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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
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By WILLIAM CONFER England. with all thy faults love still My country and. while yet a Where English minds may be found Shall be constrained to love the. Though thy cline Be Tickle and thy most deformed With dripping rains wtere by a frost would not yet exchange thy Sulllen skies And fields withou. elower for warmer France With all her vines for Ausona's groves Of golden fruitage and her rtle bowers. To shake thy senate heights sublime Of patriot eloauence to flash down fire Upon thy foes But I can feel thy fortunes, Thy joys and sorrows With s a As any thunderer ther.. Ard I Thy follies. too; and with just disdain Frown at efeminates. whose looks Reflect dishonor the land love. How, in the name of SO. .dership and sense. Should England orospor, when such things smooth And tender girl, all essenced OCT With odors and profligate sweet; Who sell their laurel. for myrtle wreath And love when they should fight when as these Presume to lay their hand the ark Of her magnificent awful Time when it praise and boast enough In cline. and travel where might. That born her children. Praise enough To i'll the ambition of private That Chatham's language was his mother tongue And Wolfe's great rame compa triot with his own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
HOTEL LOBBIES
BrowneIIs Take Auto Trip

Dr. George G. Brownell, member of the
 faculty of the University of Alabama,
 passed through Birmingham yesterday on
 his way to New York, and other points in the north and east Dr. BrowneIl is making the trip in his motor car. and is accompanied by Mrs. Brownell and the other members of the family.
 T am anticipating a very delightful trip, and shall probably not return to Alabama until just before the opening of the university" said Dr. Brownell. T
 am informed that the roads are good
 practically all the way, and we shall take our time, stopping at various points of interest along the route. Before return ing, we will spend sometime with rela- tives and friends in the east"
 Dr. Brownell declared that the year just closed at the university was the
 most successful in the history of the in- stitution and that the indications for the coming session were most encoura ging.
 Our commencement in May brought
 back the largest number of alumni we have ever had' he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
AFTERMATH

lished. winning for him recognition as one of Americas foremost literary artists, he had had numerous stories refused After- ward the editors besought him for contrt. buttons and when he returned those iden. tical stories they were at once accepted and published A name has high adver- Using value and it's appeal to imagina- tion will help story go-to a certain ex- tent. few failures, however, will ex. haust this resource entirely. In the meantime we are wishing Miss O. Henry exceedingly well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIr1ES
THE RULING PASSION.

THE RULING PASSION. The man who likes publicity Attempts in many ways. By all the arts at his command, To draw the public gaze. In letters to the editor He gives light to his views On everything beneath the sun, He reads of in the news. The chance to make speech, methinks, He's never known to miss: He'll cen sit down and sign a check, For charity. I wis., If sure his name will soon be read By everyone in town Thus adding to his magnitude And swelling his renown. How sad it is to think that when He breathes his final breath, And his proud heart that fondly beat Is stilled for aye by death When down the street his cortege
 wends
 And frequent tear-drops fall, He'll be in no position to
 Enjoy his funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE MEXICAN
 SITUATION AND OF A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

lowing. 1 was denounced as having writa ten a description of the battle when I was not present. was honor bound not to divulge the source of my information, and I did not
 The Japanese politicians and newspa. pers abused me, but not one word of crit. icism was uttered by an army officer And when a few months afterward a de- tailed report of the battle was printed from the records my story was proven true.
 The Japanese officers contended that a Chinaman wounded upon field of bat tie would not accept succor or help from the medical corps, but would attempt to stab him when a surgeon approached for relief. They found it, therefore, neces- sary to put an end to the wounded with the bayonet.
 I remained in Japan and China for some four months, but never once saw Ia fight nor heard a gunshot except in the form of salutes. It was indeed a bitter disappointment for one who had youthful ambitions to witness real bat cyft hon
 do hope that the young Alabamans who go forth to the Mexican war with ambition and enthusiasm with valor. courage and determination to serve their country on the field of battle, may have opportunity. The hired soldiers can do the patrol duties-the duties of police men.
 While the probable fighting in Mexico will be more or less of the guerilla sort, diers worth the having. It will give young men opportunity to become army officers of high rank and it will bring about training and equipment which will prepare us for the greater duties which may face us in the future.
 I do hope that every Alabama boy who enters this Mexican war will return, and I hope that every one who returns will come home with record emitting him to promotion in the regular army if he cares to serve therein.
 7,erd3,ueQ1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

