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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
AN UPWARD LOOK

By James Whitcomb Riley
 70 LIFE! o BEYOND! o mortal life, The perverse gifts that come to me from youl From childhood I have wanted all good things,
 sYou gave me few. You gave me faith in One Divine-above our own imperious might, 0 mortal life, while I but wanted you.
 And your delight. wanted dancing feet, And flowery, grassy paths by laughing streams; You gave me lettering steps, and eyes all blurred
 With tears and dreams. wanted love-and loi As though in mockery. you gave me loss. Ger burdened sore. wansed rest; you
 The heavier cross. I wanted one poor hut For mine own home, to creep away into; You gave me only lonelier desert lands
 To tourney through. Now, at the last, last verge Of barren age, l stumble, reel and fling Me down, with strength all spent and heart athirst
 And famishing- Yea now, life, deal me death Your worst-your vaunted worst.
 
 Across ny breast With numb and fumbling hands I sird me for
 The best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
FRANK l.. STANTON

From the Nashville Banner
 Atlanta recently paid a splendid trib- ute to Frank L. Stanton. A body of busi- ness men set aside day to be known as Frank L. Stanton Day." and pro- ceeded to celebrate in honor of the dis tinguished Georgia poet and philosopher
 Messages and expressions of good will were received from all parts of the country and from distinguished men of every walk of life The spirit of the occasion took hold of those present to such an extent that the governor and the legislature will be asked to designate one day in each year as Frank L. Stan ton Day. to be celebrated throughout the state
 This is certainly a disting uished and well deserved honor that has come to MT. Stanton. There must be some expla- nation, aside from his genius, for the love and affection bestowed on this modest and even bashful man, who has never sought the limelight and has con sistently summed publicity of every form.
 Looking over tributes paid him on the occasion of the celebration, it is be- lieved that some explanation for this un- usual demonstration is found in an ex- pression from Clark Howell editor of the Constitution. MT. Howell says he has sat beside MT. Stanton for p years, and during that time MT. Stanton has never said an unkind word of any man.
 Mir. Stanton is entitled to the best that can be said of his achievement He deserves the praise his productions have brought him, but the greatest tribute ever paid him Is that he has never spoken i'll of any man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
BABY MoNoPLANE
n Popular Mechanics.

From Popular Mechanics.
 What is undoubtedly the smallest sdc- oessful monoplane in the world has re- gently been constructed by q Californian. In addition to this distinction the ma chine is almost as unusual in design as it is in size, for it is driven tail first by an ordinary seven horsepower, twiE-cylnder motorcycle engine It weighs, complete with it's gasoline tank filled. only 2SS pounds. has a wing spread of IS feet, an overall length of Is feet. and a support ing area of about 20 square feet The motor drives 41a-feet propeller at about 140O revolutions minute, giving tho craft speed of nearly 60 miles an hour. The power plant Is placed at the extreme rear Of the machine, 90 that it's weight is lalanced by that of the pilol who rides several feet ahead of it. The machine has been driven a number of times, and during these flights has remained in the ar from 15 minutes 10 half an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
From the St. Louis Republic.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 TY HE war has caused many transfor-
 nations, but the greatest transfor-
 \ nation of all is the new birth of the soul of France. We have read much of this and have accepted it as a fact; but the fact became living to every one of the audience which, at the members conference of the Business Mems league, listened to the recital of her hospital ex- periences by Anna Held.
 Two years ago Anna Held was the light est bit of froth that danced on the ripples of gay Farce" To the man of the world and the bon vivant she suggested a phrase of naughty song and a frou-frou of skirts; to the moralist she stood as the representative of just those follies and luxuries which are the weakness of na- tons and the destruction of high ideals
 Then came the war. The mobilization found Anna Held at a roulette table in the casino at Vichy-a table where the players and spectators were five deep and the play fast and furious. She saw the croupier at her table-"the man that takes away the money" as she artlessly explained-wipe his eyes as the crowd left the room His partner at the next table was going to the front, and the wife and the three children must be left behind. She returned to Paris, fol- lowed the government into the south and finally returned again to Paris, filled with pity and the sense of the agony of the land, to sink in the hospitals. She did not sing Won't You Come and Play With Me?" She sang the "Marseillaise :"
 As she described the sights her eyes had witnessed she forgot herself There, before the eyes of her listeners, were she long ranks of the maimed and mutilated men. Here was line of those who had each but one arm. They desired to- ap- plaud-and each mans hand found the hand of the man next him; for none could applaud alone. And the eyes of those who heard her glistened and grew dim. Then she told her remedy for war.
 We fear that there is little chance of it's being tried. Anna Held would get the rulers of the nations together for con ference and for new partition of that which may be divided, in order that the tearing to pieces of millions of strong, beautiful men for Glory" might come to an end.
 It is not much of a solution-but that aspect of it is unimportant The ssnlh- cant thing is that Anna Held, Anna Held of the music halls, stood before an audi ence of 800 American business men, poured out her heart of pity and com passion in view of the horrors of war, and then. realizing that the nations must think-think with a new clearness and a new intensity-upon the awful problems which the war has raised, she bravely tried to do her part here and offered the best solution she could.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
BRAKE TOR OCEAN LINERS

