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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
MEETING COST OF THE WAR
BY HOLLAND

| New York, July 30-(Special) -When
! the attention of one of those who have
| been identified with very large financ-
| ing, especially since the war began, was
! called to the report from Washington
| which stated that there may be needed
| as much as $4,000, 100000 to meet the ex-
| penses entailed by the government in
| the fiscal year which will end June 80,
| 1875 he turned to a statement made by
]. P. Morgan & Co. announcing that
Canada will place in the United States
ioan bearing approximately per cent
interest and aggregating $100,O0O00O
This announcement was made on the
same day that Congress learned that
s17,00o0oO must be paid by the United
States in the next u months. The life
but if it should be deemed expedient it
undoubtedly can be renewed. This man
of finance regarded this international
transaction as a sufficient answer to
those who are apprehensive lest the
United States should be rapidly getting
into deep water. or should be placing
burdens upon the people which they are
unable to bear
For if there were reasonable apprehen-
sion of this kind small group of bank
ersNln New York could not have been
persuaded to buy the Canadian notes
hundred millions, it is true, is a small
amount in comparison with $4,000, coo, O00
but 1T Is sufficiently large to demon
strate that those who are leaders in the
world of finance are not alarmed at the
great figures presented to Congress of
the cost entailed by our first years ex-
perience in the war although the figures
are said to have alarmed the Senate.
1t is commonly believed by those who
have looked into the future that the pop
ulation of the United States from 25 to
30 years hence will be shown by the CEN
sus taker to be not far from $50, 900 900.
For the most part of this population, or
that proportion of it which is repre-
sented by men, will be engaged in pro-
ductive industry. 1t will furnish the ma
terial by means of which our agricul-
tural industry will be vastly increased.
Not long before his death James ]. Hill
said that the farmers of the United
States should be producing crops which
would bring to them at least SIS 000, 900, 900
year. He thought that this would be
done in time, but it would entail highly
scientific farming, diversified crops and
adequate transportation and distribu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Wants More Parks

II wish Birmingham had more
money to spend on her parks" said
Frank Smith. the man who has been
dale park for the little ones. With
just a little money 1 could add SO much
to it's attractiveness. Every zoo expert
who visits it goes wild over the adapt
ability of the grounds for real, sure
enough geological garden. AS it is, it
gives pleasure to thousands. Some day
hope we are going to have a great
park system. We must get the park
and then link them together"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

81 have been living in Birmingham
IA years" said j. L. Burnett, mem
Der of the firm doing business under
the name of the Nashville Biscuit
company, "but l run up to my old
home town about once month.
Il see that the government expects
to put the price of wheat at 81 a
bushel. The Nashville millers are eager
to buy it now at $3.50 per bushel. The
fall crops around the Nashville terri
tory were almost a complete failure
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

There is a legal limit as to how many
fish you can hatch in state. But few
anglers have to worry over it.
When you get so you can see nothing
but the defects of your fellow men it is
time you changed glasses
1t is hard to make an agent believe
that a man can ever get all the life in
surance he needs.
You can't follow your inclination and
stay long in the straight and narrow
path.
They claim that wealth brings worry
and riches bring misery. But most of us
would welcome that kind of worry and
misery.
A new hat or a new suit never looks
as good on the purchaser as 1t did in the
window Of the store.
Almost any man can tell you that il
all the rest of the people were like him
| this would be grand world.
1t can't be so terrible to be near
sighted. It gives you swell excuse for
not recognizing your creditors when you
pass them on the street.
Some church members act as though
they expect to find private boxes re-
served for them in heaven so they won t
have to mingle with the common herd.
lie urys Jake great uellSnt IN arguing
that it is the liquor interests that find
most fault with prohibition. And by the
same rule it is the prohibition interests
that find most fault with liquor.
Even when a man can't sleep a wink
after a. m he wants lot of credit for
getting UP early.
What has become of the old-fashioned
man who used I'd eat the parsley that
came with his steak when he was feed
ing in a restaurant?
A lot of married men appreciate their
better halves SO much that they have to
spend four hours in a kali every night
telling the gang what good wives they
have at home.
One good feature about woman S
club is that 1t holds its sessions in the
afternoon and not at night like the men S
clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Police to Tug Firemen

