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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT WAR CONDITIONS
AND THE SPLENDID WORK OF BIRMINGHAM

and woman on the pay roll of The
Age-Herald paid his or her dollar and
joined the Red Cross. And they did 1t
with an earnest desire to aid those
twenty-five members of The Age-Her-
aid force who are now in the army
and navy of this country, five of whom
are already in France
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Birmingham has recently become
the vacation ground or playground OF
many of the soldiers from Camp Nc
Clellan at Admission. On Thanksgiving
day thousand or more of them
dined sumptuously in the homes of the
good people of Birmingham.
But some of them were led astray
and wandered into places to be
avoided Some of them got blind
tiger" whiskey and lost their watches
and their money, and went back to
camp in conditions more or less pit
liable.
Such, however, probably will never
occur again, as hear that the zone of
the military police of Camp Mcclellan
district will be extended into BirminS-
ham with the consent and at the re-
quest of the city commission. 1t will
mean the cleaning UP of this town. 1t
will mean the driving out of the ele-
ment which has been eliminated from
Admission, Atlanta, Macon, Montgomery
and Chattanooga. Much of this ele-
ment has wandered into Birmingham.
and is said to have taken advantage
of the visiting soldier boys.
When the military police spread
over this town the blind tiger opera
tor, the confidence man and all other
elements of the corrupt will seek other
sections.
1t may be good thing for Birmign-
ham as it is said to have been for At
lanta, Montgomery and Chattanooga.
z1eJN 1,aea
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they are unable to aid.

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Birmingham is doing its full duty to-
ward this country in the great eri-is
confronting US. It will take Its full
share CT baby bonds as it did of liberty
bonds It will subscribe to these baby
bonds as literally as it has subscribed
to the Red Cross and the Young Mems
Christian association; and in the same
proportion as its young men enlisted in
the army and the navy.
Birmingham has been leader of cities
of the south in all classes of war work,
and it will continue to be.
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1 have never seen more enthusiasm
manifested in anything than the
women of Birmingham have shown
during the past week in getting
memberships to the Red Cross. Some
thing like two thousand women have
been at work, aided by various COM
mittees of men, and last night Bir-
mingham had shown up with virtually
her quota of 49, memberships in the
Red Cross.
Birmingham has been assessed high
in all war work, and up to this time
she has exceeded her every assess
ment.
OF the hundreds of merchants and
storek eepers and business men in this
town but one single house acted
badly. This house persistently banded
committees from one partner to an
other until the Red Cross workers be-
came indignant and practically de-
manded a subscription on account of
the firms wealth and prominence. 1t
was given under pressure. but the
firm will feel the effects of this ac-
ton. 1t was the only Stacker in Biz
mingham.
Many Birmingham firms and corpora
tions showed an hundred per cent eff
cheney in the Red Cross. Every man
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

the cooperative spirit the recent cam
paigns have developed a get-together
habit that will stand this community
in good stead after the war is over.
This Red Cross membership allot-
ment of thirty-five thousand in Biz
mingham is already reached. Let there
be no tagging and the forty thousand
line will be crossed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
LUKE Sf'LUKE SAYS

If those knee-high skirts haven't
done anything else, they certainly have
exposed lot of family skeletons.
If it were customary for the women
to do the proposing. a lot of two-year
engagements would have been cut
down to two weeks.
1t isn't much trouble for a bride to
blush nowadays since it is considered
good form to buy the bushes at a
drug store.
Once in while company stays so
long that they are treated like mem
bers of the family and are glad to go
home.
Never laugh at the ball player who
is sent back to the bushes Suppose
the manager of your company wanted
to sell you or trade you. Would there
be any bidders?
Father likes to see his children go
to Sunday school on Sunday so mother
can devote all of her time to waiting
on him.
1t isn't hard to define girls picture
OF an ideal man. He is a young mil
lionaire in a $4,000 limousine
The movies are being "vamped" to
death Any dame who has pop eyes.
adenoids and an over-developed torso
that she is willing to display carelessiy
is starred as vampire woman" And
the betting is that if you asked one Of
them what vampire is, she couldn't
tell you.
Even If these are war times, you
can't bunk your grocer out Of his bill
by declaring moratorium The gro
Ger will retaliate by declaring a block
AIDE on your food supply
What has become of the old-fash-
fOna1 farmer who nSad RI hro hot
when he shore his sheep each sheep
shore 10 pounds of wool?
You can't get ahead of a working
girl. We know a corn fed work ing
girl who couldn't afford elbow lenStr
gloves, and who cut the feet out of a
pair of her kid sisters white stockings
and wore them for gloves when she
went to a dance.
Isn't it strange that all of the naval
vessels sunk by the enemy are old and
obsolete?
1t Is hard to make a man believe
that the sweet little girl he is engaged
to ever shores in her sleep. But after
he gets her he often discovers that
he has married a burglar alarm.
Martha Washington must have been
wonderful woman. We would all be
George Washingtons If our wives
didn't ask us so many fool questions.
Most of us would live longer If We
took as much care of our stomachs as
we do of our automobile engines.
A boys idea of a mollycoddle is a
dog that won't chase a cat every time
it sees one.
There is no such animal as consist
ency. Every now and then you will
hear preacher denouncing filthy lu-
ere and begging for contributions in
the same breath
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led his brave army. Chinese Gordon, the
iron-hearted, was an humble follower of
the lowly Nazarene. These are but thrce
taken out of thousands who have prayed
and fought for God and for mankind.
And now, let's put out of our heart
at this Christmas hour all malice, and
bitterness and envyings, and littlenesses,
and let us be "meek" as the master was
meek and do our bit and make it for
ever true that there is might in meek
ness"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
IN RANK VANDERBILT is won
Ia derfully able man.
He is likewise a grea