From the Engineering Magazine.
 A device known as the Lacoste ship brake is designed to be thrown out from the side of a ship that is in danger of collision or grounding and thus add it's resistance to the efforts of the propellers to arrest progress Capt. w. s. Smith, U. S. N, notes that ''the question of in- stalling such brake is a financial one and is dependent upon the lessened insur ance demanded and the advertisement of such an appliance to increase the passen- ger list"
 Experiments with the apparatus were first made on the U. s. s. Indiana in 1910. but showed very little either for or against the brake. The loss of the Ti- tanic awakened interest in the matter, and arrangements were made with the government to conduct experiments at the Washington navy yard with a model. The model followed the design of the St. Louis which is 536 feet long, with 0 dis placement of about 17O00 tons.
 Using this model a number of runs were made and valuable data obtained, the model having the great advantage of
  ment Various forms of bl lake were con- sidered, which had the object of permit ting opening and closing at will with the vessel going at full speed. These were all judged too extravagant of weight and power, and the final conclusion reached Twas that: "The simplest form of brake, designed to be set in the side of the ves- sel, to be released instantly by the officer on the bridge by throwing lever and to open by the pressure of the water without further thought, to be supplied with only enough power and mechanism to haul in the brake when the vessel was stopped or going astern and lock it fast. for future use-was the only practical solution of the question.
 It was found that with a pair Of brakes 1173 feet wide and II feet deep, set at right angles to the direction of the vessel, the speed would be reduced from IS knots to 7.15 knots in FOOD feet without the help of the propellers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
Good Roads and Farm Values

The road institutes being held by State Highway Engineer W. $. Kel- Ter, assisted by two government en- gineers. are we'll attended, and will result in much good. According to MT. Keller's Montgomery interview in Mondays Age-Herald, the Columbl- ana meeting last week aroused great deal of interest among the people of Shelby county.
 The state engineer dwelt particular ly upon the attractive farming re- sources of Shelby and of the excep- tional opportunities offered the intel ligent and enterprising trucker. He pointed out the fact that Shelby was ideal for the cultivation of vegetables and other products that go to make up market supplies.
 "The Birmingham Montgomery highway offers immediate transporta- tion facilities into Birmingham" said MT. Keller. "A farmer could load his automobile truck with marketable vegetables, run into Birmingham m less than an hours time, dispose of his wares and be back at his home in a few hours. I do not know whether the farmers of that section have con- sidered the plan of truck farming, but it is my belief that they could turn their attention to no more profitable source of income. It occurs to me that in neglecting the opportunity offered for truck growing, the farmers living along this highway are sleeping on their rights"
 The building of good roads has done more to enhance land values in Ala hama than any single agency. In Shel- by farm tracts can be bought now for less than $50 an acre, but few years hence the same land will be considered cheap at $60 or $70, and the time is not very far off when 1t will bring $100 an acre.
 Every county that goes forward in road building is adding to the wealth of individuals and the wealth of the state and the upbuilding will be ac- tolerated by the enterprise of the progressive farmer who tills the soil on scientific and business-like methods.
 The public does not yet realize what stores of latent wealth are to be found in Alabama; but in live stock breed ing. in crop diversification and in truck farming the state should make kreater strides within the next two or three years than in an entire decade o1 the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
HOTEL LOBBIES
The neaI Estnte conventlon

Local real estate men are looking forward with great deal of interest to the convention of the National As sociation of Real Estate Exchanges, which will be held in New Orleans March 27 to 31." said President Gus A. Pope, Jr., of the Birmingham Real Es- state exchange.
 We are sure of brilliant pro- gramme. Some of the biggest men in the country will discuss real estate mat ters, and we are ging to get a real benefit out of studying conditions in New Orleans.
 Birmingham will entertain hundreds of the delegates to the convention for a day, as many of the exchanges in large cities fin the north and east have written that their delegations would stop over here for brief visit The local exchange will make them all feel at home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

for the nomination in 1920, and every one knows that President Wilson will not be candidate for a third term nomination.
 If MT. Burr should decide to remain in the race for national committee man, he should withdraw the words of the recent statement he signed and announce himself for Underwood. Otherwise, regardless of personal pledges which he might have received before he expressed himself as an- tagonistic to Senator Underwood, the people of Alabama cannot afford to elect him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
THE TAMING OF THE sHREw