1--WE have accepted the challenge of
the boys in the fire department TO
stage races and tug-of-war contests at
East Lake park on August p said
W. w Brent, captain of the tug-of-
war team of the police department. 1T
is with much pleasure that we ac-
cept the opportunity to have turn
with our friends in the other depart
ment and we mean to show them just
how the games are properly played 1
am afraid they do not know just what
good men we have in the police depart
ment."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Enioyed 1t Hugely

81 want to compliment the Sunday
edition of The Age Herald" said r. Y
Clayton of the educational exchange.
while it was not as great in size
as so many anniversary editions are.
it was great as giving the news in a
snappy way. l think Mr.. Barrett was
wise in not trying to bring out d
bulky paper I enjoyed it hugely. The
paper is improving in every way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
WELL WORTH TRYING

What do you think Of the plan to dc
away with pockets in mems clothes?'
Il think it's a good idea," replied the
busy man. ut may be the means Of
curing some people of the habit of stand
ing around with their hands in their
pockets and criticzing other people who
are at work"
NO WONDER HE WAS UPSET
why is Dubwaite SO shaken this
morning?"
"He said he had a nightmare last
night"
Judging from his appearance. it must
have been terrifying
And so it was. He dreamed Mrs Dub
waite was White House picket"
APPARENTLY so
of you refuse me my life will be an
aching void"
Another sutton told me that once"
What happened?"
He has a wife who weighs over 200
pounds and it strikes me that his life is
rather full"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Crops IN Fine Condition

Il have Just made a swing around
my north Alabama territory said w.
r. Hilliard. one of the statesmen for
the Hennegar-Dooley Shoe company
of Knoxville, Tenn, land I found the
crops in fine condition and the mer
chants ready to buy their fall stocks.
leave in few days for Knoxville
to get together my spring samples. We
have to look away ahead in the shoe
business"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Rapidly Improving

Il am sure that the many friends of
Mrs Harmon will be glad to learn that
she is rapidly recovering from the
serious operation which she recently
underwent" said Daniel Harmon, the
principal of the Blocton public schools.
IF she continues to improve it won't
be long before l can take her home"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

valor as fighting man, but the name
was born in an inspired moment and
has stuck ever since.
Perhaps when our soldiers get into
action along the western front some
heroic event will give them a nick
name which may be borne with honor
on many a bloody field. A Baptism
of fire" will be needed to give i'm
mortality to that name, whatever it
may be.
STIRRING Times I'm
Southern States
MT OsT of the great military can
GV0 tonments are to be located
near southern cities, and already
stirring times are in evidence in such
cities as were fortunate enough to
secure these "prizes." About $4,000
soldiers will he trained in the Annis-
ton camp, and they will begin to ar
rive there in August.
But as the government will estab-
fish a permanent artillery school in
Admission, the improvements being
made there will be Of a very substan-
tial character. Already several thou.
sand workmen are employed on the
grounds constructing sanitary sewers
and grading and paving streets; and
all this before soldier is in sight.
The progressive little city will be
big city some day. 1t is already
growing by "leaps and bounds" Ho-
tel accommodations are inadequate
and will be until several new ones
now projected are ready to receive
guests. In the meanwhile Birming-
ham, which has more good hotels than
any other city in the south, is catch
ing the overflow.
If the Admission boom begins to re-
mind one of the Birmingham boom
of the sos, what will it do when the
cantonment is opened?
Montgomery will have one of the
great concentration camps. That
worthy and solid old town will have
a boom, to be sure. But it is too con-
sentative to be swept off its feet by
inflated prices as result of the mil
itary influx. Admission is just the sort
of town to pulsate and feel elated over
the prospects" It will experience
Of a runaway boom. But
its level-headed business men will
doubtless be able to hold it within rea-
sonable limits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
A Note

