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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

school teachers than Alabama and no county has a more enthusiastic body of teachers than Jefferson.
 Attendance at the institute is a duty, and it is likewise pleasure. After meeting in Birmingham early in September the teachers can but feel greatly helped in taking up their work for the coming school term. Among the papers seized in the office of a German-language newspaper in Philadelphia were number of letters from a United States senator of west ern state. If those letters are incrimi- hating the person who wrote them should be placed in 8 position where he will never be able to work for the Kaiser again.
 New York wants to know why MT. Hoover hasn't reduced the price of eggs and a number of other commodities. New York should remember that MT. Hoover is a busy man, but long before the Germans get to Petrograd there should be a sharp reduction in the cost of food.
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 Producers spnd thousands of dollars on spectacular films, yet motion pie lures of a battle in France have more heart throbs to the foot than anything thes producers have ever been able to turn out.
 It's rather strange that the word 'one" should be mistaken for "six." The navy department should scrutinize its messages from abroad more carefully, especially where it's matter of sinking U-boats.
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 We will go right through that German line" says an American officer who re- gently returned from the American train ing camp in France. The safety of de- mocracy is assured.
 
 No wonder Explorer MacMiilan wants to go back to the Arctic regions. It's peaceful and quiet up there and per- son never hears a word about the war.
 
 It's a far cry from the Cossack cabin where he was born to the dictatorship Of Russia, but General Korniloff seems to think he can bridge the gap.
 The soap box orator may have the cour- age of his convictions but that doesn't necessarily mean that he knows what he is talking about.
 Since the critics hold that most Ger man statues are atrocities, anyway, melting them down will result in no loss to art.
 Whats become of the old-fashioned man who used to below, Keep your shirt onr in the heat of political cam paign?
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 While there may be a shortage of chorus girls this year, the usual number are getting their pictures published. The time is evidently coming when the Reichstag will be something more than ''debat ting society"
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 The port of New York seems to be wor- rying along reasonably well without Dud- ley Field Malone.
 The coal operator who called President Wilson "keiser' is as poor speiler as he is 8 citizen.
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 In the meantime the Panama canal con- tinues to behave Itself as we'll as could be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
Barber Issues Invitation

q want to invite the members of the commission to attend the revival now being conducted in West End, said Commissioner Barber Tuesday at the morning session.
 q am sorry that cannot attend stated MT. Ward. "but want you tc tell the people out in West End that am not getting away from the straight and narrow path, for bought a Bible yesterday.
 What did it cost" asked MT. Bar Der. '25 cents?"
 No, sir" stated MT. Ward. it cost me $5."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
EVOLUTION

From the Indianapolis News.
 The other day farmer boy with a load of hay pulled up before crowd of men in Indianapolis.
 where Is the nearest blacskmith shop7" he asked.
 Not a single man could tell him what he wished to know.
 Then dusty touring party from somewhere in America pulled up.
 "A garage"- the driver started to query.
 Half black down." answered half a dozen of the crowd in chorus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
Regular Coast Town

Birmingham Is getting to be a regu- lar coast town" said Leo Loeb. When first came to the city there used to be a few oyster places and then number of the restaurants served them on the half-sheil. but now you can get nearly any kind of fresh. sea food. There are three such places In Birmingham. George has recently opened a second sea food place In one of the little stores in the rear of our store and it seems to be crowded. It shows that this Is getting to be cosmopolitan city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

BEGINNING THE DAY-Create within me, o Lord, a clear heart that all the issues of my life may be pure. If Thou wilt but cleanse the central fountain the little streams must needs be sweet. Make me over again that fiIthiness and meanness and sclfishness and pride may he contrary and offensive to my very nature. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
Half Acre of Asteru

T have been out of the florist busi- ness a long time," said William Lind- say, the stenographer and court re- porter. but I am thinking of planting about a half-acre in asters, as in the last few years they have been wonder fully improved, and are tnking the place of chrysanthemums. The new shades and forms are really very beautiful, and my love for flowers tempts me to see what I can do in the way of growing them'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
CRUEL WoRps

