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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

sentatives, should repair to the green
 sward about the Washington monu-
 ment and settle their differences ac-
 cording to London prize-ring rules, every knockout ending the round
 While the suggestion was apropos, it
 was merely bit of pleasantly, noth- ing more. No editorial reference made to MT. Heflin has had any other mean ing or intention. Paragraphs in similar vein have been written about his dearest foe, "Potsdamer" Mason.
 The Hon. J. Tom is wit and man of the world, yet he doesn't seem able to take joke-at his expense. The Age-Herald has always had the friendliest regard for him. Behind the broad expanse of his shirtbosom beats a chivalrous and manly heart, ever ready to aid fair woman in dis tress-save when she wants to vote and quick to assail disloyalty in places high and low. a,3r-
 The Age-Herald, for its part, hopes that Mir. Heflin will long continue to grace the House of Representatives  and bask in the smiles of ladies in the gallery. It believes in his sincerity and the purity of his motives. But with all due respect to his qualities as statesman and a patriot, it re- serves the right to laugh with him and at him-when the spirit moves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
+ < E James Gordon Bennett a Great Newspaper Man

TN the passing of James Gordon
 Jl Bennett at the age of seventy seven, the newspaper world loses a figure at once commanding and unique. His dominating personality in the conduct of the New York Herald placed him in the school of great editors whose name and the journals with which they were connected were inseparable in the public mind
 When MT. Bennett inherited the Herald from his father, who had founded it, he inherited also his fathers newspaper instinct and his fathers love of initiative in journal istic enterprise of wide human inter- est and consummate daring. While he was a trained writer it was not with his pen that he shone most bril- liantly, even in his younger days when he sat at the editors desk. His genius lay rather in the administrative direc- ton. He knew how to run the Herald and he ran it-always his way.
 No matter whether he was living in New York or abroad he was in direct control. For. long years MT. Bennett's residence had been in Paris, but he used the cable unsparingly and not only shaped the policies of his great paper, but kept in as close touch with the details of the home office every oay as if he had been seated in the Herald building. Hence it was that James Gordon Bennett was as much the Herald in the personal sense as Horace Greedy was the Tribune, Henry J. Raymond was the Times or Charles A. Dana was the Sun.
 It was not long after the elder Ben nett died and the son became proprie- tor of the Herald that the latter dis tinguished himself by sending Henry M. Stanley to Africa, at his own ex- pense, to find Livingstone, the British who, it was feared, had perished. Stanley was in Spain at the time, as Herald correspondent, and Bennett was in Paris. The chief sum- moned Stanley by telegraph to report to him in person at once. And this was the laconic command Stanley re- ceived: "Find Livingstone" It was characteristic of Bennett's style.
 He had confidence in Stanley's abil- ity and felt that he was the man for the adventure; so why multiply words.
 The English government had almost despaircd of hearing from Living stone. The whole world was dis quieted Stanley was the lhan of the hour and the success of h;Nexpeditiinl made him . hero. Bennett's <part in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

The way things are going now it looks as though it won't be long until water will be selling for 15 cents per drink and We will be cleaning the streets and flush ing the sewers with whisky. When a man builds a castle in the air he never spells the effect by having a flock of fairy plumbers mending the broken water pipes.
 We would rather have little girl kiss us than big girl. A little girls kiss may be wet and slobbery, but it is sin cere and comes from the heart. Some people smell of moth balls in tbe fall. And others wear celulod collars and smell that way all year around.
 Be good. And while you may be mis- erable, the chances are that your wife will be happy.
 If you want to know how to raise chil- dren go to someone who hasn't any. We have raised four of them and we know what we are talking about.
 A model husband is one who never asks his wife what the hex she did with the last dollar he gave her when she asks him for another dollar.
 Father will sneak into the house in a nice mellow condition about l a. rn at peace with all the world and so filled with love for his fellow men that he would kiss a Senegamban chief. And the4. he will step on one of little Willie's roller skates in the front hall, and the stuff is all off.
 When they are engaged she fears that he may grow tired of her after they are married She doesn't realize that he won't be home often enough to even get well acquainted with her.
 Some women regard husbands as they do the Ten Commandments something to be studied, but not obeyed.
 The only man who gets what he is looking for is the man who is always looking for the worst of it. Another good bet is that you'll never |cut expenses down while you are keep ing appearances up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Have You a Side Line:

notice that a few of those who nave automobiles and live in Mountain terrace frequently walk into the city, said Russell Hunt. walking is one or the finest exercises in the world I would like to do more of it "yseI' but l put in my surplus energy In my garden. It overlooks the Coun- try club. l see many of smy friends driving long reach with their clubs, wniie With hoe in hand I am digging down the line of my peas and potatoes. Livery man ought to have side line some ake to golf, white others take to gardeningy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Automobile Bucks

