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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
Good Season for

Early HoHne Garden 7THIS will be poor year for fruit. A Owing to the summer-like tenn perature the trees in this part of the country will be in full bloom before spring and consequently the buds will be frozen in the wintry month of March.
 But this should be good season for an early home garden. A day such as yesterday was ideal gardening weather, and many an amateur horti- culturist found himself busy with spade and rake. Many hot-beds are well advanced and within the next few days peas, beans, beets and many other early vegetables should be in the ground. Only a very cold snap will injure them, and it pays to take the chances.
 The United States department of agriculture is devoting great deal of attention to the subject of the kitchen garden. The economic value of home grown vegetables is more ap- preciated now than in former years, and the government will do it's part in promoting this branch of food pro- duction. If every householder who has few feet of garden space would cultivate it thoroughly there would be less trouble over the high cost of liv- ing.
 A recent photograph of 1000 swift motor boats being completed in an American factory for the British government may explain to some extent why Germany is losing her submarines. A New York man offered to exchange an onion for 100 shares of Bethlehem Steel The trouble is that the people who need the onion most haven't the steel stock.
 Economists say food is high because there is so much money in the country. Per capita wealth doesn't mean anything to the man who is hungry. 1 Burglars robbed a Chicago woman of s7 cents and a luxurious braid of hair. Unfortunately, the hair was on her head and not on the dresser. | Sweet Marie Cans, I. W. W. agita- tor, has been arrested again. Sweet Marie" ought to be taken to the South sea and marooned. l General Pershing is an old Indian fighter and if he had been given 8 free hand in Mexico he would have caught Villa.
 Zeppelins will henceforth be used chiefly i for observation purposes. They will not destroy London in this war or the next l George Bernard Shaw says his religion | is no religion for lazy man. For that matter. neither is Billy Sundays. |
 Taking joy ride and landing in thu hospital is a poor way to celcbrate George washingtons birthday.
 All the battle fronts are quiet Ths belligerents are apparently waiting to SCI
 what the u-boats will do.
 If poets felt as coal dealers do the.
 wouldn't welcome spring g-like day witl
 bursts of song.
 It begins to look as if the new Aus trian ambassador will shortly be home
 ward bound.
 Some people who buy pleasure ears Eiv them another name after using then
 awhile.~
 ] Once a U-boat is stung" by "se
 wasp its career is ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-O, Thou friend of the friendless, Thou guide of the ignorant, Thou guard of the unprotected, I feel myself in daily need of Thee. There are so many dangers without and within that l hesitate even to begin the way. Net Thou has made me man and must go on. Walk Thou by my side. In Christ,s name. Amen.-H. NJ. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
BLAsE LOUISVILLE

From the Louisville Courier-JournA
 Chicago papers say that a Louisville girl created sensation at Palm Beach by wearing bathing suit with pockets in it. A bathing suit large enough to have pockets doesn't attract much at tention in Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
TEXAS STARTERS
the IIcusten Post.

From the Houston Post.
 Atlanta and Birnnnsham claim that they are younger towns than Houston and yet their population outsrips that of Houston. That was unfortunately true up to recent years. but since modern styles have set in there is no population in the world, outside of the tropics. that can outstrip that of the grand old town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
woRTH REMEMRERING

WORTH REMEMBERING. A man may seem pacifcal And still be quick to srnite, If someone steps upon his toes, Or doesn't treat him right. The toughest scrappers on the globe Aren't looking for a fight. 
 WORD OF ADVICE. Pardon me" interrupted the vocal teacher.
 "Yes, professor" said Miss Fowler. "In reaching for high note, it won't help you any to stand on your tiptoes."
 JUST THE THING. What was that agent selling?' '1auminated keyholes-easy to find in the dark" "Ah! They should prove boon to illu- minated persons"
 RATHER UNUSUAL. . Now, that's what call a public spirited way to behave" why sog' "A street flusher sprinkled the legs of an immaculate citizen and instead of get ting made about it he complimented the chauffeur on his efficiency"
 HIGH PRICED HUMoR. ''What did the doctor say?'' "oh. he just told me funny story" And you paid him s5?' Yes"
 "Umph! You could have bought book full of funny stories for considerably less than that"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
ARMENIANs THINK so