From the San Miguel Examiner.
 A complaint was sworn out this week against Edward Kimbas, whom it was charged threatened to shoot his wife, and whom rumors says took gun to bed with him and kept it there all night for the purpose of intimidating his wife and making her love him more. Kimbas is a Finn who married buxom young woman about half his age, and, as is often the case, the disparity of the ages and desires makes trouble be- tween them frequently and the wife stood 1t as long as she could and then called on the authorities to tame the shrew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
Automobile Reserve Corps

T am in receipt of letter from MT. G. T. Bindbeutel of New York, tempor- ary chairman of the Home Defense Motorists, or Automobile Reserve corps, which is to be part of the national preparedness plan, outlining the pur- poses of the organization and suggest ing that Birmingham be represented by committeeman" said Herbert E. Steiner second vice present of Steiner Brothers.
 "The enrolment of every able bodied American motorist in the movement to establish corps in this country is solicited. It is pointed out that the organization can be made 8 very help full auxiliary of the United States army. From the viewpoint of mobility, the army, small though it may be, should in this way become very powerful
 'The general staff of the regular mill itary establishment has worked out motor truck company scheme like this: One car or truck master, commissioned officer three assistant car or truck masters, commissioned officers or ser geants of the first class; 2S chauffeurs 
 wrecking car one helper, one trumpet CT, one cook five motorcycles and riders.
 ''The Automobile Reserve corps has the sanction of the war department and Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills. U $. A., chief of the division of militia affairs; also the governors of 13 states and the major general commanding the National Guard of New York.
 'In .he training of a motorist in the Automobile Reserve corps there will be certain military instructions, including pistol practice and drills several times a year; also practice tours during the annual military encampments. Many Birmingham motorists, it may be taken for granted. will be glad to enroll themselves in this laudable move ment. Germany's efficiency in the war now raging is due largely to just such an organization of motorists as is pro- posed in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
ALABAMA PRESS

Alabama Democrat: Hugh Roberts, in Ia Washington letter to The Age-Herald. seductive a thing the federal pork barrel is Its swill is about the most covetous form of aliment that Uncle Sam serves from his stand nowadays Pork has be- come the staff of the modern states mans life.
 Pine Belt News: Eight persons met death in one county in Alabama. from open fireplaces during the past year. Really, every home should have fire guards in front of flreplaces, and then the appalling death rate from burns re- ceived in open fireplaces will be greatly reduced, if not entirely eliminated In some countries and states laws have been passed requiring guards for open fireplaces.
 Attalla Herald: The antisuffrage wave is spreading in Alabama. However, if women had the vote they might be able to improve on the state legislature.-The Age-Herald.
 If such incidents as happened at the last state suffrage convention at Gads- oeh continue to occur, the antlsuHfase wave will continue to spread and the majority of women will be content to stay at home and let the vote as well as the legislature take care of itself.
 Falkvi1le News: The nearer the time for the Confederate reunion at Birming- ham, the surer the fact stands out that that city intends to give the old veterans the time of their life and eclipse all former reunions. As this will be the last one that a great majority of them will ever attend, the citizens of Birmingham and the state as well are going to make it one that they will carry the mem- ories of back home with them that will be a consolation and a satisfaction to them as they descend the hill of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
Wilson strong With the People


 'I believe President Wilson is stronger today in the affections of the people of this country than he has been at any time since his inauguration,'' said S. K. Slaton of the borough of Brooklyn.
 q spent last week in Illinois and In- diana and the week before in Missouri, and nearly everyone met was a Will son man. The President has a wonder fully enthusiastic following in the east and if the election were held tomorrow he would be victorious by q decisive ma jority. Roosevelt, who from all appear ances, will be the republican progressive nominee, is strong in some states but do not believe he will be able to de- feat Wilson.
 Just what effect Bryan's knifing of Wilson will have in November cannot be foreseen. Bryan is no longer a man of powerful influence. His recent acts have estranged many Of his old sup porters. Still, there may be enough Bry- antics to compass Wilson's defeat. The shame of it that such thing were pos- sible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
AN EASY VICTIM

You seem to be in melancholy mood this morning, Jobbles."
 Yes. I've been thinking about the thousands of poor fellows being killed in Europe"
 "stin. that isn't your fault"
 T know it. but you see, I don't own any war stocks and there is nothing to prevent my yielding to acute depres- sion'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
Tennessean's New Home

The Age-Herald extends congratu- lations to the Nashville Tennessean and American, which has moved into handsome new home. Sunday was moving day. The entire plant was transferred from the old to the new quarters between the hours of II o'clock in the morning and o'clock in the evening, in itself remarkable achievement, as all departments were in full operation at p. m.
 The Tennessean and Americans new habitation is one of the most modern and completely equipped pub fishing plants in the south. In few days a general housewarming will be given, to which the people of Nash vile and surrounding towns will be in- vited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
NOTHING NEW A millionaire
 Is on the rack; He wants to get Some letters back.
STILL \ CoNNoIssEUR

