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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
Rapid Development
 Of Use Of Tractor

ONHE farm tractor has been in use U in western states for sometime lpast and it's service in the south is now beginning to be we'll in evidence An investigation of the tractor situation in the United States was re- gently completed by the office of farm equipment control, department |of agriculture. A circular just issued by the department says: Tt was de- Isired to obtain accurate information regarding the status, of the farm trac- tor industry in order to determine what action would be necessary to fa- |cilitate an adequate and equitable dis |tribution of tractors throughout the country. The investigation was made pursuant to the Presidents proclama- tion of May IA, 1918, relating to the farm equipment industry, which was issued under authority of the food con- trol act of August 10, 1917. In con- nection with this investigation re- port was received from every tractor manufacturer in this country con- corning the number of tractors manu- factured and their distribution be- tween January 1, 1916, and July |, 191s."
 A summary of these reports shows that the number of tractors manu- factured in 1916 was 29,67O. In 1917 the number was 62,742. From Janu- ary to June 30, 1918, the number was 5S,543. <.
 The number sold to users in 1916 was 27,819, and in 1917 the number had increased to 49,5O4. The number sold to exporters in 1917 was 14,s54 and in the first six months of 1918 the number sold to exporters was 15,610. The number of tractors on hand, in transit or in the hands of dealers at the time of the report August, 1?1S-was 11,Sss.
 
 As rapid as the increase of trac- tors has been it will be still more rapid within the next twelve months, and a large part of the increase will be in the south. The tractor is the greatest labor-saving device known to agricul- ture since the introduction of the mower and reaper.
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 America celebrated victory with bn- lions of scraps of paper, It was com fetti.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
Steady Sale of
 Thrift Stamps

IWHl1LE there .s is no organized Thrift Stamp campaign at present the sale of Stamps is steady going, and in Birmingham and throughout the state the proceeds, week in and week out, total well.
 When the war was being fought the people were urged to buy Stamps and Baby Bonds and thus do their "bit" in winning the mighty strug- lgle. The government still needs the money that is being raised through Ithis modest agency, but what should be especially stressed now is the thrift side of the campaign. Men and women of limited means, and children who are provided with spending money by the indulgent parents should be taught the lesson
 
 of thrift. By saving the nickels and dimes and lending their little accumu- latons to Uncle Sam with interest they form the thrift habit which will stan3 sm in good stead through 1f fsos lore, the campaign had no etHe -yse~ in view than the educa- tion along the line of practical econ omy it would be we'll worth while. The larger the Stamp sales the greater the progress in the develop ment of thrift. Let this thought be kept constantly before the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
COULDN'T AFFORD TT

From the Chicago News.
 the new baby, so father took it upon himself to keep Johnny from worrying his obstreperous young son had the quail ity of thriftiness and resolved to appeal to it.
 sonny said he, I'm going to give you a penny every day you're a good boy on condition that every day you are naughty you are to give me penny. Is it go?"
 I'd like to do it, dad" answered the small boy thoughtfully, but can't af- ford it. I've only got five pennies in my bank to start on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Effect on Hardware Bushes.

was asked the other day by a friend Of mine if the war had put any restrictions on my business as it had on some other lines" said Ed Warren, and being in the hardware end of It told him that 1t had practically regu- lated everything that we sold and we were up against it every day in getting goods and then limited as to what we could sell. I, along with others, have been willing to make any sacrifices for the country's good, but, of course, will be glad when We can set up the old slo- gan, business as usual !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
GETTING EVEN

From the Louisville Courier-Jcurnal
 It appears that Henry Watterson's s eafnest prayer. ITO hell with the Ho- henzollerns and the Hapsburgs.'' will soon be answered.-New Orleans States
 Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter were dining at Delmonico's. The bill was corker. but they paid it without a word. Crossing Madison Square. says Abe to Mawruss. God will punish dot man Delmonico," and says Mawruss to Abe, God has already punished him. have mine pockets filled init Delmont-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
ANCIENT FORERUNNERS

power. Simon Stevin, two decades later, invented a land craft which seemed to CT was sails. Portholes showed small cannon. The Prince of Orange had two such land battleships.
 Foot power propelled a car made in 176o by Gabriel Bodenehr Nine years later Cugnot of France set up a steam boiler in war vehicle. the French government backing his experiment. In his first trial he bumped into a wall and both wall and car were smashed Cugnot was thrown into jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
Landed safely In Franee

