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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

Wilson regards as essential in the winning of the war and in the up- building after the war.
 The success of the campaign now in progress will insure the state out side of Birmingham raising $150,000, making a fund of $30O,OO0 for ex- pansion. This will put Howard abreast of the times and will add greatly to Birmingham's prestige as a cultural center. Every public spirited business man should be glad of the opportunity of rendering sub stantial aid to an institution that counts for so much in the humanizing development of the Birmingham dis trict,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
NIETZSCHE'S CREED

small advantage to have hundred Da mocles swords over one-thereby one learns to dance, comes to freedom of motion"
 There will come a great war; the war for an idea, for the rule and organiza- ton of the earth; and in this war Nietzsche's higher men will lead Moral lty furnishes no objection, for there is nothing obligatory about morality. The only moral authority is general or so- ciaL It is furnished by the custom of the social group and varies with the va rious groups Real standard for all there is none, and Nietzsche does not hesi- tate to call his followers aimmoralists.'
 Morality, being that which produces good for the group is not good over it. The group owes no service to anything beyond itself; nor as creator of good and evil is it subject to it's own creation.
 '.The members of one group may de- ceive, rob, kill, those of another group without the slightest reproach In a famous passage Gnfamous, some would say) Nietzsche describes a highly moral ized race, it's members self restrained in their dealings with one another, and showing all manner of mutual consider ateness. delicacy of feeling, loyalty and friendship, falling on a stranger race, rnurdering, burning, ravishing, tortur- ing and with no graver feelings than those of students on lark.'' As to God, the superman will repIace God. "The task of the race is to create these lords or gods-if you cannot create a god, Zarathustra says, stop talking of one''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Practical Views
 of Railroad Problem

7T7 HEODORE P. SHONTS, recog-
 0 nized as one of the ablest men of the railroad world, delivered re- gently an address before the Detroit
 Chamber of Commerce, just pub |lished in pamphlet form, in which he discussed with rare clarity transpor- tation problems now attracting the attention of statesmen, capital and the public in general. The caption of his Illuminating paper, "The Old Or
 der Changeth, Giving Place to New"
 was well chosen, for it is upon this idea that the development of his sub- fleet was based. While Mir. Shonts'
 wide experience in various branches of railroad activity-financial, ac- counting, construction, operation and executive-e enables him to. make a practical survey of the present-day lsituation and while he is entitled to speak with authority, his views are set forth without the least trace of a dictato,ial spirit. After an inform ling exposition of the difficulties against which the railroads had been contending for years before the fed leral government assumed control, MT. Shonts, like most railroad off cials, sees in the attitude of poli- ticians indirectly, and the interstate commerce commission directly, the
 chief cause of transportation made quacy. As all the great lines were
 handicapped by their inability to if
 nance themselves for proper main tenance and needed expansion there
 was nothing left for the government Ito do but take the railroads over for
 the duration of the war. In speaking lof the financial side of public utilities
 Mir. Shonts calls attention to an obvious truth that such utilities can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

who came to America were held by aris- tocratic Germany as refugees and rene- gades.
 Some of them, like Schurz and Sigel, were refugees-refugees from tyranny and oppression. Bismarck showed a lit tie relenting in the case of Schurz after Schurz had made his mark here as statesman and orator. attaining high of- | ficial rank. But the rule was otherwise. | Then, having, dropped the pilot" Will
 helm conceived the scheme Of world l conquest.
 The German Americans had greatly multiplied. They might some day come 1 in handy. Hospitality began at Kel.
 Prince Henry was sent over. A pan
 Germanic -league--the German American Alliance-was organized. Social democracy, grown bumptious.
 must be headed off in the ,fatherland- blood sprinkled in the faces of the people.
 Otherwise good-by to autocraey. Serbia gave the pretext for war and the wink was tipped to poor old Franz Josef Fi-
 nally the German masses were called ito resist invasion."
 | All this was known to the naturalized lGermans in America. What had they to
 gain by backing the Kaiser? Why should they not have joined the Courier-Journal | in exclaiming Ito hell with the Hohcn- zollerns and Hapsburgs?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

