision in the constitution which makes the poll tax cumulative,
 It is a curious fact that South Car olina always polls small vote. The population is between 1,500, ,000 and l. 6O0,00O and yet Wilson boiled only 61,846 and Hughes only 1909. In 1912 Wilson received 48,335, Roosevelt 1928 and Taft 536. The negroes of South Carolina are not disfranchised but according to an unwritten law, they stay away from the polls.
 Notwithstanding the large increase in population, Hanly, the candidate of the prohibition party, was only a few thousand votes ahead of the can didate in 1912, and Benson, the so- cialist, received only about 750,00C votes against 9O1,7sa east for Debs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
Was Woman Well Loved

It's a great pleasure for me to be in Birmingham and meet my old friends" said Miss Martha Young, cousin of the late Miss Julia Tut wiler. Miss Young is also a gifted writer and has done much in stories and poems of the negro dialect. While I have many friends here myself, I find an especially eager welcome be- cause of my kinship to Miss Julia Tut wiler," she said. "She was woman well loved, and she did much for the education of Alabama. I consider that my own contributions have been very very modest when compared with hers but I appreciate sincerely the love which the people of Birmingham bear her memory and that of the work she did"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
HVJMANlSM OF MIR. VEINS STEIN

clines to be pushed further Who planes him?
 The court did we'll to take the case under submission. This is a country
 pledged to religious tolerancy. If one mans Sabbath is another mans Satur- day, and if the man whose Sabbath is
 the other mans Saturday would not for
 s1Oo shave a man on Saturday, what shall be done with him? Shall he be
 forced to close shop twice a week, once in obedience to his religious belief and again in obedience to a law passed by persons of another religious belief? The question is of practical as well as ethical interest. If there were many barbers of MT. Weinstein's religious per- suasion the man who wishes to be shaved
 on Sunday might be shaved on Sunday. On Saturday, when many, many men wish to be shaved, the shops of those whose Sabbath is Saturday would be | lidded. Nobody would suffer loss of busi- ness. Everyone who would could get shaved by artists instead of chopping | beard and moles and other projections from his face with his own clumsy blood-
 thirsty hands. How to get shaved on
 Sunday, if you cannot do it yourself.
 and if your beard declines to observe
 the weekend, is a national question
 surely.
 l The case of the Commonwealth vs. Weinstein is of national interest. MT.
 Weinstein's code. as set forth in his testimony; his refusal to commit himself | the limits of general credence. commend l him. One feels sure that if MT. Wein- stein is as careful with razor as with
 his oath he would never draw blood and
 never use the alum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
Gadsden Men Mentioned

Since the legislature closed I have been devoting all my time to the prac- tice of law and have not given any con sideration to politics." said A. R. Brindley of Gadsden, who Is in the city "The indications now are that soon after the holidays the coming campaign will begin to take on new life and it will not be very long be- fore we will follow our usual custom of having the state races in full swing a year at least in advance of the pri- mary"
 MT. Brindley has received some mem ton as possible candidate for lieu tenant governor. Concerning that mat ter yesterday, he had nothing to say. Another Gadsden man, W. G. Bellinger, former mayor and one of the well known men of north Alabama, has also been considered in connection for the second place on the ticket in the com- ing primary. That both of them would offer for the place is not considered probable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

on metropolitan programmes, and the
 number of American master com posers will multiply rapidly. But it
 would be ridiculous for Americans to
 try to shelve the eminent masters of the old world And it would be ridicu- lous for London to try to shelve them.
 But if England has produced good symphony writers-and there are at least three of them-it is a shame if their works are not heard at the Philharmonic concerts now and then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
NR F ASHINGTON, D. C., December WAW 27-(Special.) 1.-The Aegean Is-
 V U 1,,d of Chioe once more A

