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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
x < * Taking the Alcohol Out of Railroads

TFEMPoRA mutantur. Another
 4 blow has been struck at time honored institution.
 Returning to his desk, after an ab- sence of two months, with renewed health and vigor, Director General McAdoo's first official act was to issue an order forbidding the sale of ssliquors of every character" in dining cars, restaurants and railroad sta- tions under federal control. The order went into effect immediately.
 In this part of the country the genial custom of willing away the tedium of travel by quaffing malt, yinous and spirituous liquors on board a dining car, thus shortening the trip immeasurably and enhancing the beauty of the landscape as it streamed past the window, long since became obsolete. To that part of our popula- tion which retains taste for wine, beer and whisky, it seems vertically an age.
 In more tolerant and certainly less strenuous days, for we were not at war then, bottle or two of beer on a dining car. in midafternoon was es- teemed great luxury. It promoted good fellowships among travelling ac- quaintances and doubtless added con- siderably to the revenues of dining cars which, we were led to believe, were operated by the railroads at a dead loss, solely flor the convenience of the travelling public"
 Director McAdoo's order has had the effect of dislodging John Barley corn from certain strongholds to which he still clung in "wet" portions of the country, but it is an affair of no moment to the arid south where King Alcohol is forced to consort with bootleggers and other persons of low degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Why shouldn't the women vote? I see a lot of them reading the sport page
 every morning, looking for the best tips at Saratoga
 A man thinks he is some engineer be- ca use he can shave himself, but woman can sharpen lead pencil with a pair of scissors.
 A 1918 bride is certain that she will not look next year as the 1917 crop looks today.
 Judging by the way they dress. whole lot of women seem to think the men are all from Missouri r Love may not be the most lasting thing in the world But the woman who mar ries without love deserves a divorce with out alimony.
 Many a man who never got past the fourth grade in a school has to support
 son who is a college graduate. War or no war, this country would have
 all the revenue it needed if every man could be taxed according to his personal valuation.
 If there is big fire around the corner
 and woman sees a crowd running in her direction she feels for the back of her skirt to see if she is attracting all the attention because she sat down in something.
 It makes a bald-headed man mad to
 think that he has to shave every day
 where he doesn't need any hair. What doth it profit man to make a dollar outside of his Regular income when it makes his wife feel that she can af-
 ford to spend two?
 Love isn't what keeps married couple
 together for 20 or 30 years. It is merely common sense.
 When they are engaged the mother of
 the young man knows that no girl is
 good enough for her son, and the mother
 of the girl knows that no man is good enough for her daughter. And after they
 have been married awhile both members
 of the sketch begin to realize that their
 mothers were correct.
 Once in a while every married man
 gets a yen to go out and make a jackass
 of himself. And wise wife will let him
 go ahead He will soon come back with
 a headache and an empty nosebag and will be willing to do anything in the
 world to get back into his stall Any rummy can be up early in the morning. But getting up early in the morning is different matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
cAulnIaM1AouteH
KITCHENER OF KHARTUM

otwith buraipsa him in old Abons soil He sent to sudden And he left his al
  to
  And turn he Not 'twasa for al gioom
  What greater lossf om be, Than when ont drowned Eenbu n worlds
  The Brians loundh is o In the o the whisper  In Nelson Flake join Kitchener Kharu this challenge win to death crowned q noble life to God and duty and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Cotton Crop Is or

My territor is west of the Missis- sippi' said T. P. Wallace. who sells cot ton oil mill machinery out of Memphis.
 me cotton crop is off considerably in the last 20 days as far as I have been aDie to gather from the best sources Ine DOH weevil. however, has not been as disastrous as in some preceding years have recently been in many parts oi "iisslssippi, ana as general thing find the country and the towns for Varda, man, but the cities are against him. They are having hot campaign and the re- suit is in doubt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Marbury Is Back

ieft Birmingham a few years back 10 go down to Marbury to look after my interests said Dave Marbuy, and then moved to Wadley to be near my lumber interests, but I have just rented home here and will make this my resi- oence, as l find that I can get so much better school advantages for my children.
 I am for some reasons glad to be able to get back into the life of this great city,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
"CoNaUERoR, OAK NOT CUT DOW