From the Outlook.
 llN book recently published William Mackintire Salter gives friendly in- the Thinker, Study" Henry Holt & Co). From it we gather the material for the following paragraphic summary of Nietzsche's religion
 The object of life is the creation of the .'superman''-N -Nietzsche's idea of what man is to become as the product of evo- lution. Such individuals as Alcibiades, Caesar, Frederick 1T, Leonardo da Vinci, Caesar Borgia, Napoleon, Goethe, Bis- marck, are approximations to the type. Such types of humanity have not been sought; they have been dreaded The |contrasted type has been wilied, trained, attained-the domestic animal, the social animal, the sick animal, in word, the Christian.
 The superman or group of supermen will have world control, the sooner the better. We must cease endeavorfng to preserve the sick and the feeble. Our duty, to them is Ito help them pass away. They may come to choose their own passing away, dying then in perhaps greater dignity than they have ever lived, and almost winning the right to life again.. As with individuals, so with races Races that cannot be util- ized in some way may be allowed to die out.' Perils, disasters, wars are all de- sirable, both because they develop the noble qualities in the strong, and be- cause they destroy the weak "It is no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Back at orphanaSe

T am getting back into harness in good shape in my old job as superintend- ent of the Baptist orphanage at Ever green" said Rev. John w. Stewart, who served churches in the Birmingham dis trict for several years.
 q am glad to report that the epidemic of measles which literally swooped down on the little ones is about over. One sweet little babe was the death toll taken. am sorry to add that the whoop- ing cough is now prevalent and gives us much trouble and anxiety.
 We are doing everything in our power for the comfort of the children, but when 15o little ones are gathered into one in- stitution 1t is very hard with the means at hand to give each one the personal at- tention we would like to do if properly equipped in the way of nurses and con- yeniencesr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Of course we know that the women folks will snort. But the fact is that a husband usually pays his wife as much attention as she encourages.
 When a girl begins to protest against you buying candy for her and paying for theatre tickets and tells you that you should save your money, you are a goner, son; you are goner
 Any mother can tell you that the baby would be perfect angel if it hadn't in herited it's fathers bad temper
 A man is happy when he is having q good time. woman is happy when her children are having good time.
 The best bet we know of is that they are not called grass widows because they are green.
 And wife hates to let husband have the last word even when it comes in the form of an apology. Women who read the best sellers shculd not overlook the cook book. They will find that it contains many stirring paragraphs.
 Another remarkable thing is that the dame for whom man sacrifices his self-respect and his reputation is seldom as good looking as his wife. If the doctor wasn't so handy, most of us would be more careful about our eating.
 Providence takes care of children and fools. And 1t isn't the children that keep Providence busy day and night. The only time in life when you are in danger of being killed with kindness is before you are three years old. It is none of our business. But the man who wears Skye terrier whiskers hoc m h1iSipara ms ls sp <,,r of fha r4a n who wears Santa Claus whiskers. His own opinion of himself is the one good thing about many man. Investigate the case of the man who has sore toe and you will usually find that he stubbed it while putting into some other mans business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Lovely Ring Bout

'The boxing bouts at the Birming- ham Athletic club Saturday night should produce some of the liveliest affairs ever witnessed here,' said F. J. Parry, former ring artist. q have seen the soldier boys in battles at their camp and they certainly mix up from the start.
 "A great many fans complain about boxers loafing in the ring. That is the truth sometimes, but never when the soldiers participate. They know they are to get only one chance at their opponent and they are anxious to se- cure that first and only victory
 T have seen the boxers at both Camp Mcclellan and Camp Sheridan and if they scrap anything like they did at the camp affairs I will expect the local fans to see some of the coun- try's best sluggers in action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

be financed only if they earn suf- ficient return to enable them to att tract the necessary capital.
 "The situation" says MT. Shonts, "is this: Our only source of revenue is outside the control of the company and is generally fixed unit. On the other hand our expenses mount up- ward without regard to the revenues. This is not complaint; it is simple statement of economic fact"
 The war will end some day; maybe this year. eff" says MT. Shonts, "when the war is over, it is thought wise to continue this partnership re- llationship in developing new trans lportation lines, or adding to facilities on existing lines, both as to construc- tion and equipment, let private capi- ltal contribute in the proportion that will insure fair return out of trans lportation earnings-to be treated as a preferential payment-the govern ment to furnish the remainder and the government again, because of its many and indirect benefits, to treat | it's contribution as junior lien to be paid out of earnings; and after the government has been made whole then a division of earnings on the basis of the proportion that private capital bears to government capital in each proposition"
 The above, as well as other preg- nant suggestions that MT. Shonts makes, should be pondered by men of affairs. When peace comes the whole question of government ownership will be threshed out Just what is best for all interests must be deter mined along conservative rather than radical lines. In the meantime MT. Shonts' address will be accepted as a valuable contribution to the "litera- ture" of the railroad problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
E 2 F President Wilson Takes Won Hertling to Task

