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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
From the Kansas city Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 "HE tomb of Perneb an Egyptian
 nobleman, who lived 45oo years
 A ago, has been set up in the Metro politan Museum of Art in New York city. It was found buried beneath the sand near the River Nile, and was taken apart, shipped to America and rebuilt exactly as 1t was It is of stone, the inside walls smooth and painted with row after row of figures of men and women and birds and beasts in red, yellow, blue and green, the colors as brilliant today as when they were put on. The tomb bears over it's portal the inscription: "Perneb, Sole Companion of the King, and Lord Chamberlain"
 Tho mortar upon the back wall of the tomb bore the hardened imprints of the fingers of the laborers just as distinctly as on the day the stones were placed in position. Outside the tomb, around the corner from the front entrance, was found in the sand @ lump of dried paint that a workman had squeezed in his hand. It bore the imprint of his fingers and the creases of his palm. In tearing up the floor of the tomb the men from the Metropolitan museum found under the plaster and mud flooring handful of nutshells, the remains of a work mans lunch, eaten on the day he was laying the floor.
 Can't you see the scene there 4500 years ago, the circle of squatting workmen talking together, one of them cracking nuts and eating them as he talks, let ting the shells fall upon the dirt floor and when the noon hour is over, arising and stamping the shells beneath his heel? They are covered by the plastered floor and lie there 4500 years.
 And the lump of paint-you can visual zie the artist as he finishes his paint ings upon the wall and gathers up the catch of paint left over, squeezes it into a lump in his hand and steps out the door and throws it away into the sand,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
.THALASSA

From the Boston Herald.
 The war continues to furnish interesting historical parallels. The grand duke is marching through weather as cold and snows as deep as were they when Keno phon was "exelavnoing'' so many para sangs" day through almost the same parts of Asia Minor. Not so many col lege boys in these days of elective courses are familiar with the Anabasss and the famous story of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand" as was the case 50 years ago, but all who have tramped with the Greek mercenaries of the army of Cyrus, betrayed by their friends and surrounded by formidable foes. will solilo- quixe few minutes at least upon the dispatches which tell of the march of the Russians. When the troops of 2400 years ago reached Trebizond they found 1t flourishing city, as it is today. Perhaps the soldiers of the army of Nicholas shouted when they reached the
 Euxine as did the weary refugees of old ''Thalassa. Thalassa. the sea. the seal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

gressman Hay and Senator Chamber lain, chairman of the military com mittee in the upper house, has each
 been in hearty accord with the Presl- dents preparedness policy, and to these two forceful leaders the credit belongs for the dispatch of business in their respective committees and for the practical unanimity with which the members have agreed to the gen. eral idea of military expansion.
 The bill reported Saturday by Sena- tor Chamberlain from his committee virtually doubles the regular army in time of peace and provides that the President may further increase it in time of war or in the event of threat ened hostility. Among other im- portant features of the bill are the liberalization of the National Guard and the creation of federal volunteer system in addition to the guard; large reserve corps and large vol unteer industrial corps.
 MT. Hay will report the House bill today and as the two measures are alike in their essential provisions, the joint conference committee that will amalgamate them should be able to report sometime before the decks are cleared for debate on the naval now scheduled for May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Auto Sightseeing Trips

There are few modes of recreation that afford such excellent opportunities for enjoyment as does long auto trip taken on a pleasant day with congenial companions remarked Mike Donelson, a well known Birmingham man, who is popular in club circles.
 For the past few weeks we fellows over at the Athletic have been clubbing together in auto parties for jaunts into the country on Sunday afternoons. The men at the club find these trips to be the source of unlimited pleasure and in terest.
 Our last trip, which was taken on the fifth of this month. was to the War rior river All the members of our party, which consisted of Jim Ormond, Harry Strong, s. E. Holt, Russell Bean, J.. E. Kirkpatrick, J. A. Randy and myself, were anxious to catch a glimpse of the old Warrior concerning which there has been so much discussion of late. We secured a powerful Cadillac car, leaving the club at in the afternoon. This trip, as well as others, proved indeed a treat. The river is not so far from the city as one would imagine. We drove at moderate speed. taking in the scenery as we went, and reached Tay- lor's ferry shortly before o'clock. We returned to our point of departure by 6, the whole journey, including stop-overs, consuming exactly four hours.
 "On next Sunday we plan to make an early departure for the purpose of in- vading the Capital City. We expect to reach Montgomery in an auto by Il a. m., and begin our return journey in the afternoon. This trip naturally may prove rather strenuous, but we antici- pate a highly enjoyable day in the open and the trip will form an interesting link in our sightseeing chain'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
TO OBLIVION

By James Thomson Take me and Hull me into perfect sleep Down, down. far hidden in thy dusk
 fest cave; While all the clamorous years above me
 sweep
 Unheard, or. like the voice of seas thst
 rave On far-off coasts. but murmuring OCT
 my trance A dim vast monotone that shall enhance The restful rapture of the inviolate
 grave. Upgathered thus in thy divine embrace, Upon mine eyes thy soft mesmeric
 hand, While wreattes of opiate odor ,nterlace About my pulseless brow: babe-purs
 and bland, Passionless. senseless. thcuahtless. let me dream Some ever-sIunbrous never-varying
 themH
 Within the shadows os thy timeless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Will the Pendulum Swing Back?