But can't you give me any encour- agement at an?" asked the rejected suitor?
 I'm afraid not" replied the heart less beauty. However. don't mind telling you that I have refused one or two men who pleased me even less than you do. If you can get any comfort out of that, you are welcome to it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
A WAITING ATTITUDE

Have you learned any of the new dances yet7"
 ''No." replied the man who takes him. self seriously. "Tve been thinking of trying the Chinese toddle. but I'm walt ing to hear how the political situation in China crystallizes. I don't believe in encouraging a country as long as it shows monarchistic tendencies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
THE LOST FRIEND

By John Boyle O'Reilly. My friend he was; my friend from all
 the rest; With childlike faith he oped to me his
 breast No door was locked on altar, grave or No weakness yelled. concealed no dis The hope, the sorrow and the wrong
 were bare, And ah. the shadow only showed the
 fair! I gave him love for love; but. deep
 within. I magnified each frailty into sin: Each hill-topped foible in tho sunset
 glowed, Obscuring vales. where rivered virtues
 flowed. Reproof became reproach. till com
 mon grew The captious word at every fault I
 knew. He smiled upon the censorship. and
 bore With patient love the touch that
 wounded sore; Until at length. so had my blindness He knew I judged him by his faults Alone. of all men, who knew him best. Refused the gold. to take the 1dross Tor
 test! Cold strangers honored for the worth His friena sena lsn forgot the diamond in tn.
 flaw. At last 1t came--the day he stood apart When from my eyes he nYoudly yelled
 his heart; When carping judgment and uncertain
 word stern resentment in his bosom stirred; When in his face I read what I had
 been. And with his vision saw what he had
 seen. Too late! too late! Oh. could he then have known, When his love died, sths- Nsae had per-
 feet grown: That when the veil was drawn. abased,
 chastised, The censor stood. the lost one truly
 prized Too late we learn-a man must hold
 his friend Unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE RECKONING

THE RECKONING The Boche shall live To curse the day He started on
 His ruthless way. Blood-stained, he'll stand Before the seat Of judgment when The nations meet, And there shall hear His doom at last, When wars and threats Of wars have passed. Although he'll plead. His innocence, It will but prove A vain pretense. For women, children, Babies, too The gory drops
 His hands imbrue, Shall cry out-still Refute the claim Until he hangs
 His head in shame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
AN EXPERT SPEAKS

What are your qualifications" .T'm an expert egg cook, num-.
 How absurd! Why, anybody can cook eggs"
 "No, indeed. mum. You're making a mistake that's been the cause of lot of unhappiness in this world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
Planning Campaign
 for Second Loan

0T9HE railroads will cooperate in
 4 the publicity campaign now be- ing organized for the second liberty loan. The transportation lines in every section of the country have manifested a fine degree of patriot ism and public spirit ever since the United States declared war on Ger many.
 Under the leadership of Fairfax Harrison they have accomplished wonders in handling the enormous government traffic developed by the exigencies of war and have served Uncle Sam without sighting shippers in general. The immense crops that have to be moved this fall would ordinarily swamp the railroads, but patriotism is a mighty incentive to extraordinary effort. The railroads have put forth such effort and the results are at once surprising and gratifying.
 And now comes the new liberty bond issue with the railroads active in aid- ing the government to sell the bonds.
 More than $2o, 100000 worth of the first liberty bonds were purchased by railroad employees. The campaign for the second loan will be thoroughly or ganized and the activity of the rail roads in cooperating with the treas ury department will be character istically eager. Colored posters will be placed in the waiting rooms of every passenger station in this coun- try, and the 1,75O,OOO employees of the railroad companies will have their att tention especially called to the sub ject of the liberty loan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
FAvoRIrE TOPICS

FAvoRITE TOPICS
 .Did you ever stop to think how little conversation there would be if people never talked about themselves?"
 "oh, yes. But if people never talked about themselves or other people either. we wouldn't need universal language. We could get along very well by mak- ing signs PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
WELL. HARDLY