From the Annfston star.
 The Turks also believe they are light ing for their national existence. and the Turks are not far wrong.-Age- Herald. IA Turkish national existence is punk think to fight for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

DEADLY STUFF.
 Why do you call this saloon the Last Chance?' Is it the only place around here where man can get drink?"
 "No, stranger answered the proprie- tor. This barroom is less than 20 feet from the boundary line of a prohibition state To travellers headed in that direc- ton 1t offers the last chance to get drink of whisky that ain't doctored with tobacco shavings, prune juice and cayenne pepper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

reaching the benefit. Let the good roads men in Alabama's sixty-seven counties see to it that every county is we'll represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

Come, let us make a muster speedaty' Doomsday is near, die all. die mer+ rilys Henry ANs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
Reckless Spending by

M@GM4SSS 9lPSAISN14Ag Uy
 GoShaEm's Head Walters N7 EW YORK walters are literally 1V rolling in wealth, if we are to believe veracious correspondents and visitors returning from the Great White Way. It is said that the real spenders in the night cafes are not the munitions milhonaires, although they manage now and then to attract attention by their lavishness, but the head walters from other resorts who have finished work for the day and drop in to get rid of their tips.
 A correspondent writes: 1.-Two last night spent more money than silk manufacturer, and they appeared to be entertaining the best dressed women in the place. With the de- mand for tables getting scarcer night ly the head serving man has become the most important individual in town. His tips are so large that sometimes it is necessary for him to employ handbag to cart them away"
 There is probably little exaggera- ton in that statement, for bills of large denomination literally rain upon the head waiter and his days takings constitute a considerable bank roll. However, it is disappointing to learn that he is initiating the folly of cab aret patrons by throwing his money away. All walters don't do that. The wise ones may own car or two, for pleasure, but they are investing large ly in real estate and gilt-edged, stocks and rapidly getting into al position where they can retire.
 MucGa Interest I'm
 Good Roads Meet
 THE United States Good Roads 4 association, which holds it's fifth annual meeting here April 17-21, promises to be of exceptional inter- est. Many men of national reputation in road promotion have signified their intention of being present, and nearly every state in the union will be represented by one or more high way engineers. There was a fine ex- hibit of building machinery at a highway congress held in Atlanta two years ago, but improvements are being made steadily. Manufacturers have more worthwhile devices to show now than they had even year ago. The Birmingham exhibit will be the very last word, therefore, in good road machinery.
 The south is no longer backward in highway construction. Several states below the Mason and Dixon line have made rapid strides, and this years meeting of the United States Good Roads association should witness a new impetus.
 Government aid in building post roads will make a fine showing. Sen ator Bankhead's $75,000,000 good roads bill, which Congress passed ir 1918, was cordially approved by the whole country, The money is to be expended in a period of five years under the supervision of government engineers, and so popular will this appropriation prove that before man, wears Uncle Sam will be spending s5o.oOo, 1000 annually in highway i'm pavement.
 Let every state send large delega tions to the forthcoming convention mo bigger the attendance the greate tbs enthusiasm and the more far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
EASILY LED AsTRAY.

EASILY LED ASTRAY. A weary uplifter
 Was heard to remark, My heart has grown heavy, l grope in the dark. The harder work for My neighbor and friend, To show him his errors And help him to mend, The greater his sins are, His unholy glee In quickly backsliding Is painful to see. "A bibulous person
 Has only to wink He follows him gladly In quest of drink"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
NOTHING WRONG.

