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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
A MODERN TENDENCY
n the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
 The women are coming to dress more and more like the Highland men, and tho nearer they come to it the more will their vigor and resistance approach that of the Ladies from He'll The Sun. History is repeating. Substitute the bagpipe for the lute of Orpheus and we've got the story of Eurydice over again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
u,cH-PowrRED INFANTS

From the Memphis Commercial-Ap-
 peal.
 "A baby carriage is seldom seen ill the business district of Birmingham" says The Age-Herald. For the reason. we presume, that. most of the .business babies" ride in their auto mobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

BEGINNING THE DAY--O God, Thou seer of all, rescue us from this passion to be praised, to appear well, to make a good showing, to get a high mark. Give us n passion to do, rather than to seem to do; to he, rather than to be seen; to be worthy, not famous; to be genuine, not fashionable. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
1 NED BRACE WRITES ABOUT NEWS AND
 II GOSSIP IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON

N7 Ew YORK. April so.-(special.) nW A bit of news and gossip picked up here and in Washington may be of interest
 At the suggestion of General Crowder I am told that the President. will rec ommend to Congress the registration for military purposes of every man in the United States between the ages of IS and 50. The plan is to be the final step to put the whole of Americas resources into the European war It is proposed to classify them as regards their em- ployment in effective or non-effective in- dustries and in regard to their condi- tions of dependency. In addition, it is designed to give the war department authority to dispose of these men as it sees fit, including putting those en- gagged in non- effective industries into ef- fective industries or into the army.
 Simple as 1t Is, the proposed plan is of the most far-reaching consequence. It would give the war department abso- lute control of the labor situation in the United States, and it would also give the military authorities an almost mex haustible reservoir of supply for future armies.
 The plan is, in way. substitute for conscription of labor.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

of from s5Oo0 to s70oO from the Ala bama conference is a good rate of in church. This being true it would seem to be good business proposition for Birmingham to put up the $100,000 now sought for in this drive, as the amount mentioned as coming from the Ala bama conference is az cd rate of in- terest on the money raised. <
 It will have the pledged co-operation. patronage and support of great and growing denomination that now num- .bers 1S0,0O0 communicants, and repre- sents over 500,0o0 of the present popu- lation of the state. Annually it will bring to Birmingham from 200 to 500 students. and in the years to come it may reach 1000 or more. These men will make Birmingham their home many of them at least for four years. and some for life. Their social and business ties will be with us, thus ever widening our influence, wealth and trade.
 < This opportunity must be seized at once, or not at all. Because of the in- calculable benefits it will bring. to Bir- smingham we must not let it pass. "A strong pull, quick pull. and a pull all together" will do this important thing.
 Surelye the appeal of this opportuni- ty will receive an affirmative and unanimous answer from united Bir- mingham.
 Further. in doing this work the coll lege is immediately aiding the govern ment. not only in preparing to train our future leadership. but also in it's financial policy. as the authorities have unanimously decided to invest all the proceeds of this campaign in govern rnept SaruritieS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
THE ENEMY

From the New York Herald.
 Isn't it about time that some per- papers of this city began to realize that the basic and underlying issue of this war is the Kaiser. not George Creel?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
ALSO RHEUMATISM

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 pr. Guillotin of France was the oAly physician who discovered a cocksurc means of getting rid of dandruff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
HARD TO HOLD

From the Baltimore American.
 The Austrian premier has also re- signed. Office in the dual empire un-
 der present condition must be some thing like taking in hand hot po- tato.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Why British Gunners Find
 the Huns Easy Targets


