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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
FROM POVERTY TO MILLIONS

worked every day to earn his living and regularly spent half tho night evolving Improvements on his car. By this time automobiles were beginning to come into vogue. They were expensive, luxurious things, appealing only to the rich. Ford'a idea was to make car that the man of ordinary income could buy and use. Finally he devised a two-cylnder engine which worked splendidly. built a real car, rode it about the streets of De- trclt to advertise 1t. and then tried to raise capital to become an automobile builder. But no capitalist would risk backing the venture.
 Coffee Jim,'' who ran lunch wagon, came to his rescue. He financed Ford, enabling him to give up. his job at the Edison plant and to build car to com pete at the automobile races at Grdssa Point. Ford had his little two-cylinder racer ready on time, but the crowds laughed when he pulled out to compete with Alcxander Winton. who had beaten all competitors.
 But the jecrs soon turned to cheers as the little car shot around and around the track and won at the finish.
 James Couzens. hard-headed Detroit merchant, Tom Cooper, champion bi- cycle rider. and one or two other men of modest means became interested in Ford and his plans, and enough capital was furnished to build car to startle the world at the next race. Ford constructed <cur-cylindor monster that developed 80 horse power. Barney Oldfield was in- duced to drive 1t and in three-mile race he defeated his nearest competitor by half mile This feat which rang around the world. brought the necessary capital to form company.
 Ford s own share of the 1916 profits was computed at $s5.OO,ooO. No wonder Ford says: T don't have to worry about the banks, they have to worry about me They have to sit up nights scraping together enough to pay me my interest" 1 His output of cars Is now approaching | 1. .noo, ,O00- a-year mark. or over 5000 ev0rt week day-the plant Is closed on Sum
 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

than dozen tins of sardines Refused! Point blank!
 T was there before o'clock and even then Hicksons ship was crowded crowded-my dear!''
 What have you got7' said MT. Brit ling with an inquiring movement toward the motor car.
 She had quite lot. She had two sides of bacon, a case of sugar. bags of rice, eggs and lot of flour.
 What are these little packets?' said Mr. Britling. Mrs. Faber looked slightly abashed.
 "Cerebos salt" she said "One always get carried away a little. I just got hold of it and carried 1t out to the car. later"
 And the jars arc pickles?" said Mir. Britling.
 Yes. But iook at all my four That's what will go first-'
 The lady was little Hurried by MT. haul. What good was blacking?" he asked. She would not hear him. She felt he was trying to spoil her morning. She declared she must get on back to her home.s Don't say I didn't warn you," she said. And with that she presently departed-obviously ruffled by Mrs. Britt ing's lethargy and MT. Britling's skep- ticism. MT. Britling watched her go off with . slowly rising indignation. that he said 3s how En 91a n6 is going to war. Scrambling for food-as the very Eeginnfug"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

mold. He was by nature gentle and full of grace and given to melancholy. Therefore, it was that he made up" as an ideal Hamlet. Few equalled him in the velocity of passion, but in his mature years, as William Win ter describes him, he subordinated passion and exalted the spiritual.
 It would be too much to expect actors like Booth and Forbes Robert son to rise up oftener than once in generation. Let us be thankful that we have had as many Shakespeare players shedding lustre upon the stage as have worn the buskin in the past twenty-five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
HOTEL LOBBIES
Notable Roy., Band

T have frequently heard of the pano of the Boys Industrial school at East lake said John A. Schultz, agent~f the California Boys band, that will ap- pear at the Lyric next week. Inter ested as I am in boys bands I am par ticularly anxious to hear the Alabama boys band to attend the first perform to hear any band so universally praised as that of your local institution. Mr. Semon has kindly invited the Alabama boys band to attend the first perform ance at the Lyric next week and l sug- gested that parade and joint street con cert by the boys of Alabama and Cali fornia would be particularly fitting at this time. I am sure your band is de- serving of the high measure of praise that has been bestowed upon 1t and l am looking forward to hearing them with pleasure. We have 8 great organiza- ton ourselves as the boys from the west not only play in the band but they sing, do folk dances and give a gymnastic exhi- bition and do them all well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
YELLED YOUTH