William A. Brady, a theatrical
 manager whose opinion on matters ot
 the stage is always listened to with respect, is much more optimistic re-
 garding the future of the Legitimate
 drama than he was two years ago. At
 that time MT. Brady was decidedly
 pessimistic and feared that moving pictures had struck death blow at the spoken drama. However, the
 moving picture producers, in their haste to get all the available money in sight, have flooded the country with films good, bad and indifferent, and shrewd observers say that the public is turning again to it's first love, the stage.
 Perhaps MT. Brady, and persons who think as he does, are correct in their assumption. At any rate, evil dence accumulates that certain branches of the moving picture in- dustry are badly disorganized and huge sums are being lost each year through the production of unprofita- ble films. The competition among the producers is equaled by the rivalries of numerous picture theatres scat tered from one end of the country to the other. In the larger cities they are getting to be almost as numerous as hotels and small indeed is the town which does not have at least one movie palace," where lurid and sen- sational films set the natives agog.
 The New York correspondent of Cincinnati newspaper was assailed by certain moving picture interests be- cause he wrote for his paper sur prising summary of conditions in the moving picture business. Having been called to account, he gave as his au- thority one of the most prominent producers in the country and it is pre- stunned that his critics had nothing further to say.
 Moving pictures, although lacking the personal touch" derived from the spoken drama, furnish an ideal form of entertainment and one within the reach of the masses, fact which ac- counts to great extent for their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY

From the New York Telegram.
 Tartars make good soldiers, and as a rule are extremely hardy, temperate and trustworthy-so reliable, in fact, that that often the most important posts are intrusted to their care. Not having the weakness for vodka common to the Rus sian soldier, the Tartar can be depended upon in crisis to keep perfectly sober.
 He is however, believed to be more cruel, probably owing to his Mongolan strain, which makes him when reused -calous to human suffering and reckless of human life.
 The typical pure Russian is a big hearted man. Unlike the Tartars, Films and other Mongolians, he is not spiteful. When injured he seldom endeavors to be revenged on his enemy, like the Tar tars Bashkirs Khirgis and other Tura- nian races.
 If he is a true and typical son of Rus sia he endeavors to forget the injury and relieves his feelings by splitting, swear ing, or simply by saying Bog S'vam" (the Lord be with thee), meaning that he leaves it to God to settle the account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Temple of Music and Learnins

The plans now perfected for build- ing at Black Mountain, N. C., vast auditorium capable of seating 21 ,5OO people have been in contemplation for several years. The mammoth struc- ture is to be a temple of music and learning and great religious activities are to center there.
 The fact that Walter Damrosch, who has been one of the leaders in the movement, is to be the director of the annual festivals to be held in the temple assures the excellence of the musical programmes and the fact that all the large religious bodies rep- resented in the south are identified with this enterprise will make it mighty factor in spiritual influence.
 Cultural centers of great magnitude and of far-reaching benefit have been developed in certain northern states and several on lesser scale are found in the south; but nothing equaling the Black Mountain project had ever been attempted in any part of the country. The advisory board includes distinguished laymen of wealth and a number of prominent clergymen.
 Black Mountain is on the main line of the Southern railway, sixteen miles east of Asheville, and as the Manu- facturers' Record points out, it is there that "the most unique co-opera- tive religious and educational under takings of the age or the nation" have been developed within the past ! decade.
 In a picturesque valley, Black Mountain is surrounded by forty -one towering peaks, ranging in altitude from 5000 to 6100 feet. From musi- cal viewpoint the situation is ideal, and MT. Damrosch has in mind plans flor making Black Mountain the American Beyreuth.
 The auditorium is to cost $2OO ,OO0 and is to be completed in time for the first grand festival announced for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
Progress on Defense Measures