Nothing to it, nipping weather Lends cheer when we- meet together, Gathered where the firelight's blazing Rare old vintages appraising.
 Some may think these verses trivial, But they won't if they're convivial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
QUICK WORK

I've heard a great deal about the laws delay" said the confirmed motor ist.
 ITO be sure Everybody Is qualified to speak on that subject"
 well, I'm not, Time and again I've been arrested, tried and fined for speed ing. all in less than an hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

porous and contented people, perhaps, in all Europe. There is no throne in Europe more stable, despite the fact that the Belgian King and Queen are virtual exiles, dwelling in extreme simplicity in the strip of territory still held against the Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

In this glorious and we'll fOughten aeId,
 We kept together in our chivalry. ! Henry V.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
sHIFTLEss

"Gadspur says If he could find a mar ket for his ideas they would make him rich"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13
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rye heard people talk like that.''

They usually have to borrow sheet of paper and pencil to demonstrate their ideas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-13

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The Detroit times., 1917-11-24
Pointed Paragraphs

Love me only sure cure for Co
quetrF
ain-' eeerv man is lazy but he
foesuf Hse 20 admit a.
Flartsrs IS always dished our 20
1fEer people never 20 us.
Some men seem t0 have the
ror-eies brand ~ horse sense
ONE can't tell what IL In a man
and mnce pic by The looks
Dishonesty has passed 'he limit
when man cheats AZ solitaire
Thr easier .t is 20 Eef man 20
raIe e harder lt is % get him 70
qHIf
rol is e profession only whom
tr arr a1 The losing side II yoI
ar h ,he winners lfs busine-
81 woman is really afraid ~ a
m0r-e t she doesu'' ike 20 dis
spronr the men who expect her 20
boz
4 second hand automobile is some
Nmes ae-ror than a new one Every
hing breskable about may be
br0ken
After a girl gets on no shady side
ci - -h. l-ops the affinity business
and begin 20 hustle around Tor an
ordinary hraadunner
The Detroit times., 1917-11-24
And In Return For a
Five-Cent Fare, President
Brooks, What Do We Get?

President Brooks Of the Detroit United
Railway says his lines are not making
both ends meet
We know that connecting lines aren't
with any degree of regularity.
He intimates that the d. l r. will
have to quit selling seven tickets for a
quarter.
He says he hopes it will not be neces-
sary TO increase the rate Of fare. but put
it down that the d. u. r. viii find 1t
necessary.
When the D. L. r. begins to intimate
anything that will prove to its advan-
tage, it is pretty nearly always the fore
runner of what it intends doing
But be that as it may, The Times has
for long contendcd that the rate Of fare
in this town is secondary with the car
riders to SERVICE.
However, President BROOKS doesr't
take the trouble to 90 into The matte.
of service at all-simply the matter Of
rates and the matter OF dividends
We presume he y. I. f. wants to- clI
two tickets oil the seven-for strip an
charge us a straight five-cent fare, bu
before Detroit consents to anything oi
the kind it ought to know what The com
pany intends to do by way Of an ina
proved service for the extra fare
VIII it continue It's skip-slop- whore
skip-stops are q hardship 60 ihc citizen
VIII it put back The cars has ake'
OFF,
VIII it continue 70 give q -er, -e tfa
finds the seats taken and The as jam
med at starting points,
VIII Il heat rs cars?
Or viii it just simply increase the rat
Of fare foi its present lntoiera1'e mis-
treatment Of the passengers?
The Detroit times., 1917-11-24

smith has just delivered lecture before
the National Academy qf Science, at
Pennsylvania University III which he
SAYS that not only are the 'pro-Germans
organized 20 burn our wheat. bat that
every gun fired in Europe burns up def
mite quantity of the rre fixed nitrogen
required as the basic fertilizer Tor grain.
Mr. smith surely serves up the true
gloom n the Germans can burn up our
crops of This year and our soldiers over
there burn up the basis Of next year
crops. we're goners But il 7si.tuot be
Mr. smith who's - blame. As an attache
OF The Umted states Department of
Agriculture he's distributing the gloom
as. th.ckly 'and widely us he can. Muzzle
the guns, Save fertilizer, OF course, we
might ask Mr smith what's doing with
the millions voted Tor government nj
trate plants. but We won't
WHAT tins nation needs. gust now, is
lot VI Smiths department teads pro-
fe.,or. theorists and Academies Of
Science. pounding aroand ,he country
taring on the real gloom such do al
most much good as The professional
paC ii>ts
The Detroit times., 1917-11-24
Ban Johnson Is Right
If Baseball Comes
Ahead of His Country