D RESIDENT WILSON'S Carranza
 note last week was one Of the
 strongest he has ever written. He should immediately write another and end his note writing for a period The next note should read:
 My Dear Carranza:-Unfortu-
 nately you are not equal to the
 job. The United States has decided
 to intervene with it's army, bring
 about order in Mexico and stabilize
 its government You may aid us if c you will. but whatever you do, our
 army is ordered into Mexico to
 quell disturbance and establish a
 government of peace. order and
 progress.
 Our mission is not one of war
 but of peace. But if it takes war
 to bring about permanent peace,
 such it shall be-
 The United States can only go for ward now regardless of threats or of fighting. Into Mexico City itself our troops must penetrate and establish a military government throughout that supposed republic. Only time can tell what form it's permanent government shall take. Probably it will be terri torial for period of years. Then it may be statehood. as was the case in New Mexico
 feel proud. indeed, of the tnthu- siasm and patriotism of Birmingham S young volunteer soldiery. I wish for each one of them action and glory. They are not of the patrolman va riety. They are not hired men, but men who have responded to their coun- try's call for a service of action. They would be inside the lines where there will be fighting and where they may display their gallantry and brains. I do hope for them better luck thar I had twenty-one years ago.
 *
 From my boyhood days when I read Mohun I had ambition for battle. My for a chance to witness a battle never came until in the sos, some twenty-two years ago when war was declared between China and Ja- pan I was ambitious to go as a news
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
FALSE ALARM, MAYBE
m the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the MOntgOmefy AdVertlser.
 Fortieth entry in our big fib contest! ! Birmingham faces another financial crisis" But for crises and coal Birming- ham wouldn't be half as interesting but we submit that Birmingham probably has more coal than criseA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, teach me that If l did not get tired I could never enter into the heayi- ness of that multitude who are nl- ways tired. Teach me that other wise I could never know the bless edness of rest. Teach me that Thou gavest me my strength to spend, and in its spending l grow Hkest Thee. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
THE EXCEPTION.

THE EXCEPTION.
 Ability to make friends easily Is a great help to man who is running for office"
 That depends on the office he's after"
 "Yes?
 ''The presidential nomination seems to fight shy of man who's good mixer.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

of his tragic and untimely death, seen
 strangely prophetic. His love of coun-
 try and lofty patriotism are revealed
 in some of the finest lines known to
 contemporary literature, and the
 promise shown in his early work has
 convinced many literary authorities
 that he might have become one of the greatest poets of his time, if he had lived. "The Soldier" one of the most
 widely known of Brooke's poems, was recently published in The Age-Herald. His collected works were issued last year by the John Lane company.
 - OR the first time since the Ma IT tional Guard was established the large corporations are manifestlng practical interest in that excellent organization.
 In most of the industrial centers of the country those who control the op- erating companies are notifying such of their clerks and wage workers as belong to the military that they will be continued on the pay rolls for at least six months-some do not limit the time-and that places will be waiting for them when they return from the Mexican border or whenever the President may order them for war duty.
 One after another of the big con- cerns in New York, Boston, Phlladel- phia. Chicago and other cities are pub fishing announcements of that Kind. The effect has been most helpful to the military authorities, while the pa triotic spirit now displayed by leaders of industry is gratifying to the Amerl- can people in general.
 This attitude on the part of large employers is the result of the pre- paredness campaign which has been in progress for year or more. Ana such attitude was needed.
 When the United States had to raise a volunteer army for the Spanish American war few manufacturing concerns or banks came forward to promote enlistment or to make 1t easy for their employees who responded to the Presidents call to arms. But the old saying that corporations have no souls was never wholly true. In many of them soul is usually somewhere around. At any rate large business concerns of today not only have the patriotic instinct but most of them will make sacrifices by way of demon- strating it.
 And now that the preparedness propaganda has accomplished much in short time it should continue until the little army men and the little navy men shall have entirely vanished. They are already becoming as scarce as hens teeth.
 THE Spartan spirit was shown by a woman who lay dying in Buff falo. Calling her son to her, she bade him enlist and return to her in the
 uniform of a soldier. He was grantel two days absence, when he explained 1 the circumstances to the military au thorities, and went back to his moth er's deathbed. Mothers have paid the price of war since the beginning of time and rarely have they ever failed in that spirit of heroism and self-sac- rifice which impels them to give up something more precious than life it. self-the sons who go forth to endure and possibly to die on the battlefield. There is no more poignant grief and none that is more bravely borne. 6 Los Angeles is claiming population of $50. 900. but the "half-m'llion" towrs
 profess to believe that those figures were furnished by the Los Angeles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
TIP FOR TRAINMEN