If give you this nickel, won't you spend it for whislsy?" asked the careful old lady
 No, mum, answered the tramp. T ain't dat low yet"
 I'm glad to hear it"
 T haven't reached de point where I kin drink 5-cent whisky. mum though I aint partic'lar bout what I smokes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
EASY GOING

An easy going chap is he He doesn't care to climb, If hard work in his path should be He'd dodge it every time.
 Detroit Free Press. But when this easy going scout Drops in to make call, One has to almost kick him out To make him go at all. -Rody McPhee in Springfield Union. And when the easy going jay Sees you ride to a fall He bears it in his easy way And never grieyes at all
 Houston Post. The easy going chap is one Who'll never win to fame, And yet, when all is said and done; He's happy, just the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
SIGN OF I'll ETIsIEs

From the Providence Journal
 It is said that Chinese statesman has just married his stenographer China may at last be considered to have caught up with occidental civilization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
ART FOR ARTS SAKE

From the New York World.
 Chicagos grand opera season resulted in a deficit of $ss,OOo. By that test it must have been season of great artistic merit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

BEGINNING THE DAY-"Educa- tfou is a duty, culture an ObIfgn- tion.. Past generations have labored and bIed that we might know what we know. Moreover the present gem eraesOn, in large part, 1abOrs ana bIeeds that we may have leisure and opportunity to learn. What we learn is a loan; what we know we ovve.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
THE FINAL TEST

Can you tell me whether or not our navy is a good one?'' asked the anxious citizen.
 Not yet" replied the sarcastic man. There is such a hopeless difference of opinion regarding our navy that am going to reserve my own opinion until it goes out and tackles hostile fleet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
NOT AT ALL SURPRISING

Since the Twobble girls returned from finishing school they find the society of MT. Twobble rather irksome." ]"
 Hes not polished enough for them, eh?"
 That's about the situation. It seems that while he was learning the coal busi- ness from A to he failed to acquire superficial knowledge of French and a taste for grand opera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

A magazine contributor says New York is not an American city. However, it is sufficiently American to be rich prize if the Germans should capture it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
NO LAUGHING MATTER

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 "Mr. Wilson now understands what i means to have Congress on his hands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

The President may take the people into his confidence, but Colonel House reso- gives us a luscious idea of just how lutely declines to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Perhaps the most pitiful victims of Eu- ropes bloody carnage are the blind, thus reduced by statesmen and rulers who are themselves blind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Recent contributions to the yellow press indicate that the "sob squad is still on duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

With other ships standing by and cam eras clicking, what can the captain of a sinking ship do but stand on the bridge until 1t goes down?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Congress seems willing to make any concession rather than run the risk of getting into war. Whats become of the Spirit of 1776?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

The Russian bear has his eyes fixed on Constantinople, but he lacks great deal of being within striking distance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
A RATHER PooR SHOWING

1T understand Mr. Dubwaite has an nounced for another office"
 He seems determined to keep running until he gets one"
 "Yes. but Mrs. Dubwaite says she is out of patience"
 why so?"
 ''she says man who has been run ming for office as long and as hard as MT. Dubwaite has ought to have some thing more to show for it than pile of unpaid printing bills,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Portugal threatens to go to war Still, Portugal couldn't aae much more than make a face" at an enemy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

The Germans may get to Paris, but when they do there won't be many live Frenchmen left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Dwindling coal piles will soon cause hurry calls to be sent out for reluctant spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Canadians blame the laxity of the United States for permitting plots against Canada to be matched in this country. The Canadians should have a heart. Uncle Sam can't even protect him. self from conspirators
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Honus Wagner has just celebrated his forty-second birthday in a manner beft- ting one of the nations great men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

With Cole Blease running for office again, South Carolina promises to get back into the spotlight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
TIME TO CONSIDER

From the Knickerbocker Press.
 When young man discovers that a girls giggling doesn't irritate him. he is in danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
NOT WORTH WHILE

Beware the doleful citizen Who daily wears a frown He never praises anyone And never boosts his town. The only time he ever smiles Is when he haps to know Some man who failed and gets a
 chance
 To say, "I told you so.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

When President Wilson does drop into the vernacular he uses it with effective ness and skill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

No communication will be published without it's authors name Rejected manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

Miss Bessie Shaw and w. D. Brum- beloe are the only authorized travel ing representatives of The Age-Her- ald in its circulation department. The Age Herald is not responsible for money paid to out -of-town carriers or dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-29

General Carranza should take a few lessons from Premier Asquith in the fine art of sitting on the lid