We had a cablegram from2my brother, pr. J. w. Johnson who gave up nis work as presiding elder of the Birmins- ham district to become an army chap lain," said Rev. T. H. Johnson pastor field, and we were glad to know that he had landed safely in France. AS soon as the war broke out he was anx- ious to get Into service. I am sure that he is glad that peace has come but he wanted to be in the thick of the fight with the boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15

some of these gentlemen who are be- stirring themselves and keeping the state capital in view as the goal of their ambition, were within the draft age, but were exempted on techni- cahtes and that none of them has a son in the army.
 It is reported that the fathers of boys who are now in France are not lat all enthusiastic over office seek iers who have no war record, except the claim that they "kept the home fires burning" Incidentally the same situation is going to develop in many other states where a candidate will be at serious disadvantage if he cannot point to some worthwhile ac- |complishment in helping to win the war.
 Former Gov. A. H. Longino is be- ing mentioned as a suitable man to draft for governor of Mississippi. He not only has three sons in France, but being beyond the draft age himself, volunteered for Y. M. c. A. work and is now engaged in that service. Gov  ernor Longino is credited with having been one of the best executives Mis- slssippi ever had. He held that po- sition about 12 years ago and his name is usually linked with that of the H. lustrious Stone. In recent years, to put it mildly, Mississippi has not been happy in her choice of governors.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
MUCH WORK AHEAn.

I've seen warn-torn Europe so many times in the public prints that Tn, growing weary of it."
 What will you have? The fern de scribes the situation over there"
 True. And to make matters worse it will take twice as long to put Eu- rope together again as it took to tear lit apart"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15


 American newspapers refrained from mentioning the arrivals and depar- lures of all merchant ships touching American ports. He also expresses his appreciation of the cooperation the navy department received from the press in matter which had an import ant bearing on Germany's submarine warfare.
 The same day it was stated that George Creel, chairman of the commit tee on public information, would rec ommend to President Wilson that cen sorship on newE dispatches be lifted, including the withdrawal of the volun- tary censorship to which American newspapers submitted when war was declared on Germany. The foreign di- vision of the committee will doubtless continue at work, but it is probable that its domestic activities will be dis continued the latter part of this month
 American newspapers have made a { splendid record in the war, not only by the successful manner in which they supplied their readers with all the news that could be published and car ried fromf day to day an accurately written history of the struggle as it progressed to the inevitable downfall of Germany, but news agencies and hundreds of newspaper men were talk en into the confidence of the govern ment and officials in high authority and there is no record of any reputa- ble agency or person having violated a confidence. This is a fact that re- fleets credit on an honorable profes- sion in which all ethical newspaper men take pride.
 Great leaders from Europe, Marshal Joffre and others, visited America and until they were safely on our soil the general public was none the wiser. When, for reasons of safety, it was necessary to keep their depar- ture secret, the public was not told of their movements until they reached home. Yet, such matters were we'll known to newspaper men.
 Similar cases might be multiplied indefinitely and always the best tra- ditions of the press were upheld, greatly assisting the government in safeguarding the lives of notable men and in expediting the transport of troops.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
PLENTY OF DIGNITY.

Southern colonels will have to step aside when the young officers come back from France
 T hope they won't step entirely out of the picture"
 "No?"
 Some of those oldsfellows present an imposing appearance when seated on platform behind the orator of the even ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
A FAUX PAS

iou made a bad break just now when you remarked that congressional humor was dry stuff"
 siceo one gentleman in the party looked hurt What was wrongi" The person you speak of is a nro. fessional writer of anecdotes. un- oerstand he does brisk business with congfiressmen."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15

Washington bureau, POT 1Iibbs build- ing.
 European bureau, s Henrietta strees' Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, world pulAa- ing. New York city; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency asehss for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
SLOW PROGRESS

You have been trying to deceive me for years. Henry"
 "oh, come now, my dear" Tt is said practice makes perfect" What has that to do with me?r T was just thinking that you don't succeed any better now than you did when we were first married"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
< < * Mississippians Boom Longino for Governor

ID RIvATE advices from Mississippi z indicate that the better element of that state does not take kindly to most Of the would-be candidates for kovernor. The charge is made that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15

BEGINNING THE DAY--Lord, keep me in mind of those sons of power who have blessed the race. When I am unworthy may their prosyess whip me into line, When do my best may l remember that they still far transcend mc. Give me thus to initiate the giants and yet to carry about with me always hu- miIity. In Christ's name. Amen. H. M. T..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
ADDING INSULT TO TNJITPv

ApDING INSULT TO INJURY
 What have we here, suspended from a telegraph pole?'
 Just an effigy of the former Kaiser !. "Ahem!. William used to be proud Of his smart uniforms. If he could see the nondescript attire of this figure It would certainly get on his nervesn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
MARKELL