Do you see those two men studying 8 chart?'
 Certainly"
 "1 happen to know that they are plan- ming a crooked piece of work" 
 Surely not"
 Yes They are two engineers who are mapping out a scenic railway,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
Hotel Business Fiourishing

T don't know whether it's the spring weather or what. but something is cer- tainly putting the hotel business on boom" said Fred Shireman of the Tut wiler.
 'We have done the best business during the past month that we have done in the history of the hotel, and what's more. it continues good. Of course while the suffragists were here, we were busy as bees in tar bucket ali the time. But even without any conventions, we are doing a rushing coming in report business as excellent, so things must be booming throughout the entire section"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
seuthern Price. Advance

SOutnern producers thfS WeeK nave advanced their prices on pig iron s1 per ton for delivery during the last half of this year." says Rogers. Brown & Co.'S weekly review. Prices for first half delivery were advanced from $1 to $2 over the last half price. The ma jority of inquiries for this iron are for small quantities and are we'll scat tered; however. the market is strong,
 'On some yards there are accumula- tions due to the inability of the rail- roads to furnish cars enough to move the iron which has been sold
 "The coke situation in the south has improved somewhat. However, it is still far from normal.
 Most of the melters of pig are working to full capacity. The furnace situation in the north is far from sat- isfactory, due almost entirely to the shortage of ears and motive power, The prospects are not very bright for any improvement in the near future. A large number of stacks have been banked on account of shortage of coke. Others that are in condition to be blown in are idle for the same reason. Prices on northern iron are firm with an upward tendency. The coke \ market is in a very chaotic state. Buy CTS are offering exorbitant prices for spot shipment coke. However, there is very little to be had at any price It is impossible for the operators to get even a small percentage of the cars necessary to move their output Somo days they receive no cars at all. Until the railroad situation Is strengthened out. prices will undoubtedly remain high and coke very scarce.
 Eastern manufacturers of ferro- manganese have again advanced their prices for third and fourth quarter business and have withdrawn for prompt and early shipment"
 Lack of Patriotism
 T was somewhat surprised this morn ing when rode through the streets of Birmingham, at so little evidence of the fact that today is the anniversary of IWashington's birthday" said John Erch- ardt of New York. 'I travel a great deal and usually find in other cities on Feb ruary p flags flying from all the public buildings, store windows decorated with the national colors, and residences hung with pennants and bunting. As the years go by the greatness of Washington stands out more and more. He was pre-eminent among the great men of the world and in my opinion we are setting a bad ex- ample to the future generations in their ideas of national pride and patriotism when we pass by the anniversary of his birth without notice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress. March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
DEADLY STUFF.

are mapping out a scenic railway"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

A man may seem pacifical
 And still be quick to srnite, If someone steps upon his toes,
 Or doesn't treat him right. The toughest scrappers on the globe
 Aren't looking for a fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

TELEPHONE Bell (prfvate exchange connecting all aepartments) Main 490O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
WORD OF ADVICE.

Pardon me-" interrupted the vocal teacher.
 "Yes, professor?" said Miss Fowler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
JUST THE THING.

What was that agent selling?"
 illuminated keyholes-easy to find in ! the dark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

Some people who buy pleasure ears give them another name after using them awhie.%
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

preserve the health, the working
efficiency and the morale Of its
great army Of youth.
Now. 1t is almost universally
conceded that there are four things
necessary to maintain q normally
happy and useful existence: we'll
paid work, play, love and prayer.
Every one instinctively loves con-
genial work; every one likes play
and plenty Of it; we all have diff
ferent gods, and each prays to his
special one, not always in the con-
ventional sense, perhaps, but new
ertheless, whether we will admit it
or not, we all pray to something.
And .ove and appreciation are as
necessary to all of us as sunshine
and fresh air are to plants.
Therefore. beg you, pause and
consider. Here are vast numbers
Of young persons who have invad-
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

small cost, for every expenditure
IN any direction means a sacrifice
in another.
The matter really lies in the
hands Of the State or, as one Of my
correspondents has suggested, the
Federal Government. More and
more the State looks after the well
fare of the child. It educates 1t,
supervises its health, plans its
recreations. And when the period
of schooling is over. the State con-
siders that having done its best to
enable the young person to sus-
tain himself, 1t is now up to him
to do so, and it removes its guild
ing hand.
But the first aim and first duty
of the State is to conserve the
lives and preserve the comfort and
happiness Of its citizens, male and
female. It is vital to the State to
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
Ascension
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
HAVE been down in the darkest water