l am pretty sore man today as the result of monkeying with bucking au- tomobile yesterday morning." remarked R. R. Porter. clerk at the Morris hotel. yesterday. Yesterday morning while the rain was coming down in torrents I started downtown in my machine. In the midst of a deep pond 1t stopped I got out and stood in water almost knee deep to crank it. It refused to budge. opened the tool kit and got out every tool l could lay hands on and dilligent- ly applied these to various parts of the machine. No use. It wouldn't turn a wheel. In disgust threw down the. tools and ran for street car. on which l completed my journey to the city. Next time it rains I'll leave the machine in the garage and come to town in street car.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
 POET DIES IN THE BOWERY

From the New York Times
 The body of an aged man, who was found dead in a lodging house at 1 identified at the morgue as that of Neil McDonald. a poet and essayist, who ha1 once been editor of the Scottish-Amerl- can. MT. Mcdonald. who was 75 years old, haa become wealthy through nm
 ing operations in Canada and during a long residence there had been distin- guished both for the quality of his verse and as ar authority on Canadian pontl- cal history.
 His parents back in Scotland had been wealthy. and after graduation from the University of Edinburg the young man went to Canada, where mines yie.de him a large fortune. Years ago he came to New York. Generosity and strong leaning to bohemianism were his great est faults his friends said and these at last i; was completely dissipated Mir. Mcdonald was wont to pass much of his time with the odd lots of humanity found on or near the Bowery, where his verses found many an applauding audience.
 chance reference to the St. Andrew society iii letter found among the dead mans effects by Detective Callahan ot the missing persons bureau, resulted in an identification by the Rev. Donald Me Dougall of the society, who gave the facts concerning MT. McDonalds s life brother it was learned, lives in Leth- fled. Mir McDonald's latest verses. "A Plea for Immortality will be published as posthumous offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
* * {. Welcome to the Visiting Masons

1C0 BIRMINGHAM will have a half " holiday today in honor of the laying of the corner stone of the fed eral building with impressive Masonic ceremonies. Visiting Masons are com ing in large numbers from every sec tion of Alabama and they will meet with cordial welcome on the part of the public.
 The government has erected costly edifices in other cities, but not many of them equal in beauty of design the imposing structure now being reared on Fifth avenue, and none can surpass it in modern appointments. Birming- ham has long needed new postoffice and it is gratifying to know that the architect is giving us the Hast word" in lighting, ventilation and sanita- ton.
 The government contract calls for an early completion of the building, but these being war times the con- tractors are handicapped by the short age of labor and the comparatively slow delivery of material Fairly good progress is being made now, however, and if the finishing touches are delayed the public, under the cir cumstances, will exercise patience. With the corner stone laid the time between today and the completion of the work will pass quickly by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

BEGINNING THE DAY-Give me to dwell, my Father, on that word brother. Let me talk of it less and live it more. May I take every man to be my brother, even the man who will not grant me the privilege. If there are backward brothers or corrupt brothers, may there still be brothers. In Christs name. Amen. H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
USEI.ESS DELAY

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 New York critic says that noets should be killed at the age of 26. If the idea is to save them from slow death by starvation, why wait so long?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

the finding of Livingstone was appre- ciated, but he cared nothing for the Ipfaudits of the public and made it plain that Stanley alone was entitled to the honors.
 Other notable feats in the name of the Herald followed, and all of them came either as benefactions to hu- manity or in the line of advancement .of science or commerce.
 While Gen. U. S. Grant was serv- ing his first term as President, Con gress increased the executive salary from $25,CO0 to $5O,o00. Bennett cabled from Paris to his business manager, James Connerey: "Your salary is raised from $25,000 to $50,000. No man in the United States shall get more pay than the Herald,s manager"
 If James Gordon Bennett was eccen- tric in manner and often "freaky" in the shake-ups of his staff, the far reaching public good he accomplished cannot be too highly appraised. Paul Baer, famous American "ace,p is 
 said by his father to have been timid boy at his home in Mobile. There is probably nothing that will cure lad or self lf-consciousness quicker than engaging four or five Hun airrnen single-handed about 10000 feet above the German lines.
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 The motor circus brings back happy memories of the time when grandpa and "Speck" and Red and Slim and Fatty and the rest of the fellows got up before daybreak to welcome the first glittering wagon that rolled into town
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 President Wilson would rather have written report than a verbal one, says a Washington correspondent. It isn't much trouble to sidetrack written re- port if it gets on the presidential nerves.
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 Once more the storm center of criti- cism, Secretary Baker must yearn for those happy days he spent wandering about the battle front, with an occasional shell screaming over his head.
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 Colonel Roosevelt has taken new of fees in New York plentifully supplied with railings but that doesn't mean the newspaper boys won't be able to get at the colonel.
 Charles and Wilhelm are said to be in perfect accord regarding the war aims of the central powers. If they were not. Wilhelm would soon know the req son why.
 Works of art in Paris are carefully protected from German artillery al- though there isn't the slightest fear that they will ever be shipped to Berlin.
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 The former Czar of Russia claims his guards are not respectful. Those fellows probably feel that they haven't a kow- tow left in their systems
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 The newspapers and the movies show many pictures of King George chatting with soldiers. That is one of the best things George does.
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 The Germans are preparing super supersubmarines. The allies are not wor- rying any. They have mastered the pre- fix, super"
 The fact that Count Mnotto is a son. in-law of a millionaire packer in Chicago enabled him to make a s5o,ooo bond promptly.
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 Monte Carlo has been turned over to Red Cross workers. There is only one color to play at Monte Carlo now.
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 The war gardener, gazing at a fine head of cabbage, is overcome by patri- otic emotions.
 $ * German pooh, poohs' won't budge the Vindictive from the harbor mouth at os- tend.
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 The report that Won Hindenburg is dead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
ADRIFT WHIT THE TIMES
Drawn by LOUIS REMEMBERS.

