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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
EXAMPLES FROM HISTORY.

President Wilson is not the first
great man Che is n great man and
will be so recorded in history, which
will also record the things in which
he lacked Greatness1 who. surround
ed by his flatterers, believed he could
lead people to do anything he asked
whether it was right or wrong, wise
or foolish. Little men from the big
majority of his cabinet and little men
were the only ones In congress called
into consultation. These men told
him his opinions were always right,
his policies always the best, and that
he was the idol of the people of the
world, as well as of his own country.
Mommsen, the great historian said
of Alexander the Great, Caesar and
Napoleon-the three mightiest men
of all history-that Caesar alone
maintained to the last a Just sense
of proportion, an idea of personal
values in harmony with the facts.
Coming down to men of our own
country, we have the example of
Presidents Harrison and Taft. Presi-
dent Harrison was very able. clean
man; but he never had about him
men who were not flatterers. He
believed he was invincible with the
people of the country, because moth
ing was ever read to him that con-
tanned anything but praise. He was
deeply hurt and wonderfully aston
ished when he found bitter opposi-
ton in the REPUBLICAN convention to
his denomination and never was able
to understand, in after years, why he
was defeated at the polls.
President Taft was a good presi-
dent, as history will record, and he
has demonstrated that he is one of
the best men of the nation and one
of the brainiest. But during his in
cumbency of the presidential chair he
refused to see people who were not
in full agreement with his policies |
He would not hear criticism of his
own acts or the ,acts of his friends |
He stood by Ballenger. as President
Wilson stood by Bryan and now is |
standing by Baker.
Although he carried only two
states, each having only four cleo
toral votes, when the test at the polls
came, Taft really believed. until his
eyes were opened during the cam
paign, that he would be elected again
to the presidency.
woodrow Wilson is showing the |
same weakness, the same loss of the
sense of proportion, that was the I'M
doing Of both Harrison and Taft. He
doesn't want to hear facts, unless
those facts are flattering; he doesn't
want about him men big enough to
have opinions of their own. He sees
40 reason why he should not be al
owed to make an unjust indictment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
No LONGER 4 RUBBER STAMP.

The republicans, OF the senate, after
| harmonious conference. have re-
solved that the congress shall assert
and exercise it's normal and constitu-
tional functions, including legislation
necessary to reconstruction"
If the exigencies of the war made
it necessary that congress should
abandon its functions and clothe the
president with the extraordinary pow
ers of a dictatorship, those exgen-
cies no longer exist, or are rapidly
passing out of existence
The time has come when there
should be restoration to congress of
the powers which, in order that the
fun might OF the republic should be
eXerted toward the quick winning of
the war. were delegated to the pres
ident.
Yet We find Mr., McAdoo. as direc-
tor of the railroads, taking over for
the government the consolidated ex-
press business of the country. and
rector general of communications by
wire, taking over for the government
all the oceanic cables owned by
American companies.
In other words, after war neeessi-
ty has passed, we find these agents
of the president taking on their own
motion momentous steps that can be
justified only on the ground of war
necessity Their purpose, however,
is plain. They intend to establish
government operation of the railroads
and the wires so thoroughly that the
properties cannot well be restored to
their owners for operation under |
government regulation, even if con- |
gress should decide that such course
is necessary.
This haste of executive officials TO |
tie the hands of the new congress so
that the various prospects Of state
socialism, to which under war pres
sure the nation has consented. can
not be 'unscrambled," is unseemly Il
and merits the rebuke of the repub-
lican senator's.
It seems to foreshadow a struggle
by congress to regain the powers con-
fided to it by the constitution. There
is already apparent a growing deter
mination on the part of the admins
tration to settle for itself questions of
lfter-the-w reconstruction, if posi-
BILE without interference from con-
gress.
AS opposed to this is the now plan
by Senator Cummins, of
Iowa, and apparently accepted by
his republican colleagues. for the APP
pointment of six special committees,
to each of which shall be assigned !
some group of reconstruction ques-
tons for study and recommendation.
Meanwhile, the notice served on the
by the republican SEN t
ltors that they do not intend to per-
nit congress to remain mere rubber ,
stamp in the functioning of the gov {
,rnment, should prove wholesome.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