"CONQUEROR, OAK NOT CUT DOWN
 phia Public Ledger.
 London.-About month ago a story was published in a number of American newspapers about the felling by the Can adian forestry corps of wonderful old oak in Windsor park, reputed to be per haps the most remarkable tree in the British Isles"
 The story said it was the William the Conqueror oak.'' a fine tree of which there are authentic records for 300 years; that it stood outside the Kings windows and was felled at the request of the King, probably because it had become scraggy." Inquiries have reached Eng land from American sources about this oak. The oak in Windsor park which the Canadians cut down was not the William the Conqueror oak," and conse quently everything thas ,o11owed in the story describing the felled tree was ln- accurate.
 The oak cut down was known as Queen Elizabeth's oak" It stood Uot under the Kings window, but at least half mile away in the Home park Ii was really of much older growth then the William the Conqueror oak" but il was in an advanced state of decay, very badly scared and patched up with ce- ment and was really an unsightly stump, although still putting out leaves il places.
 It had been marked for treatment 5y partial removal and advantage was taken of the presence of the Canadian forestry corps to have the larger part cut down. It was an immense stump and was sawed through very carefully and cleverly by the Canadians. The wood cut away was saved, and the stump was treated so that it still stands as striking memorial o1 it's once leafy grandeur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
A PROFANITORY WAR

From the Smileyville (Mo.) Express. the Kaiser lately, but we have yet to see one which does not contain the word he'll This war makes even ministers and
 We have seen numerous poems about newspaper men swear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16

BEGINNING THE DAY-HeIp me today, Q Most High, to be patient with, Thee in Thy slow processes. May I not expect the coming of the Kingdom of God in a day. But may I lay my life down in the quiet con- hdence that not one stroke or prayer or tear shall be lost. For Jesus sake. Amen.-H. III. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16

Mother Earth, and only came to life when dinner was announced.
 Yes, it's much easier now to get to associations, for we now race from one to the other in high-powered cars or trusty Fords. I believe that the day is coming when I can have my dream real ized of starting here in Birmingham in an airplane and lighting in a church yard anywhere in Alabama Then it will be possible to get to all 80 associations and not until then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Lieut.. Dick Lussier Visitor

"I landed in Birmingham on the night of the election,'' said Lieut.. Richard F. Lussier, who is with the intelligence de partment at Wasr4ng,on at present, "and l made my way to The Age-Herald, but the crowd was so great I did not try to get up to see the boys.
 'It reminded me of the time when ] was in the newspaper game. I will be here until Monday, and of course I am tickled to be at home. Birmingham is surely on the map up east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
AN EXPANSIVE NATURE.

''What defense did this .bigamist maker"
 None that seemed to impress the court.'
 "No?"
 'He merely said that there were times when he felt as if he could be true to 2 dozen women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES
TIDINGs FROM ABROAD.

TIDINGS FROM ABROAD. While it's rather sultry weather And when people meet together 'Tis a theme that keeps the conversation
 going; Still, there's many another topic, Though the heat be truly tropc, That is worthy of discussion and of
 knowing. Now, for instance, there is Hinie Being licked across the briny By Americans whose prowess seems
 surprising, Though we knew that they would do it If they'ever did get to it, And without a great amount of adyer-
 Using. Furthermore, the Kaiser's hopping Mad, We hear, and rudely dropping German generals who faltered and re-
 treated; True, the perspiration's dripping, But we find the news so gripping That we'd like to hear it twenty times
 repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16

knew it was to be a gruelling ride. l
 never hoisted the white flag, but before
 we got to our destination, I was sure
 that in my limp condition the old veteran of the cross at my side, who was sit
 ting erect, would discover yellow streak in me.
 The mules were slow walkers. After five weary hours, which seemed ages to me, we drove up in the grove nearrthe church. The old pioneer who, with flow ing beard, looked like a patriach of old. got down and walked on into the build ing and took his seat. while went down in the woods and picked out soft spot and flung my tired body into the lap Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
MEANING HIS MENTAL ATTITUDE

From the TuscaIOoSa NeWs.
 Dr. Frank Willis Barnett addresses a long paragraph ito the sober, sane work. ingmen." Thought Alabama was dry and the word ''sober'' was superfiuous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
TOUCHED.

