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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS
Robert Emmet Murphy.

Robert Emmet Murphy.
 This was the name his proud parents gave him at his christening
 But in spite that he is Irish and some- thing of an orator when the subject is advertising. No one in Birmingham would know who you were talking about If you spoke of Robert Emmet Murphy.
 
 But if you want to know who Bob" Murphy is just ask the first newse boot black, policemen, preacher, judge, bank CT, merchant, manufacturer, or the man in the street-and they will tell you that he is the guy that put ad in advertis- ing.
 When did he get into the game? He Is among the old originals. For nearly a quarter of a century he has been boost ing one of the greatest games in twen- tieth century life.
 Now, don't turn up your nose at ad- vertising or advertising men, It would be to take advantage of Bob" for it is not within his power to return the com pliment with his pug proboscis.
 Anyway he ain't that kind of an ad- vertising man, but is a booster always ready to throw up his hat for any old firm or to be truthful for any new one who has got something worth while to sell
 Now, advertising holds within It's charmed circles men who are experts in publicity, and here in Birmingham Bob" Herald would never have made him it's local advertising manager.
 Bob" is a little man in statue holding big job, but Bob is no little man when 1t comes to having the punch and the gray matter to turn out selling copy. This is proved by his having written copy for a score of years for one of the best known shoe houses in the city.
 Bob" Is no literary artist He does not aspire in his advertisements to compete with the authors of the "ten best sellers" but he knows the Eng fish language and can make it say what he wants to say in way to make a fellow buy what he doesn't want to buy-and that's going some IS an ad writer
 Bob" Murphy however, could never have made the place for himself in the advertising world unless he had known merchandising. When he builds an ad he supports it as a merchant He knows goods, he writes good copy, and he Is first-class salesman
 "Bob's" best friends do not claim that he is much to look at, but they are willing to bet their last dollar that he can turn out as artistic bit of advertising any one in this great city.
 He comes on The Age Herald for service-yes, for ad service, and if you doubt his ability, just keep your eyes on its advertising pages and you will have ocular proof that a master hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
RARE CoMPLAcENcy

Tt doesn't take much to satisfy some people"
 Maybe so."
 There's Glithersby, for instance. He is just as proud of himself when he guesses within two degrees of the cor rect temperature as if he had discovered what started the European war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
Great Land Auction

q am standing here thinking of the old days" said John F. Douglass, now in the real estate business but for years one of Birmingham famous auctioneerS. sold on this block, but the sale now in my mind was the great land auction at Bessemer It was great day, big bar becue and a buying crowd. The first lot sold went for $75 front foot, the up- set price, and was sold to Walter Davin. Before the sale closed he had resold it at profit of $50 a foot. It was the cor ner upon which the first bank in Bes- semer was built My but these were good old trading days'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
potato crops would be excessive rains

potato crops would be excessive rains in July.
 The negro exodus from southern farms to the north makes labor scarce in many counties, but the white people have worked all the harder and the negro will not be missed as much as was thought. If we have seasonable weather during the next four or five weeks the south will be better off than it has been in many years.
 Returning travellers report that liquor can still be procured in "bone-dry' At lanta. Bibulous Birminghamian ns are tempted to go over and investigate for themselves.
 A German newspaper that protested against the slaughter of women and children was suppressed. Such ignorance of military necessity" could not be tol- erated
 An English lieutenant who went on a hike with some embryonic officers in Georgia finished the trip on a stretcher Of course. our "blawsted" climate was to blame.
 While German newspapers reluctantly admit the success of the liberty loan, they point to the fact that a liberty bend is a good investment. The best ever!
 The New York police department has discharged a number of motorcycle po- licemen. However, others will take their places and chase the light-hearted motor ist
 The four brothers of Constantine have been shown the desirabilty of visiting other lands. They might go and rally round the Kaiser. What has become of the old-fashioned fellow when he slipped off and went to burlesque show? Herbert c. Hoover says the wolf is at the door of the world. That's a good but it's apt to be lost on Congress. A few more able speeches from Elihu Root and the Russians will see the folly of wasting any time with German agents | A bowl of peaches and cream will banish momentarily ones depression caused by the war in Europe.
 English doctors who are charged with 1 enabling slackers to escape military duty prostituted a noble profession.
 * Russia has other great men, but it would have a hard time getting along | right now without Kerensky.
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 It would require some dexterity for a food pirate to manipulate the water melon crop. Katherine Stinson is not in the same class with old King Cotton. when it comes to aviating
 k The Belgians are living in hope-al except those who are starving to death in Germany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
shipment Completed

We had practically completed all of our shipment of lathes to Russia be- fore the breakup came" said George Morrow, Jr.. vice president of the Bir- ningham Machine and Foundry company. Tn fact, the greater part of our ship pleted as the various allied governments have reached the point where they were able to turn out for themselves the sizes we were furnishing. We are still turning our large numbers of shells for use by the American navy.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
AN ANCIENT LURE.

