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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

BEGINNING THE DAY-o Lord' bless our soldiers, who are crossing the seas and hastening to the front. Keen their bodies from harm m" their souls from sin. May they do their dread work without hatred or hardness. Keep them mindtul o' their high emprise and give then' the very spirit of Jesus Christ' Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Rural Carriers, Tronhles

T do not know what will become of the rural mail carriers, if forage keeps advancing" said Ben Stanley, who has over $24 month to feed my horse. This with his shoeing, and the wear and tear on the buggy amounts to quite sum-. If there isn't a change we will all have to go to Fords'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Staggering Cost
 of World War

M CCORDING to a writer in the A New York Journal of Con- merce the worlds war bill for three years shows total of $121, ,350, ,000,- 900, and this without going into the details of "estimates of material dam ages" to the territories ravaged or to the dislocation of trade.
 Great Britain leads in actual ex- penditures of naval and military de- partments. The total of it's share in the cost of the war has been officially stated in the House of Commons as $19, ,5O0, 100000 to the end of last March. Of this huge amount $4,500,- 100000 was advanced to the allies.
 Up to the end of the year 1916 France had expended on the war $12,- 347, 100000. Italy had spent up to a recent date $3,12o, 100000. Russia's expenditure is, as the Journal of Con- merce says, largely a matter of con- lecture. It is supposed to be not less than $15, 1000, 100000 for the three years.
 Germany's expenditure, including advances to Turkey and Bulgaria, is believed to amount already to $21,- 300, 100000, and Austria -Hungary's $12,50O, ,000, ,O0O--a total for the cen tral powers of $33,S00, 100000. "As- suming that the present rate of the Germans and Austrians is maintained until August" remarks the Journal of Commerce, "the total expenses of the war will by that time have con- siderably exceeded S90,0OO, ,OOO,O ,O0O, independently of the contribution of Japan" A continuation of the war will mean new expenditures at the rate of more than $9O,O00,000 a day, in addition to the bill of the United States, which Professor Seligman estimates at $1o,0O0,O 0,OOO,OOO for the year. 1t is thus only too evident" i" says the Journal of Commerce, "that the war cannot end with smaller cost in direct expenditure than be- tween $1Oo, 1000, 100000 and $125, ,ooO,- GOO, 0,000.'
 These staggering figures take no account of interest that is accruing. But "the ghastly debit of human lives is the most depressing item of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Beautiful Birmingham

Business brings me to Birmingham frequently but for the first time in re- cent years I have just made tour of the residential sections, said Dr. W. c. Prouty, assistant state geologist, who of exceptional beauty. Tne landscape architect has been busy since last rode over the Highlands Scenes of enchant- ment are everywhere. What I saw was certainy a revelation to me. No city of Birminghams size can be compared with it in beauty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Busy at Helena

We are running on a double shift" said J. H. McDaniel, superintendent of the rolling mill at Helena" I am kept busy between the plant at Helena and the factory at Woodlawn, as both are working night and day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Heavy Frefght Traffic

T passed sixteen freight trains in my run from Montgomery to Birmingham, said Conductor Smith of the Louisville and Nashville. This meant one every six miles. My train among other things was hauling 39 carloads of watermelons. The freight traffic at present is some thing enormous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
THE FRIENDS, QUARREL

By COIerldSe.
 Alas! they had been friends in youth: But whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above A And life is thorny; and youth is vain; And to be wroth with one we love
 Doth work like madness in the brain, And thus it chanced, as I divine, 6v With Roland and Sir Leoline Each spoke words of high disdain E. And insult to his hearts best brotnG They parted-ne'er to meet again!
 But never either found another To free the hollow heart from painin ,.k They stood aloof, the sears remaining, ' Like cliffs which had been rent asunder: dreary sea now flows between, But neither heat nor frost, nor thunder Shall wholly do away, I ween,
 The marks of that which once hath
 been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Leaves Gadsden Church

l have resigned as pastor of the Twelfth Street Baptist church, Gadsden," said Rev. R. L. Wyatt, as he was pass ing through Birmingham on his way out into Jefferson county to help his brother in meeting. T have engagement to conduct revival services for several months and am thinking of continuing my studies at some Baptist institution in the fall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
SADLY BEWILDERED.

