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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
FUTURE OF GERMANY

Honorable James M. Beck in Harper S
 Magazine for September
 Whether victorious or defeated. Ger many is likely to suffer for many years from social and economic boycott, not necessarily inspired by any government but the voluntary act of thousands of in- divduals with whom the feeling of re- sentiment will be keen and lasting. It is probable that 1t will be many years be- fore any Frenchman or Briton will, with out urgent necessity, have business re- lations with Germans. Travel between the countries will be paralyzed for few Frenchmen or Briton will enter Germany and still fewer Germans will be well comed in France or Great Britain.
 In America we hardly realize the in- tensity of feeling which the sufferings and barbarities of this war have brought about The conclusion seems reasonable that the material prosperity of Germany will suffer immeasureably for years to come from this economic and social boy colt, and is it unlikely that when this fact is clearly taken into account and when it is further recognized that much of the resentment of the world would dis |appear if Germany were to transform its autocratic monarchy into republic or limited monarchy by dethroning the Hohenzollern dynasty, that the business interests of Germany will find opportunity to suggest in no unmeaning way that, as Germany sacrificed itself for the pres tige of the Kaiser, the time has come when the Kaiser Could profltably sacr:- flee his crown for the benefit of the German people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04

triumph over selfishness and indif- ference, and they would be bound closely together in common purpose to free Russia from German domina- tion.
 Once they get taste of "kultur, ? as applied to Belgium and northern France, there is good reason to be- lieve that the same qualities which made Russia great in the past will again assert themselves in the Rus sian people to bring about a stable government.
 However, should the Germans pro- ceed as far as Petrograd, there is no likelihood of an extended Russian campaign at any time soon. Even the Kaiser is no match for Russian winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Way to Petrograd
 Now Lies Open

1EHE abandonment of Riga by ll the Russians may and may not foreshadow the early removal of the seat, of government to Moscow, the ancient capital, and the occupation of Petrograd by German troops, but no serious obstacles stand in the way of q Germhn advance.
 Militafy observers point out that the capture of Petrograd would be of practically no strategic advantage and might involve serious risk after winter weather gets Russia in it's grip "a grip so powerful that even great army can make no headway against it.
 More important than any other consideration is the possible effect on public sentiment in Russia if the Ger mans take the capital. Perhaps the disorganized Russian people, who
 n't seem to know what they want or
 to get it, would be so aroused by N ksasaon that patriotism would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
s7so,ooo FROM ONE PLAY

There is an article about Oliver Moros- co, the theatrical manager, in the Sep tember American Magazine. in which Morosco says:
 ''Chance always plays a part in the thearri1al game, as in any other. Take Peg O My Heart the most spectacular success in years. let it had been refused by one firm before saw it; and 1t might easily have got away from me. The au- thor. Hartley Manners. couldn't get me even to read it for quite while I was too busy with another production
 Tt was mere chance that did read 1t before anybody else took it. Yet that mere chance has brought me more than $,5o,0o0 from this one play and it is still making money, both here and in Eng land.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
CHEAPEST DISH IN THE WORLD

From Americas Greatest Economy
 Food, by Milo Hastings in Physical
 Culture.
 Corn is great food-a plain and sim pie food. But corn-at least the solid variety-is not taken straight. Moreover the addition of water does not mend mat ters. The flavor of corn alone is too faint and elusive for our buttered and peppered tastebuds to detect its rare aroma.
 One ounce of shredded codfsh is suf- ficient to impart a distinct flavor to a quart of corn-meal mush. The addition of an ounce two tablespoons) of oil will Increase the palatability and add greatly to the nutritive value of the recipe. This dish may be cooked as musn and then eaten with butter, or fried, or baked It may be served alone or with a dressing.
 Here is table of the ingredients with their nutritive value for enough 'corned codfsh" to serve four healthy appetities
 Corn-meal. l cup 6 ounces), 1.56c.
 Goldfish q ounce), 125c.
 Oil. tablespoons q ounce), l5o.
 Total, 4.31c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Strange Predicament
 of Chicago's s Mayor