From the New York World.
 time when the United States govern. ment is employing the railroads extensive. ly in moving troops over the country wifi be found by the railroad brotherhoods a poor time in which to work up strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
Montgomery Welcomes Troops

Montgomery is ready to give the state militia hearty welcome" said Bruce Kennedy, secretary of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, who was here yesterday. We consider that our city is very fortunate in having been selected as the place for concentrating the troops, and we will see that they enjoy them to the border. The only danger about their staying in Montgomery is the fact that they will like our city so much they will not want to leave for the front when the call comes. Everything at Vandiver park is now being put in shape for the troops, and they will have an ideal place to camp"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
PAINFUL DISCOVERY.

PAINFUL DISCOVERY. 'I've just been studying one of those tests to prove whether or not person is minded"
 You look disturbed
 "Why shouldn't be. when according to that chart I've been moron all n y life and didn't know it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

paper correspondent and have cppor- tunity to write vivid descriptions of
 warfare It was not. however. until
 the first of March. 1895. that I secured
 commission from the New York
 James Creelman. who had been ex- pelled from Japan because of his story
 of the battle of Port Arthur.
 I was then the Washington corre- spondent of the Atlanta Constitution and supposedly went to Japan for that paper, but the New York World, which
 was under the ban with the Japanese
 war office. was actually sending me. I was full of ambition and enthu- siasm and left Washington on the 9th
 of March It took me about twenty days to reach Japan. I arrived three days after the last actual battle of the war was fought. This was a: Ting Chwang-Tai, where some twelve hum dred dead Chinamen were left cn the field of battle There were no yound- ed ones. Those who were ,und ed
 were finished with the bayonet. I was fortunate enough to get. in confidence, the report to his government of an messed the battle as guest of the of- ficers of the Japanese army corps. It was a vivid description which he gave me. He warned me, however that if I used it, it must be as my own with out quoting him; that would undoubt- edly be severely criticized. but that every word of it was true and would be proven true when the history of the war was written. Were he quoted he grata to the Japanese government and 
 would be recalled. but that it was his duty to report the truth to the war of- flee of his country.
 I wrote the story. The Japanese censor declined to cable it. I got it through by a friend on the Empress line, who tele- graphed it from Vancouver eleven days thereafter
 The substance of the story was cabled back by the Japanese minister in Wash ington, and I was about the most abused man in all Japan for some 30 days fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
MISS Q. HENRY

From the Charlotte Observer.
 No. the name is not misprint That is her pseudonym. The daughter Of William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
APPROPRIATE.

'What is the name of your Gog?" "'Macbeth.
 'That's curious name for dog" "He howls great deal at night got the idea from that quot ation Mac. beth does murder sleep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
A MYSTERIOUS POTION.