I TN his address delivered before Con-
 4 gress yesterday President Will
 son strips bare of subterfuge and
 equivocation the reply to the allies peace terms made by the German
 chancellor, Count Von Hertling. MT. l Wilson reiterates that America is
 firmly resolved not to make patched | up peace which will ignore the just
 rights of all nationalities and create
 situation which may lead to an- other war.
 His previous statement was clear and succinct There was not a sen
 tence or a paragraph in it that could
 be misconstrued. Yet Count Won
 IIertling, in his frantic endeavors to "straddle,". to placate the people of
 Germany and the military element,
 merely succeeded in being Every |vague and very confusing" His
 speech was "full of equivocating
 phrases, and leads, know not where 7
 The chancellor showed plainly that
 franlzness and sincerity have not yet
 been adopted by the German govern
 mcnt in it's dealings with other na-
 tions. Accepting general principles
 and refusing to concede that they may
 be applied to individual cases is, of
 course, worse than useless. No just,
 no stable peace could be made on any such basis.
 The German chancellor agreed to those terms which would prove bene- ficial to Germany, but rejected those which would obviate future discord in Europe, would prevent the Hohen- zollerns from reaping the spells of their crimes against humanity and would give square deal to all belligerents, large and small.
 The President points out that the reply of Count Czernin, for Austria, was more friendly toward the views lof America. MT. Wilson reaffirms the pledge America made in entering the war for humanity. The right to self-determi- nation shall be guaranteed all peoples and each of the problems contained in his summary of peace terms must be settled in strict accordance with justice.
 America did not enter this war for aggrandizement, she has no desire to
 play part in European politics, but
 she will fight to the last man for the perpetuation of democratic ideals, to 1 the end that no autocratic power shall
 ever again be able to drench the
 world in blood for it's own selfish pur- poses,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON

By Danfei WebSLer.
 We are met to testify our regard for him whose name is intimately blended with whatever belongs most essentially to the prosperity, the liberty. the free institutions, and the renown of our country. That name was of power to rally a nation in the hour of thick thronging public disaster and calamities; that name shone. amid the storm of war, a beacon light to cheer and guide the country's friends; it famed, too, like a meteor to repel her foes. That name, in the days of peace, was loadstone, attracting to itself a whole peoples con- fidence a whole peoples love. and the whole worlds respect. That name. de- scending with all time. spreading over the whole earth. and uttered in all the languages belonging to the tribes and races of men, will forever be pronounced with affectionate gratitude by every one in whose breast there shall arise an as- piration for human rights and human liberty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Russia Accepts
 German Peace

THE war situation is not changed 4 by the announcement that Rus sia had definitely ceased hostilities against the central powers and their allies. What this defection will mean later on, however, remains to be seen. Russia has been out of the war to all intents and purposes since the rev. olution.
 The action of the bolsheviki gov ernment will have the effect of ulti- mately placing Russia under German control It will not only release about 100000 German prisoners of war, but will also put at the disposal of Germany for future use the vast re- sources of the greatest country on the globe. Germany will lose no time in mobilizing these resources, al- though she may not be able to bring order out of chaos until too late to prove decisive factor in her strug- gle to overwhelm the allies. If, as many experts think, the war is going to be decided this summer, the collapse of Russia will not be factor. If it goes on for several years more, Rus sia's ill-timed acceptance of a peace, meeting with Germany's aspirations, may prove disastrous.
 Yet, we can only have a feeling of pity for Russia. Her achievements early in the war were brilliant and it is probably true that she saved France, as well as England. Until the forces that are working for her ruin became increasingly active, her armies seemed invincible. There are today millions of high-minded, patriotic people in Russia who realize what the bolsheviki have brought their country to and would lay down their lives for her sal vation. These, however, no longer have voice in the government. They are strangely silent and apparently stunned.
 There is grim irony in the fact that two such mountebanlSs as Lenine and Trotzky hold the destinies of great nation in their hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
College Campaign
 Starts Off We'll

1FHE campaign to raise in Jeffer-
 4 son county $15O,000 for How ard college has started off we'll. Sub scriptions yesterday amount to $20,000 and many citizens of large means, known to be friends of the college, are yet to be approached. In fact, the surface has only been scratched.
 Within the next day or two total of something like $100,000 should be reported, and by the end of the week the entire sum sought should be in sight. Subscribers will have the privilege of paying in installments over a period of three and half years.
 Howard is one of the oldest colleges in the south. It has accomplished much in the past and is doing excel lent service today. With $150, ,000 pledged to it now it will add to it's curriculum and widen the scope of it's educational activities, especially in technical branches, which President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
SOME OTHER FAMILY