A REMARKABLE situation has N developed in Chicago. whose mayor, William Hale Thompson, charged with pro-German sympa- thies, defied Governor Lowden of H. linois and permitted the peace council to hold it's meetings there while the governor was rushing state troops to Chicago to put down the pacifists.
 MT. Thompson was astonishingly popular when elected mayor of Chi cago. The celebration of his victory over the rival candidate, Sweitzer, was one of the most uproarious affairs the celebrated Hoop" had ever witnessed. Thousands automobiles jammed the downtown streets, the ceaseless "honk- ing' of their horns making bedlam that was indescribable, while crowds of his followers charged up and down the sidewalks yelling like Sioux Indians on the warpath.
 Now this same Big Bill," erstwhile idol and regarded as presidential possibility, is perhaps the most exc crated executive in America, and as a climax to his recent acts, his defense of the misguided pacifists has aroused so much indignation in Chicago there is talk of busting him from his of flee.
 MT. Thompson seems to be very un- popular with the Chicago newspapers, for some reason, but he has unques- tionably placed himself in bad light by utterances which are regarded as more pro-G German than pro-American. He has been accused of trucking to the German vote, although the man he defeated was of German extraction
 
 ana his victory was regarded at the time as a victory for Americanism.
 Whether MT. Thompson is playing politics or not, he has brought down upon himself storm of disapproval and by encouraging the pacifists to meet in West Side auditorium, and giving them police protection after they had been forbidden by the gov ernor to meet in Illinois, he has clear ly exceeded his authority and has created situation which may bring his political career to an abrupt close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Distinct Promotion

Tt was with great pleasure that the faculty and student body of Birming- ham college heard of the recent appoint ment of pr. Thornwell Haynes to Petro- grad,'' said F. M Jackson, Jr. with the news of this appointment came the end of hopes that he might return to Birmingham in the next year or two. He is still acting president of the col lege and can get his place back again whenever he wants it. He was at the college only short time but he won the sincere friendship and admiration of everybody there. The appointment to Petrograd is a distinct promotion for him, and all his friends rejoice that his abilities have been so signally recog- nized."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
To Increase Wheat
 Acreage in Alabama