Edith M. Thomas. in Hverybody's Maga- zine.
 Once I desired. ss magic toy. to have
 and enclose In . shrine that was fashioned of ice .
 perfect and fadeless rose. Oh, the passioning heart of that rosol
 Oh. tho crystal inviolate shrine! But never mage was found who could
 give me this wish of mine. Now has White Time bestowed that rose in ita circle of frost! ... But what is this word hear?-They say
 my youth is lost! It seems that they do not see it seems
 that they never will know That the Rose of Youth is but yelled in .
 wreath of the winters snow!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
OUT OF THE QUESTION

From Everybody's Magazine.
 Pat OFlaherty. very palpably not a prohibitionist. was arrested in Arizona re- gently. charged with selling liquor in violation of the prohibition law. But Pat had an impregnable defense
 His counsel. in addressing the jury. said:
 Your honor, gentlemen of the jury, look at the defendant"
 A dramatic pause, then:
 Now. gentlemen of the jury. do you honestly think that If the defendant had a quart of whisky he would sell it?''
 The verdict. reached in one minute was Not guilty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
Proposed Tax Too Heavy

q sincerely hope that Congress will not levy the proposed tax on base ball.. said President Robert H. Baugh of the Southern league yesterday. Al though times are supposed to be very hard the attendance at the various parks of the league are about the same as last year. I believe that baseball will enjoy a most prosperous year.
 That baseball is a needed recrea- tion has been stated repeatedly by prominent army officers. The national pastime does much to make the people of America forget their worries. If the proposed tax should be levied there could be no course for the baseball leagues to take other than force the fans to pay the tax or suspend oper- ation.
 "The proposed tax calls for 10 cents. on every grandstand ticket sold and 5 cents on every bleacher seat. We will do all in our power to prevent this tax from being levied. Baseball is willing to do it's share. but 1t is unreasonable to think that the profit is so great as to withstand such a heavy tax"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
BaGs0ra Exomerated
 By Supreme Court

9W 0NNlpIS4GIS @WNa1E
 11THE state supreme court complete U ly generates Sheriff Batson. Its decision was given in less than half an hour after the impeachment proceedings were brought to close at Montgomery. Public opinion against MT. Batson was strongly aroused by series of escapes, cul- minating in the daring jail delivery participated in by David Overton and five other men, two of whom were, like Overton, convicted murderers. Overton and two other men were killed, but three of the escaped prison CTS are still at large. It was the sensational escape of Overton and his companions that brought matters to . crisis.
 Regardless of what the citizens of Jefferson county may think of Sheriff Batson's conduct in office, it is ap- parent that poor case was made against him. The promptness. with which the supreme court reached a decision indicated that no evidence of an essentially damaging character had been brought out.
 Yet, it cannot be denied that there has been too much laxity in the man. agement of the Jefferson county jail. The sheriff has been criticized in grand jury reports and conditions have been exposed which should have been remedied, not by issuing orders to someone else, but by giving them his personal care. Prisoners should never again be placed in authority over other prisoners in the jail, nor should they be given keys or em- ployed about the jail, since this sys- tenn is not conducive to good order and discipline. Men can't walk out of | prison in broad daylight and gel aWay unless there is something radi cally wrong inside. The walls of ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
IOWA sCHRECKLICHKEIT

From the Eagle Grove Times-Gazette.
 All owners of fowls found running at large upon any persons premises may be slain by the owner, agent. or occu- pant of the property. and shall be slain by the city marshal MAYOR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
Great Tragediar1s
 Never Numerous