IN RANK VANDERBILT is a won
lS derfully able man.
He is likewise great salesman.
Mr.. Vanderlip has demonstrated both
of these qualities in the great success
he has made of himself.
As a newspaper man he made good.
As secretary of the Secretary OF the
Treasury he was a genius. He was
called from that position to the National
City Bank of New York and was, in a
few years thereafter, made president of
this greatest of American banking insti-
tutions..
In Birmingham Thursday he showed
his qualifications as a salesman and
as heart to heart talker to the people.
He gained their confidence and he Gre
ated mental determination in every
one to buy one or more baby bonds.
But his reasoning that people should
buy little and wear their old clothes
would create tightness of money in
this country which would eventually
work injury to the government itself
and to the sale Of bonds to the people.
If we cut off the sale of women's coats,
for instance, which he mentioned, we
would throw thousands of people out of
mployment-thousands of women and
old men-who are today spending their
savings for baby bonds.
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Money in this country must be kept in
circulation, and industries employing
labor, not competent for the army and
navy, or munition factories, must be kept
in operation. We must not have several
million people thrown out of employment
because of the war. We must win the
war; but we must make home conditions
suck that every man and woman in
America shall be able to do his or her
part, both physically and financially, to
help win. We must have no necessity
slackers-none put in position where
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
he Leonardtown Beacon.

FTOfn CIIe LeOnarutOWn BeaCOn.
Capt. Tommie Hill of Mattapansi IL
the champion rabbit catcher of this sec
ton. Captain Tom cut a hole in his well
chrb and hanks an onion out of reach.
When Brer Rabbit goes for the bait ne
falls into the well. All Captain Tom
has to do is to fish him out and conse-
quently have rabbit for breakfast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Popularity Of the
Community Concerts

N OMMUNITY DIRECTOR LAW
" RENEE has acted wisely in 60
ing back to the one-concert plan. "A
few weeks ago, in announcing two
concerts for every Sunday afternoon,
he said he would try the continuous
performance" as an experiment.
The crowd had filled the Bijou to
Overlooking and between 1000 and
1000 people were left out. Those who
were able to take part IN the sing
were naturally disappointed and 1t
was for their benefit that the two
concert plan was introduced.
When the rough winter weather
came there was a slight falling off
in the crowd, and although the second
audience was by no means small, the
nroeramme suffered somewhat by be-
mo shortened. In returning to the
original plan Mr.. Lawrence will be
able to give more time to the songs
for Everybody" Also the Philhar-
monte orchestra, which is greatly ap-
preciated, will give four numbers IN
4Lxaa
When spring comes the crowd IN at
tendance may induce change back
TO a two-concert schedule, but whether
we have one or two performances the
intense interest in this community en-
terprise stresses the urgent need OF
an auditorium. The Sunday afternoon
music is even more popular now than
it was at the beginning.
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To see French fowls roaming abou'
within easy reach, after their owr
| Christmas turkey failed to arrive, will
he a temptation some of Genera
Pershing's men may not be able te
resist.
Petrograd is just now one OF the
| "wettest" towns in the world. Ever
tho streets are running with wine
noured out by soldiers to keep thirsty
citizens from drinking too much.
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The report that the Kaiser demand
ed the release of the Romanoffs i:
not unavoidable. 1t makes one crowned
head uneasy to see another at the
mercy Of base-born jailers.
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A paragrapher AYERS that there ara
| some motion picture vampires who
don't know the meaning of the word
Maybe so, but they can simulate q
suItry disposition.
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The popularity of Spanish dancing
has revealed a shortage of castanets
That's the average persons idea OF
nothing whatever to worry about.
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At any rate, the government has fed
every drafted man we'll. And wher
YOU come to think of it. that's con-
siderable item.
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Bruges Inspired Longfellow to write
a poem about it at a time when there
were no British airplanes bombing the
old town.
In one Petrograd distillery IS sol.
diers drank themselves to death. Pro.
hibition no longer prohibits in reck.
. less Russia.
Positively the last call for the early
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
MISSING