e ECRETARY HOUSTON of the 0 United States department of agriculture urges the farmers of the United States to increase their win ter wheat acreage. A systematic movement is now in progress for edu- eating the wheat growers to the idea of expansion. Each farmer in the United States is being asked to add to his wheat planting this fall not less than IS per cent over that of last year.
 Alabama will not only strive for an increase of IS per cent, but will prob ably double its wheat production. It raised one million bushels this year. With the aid of Auburn the yield may be two million bushels in 1918. Ex- perts from Alabama's great poly technic school will visit every county in the state this month in the interest of wheat planting.
 The record breaking corn crop in Alabama this year is due to some .ex- tent to the campaign directed from Auburn. Commissioner Wade at Montgomery has done his part. The United States government has done great part. Mrs. Mathis has con- tributed to the crop diversification
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Every now and then you will meet a
 man who is kept poor because he spends
 all his money to keep people from find
 ing out that he is.
 There is a room reserved in the Hades
 house for the holier-than-thou guy who
 acts as though the Lord is only running
 things temporarily until they get to-
 gether.
 A man can be a porch climber and a
 horse thief. But as long as he minds his own business he is going to have a lot of friends who will speak we'll of him, One fellow who never gets anywhere is the lad who goes through life waiting for chance to get even with somebody else.
 If men were as finnicky about their ages as women are almost every man in the country would be young enough to be dra fted.
 scientist claims that crawling around on all fours is a cure for indigestion. But we are afraid that the average fat woman will have to keep right on having indigestion.
 A man can have too many shirts. But no man ever had too many socks. If the first baby is a girl instead of a boy mother gets some consolation out of the fact that anyway had 1t been a boy it might have resembled its father The salvation handed out by the saw dust spreading evangelists is anything but free. but the language they use is mighty cheap.
 Another reason why collectors are al ways hammering on the door Is because too many women try to maintain an Ori- ental rug household on a rag carpet in come.
 The trouble with the experience that you get after the white lights are lit is that it costs more than it is worth. Don't scold a boy for trying to show off, You Show off yourself every time you get chance, don't you? Any wife can tell you that if you will give liar enough latitude he will soon prove that he is one Our idea of a neat girl is one who can wear white duck skirt all day and not have 1t look like she had slept in it. A man may admit that his wife has her faults But he won't stand for crit
 icism of his dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
ADVANCING STRAIGHT LEFT
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Critics of the conduct of the war will be at loss to find a sharp word to say about the committee on ath- ment commission on training camp activities, or even to shake a finger in the face of the committees chair man, the Hon. James J. Corbett. The personnel of MT. Corbett's colleagues in this important work makes success seem certain, efficiency insured.
 Chairman Corbett, with his experi- ence, his gift of oratory, his literary attainments, his popularity, is the Lloyd George of the committee. The Hon. Norman selby. deliverer of short arm blows that. start from any, where and end on the jaw of his ops ponent. Is the Petain. How like to Haig, pounding ceaselessly at the weak spot of the foe, is Committee man Tommy Ryan, who made Eyra- SdSO AhAPSA toAhet III AOA. &xA4A0 4>CAA6~ van we see another Joffre. although nobody at the New York Athletic club ever kicked the professor upstairs. And surely Joe Choynski resembles the Grand Duke Nicholas in that although you hear little about him he is al- ways dangerous.
 Corbett and Selby, who one evening in this neighborhood gave demon stration of camouflage which baffled the breathless watchers, and who were at various times pupils of Generals Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and Sharkey, the good material that has volunteered: Co.'s. Paokey Mcfarland and Benny Leonard, Majors Kilbane and Dundee, Captains Attel and Welsh-a rare lot of young veterans who have sat in the resined salients of hundred padded egy of the P. R. to enough instruc- tors to teach the whole army how to shoot the left to the head and hook the right to the body What are the terrors of the bayonet charge to youth who has been dashing his conk against Kid McKoy's glove? Who speaks of death after Benny Leonard has nailed him on the beezer?
 The committee holds its meetings at Princeton That is the reason. we presume. why Field Marshal Sullivan is not active in the matter. TO your real Bostonian there is but one col lege where anything worth while may be started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Tangled in Hair

Recently heard new excuse for not wearing eyeglasses" said Dr. w. G. Harrison. "A young man had his eyes treated and was fitted with glasses. He returnd some days later, complaining about wearing the glasses. Why do you dislike to wear them?' I asked him. They're uncomfortable and inconven- ient,' he replied. They're always get ting tangled up in hair Where 1t is possible now I always tell young men that they need not wear their glasses when they go courting."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
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ONE RAILROAD IS SAVING FOOD

From the Womans Home Companion.
 Known the country over as the sponsor of Phoebe Snow," the Delaware an5 LackawaIna railroad has adopted the "war portion" on its dining cars. Por- tions one-third smaller than formerly are sold. served at reduction of one third in price. Phoebe Snow noticed that nearly every dining car patron left part of the larger portions on his plate. Serve less and charge less,'' she suggested, and our travellers will leave clean, not cluttered, wasteful plate" The Lackawanna expects to save for itself and diners S6o,0O0 a year. As this road does per cent of the dining car and railway restaurant business of the country. Phoebe" hopes that other railways and eating house managers will follow suit and save thereby, i'll one year, food amounting to $6,000.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Plant Pecan Trees

With the idea of combining beauty and usefulness, the custodian of the court house has recently planted pecan trees all around the building. It is said that the tree makes beautiful shade tree when grown and the nuts are valuable The planting of pecan trees for their beauty and nuts is being considered on other property of the county but this will depend largely on the success of the experiment at the courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
PAINTING OUR NAVY

