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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
From the Cincinnati Times-star.


~NE of our heroines has been Sa-
Z rah Curran, the daughter of
john Philpot Curran. the great
Irish advocate and the sweetheart of
Robert Emmett. We remembered the
story of the Irish patriot lowering near
the Curran home while the authorities
were looking for him. He paid with his
life for his endeavcr to induce his Sa-
rah to fly with him to the United States
He was apprehended and then came his
trial, his betrayal hy McNally and his
execution.
Sarah Curran lived on to be celebrated
in song and story. She was the heroine
of Washington Irving's Broken Heart"
But above all she was the poetic figure
mmortalized by Tom Moore in "She Is
Far From the Land Where Her Young
Hero Sleeps" one of the most musical
poems OF one of the most musical of
poets.
"She is far from the land where her
young hero sleeps,
And lovers are round her, signing:
But coldly she turns from their gaze
and weeps.
For her heart in his grave is lying"
And then there is that last verse:
"Oh! make her grave where the sun
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
THE HAPPY WARRIOR

BY William Wordsworth.
Who is the happy warrior? VINO is ne
Whom every man in arms should wish
to be?
'5ris he whose law is reason; who de-
Ponds
Upon that law as on the best of friends.
Who If he rise to station of command,
Ris.s by open means; and there will
stand
On honorable terms, or else retire,
And in himself possess his own desire;
Who comprehends his trust, and to the
same
Keeps faithful with a singleness of aim;
And therefore does not stoop, nor lie in
wait
For wealth. or honors. or for worldly
state;
Whom they must follow; on whose head
must fall,
Like showers of mamma, If they come at
all.
Who if he be called to face
Some awful moment to which heaven
has Joined
Great issues, good or bad for human
kind,
Is happy as a lover: and attired
With sudden brightness like man in
spired
And through the heat Of conflict. keeps
the law
In calmness made, and sees what he
foreSaW;
OF is an unexpected call succeed.
Come when it will, is equal to the need.
Who, whether praise of him must walk
the earth
Forever, and to noble deeds give birth,
Or he must go to dust without his fame
And leave a dead, Improbable name
Finds comfort in himself and in his
cause;
draws
His breath in confidence of heavens ap-
plause.
This is the happy warrior: This is he
Whom every man in arms should wish
to be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
Sham Warfare Dangerous

"The way these moving picture peo-
pie get the vivid scenes of an actual
battle in progress is a wonder to me-
said Monte Semon, manager of the
Lyric. Il suppose the camera men in
the midst of the warning district in
Europe receive fabulous salaries for
their daring, which to my mind eclipses
the valor of most soldiers.
zone of the scenes in this week s
Pathe Weekly shows the French charg-
ing German trench. The smoke of bat
tie, the bursting of shells and the
charge of the men in battle is depicted
in marvellous way. understand many
of these camera men have been killed
or wounded while pursuing their haz-
ardous calling. 1 would not take the job
at any price,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
HOTEL LOBBIES
Cleaning In


TT is hard for one who has never
had the experience to realize what a
trial it is to attend to the details of
cleaning up and renovating a large
building" said Hardy Burt, proprietor
of the new Burt hotel.
There are innumerable things that
require the closest attention in order
that they may be done right. The only
consolation is that once you have made
Things clean and orderly, finished
decorating and remodeling, it is com
paratively easy to keep it that way
The hotel public of today are much
more scrupulous than ever before when
1t comes to cleanliness and goad SER
vice. The hotel that does not give it's
most careful attention to these details
is handicapped in competing with those
whose aim is cleanliness and service"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
Odds Very Generous

PREVIOUS to the sailing of the
Deutschland the New York papers ran
articles stating bets were placed at
the odds of to 1 that this ship would
not reach Germany" said J. N. Baxter.
1T is strange how these New York
gentlemen inclined to wager their
money on any sort of a chance arrive at
the price of odds. I should imagine the
Deutschland had an easy time after elud-
ing the ships on watch for her just off
the capes of Virginia. OF course, the
same sort of strategy had to be used
for her to get into German port, but
to my mind the odds of to l were
very generous in view of the feat nee
essary to be performed for the man on
the short end to win"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
Excellent Indications

