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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20
NEW RECORDS FOR
 TALKING MACHINE

Our National anthem, ''The Star Srangled Banner that has ever thrilled Americans with measure of the exultant patriotism that moved Francis Scott Key to write it's glowing message, is the star number of Co., lumhia's most recent record an- nouncement. One of the noblest bari tone voices in the world was chosen for the recording-that of Louis Gra- veure. And all the. resonance of voice and dramatic fervor for which the great baritone is famed are sung to have attained his greatest height of vocal power in honor of Old Glory
 A patriotic novelty recording comes from the Columbia Company in the form of the initial recording of the Saxo Sextette = the American Pa trol.'' The Saxo. SeXtette is an ensem- ble of six saxophone experts, and it is doubtful If the gallant melody of this musical descriptive has ever be- fore been played by a saxaphone sex tette. There is a wealth of suave sweetness-a subtle intervening of brasses, woodwinds and strings = in the tones of the saxophone that is as irresistibly charming as it is inde- finable.
 
 Ernest R. Ball has blended patriot ism and pathcs into one of the most stirring wartime ballads ever writ ten: If Had Son for Each Star in Old Glory" The verses, aglow with mother-love and love of country, are set to pulse quickening martial mu- sic. And Henry Fields: possessor of a ringing baritone voice, has record ed the song for the Columb bia Grapho- phone Company's patriotic list. MT. Fields sings the song with a reveren- tial fervency that will touch a respon- sive chord in every man and woman's heart.
 One of the largest musical organ izations extant, the Cincinnati Sym phony Orchestra, which was accorded such an enthusiastic ovation at its re- cent New York recital, has joined the Columbia ranks. The initial record ing of the Cincinnati Symphony Orr chestra, under the dictatorship pr. Kunwald, renowned as an associate OI INlhlSCIl, lS OIAC OA LA1O AIAOoS descriptive melodies ever composed: "The Triumphal Entry of the Bojaren,' by Halvorsen. I'm this ma gnificent epic of victory, written around an early phase of Slavonic his tory ,Halvorsen has portrayed in highly colored melody the warlike spirit and luxurious splendor charac- teristic of the Bojaren. A distance untitled clarinet is the hamburger of the approaching cavalcade, followed by thrilling snare-drum passages. With the approach of the victors the melody grows in volume, all instru- ments joining in a theme of Oriental brilliance, which at times is tinged with an Intervening of mysterious melody, suggestive of the Tartar in fluence that crept into the customs of the Bojaren. The finale is wild and triumphant, ending in long, drawn out snare drum passage that gradually diminishes and suddenly flashes off into an exultant clarinet flourish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20

held as a material witness against Alphanzio, who is charged with in tent to kill. The row is sai to have started through jealousy over Mrs. Alphanzio.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20

dancers and music-lovers of Bridge port and vicinity. Better organize dancing party among your friends and be on hand that evening. Re member it is Monday evening, April 23, at Colonial Ball room.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20

Within the last week 2,750 applica- tions for membership in the aviation reserve corps ave been received at aviation headquarters at Ciaia~l-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
IN THE CHAMPS ELYSEES

From "The Face of Paris" by George
 Mclean Harper, in the December
 (Christmas) Scribner.
 1AHO other thoroughfare in Paris NW shows the effect of the war so much as the Champs Elysees At the very top of it stands a great hotel that has been turned into hos pital for French wounded, over which floats the union jack, for it is main tained by the British as fraternal of fering to France. As we go down the avenue we pass Russian hospital, like wise in a celebrated hotel, and through the windows of the ground floor we see big Russian soldiers lying in gilt beds in an over-decorated dining room.
 Rumanian, Montenegrin and French hopsitals, shop for the sale of goods made by wounded men, the headquar- ters of an American relief association, for French wounded, closed lace, fur and tapestry stores. mark the way to the Place de Ia Concorde.
 Nearly all the men one meets are in uniform, or perhaps it would be truer to- say multiform. British and Begians are in khaki. The Montenegrn doublets of dust colored gray and trousers of dark blue and long black boots are different
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