m(n ASHlNGIoN' D' C'' DeceiiiOei WAW 27.-(Special 1.-The Aegean Is-
 v V land of Chios, once more a news center owing to it's activity in con- nection with the revolutionary movement which the Venizelsts inaugurated to force Greece into the European war on the side of the entente allies, is the sub ject of striking communication to the National Geographic society from Ernest Lloyd Harris, part of which is issued as the following war geography bulle- tin:
 "Chios, which is separated from the mainland of Asia Minor by the Straits of Chos only four and half miles wide, has long been bone of contention be- tween Turk and Greek, and during the earlier part of the nineteenth century was the scene of some of the bloodiest tragedies known to history.
 ''As early as 700 B. c. 1t was one of the the Ionian union. It has disputed with Smyrna the honor of being the birthplace of Homer. When the Ionian cities re- belled against the Persian yoke, Chios manned and equipped 100 ships and sent them to the battle of Lade. This stands for something when we take into con sideration the fact that at that time, namely 494 B. C., the population of the island numbered only 3nOOO free men and 100000 slaves.
 ', r. ror sian, Athenian, Roman, Italian, Turkish and finally, in 1913, after separation of nearly 2SOO years, it was united once more to the parent country, Greece. AS one may well imagine. little island of SIS square miles which has changed masters so many times necessarily must have suffered much from the strife which swept over it.
 Twice has this island been visited by terrible earthquakes. The first was away back in r A. D. and it was only through the fostering care of the Emperor IT. berius that the people were able to make fresh start The second was in 1881, when the town of Kastro was practically
 
 ing houses disappeared into the bowels of the earth, engulfng no less than 5000 people. This earthquake visited the whole island and many beautiful and his- toric monasteries, some of which con tained priceless objects of art, valuable libraries and monuments of antiquity were completely lost.
 But in spite of all these vicissitudes Chios has also seen many happy days Even in the old days of the Ionian union it was celebrated on account of its com merce and industries, especially for its native wine and the manufacture of beds and sofas. Under Rome the island was ruled as an insular province, and en- joyed several hundred years of almost unbroken peace and prosperity. The peo- pie have always been sober and indus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

From the Louisville Courier-Journal- M RR. wEINsTEHN. barber, is haled lWlI into court for having shaved cus- 0VO toners on Sunday. His religion, he says. bids him observe Saturday as the Sabbath. He would not, he says, shave a man on Saturday for s5
 Would MT. Weinstein shave a man on Saturday for s1O, is asked.
 He would not.
 Would he for $1oo.
 He does not think he would.
 He does not say readily. emphatically. finally. that he would not, but he does not think he would. Would he for $200. Well. nobody would offer him s2OO he says.
 MT. Weinstein may be and doubtless he is, religious man in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but he would rather not think about such temptation as an offer of 500 to violate the Sabbath for 15 minutes, doing 15 cents worth of work. Actual exposure to the temptation | is out of the range of probability, so why consider it? Why force oneself to make a choice between violating the Sab bath and losing a bonus of $199.S5 on "a shaver" Obviously no good could come , of balancing the hypothetical temptation against ones religious austerity. In re- fusing to commit himself In refusing to
 submit himself to the necessity for mak-
 ing choice in such a matter, MT. Wein-
 stein is discreet. In admitting that his feeling that he would not shave a man on Saturday for s100 is qualified con
 yiction he has gone far enough, He de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
Favors Biennial Sessions

Representative Isadore Shapiro stated yesterday that he believed the supreme court would hold in favor of the consolidated court bill, but that the various flaws that have been un- covered presented strong argument for the biennial sessions of the state legislature.
 'The legislature should meet every two years,' said Representative Sha- piro, 'in order to undo in part some of the unbaked legislation of the pre- vious session. Really. 1t has been my experience that no matter how vigilant you may be laws will be enacted at Montgomery without the average legis- lator knowing anything about it. I can recall such an instance when Senator Lusk. who was interested in bill, approached Representative Brindley, one of the ablest men in the lower house, and requested to know the fate of the statute in question. Represen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
WANTED TO KNOW.

"In be down in a minute" called Mrs. Dubwaite from her dressing-room.
 Just a moment dear" answered MT. Dubwaite.
 ''Well?"
 Do you mean the minute that is now being ticked off by the clocks and watches, or minute that will begin about three-quarters of an hour from now?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
Jolly Bunch at Hotels

"A bunch of nice fellows is to be encountered in the hotel Hobbies of Birmingham" remarked Dr. Howell T. Heflin.
 For the past six months or more I have been residing at the Hotel Mol ton and have improved numerous op- portunities that have presented them selves to meet transients as well as permanent guests. The travelling men who make Birmingham regularly are for the most part jolly and inclined to be sociable; though the modern knight of the grip, believe, Is much more business-like than his predeces- sor of a decade ago. Besides the trav- cling men, however, there are a num- Der of Birmingham people who pre- fer the conveniences of hotel life to the comforts of the home.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
SOMEWHAT HAZY.

q dislike those slang words half-lit and Tit used to denote intoxication," said the purist. Tn one sense they are not at all applicable to man in that condition, because the more he is illumi- mated, the less able he is to throw light on any given subject"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
MERELY A POSE.