7 HAVE been down In the darkest water
Deep, deep down where no light could pierce:
Alone with the things that are bent OH slaughter
The mindless things that are cruel and fierce.
have fought with fear in my wave-walled prison
And begged for the beautiful boon of death
But out of the pillows my soul has risen
To gorify God with my latest breath
There is no potion have not tasted
OF all the bitters in life g large store
And never drop of the gall was wasted
That the lords of Karma fit to pour.
Though cried as my elder brother before me-
Father IN heaven let pass this cup"
And the only response from the still skies o'er me
Was the brew held close for my lips to sup.
Yet have grown strong on the gall Elysan,
And courage has come that all things dares:
And have been given an inner vision
Of the wonderful world where my dear fares.
And l have had word from the great Hereafter
marvellous message that throbs with truth,
And mournfu weeping has changed to laughter,
And grief has changed into the JOY OF youth
Oh, there time when l supped sweet potlons,
And lightly uttered profound belief,
Before l went down in the swirllng oceans
And fought with madness and doubt and grief
Now am climbing the Hills OF knowledge,
And speak unfearing and say ~ KNOW"
Though it be not to church, or to book, college,
But to God Himself that my debt oWe
For the ceaseless prayer of soul is needed,
When the PRAYER asks only for light and faith;
And the faith and the light and the knowledge needed
Shall gild with glory the path TO deatn.
Oh, heart of the world by sorrow shaken
Hear We the message have to give;
The seal from the lips of the dead is taKen
And they can say to you, ''Lo! we live"
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
We Can Freeze Only Once
BY RL.GODWIN.
Is the theory on which Washington has been given
spoonful Of coal as time.

1t is most comforting and reassuring to know that II
neeIeo only one freezing spell and little snowsom to
awa.en ne responsible officials to the fact that Washing
ton Is without coal Of course while Indian summer was
soohng us with her warm caresses nobody cared whether
It seemed to make little difference that thousands Of the
clerks on whom the work depends and thousands Of
ecias who should have their minds clear for the Govern
men business cred aloud that they had not stick of
wood nor lump of coal The coal administration which
started ITS career by giving out highly amusing auoboea
pines 1I se and its people, promised that Washington
would nave plenty OF coal It made promises to burn but
the people require anthracite.
Appointing an administrator for Washington was an
empty move, lnasmuch John Weaver cannot administer
anything until he has it to administer Too much personal
complaint has already been made against Mr. Weaver
cannot produce coal where the railroads fail to haul it
can he take coal away from dealer in the face Of an utter
ing to bitei
The entire trouble is that the system devised to take
care of the mining hauling and distributing coal is either
good it has not been properly managed ANY army
quartermaster who allowed winter to upon his camp
and catch him without fuel would be handled severely by
his superiors
The officials who read this and feel that it is unjust viii
please remember that have been since April and
that since that time people have been cIaorn for
coalcoaEcoal; and that common points out that
WASHINGTON is THE MAIN WAR SHOP and should be
treated
Of course it takes only one freezing spell to wake the
proper official to the full consciousness of the lack Of fuel
We experience And allow me to say that people generally
do they do In every land They will overtun the system
In win result in the peoples ownership Of the
mines or railroads.
The late Senator Husting Che was smart MANI told
of thousands OF empty ore boats rushing through the
Great Lakes refusing carry coal to the Northwest because
they could make money rushing to the copper and
iron mines President Wilson learned of this and put stop
it. He made those boats stop for coal have knowledge
of certain coal individual case-whch took two
months to go hundred miles, Awheelbarrow would have
been faster
All of these things being worked out for Washing
ton and the news columns tell of little bites cherry
At the first real cold snap freezing Washington going to
be looked after by the National Government because is
realized the viii not be by set of officials who
CONCEAL ct their desks The freight situation is blamed and
little bite is taken at that cherry by operating part of
the roads under a single-headed management.
Some day all of the problems will be settled when the
Government takes great leap forward and settles all Of
these problems for Washington and for everyone eoncee
and for all time.
Incidentally advised to burn soft coal Where
1Ue get it?
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
A Constitutional Amendment to Disturb
Labor and Interfere With War Work.
Continued from First Column.l