 e ONE idea of the number of men g used by the Germans in their futile attempts to shatter the British army may be gained from the state ment that they employed about 75,000 soldiers on a front estimated to be from six to ten miles long north of Bethune.
 To make the division easier, say the line in this particular sector was ten. miles long. That would mean 7500 men to the mile. It is small wonder that the slaughter has been so fright ful. British gunners did not have to aim their pieces. As the Germans ad- vanced in close formation, wave after wave, they were fired at point blank and shot down in windrows of dead.
 German military leaders have sacri- |ficed hundreds of thousands of men who were literally driven like dumb cattle to the shambles> Yet, they are preparing to strike another blow. Ap- parently they believe that eventually their tactics will prevail-that even as the ceaseless pounding of the ocean wears away a rocky cliff, the wall which Haig opposes between them and the channel will give way. But they are mistaken. The wall will not yield, neither can Germany stand the present drain on her man power indefinitely.
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 l When James Hamilton Lewis brings his justly famous whiskers to Birmingham they will light up the landscape with such refulgence, some of our older citi- zens may think one of the furnaces is making continuous run.
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 1 Nobody has any time to worry over the shortage of dancing men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
OUR PRECIOUS JosEPHUs

From the Charleston News and Cour-
 fer.
 Secretary Daniels has been flying over Washington in an airplane. Have a care, Mr. Secretary. You are so we'll thought of now that even the New York Tribune and the Boston Transcript might shed a tear if you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION

IN II A1 vAAA<AA UT OGA4S1ON By Charles Buxton Going. of the vigilantes. Have patience. Lord. while we, with
 blinking eyes Debate and argue. piling word on Soon. now. some flaming prophet shall
 arise
 And close our fumbling fingers on
 the sword A million different minds. A labyrinth of ways Then, the swift sword. that finds Clean pathway through the' maze! Have patience. Lord.z nor lot Thy 3udS-
 ment fall
 Till all in whom the blood of free
 men flows Find common tongue. and to the
 tyrant's call Fling the curt answer that the can
 non knows! Babel: then one wordi Lord. That he may read who runs. sharp spoken by the fword. Flashed from the ofe-voiced guns'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

on the ground that the period of in- ternment is unnecessarily long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Birmingham has learned many things since America entered the war, but she has yet to learn the value of the col leges within her doors. Great as her industrial plants are in turning out fin- ished products for commercial uses, they are less valuable than are the two insti- tutions of learning, the one at East Lake and the other at Owenton, for they are turning out trained men.
 But Birmingham Is beginning to awake along educational lines. The campaign for Howard college got to the public some facts which had been overlooked, mingham college. the opportunity comes for still further education as to just how valuable are the schools within our borders whose function it is to give our boys a change to get a college degree without having to leave home. We ought to count it a valuable civic asset that we can educate our sons in Bir- mingham and save expense. and at the same time keep our money at work in our own community.
 Sure, we are in the midst of great war This is no excuse for slowing up on educational facilities, but is rather a challenge to us to make extra cxer- tions and sacrifices, if need be. to see to it that our young men are trained, for the modern game of war is no long CT mere matter of brute strength, but is highly technical and calls for special ists prepared in many lines. These and other reasons were back of President wilson's desire that there be no slack ing along the lines of cultural. technical and vocational education.
 The board of trustees of the Birming- ham college carefully considered the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

in the breast pocket. over the heart. think they sometimes are put there as kind of charm to ward off bullets. Anyway, that's where they always are. And the look in a mans face when he shows you the picture of his mother. his wife, his children, and you say as you always do-that they are very beautiful. will bring tears to your own eyes.
 And those packages of letters. They carry them around for months and read them over and over until the creases are so worn the sheets will hardly hold together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
A LENGTHY .sTRETcH.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Mems ideas will continue to differ. A safe breaker sentenced to 50 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Praises School, and Teachers