And still we see no reason why the
president should not attend the peace
conference. if he wishes. but we see
many reasons why it would be better
for him if he left George Creel at
home. George would be useless
freight to carry across the Atlantic,
unless he went as company for Sec
rotary Baker, if the latter is to be
one of the peace commissioners, as
now seems probable.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

of the patriotism of great political
party and doubtless is grieved by
the criticisms of that party and of
men of his own party big enough to
recognize the injustice done by him.
The president wants about him men
like Baker, James Hamilton Lewis
and Colonel House. lie has no use
for men like Garrison and Lane and
Chamberlain.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

stom ach so bad /
thought l could not
live. Our doctor said
it was congestion Of
the stomach. Iwould
goto bedperfectlywell
and wake up in the
night as bad as l could
be and live. Our doc.
tor said it would do
no good to give medi.
cine internally.e H o
had to inject medicine
in my arm. Since TAX
ing Cham berlain's
Tablets l can eat any
thing l want without
hurting me-" This
form of indigestion is
extremely painful and
often dangerous. By
taking Chamberlain's
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
MUSTEPOLE: QUICK
RELIEF! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ointment
made with the oil of mustard. 1t does ali
the work Of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not bis.
ter. You do not have to bother with
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
the pain is gone! G
Many doctors and nurses use Muster.
Gle and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief II
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group.
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion.
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet colds of the chest lit often pre-.
vents pneunonial.
Soc and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
FULL OF COLD: fIAp THE GRIP.

This has been such a trying year for
read how Lewis Newman. SOC North
stored to health. He writes; Il was
down sick and nothing would do me
any good. was full Of cold. Had the
grip until got two soc bottles of
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t is the best
remedy for grip and colds / ever
used" Good for grip. coughs. Group,
whooping cough and common colds.
Sold everywhere.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
"THE GRAND STYLE, DEFINED.

In his new book, studies in Litera-
ture,' Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch says:
Upon school of English there rests
an obligation to teach the writing of
good English as well as the reading
of it; to teach the writing of it
through the reading. want the av-
erage educated Englishman to write
English as deftly. as scrupulously. as
az the average educated Frenchmann
writes French; to have, as at presest
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
HE SUSPECTED TT.

He-1've got to take you in to din
ner, Miss Travers. and I'm rather
afraid of you. Every one tells me
you are very clever.
She-How absurd! I'm not bit
clever.
He-Well, do you know thought
you weren't
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

The newspapers are almost back
to that before-the-wa appearance
when the sinking of the Titanic was
quite a bit of news. But the "big
league stuff" will be on again when
the peace conference meets.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

Won Tirpitz is said to have fled
from Germany. The last time we
had definite news of him he was say
ing the submarines would win the
war.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

Herbert Hoover has been mentioned
as a possible democratic candidate
for the presidency. The party prob
ably will be able to find democrat
to accept that nomination.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25

and especially when you have fitness
ana weight in the stomach after eating.
the disease may be warded off and
avoided. Chamberlain Tablets not only
aid digestion, but strengthen and invig.
crate the stomach.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-25
Attacks of Indigestion

Il believe Chamberlain s Tablets have
saved my life, writes Mrs. Maggie Coil,
Golden City, Mo. 81 had pains in nv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06

ter Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick and MT. Kirk patrick.
 MT. and Mrs. F. T. Wilcox left yester- day morning for their home in Washing ton after visit to Mrs. J. c. Nelson.
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Stolely and chil- dren have returned from a visit to rela- tives in Tennessee.
 MT. Joseph Lallande of New Orleans will arrive tomorrow for the marriage or his niece, Miss Mabel Roy Lallande, and MT. Ward Fitzpatrick, on Tuesday even ing.
 Miss Louise Nevins returned Friday from visit to her aunt, Mrs. Leonard McVoy, in Selma.
 Crawford Johnson, Jr., and Prince De- Bardeleben expect to leave tomorrow to resume their studies at Yale.
 