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Our battleships literally eat paint The initial color requirements for 8 new bat tleship cost about s25.0oo. which is the price of about 100 tons of the kind of paint the navy uses. In addition to this 1t is customary to repaint the different parts of ship two or three times year. so the annual upkeep probably exceeds this sum. This brings the annual out lay in paint for the entire fleet to mill lion dollars. The most important coating vessel receives is the paint applied to the submerged parts of the hull 10 protect 1t from corrosion or barnacles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
SPEEDING UP BUSINESS
By HOLLAND

amounts would seriously affect the de- potiss of the savings banks or of the postal savings. sale of S2,000, ,000 bonds of this kind would in all probability simply reflect additional savings.
 The sale by Bernard Baruch of his seat in the New York stock exchange so that he might be entirely hand and foot free to aid the government at this time sim- ply illustrates what other men of great wealth arc doing. It has been estimated that MT. Baruch by giving his exclusive service to the government is sacrificing an income or earnings of many millions. When he gave up his seat in the stock exchange he did in his way what Seth Low did when he became mayor of New York.
 MT. Low withdrew from every business Association in which he had invested money, so that he would not in any way be guided in his executive action by per- sonal interest. MT. Baruch Is giving his certain increment of wealth. The gov ernment has not conscripted 1t excepting that he will be compelled to pay his share of the income tax. Paul Warburg, when he became a member of the federal @reserVe poaru, ndue Sreal pecuiiaAS sacrifices withdrawing entirely from all business association with which he had been connected. When w. P. G. Hard- ing of Birmingham accepted appointment as member of the federal reserve board he made personal sacrifices, his only recompense being relatively small sal- ary and his sense of public service. All of the men of wealth and of great busi- ness capacity who arc now aiding the government voluntarily and without money recompense are giving up oppor- tunities which in normal times would bring to them large pecuniary returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
CANDLE STILL rLoURIsHEs

From the Popular Science Monthly for
 September
 Nowadays we think of light in terms of electricity or gas lamps. but it will surprise some to learn that the average daily expenditure for candles in this coun- try alone this year will be about $67,00O. On this scale the valuation of the 1917 production Of candles in the United States will total a round $20 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Rusx Time in New York

T had a busy time in New York for a couple of weeks,' said Julian Caheen. like to get in touch with big things and see the men who do big things act, and believe me. there is a bunch of wide awake merchants in New York
 If any man goes East to buy goods and thinks he is going to have an easy time he does not know the game It is hard and tiresome work. yet man must keep in touch with prices and styles. The war overshadows everything. We do not know as yet how to appreciate it as we are an inland town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04

movement more than any single in- dividual, or more than any ten as for that matter. She is strong be- liever in wheat growing here in Ala bama.
 A two million-busAel crop of wheat in Alabama should be assured, sea- son permitting.
 A long-haired, unwashed individual mounts soap box and says Wall street started this war. but even he is not cracked-Drained enough to claim that wal street sank the Lusitania.
 
 The former autocrat of all the Russias is now occupying the second floor of a house in Tobolsk, Siberia, and about the only consolation he has is the knowledge that he doesn't have to pay rent.
 * *
 The Bessarabian town of Chotin is pronounced in six siferent ways. Some of those war names are so difficult that hardly any two Americans pronounce them alike.
 Speaking of composers. conductors and the like, there is probably no one in Vienna just now who feels like turning out one of those gay, Viennese operettas.
 <
 Sheltered by single rock, Signor Tos- canini played the gallant Italians on to victory. That's conducting grand opera" with F. vengeance, Maybe it was just as well for the peace council that it's lease on that Chicago Weet Side auditorium expired before the state militia got there.
 A contemporary advises us to can meats whenever the prices drop off," In the meantime, it's best to adopt a wait ,ng-attitude.
 Better not fly flag at all than keep up soiled ard tattered rag that looks as if it had been used to clean a flivver.
 x Gladiators of the prze-ring mauled each other yesterday with fine disre- gard for the pacifists of this country
 * * The original Gibson girl'' is going to marry again. She seems to have pen chant for English army officers.
  improve the situation for Germany along the western front MT. Wilson Is a patient man, but he is probably getting tired of explaining why America went to war.
 * k It vexes the Kaiser terribly to be laughed at when he says he is badly misunderstood man.
 k * * The orator who waves his arms like windmill seems never to have heard about lost motion.
 It begins to look as if old King Winter win have to save Petrograd from the Germans,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04