Inquiries at the Jefferson theatre in
dictate a very prosperous season, accord
ing to Brown Parks, assistant manager,
who talked on the prospects of local the
atricals yesterday:
I'VE have made many important book
ings for the Forthcoming season." said
Mr.. Parks, land we have been gratified
at the number of inquiries made of the
management of the Jefferson theatre as
to the various productions that are COM
ing.
1.-THE Drama League of Birmingham is
especially active at this time securing
data as to the class of theatrical produce
tons that will head south this fall and
winter and to this progressive body we
have made a full report of the bookings
and are eager for suggestions as to how
best to satisfy the theatregoers of the
city.
"At the present time we are COM
pletely renovating the Jefferson theatre
as the recent heavy rains caused con-
siderable damage. However, we are
painting and decorating the jefferson
from top to bottom, which clearly indi-
Gates that we have great faith in the
success of the Forthcoming season."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
BLIGHTED HOPE.

"Old Mr.. Fansome has been greatly
disappointed in his son."
I'm surprised to hear that Young
Fansome seems to be doing WELL"
"oh, he's making about $4,000 year
in business, but when he was at college
old Mr.. Fansome had an idea he might
develop into a major league pitcher"
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.
THE Fadder girls are seen everywhere"
Not quite everywhere"
"No?"
II dare say nobody has ever caught
them in the Calder kitchen"
CONVENIENT.
have built. Has it all modern conven-
iences?"
"Oh, yes" replied the suburbanite. "and
one Of my own inventions"
What is it?'
"A periscope, by means of which 1 can
see from my bed whether or not the
cook is approaching in the morning."
CRUSTY FELLOW.
Affection balks
At William Jasper,
For when he talks
He's quite a rasper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
A PARAGON.

He looks upon his fellow man
With disappearing eye;
Another's faults will closely scan
And heave a doleful sigh.
He never has, in any mood,
TIL consciousness of sin.
Reform himself? Methinks he would
Not know where to begin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
Watching Food Importation

Recent examinations by the chemists
engaged in the enforcement of the food
and drugs act of shipments of benzoic
acid offered for entry into the United
States have revealed that much of it is
adulterated with boric acid" said John
c. Moses. This adulteration is probably
due to the high price which benzoic acid
now commands owing to its scarcity. 1t
is quoted at about S11 per pound, while
the price of high grade boric acid is only
20 to % cents per pound. AS some of the
shipments of benzoic acid have been
found to contain as much as 20 per cent
boric acid, the enormous profit in this
form of adulteration is apparent.
1.-THE officials in charge of the enforce
ment of the food and drugs act are of the
opinion that benzoic acid containing
boric acid is adulterated, and that ship
ments of such a mixture offered for
entry into the United States should be
denied admission under the food and
drugs act.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
FUTILE.

He never wihks at any miss,
Who by his window passes;
And there's reason. 1t is this:
He's wearing colored glasses.
Youngstown Telegram.
He never winks at any miss.
He never deigns to speak
His eyes are perfectly all right;
He's just been spliced a week.
gainesville Telegraph.
He never winks at any miss,
No matter where he is;
He tried that once and, sad to say,
The lady spoiled his phiz.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

BEGINNING THE DAY-The day
returns and brings us the pet''
round of irritating concerns anu
duties. Help us to play the man. neip
ms to perform them with laushter
and kind faces, let cheertulness
,bound with Industry. Give us to go
bIithely on our business all this day.
hiring IA to our resting beds weary
and content and undiscovered, anu
grant MS i'm the end the gift of Sleep
Robert Louis Stevenson. I'll. M. II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
WAR VERSE