His eyes filled with tears when he re- visited his birthplace"
 Dear me! Are millionaires so suscep- tible to tender emotions?"
 "It was not sentiment in his case, but vexation that made him weep. His ac : hiring townsmen would not turn him loose until he had coughed up $100.0o0 for new hospital"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
Member os the Associated Press.

Member O. the Associated Press.
 The Ags-Kerald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively emitted to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to IL or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication or spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
The Pawn

of H tfrmCo tHering speech
 ~Dawnb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16
GOOD ADVICE.

GOOD ADVICE. ''Why so melancholy, my friend?'' Truly. sir, you see before you a heart bowed down. Well, if you would straighen up and go to work, it would take some of the pressure off your heart''
 LAME EXCUSE. Did you ever fight when you were boy, father?" 'No my son." Are you sure of that?" "Er-wel, might have fought few times, but the other fellow always started it'' ''Umph. Father. you talk just like the Kaiser"
 THE BRIGHTER SIDE. "Dubwaite was arrested yesterday for exceeding the speed limlt'' 'tHow did he take it?''
  his conviction and a stiff fine as vim dication of that secondhand car he bought
 RATHER TAME Lets stop a moment" What for?" There's man relating his war cx- periences. They may be worth hearing." Far otherwise. I know the fellow. The only hardship of war he ever exper- fenced was slight difficulty in getting passport"
 A FUTURE MARINE. A lad we like Is William Fogg, Who wants to be A "deyil-dog."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-16

Washington bureau. SU1 fiipbs builo- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. CoVent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office. World puil4- ing, New York city; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. 'he $. c. Beckwith Special Agency. agehts fo1 foreign advertising.
The evening world., 1918-01-12
M'AOOO MOVES TO SAVE
S95,OOO,OOO ON RAILROADS
Takes First Step Toward Elimina-
ton OF Competitive Freight AMI
PASSENGER Soliciting ACentiss.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.--Drector
Csucral McAdoo delivered h.s frst great
ccopouiy stroke In railroad operation
to-day when hc ordered an immediate
Investigation looking to elimination Of
railroad compct tive agencies, Railroad
presidents were requested to report
vyhot part Of their respective organlza-
lions can be eliminated as purely COM
petitIve." Virtually the entiro fabric OF
individual freight and passenger solicit
ing agencies viii go.
Conservative estimates have placed
the savings In this moyo at S3j, ,OOu,OO0 /,
is planned TO retain only that part ~ tho
manifold ticket agencies and informa-
tion bureaus which Il necessary to serve
the public, Each btg road now main
tains costly bureaus with highly paid
sohcltlng agents in all big cities
Work OF smashing the freight con
ges'ion was seriously hampercd again
to-day by widespread storms Fifteen
loaded ships woro toNed from baltimore
lata yesterday by United states bat.
! ucshIn. which Director General McAdoo
! mad borrowed 20 clear the Baltimore
channel Of ice.
The evening world., 1918-01-12
CONTINUES PEACE PARLEY REGARDLESS OF ALLIES
BRITISH AND FRENCH
RAID GERMAN TRENCHES
Taking Of Prisoners Reported by
Both London and Paris
War Offices.

LONDON. jan. early this morn.
Ing our troop successfully rsided the
onomy's tr,nchr, cast ot Loos. cap
turing few prisoners" the War Office
announces.
PARIS. Jan 1g-Vlolout artillerying
around Beaumont and Bczonvauk was
reported by the War office to-day
Southeast OF BezonvauS q French raid
resulted In tho taking OF prisoners.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
THE FIELD. Jan. 1.-THE whole line
ir Flanders is a bog to-day.
Following bllEzardy Hnowatorma
there was thaw on Thursday, and
Friday there were only patches Of
melting snow over all tho ground To-
ds. "a MarDh-like wind swept the bat
Ito zouo and low clouds drlzzled con-
tlnuoualy
Tho result was CHASTITY. almost
impossible muck. The hill country is
scarcely less like quagmlro than the
lowlends.
The evening world., 1918-01-12
ON THE BALTIC
REOPENED BY FIRST
TROTzKy PEACE TREATY
CContinued from First PageJ

