The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

R. E. Lambert of Darlington, one of Alabama's most progressive farmers, was in the city recently. His speciality is legumes such as clovers and veches and velvet beans He is also a nut ex- pert, but he lacks a great deal of be- ing nut. He is an evangel of nut planting. MT. Lambert deplores the labor situation in the black belt. He knows of some big plantations where only one family of negroes is left. This, he thinks, will cause the big land owners to go in the stock business.
 I Recently l had the pleasure of meet E ing Robert Loveman, the gifted poet, here in Birmingham. His verses have found their way into the leading mag azines in this country. Alabama is proud of him. He is at present living at Dalton, Ga. 1 There is Jewish lad recently come ceed. first met him as he was finish ing in one of the schools in a nearby town. I next saw him in a printing of- fee. Later he became local agent for The Age-Herald. Now, he is here talk ing a business course in one of our colleges. His name is Label Light I'm going to keep my eye on him.
  Admiral George Dewey, who died Tau11arHy 16 +b. only American naval officer who ever held the high rank of the "The Ad- miral of the Navy" although two oth- CTS, Porter and Farragut, held the rank of admiral Dewey got his title by special act of Congress. March 2, 1899, and since March 29, 1900, had been president of the special board of the l. navy. May 1, 1898. was the day that gave Dewey imperishable flame and suddenly brought the United States into Asiatic politics, when the first great American naval battle against a foreign foe since 1872, was fought in Manila bay. It was as commodore that he rendered the service in the action of Manila bay which has given him a place forever memorable in the naval annals of the country.
 
 Rev. J. M. Broadly, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, is off for vacation. He has been fishing 1 at Bayou La Batre, and touring in Florida, visiting St. Augustine Tampa and other points in the state. He will
 
 the 9th of February. Mrs. Broadly is with the doctor.
 Sanford H. Cohen is general passenger agent of the Mt. Mitchell railroad, that runs to the top of eastern America, starting at Ashevlle and going 5200 feet upwards in a zigzag way to Mt. Mitchell, 6711 feet, the highest point east of the Rockies. It is 23 miles long without crossing a public road or go- | ing through single tunnel, or cross ling a trestle. Rev. Wilbur D. Chapman, the famous evangelist, said he has been around the world twice but gives this climb the greatest scenic value of any he has ever made.
 I have been hearing of statesmen all my life. Isn't it curious how new ] word jars one? Here it is in a suf- frage paragraph
 | For political sagacity and keen 1 judgment the south boasts of Miss Kate M. Gordon. Irrespective of party pre- cedents both the democratic and repub- llican platforms incorporated her sug- gestions for woman suffrage by state lcampaign methods Montana may claim the first congresswoman, but the south matches her with stateswoman.' 1 This reminds me of an incident, that struck me all in a heap, at the first suffrage convention I ever attended. It was the one held in Atlanta years ago. In the opening prayer offered by one of the women delegates she said: Our Father and our mother who art in heaven" Now this isn't to start any, thing. It's mere statement of fact. I While cautiously touching on the woman question, in connection with our attempt here in Birmingham tc mobilize our man power" it might be pertinent to call attention to the fact that an American business man recent fly returned from London reports: There has been a board appointed in England to consider the mobilization of the woman power" of the country, which is following the German ex- ample. The women are being classified as to professions, ages etc, and will lreplace men fit for military service who are now serving in the postoffices and munition factories. In January further call for man power is to be made for the army, which will include men who had been previously rejected l as being unfit for military service.
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