Mr.. Ban Johnson's ill-advised proposal
for the wholesale exemption OF baseball
PLAYERS from military service has drawn
a storm Of verbal brickbats about the
ears Of the American league chief
Military authorities, club presidents
the general public and even the ball play
ers who would benefit most by the pro
posed plan have denounced it as unfair
and unpatiouc.
Only here and there has voice been
raised in defense Of the plan.
The Times is with the majority who
believe the Johnson idea indcfeos'ole and
one which reflects little credit either up
on the patriotism or the common sense
Of its originator
In substance. the American league
president proposes that the government
exempt Is players from each big league
team without regard 20 their individual
circumstances
This IS to be done in order hat base
ball may continue a condition which Ar.
Johnson regards as necessary TO the "e
being of the republic.
OF course, every American wants -
see baseball continue if possible.
But there are greater things the
world today than baseball.
If. in the interests of the great ma
tional endeavor to make the world safe
for democracy, baseball must be swept
aside-wel baseball must 60, that's al.
Other industries, excepting only those
directly connected with the carrying on
of the war, are yielding their best and
doing it cheerfuIy.
Baseball today is just as much bust
ness venture as manufacturing automo-
biles.
And Ty Cobb or Iris Speaker is far
less important to the conduct Of the war
than an ordinary farm laborer.
Yet unless he can prove himself abso-
lutely essential to the work Of the farm
where he is employed, the government is
taking the farm laborer of draft age for
its fighting forces.
Exemption of baseball players should
be governed, We believe, by exactly the
same considerations which actuate the
draft authorities in deciding the cases Of
other individuals.
And the country in general, including
the players themselves, seems TO feel
that way about it also.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-24
The Gary System
BY OR. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. by Frank Crane)

The Gary system is being discussed
in New York with all the refreshing en-
thusiasm of ignorance.
Perhaps a simple statement Of the
facts in the case may be Of use.
II is so called because il was first tried
ont in Gary, Ind. 1t has nothing what
ever to do with Judge Gary of the Steel
Corporation, who is guilty of the crime
of success, and hence is a bugaboo to
the soap-box crowd
Ii was introduced into New York
simply because it is the latest, most mod
eru. most scientific and most sensible
step in education, and New York wanted
Tie best
Why is it so opposed by certain classes
in the great city?
Just few years ago the Chicago
sports shot ducks over the sand dunes
ON the Indiana shore Of Lake Michigan
where the city of Gary now stands. Not
soul bvcd there Then the Steel Cor
poration located It's works there. As il
overnight there sprang up a modern city.
with sky-scrapcrs. street ears electric
light, and All other city equipment. The
citizens of course set up public school
They secured teacher by the namt of
Writ TO head IT,
Writ found the one opportunity Of a
lifetime, and of the United States. to-
wit brand-new city with no old fossils
on the board of education, and no mouldy
traditions to kill of any new ideas. So
instead Of creating school just like all
other schools he instituted a system
where children are really developed and
made good and useful citizens, and not
merely run thru a dull routine.
His system is, in a nutshell designed
u teach by study hand work and play.
I'm other words, he gave to the children
Of the poorest family the superior advan-
tages heretofore only to be found in GER
tain excellent private schools.
That he succeeded will he a surprise
10 any one who knows the conservatism
and inertia Of schools, for American
schools have been almost as medaeval as
the German army. But he succeeded be-
cause he had clean sheet He was
creating something new.
When he came 10 New York he found
plenty Of opposition because he tried to
graft this healthy, new shoot on TO an
old and very gnarled tree
The whole inertia of the teaching pro-
fesson was against him; all that con-
siderable portion of the populace thas
faces backward and sees wisdom only in
the past was against him; political dem
agogues who wanted to cripple the adj
mnistration that brought him TO New
York was against him, the passions of
those whose minds are soaked in class,
and who send their children to school to
enable them to climb into higher class
were against him. Nobody was for him
except those who use their common sense
and think. which Is a comparatively small
proportion Of the pOpulace
In Gary Writ was creating something;
in New York he had TO reform some
thing.
There is no doubt whatever that in
time Wirts ideas will be universally
adopted But they will first have TO pass
thru the fire and fury that beset every
revolt from tradition and return to rea-
son.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-24
Homes and Health
nv ~. NDpINGroN nRUCE
Author ~ "The' Riddle 80 Person
atty. Psychology and
rarputhood. etc.