NO DECEPTION.
 A little powder Now and then Is used to fool The best of men.
 Youngstown Telegrami The way the women
 Powder now They couldn't fool A purblind COW! S|
 Cleveland Plain Dealer. A| It ain't the way The powders worn. But ugh. the mugs It helps adorn!
 Rock Island Argus. It comes in box
 Els and in tins;
 It hides null
 Titude of sins.
 Peoria Journal. And so it does, But, bless your soul,
 whole can full
 Won't hide mole.
 NO NOVICE. Jack kissed me last night. What did you do?'' T cried. 'stopr ssYes?"
 And the dear fellow kept right on." A coNNoISSEUR. Still engaged to that pretty girl!~ Sure replied the sophisticated youth I'm never engaged to any other kind 't BETTER THAN A COLLEGE COURSEa You say you served a long term i prson?" 'sYes, sir.''
 "There was time when a man wt1o had been in prison didn't dwell on the fact when he applied for job." That was in the old days. sir. before model penitentiaries began turning out highly trained technical men," replied the applicant, loftily.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
DOESN'T NEED wooDRow,s AID

From the NASHVILLE Banner.
 Senator Bankhead is to have an op. |ponent for reelection. but thus far no one has questioned thc senator's fit ness becauss President Wilson has not written request in his behalf to the democrA.s of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

at it's foot a sand bank jutting out into the water. A mare with a frisky young colt appeared on the edge of the bluff and slowly made her way down to the brinlS,N and she and her foal drank deep and then went back up for supper in the fields above.
 met a brother-in-law of M V. Jo- seph. think his name is Leopold. Any, way, he is respected citizen and one of the leading merchants. He told me about making a trip to Birmingham with "Mosen when he decided to buy an in- terest with A. B. Loveman. Dallas county has lost many citizens, but few who have made so much for themselves and done so much for the town into which they moved as has our own M. W Joseph.
 l went to Greensboro once, and one of the first things that was asked me was, Do you know A. E. Loveman?" and when replied in the affirmative was told with enthusiasm that he was one time a resident of Greensboro and hls place of business and home were pointed out with pride. brought in these two worthies to show that all through the black belt and in south Alabama before the war and since there has been a nign type of Jewish citizenship, and those in Selma were living up to the best tradi- tions of their race and showing their loyalty in every possible way.
 I found that the Rotarians in Selma are as live crowd as there is in the country. They are leaders in every goo.i work. ' happened to be there awhile back at one of their regular Friday dim ners and when it comes to pulling stunts they are in the same class with the Bir- minghan 'Rotes,' and higher praise l cannot give to them. It seemed to me that nearly every fellow introduced to me had on a Rotary pin.
 may be mistaken. but it seemed to me as if kindlier feeling was growing up among the selmians for Birmingham. hope diagnosed the case right. for
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
STARTING HosrrLIrIEs

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 International law provides that when the chickens cross the frontier of the vegetable garden hostilities may be begun without waiting for formal dec laration of war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
A BOOMERANG

From the Kansas City Star.
 Major General Maurice in London evil dently thought he would start some thing. And he did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

somehow have always felt that ' ought to get closer to one another. for myself. I can say that "Baakis willing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Member of the Associated Press

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press als- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publications of all news dispatches credited 10 II or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
Heflin as Maker
 and Taker of Jokes