AN ANCIENT LURE. Of verses pisca torial There seems to be no end A sport that's mmemorial, In summer mortals bend Their thoughts to snaring beauties from The streams that seaward dance; And they will stray their duties from If given half a chance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

from war, however Now even the afr men can give the thrill imparted by cavalry charge. And the cavalry. in day when men shoot at each other miles away and leave only gaping holes in the earth between their lines, does not fill a very useful place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
A TIMELY REMINDER.

TIMELY REMINDER. I'm going to town this morning." said Mrs. Twobble, at the breakfast table. "Well,' replied MT. Twobble, fretfully, what about it?"
 T expect to get some little things" Permit me to offer a suggestion. madam. Be sure that the prices of those little things are not out of all proportion to their size"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
MEAN DISPOSITION.

Who Is that fellow in such a great hurry?"
 That's Poundit, composer. He has just been struck by an idea for a popu- lar song and he's rushing to his studio to write it down before he forgets it."
 "Ordinarily I wouldn't wish him any harm, but under the circumstances I hope something will wreck his train of thought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
ON THE MOVE.

This curbstone orator says he hao the crowd going"
 "He didn't complete his sentence. He should have added another word after going"
 And what word Is that?"
 Away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
EufauIa-Troy Rivalry

T was just thinking of the great and bitter rivalry that often springs up be- tween towns over their baseball clubs ? said Columbus Teacher T remember the intense feeling that used to exist between Troy and Eufaula lived in Troy and was a Trojan of the Trojans. The Eufaula nine was walking away with my home team, and so we sent a scout to New Orleans and hired seven surprise on the Eufaulians at Union Springs, but they had been to Atlanta and hired a whole team of professionals. We did play two home men, but Eufaula didn't have a single home man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
Model of Wilson

T thought it would be a fine thing to B. L. Marx, ''so I got Artist Marcano to try his artistic hand in modelling one, and I am delighted with the result. think he has caught President Wilson's expression in a most happy way. am arranging to put few on the market, as I think they will be an addition to any office or household The best thing about the commercial end is they are made in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

BEGINNING THE DAY - Lord, show me the olden mysteries the oIden mysteries of how happiness steals in in the night, to those who live simply, think quIet- Iy, act justly, and practice loving service. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
A DIRECT pRINKER.

A fortnight man
 Is William links, Who says, Here's how" And quickly drinks Red liquor down,
 His features blooming, In idle talk,
 No time consuming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
cAamIkUaM619aaeeeN

r. Sob" may challenge me for this skit, but here's hoping he is go- ing to do the best work of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
LITTLE WAS RIGHT.

LITTLE WAS RIGHT. T just now met Blobson. He said he was going out to play little golf" ''He probably told the truth Blobson can go through more motions and play less golf than any other man of my &C., quaintance."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

aphor, that seems to be the milk in
 the cocoanut.
 Running away with fascinating fe- males much younger than ones wife, or even the same age, is most repre- hensible, to be sure, but when a poor devil has been stuffed with Suffrage, canned beans, condensed soup and oleomargarine" for fifteen years and has had his failings subjected to the pitiless light of publicity in litera- ture and on the lecture platform, we may understand his fall from grace, even though we may not condone it. Constantine and
 Kaiser WiIhelEua
 TIT was almost two weeks ago that 0 the German Emperor sent char acteristic message to former King Constantine of Greece in which he as- sured the ex-crowned head that his throne would be restored to, him im- mediately. The Kaiser's language was and distinctly strong in it's power of expression. But, like all such messages, it showed very clearly a marked obsession.
 The Kaiser told Constantine that the mailed fist" of Germany, with "the aid of Almighty God" would restore him as the ruler of Greece. But as the days pass, nothing hap pens to cheer the dethroned King. Weeks will pass and months will pass, but there will be nothing do- ing" The mailed fist" without "the aid of Almighty God" has come to be impotent.
 The Kaiser is just obsessed enough to believe that he is war lord King of Prussia by divine right. Yet in spite of his announcements, Con- stantine continues to be down and out,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

Daily and Sunday Herald, year $500 Daily without Sunday .......... 500 Daily and Sunday per month. 70 Daily and Sunday, three months. 2.O0 Sunday Age-Herald, per annum.. goo
 Weekly Age-Herald, per annum.. 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
HOTEL LOBBIES
Y. M. c. A. Campaign in selma