from any other costume, and the men that wear them are the tallest Austra- Hans are distinguishable from New Zeal- anders by their hats. The Russians, who were numerous in May, have disap- peared. Here and there one meets Portuguese officer in 8 neat pea-green Uniform. American, British and Can adian officers look much alike to any but the sharpest eyes.
 The variety of the French uniforms is bewilderng. At first it seemed as if must conclude ''motley's the only wear,' but soon I observed that the youngest, dustiest, most weary looking men, with hard set faces, who glanced neither to right nor left, but lunged painfully forward under enormous packs. men with the mark of great memories on their brows and a stern determina- tion in their legs. men from the trenches whose feet the pavement hurt, wore tu- nics and brooches and putteest and hell nets all of steel gray blue, and de- cided that this was the real thing. The men in brown velveteen, yellow khaki, and the red trousers and blue coats Of sthe old infantry, the men in red fezes and wide red pantaloons and other fam tastic finery of the zouaves, the men in various experiments in protective cobra
 tion, were reservists and permission- 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Captain wheedon Delighted

T am spending few delightful days in your great and charming city" said Capt. Americus Wheedon, who, with his daughter, Mrs. Wickersham, is en route to San Antonio to visit her son, who is a lieutenant in the aviation corps and teaches the difficult art of flying.
 T have been around the world once and almost another time, but Birming- ham gave me the surprise of all my travels. I knew of it's being a factor in the great industrial development of the new south, but I had no idea that it was such a finished city. I was totally unprepared to take in the beau- ty of it's homes. This is not my first visit to the land of Dixie A little moro than q half century ago I came to help lick the southerners, but got caught and for many moons was an unwilling guest in Andersonville. My heart, however, has been made glad on this trip by the kindly way in which l have been greeted by your people, whose hospitality is prover- bial."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Must Continue to
 Increase Food Crops

| m HE south's splendid harvests this < year can but be stimulating to l the farmers in 1918. In Alabama the
 increased acreage in corn and the ex-
 tensive cultivation of peanuts and vel
 vet beans accounted for the large pro-
 duction of food and feedstuff. 1 The United States department of
 agriculture is urging the farmers to put forth even greater efforts next
 year. The only handicap will be the scarcity of labor. For several years
 past negroes have been leaving the farm. Many migrated to the north
 a year ago, but the majority of those who have quit the rural sections of Alabama have gravitated to the Bir- 'mingham district where wages are ex- ceptionally high.
 Negro leaders are doing good serv ice in advising the men of their race to remain in the south, and those who are employed on farms to stick to farm work. Let them keep it up.
 But if crop diversification is pushed next year as it will be if weather conditions are favorable more farm labor than ever will be needed. One way to solve the problem is for the young white men brought up to agri- cultural pursuits not only to con- tinue in that vocation, but to quicken their brawn power as we'll as their brain power. One sturdy white youth is capable of doing as much work as two or three men who are past their prime.
 Here in Alabama the young farmer has wonderful opportunity. Thou sands of our husbandmen are already models of industry and thrift. But the time has come when all of them should be found in that class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
THE SERVICE FLAG

From the Macon Telegraph. Dear little flag in the window there, nuig With tear and woman's prayer: Chlld of Old Gloroy, born with a starr on. what wonderful flag you are! Blue is your star in it's field of white, Dipped in the red that was born of fight; Born of the blood that our forefathers
 shed
 To raise your mother, the flag. o'erhcad. And now you've come, in this frenzied
 day,
 To speak from window-to speak and T am the vorc.. of the solder-son Gone to be gone till the victory's won. T am tho flag of the service, sir; The flag of his mother-I speak for her Who stands by my window and waits
 and fears,
 But hides from the others her unwept
 tears.
 II am the flag of the wives who wait For the safe return of martial mate. matc gone forth where the war god
 thrives, To save from saacrifice other mems wives.
 q am the flag of the sweethearts true: The often unthought of--the sisters. too: l am the flag of mothers son And won't come down till the victorys
 woni'' Dear little flag II. the window there, Hung with tear and womans prayer; Child of Old Glory, born with star soh, what wonderful flag you arei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
# # ;: Was Halifax Explosion a Plot or an Accident?