l Just a few days ago I received let
 ter from Clean, N. r, from Mrs. Ward
 Atkinson, who formerly resided here,'
 said Dolly Dalrymple Tt contains high
 praise for Dr. Phillips, Dr. Brown, the board of education, Miss Elberta Tay- Tor and her sister, Mrs. Roberts, of the Barker school Among other things,
 Mrs. Atkinson wrote me was this; l T enjoyed your article in the March 2 number of The Age Herald about Miss
 Elberta Taylor and her praise of the work done by pr. Phillips and the board 1 of education. used to live in Birming-
 ham and know these people very we'll think pr. C. A. Brown of the high | school is one of the finest men l ever
 met And speaking of schools in Bir- i mingham, do you know that wonderful teacher in the Barker school. Mrs. Rob- erts? She is sister of Miss Elberta Taylor, and Dr. Phillips once told me that he considered her one of the very
 best teachers in all the school system of Birmingham. I could tell you some won derful facts about marvellous work she has, done among her school children out side of teaching them the lessons from
 their books. She has pointed out to them the best there is in life. She has held up to them the very highest stand ards of manhood and womanhood, and inspired them with high desire to do
 their very best and become the noble, upright citizens God intended them to be. She has reached down and lifted up some which were almost hopeless cases.
 T can tell you, for I know positively,
 she has, in her zeal to do good work, even gone so far as to take poor for egn child to dentist and paid the
 bill, SIP. out of her own small salary, because the child could not, and was
 suffering with indigestion caused by very
 bad teeth. This is only one of a number
 of such things which I found that she
 had done while I was working among
 the poor of Birmingham. She is too
 modest to ever let her, left hand know
 what her right hand does.
 Miss Taylor told you that she wanted ,the good citizens of Birmingham to know just what a magnificent work Dr. Brown
 is doing. I think that the good citizens
 should know also what a magnificent work Miss Taylor and her sister. Mrs. Roberts, are doing for Birmingham. If you do not already know this won- derful teacher, Mrs Roberts, who IS such a power for good in every way, l would advise you to visit the Barker school and see for yourself. The amount of war work which her students have done is truly wonderful They are now
 making about 5o little pocket checker boards, each in an oilcloth pocketb9ok, for the soldiers.
 Tn spite of the sadness which has come into her life, she is bright and cheerful, and will make you feel glad to know her."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Aid entertainment Committee


 A"I find that very few people under stand just what it means to get homes for the thousands of delegates who at tend the Alabama State Sunday School convention," said R. A. Clayton, whose business it is to try and get the dele gates and visitors accommodations
 We have been able to find places Tor nearly 1500, but we want as many more places. for unless all signs fail there will be at least 5000 in attend ance. We have committees working the hotels, boarding houses and private homes. Any one who has a spare room and will be willing to take a couple or men or women. will do me great favor by calling at sos Title Guarantee building, or phone me. Main 1921. The plan is to pay s1 for room and break fast but if breakfast can't be furnished please let me know about furnishing rooms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
NnW YORK HAS MANY STRAWBERRIES rro,o the New York Herald.

From the New 1OrK HeraIu.
 New York has in its population moro nersons who stammer, stutter and lisp than any other city in the world. In the public schools of this city there are 600O0 children who stammer, 10000 who stutter and 10000 who lisp. The distinction of the ailments is that a stammerer can prepare to talk and finds 1t impossible to begin; stut- terer can begin to talk and cannot go on. and lisper constantly talks with the noticeable impeachment. us- ing "th" for 's."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Schwab Makes Good
 Start As Shipbuilder

THARLES M. SCHWAB starts NJ well as the governments direc- tor general of shipbuilding operations. In fact he is making good just as his friends and the public in general had right to expect.
 President Wilson found the man par excellence for one of the most diff cult jobs in connection with war work. Several other capable men who had undertaken the direction of shipbuild- ing failed, but Schwab, humanly speaking, is sure to make record of phenomenal achievement Not only has he proved his capacity for large ac- complishment, but the thousands of workmen in the hundred and thirty ship yards will find tasks ordinarily called drudgery, something akin to pleasure.
 MT. Schwab is an inspiration to all those who serve under him. It has been that way at the Bethlehem plants and it will be that way in the ship yards. N
 This thing of doing what sometimes seems next to impossible and doing it without any fuss or noise often causes people to marvel. The building of the Panama canal was a staggering proposition. Great engineers knew that construction difficulties could be surmounted, but how our canal zone could be made sanitary-how the mos quitoes could be gotten rid of-con- noted the miraculous. And it was felt that until yellow fever was no longer . menace canal building would be out of the question. But pr. William
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Enjoyed Paulist Choir