From the Cincinnati Enquirer l A friend in the war risk insurance i department in Washington sends Luke a few of the questions received by the de- partment and some of the answers re- ceived to queries sent out by the depart ment. Here they are: T ain't got no book lulnin' and am writin for inflammation. T have fourmonths old babay and he is my only support T am his wife and only air ''I received your insurance polish.' T have a child seven months old and she is a baby and can't work" Caring to my condition which haven't walked in three months from d broke leg whose number is s75."
 q was discharged from the army as have goiter which was sent home on.
 Both sides of our parents are old and poor.''
 Dear MT. Wilson: I have already written to MT. Headquarters and got no reply. Now if don't hear from you will write to Uncle Sam himself"
 My son is in the middle of the Merri- terranean Sea-"
 T have another war baby. How much do I get?''
 Please return my marriage certificate. My baby hassent eaten any for two days"
 q am window with wife and four children"
 T do not know my husband has a mid. dle name and if he has I don't believe it is 'None.,"
 T need his assistance to keep me in closed"
 Please send me wifes form.''
 "I have been in bed for B years with one doctor and I intend to get another"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
FREDERICK WILLIAMS TEARS

FREDERICK WILLIAMS TEARS Up to the table the Crown Prince stept dispatches say he also wept,
 Renouncing there his high estate When papa had to abdicate Methinks that Fritz might better weer For countless murdered men who sleer On many dreary battle plain mat he and such as he might gain Dominion OCT the world-witb steel And ire and ruthless Prussian heel Oerrun the earth ana make supreme lhe nrutal Pan-Germanic dream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
THE TRAGEDY OF ALBERT BALLl.

From the New York World. The creator of the great Hamburg American line of steamships was repre- sentative of small body of thoughtful opinion in Germany which will be heard more of now but which was dragged into the mad vortex of war at the start and perforce remained submerged to the end.
 It had become we'll known that Albert Ballin's Judgment was against the whole performance of the Kaiser and his mill tary clique. Even when the fortunes of the day were brightest for them, there circulated out of Germany story that he had said his ships were "tak- ing more trenches every day. from the enemy before the war than they were claiming to have captured in a month Whether he ever shared in the frenzed pride of the nation over the piratical doings of the U-boats is not known. but it is known that he regarded as fatal to German hopes of victory the prose- cution of the submarine warfare to the point of bringing the United States into the conflict. He knew this country as few others high in German affairs had known it. He had by that time fallen from the favor of the war lords and from that time he awaited what to him was the inevitable end in breeding over the impending and hopeless rum of what his creative genius had wrought for Ger. many.
 Death must have brought to him. a blessed relief. But for Germany it has brought a grievous loss when she is most in need of friends at court and where they have become all too few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
IGNORING GREAT MEN.

what is the next business before the lefty fathers?"
 Urgent matters connected with the war" "Yes?'
 Ihis town must have Wilson square Pershing street and a Foch avenue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
Member of the Associated rres.

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmlnghac- carrying the Associated Press ois- patches.
 The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication Of all news dispatches credited to IL CT not otherwise credited in this pape" and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15

hope this is going to be a great session, and that preachers and laymen will go back home spiritually refreshed ana better prepared to meet the great moral and religious problems of the hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-15
<: * * American Newspapers

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
No Hurry

The telephone bell rang with
anxious persistence. The doctor
answered the call.
"Yes?" he said.
"Oh, doctor" said a worried
voice, something seems to have
happened to my wife. Her mouth
seems set and she can't say
word"
why, she may have lockjaw,"
SAID the medical man.
do Eou think so? Well, If you
are up this way some time next
week you might drop in and
see what you can do for her.
Harper's Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
"As the Story Goes"
How He Knew
By FoNTA1NE FOX

Casey-It's the iligant tonne Oi
: mad lasht Saturday. Divil a thing
OF reminder since yesterday noine
o'clock.
O'Brien-Thin how dye know
ye had a good tonne?
Casey-Sure, didn't Oi hear tn
cop tellin' the joodge about It on
Monday marning?-TranscIipt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18

Wilson Potter, clubman,
athlete, big-game hunt
er and Spanish-Amer-
lean War veteran, who
has been commissioned
a major in the ord
nance transport serv-
ice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
Ala Government Office

you say you want a Job in this
department? Well, what can you
do?"
Nothing"
"Why didn't you apply sooner?
All those high-salaried positions
have been taken long ago"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-18
Looks That Way
those South American revolu-

"Those South American revolu-
tions- -"
"Yes?'
"We used TO attribute them to
the climate"
After considering things in
Russia wen have to find some
other cause. e."-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-20
PLAZA