TTHE disastrous explosion at Hah-
 H fax, caused by an ammunition ship being rammed by another yes < sel, reported to be a Red Cross liner, seems at first glance to have been an accident, although deplorable one, causing the loss of several hundred lives and enormous property damage.
 It is not beyond the bounds of pos sibility that Germans had hand in this the latest and greatest disaster the American continent has expert enced as result of the war. Ii Ger man agents were responsible the men who did the work lost their lives, and it is not a Teuton characteristic to make the supreme sacrifice, if it can be possibly avoided.
 Until full investigation is made, any conclusions reached would be pre- mature, but the nature of the eXplo- sion and the place where it occurred give rise to suspicion. There were said to have been number of transports in the harbor, whether loaded with troops or not, is not stated and the explosion may have been designed to take heavy toll of lives among sol diers, as well as to destroy property valued at millions of dollars.
 Halifax is the chief naval base of Great Britain on the North American continent. Bernstorff suffered the humiliation of being detained there while his baggage and that of his suite was searched. As the principal port from which men, munitions and sup plies have been sent from Canada to the battlefields of Flanders and northern France, it can readily be seen that it would engage the atten- ton of conspirators.
 Whether an accident, pure and sim pie, or dastardly outrage perpe- trated against America and her al lies, the Halifax disaster will cause secret rejoicing among proGerman sympathizers in this country and else where. But no loss is irreparable in this war. The splendid harbor is still there and in short while the war ac- tivities of Halifax will once more be in full swing.
 In the meantime a searching in vestigation should be made. There is no safety for America and her allies while thousands of German plotters continue at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Baseball in the Balance

Baseball in the south faces a serious problem, ' said President w. D. Smith of the Birmingham Baseball association. The present war conditions have all ready caused number of leagues to an notnce their intentions of discontinuing the sport until peace is declared. oth- CTS are stubborn. and will start the sea son and consequently be forced to break up before the curtain falls.
 The Southern league, in my opin- ion, will be the only league in the south to weather the coming campaign Se- rious retrenchment policies will be nec- essary, but can't see any reason with a sound financial backing, why the souths major circuit should not sail through with flying colors.
 ''of course, the player limit will have to be reduced, as will the salaries. The schedule will also be shortened, probably to 14o games. Nest of these issues will be decided at our annual meeting here next Saturday, Decem- Der 15'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Red Cross Supplies
 Needed in France

ID ED CROSS units have received IN an emergency call for the ship ment at once of convalescent robes, pajamas, bed sheets, bed packets, bed socks, hot water bottle covers, pill low cases, bed spreads and towels. The Birmingham Red Cross chapter is urged by W. J. Leppert, executive secretary of the gulf division of the American Red Cross, to forward these supplies as soon as possible, as they are badly needed by our soldiers in France.
 There should be no cessation of Red Cross work during the Christmas hol- idays. The war goes on and the needs of those who are bearing it's greatest hardships and dangers must be sup piled, regardless of any personal sac rifice.
 The tendency to hold up activities during the Christmas holidays should not be encouraged. Secretary Lep- pert's call came at the psychological moment to remind Red Cross members everywhere that there can be no slack ening of their work for humanity un- til the war is over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
PASSING OF THE LIVERY STABLE