A WRITER in the Cincinnati Times 1A Star, when reading an account of Robert B. Mantell's personation of Macbeth and King Lear" in New York, was constrained to remark that "this veteran actor is about the only performer who keeps the lamp>of the histrionic Shakespeare burning" And recalling the players of other years the Cincinnati critic laments the neg lect of the bard on the stage today. "We permitted the days of Booth to pass without creating a worthy sue cessor to catch the torch that fell from the great tragedian's hand. All we have is Mantell, who retains most of the defects of the old school and few of it's virtues, and several wander I ing brethren of Roscius to preserve for us our great dramatic heritage" But why does the Times-Star man pass over Forbes Robertson, one of the greatest of all Hamlets; some old | judges say the greatest? Since the passing of Edwin Booth we have had Irving, as we'll as Robertson; and coming down to the younger actors, E. H. Sothern has given us very acceptable Hamlet-playedq quiet | ly in the Booth fashion.
 Tragedians of supreme talent have
 never been numerous in any one gen.
 eration. The elder Booth died in 1852
 and from his day until now there have been only nine or ten actors on the
 English speaking stage of pre-eni-
 nent ability-among them Macready
 Edwin Booth, Forrest, Barrett, Nc
 Cullough, Mansfield, Irving, Forbes
 Robertson and Mantell. Mantell is
 too robust to enact Hamlet, but he Is
 one of the best of Macbeths.
 There was time when the theatre
 going public went to see Shakespeare's
 plays even when enacted by com
 panies of only mediocre skill. But
 audiences now are more discriminat-
 ing. They enjoy vaudeville shows;
 something that entertains 'the tired i business man." Only when great master of the histrionic art, well
 supported, comes on the boards do
 they care to sit through a Shake
 spearean production. But star of
 the first magnitude will always draw
 full house.
 i Shakespeare is not neglected as
 some people imagine he is. One req
 son why there are not more great actors is because genius is one of the main factors, and genius is not found every day in the histrionic profession : or in any other profession, as for that matter. Physique is very important ] too, in determining an actors fitness for certain roles.
 } Edwin Booth was just of the righI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
ADRIF,T WITH THE IrIMEEsS $
NO CHANGE.

If the recruiting officer turne 5u down. you can still show your patrio l5so by purchasing a war bond" No. I'm too hard up fer that" Then, get hoe and start garden.'N T live in flat" Well, there's one thing that's cer- tain."
 And what's that?" When this wars over you won't be in, any position to ask for a pension"
 INCOMING. Once when the new moon glistened So slender in the west looked across my shoulder, And a wild wish stirred my breast.
 Rose Terry Cooke. Once, when the full moon glistened, As full moons often do, leaned against a lamp post, And could swear that saw two.
 Springfield Union. Once when the new moon glistened And sent its rays afar, You leaned against my bosom And broke my last cigar.
 @ Detroit tree Press. Once when the new moon glistened, So auto-headlight-lke honked for it to dodge, thought It was motor hike.
 Houston Post Once when the new moon glistened And lovers vows I spoke l never will forget it. The gosh blamed hammock broke.
 BEYOND REPAIR. What happened to you down the road?" q ruined a tire on nonrenllable bot tle."
 "one of those bottles with patent stopper?"
 NO; just the ordinary kind, broken into about 50 pieces.'' PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
Mrs. MaGhis Never
ails to Attract

Mrs. Mathis Never
 Fails to Attract RAT RS. c. H. MATHIS continues to SV4 address large crowds of farmers wherever she is announced to appear in the interest of crop diversi- fication or food conservation. She is doing a splendid work. In the first place she is a practical and success ful farmer and in the next place she does not exaggerate facts in setting forth the dire condition confronting the south.
 The outlook for food shortage is very serious indeed. The only thing that will keep the south from famine is largely increased food planting.
 Mrs. Mathis talk to the farmers of Blount county, assembled at Oneonta Thursday, was convincing. The peo- pie of that section had only half walked up to the gravity of the situa- tion, but when Mrs. Mathis finished what she had to say no one doubted for 8 moment that she meant every word she uttered.
 Mrs. Mathis and other food supply workers are stressing the importance of increased planting and of the strict est economy in consumption. Many men of trucking experience have an idea that nothing less than twenty acres will be worth while as truck farm. That is mistaken notion. As Mrs. Mathis told her Blount county audience, every man could make liv- ing on seven acres. If he understood his business he could not only live well, but save money on a seven-acre farm.
 One valuable outcome of the food preparedness movement as war pre- caution will be to multiply the crops as grown under old conditions. After the war no one will be satisfied with less progressive farming than is in vogue today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

HOW TT HAPPENED.
 Your right arm Is finely developed, said the recruiting officer, but your left arm is undersized- Why Is that?" Tt was this way" answered the appli- cant. For about 15 years I played a trombone. While my right arm got 8 great deal of exercise, my left got prac- tically none"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
Pleased Miss Wilson