 Miss Helen Conniff of Atlanta is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Davitt, en route to Union City, Tenn. where she is member of the faculty of the city schools.
 Mrs. J. Rcy Hunt and children of New York are expected soon to be the guest of relatives in Birmingham.
 Mrs. E. wald is the guest of her niece, Mrs. Paul Mann in Louisville, Ky.
 Mrs T. Click of Columbus, O., is the guest of Mrs Harry M. Kohn. Miss Flora Phillips of Chicago is the guest of her cousin, Miss Alice Phillips.
 Friends of MT. M. B. Friedman. who has been i'll at St. Vincent's hospital will be glad to learn that he is inn proving and has been carried to hls home.
 1 MT. and Mrs. c. L. Phillips have named their little daughter Frances 1 Stewart.
 | Mr. J. R. Graves Ivey of New York who has been spening the Christmas | holidays with his sister, Mrs. J. l. l take up his duties in the council of na- | tional defense. l Miss Kate Eagle, after spending a | few days with friends in the city, has returned to Selma. | Mrs. w. S. Monk of Selma is visit 1 ing friends in the city. l Miss Kae Belle Clements has re- turned from Tuscaloosa. where shs i spent the holidays. I Miss Jean Harris and Miss Madge Johnson, who have been the guests ot MT. and Mrs. Jack Dryer. returned l Thursday to their home in Tuscaloosa
 
 | MT. and Mrs. Fl. E. Linthicum have recently moved to their new home ol 1 Niazuma avenue.
 Miss Helen Mae and Miss Katherine l Linthicum, who have spent the holi- | days in the city with their parents Mir. and Mrs. E. F. Linthicum, have re turned to Maryland college, Maryland where they will resume their studies l Miss Julia Chenoweth has returned to Tuscaloosa, where she is teaching
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06

after spending the holidays in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry Chenoweth.
 Mrs T. Woolsey Howell of waynes- vile, N. c, formerly Miss Tom Ella Woolsey of this city. who will be so de- lightfully remembered by her friends here and those of her parents, Mir. and Mrs Minthorne Woolsey, now living in New York, is visiting Mrs. Hubert Drennen of Birmingham at present ell route to points in Florida to spend several weeks, says the Selma Journal. Before returning home, Mrs. Howell will visit MT. and Mrs. W. s. Woo1sey on Fremont street.
 Among those spending the week end in Anniston were: Mrs. w S. Lowell. Mrs. Arthur Eastwood, Miss Josephine Johnson, Miss Elizabeth Jordan, Miss Harriet Forbes, Miss Florence Jordan
 Miss Consuela Neal. who has spent the holidays in the city. with her par ents, has returned to Nashville, where she will resume her studies at St. Ce- cilia academy. She was accompanied by her young cousin, Miss Josie Dun can of Columbus, Miss, who will also be a student there for the remainder o1 the winter.
 MT. and Mrs. w E. Morrison and lit tie daughter. Carolyn, who have spent the holidays in the city with Mrs. Nor rison's parents, MT. and Mrs. W. M Hit, have returned to their home ir Greensboro, N. c.
 MT. and Mrs Stanley DeOvies and little son, Gonville, after spending z few days in the city as the guests ot Mrs DeOvies' parents, MT. and Mrs w. M. Hit, have returned to theil home in Greensboro, N. c. Mrs. D. c. McMahen of Boston is tn, guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs J. H, Hargrove. Mrs. McMahen vii be pleasantly remembered as Miss Eul; Hargrove of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
SOCIETY NEWS AND ACTIVITIES LIN TEEE CITY AND SUBURBS