From the Providence Journal
 The last livery stable in New Eng land town is about to disappear.f A current item says that the proprietor, who has conducted it for many years, will sell out the whole stock soon. "Of late years there has been small demand for teams and one by one the livery stables of the town have closed.
 That has been the common expert ence elsewhere. The automobile and the
 trolley car have cut deep into livery profits. Some stables have become ga- rages under the new order of things. Some have simply been shut up and are falling into ruin. There are still some, of course that contrive to do a good business, but they are the excep- tions that prove the rule.
 Together with the livery stable the old fashioned blacksmith shop is van ishing. Sometimes it is transformed into motor car repair place, but often lH nails up it's doors and adds a mel ancholy feature to the wayside view. Times change and our institutions with them. The Rhode Island countryside shows innumerable shops and mills of an earlier generation which the altered
 methods of industry long since com
 pelled to close. The livery stables and blacksmith shops merely enforce the fa-
 mliar lesson that their rusted machin-
 cry and broken window panes have taught for years.
 l A smart merchant advertises to gel business and then keeps on advertising
 to keen it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
777=--7'--- LUKE N,I.uEE S.xS

" hen we say that man is too fresh
 we usually mean that he is spelling for | fight.
 It must be wonderful to be young
 woman of marriageable age and not know what your name will be year hence.
 It doesn't tSSe many months of mar rled lite to transform the kiss Of love into the kiss of investigation
 A.sother reason why we love a corn fed sirl is because 1t is easier to live with 70 pounds oi curves than with 100 pounds of nerves.
 The world is always willing to admit that the nan who admits he IS wrong is all right
 An old-timer, who has been through the mill, has to laugh when he hears fellows in the middle tWenties begin to tell nard luck stories.
 man uses lot of Judgment about buying cigars And woman uses a lot of judgment about buying hats Tut neither can use that much Judgment abour selecting a husband for their daughter
 Tie old-tashioned man who used to 1 wonder how the other half exists now l has q son who wonders why the other l half exists.
 When woman gives a party she is l afraid that one of the guests might go
 htnie hurgry. But when a man gives a party he is afraid that one of the guests
 might go home thirsty. 1 When mans fixed income from an estate amounts to $l0000 per year we , forget to laugh at him when be tells us i that he has an annuity of sl0,000 year. ! Any time a woman tells you that her husband keeps no secrets from her vou lr, l,at h,.,. xx,l,r, T who is an artist at keeping them. l No matter how homely womans hus- 1 band may be, she believes that he nas an awfuk time keeping chorus girls and designing blondes from Kidnapping him
 when he is downtown alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
EDITING MIR. BURLESON

materially altered Thus, instead of When you finish reading this maga- zine,' one publication before us phrases the appeal, After reading this copy"
 But not so in Boston, at least in the case of the Atlantic Monthly. On the cover of the December number of that intellectual eidolon Notice to Reader may be discovered pretty we'll concealed by small type at the foot of tlie cover amended thus:
 After reading this magazine affix a l-cent stamp and hand it to any postal employe. It will then be placed in the hands of our .soldiSts or sailors at the front, etc.
 Now this is very graceful and bal anced, and pleasing in the enriched dic- tion which has eliminated hand same'' and introduced the verb "affix." But in the course of editing MT. Burleson has not the Atlantic omitted the highly i'm portant injunction to place the 1-cent stamp "on this notice?' "Affix, is a potent word cumulative of deeds and giving, devising and bequeathing with red seals; and sealing and solemnly swearing and the smell of burning wax Still, it hardly insures putting of l. cent stamp in the proper place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 1T MNDER instructions from Postmas-i Il tel, General Burleson the weekly
 and monthly publications have pretty generally united in printing on their covers Notice to Reader" run ming textually as follows:
 When you finish reading this maga- zine, place a 1-cent stamp on this mo- tice, hand same to any postal employe, and it will be placed in the hands of our soldiers or sailors at the front. No wrapping. No address.
 "A. s. BURLESON,
 Postmaster General.' We have often perused this formula with admiration while moistening the l. cent stamp. The wording is not so ele- gant as it might be, but the meaning is unmistakably clear, except possibly the word same" which might be taken to refer to notice" and not to 'maga- zine.' However, We have no wish to quibble over grammatical niceties. In all the instances which we have observed the formulation of the No ticc to Reader" has been identical or im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

the privilege one that Americans should welcome.
 Evidently, it isn't the war tax that is hurting the theatrical business of New York. Managers who profess not to understand the situation might do well to inquire into those methods long practiced which have brought them into disfavor with the playgo- ing public.
 No patriotic citizen of this country objects to paying the small war tax on every theatre ticket he buys. How ever, he does expect the theatre to give him value received for the initial cost of the ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Theatre Patrons Willing
 to Pay the War Tax

