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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
A SANE NEW YEARS EVE

From the New York Globe. It has been customary for Broadway, with the assistance of it's out-of-towr visitors, to usher in the new year riot cusly. Broadwayly speaking, an unwhirl- ing head was not considered in proper condition to welcome the newcomer.
 This wear the gay white way or the Rialto, or the white light district, or whatever you wish to call it, has been wrought up because New Years eve falls on a Sunday and an annoying excise law was ready to put a damper on the time- honored celebration. So the restaurant men asked the mayor to stretch the law few points
 Unfortunately or fortunately, which ever way you look at it, the mayor was powerless. The law was to be enforced, at least as far as it is enforced any Sunday. So the hotels and restaurants have de cided to defer the celebration until New Years night.
 Broadway is always on the lookout for something new. And here's chance for a real novelty-a sane New Years eve What if Broadway for once acts as if the passing of an old year and the well coming of 8 new one is made the occasion for something other than a Bacchanalian revel? What if Broadway for once gets up with a clear head on New Years morning?
 We can't have a regular old-fashioned New Years eve, perhaps. We are too far advanced to turn back to the customs of our grandfathers. We are living with the clutch wide open and one foot on the accelerator. But as we turn into 1917th street it will do no harm to apply the brake for a moment and experience the sensation of rounding corner at some- thing less than 100 miles an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
SULTANABAD TN WAR ZONE

Situated in mountainous district in
 which considerable grain is raised, Sul- tanabad has an elevation of more than a
 mile above sea level The city is the cen- ter of 8 triangle formed by the three
 historic towns of Kermanshah, 15O miles | in an airline to the west: Teheran, 15O
 miles to the northeast, and Ispahan. 15O
 miles to the southeast
 Strangely enough, Sultanabad owes it existence to Napoleon Bonaparte. In an
 effort to induce Persia to attack Great Britains possessions in India in exchange for French help against the Russians then invading Georgia (the Emperor dis patched Gen. Claude Gardane to the court 1 or Teheran to effect the alliance But by the time the diplomat could complete his dangerous overland journey the treaty of Tilsit July, 1S0O, had been in existence five months, and his mission was thereby rendered useless for the time being. The envoy remained in Persia for more than year, however, and during that time attempted to reorganize the native army. recruiting center for several battalions was established in the midst of the rug making villages of Irak, and
 thus began Sultanabad, which today has
 a population of 5000
 Gardane returned to France in 1909, was
 made a count and took part in the dis astrous campaign in Portugal under Mes
 sana. His reverses cost him the favor
 which he had won with the Emperor by
 his tactful handling of the delicate Per
 sian mission. His subsequent career was
 obscure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Preparing Budget

"The county employees will get their monthly check little in advance this month," said T. Owen Gillespy, coun- ty auditor Thanksgiving comes OF new board of revenue that the coun- ty employees have their money in time busy getting out all the vouchers for this purpose
 Everything will be quiet at the courthouse on Thanksgiving Day. The board of revenue is busi1y engaged preparing a budget for the year and making other plans to reduce the county's expenditures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
BEN DOWN IN OLE KENTUCKY

By Paul Laurence Dunbar I ben down in ole Kentucky
 Fur week or so, an say, Twas as hard as breakin' oxen
 Fur to tear. myself away Allus argerin' bout fren'ship
 An yer hospitality Y ain't no right to talk about it
 Tell you've been down there to see See just how they give you welcome To the best that's In the land, Feel the sort O grip they give you When they take you by the hand, Hear lem say, Were glad to have
 you,
 Better stay week or two," An the way they treat you makes you Fes, that ev'ry word is true. Wife. she sez must be crazy
 Cause go on so, and Nelse He lows, "Goodness gracious; daddy, 'Cain't you talk bout nuthin' else:" Wess, ples- gone it. I'm jest tickled,
 Beiu' tickled ain't no sim I hen down in ole Kentucky,
 An' mean to SC agin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

