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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
SIR JOHN FRANKLIN

after everything aboard her had either been carried off or destroyed The Es-
 kimos added: "The white men dropped by the way as they went to the great
 river Some were buried and some were
 not.''
 Continuing his search around the south end of the island, McClintock found in
 bare skeletons the sad traces of the re- treat of the doomed party from the
 ships, and finally came upon the ships
 boat. which some few had tried in de- spair to drag back to the vessel.
 The American expedition that assisted in this search was organized after an appeal by Lady Franklin, through the | munificent offer of $l0O0O from Henry Grinnell wealthy merchant and philan- thropist of New York. After encoun- ! tering all sorts of discouragements, the expedition was compelled to return, 1 reaching New York September 30, 1851.
 Two years later another effort was made by Dr. E. K. Kane. Although this ex-
 petition also failed to accomplish it's chief
 purpose, it was not without important
 resultss in the interest of geographical science. These two were, the only Amer ican expeditions sent out to assist in the
 finding of the Franklin party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ALL A MISTAKE

From the Kansas City Star.
 A Michigan man locked his wife out several nights ago, and kept her out all night. Next day she sued for df- vorce, announcing at the same time that she had inherited $400, ,000, Christ mas, and had not told her husband. The husband tainted on receipt of the news. It is believed, however. that he will contest the divorce suit, with a cross bill something like this: De fendant replies to plaintiff's petition with a general denial of all the charges therein put forth; that aat no time sinae their marriage has he regarded his spouse with other than the deepest affection; that in locking her out of the house. he was the victim of an un- fortunate mistake; that he intended tc lock out the family cat, but unknown to him, his spouse was on the outside and the fact not brought to his atten- |tention until the next morning; that on discovery of the unfortunate mistake his grief and humiliation were inde- scribable; that he still maintains the love and affection incident to their mar. lried life, and prays the court not te dissolve so felicitious union. joined to. gether by God. and such other relief al
 the court deems fair and equitable ir | the premises.S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Gave Wholesalers Time

"A great many people are under the impression that the new liquor enactment in Tennessee regarding the shipment of beer and whisky became effective at once,' said W. E. Corning. This is not the case, however. as the wholesale houses of the state were given until July 1 to wind up their business. It was the origi-
 nal intention of the Tennessee legsla- ture to close up the wholesale houses at once. but on compromise measure the date was extended until July. when the
 entire state will go as dry as the pro- verbal bonan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

From the Pittsburg Post
 WV covery to the arctic waters on
 the part of European nations were quite numerous during the past century, but it was not until the year 1seo that the epoch of arctic adventure com menced in the United States, which ended in the discovery of the North Pole by Lieut. Robert T. Peary in 1909.
 The main object of the enterprising ex- petition of polar discovery, which sailed from America in May of the year named above. was to search for Sir John Frank lin, the celebrated English explorer of that ice-bound region, who sailed from the Thames in the spring of 1S45, in com mand of the ships Erebus and Terror, but, not returning, his probable fate ab- sorbed the minds of the entire civilized world
 Franklin had made four voyages of dis covery to the arctic regions, and between his third and fourth-the last-almost 20 years elapsed. The Hateful voyage was DcS uIl On Iddy ios 1ofc. A|J A-J ~--~ Whale Fish Islands, off the Greenland coast, were reached, and here they dis missed their supply ship to return to England, after provisioning themselves for three full years
 By this supply ship was sent the last message that ever reached England of the party. By the spring of 1S47, when two years had passed and still no tidings reached England from Sir John Franklin public solicitude became very great, ano the English government arranged witt the Hudson Bay company to prepare stores of provisions at their most north ern stations in the event of any of the crew reaching them, and to put the In. dians on the alert.
 Finally large rewards were offered te corning the missing explorers, and nc Hess than 15 expeditions in the next l; years were dispatched into the arctic with the object of rescuing or discover 1 ing traces of Franklin and his men. Not until 1854, nine years after Frank In naQ leIt EnBlanus WAS there 1Ouue
 the first positive trace of the fate o. Franklin and his men, when Dr. Johr
 Req. after sledge journey of HOO miles met in Pelly Bay some Eskimos. from whom he obtained small articles. whici
 had undoubtedly belonged to members
 of the lost expedition.
 | This information convinced the gov ernment of the fate of the Franklin
 party but the people were by no mean'
 satisfied. nor especially was Lady Frank
 lin herself, and still another expedition was sent out in the summer of 1857, whicl carried with 1t tablet sent by Lad, Franklin to be erected to her husband
 and members of his party. who hat
 suffered and perlshed in the cause o
 science and in the service of their coun ltry.
 Finally from the natives Capt. Leopol' lMcClintock. who was in command o |this expedition. learned that Franklin
 vsssel was crushsd In the ice ana aunl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