From the Nashville TenneSSean.
Among the changes which have come
about during the past few decades, one
of the most noticeable is the seeming
failure of the divine afflatus to any longer
work amid the horrors of war. Whethef
it's because war is now so Internal, we
spired poem, written during the present
war; is hard to find, though the versifiers
are as numerous as ever.
There was not much in our scrimmage
with Spain to actuate the poets, but it is
a matter of pride to the south that the
best poem resulting was by the late Madi-
son Cawein of Louisville.
Kipling's verse has failed him; so has
that of Bridges, the poet laureate. Even
Watson's sonnets do not stir the soul
All this is recognized in England as
well as here. Still, there is saving rem
nant out of the emotional outpouring
This is made up from the so-caIled minor
singers and from amateurs in the
trenches. Rupert Brookes who died in
the service, wrote at least one poem on
the theme of war that will live. Among
the best on this subject we have seen
recently is THE Reaper" published by
the London Times-the two concluding
lines, suggested, perhaps by the story
of Ahab who went softly in his sor.
row, being unusually impressive and APP
pealing:
Red are the hands of the Reapers,
And the harvest is so white!
Red are the feet that are treading
The threshing floors by night;
And, on the young brows, dripping
AS with the dews of morn,
Deep rose-red are the woundings,
Like scars of crown of thorn.
Tired, so many, with reaping-
Tired with treading the grain,
Still they lie, in their sleeping,
Low in the Valley of Pain
Never again to be quaffing
The joy of life. like wine:
Never again to be laughing
In Youths glad hour divine
Birds shall sing in the branches.
Children dance by the shore;
But they who shared the red reaping
Shall come back never more.
Let whose can forget them,
Walking lifes noisy ways;
We who have looked on the Reapers
Go quietly. all our days"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
New Model Ford

"The new model Ford is 'pippen' and
no mistake said E. B. Crawford, who
will sell the new model Ford in the Biz
mngham district. 1--WE will have one
on display in a few days 1t would have
already been out, only one of the parts
was left out in assembling the car and
will have to arrive before we will put
it out.
you would hardly recognize the new
model as a Ford. The entire body line
is changed, while the hood leaves off the
'octagon soap bar shape. The radiator
is changed, also. and is made of black
enamel and has lost the old shape. The
change really makes the Ford look like
a real car, which 1t is, and the price
will not be raised, but will be cheaper
than last year"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

Misery acquaints a man VIII" s'r""se
bed-fellOws. line 1empe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
JUST ORDINARY.

"a burglar was captured in our neigh
borhood last night"
"Yes?"
"And we were all rather disappointed"
I'm what way?"
He was neither lowering brute, with
a hoarse voice and two weeks growth
of whiskers on his face, nor a gentle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
NOT HIS FAULT.

Women are peculiar
mo doubt"
There is Mrs. Bilfur. She used to say
she was just crazy about Browning but
since her worst enemy has been elected
president of the Browning club, it even
makes her mad to hear the poets name
mentioned"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26
QUITE THE CONTRARY.

QUITE THE CONTRARY
DO you find health and happiness on
the golf links?'
mot always. You'd be surprised to
know how many golfers I meet who have
nasty tempers and diseased livers.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

VAT HEN the European war began
w more than two years ago
Germany thought it would be ended in
a few months, but neutral observers
entertained no such idea. The late
Lord Kitchener said the war would
not be we'll
Entente Statesmen und er way
Say Peace Is Far Off for IL or 10
months and he
predicted that it would continue three
years or more. Lloyd-G George, in a
speech in the House of Commons this
week, said the course of the campaign
was visible and that he thought in
the dim distance the end could be
seen.
Other members of Parliament ad-
mitted that Germany was still strong
and expressed the opinion that peace
was yet far off.
Former Premier of France Viviani,
now minister of justice in the cabinet,
in addressing the general council of
the department of Grouse referred to
the struggle as extremely difficult
and predicted that prolonged efforts
would be required to break Prussian
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

The colonel may think he can win
speech, but the colonel has fallen into
the habit lately of overestimating his
powers
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
Smyrna quin
Smyrna.

FIe'u guns LUIHs' , IOHVE' :" ;
Deakyne. ,; Homer Deakyne, l.;
Goodwin. 4; Rust. /; Lord. l. Foul
goals Ennis. 3; Goodwin. 9. Re
fierce Bell Scorer w. Holland.
S. II. S. Timekeeper Boyer. Time
of halves-20 minutes.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
SMYRNA eAsrAT BASKET BALL

played Three Games Last Week a. d
W n Them With Overwhelming Score
In one of the fastest games that
has ever been staged on the Smyrna
floor. the Dover High School team
was defeated Wednesday night by the
SMYRNA quintet. 1921. The lineup !:
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
DON'T Be MlSLED
Smyrna Citizens Should Read
and Heed This Advice

Kidney trouble is dangerous and
often fatal.
Don't experiment with something
new and untried.
Use a tested Kidney remedy.
Begin with Doan's Kidney Pills.
Used in Kidney trouble so years.
Recommended here and everywhere.
The following statement forms con-
venelng proof.
Mrs. Charles Griffith. Clayton.
Del, says: "Not only have /. per
sonally. used Doan's Kidney Pills.
but others of my family have taken
them. and know they have done
good work. was having a bad at
tack with my back My kidneys had
become run down and as a result,
sharp pains across my back were fire.
quent. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
me great relief and | haven't had to
take them in a long while. "
Price soc. at al dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Dnan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Griffith had. Foster Milhurn
Co.. Props. Buffalo. N. Y.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
Cousins and Economy.