the last few days before Christmas, then make a mad rush for the stores which are overcrowded and take some thing that he would never have ac- cepted earlier when the range of se lection was great Then he rushes to the postoffice and waits in line for a long time trying to get his package posted and the chances may be that 1t arrives at it's destination a day late. In such a case much of the senti- ment attached to the remembrance Is lost because it was not received by or before Christmas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
M M q
County Will Vote
the TThree-Mill Tax

the lElTG@=Mllll sS&
 TT HERE is every reason to believe U that the people of Jefferson county will roll up big maJorlVy for the proposed 3-mill tax fo1< school purposes, authorized by the recently ratified educational amendment. But as the committee in charge ot the amendment campaign took nothing for granted, so nothing will be taken for granted in regard to the election to he held February 6. The same committee that looked after the amendment canvass in this county J. R. Hornady, S. J. Bowie and r. M' McNeill-will have charge of the forthcoming campaign.
 The amendment was clearly eX- -,lained and it's importance urged by the friends of education from one end of the state to the other and the same arguments that were presented m favor of the amendment will serve well in any county tax campaign.
 Here in Jefferson the people are familiar with all the reasons ad- yanced for the ratification Of the change in the constitutiin which gave each county and school district home r1le insofar as special tax levies go. Without that change this county would have been forced to struggle on with a seven-month term; would have been forced to do without a sut- ficient number of school buildings; would have been forced to make out with the old insanitary houses.
 Vote the 3-mill tax and Jefferson county's school revenue will be ade- ouate to provide first-class buildings and maintain first-class school system in every respect. The large majority cast in this county for the amendment should be duplicated, or even more than duplicated, on the 9th of February.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Educational Work

Much effective educational work has been accomplished by the Alabama Anti Tuberculosis league this year." remarked F. l.. Lloyd of Birmingham.
 "In addition to the distrib ution of great quantities of circulars and instruc- tive literature from various municipal centers, paid advertisements in large vol ume are being circulated by the press, seeking to give the people thorough un- derstanding of measures necessary ts check the ravages of the white plague. Only simple, common sense methods of preventing and checking the spread of consumption are described and all terms, not readily understood by those outside of the medical profession, are omitted.
 ''The children, as well as the older persons, are being given instructions along this line.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Hotels Crowded

New York's floating population was so great prior to the Army-Navy game that the hotels could not accommodate the visitors" said J. Campbell Maben, Jr, who returned yesterday from the Man haitian metropolis. ''The New York hotels were forced to send some of the guests to the hotels in Newark
 'The east is rolling in wealth and progress is almost impossible on the streets on account of the automobile traf- fic. The New York Sun stationed re- porter at Forty-second street and he made a count of the machines that passed in three hours. He counted 5460 automo- piles during his period.
 Birmingham had a rather lively dele gation in New York There were about 15 in our party, and we enjoyed the shows and froics immensely''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
ADRIF7T WITH THE TIMES
ERADICATION

ERADICATION. T notice in passing"
 Said old Mir Dow,
 "A tick in the watch
 Is worth two on the cow''
 Savannah Press
 'T don't mind remarking,'
 Said Angus McCree,
 "A peach on the lap
 Is worth two on a tree"
 QUITE SIMPLE. But all the scenes of this musical com edy are laid in an oriental country. How can we work in a song about Broadway?'' Can't you have the comedian wish he was back in Lobster Land?"
 INSERT LETTER "E., "so you were invited to participate in a profit sharing scheme?" "Yes" How did you come out?' q discovered that the purpose of the scheme was not sharing but shearing." THE BOSTON MANNER Come, Waldo, dear, truce to lamenta- ton! Thou must expect to suffer when thou sinnest. Who yearns the proverb says, for gay aaltation, Must surely compensate the violinist. Philadelphia Evening Ledger. And, Waldo, dear the while we are about it, Let us reveal another truth eternal So well established nobody can doubt it, Each canine has his period diurnaI.
 Springfield Union, And, Waldo, dear, amidst your lamenta- tion, Remember Time is every sorrows men, der, You should have known: Quick is the separation Of imbeciles and their good legal ten- der.
 Houston Post. And, Waldo, while we're in the mood for anything This solemn truth we'd call to your at- tention: Iris very well to set your heart on climbing, But pride quite oft precedes quick descension.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Automobile Center