A MYSTERIOUS PUTION. Mary had a little drink It made her wondrous me cry; She drank it down and didn't blink, And then she ate the cherry.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. The little drink that May had Turned many mental trick, But it was the cherry red That made her want to kick.
 Savannah Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
Should Have Booster

According to Prof. Oscar N Smith of Cumberland university, who is visitor in Birmingham as the representative of the Castle Heights school at Lebanon, Tenn, the Birmingham Newspaper club, and the Jefferson County bank building should seek the services Of professional booster.
 Tn Kansas said Professor Smith, whenever a small town is in danger of dying out the councilmen get together and hire professional booster and the first thing you know the village picks up in few months with another lease of life.
 Now the Birmingham Newspaper club should be the gathering place of all the men in the arts and the business world of the city. It is too great an institu- tion to be allowed to die out, and it should be revived by the aid of a pro- fessonal booster a la Kansas style. The Jefferson County Bank building, the most modern skyscraper in the south, also needs the attention of a professional booster to fill its offices. In the first place there should be bank in it's bank ing rooms. It is standing indictment to the progress of the city that there is none. On the whole. believe the en- tire city of Birmingham. is in need of a professional booster"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
Gadsden After Conventions

"Gadsden is making quite a record this year in the matter of conventions" said Adolpt Reich, proprietor of the Printup hotel, who was here yesterday. Tn recent months we have entertained some of the largest conventions in the state, and we are still going after them am here now to invite the Alabama
 Travellers to meet with us at their next gathering. When we fail to get a meet
 ing the first time, we merely get ready to land it at the next meeting. The Chamber of Commerce and the city of Gadsden have realized the importance of getting these meetings and no effort is spared to secure them. Then after they come to us, we try to see that they en- joy themselves so much they want to come back"
 Mr. Reich stated that Gadsden was probably going to offer a candidate for lieutenant governor in the election two years hence, the people of that city being strongly in favor of w. G. Bellenger The people of Alabama can get ready to vote for Mayor Bellenger,'' said Mr. Reich, flor we are going to run him. While am no politician, I know enough about our candidate to say that he will prove most formidable contender
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

News, fitted to the night; Black, fearful, comfOrtless, and horrible
 king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

"Of course you agree with me that war with Mexico would be deplorable?.
 "Oh, yes. Still. can't help think many college graduates who have nos yet been able to land 8 job."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
BRILLIANT SUCCESS.

"Was the charity ball a success?"
 q should say so. The debutantes had about $1O,0OO worth of fun and s2o0 was raised for the poor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
2,e.}d3,ueQ-
TOUCHING IT.

Those young women are evidently taking their military training seri- ously."
 ''No doubt of that.' "Yes?"
 Why, there isn't hair dressing par- Tor in 30 miles of their campn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
Encouraging the Guardsmen

GuCOuTdSIuS the Ouar06men
 "Percivaf S. Hill, president of the American Tobacco company, believes in encouraging employees to respond to their countrys call," said R. D. Burnett.
 MT. Hill has addressed the following letter to the auditor factory managers, sales department managers, leaf depart ment managers. sales department of the American Tobacco company:
 Gentlemen: It is our earnest desire that all our employees who belong to mili- tary organizations affected by the or ders of the Presidfent, the Secretary of War and the governors of their respect i've states, with reference to the mobi- lization of troops on account of the Mexican situation, respond to such or ders. We desire all such employees in making that response to have the assur- ance in the first place that upon their return the positions they left will be waiting for them, and in the second place that full salaries will be paid dur ing their absence from their employment on account of this, their performance of their patriotic duty. Please let all em- ployes affected know of your receipt of this communication, and get from them directions as to how payment shall be made of their wages or salary during their absence in the performance of this, their country's service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
PARLoR SCENE

PARLoR SCENE. Iris sweet to love. But oh. how bitter To have her folks Peep in and litter. Louisville Courier-Journal.
 AFTERMATH. Iris sweet to love. But oh. how bitter When climber weds A low-down quitter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25
Why, there isn't hair dressing par
MOST OPPORTuNE.

or in 30 miles of their camp"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-25

I wrote the story. The Japanese censor declined to cable it. I got it through by friend on the Empress line, who tele- graphed it from Vancouver eleven days thereafter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
HOSEMAN QUIGLEY
 IS DROPPED FROM
 FIRE DEPARTMENT
Guilty of Breach of Discipline Third Time, Board
 Takes Action.