In a few years the United States will be as well prepared to defend it. self against foreign foe as it is now unprepared.
 While there was reason to believe when Congress convened in Decem- ber that preparedness measures along the lines of the administrators Recommendations would be adopted before adjournment, the promptness and earnestness with which the mili- tary and naval committees have ap- piled themselves and the breadth of view manifested by those members of both houses entrusted with the consideration of constructive plans, have been extremely gratifying not only to the President but to all patri- otic Americans as well.
 During the past summer, when the administration tentative programme was made public and the importance of strengthening the national defense emphasized, many prominent mem- bers of Congress were inclined to op- pose legislation in the direction of na- tional security involving a vast ex- penditure of money.
 The Secretary of War, through the President, asked of the Sixty-third Congress small increase in the regu- lar army for the purpose of promoting greater efficiency in the coast artil- lery branch of the service, but this proposition met with no response.
 The fact is that President Wilson himself did not realize the need of army or navy expansion. But in due course the lessons of the European war impressed him, and caused him to change his mind; and he was big enough to admit that he had changed his ideas about preparedness. He lost no time in presenting his new views. and thoughtful men of both parties began to press preparedness as . vital issue.
 Chairman Hay of the military com mittee of the House, only few months before the Sixty fourth Congress met, made it plain in an interview that he would oppose any increase in the reg ular army. He believed that the army was large enough. But MT. Hay, like the President had done before him, and like other fair and broad-minded men had done, changed his mind after xiving the preparedness question ma 1a,ro consideration.
 & During the recent months Con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
NEW PLAY BY GUS THOMAS

From the Chicago Journal.
 The first Chicago performance of the new Augustus Thomas play, "Rio Grande, will take place at the Black stone theatre March 6, beginning linn ited local engagement This drama from the pen of MT. Thomas has to do with life at a United States military post in Texas, on the shore of the river from which the play takes it's name. at the time of threatened Mexican invasion. "Rio Grande" is the first play from MT. Thomas since Arizona to have for its setting an American outdoor environ ment. The cast chosen for it's inter- pretation by the Charles Frohman com pany, under the management of which the play is produced, includes Richard Bennett, Calvin Thomas, Robert Nc Wade, Frank Campau, Bennett Southard, Saxon Kling, Lola Fisher Amelia Gard ner, Gertrude Dalton and Agnes Martin. "Rio Grande'' was produced under the personal supervision of MT. Thomas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
SPEAKING OF PARROTS

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Out in St. Louis a lawsuit is being tried in which it is sought to break the will of a woman who, it is claimed, was mentally unsound because she trained her parrots to shout: "Hurrah for Taft" It is not alleged that the lady's Judgment in respect to a particular campaign was evidence of mental incapacity, although something like such a charge has been made against many who never have been brought into court, but the contest is based on her aversion to democrats gem erally and the policy of free trade in par ticular. Inasmuch as she could do noth- ing to further said aversion at tho polls. it is submitted, she instructed several parrots to hurl defiance with all tho per- sistency of which parrots are capable.
 The feathered member of the parrot species is somewhat of novelty in poli- tics and its introduction makes the St. Louis case more than usually interesting, more interesting, it might be said, than any amount of comment on whether in- dorsement of the present Yale professor or aversion to the party which once was a free trade party. but lately shows signs of changing it's mind, could make it. Philosophizing along this latter line might lead to charges of physical assault rather than mental incompetence and that with. out recalling what Horace Greedy re- marked about some of those affiliated with the party under consideration.
 ] What it was intended to remark was that the parrot in politics is not by any means a novelty. We have him with un always and his name ia legion. Fre- quently he Is overestimated. wherefore charges of mental incompetenUst mIght
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

August next, when a chorus of 2000 voices, assisted by an orchestra of 200 or more performers, will be heard in one of the familiar old oratorios.
 It may require two or three years to smooth out festival crudities and to make the musical feature what MT. Damrosch would have it, but in time Black Mountain will make the original Chautauqua look small by comparison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
The Bu.iness situation

In his Saturday review Henry Clews after discussing matters affected by the war. states that business conditions have continued highly favorable" Bank clearings are running 50 per cent ahead of last year. Money is still abundant at reasonable rates, and the bond mar ket is fairly active. The railroads are pressed with traffic and general trade is active.
 In discussing the present situation at Washington and presenting an industrial forecast the review says in part: 'Do- nestle and foreign politics dominate the entire business situation. and these again are chiefly influenced by war This week more or less unsettlement prevailed owing to fears of conflict between the President and Congress. President Will son very properly desired to ascertain the willingness or unwillingness of the legislature to support him In his nego- tiations with Germany. In a foreign sit uatlon or such extreme delicacy and irn- portance as now exists the chief exec utive could not afford to risk embarrass- ment from a division of opinion in Con- gress arising from party politics; hence his bold challenge to the Senate, which brought out, as expected. solid support. In it's foreign policy at this critical pe- riod the country must be an unques- tioned unit. and public opinion should in unsparing terms condemn taking ad- vantage of International situations for partisan purposess The consequences of such practices are far too dangerous to permit their indulgence.
 What will happen when the war is over cannot be definitely measured. In some quarters there will be violent re- action as soon as rehabilitation on a peace basis begins. while in other quar- ters there will be a resumption of ac- tivities now held in check. Imitation re- sulting from a plethora of money and huge war purchases has not yet run it's course. and the higher prices go the more severe will be the reaction. The true
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