T am greatly impressed with the busting business activity of Birming- ham," said H. H. Brehm, southern rep resentative of the westcott Motor com pany.
 Since making contract with the Saunders 4dotor company for the Vest colt agency have decided to remain here for few weeks. find that Birmingham is quite a distributing point for the southern states. There are certainly a great number of machines here. If the demand for motor vehicles continues "a keep up and the European war lasts many more months, the United States will be the only country that can manu. facture machines for the world. At the present time this country is the greatest automobile center on earth by 30 times"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Negro Labor a
Valuable Asset

1TS7 OR many years the race problem U in it's social aspect was more or less perpleXing to the south, but con ditions improve as the negro's indus trial status improves-as the percent- age of colored men who own farms increases. Many negro farmers have been quick to adopt intensive methods and are accumulating wealth. All such are fixtures in the south.
 Negroes have always been good coal miners and ironworkers, and in the mechanic trades they are gradually showing more skill than in former years. But as much as the negro is needed at the mines and at furnace plants he is even more needed in the agricultural sections of Alabama. In the cities men of the colored race often cOIIlpldlIl Ol udu u CdtlllSilt de IHC hands of officers of the law, but sell dom is any complaint heard in the country.
 Of course, there are many lazy, worthless negroes in every large com munity. The vicious classes must be sternly dealt with, but the police do not always make the proper distinc- tion between the negro laborer and the negro vagrant; and when the worthy members of the race feel that they are classed with the worst elements the appeal of the '1abor agent" natur- ally meets with ready response.
 Of the thousands of negroes that have migrated from Alabama to the north within the past few months a majority of them will return, perhaps, when they find their new sphere of toll not what they expected to find. Many who had quit the companies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
HIS ANIMAL MARTYRpoM.

Now come the days when mother plans A lengthy list of Christmas gifts, And as her eye the paper scans
 Poor father sits apart and lifts His hand to heaven, but makes no sound. He knows how fruitless that would be. How ever light his purse, he's bound
 To simulate excessive glee And donate sums to one and all
 Who have a claim upon his love, To answer quickly every call
 And where the shoppers push and shove His burdens bear-great bundles which Contain the means of Christmas cheer, The while he wishes he were rich
 And sheds a surreptitious tear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

liberty, too. When she goes back to pounding the typewriter or working in department store possibly there will come moments of weariness when she will long once more for the smell of the new mown hay and the solici- tude of the good old farmer and his wife, who wept when she left them.
 Unless there is a man in the case. As mentioned before, Mary is pretty and has dimples. Perhaps she knows good provider who will marry her and furnish a cosy flat for her and take her out to the theatres and the caba- rets, and Lincoln park, and White City and Riveryiew, and all the other places. After all, a person stands as good chance to find the Never Never Land" in South Chicago apartment house as on farm.
 Mime. Yvette Guilbert doesn't think much of the shows provided in this coun- try for the tired business man. Natur- ally, she is not as much interested in stage poultry as the average tired business man.
 Vermont contributed generously to the democratic campaign fund. The Vermont democrats evidently don't subscribe to the theory that "they also serve who only stand and wait"
 have to do without their Thanksgiving turkeys, unless food spectators are frightened by the threat of boycott and lower their prices
 Hard luck "Pancho' Villa lost an au- tomobile while attacking Chihuahua. However, it is much better to have ones auto shot to pieces than oneself.
 A dime isn't much, but if every citizen of Alabama spent g. dime for Red Cross seals there would be plenty of money with which to fight tuberculosis. tered over his ranch, but Mrs London placed them in an urn She was in po- sition to have the last word.
 If the health faddists would recommend hard cider instead of an apple day to keep the doctor away they would soon build up large following
 If the appearance Of New York sol- diers returning home from the border counts for anything, patrol duty is fine training for guardsmen.
 Chicago's diet squad reports progress. In other words, each member will be glad to get a square meal when the times up.
 The author of the most authentic his- tory of the war in Europe will begin work about 10 years after it is ended.
 Whatever excuses the Germans may offer for taking Belgian civilians to Ger many, the act itself is open to suspicion.
 The prevalent prosperity is poor ex- cuse for raising the price of food It is simply confession of greed,
 Millions of eggs are held in cold stor- age in Chicago, and most of them have already reached senility.
 Judge Hughes and Judge Parker know what it means to have fellow feeling TOW.
 The Chinese coolie finds the profession ], of arms so attractive he hates to give
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
roo GOOD TO BE TRUE