BEGINNING THE DAY-Teach me, o Lord, the difficult art of for getting myself. May I learn the blessedness of being interested in another's appearance, in anOther's pleasure, i'm another's success. Give me the freedom and the courage which come from fighting my broth CTS battles rather than my own. For Christ's sake. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
THE RAINBOW
By Whittier.

By WnIttler. -77--- Now in the west, the heavy clouds
 Scattered and fell asunder, While feebler came the rush of rain,
 And fainter growled the thunder. o, beautiful! that rainbow span,
 Der dim Crane-neck was pended; One bright foot touched the eastern hills
 And one with ocean blended. The glory of the sunset heaven
 On land and water lay-- On the steep hills of Aeawam.
 On cape. and blun. and bay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
A WEAK MORTAL.

If you had the past summer to live over again. would you profit by your mis- takes?"
 I'm afraid not" replied Mr Dubwaite. T would doubtless begin the season with the fixed determination not to buy any more Palm Beach suits for wear in soft coal town. but I would soon break my resolution, just as I have always done"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
ALARM1NG PROSPECT.

ALARMING PROSPECT. "This ward seems to be rather crowd- ed," said the asylum visitor.
 50 1t is," replied the keeper. "All the patients in here are inventors who think they have solved the U-boat problem What pityl' Indeed 1t Is, sir. And unless those U-boats are put .out of business before long, I'm afraid every insane asylum in the country is going to pe overrun with unfortunates like these'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
A sEPrNMRER vIsIroR.

Whats this upon the bill O fare?
 A tried and trusty friend of yore. The oyster, with his jaunty air,
 Is welcome in our midst once more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
PUTS HIS MIND ON IT.

PUTS HIS MIND ON IT. It's queer thing about language" "Yes7"
 "A man in his ordinary conversation will slur his words and often speaks so carelessly that he is hardly intelligible." :" That's so."
 But the minute he begins to swear his enunciation is perfect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
A FAMILIAR SUPER. {"

Just saw performance of Julius Caesar
 How was the mob scene?''
 Not very realistic"
 Nor
 Tt destroys the illusion to recognize your butchers boy in crowd of Ro- man citizens"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
EARLY INDICATIONS.

What are you going to make out of your boy?"
 T believe he is cut out for plumber" Why so?n
 NO matter what kind of tool send him after, he usually brings me something else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Land of opportunlty

T am looking for good times," said H. B. Litten, who for years has been at the head of the linen department at Loveman, Joseph 6 Loeb's T think any one who wants to work can get it. do not like to hear any one say the world owes me living think it much bet ter to say. It's up to me to make liv- ing America is a land of opportunity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04

ADDITIONAL GRIEVANCE
 Tt must be rather trying for talka- tive woman like Mrs. GaDbles to be mar ried to man as deaf as Mir. Gabbles" 50 it is. And to make matters worse, Mrs. Gabbles has a lurking suspicion that MT. Gabbles lost his hearing just to spite her."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
oUT oF PArrENcE.

o Russ, o Russ, why flee away?
 We can't depend upon you And oftentimes we fain would say, Unstable Russ, doggone youP'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-04
Enforce compulaorr Eaucation

Tuscaloosa county is already making preparations to enforce the compulsory school law which goes into effect on Oc- tober l." said Edgar l.. Clarkson.
 Five supervisors have been appointed and the parents might as well get their children ready to attend, as there will be little chance of evasion.
 The city of Tuscaloosa will act inde- pendently of the county board. It may work hardship In some ins-snces. but it means much for the children of the state"