Those pretty girls who stand beneath the mistletoe pretend they don't know where they are"
 "Umph! replied the heartless cynic. They'd know in jiffy if some fellow came along with a harelip'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

BEGINNING THE DAY-May my house, 0 God, have the vaulted halls of eternity. May my little words and nay little deeds be parts of my everlasting life. May my little dealings with my feIIOwmen be on the basis of my immortality. Give me this very day to walk in the man. sions of my God. In His name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
AN EASY MARK.

q Never again will I do my Christmas shopping early" said Joblots.
 Why not?''
 T bought everything month ago, and I was forced to do the work of several other people in the office while they went out and did their Christmas shopping late'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
MARKED IMPROVEMENT

The fatted calf in days gone by
 Was featured in the burlesque snow, But now we yearn for symmetry
 The chorus must be svelt. you know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
SUCH IS LIFE.

There is no rest for the weary"
 What's the matter now?"
 Just about the time the discussion as to whether or not bagpipes were musical instruments died out, the same sort of controversy began to rage about the ukulele"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
THE WOOD THRUSH
By Madison Cawein

By Madison Cawein.
 Bird with the voice of gold, Dropping wild bar on bar. To which the flowers unfold, Star upon gleaming star Here in the forest old. Bird, with the note as clear,
 Cool as the beaded dew, To which the birds that hear Open their eyes of blue, Prick up a rosy ear. Art thou a voice or bird
 Lost in the world of trees? Or but a dream that's heard
 Telling of mysteries. Saying an unknown word3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
BIRMrNGHAM,s COMMISSION

From the Mobile Register.
 The city commissioners of Birming ing that when business is bad partners fall out; and this induces The Age Herald to come forward and say, abolish the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
RustIing Activity

"The many expressions of the mer- chants all over the state emphasiz- ing the fact that the holiday trade was the best in years means great deal to the south and Alabama es- peciallN" said Howard L. Smith. a well known attorney of Tuscaloosa. q agree with the merchants in saying that prosperity has struck the south for keeps. While I am a lawyer and not as well informed as to business conditions as most of those who are engaged in this pursuit, I have noted the stores in Tuscaloosa were crowded throughout the holiday buying sea- son.
 with cotton at the present price and the industries of the state doing all in their power to catch up with the advance orders, things look ex- ceedngly bright for the new year. IT notice that Birmingham maintains Iits usual bustling activity even though the post-holiday business is always dull"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
BADLY BATTERED.

are already broken
 NO doubt"
 q understand that not few of the Christmas autos are also in the repair shops.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
JANUARY FIRST DRAWS NEAR.

The light and airy manner He had some weeks ago Has passed from him completely. His heart is filled with woe, For that day is approaching He great dreads to see, When Friend Wife will remind him Of promises that he Has made-those resolutions That Will be hard to keep, Requiring such an effort,
 Iwould make an angel weep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

My tonwue shall hush again this storm of war, And make fair weather in your clustering land.
 king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connecting all departments) Main 49OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-28

Mary Garden denies she brought $25,O 900 worth of lingerie and other intimate things" from Paris. Whats the world verify the statements of their press agents?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24
M TesF across 1