Ma" roared Mr. Jagsby, where in
the demnition bow-wows is my hat?
can't keep a thing about this house.
It's a shame the way things disap-
pear without any apparent reason. I
would just like to know where that
hat is"
$50 would l." replied Mrs. Jagsby,
colby. "You didn't have it on when
you came home last night"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

BEGINNING THE DAY 49, Lord
God, help me to read of Thee in
the stars and in the faces of little
children. Help me to look for Thee
by wilderness lakes and where
dusty labor is. May i see Thee
striding across mighty battle fields
but meet with Thee none the less
in my poor, little daily task. In
Christ's name. Amen.-H. Nj. e.
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A SOFT REPLY

Don't hurry 1a
II know how to take hint"
"What on earth did I say to offend
you?"
Nothing, but you began to pat your
foot on the floor. regarded that as a
sign that you were getting impatient"
Not at all. To tell the truth-er-
my foot itched.'
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
AeeS3,oeo

ma'am." replied the international
crook.
| But I don't understand"
81 had been doing so well 1 got an
idea that all the smart detectives were
in books"
IN THE vERNACULAR
"Why did you discharge your COOKE
"she said she wouldn't be repri-
manded."
Did she express herself to that ef-
fect?"
Yes, but what she really said was,
won't take no sass often nobody"
| PERMISSIBLE
would you hide behind a woman's
skirts?"
| ST might"
Shame on you'll"
Don't be so hasty. I wouldn't shirk
military service that way, but T be-
lieve my wife would stand I'D for ms
il suffragist ever got me cornered.s
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
FOOLISH FELLOW

A man will make the best of life,
And have no quarrels with his wife;
Then, feeling fresh and full Of tricks,
Gets soundly bumped in politics.
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Originator Not a Crank

zone would have thought the origi-
nator of Piggly-Wiggly would be
somewha tof crank, for all genius
savors of eccentricity.' said Mrs. J. b.
Reid. Instead he is a very natural
young man, with a head full of ideas,
and a scheme replete with good bust
ness. This enterprise is an example Of
what thoughtful business will produce.
Besides being an economic system, it
is a fine training for the housewife
Piggly Wiggly' is self-explanatory;
once you see the plan you know the
rest. The name was first attached
to the suggestion said Mr.. Saunders.
and the details fitted to the name.'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
DIR. Edmonds, Talk

Il want to express my appreciation Ct
the great talk made by DIR. Edmonds at
the Red Cross luncheon on Friday" said
Ed Andrews, the well known insurance
man.
Il have heard many fine patriotic talks,
but it seems to me he got down to the
very bone of why we must fight to win
the war; DR.. Edmonds is not only an
attractive speaker, but he gives you
something to think about. He made a
profound impression on those who heard
him.
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TOO BRITTLE

TOO BRITTLE
From Answers.
"Bloggs doesn't seem to have much
snap in him any more
No; he used to have so much snap
in him that now he's broke"
WHEN WINTER PRINCES EVERY
B0UGH
BY Thoreau.
When winter fringes every bough
With his fantastic wreath,
And puts his seal of silence now
Upon the leaves beneath;
When every stream in its pent house
Goes gurgling on it's way,
And in his gallery the mouse
Nibbleth the meadow hay;
Methinks the summer still is nigh.
And lurketh underneath,
AS that same meadow mouse doth lie
Snug in that last years heath.
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schoolmate Of Rex Beach


Il used to attend the same college with
Rex Beach, the famous writer of books
about Alaska" said L. Donovan. Il
knew him at Winter Park, Florida, when
he was student of Rollins college. He
was a bright and fascinating fellow.
There was a glannor about him then, for
he had made the trip down the Missis-
sippi river from it's source to Tampa in
boat. He went from Winter Park TO
Chicago and studied law, but the spirit
of adventure carried him to Alaska when
the first gold was found. When he came
back homo he began to tell wonderful
stories about the great unexplored white
country of the north. Some of the boys
at the Press club heard him and got
him to write a few out and the public
ate them up and since then he has been
feeding it with book after book of real,
live, human stuff"
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woodau Jenlous of Barnett

II have been doing my bit as -four
minute man. said DR.. Percy Woodall,
speaking in the various theatres and
moving picture establishments, but for
the negroes. l know now why my
friend, Frank Willis Barnett, is 50 fond
of addressing the colored people. They
just applaud a fellow until he thinks he
is truly great 1 know that they will
work one to death unless he is onto their
speakers. I greatly enjoyed talking at
the colored movies and the proprietors
and crowds seemed happy to hear about
the Red Cross campaign
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Lean-fac'd Envy In her Ioathsome
cave. Henry W..
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II was very much amused at ne
gro" said Maj. Thomas T. Huey, chair
man of the Bessemer exemption board
who appeared before the board sew
feral days ago stating he could not
serve in the army as he could not hear
told him to stand across the room
from me, distance of about 25 feet,
and repeat everything I said. The first
thing l thought of was Alabama
very quickly, 'bone-dry.' I then said
Tennessee and the negro replied, same
thing After this, 1 told him I was
sure his hearing was good enough for
Uncle Sans army"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