From the Memphis Commercial-Ap-
 Says the Birmingham Herald: "The Pennsylvania congressman who flew to Washington in his own aero plane is probably the sort of patriot who scorns mileage" Huh! It's dol lars to fishing worms that he'll collect his mileage-and it will come high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
Christmas Shopping

T think it is about time for ev- eryone to begin a campaign to get people to do their Christmas shopping early" said E. R. Norman, assistant postmaster, yesterday. T doubt If there is man. woman or child in the dis trict who does not realize that it is decidedly to their advantage to make holiday purchases at the earliest pos sible date, yet each year the great majority of us wait until the last min ute.
 The average person will wait untA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

BEGINNING THE DAY-Teaeh us that no evil is intOlerable put guilty conscience; and that nothihS cnn hurt US, if, with true loyalty Of affection, we keep Thy commano- meuts and take refuge Tn Ihee' Awer-Cbanning. H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
DRAWING IT FINE.

"Is prohibition being strictly enforced here?"
 Not yet" replied the old resident. There is still some discussion going on as to how soft drink should be to keep out of court"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
EASY FOR HIM.

You are always seeing something in the papers to laugh at"
 Excuse me"
 well, what have you found this time?'
 "An ossified man says the high cost of living is forcing him to practice rigid economy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
MERB CEIILD'S PLAY.

T see proud and happy father push ing perambulator around. Under the circumstances, don't suppose he consid- CTS that hard work for Sunday"
 Probably not. The man you refer to hustles pianos around on week days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28
A MARGIN TO COVER.

Still flirting with war brides?"
 'No. I was cured of that foolishness the first time my broker called on me for alimony.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

But, 0 how bitter a thing 1t is to look into happiness through another mans eyes. As You Like H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-28

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
Wife Was Already
Wed, Says Parsons

"A marriage at the town clerks Of
flee November 20 last figures in the
annulment proceedings brought by
William c. Parsons of this city against
Blanche Parsons of New York. In
the suit filed yesterday in the superior
court. Parsons declared Blanche told
him she was a single woman at the
tune IF the ceremony here.
+ He learned afterward that she had
husband, Joseph Kinds, living in
New York. 1t is because of this al
legged deception that Parsons wants
the court to annul the marriage. The
action is returnable to the February
terlu
The only William c. Parsons in the
city directory is employed in the City
National bank and lives at 3101 Main
street
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