How is Colonel Jagsby bearing up under the new 'bone-dry' law"
 Not so well. His moods alternate be- tween hope, incredulity and profound dejection"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
INVENTED NEW FOUNTAIN PEN

INVENTED NEW FOUNTAIN PEN Flynn Wayne, in National Magazine for
 July.
 How MT. Waterman came to invent his first fountain pen is an interesting bit of a story He was at the time suc- cessful insurance agent, and expected to close large contract. The man whom he vas to insure happened to be uptown looking after a large building operation. MT. Waterman followed him there, pulled out the policy application, and handed him fountain pen, which, unfortunately, leaked ink blurred the lower half of the policy and, of course, it had to be rewritten Meanwhile a rival insurance man signed up the con- tract. MT. Waterman blamed his boss for the faulty fountain pen, and, deter mined to make one for himself that would not leak, he began business in a little shop back of cigar store on Fulton street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
TELLING IT TO WHEY

From Chicago Herald.
 Come back here!" yelled Mrs O'Brien. Come back here and explain this'
 Explain what?" asked Mr. O'Brien, with a look of innocence.
 Explain why you are a shilling short in your pay this week. demanded Mrs. O'Brien.
 "Oh, yes" explained MT. O'Brien, as he edged toward the door. ''I almost forgot to tell you. The boiler exploded when I was in the engine-room this morning and the foreman docked me for the time was up in the air"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
VANISHING c11srnM

VANISHING CUSTOM. Whats going on here?" TWO southern colonels are drinking mint juleps on the veranda of an ante bellum home"
 But why the photographer" That's a moving picture man. He's taking reel to preserve as a historic record of a social observance in the south that is doomed to extinction.'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Scene Reminiscent
 of Warrimg EWrope

Today weary mothers, carrying
 babies with older children trudg-
 ing along in the dust, lined almost
 every road out of town. They were
 going to join their husbands who
 were driven out yesterday and the
 day before but many of them did
 not know just where to go.
 1.-THE above paragraph was not j. taken from a war dispatch de- scribing a scene in Sevia or Montene- gro. Those "weary mothers" and children trudging along in the dust were not war refugees fleeing before a victorious army, but the families of miners driven out of Flat River, Mo-, as a result of labor troubles between Americans and foreigners. Some of the victims must be American citl- 'zens, or at any rate they are potential citizens.
 Scenes witnessed in various parts of the country recently-at East St. Louis, in Arizona, New Merico, Mis- souri and other states-remlnd the newspaper reader of similar accounts from abroad. Are we educating our selves up to that point of ruthlessness where we shall be match for the Hun?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Tricks Torn shirt

Quite funny incident happened when the heads of the Steel corporation visited the district" said c. E. Abbott, who is in charge of the mines and quar- ries of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. 'The party was vis- iting one of the mines and as they passed, one of the bosses asked who was the one with a torn shirt. T told him that it was MT. Prick, but he said: You can't put that over me, and make me believe that he would go around Wearing any such shirt ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
BriGish Eeroisnn
 On Belgian Dumes

THERE is no glamor in the formal 4 and often monotonous official | reports of what is going on in Flu rope. Now and then a correspondent is so fortunate as to witness feat of heroism that sets his blood ting ling and he puts it into vivid language which the censor lets through.
 Percy Robinson, in dispatch to the London Daily News, tells how the British fought on the Belgian dunes last Tuesday. Never" he writes, twas there more valiant fight than that put up by the sadly depleted de- lenders. Two platoons were sur rounded and fought until the last man fell amid circle of dead and wounded Germans"
 Another scene, worthy the art of a great military painter, Meissonier, perhaps. German bombers and flame men attacked a tunnel where the Kings Royal Rifles had their head quarters. Six officers, back to back, fused their revolvers with a cool de- liberation for which no fitting words can be found"
 More glorious still, private sol dier performed feat of daring that could not be surpassed. The British were pushed back to the Yser. A num- Der of the men who could swim plunged into the water and got safely across. Others could not swim. While the bullets rained about him a sol dier swan to the opposite shore and returned with a rope which he made fast. Many lives were saved by his quick wit and bravery
 It is such stirring incidents as these, oft-repeated since the struggle in Europe began, which show that all the modern devices for waging war have not discounted personal pluck and initiative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
New Watermelon Patch

Nobody ever heard of a watermelon garden until Charlie Pantaze named his new melon cafe on Third avenue" said Mrs. J. B. Reid, and the name was so foreign to watermelon fanciers that suggested that he chane it to Water melon Patch,' and he has given me the privilege of changing the name.
 Everybody in the south knows what an enticing spot such a patch has al as much of a favorite, and the people will certainly feel more like breaking into it for cold slice, like the one we tasted from mothers patch after being dipped in the nearby stream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Beginnimg Its New
 ComstrucGiom Work