From the Pittsburg Sun
 Now comes another wall that is almost as loud as that emitted by those who suffer from tho shortage of dyestuffs. Usually there are 100000 canaries imported to this country each year from the Hartz mountains. Where are they now?' the bird dealers and fanciers aslx and the 42- centimeter gun replies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
he Rochester Democrat

Chronicle.
 A 5 never before in history, the farm A CT must be wide-awake and in in scores of ways. To illustrate, the raising of corn is becoming increasingly important in the northern states. so much so, inded, that there are frequent shortages of seed corn, which have caused the United States department of agriculture to impress upon farmers the need for making ample provision for se- lecting seed that in general, will pro- duce a rapid growth and mature between killing frosts, and that will be adapted to the conditions affecting the crop in each locality. These are important points, for a variety that has given fine crops in one state may or may not pro- duce we'll In another.
 This is, of course, a question that con cerns the south has vitally as the north, especially as there is a strong disposi- tion there to break away from traditions and so into diversified farming instead of ton. The movement has in recent years been accelerated by northerners who have gone south, and who, with their knowledge of modern farming and their Yankee push, backed by some capital, are exerting a large and helpful influ- .ence. The war has driven the idea of having more than one bolt in their culver deeply into the gray matter of enterpris- ing southern whites and blacks.
 Thera ara upurortiop ottro ,t;x,o opportunities for the right sort of north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
SAD NIGHT

From Judge.
 American Contractor-These pyramids have been here for sometime. haven't they?
 Egyptian Guide-Thousands of years, sir.
 all that material go to waste. Why. there's enough for the foundation of a whole city of houses. and practically all ready.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

prevention or offset against these con tingencies is a clear appreciation of the inevitable followed by thorough prepar- Fortunately, our big industrial leaders
 and our prominent bankers are keenly
 alive to the economic dangers of the times, and are setting their course ac-
 cordingly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

BEGINNING THE DAf.-Loru' teach me that what I shall lind m men is partly dependent upon my self. Help me to seek the good' anu having found it, to hold 1t ma to cherish it into larger life. May my afm in looking into the heart or a man be not to convict him or to catalogue him, but to help him. An Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

Honest sailormen, attending an enter tainment in New York, were shocked by a barefoot dancer. They are prob ably fellows who haven't had much shore leave during the past few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
JUST THE REyERsB

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 It is said that MT. Bryan doesn't like the way things are going in Washington. That's easy to believe. They're not go- ing toward Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
The Southern Telephone News

Recently I picked up a copy of the Southern Telephone News, published for the employees of the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company, and found it full of readable articles and well illustrated said F. w. Brantley of Kentucky, who is visiting relatives in Birmingham.
 T buy good many periodicals, and only few of them are so well worth reading as this telephone magazine. As the Southern Bell is now noted for the excellence of it's service, any publica- tion that bears it's imprimatur should be high class, but I had no idea that such a fine magazine as the Southern Tele- phone News was among our current lit- erature."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

Mizzi Hajos is reported to have dropped mispronounced it. However, great many theatre-goers are not quite certain about the pronounciation of sMizzi.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

Because he bears a striking resem- blance to the late King Edward VII some damaging evidence was given against a New York man in a divorce suit. No doubt he wishes now he had kept his face clean-shaved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
SHOULD SAY SO

From the Savannah Press.
 It is said there are ordinaries in Georgia that charge Confederate veterans s1 for writing their pension checks of s60 year. Excuse our French. but if this Is so it's ad-m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

With the possibility of the government building powder plant at Muscle Shoals, pacfist Alabamians are being converted to preparedness in large num- her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06
HOTEL LOBBIES
BIardi Gras

Some years ago St. Louis and two up Mardi Gras carnivals, but climatic and other conditions being unpropitious. they were abandoned said Charles c. Arlington of Chicago.
 T am told that about 20 years ago Birmingham tried to establish pre- Lenten carnival as an institution, but after two or three big affairs the en- terprise was discontinued. New Orleans always has been, and always will be, the great carnival city, with Mobile a good second. Not man years since I happened to be in Mobile on Mardi Gras, and l was greatly interested in the pageants and the festivities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

City employees of Louisville are forbid den to drink while on duty. Perhaps their office hours are not unduly long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

If the Germans were to capture Paris number of exiled kings residing there would have to move on again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

Former Secretary Garrison is said to be "red-blooded" man. Yet he quit when his services were badly needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

It will be at least 20 years after the war Is over before Greece will regain her ac- customed good spirits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-06

Evidence accumulates that Posephus Daniels is learning more about the United States navy every day.