of Thanks
q TNHANKS, Editor Glass, for your
u few terse and kind remarks
about The Age-Herald and it's editor.
They are reproduced in another col
umn on this page so that the public
may read.
In the Sunday Age-Herald, in box
on the first page, there was merely
plain statement of facts in regard to
Associated Press news. You have adj
mitted that the Sunday News does
not print the Associated Press dis
patches. That is all that The Age
Herald desires, and we can now print
morning and an afternoon newspa-
per in Birmingham in perfect SYM
pathy and accord.
The regular afternoon News is a
rafting good newspaper with the full
Associated Press dispatches, the best
newsgathering concern in all the
world. 1t is indeed hard to print
Sunday morning newspaper without
these dispatches.
Your illustrious predecessor, Gen.
Rufus N. Rhodes, made splendid
afternoon paper of the Birmingham
News and made money. The writer
sincerely hopes that you are doing
likewise. Your ambition in going into
the Sunday morning field without the
Associated Press dispatches was
equal to that of Germany when her
statesmen felt that she could conquer
the world. You have plastered adver-
tisements over page after page of
white paper, but you must admit as
newspaper it does not compare with
your regular afternoon newspaper.
However, The Age-Herald and its
editor wish you all success in your
legitimate field, and sincerely hope
that all the newspapers in Birming-
ham may work in accord, and that
they may be not only financially sue
cessful, but successful in making Bir-
mingham the leading city of the
south.
The writer goes down into the
country near Marion, Ala, today on a
hunting expedition and will probably
be absent several days. He would
request, as a newspaper courtesy in
the extensive reply that may be made
TO these remarks, that you will await
until the Friday afternoon News to
make them, in order that if response
be necessary he may be personally
present to wish you all the success of
what promises to be prosperous
season for the newspapers of Bir-
mipgham. E. W. BARRETT.
49, y
American Mother
Objects TO ssSarmraies''
AZ MOTHER who has given two
EA sons to the army protests
against the attempt being made to
apply the nickname "Sammies" to
American troops abroad. Sammie,'
she says, is a mama's name and
ssissie,' but Sam is a good, strong
name, good enough for any brave
boy She also objects to "Teddies"
as being too reminiscent of the juven-
lie "Teddy bears"
Time and some happy chance will
find suitable name for Uncle Sans
soldiers. "Sammies" has been APP
proved by a great many headline
writer's, but it has not yet met with
popular approval. The British soldier
is called Tommy or Tommy
Atkins, I" with no disparagement to his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
THE FINAL EXT

THE FINAL EXT
Alas. queen of tragedy
Who's died 10000 times
And has become so great that she
Is sung in poets rhymes
Must some day face the real thing
And she'll be vexed because
That's one death scene that will not
bring
Her salyos of applause
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A RUDE INrERRuPTIoN

A RUDE INTERRUPTION
Tripping lightly Ger the lawn,
See the classic dancers go;
Fair as spirits of the dawn,
weaving measures to and fro.
Should small. unwelcome snake
On the festive scene intrude,
Frenzied yells would shortly wake
Field and mere and circling wood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

BEGINNING THE DAY--o Lord,
give me the perfect love that east
eth out fear. May 1 love the world
so well and serve 1t so faithfully
that 1 shall be independent of its
praise or its blame. May L love
Thee so well, my Lord and my God,
that i shall sit with Thee and walk
with Thee in perfect peace. In
Christ's name. Amen.-H. NJ. e.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
"BoNE-DRYv SARCASM

"BoNE-DRY" SARCASM
IF I buy this dozen eggs from you.
what will you throw in?" asked the
facetious customer.
"a recipe for eggnog." growled the
grocer who was in no mood for airy
persiflage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
High Prices for