THE Tennessee company having
 J broken ground on it's $11, ,000,- 900 expansion at Fairfield, that model industrial suburb will henceforth be the scene of extraordinary activity. The new plant will include number of finishing mills, already described in The Age-Herald. And one of the most important announcements by President George Gordon Crawford in connection with the Steel corpora tion's latest forward movement here is it's purpose to build at once dwellr ings to accommodate 600 families. Hundreds of additional houses will be needed, but they will be built by pri- vate interests as business invest ments.
 The Fairfield works will be pushed to as early completion as possible, and it is safe to assume that the S11 ,OOO,- 900 expenditure authorized by the corporation will be followed by an- other large outlay.
 Fairfield has been one of Birming- hams show places ever since it was established several years ago. From now on it's importance and it's at tractiveness will be magnified many fold.
 There has been comparatively little building in any section of the country during the last three years. And since the prices of material have ad- vanced to almost prohibitive figures new construction has been less in evil dence than ever. It will look good, therefore, to see an army of building mechanics employed on the Fairfield plant.
 Verify the Birmingham district is coming rapidly into it's own. The most ardent prophet of Birmingham's growth cannot overestimate the won derful prosperity in store for this striding city.
 Food Production and Marketing i M1oW that Alabama's npd crops N are know to be large, the next thing of importance to the farmer is l |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

account" More than 100000 Ger mans have been killed or permanently disabled. The casualty lists of the other belligerents, estimated at 4,500,0o0, make the total losses about 6,OOO,0
 The Journal of Commerce, in sum- ming up, says: "It is unquestionably true that for years to come the mill stone of the enormous debt, which has thus, directly and indirectly, been piled up, will hang about the necks of rich and poor alike. On the other side of the account may be placed the realization of higher ideals of life the certainty that war on such a scale as we have been compelled to witness twill chasten and scarify the world, making it more frugal and temperate, less prone to the frivolous excesses of passion and the persuit of idle pleasure, and more receptive of the gospel of human equality and mutual helpfulness."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Swell Drinking Water

T had to run up to Huntsville re- gently on a little business" said Will liam Murphy, the well known sleuth. and l got to drinking that swell spring water until it gave me such an appe- tite that I liked to have cleaned out the food supply of Twickenham hotel It does fellow a lot of good to spend a few days in beautiful place like Huntsville"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
PROVING IT.

PROVING IT. 'Is Dubwaite's patriotism still at fever heat?"
 "Unquestionably." What are the symptoms?" Well, for one thing, he has the Amer ican flag that flies from his residence dry-cleaned regularly every 30 days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
INcURABLE.

When the mood comes over me-" said the amateur poet, T can't resist the temptation to dash off few lines"
 Your friends might condone weak ness of that sort" said the thoughtful man. "But tell me more about your self After you dash off a few lines do you have an irresistible desire to read them to the first person you meet?"
 Why, yes"
 "Ah! Then I fear your case is hope less"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis" patches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

FOOD MUST BE CONSERVED. There was an indignation meeting in our neighborhood yesterday"
 What caused the excitement?" Mrs. Twobble will be asked to explain why her cook was permitted to throw loaf of stale bread into the garbage can."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
MODERN LIFE.

MODERN LIFE. Flivvering feverishly,
 Motorists go;
 Honking horns furiously.
 Speed to and fro. Scurrying citizens
 Leap from their path; Then, pausing breathlessy, Shake fists in wrath Truly this life has lost
 Most of it's ease; Half the world motors while Tother half flees. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. why did they part?" Smokers incompatibility." T don't understand" She couldn't endure his pipe and he couldn't endure her perfumed cigar cites"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

Entered at the Blrmingnam, Ala [, postoffice as second-class matter un- der act of Congress. March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
GRATITUDE.

GRATITUDE. Of borrowers
 There seems no lack, But bless the man Who pays me back!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17
Food Production
 and Marketing

aIIGM TVIdT TNWGIIN@ MNO that Alabama's pd crops 2 V are know to be large, the next thing of importance to the farmer is the economic marketing of these crops.
 Farmers are having the co-opera-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connectins all departmental Main 49OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

I went into a store and while talk ing to the proprietor was glad to learn that the bill of stuff that he was checking up had come from Bir- mingham house. It was a big lot of dry goods. I told him it was worth the trip up there to find that at last Russell vile firm had begun to deal with Birmingham one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

dejection.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

A contemporary says the authorities were too considerate of Alexander Berkman. When you come to think of It. being fined $1o,0OO is not so consid- crate, even if there were no prison sen- tence attached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

I think the chautauquas are doing a good service by trying to take culture and amusement to the smaller cities. I only wonder at their ability to give such good bills. The address of Ray Rushton was a masterpiece and might have been delivered in the Senate. The talk of Prof. J. T. Kee of Florence was practical and instructive, and the regu- lar chautauqua attractions were of a high order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-17

When I got down for breakfast I found the Hon. Ray Rushton, who had been travelling from Montgomery prac- tically the whole night in order to fill a speaking engagement. We went up to the courthouse and out under the trees a large tent had been erected, but as it had not been seated we spoke in the courthouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22
EQ0EfSy1ONSoEdW WIFI
LOVE LULLS THE SOIL OF MAN