Y. M. c. A. Campaign in Selma
 T am off to Selma" said w. S@ Stall lngs, general secretary of the Birming- ham Y. M. c. A T go to pull off an- other campaign for Y, M. c. A. camps Selma has been asked for 5000, and believe the Selmians are going to make quick work of it. The people generally are beginning to wake up to the fact that we are at war, and that the boys must be looked after"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange The AgeAerald Will not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address, !
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingha Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs Build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms AS 10 50, inclusive, Tribune Building, New York city; western business office Tribune Building, Chicago. The $. C- 'Beckwith Special Agency, agents TOT foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
TELEPHONE

Now, what a thing it is to be an ass Titus Andronicus. * <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter un- do. act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26
IdenI sight for school

Tt looks like the city is going to build one of the new schools in the neighborhood of the Avondale park" said William Leary, the secretary of the Avondale Land company. The block un- der consideration is an attractive one from every standpoint and the proposed location would serve both Avondale and Mountain Terrace. If the site is utilized it will give the children and opportunity to use Avondale park with all of it's recreation features as a playground" |"
 Otto Mooney Busy With Garden
 T am going home to plant some pep pers and eggplants," said Otto Mooney, cashier of the Traders National bank. President Frye has worked and talked so much as chairman of the food con- servation committee that it has even got all of us in the bank on tiptoe to have a garden. I find it great sport watch ing things grow. Things taste better when they come on the table if you have had a hand in planting and tending them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

He comes on The Herald for service-yes, for ad service, and if you doubt his ability. just keep your eyes on its advertising pages and you will have ocular proof that a master hand is at work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

Bob" Murphy however, could never have made the place for himself in the advertising world unless he had known merchandising. When he builds an ad he supports it as a merchant. He knows goods, he writes good copy, and he Is a first-class salesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-26

'Bob's" best friends do not claim that he is much to look at, but they are willing to bet their last dollar that he can turn out as artistic bit of advertising as any one in this great city,
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago. Feb. d.-The Board Of Trade was closed
today-primary election day. The wheat trade on
the whole. especially that part Of II which has
kept well posted a. to the growing plant feels that
with fortnight d growing weather the entire
country will show more or less deterioration. These
unfaJorable reports expected, especially from
Missouri, Kansas sections OF Indiana and Ohio.
and. the scattered parts Of the remaining States,
where wheat Is growing.
The crop losses the results Of exceptionally
low temperatures where the wheat unprotected
By snow. coupled with the loug-drawn-out drought
Some Of the adTices from the Southwest especially
from sections n Missouri say that while the wheat
plant Is brown and presents a dead appearance
above the ground, that the roots strong. and
that with good rains there will be a general i'm
proyement In conditions. Other sections say that
not only the top killed by the low temperature
and lack Of moisture, but that the roots were also
killed.
The volume Of trade in wheat has continued small
because Of the great uncertainty surrounding
the market. The business has been confined largely
to the ranks Of the professionals, with hedging
transactions to speak Of and the average outside
Spectator feels that 70 make large cunmitmcnts on
either the bull or bear side is most dangerous at
this particular time.
The trade the whole believes that this is not
the period in which to trade in the big way the
large sales Of wheat for export as reported during
tone TO pcTade the market but that IN the absence
OF export sales for few days the bears again would
be seen at the helm The British Commission, As
well the Belgian Commission are believed to b
long good sized lines OF May wheat At Chicago. and
they will continue holders they fear that the
May delivery will be much higher when that month
rolls around.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
BALTIMORE PRODUCE,