Being minister I am frequently
called upon to sympathize with people
who are sick" said Bishop James II.
Mccoy. Every now and then some
man would say to me 1 had bad spell
of the grip, and it made very litte i'm
preston on me, and l would murmur a
few fitting words and pass on. But the
next time any one stops me and tells
me he has had it, / am going to take
time to condole with him, for I have
just passed through two weeks siege
of it, and its about the meanest kind of
sickness that has ever come my way"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

TELEPHONE
Bell (private exchange connecting
all departments) Main 1900.
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Sheffield Standard: Wall paper Is
used as advertising medium in Buenos
Aires. Newspapers are used in Ala
bama for wall paper. Styles change
freQuently
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Brewton Standard: 1t is stated the
United States will spend $35,000,000 a
day for the next year at least in car
rying on the war. Well, that is only
80 cents apiece and we can surely
stand a war that only looks like go
cents"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

Business this December has been
entirely satisfactory" said Ben Well
yesterday. Il observe, too, that great
bulk of the money spent this Christ
mas has been expended for practical
and useful merchandise.
This will be our last Christmas on
First avenue. After 80 years over here
we move next October to 1906 Second
avenue. AS has been announced, con-
tracts have already been placed, includ-
ing the fixtures for the most modern
store in the south.
My brother Marcus and 1 started
business here in very small way 80
years ago; and it was with no little
pride and gratitude to the public which
made the success of this business pos
sible, that we published plans on the
new store. have prepared an ad for
The Age-Herald to morrow, wherein I
endeavored to express the sentiment
we feel at this season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

Sylacauga News: One of the White
House picllets who was Jailed has
since married and given up her suf-.
frage work. She may now use a
picket to a better advantage on the
head of her fool husband.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
Conserve the Children

TN discussing after-the-war prob
lens, and the part which the Alabama
Children's Aid society has in solving
them" said Judge S. d. Murphy of the
juvenile court, Il heartily agree with
the thought underlying Gen. Baden
Powelrs statement that the war Will
be decided in 1885. / think no one
doubts that the entente nations will
win on the battlefield, and that tho
powerful forces which are now ar
rayed against democracy and world
freedom will be utterly beaten. Pa
triotism has determined that and 1t
viii not turn back. But patriotism has
still wider and deeper meaning, IT
seems to me. We must not alone
make the world safe for democracy.
but we must have a democracy so
moral and efficient that it will accom-
plish in the world the great ends for
which we make such sacrifices to es-
tablish it. We must, therefore, be
willing to make whatever sacrifice Is
necessary to conserve our childhood
The nation or group of nations which
does this best will have won the war.
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ALABAMA PRESS

Dothan Eagle: 1t is said the good
die young. but probably more of them
die from 1onesomeness.
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Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, year $500
Daily without sunday. o.OO
Daily ana sunday, per month";. ~
DAILY and sunday, three months 2.VV
Sunday Age-Aerald, per annum.. 200
W eekIy Age Herald, per annum.. 20
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No communication Will be published
without its aulnor $ name. REJECTED
manuscript VIII not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed tor that purpose.
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter I'M
der act of Congress, March S. 1879.
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Remittances can be made at current
rate Oh exchange. The Age-heralu wal
not be responsible for money sent
through the mails. Address,
VHE age Ii ERALD,
birmingham, Ala
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-10

Piper" by which name he was known
to many in southern California. That
Fritzen used other aliases he admits.
He declares he did this owning to
the feeling, against Germans"
II was as Count Kruger" that
Fritzen was known to Miss Madeleine
Bungener, the young woman who
figured in his arrest after search
Of six months. The girl was en-
ployed at a cabaret, and there met
Kruger"
Arrangements to take F'ritzen to
New York are under way today.
Alleged smuggIers.
PHILADELPHIA. March 10.-Ar-
rests Of alleged German smugglers
here are predicted within few hours
agents who have seiz
ed number of boxes destined for the
interned German vessels in the Phila.
delphfa navy yards. Seizure of the
boxes was ordered by Frank L. Gar
bino, special agent of the department
of Justice, who investigated the at
tempt to store valuable boxes In the
vessels Eitel Friedrich and Kron Prinz
Wilhelm.
Four German-Americans were grill
ed today following the seizure. when
motor trucks were searched and 1t is
expected the arrests will be made
later today. The names are withheld
pending their arrest.