Eene came over Yesterday little pleasing
much changed a family. N " " VIII oe aS
uncanny with her looks fathers mannerIsms and
me nearly like her dddys that probably
hiie enc herself has grown much beautiful
aid not know her well but
an inner flame that gives radiance beauty
over %a rather CURIOUS know whether Eene really
been we have only each other
o OF course spent most Of the
mas not said much about the Illustration having
who loSe Ma going to be
realize what sa to want walk DO You
h think o you DO Eiens but you do Only
other men has are can for moment understand it.
not That old Phssea who thanks Sus sn no
as other men old fraud Why
other When among through physi
deect or even mental superiority lay
While Molie spouns stuarts card was
II would love him" N'N'N
~ Well answered Mole smiling, "as splenddy chaper-
even Chad is in the city talking with Pat about
that As ss of and Pat a Esns did
drens clinic in connection with her department."
Dear Alice had letter from her yesterday With hus
asked Moe s he hsppy too PRn'S
you, answered laushnrly you
have PS think he could have been happier with
pec think she refused
does interrupted Elene With every mean
@ ha IN Coo the
commencing on how man felt When first kiss
With the being only opiate
h anS m @ w the s d life
who give them the dream the calls
some other woman Dxs calls ,ou,, m
,Ie has heard times Eenes crisp mot
never look blind fate in the They prefer to dream
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22
Dewey's Greatest Service

The death of Admiral Dewey, although outlNed
decade the three and American feel
o loss nc sorrow.
The admiral by sheer force Of those qualities most admire in
possible
branches of national service.
He fine type Of officer and gentleman
Above all, he a great patriot
Probably the of the performed
try the which he
the need building would
powerful to protect it from by possible
Admiral Dewey familiar with
btl0ns the
maintain integrity and rights the basis pacfim
Having been personally engaged probably
greater horror of them the nonlesisant pacifciSts
But both
agree to dsa there could security nation that
pared to defend itself.
Having his only natural
against the
But III of 900 miles of
tack and the fact that first line
I whether who
ousy argue against Admiral Deweys conclusions
lie frequently recommended greatly enlarged
stun but not until the flames began Europe
advice needed.
message to the American outlining program calling
building four Ieanaughts that
batleSns the
at t period when everybody seemed to have
"O
This suggestion and the sincerity which Admiral Dewey
last % - e - WV us nave" ''p
career was the victory of Manila bay
eu service to the nation performed years when
threw the u weight of his ability for aoate
naval preparedness. 1870 " 1"'0
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22
openly, of course.

openly. of course.
At first / thought this was
q little too much out OF the
way. Am l narrow-minded
or too much of prude? My
husband says l am; that they
are only having a little fun
and that I mustn't be q wet
blanket" RHODA.
Al do not have the slightest
doubt but that your friends are
all nice people and mean no harm
when they entertain themselves
in the above manner; but person.
ally, l do not approve Of 1t. To
me il seems like mighty cheap,
common form OF amusement, and
one should not fail to remember
the old, but true, saying, Pa
miliarity breeds contempt"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22

seen her for almost a year.
We used to be in love with
each other, and / was won
dering IL her thinking of me
had anything to do with me
thinking of her or vice versa.
PAUL 8.
A.-Telepathy is quite u well
established psychic phenomenon.
The British Society of Psychologi-
cal Research, the French Academy
and other similar institutions have
made a number of very successful
tests along this line. In view of
this fact 1t is quite probable that
the girl may be thinking of you
quite often.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22

Q.-l am a young married
woman who before coming to
this city lived in a small town
and was brought up very
strictly. My husband and |
go out with a small crowd of
married people sometimes.
We have little suppers and
dance or play cards. Some
of the men, when we are all
feeling jolly and laughing.
will hug some other mans
wife, or some of the women
will sit on the laps of other
men besides their husbands
and jolly each other, or may
be as a joke kiss each other,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22
CAPTURE COIN
MAKING PLANT
Omitted Press Leased wIre.)

SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-United
States secret service men were
convinced today that one of the
craftiest counterfeiters on the
coast was cornered when they ar
rested Frank Z. Nichols, SO, Sun
day morning at 1709R 14th av.
Although Nichols declared he
was innocent and a victim of cir
cumstances, government agents
later found moulds, home-manu-
featured coins, and a supply of
metal with which they declared he
worked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22

Q.-Will you kindly ex-
plain the symbol on the re-
verse side of the new 1916
dime? II. M. Z.
A.-The symbol has reference
to the fable about the man who
gave each of his sons bundle OF
sticks to break. As long as they
were bound together they could
not be broken, but when separ-
ated, were very easily broken. 1t
sort of bears out the idea, United
we stand, divided we fall"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-22

Heat radiation of an air-cooled
motor has been greatly increased
by the simple expedient of at
taching to the existing iron fins a
of aluminium fins.