found that out right away. g. was
placed in solitary confinement.
Mind you, L am not going to give
you any horror story. I might tell
things to make your hair stand. But
I won't. There were too many kind
nesses. But it is enough, isn't it, when
I say was in solitary confinement?
1T was solitary. Il had a little cell
with aboard floor-the boards so far
"a part your foot would sometimes slip
through them, though. if you slipped
all the way through you'd only be in
a cellar dungeon.
Outside my cell was a tiny patch
of yard that they let me out in for ex-
ercise once a day for an hour. But I
had writing materials books and
newspapers I leaned a great deal of
italian during that period. But
eight montns-a11 alone! The guards
that fed you might not talk with you
The thing was intoleralble. And was
able to know by the sound of voices
that came from the prison through
MT held that way. So finally L got
UP my nerve and practically demand
ed my release from that intoIerable
loneliness.
..There was some delay, but it was
granted me. was allowed out sin
Company as it were expressed. There
were four other prisoners at the time,
wages they couldn't live on and had
been guilty of petty theffs, and the
director of telephone company, a
cultured man. I practised my Italian
on them, and they stood for it po-
liteIy and charming1y and began OF
course, to improve greatly
81 found, though, that by securing
the privilege of company had to
give up my writing materials. and
magazines, though not my books We
could smoke, but we couldn't play
games of any kind AL your letters
had to be handed over opened
ttIy trial was "a fair one The wit
nesses against me were inclined to be
discursfve, but the presiding Justice
sharply brought them down to a re-
cita1 of facts. I was my only witness,
and must admit he handled me in
the same fashion. He cut my story as
I had formulated fl all to pieces, but
dence.
seHe brought out points for and
against me impartiaI1y. When was
MT on the stand I sat in a cage
''From the first it was agreed that
had committed an unintentiona1
my responsibility. In this there are
two degrees-fl11l responsibility or
sernf-responsibility. My a1ienisf con-
tended that was wholly irresponsible
at the time I killed my wife; the
others said was about midway be-
tween se1ni-responsib and respon-
s1bf1ity.
when it came to telling my own
story, I spoke IN Italian altogether It
would be absurd to say that I wasn't
at high nervous tension could
speak the language f1uently, but
sometimes I had difficulty in und err
standing the Judge, who spoke very
rapidly
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28
CHEERFUL WOMEN

Despondency IS a. thing of evil origin
and evia results. Worry produces MOTH
ing but wrinkles and Wretchedness-
Let the reader pat up little. note ON
her burean, on her desk, and at tina
head Of her bed, jnst two words, DON'T
sss HT 80, 49, . ts sgoe sssSs, zoe Aa To
snziou5, despcndent face. fretfuL
complaining voice, viii make every one
uncomfortable.
A woran,s nerves are more truly the
eause OF worry than outside troubles
The Nerves are of . wornan's body the
telegraph system, which surely warns
her Of any trouble in the feminine
Dr. Fience. during long period
of practice, found 911zt a prescription
made with giycerine, entirely of roots
and herbs, without the Use of alcohol
ered Og xs. ninety ,,s pei s4s cent 4se cd s 9oa
mauv years in his private practice he
put It mp IN form that would make
it easily procurable-
Wor1cn are earnestly advised to take
it for irregular or paiufm periods,
backarhc. headache. displacement, ca
complexion and nervousness.
For girls about to enter Worlaa1ihood.
women about to become mothers, and
for the changing days of middle age
DIR. Pierce,s FaEorite Prescription
should always. be on hand. In liquid
or tablets.
Write DIR. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y, for
free 1876 page book on wonaan's dis
eases. Every woman should have one
DIR. Pierces Medical Adviser, CLOTH
found, sent free to you on RECEIPT of 3
dimes Cor stamps) to pay the expense of
mailing only Dr. Pierce, 1nvalids'
If YOU are troubled with Indigestion,
Constipation, BiIipusness, Bilious Head
aches, and hundred and one ills which
depend upon an inactive liver, use DR..
Picfce's Pleasant Pe1lcts.--Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-28

ago and which will come into force on
April 1. The new regulations pos
sess great interest for foreign bush
ness interests
Although a detailed translation of
the ordinance is not yet available a
summary by officials indicates that
an exception to the general rule men
toned above. will be made in favor
OF such foreign juridicaI persons as
are recognized by the law of Japan.
Tt is explained also that the new reg
u1ations will not affect those foreign
ers or foreign companies actually in
possession of mining concessions and
they are at perfect liberty to transfer
their rights to other foreigners. The
mining concessions secured by for
eigners by arrangement with the for
mer Korean government will also
hold good after the enforcement of
the revised regulations. Tungsten
and ten other minerals have been add
ed to the list of mines which will
come under the control of the new
ordinances the total of such minerals
being increased to 28.