Should cousins marry?" was the OBJ
iect OF an animated discussion at a
ladies' debating club the other night.
After a great many speakers had
vigorously taken the negative side,
a prepossessing young lady, who was
known to have crowds of cousins her.
self, spoke up boldly in the affirmative,
and threw fresh life into the discus
sion by declaring that she always did
her best TO encourage her own cOus.
ms to marry one another. as such
unions were far more economical than
the ordinary kind
Economical, How. dear?" her
eliminates cried. in chorus.
Well you see, said the speaker,
aemurely "one wedding present does
or hc,h then"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
UNDolNe OF GEORGETOWN BOYS
Arrested For Robbing a House and
Sent to Georgetown Jail

OeUA 10 0GoEkcAoWu - di
Charged with breaking into the
cwelling of Byron w. Stone. Of
Broadklin hundred, and taking there
from a watch. a pair of spectacles and
other articles. as we'll as effecting an
entrance by means of n back door to
the store of Benjamin Ableman, of
Georgetown. Thursday night, Roy Mill
man and Reese Whitemoore, two
small white boys, who have escaped
from the Ferris Industrial School.
were arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Samuel r. Wilson Saturday
afternoon and in default of bail COM
mitted to the Sussex county jail.
Some Jewelry, gloves. ties, hand
kerchiefs and clothing were taken
from the store of Mr.. Ableman. The
boys were traced near Stoekley,
caught by County Constable II. E. Short
and brought to Georgetown. Millman,
a few months ago, was committed to
the industrial school for larceny neal
Georgetown. Nothing is known about
Whitemoore. but it is believed that
both escaped from the school at the
same time.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Possibly J. r. &. Lee May Succeed
Rev. Jason at Dover Institution

Possibly J. r. {. Lee May Succeed
Rev. Jason at Dover Institution
IRE. Lee has been recommended,
by a special committee of trustees of
the State College for COlored Stu
dents. to succeed the Rev. w. C..
Jason as president of the college.
Dean Harry Howard of Delaware
College and j ohm B. Hutton. of Dover.
were the committee. The trustees of
the college are to TeOrganize the in
stitution. Mr.. Lee. when presented
TO the board Of trustees, made favor
able impression.
The prospective new president is
principal of the colored high school in
Kansas City. Mo-. and until six
months ago was academic head OF
Tuskegee Institution for seventeen
years. He has the same ideals con.
corning the training Of eolOred lads a,
were held by the late Booker 7. Wash,
ington. whom it was thought Mr.. lie,
would succeed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
Midiletown

GatfOrd and Holland. Towards,
played in the seco I'd half.
Field goals Wilson, A; Porter, 3;
Attix. l; GatfoTc. l; B. Meyers. 2;
McWhorter, /; F. FPoole. l. Foul
goals-Porter, 2: B. Meye 2. Ref
cree - Homer Deskyne. Scorer -
William Jacobs. Timekeeper Boyer.
Time of halves 20 minutes.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
Second Team Plays MiddletOwn

There we're two games played on
Friday night last. the first game being
played by Smyrna High Schools
second team. who played Middletown
High. This was a fast game and
the Smyrna boys played their best.
Smyrna beat the Middletown boys
2O-1O. The line-up:
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
First Team Plays Wilmington

The second game was played by the
Smyrna High Schools first tesm. who
played Wilmington Academy. one of
Wilmington's best teams. This was a
one sided though very exciting game
and the Smyrna boys played all around
Wilmington and won by an exceeding
~ large score. 67-9. Jones. Smyrna
Star player. played remarkable
game, making II field goals Ennis,
another star player, also played a
fine game. making a close second to
Jones. The line up:
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1916-03-29
Smyrna