' q went out to hear the Paullst choristers for two reasons" said M V Joseph.
 "First, it was good cause and l was glad to buy tickets, and then II really wanted to hear the famous poy choir sing. I greatly enjoyed their selections. Man like, preferred the simpler selections. Some of the pieces were classics. It was great treat for Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21
Will Make Stirring Speech Monday Night

M IL Birmingham will be eager to GN hear Senator James Hamilton Lewis, popularly known as Ham Lewis, when he speaks here tomorrow night under the auspices of the Third Liberty Loan committee. In this populous city and in these war-times every day and every night is crowded with patriotic activities. Several at tractive speakers have been an- nounced for Monday night and each of them will address large audi ence. There will be overflow houses and there will be no doubt about Sen ator Lewis drawing capacity crowd.
 It is seldom that the First Presby- terian church is allowed to be used for other than church purposes, but the officers of the congregation glad ly placed their spacious edifice at the disposal of the Liberty Loan commit tee for thiS occasion.
 Ham Lewis, as everyone knows, is not only democrat of the democrats, but he is broad statesman and no nne in the National Legislature is better equipped for enlightening the public on questions now uppermost in the American mind. He will tell the people here many things about Con- gress; about the causes of delay in Legislation, which the whole country feels is imperative.
 Senator Lewis is lively speaker and everyone who has the good for tune to hear him will be at once 'n- structed and entertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connecting all departments) Main 490o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

was told in Washington that four boys of the Rainbow division. two of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

N7 Ew YORK, April 2o-(Special) ) NWl A bit of news and gossip picked
 up here and in Washington may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-21

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un. der act of Congress- March s, 1879.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-01
BOYS CAPTURE BURGLAR

Harry Daiglc and Rudy Finder Of
Oberon did n little sleuthinv week
ago Saturday night or rather about
three o'clock Sunday morning. which
resulted In tho eapture Of n burglar.
They hnd attended the dance Rt FREE
mont Grange hall In company with
Mixsea Bessie and Flsie Cook Of W.
Colfax Avenue. When they took the
Young ladies' home they were sitting
in the automobile, mr. young folks oc-
cnsionallv do. at the corner of West
Colfsx and Lipan Street. when they
observed u man xkulking about the
Huffman drugstore. They called to
him and he seemed to disappear for
a short time. but soon was xcen to
climb over the trHns0m of the store
door. The boys then hnd the youn~
ladies 20 in their fathers hous" and
get his revolver. and then call tho
Denver polio. while they stood guard
in front Of the store.
The police patrol came In hurry
and drove the front Of the cnr up TO
the front Of the store 70 thnt tho
light shown In the store md they
were able TO see the intruder plainly.
They ordered him TO come ont over
the transom nnd nftcr scnrchin" him
found TINT he hsd not secured amy
ioot. evidently for wnnt Of more
tim~.
The police congratulated the hovs
upon their rood work md took their
cnptivc To the police station.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-01
Uncle Sam After
lncomeTa Tax-Dodger