o'clock at the home of Mrs. James M. Merrill, 1176 Thirteenth avenue. north.
 The Yancey chapter, United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy, will meet on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the Southern club.
 The state executive committee of the Womens Christian Temperance union will hold a meeting on Tuesday at 1 o'clock at the local headquarters, which will be in the nature of lunch con.
 The Frances Willard union, Wom- ems Christian Temperance union, VIII meet on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. William Coates.
 The Norwood auxiliary of the Red Cross, of which Mrs $. P. Holman IS chairman, will meet Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. F. D. Bates. All members are urged to attend.
 The Women's Civic league of West End will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:so o'clock at the assembly room of tho West End library. The Norwood Knitting club will meet on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. D. M. Dickson. St. Marys Parish Guild will meet tome morrcw afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. I. C. Cooke, 1o61 Thirty-third street south, Chestnut Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The board of managers of the Mercy
 Home, will hold their regular meeting
 at the home Tuesday morning at 10:3O
 o'clock.
 The annual meeting of the active and
 advisory boards of the Mercy Home will
 be held at the home January P.
 The Birmingham chapter of the Athens
 Alumnae associations will meet on Satur-
 day afternoon at o'clock at the Ridge
 ly, with Mrs. Oberhelman, Mrs. Me- Gavock, Mrs. Wmberly and Mrs. Roches- ter as hostesses.
 There will be meeting of the board of directors of the Young Woman's Christian association on Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock at the association build ing.
 There will be a meeting of the Bir-
 mingham Graded union on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Meth odist church.
 Mrs. John London, chairman of hospital supplies of the Red Cross announces that headquarters will be open all day each day for the purpose of receiving finished hospital garments and also the knitted ones.
  The parent Teachers association of the Ullman school will meet on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the school. The post poned December meeting programme will 1 be given at this time. MT. Glenn will have as his subject, Training for Citi- zenship,' and Mrs. Charles Roberts will talk about What Other School Inn provements Are Doing. I All women members of the Highland Methodist Episcopal church are requested i to be at home this afternoon to receive | a committee from the Missionary society
 of the church, who will present the plans
 of the work for the coming year. i The Huntsville Avenue c. l.. s. C. will
 meet on Tuesday afternoon at the home | of Mrs. J. E. Brownlee. |
 1 The South Highland School Improve
 ment association will meet on Wednes- 1 day morning at 10 o'clock at the school. sl pr. J. M. Phillips will give talk on Red Cross in the schools and baby bonds war funds relation to the child.
 The Woman's Missionary union of the Southside Baptist church will meet each Monday of the remainder of the winter at the home of Mrs. J. T. Doster, on ] Hanover circle
 The Birmingham chapter of the College Women's association will meet at the home of Mrs. H. U. Sims on Tuesday at l 3 o'clock.
 The Pelham chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. will meet at the l home of Mrs. Fl. H. K. Jefferson. 1922 l Sycamore street on Wednesday afternoon roon at o'clock Mrs Wade w~~a sri rs 1 Minnie Foster. Miss Stevona Nash and l Miss Bessie Merrett will act as hostesses.
 The Minerva Child Stnd~ cs--~'r
 meet on Tuesday morning at 1o:30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06