WIIsUH. BuaIu, pIHytu IN LUt UIsI
half in Deakyne's place
Field goals-Jones, IA; Ennis. 9;
Lyman. 2; Homer Deakyne. 3;Harold
Deakyne. /; Wilson, 1; Abrahams,
2; Speakman, l. Foul Ennis,
z; Abrahams. 3. Referee - Bell.
William Jacobs. Timekeeper
Boyer. Time of halves-2O min
utes.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-12-24
Some Teuton Newspapers
Welcome Suggestion as
Holding Out Distinct Hope
for Ending HOStIIitieS,
OTHERS SEE PURELY
SELFISH AMERICANISM
Iatimation by Lansing That
UnitedStateS Acted Because
of Danger of War Is Cause
for Resentment,
Iay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wissi


Berlin Dec % tyia London. Dec.
23D-The Berlin press receives Ircsi-
dent Wilson'S note to the helligcrent-
with varying views, scarcely any two
papers looking alike at the PROPOSE
lion. The views range from the en-
thusiastc welcome accorded the plan
hv the Tagcblatt. to the uncNpcctodl}
cynical uuaSi-aCguIosCcucC of the \OS-
.isChe Zeitung with the middle ground
represented by the Lokal Anzoiger
which prefers to await the answer OF
the entente powers to the emperor
note before deciding for or against it,
sees Pure SclfishncsS.
George Bernhard in the Nosslsche
Zeitung. views President Wilson's pro
posal as actuatod purely from Amcn-
can selfish motives. America, ne
SAYS. finds itself in the position of
having passed the heyday point i'm its
financial operations with the entente
and now wants peace and the coop
Grafton of ENGLAND in preparing for
what it alludcs to as the IueNllahle
Japanese trouble.
Herr Bernhard refers to Secretary
Iansing's statement regarding Amcu-
ca being drawn to the verge of war
as a distinct tip to Germany yet he IS
convinced that America desires to
avoid such conflict primarily for
some such reasons.
No Neutral Participation.
The suggestion that neutrals as well
as combatants participate I'm the peace
conference is energeucally and ylgor-
ousy rejected by the newspaper,
which declares that this must not
come to pass in any circumstances.
What may come between Germany
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-19

HEAD OF COMPANY
DECLINES TO TALK
Mayor Mitchcl's Attempt
to Reach an Agreement
With Strikers Failure.

NEW YORK, Sept IS Unless
" negotiations that are being
conducted by Mayor Mitchell are ter
minated successfully by Thursday a
strike of approximately 700, 900
trades unionists will be called, lead
ers of the striking carmen declared
after "A conference late today
The United Hebrew Trades, repre-
sentlng "a membership OF two hum
drcd thousand organized workers,
tonight voted to go ON sympathetic
strike as an aid To the striking car
men If they are called upon to do so
by the Central Federated union.
Failure Of negotiations being con-
Quoted by Mayor Mitchell to provide
n basis of settlement of the traction
strike In this city, will result in a
call Thursday for sympathetio
strike of approximately seven hum
dred thousand workers. union lead
ers declared after conference late
today between representatives OF
several crafts.
The vote was taken at n meeting Of
delegates said to represent every craft
In the United States Including the
garment Industries in which many
women are employed Arrangements
Ntic hH'ht 10 notllN tne membership
OF two hundred thousand to be ready
to answer strike call AT any time.
The call will be issued, 1t was
stated, to all unions affiliated with
the Central Federated union of New
York, the Central Labor union Of
Brooklyn and the Federated union
| or the Bronx Westchcster and Yonk-
ers Some of the unions already
have authorized strike, union lead
ers said. and refcrendums are in
progress in others.
Refuses to Arbitrate.
Theodore i. Shonts. president of
the lnterborough Rapid Transit
company and the New York Rail-
ways company late today Issued a
statement in which he said that the
companies would refuse to confer
further with the strikers. This ~
nouncement was made after Mr..
Shonts had been Informed that
Mayor Mitchell had agreed TO act
with oscar Strauss, chairman of the
pubic service commission in an at
tempt to bring the strikers and
companies together.
Mayor Mitchell announced tonipht
that he had asked the citizens COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce.
and representatives. of the Nor
chants ass slcation to meet with him
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