The war terrible as ID IA. has not
been entirely without compensation
% has indirectly promoted some
good causes ot great social sieQih
canoe one of these is industrial
hygiene.
Under wars stern Impulse. the
need Tor effective productivity has
been appreciated as never before
In industrial establishment new
precautions have hr,n taken o n
sa-e ihe health and safety of the
workers
Which is as it should hc Uut
there etill is need for another inn
portant forward step n industrial
hyEleue
r. avails comparative, loic to
ESTABLISH hyEianic cond ions % '3c-
for.es. stores and offices. unless and
Hntl hyelenic condition, arn a'-n
generally established In The homes
t rhe workers
And even today workers homes
often are easily uuhyEicnic Some
ms This is Tho fault ~ tNe work
nrs thDmsciYc. sometimes BIZ ls tha
anI of other people
E quote trom .he latest report on
fha mortality of various occupations
lrt by fhe United States hu.
er public health
"tFhtn wae ave low home con
nr sre nfc-e riIv n'dyorah'
nrrs ~ fha worker gt- ant
is 'n gHalar aHa mitaraness.
luaiiy 'aet DIS stifrf pegf
r1rslH ln EH h7nit- De-
nafttl a ars Hp5uon
or u crt of Wcn waers
tr.h,|eer cannot he teuied
hl wages of wanv workers
stf are 'nn compared eifh h tre
u tos nl over increasing RISE ln
tta cr 81 ilrinr
Also it ia rerretiah' f1Cf th7t
Building laws aro nor 3i0Hys what
'hy o0cht 'o he
Rapcious landlord aud L posi-
h'e n some communities fa main
a rs homes FOR workers. Buildings
hat are 1nhyeisnic M pan' 20 light
or air or sanitary eonFencnces or
hars aU frrn rhur
vse th huusrI uast Ter
ga teath and 90 nc ir o fr
reF 90 -e Han n4I
aaudrr and leH horurs nf
fb sod -rocsy landlords must
snrr the rfsroc hitifN
ru Frequently e at once add
-d - Hnr themselves are rc
por a. tor oeteeD,c tog ng
Tley tau p A. gi bonn
clean Ta"v crowd oeether need
l.sslE Ttey ale no. af,rIru- u-lT
particular about yer,lation They
ier dust that is poss bly, germ laden
ccumuate erarf where
Even 'he window panes - their
homes become so grimy thar tte
sfrrugth. giving sunlight can scarce
IS force an entr7ure
Sometimes these unhvEien,r WAYS
are dle % sheer ignorance BW
they may Do due to wi,fl .1diTer
ence
Whatever 'he cauac fhe nnhy.
rienio worker need 20 have hy
eeuic habits lnculcated In them
This can 30 done partly by lexis.
'aton But chief reliance must al
ways 30 placed ou educstlcu
And to fhls end many agencies
ueuzf co-opcratr fhe Newspaper The
school the family doctor ths dis
trict rur g. rho social worker
Persisfen1y he gospel 0f hygiene
n the home ought 20 De- preached
For rcreat NOT un9l we i0 gef
hygiene in BONES generally as wel
as in fhe factories Will industrial
hygiene become really accom-
pllshed fact