Famous Paintings
THE war has brought distinct
= changes in the social life of
some of the great cities, but in sober
ing effect has not been felt in amuse-
ment or art circles. The masses must
have innocent diversion; and the per-
sons of large means who have tastes
cultivated to an appreciation of the
beautiful must buy pictures, even
though the prices range exceptionally
high.
At a picture sale in London recent
ly f25, 410 was paid for Raeburn--
the portrait of Francis Macnab, the
twelfth and last laird Of Macnab. It
was very large sale and dozens of
the canvases brought big prices, but
| not in the class of the Raeburn. The
purchaser was Sir T. Dewar. There
were many bidders and next to the
| highest was not far below S125, 900
in American money. Such prices do
not seem high, however, to collectors
of rare old masters, but G25 ,41O was
| the highest price ever paid for the
portrait of man in any country.
Raeburn-Sir Henry Raeburn-was
born near Edinburg and lived from
1856 to 1923. He displayed unmis-
taxable talent for drawing at an early
age. He was apprenticed to gold
! smith and in that position practiced
"the humber arts" But it was not
long before he was executing oil paint
ings. Sir Joshua Reynolds took an
interest in him and induced him to 90
to Italy for atmosphere and study.
Up to that time he was self-taught.
In Rome he made marked ptogress as
a limnist.
Before going abroad he had mar
ried lady of rank and wealth. Such
an alliance would have spoiled many
youthful artist, but in this case it
turned out to be blessing. His wife
was a true helpmeet, and their mar
ried life was said to have been singu-
larly happy.
Sir Henry was devoted to his ma
tive land and with the exception of
two years spent in Italy was seldom
seen outside of Edinburg. He was
noted for his industry and over 300
of his paintings-most of them por-
traits-are catalogued in private or
public galleries. Raeburn was for
tunate in living at time when many
of Scotland's celebrities, such as
Waller Scott, Dugald Stewart, Mac
Kensie, Woodhouselee and Ferguson
were residents in Edinburg. They
all honored the painters canvases.
A critic, in reviewing Raeburn's
work and appraising his place in the
history of .lrt for the Encyclopedia
Britannica, says: "He had the power
of producing telling and forceful
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

up until the present time we have
had an unusually cools> pleasant sum-
mer," said C. l.. Harold. 1T has been
as pleasant a summer thus far as ]
can recall, but l am afraid it may
not be exactly for the best. 1t doesn't
seem natural to be having such cool
weather here ali through what are
usually the hot months. Yet it has
been very enjoyable Every night there
has been a breeze blowing through
Birmingham that makes one feel fine.
Birmingham and Chicago Prices
Il was never more surprised in all my
life," said Mrs Ross c. Smith yesterday,
who returned several days ago from a
trip to Chica co." in the differences in
prices quoted by Chicago merchants and
Birmingham merchants.
I'm the first place | didn't go into a
shop in Chicago that had anything pref
tier or more up to date than our Br-
mingham shops. 1 went all through
Marshall Fields big store and in look
ing over their 6raperies and tapestries,
house furnishings and other things l
found nothing better than we have here,
and at Tobys, the famous furniture
place, there was nothing to be had more
artistic and more beautiful than I could
purchase from our merchants here and
at much more reasonable prices.
Il came back home more pleased than
ever with my own home town and de-
lighted that we had such splendid shops
and could purchase beautiful things at
reasonable prices"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
JusT A SUGGESTION

MY boy said Mr. GrabeOin. Sc
riously. 81 want you to acquire COM
petency.r
well. dad, If you treat me right in
your will. your dream will come true"
ARTS INEFFICIENcY
"a successful marine painter &C.
knowledges that he can't even row a
boat"
well, we'll"
That's nothing. There's many sweet
singer of the bucolic life who doesn't
know how to milk a cow"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

Let the end try the man.
Henry IL.
\ X n
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
ARTs INEFFIcIENcY
A WELCOME VISITOR

The ice man may be rough and rude
And when off duty prone to fight,
And yet, regardless of his mood.
We hail his coming with delight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