TN four-column 'paid political ad- 4 vertisement," published in The Age-Herald Tuesday morning, the Hon. J. Thomas Heflin gives his side of the controversy with Representa- tive Mason of Illinois and states his grievances against this newspaper.
 The Age-Herald long since made the amende honorable to Mir. Heflin, who showed to the satisfaction of all concerned that he had not filed a lengthy speech in Washington tele- graph office, to be wired to The Age Herald collect" and publishde the following morning. MT. Heflin ex- plained, and the telegraph officials in Washington upheld him, that sending the speech without the telegraph tolls being prepaid was a mistake. Well and good.
 But the Hon. Tom has brought The Age-Herald prominently into his at tacks on MT. Mason as giving aid and comfort to the enemy. This news paper holds no brief for MT. Mason, never has and never will. Our wire less plant has been dismantled for sometime and there are no under ground wires running direct from this office to the headquarters of the Illinois congressman. Furthermore, MT. Mason, having imbibed freely of nuxated iron, seems able to fight his own battles without any assistance from . democratic newspaper pub lished in g democratic stronghold.
 Mr. Hsflin quotes an editorial squib from The Age-Herald as showing how unfairly hs has been treated. The pazagzpph in' question suggested that AE HsGhn md MT. Mason. instead of Nssting tina in the House of Repre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
MAGNOLIA cEMETERY-oDE

MAGNOLIA CEMETERf-ODE By Henry Timrod.
 Sleep sWeetly in your humble graves.t, Sleep, martyrs of fallen cause, I Though yet no marble column cravel1 The pilgrim here to pause. In seeds of laurel in the earth The Ilossom of your fame is blown. And somewhere, waiting for it's birth. The shaft IS in the stone! Meanwhile. behalf the tardy years
 Which Keep in trust your storied>tomb' Behold. your sisters bring their tears, And these memorial blooms. Small tribates, but your shades will sini More r-oudly on these wreaths today Than When some cannon-moulded pile Shah overlook this bay. Stoop. angels. hither from the skies
 There is no holier spot of ground Than where defeated valcr lies.
 By mourning beauty crowned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Ring the alarm bell: Blow wind come wrack! At least we'll die with harness our back. -Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Washington bureau, 2O7 Hibbs build ing.
 european bureau, Henrietta street. CovenI Garden, London
 Eastern business oI1ice, World pulAd- ing, New orK city; western business office. Tribune building, Chicago. The $. (. Beckwltn special Agency, agents tor foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
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CoNEY ISLAND IS SAFE

New York Correspondence of the Pitt
 burg Dispatch. I
 Coney Island should worry about az invasion by the Huns. The country'fs most famous joy sector is now in q position to declare a separate war on the Kaiser because yesterday the busi-I ness men of the resort arranged to hav@ a strong army and navy gathering d&. the premises at all times. They agrelF that Uncle Sam's soldiers and saild
 should have everything on the islaN
 at half price. baths, meals, scenic raiA way and merry go-round rides, "hoH dogs," dances and shows. It will cost them only half as much as a civilian to cut loose in the galleries-s shootinel and tin type. With such generous in-s ducements the proper place to pagel an enlisted man this summer will be' the island Business men figure thea place will look like combination military and naval reservation. Lott Of young men will be sorry now tha3 their mothers didn't raise them to b,s soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
GOOD RADIANCE.

GOOD RADIANCE. Any improvements in this town since I was nere last?' asked the drummer. 'Lenme see.' unused the village store keeper, Yep, there's one Do ye recoi- lect old Bill skilley who used to hang around tn courthouse ?"
 "Oh, yes. I remember Bill" 'Well. he's dead.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

Entered al the BitmInghan, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March 5, lST9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15
SAVING THE COUNTRY.

SAVING THE COUNTRY. The statesman carries, day and night, Great matters on his mind; To truth and justice and the right Is hardly ever blind. He lifts his voice in ringing tones Of patriotic fire When news comes from the fighting
 zones,
 And wishes to inquire Whose fault it is the nations arms Are not loosed on the foe, When Prussia sounds it's loud alarms And lays the Belgians low. His proud soul chafes at each delay, 2 Incompetence he hates No matter what officials say, His anger naught abates. Once on the floor he'd talk a week, On oratory bent, But wher cut short, in manner meek He bcgs for leave to print"
 A FELLOW FEELING. "The Twobble butler seems to take great pride in the family" Yes A rather unusual case.'' Why so?' Tt hasn't been more than 20 years since the head of the family was day la borer."
 Perhaps the butler is also a self-made man"
 SMALL SUM. Did this movie queen invest in Liber- ty Bonds?"
 "A paltry s2ooooo I understand sne doesn't care to have it mentioned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-15

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 TI1E AGE-nERALD,
 BIrmlns nanI, Ala
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