like many other things. had been
abolished by the Russians in their
victorious revolution OF october. It
vas the opinion OF the Russian del
egates, he said, that neither political
nor technical circumstances rendered
Il necessary TO continue 20 hold the
sessions at Brest-Lltovsk.
"The Russian Government" he saij.
wrote the word peace at the head OF
It's programme. Tho great sympathies
Of the Russian people for the peoples
OF the Allies strengthen the desire to
attain tho Bpeediest peace based on
an understanding among tho peoples.
"To remove from the Quadruple
Alliance a pretext for breaking or
the peace negotiations on technical
grounds. the Russian delegation ac-
cepts tho demand to remain in Brest-
Lttovsk in order not to leave unutil-
tied any possibility in the fight for
peace. In renouncing its proposal re-
gardlng the transfer OF negotiations
to neutral soil. the Russian deleEs-
ton proposes continuation OF the
negotiations"
The evening world., 1918-01-12
SIX PASSENGERS HURT
AS TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
Accident Due to Washout Ties Up
Long Island Line to
Rockaway.

SYG passengers on tho Long Island
Railroad express from Rockaway for
New York at G.33 A. NJ. to-day were
slightly injured when two cars left the
rails at White Pot Road. about a mile
from tho Forest Hills station.
A washout caused by tho heavy rain
and wind storm was the cause OF the
accident About 100 feet OF track
was undermined The train was NOV
ing a. moderate speed-othorwiso the
results might have been much more
serious. As II wn1. traffic on the line
was tied up. and 81 was necessary TO
rcrou,e New York bound trains
through jamaica.
Pas sngcrs from tho derailed train
walked to Forest Hills. Those who
were injured went away without giving
their names.
The evening world., 1918-01-12
WANTS TO GIVE THE PICTURE
REALLY AS 1T is.

quite the contrary" Mr. Baker an
swered. Il want 20 give the picture
as 1t is There was a shortage OF
overcoats and other clothing. But l
think the figures OF shortages you
have were ~ tho climax OF tho short
ages, / think tho country ought TO
have tho knowledge that since those
discouraginy days supplies have very
much increased. Conditions are not
perfect, of course"
"Tho fault l hnd," tho Chairman re-
piled. rs that 81 Congress and the
| people get the imprcssion--wh
your general statements givo-that
everything Is all right, they will be-
llevo that no legislation 20 correct the
departments system is necessary. and
from our testimony think 1t IL nee
essary"
But ] must insist" said Nir Baker,
that, under facts as they are, the
country II entitled TO reinsurance"
Mr.. Baker cited statistics OF short,
age early IN December and how sup
The evening world., 1918-01-12
First Hand Account Of Mayors
Experiences on Brooklyn
Elevated Trains.

Tho Evening World to-day obtained
n first-hand account of tho difficult
ties encountered by Mayor Hylan in
his efforts 60 get 90 his office on
time by travelling on tho over
crowded elevated trains OF the II.
X. r.
Mayor uylan's experience to-day
was that OF straphanger He rodo
In car No. 1855. In this car slxty-two
passengers wero standing, exclusive
Of tho Jams on tho platforms. Some
Of those inside held straps. Others
swayed or lunged against each other
as tha train jerked and iolted along
its journey.
The driving swirl of rain which had
ratified window easements while It
cleaned tho streets had stopped and
tho sun was shining brightly as the
Mayor left his homo at No. $50 Bush
wick Avenue at 7.56 4. NJ, accom-
panied by Detective Sergeant Irving
D'Uara, his bodyGulrd. lie walked
brlskly TO Grove Street. the cross
street leading 10 Broadway and the
Gates Avenue station. As he turned
two policemen, one on either side OF
the intersccting street. came to at
t.ntlon and stlutcd. Tho Mayor said
Good morning" sul hurried on. Al
the foot OF the elevated structure hc
stopped 10 buy the morning news
papers, then mounted the stairs.
The platform OF the Gates Avenue
station contained about l75 passon
gers. many Of whom recognized the
Mayor and greeted him with smiles
Ilo nodded in return and raised III,
nat 20 two women Who called hin
by name. Nobody made room FOR hin
when tho Lexington Avenue trair
! 1rcw in at soi o'clock, but his broad
/ shoulders soon forced an entrance
and he worked hls way 20 the middi,
OF tho car, found a strap and no
without difficulty untoldod a news,
paper.
At first "a seemed os though IN,
trip vas destined 20 be long one
Tor the train had not cleared In
station by more than a couple o
hundred yards before il came to
stop and there was "a delay OF tw
minutes. Mayor Hylan looked NJ
from hts newspaper and frownec
,hcn resumed his reading.
At Reid Avenue the frst stop. an
other big crowd was waiting and IN
crush In the car became greater. A
sumner Avenue stlll -.ore crowde
on and conditions at either end OF II
ear became intolorahlc
'l'm stidng, move UP 10 tho mid
! cie OF the car, or lot me- through.
cried Joung woman The maa
The evening world., 1918-01-12
BROKERS ACCUSE BABST
At SUGAR INVESTIGATION
Charge American Refining Head
Used Federal Position to Help own
Company and Ask Removal