Hoseman Thomas Quigley of En-
 zine company No. ?, stationed in
 Crescent place was found guilty of
 drunkenness on duty for the third time and was dropped from the fire department by the fire commissioners at their meeting last night. Only few months ago Quigley had been l fined and sentenced to lose his days off for the same offense. He had been warned by the commissioners and ar 1 engagements had been made to have the clerk of the department pay over to another person a portion of Quig- ley's pay for the support of his chil- dren.
 May IS, Quigley collapsed while on duty and was taken to the Bridgeport hospital. Itfwas thought he was suf- fering from apoplexy but it developed that acute alcoholism was the cause | of his illness. After reports had been read from Chief Daniel E. Johnson, | Dr. w. H. Curley and President John
 A. Leonard of the department it was voted to dismiss Quig1ey from the ser vice.
 William F. McGrath pleaded guilty
 to a charge of neglect of duty and
 was fined $5. He was on watch for l No. 2 Truck on May 12 and sent his company to Box 322 when box 332
 rang in. He claimed that the mem bers of the company crowded about | him and confused him so that he gave 1 the wrong number. Lieut.. Nils P.
 Winberg said only two other firemen 1 were near McGrath. The board made the following l transfers:
 Lieutenant Thomas By to No. 7 | engine company. | Lieutenant Thomas F. Reilly to No. | 2 truck company. Engineer Thomas Dwyer to No. 4
 engine company.
 | Lieutenant George Kil1ian to No. g | engine company.
 Ladderman Antony Seaman to No. ' engine company.
 l Ladderman D. J. Donahue to No. 1 10 engine company. Hose Driver Frank Hafner to No. 6 engine company
 Hoseman Henry Hi1singer to No. 2
 engine company.
 John E. Owens made application
 to the board for transfer as engineer
 from company No. 10 to engine com
 pany No. G..
 The following applications for ap- l pointment to the department were re-
 ceived: Joseph Podzas of 226 Church 1 street; James F! Donne1ly of 1346
 Seaview avenue; John J. BanvilIe of
 14O Clinton avenue; Vincent A. Kos
 seal of 948 Ha11ett street.
 It was reported that the city can save s3,0OO or s4oOo by making the
 contract for the Gamewe1 fire alarm l telegraph system. The conmi ssioners 1 have been notified that prices will be 1 higher after June 10. owing to the ad- vance in cost of materials and labor | Commissioner Tague was named tc 1 confer with the mayor on the matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01
All Ready For Bazaar
 of St. Patrick's Church

Final preparations are being made by the members of St. Patrick's R. c. church, for the opening of the bazaar tomorrow evening at Eagles hall. The bazaar will continue every evening un- til June 8. Mayor Clifford B. Wilson will deliver the opening address. The hall has been prettily decorated for the occasion. On all sides of the hall, booths have been erected containing g many handsome and beautiful articles. Dancing will be enjoyed every even ing. For the intermission some of Bridgeport's best talent has been pro cured and the entertainers will favor the audience with vocal and instru- mental selections. At meeting of the Holy Name society, held recently, at the church parlors, the following reception committee was appointed to assist the pastor: Rev John C.Lynch, John Scanlon, chairman; George T. Kelly, George Burns, Daniel P. liar rigan, Frank J. Brennan, John M.Don- nelly, Patrick H. Brady, John H. Ca sey, Andrew Owens, Dennis E. O'Ne1ll, Michael J. Keys, Edward McGee, John M O'ConneH, John H. Clampett, Law renee Murren, John F. Keane, Mich aeI McNamara. Joseph Morris, Mich aeI Ford and Wilson Coughltn