~ ARDS were distributed to the ell, NJ tire audience at the New York Hippodromc few nights ago. They bore the printed question, "In your opinion, should the theatre or the patron pay the war tax on theatre tickets?'' Y
 More than three thousand replies were handed to ushers. But four per sons thought the theatre should pay the tax. More than 1900 persons be- lieved the law did not intend or per- init that the theatres should pay the tax, and about two hundred declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
ALABAMA PRESS

Andalusa Star: What's the matter with the governorship?' asks the Mont gomery Advertiser. Well, there are three Alabamians who still think it is worth running for regardless of what ails' it.
 Ashville Southern Aegfs: Whenever you hear a man glorifying the past and driveling of the good old days, you may be sure that mans physical and intellectual powers are waning, and that he is struggling farther and farther be- hind the rush of the worlds progress. Tine best thing about the good old days is that they have not return ticket.
 Anniston Star: One reason Russia has so much difficulty in getting a spokes- man is that there are 137 languages used by the people there.
 Montgomery Advertiser: We like the Presidents idea that alien prisoners should not be made favored guests He thinks they ought to be put In the peni- tentiary and made to work like other criminals. Otherwise many people will conspire to force internment and thus put themselves in position to live com fortably at Uncle sam's expense. Mobile Register: Now that the Ital- fans have got the .Teutons stopped let's see how soon they get them on the run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Thanks, John c.

T do not speak Russian fluent1y,' said John c. Henley ITO be perfectly truthful I cannot read it s.t sight, but recently l saw an article in which the writer was trying to make plain the use of the word which stands for the party now in the ascendancy in bear. 'Bolsheviki' is noun the ad- jective to be used is bolshevilS. I hope that the editors of our great dailie5. and those who spill ink for the lesser lights in Journalism, will take notice and use the words discriminatingiy hereafter. If they get them confused it will not be my fault. as I have given them the right tip"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Demand for Savings Stamps Unahated

N HE eager interest shown in the < war savings stamps and the rapid sale of these popular devices for aiding the government is but an- other evidence of the enormous re- sources of the nation.
 Liberty loan bonds were bought by rich corporations and by many rich individuals; likewise by thousands of people of moderate means. Patriot ism was the motive and there was no surprise when the two issues, totaling seven billion dollars, were oversub- scribed
 But now comes a chance for little folks to help. By the war stamp it lis sought to raise two billion dollars, and there will be no falling short. As $4.12 is the price of stamp, paya- ble in installments with small change, children by thousands and tens of thousands are investing. And happy phase of this method in financing the government is the opportunity it gives boys and girls to form habits of thrift and at the same time to de- velop deeper love for country.
 If the war goes on two years more
 and it may be drawn out longer Uncle Sam will have to raise untold billions; but now that the nations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
GOING STRONG

From London Tit-Bits
 A man who was wanted by the police had been photographed previously in six different positions, and the pictures were duly circulated among the police. The chieI oi police in country town wrote to headquarters few days after the pictures had been distributed:
 'l duly received the pictures of the six niscreants whose capture is desired. I have arrested five of them and the sixth is under observation, and will be secured shortly.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Son in Seminary

q recently had letter from my preacher boy, who is at the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louis vile, taking some special work" said 1 N. c. Dean, the we'll known lum Der broker. T think the school is doing great work, for in connection with it is the training school for mission aries and preachers wives. My son, T. P, and his bride of few months are studying side by side. I think more ought to be done for the wives of preachers to fit them to be useful helpmeets. It's very hard place for any woman to fill and I fear they are not appreciated as much as they should be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

resources and the temper of the peo- pie have been practically and thor oughly tested, there will be no ques- tion about raising all the money that may be needed in achieving a glorious victory.