thick and thin--thick air and thin over- coats They cheered her and invited her back. She said she'd come again next year.
 Dufranne, barytone, supported the star. He first led the gathering in ''Le Mar sellaise,' which the lodginghouse crew chorused Justify. Duets were then delivered, including the famous one from Romeo and Juliet"
 Meditation" the Hanbenera from Car men," and the lighter encores by Miss Garden. "Comin' Through the Rye,' and T Give to Thee Rose" When it was all over some one arose and cried for three cheers, and 30 cheers responded. Then they voted resolutions of thanks to ''the most democratic wom- an in the world" and these were tigered.
 Miss Garden wore brown, from her furs to her shoes. Her blond coiffure was adorned with a. smart tam. Photographers cracked at her in the main hall and downstairs in the office" where there was kitchen stove with something cooking in a pot. The diva was in altitudinous spirits The genuine ness of her ovation pleased and flattered her
 Aren't they wonderful?'' she asked me.
 I nodded-they were marvellous.
 They enjoyed it, didn't they? she asked with relish.4ia s4eets; 4.s8stsrS I nodded-they loved it.
 And just to think-they're college boys!"
 'Rah! Rahr' broke in the croyd out ! side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ICE CREAMS ANNUAL REPORT

From the New York World.
 Not alone in making and buying more automobiles did we. as a people, give evidence of the abounding pros perity of last year. We also, in 1916, increased our ice cream production by
 more than 33.0oO,00O gallons. And for the years yield we paid almost $300,-
 900, 900. Apparently we have placed the
 frozen sweets very near to the list
 of luxuries ranking as necessaries. pr.
 Holmes would have difficulty in ind
 ing for his book today deacon so
 little accustomed to his ice cream as
 to treat it as pudding of rare spices. national secretary's report of the trade
 that we have not yet placed our frozen dessert on the broadest possible foot ing in it's own land. We have our great lice cream territory east of the Illinois
 river and north of the Mason and Dixon line. Within these bounds two
 thirds of the crop of 1916 was con- stunned. New York city alone took care of 34,000,000 gallons. Evidently a great field of missionary work for freezers lies in our wide west and our solid south. Can we not make our ice cream sodas as popular throughout those re- gions as, under the spur of Yankee tourists interest, they have become in London?
 On one further point of report if is the expected that happens. Ice cream, we may be sure, will go ur this year. ''The mounting cost of sup plies" says the secretary. etc. A famil- far, many-pointed tale. Ice cream will join the climbers on their own ladder of logic. Being more popular, it will | also be more dear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
AFFRONTING THE FANS

From the Chattanooga Times.
 Charlie Chaplin, who is said to draw the largest salary of any man alive ex- cept some of the royal heads of Europe, is out in statement that it is hard work to be funny" There are lots of us. if that is true, who are ready to declare that Charlie has never done a hard days work in his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
WITHOUT REGARD

From the New York Times.
 certain drill sergeant. whose severity had made him unpopular with hisstroops. was putting party of recruits through the funeral service. Opening the ranks so as to admit the passage of the sup posed cortege between them, the instruc- tor, by way of practical explanation. walked slowly down the lane formed by the two ranks, saying as he did;
 Now. I am the corpse. Pay atten- tion."
 Having reached the end of the path, he turned round, regarded them steadily for Ia moment or two. then exclaimed:
 Your hands are right and your heads are right but you haven't got that sad look of regret you ought to have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
cAMlEzhMdl@0u1lH.
NOT AFFECT CITIE.
n the Montgomery Times.