Rx,tiucrS Fsh N-EGGS-Markst wax Mar-
had. Pnnglyanta and nearby hrsts, 30; Eastsrn
sAors Coh1O) arstS 30; wrst virginia frTts. =;
6cnhsrn North Cardinal ArStS q
BUTTER-sspantor utra, EaB; nrsts, 1a41
PnntA h-Ih. ESat4: h1ts IlaI2: do. lrh. eIt1a-
saAR Dairy pnnts. Maryland, PsnnsylIaniA, Viz
GINA, sItras. 1a20i nrstA zA28 storepasked. nrsts
nsA Rolts. Mapland and PsnnNlTania. q; do.
wsss Virginia, q
wiss stated ChickenA smooth. young by boat.
uael DO. choice young. by express Ds2l; DO. win
ter IA and less Ba25; do. rough and poor, 1sa2o
do. old hens. ls; old rOostsn and stags. l3aA
yOuns white Pskings. %: do. Indian Runners,
young. lSals: do. puddle. choice. fat. lesaO; d.
Small poor. lsal7. Geese. Mslyland and Virginia,
tat, tsD; do. Southern and Western. lssls. Tur-
.: d.. old toms. 2aaes; do. snail poor crooked
breast. nan Pireons. old. per pair .; do. young.
5. Guinea Fowl, young. II lbs. and up each,
vbsETABIIs AND GREEN O'N FR1irsopo- T; =
tatoes white. Western Maryland and Pennsylvania
busheI, Iaa10j do. New York State. bushel. Alta
80; do. Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia,
bushsl. No. /. 2Soa2T5; do. nearby. bushel box,
50; do. No. and culls. 5ca2.Oo; do Maine.
seed sack. 7oOa75O; sweets. Eastern Shore Virginia
Fellows bbl, L5Oa5.oo; do. Eastern Shore Maryland
and Delaware. bbl.. 5.ooa5SO: do. York River. bbl
iSoa5Oo; n. Carolina, bbL 5Ga550; do ham
rel 25Oa4.0 Apples. Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania packed barrel 25Oa35o; do New York
STATE, No l. barre, 3cOa5.OO; do, No 2 barrel
2Wa2D Beans. Florida. green, basket 3o0a4Oo
do. wax basket. 3ooa3O. Beets Florida, crate
2Ooa25O. Cabbage. New York State. Danish ton,
uoal5o: do. Florida. crate. 4OOa5.OO; do.
basket. 20Oa20 Celery. Florida crate. 340a4 90;
Cucumbers. Florida. basket 4OOa5oO Elephants.
Florida, crate. 3eoa35O Grapefruit Florida as "a
SUE, box. 2Za3.2. KALI. Norfolk barrel. l25al. rs
do, native bushel box, Sa4O. Lettuce. native. box.
LGal-I5: do. FLORIDA, basket, 200a50 Onions
New York and Western. yellow. 100 n sack L. OOa
I26. Orsnges, Florida, box. TO size I.75a2 50.
Peppers. Florida crate. 35ai.o0 Radishes Nor.
folk. buttons basket. I5os2o0 Spinach Norfolk
barrel A0a5.0. Squash. Florida. crate . Oa3 %.
sttzWbernes. Florida. refrigerator quart. 2Oa3o To-
rnatoes Florida. fancy ripe. carrier, 3Za375; do,
choice carrier, 5a5o0
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE

Philadelphia. Feb. E.-BUTTER-There was q
further decline Of lc in this market, due 10 more
liberal offerings and only a moderate demand We
quote: Western solid packed creamery. fancy spe-
Gals per doz. a; extra Gas; extra frsts, toall
hrsts Sa3e: do seconds, 35aS; nearby prints,
fancy Is; average extra 4a43 frss. 3saio seconds.
asa36. Special fancy brands Of prints at 1a5l.
EGGS-Tne market further declined 10 per case
under freer offerings and increased pressure to sell
We quote. Eeasby sxtra.S0 per dnz- nearby frsts.
1l.55 per standard case; nearby current receipts.
lilo per case; Western extras. Il extra frsts. ll55
per cass; hrsts. ll.O per case. OaDdled eggs were
!obbIng at 43a46 per dol.
LIVE PoULTRY-FowIs as to quality. laa2D:
stacy roosters Tals: Old ropsters. l5al6; sTging
chickenS softmeated. ela23; White Leghorns, &C
cording tn quality. 2laZ; ducks as to size and
quality 2Oaa; geese. lsaG2 pigeons old per pair.
Sa20; do, Young. per pair, 2a25
DRESSED P0ULTRY-Fresh- killed, dry picked
fowls Il 70 box dy-naed fancy selected ciIs
weighing ~ pounds and apiece "a; do, III
rounds apiece q do. pounds apiece. 2la22
Fowls, in barrels fancy dry picked. weighing ~
Old roostrrs. dry-picked, %. Roasting chickens
Western. dry-pcked. in boxes, weighing salo pounds
per pair 2a26; roasting chickens. Western in boxes
weighing pounds per pair. zaA; roasting chickens
Western, drypicked, in harehs. weighing to II
rounds per pair, 3 roasting chickens. Western in
barrels weighing pounds per pair. 2la2; broilins
chickens Western in boxes weighing Sal pounds
rer pair 25a25; chickens weighing Sac rounds per
rair, 2a24; do. mixed sizes Ea20 broilers. Jersey
fancy Sass; other nearby weighing lAa2 pounds
apiece 3Oac2 Turkeys. per round-Fancy nearby
S2aS; fancy Western Sass; fair to good. SaSl old
toms 2ea20; common, 24a7. Ducks, nearby. ZaS
do, Western, 22aa. Geese nearby, leaI do.
Western, lsa2o. Squads. per doz.-Whit", weighing
II to IL pounds per dozen, 675a6oo; white. weighing
3 TO 10 pounds per dozen. 6OoaS6O; white, weighing
pounds per dozen 4.Ooa45o: do. do, pounds rer
dozen, 3.tna365; do. do. 6a6iA pounds per dozen
25a275; dark 225a275; small and No. ?. soal.o.