From Everybody's Magazine.
 An old negro went to the office of the commissioner of registration in a Missouri town and applied for registration papers.
 What is your name?a asked the of ficial
 George Washington" was the reply.
 Well George, are you the man who cut down the cherry tree?
 No. suh, aint de man. l ain't done no work for nigh onto a year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
A MIsFIT SLOGAN
the Pittsburg Post. a

From the Pittsburg Post.
 Speed up the war; is announced as the republican battle cry. So there was politics in the colonel's spectacular trip to Washington recently? However, since the administration is found to have been speeding things far beyond the marks set by the critics, it's partisan opponents will be in a rather awkward position with their slogan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Caheens Back from Markct.

T had a fine trip east despite the ex- treme cold,'' said Julian Caheen, who went with his father, Ferd, on a buying trip for Caheen Brothers.
 got the goods if we can just get. them delivered. We secured some beautiful merchandise. Coat suits will share with the lighter and daintier gowns In our spring offerings We have already sent our furs and fur trimmed cloaks and the seasons showings. I think it fortu- nate that Birmingham is now able to care for the storing of furs. It keeps money here that used to go out of town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
AMENDED WAR SAYINGS

From the Syracuse Herald
 There stands Doc Garfield like stone wall. irritated manufacturer
 My only regret is that have but one day week to lay off on full pay for my country The elevator boy.
 If any man attacks democratic of flee holder. shoot him on the spot."-A Missouri statesman
 Let us have German peacc."- The Kaiser. Damn the red tape-go ahead!.-The An eiican public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
A MOTOR AGE.

A MOTOR AGE. Time was when people took the air Behind spanking team; And if the day was bright and fair The boulevards would seem Alive with handsome carriages, Observed both near and far, But now births. deaths and marriages Call for the motor car.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
A SILENT SUFFERER

The leading man seems to be making love to the leading lady with considera- ble ardor.9
 Quite so. dare say he's had spat with his wife and is now getting even.'' "The leading lady is not his wife. thenY'
 "of course not. That's his wife sitting over there in a box and looking as if she'd like to bite nail in two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
CONCORD HYMN

By Ralph Waldo Emerson. By the rude bridge that arched the flood. Their flag in April's breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the
 world.
 Alike tine conaueror silent sleeps. And time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward
 creeps. On this green bank, by this soft stream. We set today votive stone, T6at memory may their deeds redeem When, like our sires, our sons are gone. Spirit, that made those heroes dare To die, and leave their children free, Bid time and nature gently spare
 The shaft we raise to them and thee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
HIS WIFE DID IF

From the Chicago Herald.
 A man who had been drinking too much liquor for his own good was induced to sign the pledge the other day, His wife was delighted. She took the docu- ment and said:
 You must let me have it. | will keep it for you.''
 Sc the paper was confided to her cus- tody. On the next day the man was drinking again as freely as before
 How is this?" asked a friend. You signed the pledge yesterday, and now you are drinking whisky again.
 "Its all right replied the pledge signer in unsteady tones, ''I don't have to keep that pledge. My wife says she'll keep it for me. That's the kind of a wife to have old fellow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
Mrs. Pearson Inc Lady

"I noticed the story in Mondays Age Herald headed: It is not fairy story This really happened said Joe Slaugh- ter.
 Tt did not give names, but feel sure that the public will be interested to know who the generous and patriotic woman was and to whom she made the rebate for the Mondays rent. It was none other than Mrs. R. H. Pearson, and the firm was Schilling & Curtin, at ZOOS Third eavenue."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
TIIIN-sKINNED.

Docs Clippings get much pleasure out of his carr"
 "No. Clippings is too sensitive for that"
 T don't understand
 Every time he reads an automobre joke in funny paper he takes it as personal affront.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12
lon't understand
PATRIOTIC ATTITUDE.

PATRIOTIC ATTITUDE.
 'Is it true that we are facing an ice shortage next summer?"
 T don't know" replied the optimistic man, but I don't intend to let that worry me. If can help to defeat the Kaiser by doing without iced tea. I'm perfectly willing to make the sacrifice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-12

BEGINNING THE DAY--Deeper than we have known, enter, Thou Maker of our souls; clearer than we have ever seen, dawn Thy glory on our sight. Light the flame upon the altar, call forth the In cense of prayer, waken the song of praise and manifest Thyself to all. Amcn.-W. E. Orchard.