From the Montgomery Times. The Birmingham Age-Herald is of the opinion that the migration of farm hands to the north will be seriously felt in the cotton belt, but will not affect cities for sometime to come.
 This idea was advanced by The Times a few days ago, in which the belief was expressed that the places of colored peo- pie in the cities would be taken by others coming in from the country and cities would not be materially affected for a | good while to come, for colored people, like their white brothers, like to congre- gate together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
THE LnGIsLATURE
From the Troy Herald

Ned Brace in The Age-Herald says that we need big man for governor of Alabama We used to think that way, but what's the difference? What we need is big men in the legislature who will |enact legislation in the interest of the people. Press. Then you said it. Brother Nunnelee; the biggest. bralniest man In the world would make miserable failure with legisla-
 turo like tho last one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
A Chicken Story

Owing to q recent discovery by John Prowell, the practice of riding hens around in automobiles may become as common as taking chickens" for a spin. At least that9is the yarn John Prowell relates
 The otherday nephew of mine drove out to East Lake to buy flock of hens. D MT. Prowell said, for with eggs at such high figures he. had vision of a round fortune Before bringing them back to the city, he tied them together and placed them in the rear of Ford. When he halted his journey and looked in the rear ito get the hens. he noticed that two freshly laid eggs were on the bottom of the car.
 This happened when 'the weather was bad, and 1t is known fact that hens oo not lay as well during bad weathar. It seems to me that if eggs go higher. 1t will be good stunt for the owners of these valuable fowls to buy a fleet of fords and urge them to do their duty ,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

BEGINNING THE DAY--My Fath- CT, help me to remember I do not sorrow alone; in all my grief Inou art partner, and Thou knoWest just how much I can fruitfully bear.
 --J. H. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Not Much Ambulance

noticed the new police emergency automobile on the street yesterday. said Hugh M. Randy, "but I hardly think it will fill the requirements up- less improvements are made. The au- tomobile is Ford, the latest model and the sides and rear are screened.
 Tt was bought by the city. as I understand, to be used as a combina- ton patrol and ambulance It will be all right to haul prisoners in but a cot must be provided to carry the in jured.
 T think it would be better idea for the city to sign a contract with some company to haul all injured per- sons to the hospitals. It would be much better and would not reflect on the city. The new car may make an ex- cellent patrol wagon but as an am bulance I can't see it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
TIREsoME

A man may pile million up-
 In truth, I do not doubt it; But now and then I surely wish
 He would not boast about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
Earnest Campaign
 For School Tax

Earnest Campaign
 For School Tax
 E1T7 HE large majority by which the H educational amendment was ratified at the polls in Jefferson coun- ty at the general election in Novem- Der leads the friends of the public schools to think decisive majority of ballots will be cast next week for the 3-mill tax levy. But supporters of the cause must not forget that an extraordinary effort will have to be made to get out a full vote.
 Many citizens who realize the inn portance of the issue may not take the trouble to go to the polls unless they are urged to do so. Not few will take it for granted that the g. mill tax is safe. And the danger is right there. The opponents of any large measure involving a special tax, no matter how small it be, are usually active in their opposition.
 It is almost inconceivable that any property owner who feels civic in terest in Jefferson county could make up his mind to vote against the levy for the improvement of the public schools. Such tax as this proposed should be looked upon as an invest ment rather than a burden. A great county like Jefferson with scant school term and with poorly appointed schoolhouses will not remain great long if conditions remain as they are
 With defeat of the 3-mill tax proposition all material values would slump immediately. In view of the compulsory school attendance law, which goes into effect next fall, the enrolment will increase in this coun- ty fully ten thousand. The schools are crowded now, and when the terra of 1917-18 opens there will be no way of providing for the surplus unless we have the increased revenue sought from the 3-mill levy.
 Next to the maintenance of first class public health service nothing is of as much vital concern to any com munity, and especially community like this, as first-class school sys- tom.
 Let's work to bring out big vote on the 30th of January and all will be well.
 "Perfece Wornam'' Asks
 A Few Questions
 ~ RANKS on any given subject de- NJ sire nothing more than publici ty. In this land of free speech anc yellow newspapers, they rarely fail te get it in abundance. Hark to "Per. feet Woman:'
 If poultry farmer owns a
 dwarf rooster, do you suppose he
 would allow his strain of perfect
 chickens to be marred by the pro-
 auction of birds with this fowl as
 an ancestor?
 Would a man permit the pollen
 from popcorn to fertilize his prize
 seed corn?
 Would man mate a cur with
 his prize dog or scrub with his
 blue ribbon Jersey?
 Assuredly not!
 And yet he will allow the seed
 of weakness to be transplanted
 into his own family by the intro
 duction of unfit members!
 It is really waste of time to argu with person who talkA AEike that whose "logic" appears to her abso luely irrefutable-but the best an swer that can be made to the "Per feet Woman" is this:
 A human being is not fowl, nor dog, nor Jersey COW. Certainly stock raiser isn't going to lower tn strain of his cattle by inferior breed ing, but is that any reason why man Hind who Ere credited with the DOS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