Mrs G. H. Mathis spent Thursday in Birmingham, and while here called upon Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daugh- ter of President Wilson.
 You don't look so much like a farmer, you are all dressed up; where have you been?" asked an Age Herald reporter of Mrs Mathis, as she emerged from the gathering at the Tutwiler.
 Why, I have been to call upon the Presidents daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson," replied the farmer woman. T told her I had been talking to lot of girls all over the state for the past week, and that they didn't look quite as good as she did; that is, not quite so dressed up, but that they were just as good, and that they are going to be the women that Alabama will have to depend on in the future'
 It was learned later that Mrs. Mathis blunt, right-to- the-point statement inn mensely pleased Miss Wilson and that she heartily agreed with her, and expressed great delight in having had the oppor- tunity of meeting Alabama woman farm expert, who is known from coast to coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

BEGINNING THE DAY. Lord of all being, throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star, Center and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near.
 --Holmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

county jail are presumably as strong as they ever were and the cells are not made of cardboard.
 Sheriff Batson's integrity has not been questioned. It was not charged that he had been guilty of corrupt practices. Yet the impeachment pro- ceedings will not have been in vain if they cause him to devote more of his time and attention to the Jeffer- son county jail. The safekeeping of prisoners is just as much his duty as the enforcement of the laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
STILL SERENE.

Who hears the joy bells ringing When darkness shrouds the day, Can see the sunshine breaking Through clouds of leaden gray, May never pile up millions, Or wear fame's starry crown. But all lifes cares and sorrows Can't weigh his spirit down.
 A sLIGHTING REMARK T want watch"
 "Yes, sir" said the 5eweler. "A serviceable watch" Quite so, sir.'
 One that my little son can beat on the floor without harming it." "The watch or the floor, sir?" %The watch, of course" T see. You want the kind of watch that is usually sold in drug stores We don't carry that line'
 PROGRESSIVE WOMAN. Does Mrs. Calder follow the styles r' NO, indeed"
 But she seems quite up to date?' If Mrs. Calder didn't keep at least two laps ahead of the styles, she'd con slider her life failure.
 FEMININE CURIOSITY. Is there anything I can do for you, my poor woman?" asked the elegant slum visitor.
 Yes num-"
 What is it?''
 Would you mind tellin me how much you paid for them furs you're wearin'?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter un- der act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
War and College Attendance

Due to the war conditions and the necessity for economy in every ex- pense that Is unnecessary, the officers of the alumni association of Howard college have decided to do away with the annual commencement banquet this year" said Jasper c Hutto yes terday instead we will have 'fel- lowship meeting.' which will be in- formal and in the nature of smoker on the evening of May 21.
 Because of the war. the alumni of the college are going to have to put forth an extra effort during the next few months to keep the attendance next fall from showing decrease from that of this year. Already some of our students have enlisted and various others have prepared for the officers reserve camp Others are preparing to enlist in the National Guard units as soon as college is out.
 "Confronted by these facts and with the added handicap that many of the men completing high schools over the state and others who were expected to enter the college next year will doubt less enter the army or navy, 1t will be a splendid showing if we can hold our own for the coming year in the matter of attendance. For that reason we are making an exceptionally strong appeal to our alumni to attend this meeting on May 21 and to outline plans for active work for the college during the summer months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

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., 1917-05-05

Eradication of the tick is essential to the development of a sound agricultural system in Alabama. Jefferson county has voted in favor of it. Already large sum of money has been put in vats and a great number of cattle dipped. Let there be no halt in the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05

It is predicted that girl "bellhops' will take the places of boys in many Ameri- can hotels. However, they won't dress like the girl "bellhops" of musical com edy
Evening journal., 1917-02-24
IUONWORKERS Stranded.
SAY they we're Deceived