Continued First Column.l
poisonous whskey and permitted the of the mild smu
ants used the form Of beer by Germany WHERE EFF
CIENCY Is NOT LACKING used in the form Of light wines
by France and Italy for thousands of years with resulting
population in no way inferior morally physically to our
own.
If the prohibition fanatics MUST rule this country
they must impose their viii and their theories upon the
nation if they must give just cause for dissatisfaction to mil
lions of workers let them at least wait until the President
has finished the war work which is the great task
The prohibitiorst who at this moment insists upon
imposing his viii on the country and Congress regardless
of the effect upon workers whose good viii and coutenmen
are vital to the nation is worthy of place in occoqua1
next to the misguided suffrage ladies that also think the
work of the nation should stop until their desires s
fed
The Washington times., 1917-11-26

THE discussion Of what was
jestingly and inadequately
= called "a clearing house Of
friendship" has been so eagerly
taken up by correspondents all
over the country that ! feel just-
fed in discussing it again.
I have had letter after letter
from young men and young wom-
en- in the different large cities tell
ing me Of the terrible loneliness
they suffer away from home and
friends, cut off from all former as
sociations and without the oppor-
tunity, and in most cases-for
youth is shy-the initiative to form
new ones.
These compose one class. There
is another equally large, if not
larger, the girls-it is principally
the girls whom this condition af-
fects-who cannot for various rea-
sons invite their friends to their
homes.
What is the answer? The dance
halls and undesirable, ruinous COM
partnerships. What is the result? ?
A ghastly, unthinkable, unneces-
sary waste.
A number Of persons have writ
ten to me that these needs and con-
ditions are completely met by the
church, that that institution as it
is conducted has q very special in
terest in young persons, and that
today practically every church, Of
whatever denomination, has its
study and social clubs where the
needs Of young ~eople for improve
ment, recreation and amusement
are thoroughly met.
Church Gives, But Must Be Paid.
This is true; and the work the
church has done has been admir-
able and inealculable. But church
is a religious institution. The
clubs the different ones maintain
are for those who subscribe to
their tenets and beliefs. And to
enjoy the recreations they provide
carries with it, at least, tacit
obligation to attend and take part
in the church services. 1t would
be neither graceful nor gracious to
avail ones self of the social pleas
ures which a church might offer
and flagrantly neglect its religious
and charitable activities.
The social clubs have also been
suggested as a solution Of the diff
ficulty, but they can hardly be
considered in connection with the
especial needs of the young per-
sons Of whom am speaking. You
cannot belong to a social club un-
less you have been invited to join
it, and to receive this invitation
implies a large acquaintance.
Neither can you join unless you
have the money to do so-money
not only to pay your share Of the
clubs expenses, but also to appear
in a manner commensurate TO the
standing and pretensions OF the
organization. Social clubs are
both select and selective. The
great majority Of the boys and
iris Of whom / am writing nave to
take their pleasures free, or at .
The Washington times., 1917-11-26
A Constitutional Amendment to
Disturb Labor and Interfere
With War Work
That Is the Proposition of Sincere, But Misguided,
Prohibitionists

It is not pleasant oppose the convictions of sincere
and women-however erroneous their convictions.
It is especially disagreeabe write the subject Of
prohibition and those that advocate it with fanatic zeal
Prohibition leaders treat important national ques
ton not in spirit Of calm discussion and investigation but
IN one Of absolute intolerance worthy of the day when
witches were burned and when it criminal not to howl
with the wolves"