, day evening in the church parlors. The ! rooms were beautiful in their decorations ] of red and green, carrying out the Christ | mas idea. Games and interesting contests 1 were enjoyed and just before the old l year went out delightful refreshments l were served to a number of young peo- 1 pie.
 I Monday evening at watch party at her | home Contests and games were en- l joyed and a delightful salad course was | served to number of friends. l Mir. and Mrs. Reimel entertained at a I watch party for the members of the H. I B. Hopper class, and the young mems l brotherhood class. at their home The l rooms were lovely in their Christmas l decorations. Rock was played at several l tables and other games and contests were i enjoyed. A delightful salad course was | served to the following: Miss Ellen Croy,
 Miss Mary Hall. Miss Gene Johnson, l Miss Grace Lacey, Miss Bernice Thomas, l Miss Bella Jenkins, Miss Edith Collier, ] Miss Mary Thomas, Miss Nell Long, Miss 1 Virginia Kelso, Miss Florence Mims, Miss I Mamie Thompson, Miss Vida Waddy, l Miss Claude Carlisle, Miss Aieen Kill I lingsworth, Miss Sadie Anton, MT. Dud- l ley Sutter, MT. Sidney Smyer, MT. Eu- T gene Lewis MT. McDaniels, MT. Whit man. MT. John Bryan, MT. Anton, MT. W. I Mrs. k. J. Riemel.
 The members of the West End Forty II two club entertained their husbands Monday evening at watch party at the II home of Mrs. R. H. Schroeder. Attrac- tive decorations made the rooms beauti- I full. where several tables were arranged for the club games. delightful salad and ice course was served at a late hour to the following: MT. and Mrs R. l.. a Mr. Ind T and Mrs. l.. H. Warner MT. and Mrs. J. c. Stapleton, Mir. and Mrs. Wod Gwin, MT. and Mrs. s. M Cox MT and Mrs w.
 F. Jordan, MT. and Mrs. T. M Steen, MT. and Mrs. J. N. Brown, MT. and Mrs. F. c. Ellis, MT. and Mrs. S. A. An
 drews, MT. and Mrs. R. H. Schroeder. {, Miss Minnie Loony and Miss Grace z, Steen.
 ] The Fisher class of the West End Bap- tist Sunday school has been postponed to meet Thursday, January 10 Mrs | Gholson, on Cotton avenue, will be hos
 tess.
 Tha Minnie Flynn circle of the Vine
 Street Presbyterian Missionary society 3 wia meet Monday afternoon at o'clock , at the home of Mrs Kuhne, on First
 avenue
 l The J. o. S. band of the Presbyterian 3 Missionary society will have as hostess I Monday afternoon. Mrs. A. Wahli, or i Princeton avenue
 Mrs. o. l.. Parrish Is i'll at her home
 on Second avenue.
 Mss Nell, Miss Ethel and Miss Pauline
 Lacey have been the guests of Mrs. c
 E. Sewers, on Tuscaloosa avenue
 Mrs w G. Lansford of Helena is tn,
 guest of Mrs. Will Tucker on Oak street
 Mrs. R. D. Coffnian is the guest of Mrs
 Dorothy Dickson on Oak street
 MT w. D. Smith of Tennessee, wht
 has been the guest of relatives in Wes End has returned to his home MT. W. J. Reynolds of the Panam: zone is the guest of his parents, MT and (Continued on Page Four)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
Setting Patriotic Examples
 for Unselfish War Work
fcontinued from Page one)

ordnance department issued lnVita- tions to several cities.
 The clubrooms were attraetiVeiy decorated in the ordnance company coi- are hlack and red. The lights were shaded with black and red paper 4,' a4u the dance programmes were red' With the ordnance insignia, bursting pomp an the front Orange punch was served and music rendered ny a six-picce orchestra from the camp.
 An elaborate dinner was served at il. and at midnight the merry dancers welcomed the New Year in, blowing toy horns, the favors of the evening.
 Miss Clair Abercrombie was sponsor for the occasion and Miss Augusta Cobb and Miss Gertrude Motion or Bir- mingham, maids of honor.
 Among the visitors who attended the New Year dances were: Misses Ellza- beth Massey, Martha Latady. Hettie Sibley. Mary Sessions, Mary Lee Skeggs, Louise Hendricks. Mrs. Hammett or Birmingham, Miss Gulick of Philadel- phia. Mrs James Hicks, Miss Hicks, Miss Chambers, Miss Turner of Talla- dega, Miss Marjorie Wickett of Chi cago, Miss Ethel Elam of Nashville, Miss Virginia Sawyer of Mobile, Miss Rosamond Smith of Baltimore. Memories of the first day or IBIS will long live in tlse memories of An niston's hostesses. Such New Year re- ceptions were never held before, such apprcciative guests never before enter tained.
 Anniston opened her gates and the citizens the doors of their homes to over 20O0 soldier boys. The latch string hung outside on scores of homes. All Tuesday afternoon the residence portion of the city was thronged with khaki-clad guests.
 Inside the homes merriment reigned supreme. All of Anniston's pretty girls assisted in cheering the soldier boys; all of the best talent of the town was used for their entertainment, and
 the results of culinary art reached their l hearts in the same old way
 1 At every home the men were loath
 to leave. so greatly did they enjoy the taste of home life. They continued to revel in little bit of heaven until the shades of night had fallen, all leav- ing at the end of perfect day with
 delightful impressions of true, cor | dial, southern hospitality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06

spending the holidays in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs J. A Vann