The college building proper has stood
for years as one of the educational land
marks of Florence, and while not strictly
UP to date has an air of age which is
most pleasing, for it looks like it is no
mere mushroom growth that has sprung
UP in night, but is rooted in the soil
and the very life of the community. To
me it is far more pleasing than many
new buildings with far greater achitec-
tural pretensions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

Yesterday Montgomery looked on the
finest set of mules that ever came to the
city" says the Montgomery Advertiser,
which may be regarded in some quar-
tiers as a reflection on the state legis-
lature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

The Age-Herald is the only morning
and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham
carrying the Associated Press dis
patches
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

The German Crown Prince is described
as the personificaton of militarsm. That
being the case, there is an excellent
chance for civilization to get the upper
hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

Thousands of books have been written
about the war and shiploads of pam
phlets, yet the average person stin thinks
exactly the same way he did when the
war started
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala,
postoffice as second-class matter I'M
der act of Congress. March s. 1879.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-08

burdens in preserving neutrality on
land.
It was pointed ont today that the
present work Is not being done for
tie purpose Of putting forth any new
code for belligerents should the war
continue, but to be put forth when
peace comes as a substitute for the
present rules. which as President
Wilson has said, makes the posi-
tion OF neutrals well nigh intoler-
able.
Lansing, IN suggesting study by
Tic institute. set forth the following
opinion based on The experiences
suffered BY this government in IFS
Intercourse with belligerents since
1914:
These rules governing relations
between belligerents and neutrals.
which have grown up during the last
125 years and which have been in
some eases differently intersleted
by the courts OF different countries,
have been found inadequate to meet
new conditions OF warfare, as q re-
suit every warshas changed, modified
and or added new rules generally
through the process OF judicial de-
cisions.
Prize courts of belligerents have
thus become tine Interpreter of the
rights of nentrals, and obligations
OF their interpretations arising out
OF the oyer-appreciation OF the needs
of belligerents. .
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-08
LAWSON ADMITS
he PROF|TEO
BOSTON RROKER TESTIEIES BE-
FORE HOUSE RULES COM
MfTTEE PROBING LEAK.
SHARP WRANGLE EAsUEs
discussion Between Lawson and
Congressman Giipperfieid Came
Near Developing Into u
Personal Encounter.

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.--Wrang-
ling that looked for a moment like
II might develop into !. personal e.l-
counter between Thos. ". lawson
AMI Representative Chipperfield oI
the house marked today's house rules
/ committee hearing of the charges
that Wall street profited from a
leak on President Wilson'S peace
note to the beiiigerents.
Tho session was otherwise enliyen-
cd by the mention OF Ambassador
Gerard's wanting TO buy bonds,
hicia became known through tesIi-
lueed Gerard at Hibbs 81 Co., local
brokers. a statement from President
Wilson upholding TumiIlty in denial
CT responsibility for the leak and "a
short criticism by Tumuity for the
possible hesmirching OF regulations
or hearsay testimony.
One of the sensations of i4awSon's
testimony was his admission that he
piofited by the leak. This deseiop-
ea LOT of bitter personalities. Rep
ressntatiye Chipperfield said he
ceuid see n four flush and call it.
Lawson reIulSed him. Lawson ciaim-
cd he had been accused of lying.
The second tilt followed Clipper
+ eld's remark that he was best salts
fled to have the least comaunica-
ton with Lawson. Lawson baked
rs to whether or not ne meant Sec
rotary Lansing in the statement he
had made regasiing the leak. He
finally refused 10 give amy names,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-08
NEW HAMPSHIRE MURDER
TRIAL READY FOR JURY

ossoPEE, 4. H. January S.
Final arguments were made today in
the trial of Frederick L. Small,
charged with the murder Of his wife.
1T vas expected that the case would
go to the jury before night
Mrs. Slnan's body was found last
September in the ruins OF the Small
cottage at Mountain View, DESTROYED
by fire.
Evidence vas introduced TO show
that Mrs. Small was strangled and
that she had also heen hot in the
head. The prosecution contended
Small killed his wife with the mo-
tive OF obtaining seo,ooo life insar-
ance