company ana ASK removal
WASHINGTON. Jan. l2.-Sugar
brokers presented to-day 10 the Senate
Investigating COMMITTEES charges
against President Earl u. Babst, OF
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. and pcutoncI for his removal
from the international sugar Commit
tee. which regulates for the Govern
mcnt distribution of the world's supply
Lambert V. u. Cameron. President oc
the Brokers Association. asserted that
Mr.. Babst used h's position as member
Of the committee 90 benefit his own
company.
The attempt of the American company
to do away with brokers In the busin, ss
was denounced by Nr. Cameron as viu-
latlng tho UNDERSTANDING when Federal
control was instituted that old-.stab-
llshed channels ~ comm rec should bc
continued
Mr. Babsl has hand only lio brokers
wer" affected by tAr change. Mr.. Cam
cron declared there wore many hun
dreds, Mr.. Cameron further said that
while he was In session with a com
mittee OF brokers. drafting the protest
filed against Mr.. Ba5st tho latter sent
for him and approac chod him with an
offer to become an employee Of the
American company This he said. was
refused as AN insult
The evening world., 1918-01-12

wrlggled and squlrmed. and. pushed
by passengers from behind. tho girl
plunged forward. Coming to the
middle OF the car where the Mayor
stood in an oasis OF comparative COM
fort, her impetus threw her forward.
and she spfawled at the feet OF the
Mayor, her hat almost falling Off.
Mayor Hyian saw her predicament
and lifted her to her feet. The young
woman thanked him. and having set
her hat straight, grasped the strap
next 10 that held by His Honor Tho
Mayor resumed mis- r9Sding
A minute or two later. when pas
sengor arose to leave the train at Do
kalb Avenue, no was quick to seize
the opportunity to provide better ac-
commodatiln for the young woman.
At Vanderbilt Avenue there was
another stop OF three minutes, during
which a fellow passenger called tho
attention OF the Mayor TO a news
paper article which told that Repub-
ncan election workers were prepared
TO plead guilty TO frauds at the polls.
That Is all right. Fine, commented
the Mayor.
From Vanderbilt Avenue 20 the
Bridge. tho run was mado with ex-
ceptional speed. Although n few per
sons got out at tho intervening sta
tions, none OF those who remained Of
fered IA seat TO His Honor. 1t was
not until tho train was halfway
across. tho Bridge that II passenger
arose to work his way 10 tho front,
and Mayor Hylan slipped into seat
for the remaining two minutes OF the
trip.
The train pulled into the station on
tho Manhattan side of the Bridge al
$40 4. NJ, the journey from Gates
Avenue having been made In thirty
six minutcs--a record FOR the period
! since the MAY or first called attention
| to tho unsatisfactory service ot the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Mayor Nylau was one OF tho last tC
leave the car. but once out, he made
quick time to the city Hall, mounting
the steps at S43 A. NJ,
The evening world., 1918-01-12
GOVERNMENT IS PAYING
FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS
aIas Already Mailed 100000 Blanks
to Dependents of u. S.
Fighting Men.

WASHINGTON. Jan. l2.-since
Congress appropriated sl76. $50, 900 for
The protection OF the American fight-
ing forces and their dependents. more
than 100000 checks have been malled
as allowances. according to n state
.ment issued to-day by the Commit
tee OF Public Information. Tho fund
is administered by the war Risk In
surance Bureau, under the direction
OF Secretary of the Treasury MoAdoo.
The fund provides for family al
lowances for the support during tho
war OF enlisted mems families. com
pensation for partial and total dis
ability or death caused In tho line OF
duty, and Government insuran ance
against death and total disability
Only small number uf payments
have 80 far been made on claims for
disability or death or on account OF
insurance,