sfx feet across.
Hardly was the laborcr out of sight
when Stone dnrted toward the opening
thus exposed and hastily pulled back
into Mace the old boards. adjusting
them IN such way that they would
be dislodeed with the slightest weight
placed upon them. As Stone strolled
back TO the chair Dorothy and Hard.
ing appeared from the house. Stone
scowlcd, ana then. turning his back.
Idly dropped MaXwcl's hat over the
bridge to determine the distance to the
water below and ascertain whether a
fall through the rotten timbcrs of the
bridge would be fatal.
81 thought you might like to see Mr..
Harding for a few minutes. father. be-
fore he goes. But where is your hat?
You will catch cold
~ am afraid. Miss Maxwell. that 1t
is up to me to get your father a new
hat" broke in Stanford Stone. II acci
dentnlly Knocked 1t OF the bridge"
"wtll you help me to the rescue. Mr..
Hardingf" asked Dorothy. pointing to
the hat and ignoring Stone. Harding
followed the direction Of her pointing
hand. saw the hat on the farther edge
Of the chasm.like ravine and offered
his arm to the girl to help her across
the bridge. She accepted with little
smile. and the two stepped on to the
plnnks. while Stone drew back with
stolid face. II they reached the mid
die Of the bridge the two would plunge
to their deaths through the rotten
planks he had arranged.
Stone calmly drew out a cigarette
and lighted 1t. And then he dropped
the match with an imprecatiOn. Some
thing had made Dorothy Maxwell
pause suddenly, wheel squarely about
and stare back at her father.
There Is something Oh your mind.
dad" cried Dorothy. There IL some
thing you are trying to tell me and
cant. Oh. what Is itf'
For horrible moment the lips Of
Maxwell worked conyulsively. but no
words came from them.
Again the lips Of the raralytic work.
ed with frantic sagerness, and now as
the girl bent iiteously nearer she
heard husky. broken words,
Don't cross the bridge. daughter-if
valne-your-life"
Dorothy sprang to her feet and
whirled toward the spot where Stan.
ford Stone had been standing But he
was gone.
Hariing was aroused Ly voice from
the direction of the yard. He turned
and saw the figure Of man who ordi.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

H
eryT" The doctor, who was
bending over the side Of the wan
faced young man in the wheel
chair. shook his head slowly as he look
ed up at the young woman who had
asked him the question.
81 won't try to deceive you or raise
false hopes. which may never be real
fzed. Miss Maxwell. Mr.. Larnigan IL
In a very critical condition. Death may
come any day. The best we can do
Is to hope and pray"
A sturdy. thoughtful man OF perhaps
thirty five waved his hand toward her
from an automobile. which had drawn
up beside the gate.
Good morning Miss Maxwell. And
how Is our patient todayf'
"About the same. Mr.. Harding" said
the young woman sadly. rs he assisted
her to seat beside him.
Robert Harding Bruce's lawyer cous.
In. reached over and putted her arm
gently,
''There is one thing that I am going
to do. Miss Dorothy. and in which you
can give me real assistance. am go
ing to continue the battle against the
graft trust where Bruce left OF, and
am going To- fight to the DEATH!
The girl impulslvely caught his hand
Harding told the girl that he had
induced wealthy philanthropists to
finance II milk company that would
fight the milk trust.
Six weeks passed - six strenuous
weeks ON the part Of Robert Harding
and the newly organized Peoples MIX
Supply company. The Peoples Milk
company rs II legitimate. sound bust.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1916-08-24

narily would have passed as n pros.
Porous merchant, but who was now In
plainly disheveled condition.
my name is Burrows. John Bur.
rows,' said the newcomer. advancing
aud speaking in thin nervous voice
Il am the president of the Consolidat.
ed Milk Supply company. You are
running me, Mr.. Harding, with your
ruinous price reductions In the city
milk supply. I have come to ask you
what terms you are willing to give and
call or your fight"
Terms snapped Harding, clinch.
ing his fists. DO you think that |
would stoop TO make terms with a
man OF your type, Burrows? You are
one of the miserable. despicable graft
ers OF the Secret Fifteen. You are a
man whom every decent citizen should
be ashamed to see at liberty. You nre
one of the men responsible for the con.
dition of poor Bruce Larnigan and for
God knows how many more crimes,
/ shall tear you and yours limb from
limb before am through
Impulsively Harding started toward
the other, and quickly Burrows turned
with stark terror In his eyes. and ran
ran straight out over the bridget Doro.
thy cried out to him TO come back. but
the man either did not hear or was
afraid to stop. On he dashed until sud
denly he reached the rotten planks In
the center and plunged with a Wild
shrek through the opening down into
the chasm below.
Dorothy sank back into Harding's
arms, sobbing piteouAy. with the
doomed mans shrek still ringing In
her ears. Another OF the Fifteen had
paid the penalty Of the LArnigan
vengeance.
With the death Of Burrows came the
collapse. final and irrevocabie, Of the
graft trust.
Realizing that they plotted and
fought In vain against the energetic
crusaders, Bruce and Tom Larnigan
and Robert Harding. ably assisted by
Dorothy Maxwell. the survivors OF