"The Devils Playground" one of the film landmarks of the year will be one of the attartcion the Plaza will use to pack it's seats during the lat ter half of the week.
 Vera Michelena, the beautiful Broadway favorite and late star of "Ziegfield Follies," Princess Chic,'' Alma Where Do You Live" and many other notable stage successes, has the chief role in the picture, which is a powerful modern society drama of life on the Great White Way.
 The story of "The Devils Play ground" is admirably handled and thrillingly unveiled from start to fin ish but reaches it's big, tremendous climax in the closing scenes when the danger of public dance parlors to the morals of young and old of both sexes is brought home in a forcible manner
 The vaudeville bill has all the ear marks of a "corker" and includes William Sisto, "The Italian Senator who'll make you laugh whether yor feel in the mood or not; Techow's Cats, a very beautiful and exception. ally entertaining animal offering O'Brien and the Southern Girls, a triC of real entertainers with some origin al and smart material and Mile. De pima, the pretty and shapely areia artist with some hair-raising stunts tt perform.
 And there will be other features o course
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-20
EMPIRE

Sessue Hayakawa, the brilliant Jap anese star, scores another triumph in '"The Bravest Way" the absorbing comedy-drama now being shown at the Empire theatre.
 Hayakawa has many screen sue cesses to his credit but in his latest paramount play he by far outdoes all his previous efforts.
 '"The Bravest Way" is a different sort of story that grips and holds the attention of the most jaded screen audience from start to finish. The tale evolves around two little Japanese children, who by the way are the outOst little tots who have ever ap- peared in screen plays, who are adopt ed by gardner-but to tell more would be to spoil the picture which is of the sort that everyone will find lot of entertainment in.
 A first run news weekly depicting pictorial events in the four corners ot the globe and a screamingly funny two act comedy complete the select and entertaining program.
 Tomorrow and Saturday: The worlds greatest photo spectacle, An thony and Cleopatra" a tremendou. screen masterpiece in eight massiv. acts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-20

To ask Caruso to sing "AleXanders S .Rag-time Band' would be as much out of place as the request that pre- ing Movie Stars, Monday, when a vis- ion of simplicity and loveliness Miss Frances Martin, offered herself at the stage door at Polls theatre as one of the many and most promising candi- dates to appear in the episodes of photoplay now being made.
 The young lady asked to be excused as the part of Cleopatra never did appeal to her as an ideal character to portray. Looking like a wonderful type from a standpoint of beauty, Miss Martin, who lives at IF Arctic street, but never before has appeared in motion photography, the director persuaded her after much difficulty to consent.
 Miss Martin was born in Bridge port, where she has lived for the past IS summers. She recently entered the Booth & Bayless Commercial school where she has been prescott ing a course preparatory to entering the business world.
 From her appearances at the Poi theatre as the vampire woman dur ing the first half of the week the au- dience have the impression that she ] might play Theada Bara. The direc- | tor, however, asserts that she would be an ideal Mary Pickford. She vii be given an opportunity before the 1 engagement concludes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-20

saying, There's ID length I Woodent go to for a smoak jest now, I may of bin harder up for a snroak at some period of my life, but cant remember wen, fly, Mercury fly. Meening me and l ran down stairs and out of the house and down the street, thinking bet if a wunted to I cood be a cham. peen runner, if I wunted to. And I termed erround the corner still run ming as hard as I cood, and whD was erround there but Mary Watkins, say 1 ing, Ware you going, Benny, you must 5o in a hurry.
 Not so mutch of a one, I sed. And I stopped running and started to wawk alongside of her, saying, Ware you going, enyway?
 | No ware speshil, sed Mary Watkins And we kepp on wawking and pritty scDn we passed a ice creem place, Mary Watkins saying, They sell nickel plates in there, Sid Hunt bawt me nickel plate in there wunts.
 Sid Hunt aint everybody, do you feel like some now? I sed. Wich she sed she did and we went in and Mary Watkins had a nickel plate of straw ebrry and I had a nickel plate of chocklit, paying for them with the ? nickels TOD gave me. And then Mary Watkins sed she had to go home, and I started to wawk home with her, wich by that time it was getting dark, and all of a suddin I put my hand in my pants pockit and felt the money for pops segars, and I sed, G, I got to go sumware, iXcuse me- And I termed erround and ran all the way tO the segar store and got the segars
 and ran all the way back, being all
 out of breth when I got there, and
 pop was waiting for me madder than
 enything, saying, Wat are you out of
 breth abbut, you must of crawled both ways backwards on your hands and
 neez. And he grabbed the segaTs, and heer 3 of them was broak on account . of me having fell on them on the way back, being one of the reasons wy I'm , writing this up in my room on a emp ! ty stummick.