session of souls and attributes which have raised them above dumb brutes, should be paired off like dogs and cattle? If so, poets have sung for ages about loves "di- vine spark" under the delusion that it really amounted to some thing; men have married women and achieved happiness under the mis- taken apprehension that that was the natural thing to do.
 We know more than we used to know about health, hygiene and a great many other problems of life, but we should not go to the other ex- treme. We shall have to strike bal ance somewhere between stock rais- ing and the old-fashioned way of bringing up family. If the Perfect Women" and the Perfect Men," who are so fond of airing their views for a consideration-only knew it, ninety mine out of a hundred young couples don't need their theories or their advice. It's the one-hundreth couple they make all the noise about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
OUTGOING CAPTAIN KIDD.

OUTGOING CAPTAIN KIDD.
 No more we read those stirring tales
 About the Spanish main, l When pirate craft, meath spreading sails, Left terror in their train. The worlds progressed, as doth appear, And may be quickly seen; For modern shippers greatly fear The German submarine. NOTHING TO LOSE.
 "so you take an academic interest in
 Wall street?'
 "Yes."
 And what sort of interest is that?" "Oh, the kind man takes who has to have any" DAINTY FARE q thought it would come to this" whats happened? q overheard man just now inviting friend to split an egg with him. | MEAN TRICK. Are you still taking exercises in your room?" "No. found it didn't pay" That's strange" Not when you understand the cir-
 cumstances. Some fiend in human form |greased the handles of my Indian clubs and I broke a $4o mirror
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
PosIT1vELY TAME.

And we used to marvel at the way in which T. R. would smash precedent" That's true"
 Yet at that sort of performance he was a. rank amateur. compared to Wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

How sharper than serpenfs tootf It is To have thankIess child'
 king Lear.
 * *
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
ENTERTAINMENT STUFF.

ENTERTAINMENT STUFF. "Is Asphodelia Twobble still writing verses for the local newspapers?" "Yes. and she says she has spent lot of money to get just the right shade of stationery and ink to match the color of her thoughts"
 IN A QUANDARY. You seemed much affected by spen- sons hard luck story" T don't deny it. spenson saw me get a s1o bill changed and was racking my brain to think up 8 good excuse for not lending him a quarter"
 BAD ACTING. Are shakespeare's dramas worth ones while
 When acted on the stage? Oh, yes, but not when people smile At poor Othellos rage.
 PAJJI, COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

TELEPHONE He'll (private exchange connecting aii departments) Main 40OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24

MEAN TRICK.
 "Are you still taking exercises in your room?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-24
NOTHING TO LOSE.
MEAN TRICK.

a friend to split an egg with him.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-12

10 pcder ganar "a frontera holande-
sa? En- TODD case, m; hijo no ha
caido prisoinero. Me 10 ha dicho Glen
wees:
Padre. Ia fortuna puede serme
adverse. Pero acuerdate de este:
inunca ne cogeran vivo!!"
y como el periodista par!sienSe
preguntaba 81 desventurado padre en-
que fecha, habia recibdo la Ultima
carta de ~ hijo, contest6:
"3Ii bijo no escribia nunca. No lie
gussaba escrihir. Pretoria vcnir d
vernus. Cada ocho o d!ez dias, veia-
NOS aparecer en- e. cielo, rolardo
bajo, nuy bajo, VI avi6n que como
ciamos muy bien. Cast rozaba 81
pasar, esta casa habitada por seres
que tanto lie quieren.
"Saliamos a "a azotea. Nj hijo,
hacia en- nuestro honor algunas ca
briolas que tenian el don de horrori-
Ear a 81 madre y hermanas; luego
nos hacia senas cor la mano ' par
tia otra vez como una flecha hacia
el frente. Otras veces volaba con
rumbo q Paris. Entonces sabiamos
que iba = paSar algunas horas en- Ia
capital; y corriamos apresuradamen-
tie q abrazarlo."
Y elpadre de- Guynemer desmenu-
: "a sus recuerdos. Cuando sc despi-
do de nuestro oolega, afirmando aun
su tenaz esperanto, Sc dej5 sin en-
barge. ganar por Ia en,oci6n. /
digno-de los padres heroicos de
Plutarco, Iijq con lGgEimas e. l.
VOC: mo Sc divide deeir que IS
| grande honor para nosotros, el he
Der criado IN hiio como ell Era
IN alma vssdads-smente grande!
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-12
Una eBireVista cen e. pa
Dire de. GuyRemeI
-Hasta los hmites de 10 increibh,
quiero tener IA conviction DE-
que mi hUo no ha
muertn"