That there are forty-hve boiler
makers and riveters now stranded in
wilmington as the result of alleged
misrepresentation on the part OF an
employment agency in New York city
was the statement Of a committee OF
worlxmen who called at THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL Office today.
They said the men were induced
by an advertisement in a New York
newspaper. setting forth mo labor
trouble and open shop" to go to an
employment agent who paid their
fare to Chester and then were sent to
Marcus Hook to work for construc-
ZION company at the plants of the
Texas Oil Company and Sun Oil Com
pany.
on their arrival at Marcus HOOK
the men say they found that there had
been a strike. After working Tor q
dav they left with the understanding
they say. that an agent would pay them
SO in Wilmington to reimburse tneh
for the expense Of getting TO New
York and for their days work. Ihey
saw that so far, they have received
only fifty cents and are being cared fol
in different places in this city uhu
money can be gotten to send then
home. They say that have been prom
'sed $40 each late today.
Evening journal., 1917-02-24
Clear TRACKS FOR
ALL FOODSTUFFS
Embargo on Slow Freight
While Inauguration
Rush is on
PENNSY AGENT
EXPLAINS CASE

Shippers and officers OF manufac-
turing concerns in Wilmington and
New Castle were much interested in
unofficial reports that reached them
yesterday that an embargo on freight
and receipts would be
placed until March T. in order to allow
fOodstuffs TO be moved all over the
East, and also in an endeavor to re-
lieve the freight congestion in many
places.
Railroad officials today. while ad-
mitting that some restrictions would
be placed about freight shipments,
said it would be done 10 facilitate
handling OF heavy passenger travel to
and from the Inauguration OF Presl-
dent Wilson at Washington.
G. w. Rush, division freight agent
of the p, B. and w. Railroad, today
said the restrictions will apply only
to slow freight, and does not include
perishable goods. live. and dressed
poultry, dressed beef. roodstuffs fol
human consumption, including canned
goods, and all freight intended for the
use of the United States Government
The embargo will go into effect a
midnight tonight, and viii end at mid
night March 4. II applies to the di
visions extending from Philadelphia
/ exclusive, to Potomac Yard, Va, inclu
sive: from Delmar to Wilmington; Z
| the Delaware division and branches
from Columbia to Perryyille, and Har
risburg TO Baltimore.
Other steps taken TO expedite de
, livery and shipment OF freight OF
/ railroad lines running into Whining
| Continued on Page TwO.)
Evening journal., 1917-02-24
CITY MOROCCO WORKER
SUFFERS FROM ANTHRAX

According to the records OF the City
Health Department, there were AZ
deaths, so births and 81 marriages
hereethis week, as compared with AZ
deaths, 50 births and 1S marriages for
the corresponding period of last year.
The health of the city was not Of
the best, the records showing two
cases of diphtheria, a like number of
scarlet fever, three of chicken pOx
and one of anthrax.
This. last named disease was report
ed bv DR.. John Palmer, the patient be-
ing Lawrence Rubinack, aged q years
of No. 204 Stroud street, employed by
the f. Blumenthal & Co. The stricken
man was employed as a beamer in the
beam house and contracted the dis
ease through an open sore coming in
contact with hides. His condition is
said TO be serious.
Evening journal., 1917-02-24

BUNGLE JOBS and
ARE Scared away

Robbers made two unsuccessful at
tempts TO enter two business houses
within a few squares of each other
early this morning because residents
were aroused by the noise made by
the thieves.
In one case, at the barber shop of
Frederick ]. Hibiber, No. 1l5 West
Ninth street, the would be robber was
seen. Mrs. Margaret KoOns. who
lives over the shop, was aroused about
450. o'clock by someone forcing a
sA-,ter. reermg into the rear yard,
Mrs Rooms detected a white man
working with a jimmy on a shutter
of the barber shop. Mrs. Koons call
ed her son and his cry scared the man
off. The would-be robber leaped over
the fence of an adjoining yard and
escaped. Omcers hurried to the scene
but obtained no trace of the man.
Shortly after this report had been
received at the police station. woru
was received by the police that an
attempt had been made to ROD the
clothing cleaning establishment OF
Morris Chaikin. at No. 321 Delaware
avenue. The robbers who are thought
| to have been the same as those VINO
operated at the barber shop, we're de-
Z tected cutting a panel out OF coor
/ leading into this place When the
/ police arrived the would-be thieves
/ had fed
The authorities expect to make ar
4 rests in both cases.