| Mark A. Skinner, Collector of Ia-
ternai Revenue for the District of
Colorado. which includes the states
Colorado and Wyoming, has made
Fubhc the fact that under instruct
ions from the Commissioner OF In
teina. Revenue ut WASHINGTON, II.
| u, an Income Tax Drive is now be-
| ing inaugurattettd all over the coun-
try ihaugurated nll over the coun-
try to seek out individuals who have
failed to make income tax returns
for the year 1917.
,.. The law provides--"If you are n
citizen Of the United States and your
net income for 1917 equaled or
exceeded $1,000 II you nrc married
and live with your wife Tor husband
or $1,000 II you are not married or
40 not live with your wife Tor hus-
band), you must make return. If
you arc married and live with Your
wife Tor husband) or are head Of a
family, you nrc entitled to a person.
al exemption Of $4,000 plus 5000 for
each dependent child under lS (or
mentally or physically incapacitated
for sslf-support.)
II you are not married or do not
live with wife or husband) or are
mead of family, you are entitled to
personal exemption of $1,000
only.
A "head of family" is n person
who, In accordance with some moral
or legal obligation, actually supports
and maintains one or more individ-
uals closely related to him or her by
blood. marriage. or adoption"
1t will be seen from this that
many persons who may not be liable
Tor tax, are liable nevertheless for
q return. The law provides, how
ever. that any person making a vol
untary return and presenting reas-
enable excuse, satisfactory to tho
Commissioner, will be relieved Of the
penalty. and It is urged by Mr.. SKIN
ner that every person liable make n
voluntary return at once to the Col
lector's office or to one Of his dspu-
ties. In order to take advantage Of
this leniency, and As matter Of pm.
triotic assistance to the Government
in time Of war.
Collector Skinner has assigned "a
field deputies to the work Of comb
inr the states Of Colorado and Wyo-
ming for delinquent tnx payers. and
every possible source Of information
will be thorolv investigated for In
come and other profits which have
not bsen~repsy4e6. .--J'-.----lT-''.s--''i4 -
The tax payer will be summoned
before the Collector or his deputies.
To- explain any profitable transaction
with which his nnmc Ii connected.
Professional &. men. salaricd men
wage earners, cattlemen. farmers.
and all other classes. will be includ-
ed In this investigation.
Partnerships will also be invcsti-
gated. as thcv are liable for excess
profits tnx returns In case the pnrt-
ncrship has net income Of $4,000.
or moro. without deducting salsrics
or interest paid TO the partners.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-01
COLORADO MAKES Bic JUMP :,
IN WAR SAVINGS DRIVE

During the month Of June, Colo
RADIO jumped from 18th place In the
snlc Of War Savings Stamps to 10th
place. For that period from 10th 70
18th place in the sales from the be-
ginning of thecampaign to the end Of
June. During June Colorado sold
$1.S72,742.ai or 3l.85 per capita
Total ralea to June 20. "a, 800, ,533. .5a
~ reported to the National govern
ment at Washington from selling a.
eencies are q little over $4,000. 900.
The total pledges as reported to the
State headquarters since the drive
was &17,017.390 which Is just little
more than $4,000. 10000 below Colo
RADIOS quota. In many instances
chose who pledged one amount hav
purchased almost twice a. much a.
they pledged.
During the last ten days tive State
headquarters have simply been flood
cd on account of extra work pro-
duced by the drive. the distribution
Of the pledRe cards to the selling
aeents, the informing Of the assn-
cies how to handle them. tks return
and cancellation Of the pledges that
have been fulfil)el and the answer
ing Of "A thousand and two questions
that have arisen during the drive.
have kept those in charps NJ the
State headquarters more busily en-
gagged than At any time since the
campaign started. However. order
I. coming out Of chaos and the ma
rhinery thru which the pledges are Ia
he secured Is Yraduallv assuming
shape and will, within the next ten
days. he moving with regular prccis-
lon and hum.
ColorsAs people will be plcnsed 60
k~~w that this state stands smOng
the first five states of the Union In
record during the drive.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-08-01
PERRY CROSSING

A large group Of young psopie
gathered at the home Of Charlesand
David Stott on Thursdav evening.
July c5. enjoying themselves at
games and contests. A wsinsr roast
completed the evening. Everyone
had . good time.
The annual Grange ricnic at Gold.
an was the event Of the season. A
large crowd attended and every one
seemed IA enjoy the occasion
J. C. williams and family are WIS.,
itirv friends at Del Norte. They are
making he trip In their Overland.
Thursday evening. AuRust lst.
Enterprise Grange will be entertain
ed with . free movie
The next meeting Of Enterprise
Win Be held on August Z. All Gran.
errs come and enjoy the evening.
The Hooper thrsshine machine
viii bsgin IL seasons work on Tues.
day. July -.