La iar1ilia del ariador Guynemer
viVe en- Compiegre. ALI, en- IN no
tel particular, hoy lieno de angustia
? dueo, 81 padre de Guynemer ha
recibido, durante elgunos minutes, =
IN eoviado del Petit Parisien.
"Quiero esear convencido, has:a
los imites de 10 incredible, declare
Mr.. Guynemer, de que mi hijo no m
muerto. Ademas el Quartet genera!
ACADIA de d;rigirme una e nota
en- Ia que afirma que "nada' Tia Pc
labra esta subrayada dos ~veces), r.-
da pernite asegurar Que el aviado:
Gsynener es,a muerto."
4 deer verdad, Sc conoce la -e!a-
ci6n de las circumstances de 81 das-
aparnidr, dada por e. teniente RoZ6n-
VsrdUaz, Vus parIi6 al misrlo ITEM
20 que 81 jPero, que afurna, ea
sura, csc Official? Que, ocupado en-
desYiar "a atenci6n de cuacro apara-
tos alenaHes perdi6 q su jefe de Wis
"a, J que al votyer atras, va no ha-
10 ri a Guynemer nj a su adverse
RIO. Pero no dice que viera a,gna
aparato destruido nj agrupamiento de
hombres en- Ia terra. por debajo de
e.
iQue Greer en- tales condolences ?
Guynemer habia recibido orien de no
partir nunca solo. Sabiase que 81 au-
dacia rayaba en- temeridad. = Sc te-
MIA que cayera IN una emboscada,
donde . pesar de su extremada IA
biidad' de photo. hub!era sueumoido
ante el rdner.
~ TODD me induce Z Greer, decla-
rs .el padre del "as de ases." que
los hechos courtroom del siguiente
modo: mi hijo fue atraido : Una ce.
lada por una escuadrilia a:emana.
GsQue le sucedi6? Lo ignore. j.
case no pudo embestir, que era Il
que mas ~preferia? 20 hsbiendo 81,
do herido assemble en- vuelo planea.
do . Ia rstaguardia de las lneas enc,
| migas, donde esta escondido esperan.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-12
ALEMANIA Y Ia NDEPENDES
Ola DE BELGICA
Viene de Ia Ga. + ag.)

explotar (verwertei) en- Ell sentid~
de los ~intereses alenanes el capita
belga de ehorro > las numerosas SO
eiededes hslgas Por eceiones que
sxisten Va sn PATS sneraigo. Tene
NOS qus m~spsec3enar las inportan
sss enaprsszs gus los eapttales eslga
han furdado en- Turquta, ss les Bal
Aanss = en China.
Todo aquel que Sc quede en- 81 pal
tendra que reconocer e Alenania y
al cabo de cisrto tempo coniesar e
Deutschtum- Para impedir que 81
regue en- Bslgica q una situaci6r
analoga q Ia que Sc ha creado er
Alsacia-Lorena, sera en- absolute ne
cesario recurrr a Ia appropriation.
En- Maqpiavelo leemos que Quier
Sc propone apoderarse de IN pals 81
We obligado a guitar al rey o al go
bernante, aun cuando sea para /:
muerte.
Cleric que es muy grave tomar "a
les resoluciones; pero Is necesaro to
marlas, pues Sc t-ata del biea = de
porvsniy ds Alenaria. y, por or,
parts, "a guerra de exterminaci6'
que nos hacen exige una expiaci6n.
Belgica tiene que ser conquistad,
por noSotros, henos de conserrarl:
tai como Sc halla actualmenre y CO
mo debe quedar en- Ell porrenir.