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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
ALABAMA'S DUTY

stood there in the gray uniform of private in the Confederate army, that he ought to stay in the Senate as long as he lived as a testimonial to the reunited nation.
 Those who witnessed that reunion
 will not forget that Senator Bankhead and Senator Knute Nelson of Minne- union army--two men who served as privates in opposing armies 50 years 1 ago and since repeatedly elected to the highest office in the gift of the people of their states-presented the
 most imposing spectacle that marched | down the avenue on that memorable occasion.
 President Wilson has asked the democrats of Minnesota to re-elect Senator Nelson, a republican, but one
 of the most loyal supporters of the
 administration and patriot to the core. Is it not of equal importance for all practical and sentimental pur- poses that Senator Bankhead be hon. ored likewise9s He will have no oppo- | Stt1on rom the handful Of republicans l in his state Surely the democrats will l not refuse to honor him again at this crucial time in the affairs of the na- | tion, when experienced and trained l men are needed, and the President re- l quires their counsel and advice.
 1 There are some worthy young demo- | crats in Alabama who aspire to the ] senatorship. Ii is an ambition worthy I of any man. But they can afford to wait, and the people can afford to
 make them wait. There isn't much reverence among the politicians for
 age or service any of the things that are supposed to be of value but it is different with the people
 No doubt Senator Bankhe would defeat any man who might make the
 race against him. but it would be 1 splendid thing for the people to no tify the prospective candidates that Senator BanlShead must have no oppo- l sition. The politicians are quick to take advice from the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

Gardner was bitter in his accusations against the democratic administration in the last presidential campaign. But when war was declared against Ger many no republican in Congress was more intensely loyal to the govern ment that he, and when his sense of duty impelled, him to exchange his legislative seat for military activities his act was applauded by the public as well as by his colleagues in the House of Representatives.
 Strong personalities in official life. such as Major Gardner, are always missed when the last summons comes and many there will be to keep alive their memories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
John Branch DoneIson

John Branch Donelson, whose deatn occurred at his home in Woodlawn Sunday night at o'clock, enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who Knew him." said Frank V Evans.
 ''Unostentatious in manner, as gen tie as a woman, a devoted husband and father, he was faithful to every duty. For many months he suffered ill health and was not permitted to mingle With the world. Mir. Donelsons antecedents were of the rarest type of manhood and womanhood. His father was Gen. Daniel S. Donelson of Tennessee graduate of West Point and famous Confederate general, after whom Fort Donelson was named His mother (nee Miss Branch). was a daughter of Gov ernor Branch who bore the distinction of having been governor of two states North Carolina and Florida.
 Tn early life Mr. DoneIson enjoyed the environment of wealth and refine- ment of the ante bellum south, and the effects of blood and training marked the characteristics of the man through out his days of financial diversity and i'll health. He always measured up full ly to the requirements of Christian manhood.
 Peace to the ashes of my old school boy friend, whom I have known longer than any living man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

wrought And the adoring medieval thought Perpetuate upon canvas-virein. Such as the hand of Titan loved to
 paint, Such as Bellini and Mantegna limned. By the erasing centuries undimmed Long. long aforetime underneath the
 yoke
 Of one whose name is linked with
 cruelty, In woe and terror lived tho Paduan
 folk,
 And Ezzelno. called the devil,'' he. Search historys page and you will
 find than his No darker. bloodier atrocities Shuddering along the streets the peo-
 pie trod,s Calling in vain upon the aid of God. In vain?-- nay, One heard them
 as they cried. The Fiend was driven forth By Bren-
 ta's side, Bound to a stake, he gnawed his
 wounds and died In Paduan ways do they not think
 once more
 His spirit comes from the abyss of
 night, Clad in the Huns habiliments of Bearing a newer horror, and. as of From this satanic thing do they not pray For swift release, for retribution? Yea. And we would cry with them" God speed the day!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Accidents Lacking

Never before have I seen such q lack of accidents in Birmingham, said Tom Allen of the Lige Loy Undertake ing company. q have been in a posi- ton to keep a close tab on accidents in the city for number of years, but the recent indictment weather has pro- duced a remarkable record.
 Usually, indictment weather brings large numbers of accidents. Not sim gle accident has occurred during the past week, despite the slippery condi- ton of the streets. True, number of automobile owners did not operate their cars, but there were sufficient number on the street to cause careful driving.
 "l remember the time when there were as many as 10 accidents day when the streets were slippery. The cause of the change, I cannot explain, unless the people are more impressed with the Safety First idea. And, need 1 less to say, the change is most well come one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Passing Away of a
 Strong Personality

ON HE death of former Congress-
 0 man Augustus P. Gardner of Massachusetts will cause regret throughout the country. He was an ardent republican, but his patriotism made him an American first, and it was of. the sort that found it's ex- pression in action. He resigned from Congress to serve his country in the army. He was in a training camp in Georgia when his fatal illness seized him.
 It was Major Gardner's burning de- sire to reach the firing line in France, and had he lived he would have won distinction as gallant fighter. Major Gardner attracted nation wide attention before Europe was plunged into war by his strong ad- vocacy of a large army and large navy. He was a pioneer in prepared ness agitation. Many leaders in the two great parties regarded his insist ence on universal military training as merely hobby, yet his views on war preparedness were not only justi-
 
 flied, but were finally accepted by the administration and Congress. As a republican politician Major
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

From the Memphis News-Scimitar. TIT is the patriotic duty of the people II of Alabama to send John 1T. Bank S head back to the United States Sem ate when his term expires on March 4, 1919.
 Not only should he be reelected, but he should be reelected without opposition.
 Senator Bankhead has been loyal to his people and to his state. He has worked for them both day and night. He has given them the benefit of un- excelled devotion, and thoughts of his constituents have been the uppermost thoughts in his mind
 I Senator Bankhead's long experience l in both branches of the Congress has given him rank among his colleagues l that length of service alone can bring.
 l He is the head of the powerful com
 mittee on postoffices and post roads, | and no man in the Senate has the
 opportunity to do more, nor could any
 other member have done so much, to
 bring enlightenment and education to
 the doors of the rural citizens. 1 It is of great importance to the south that Senator Bankhead remain
 in the Senate. Alabama alone has suf- | fcient reasons for returning him to l the Senate, but the nation, and the
 south particularly, have vital reasons 1 for demanding of the people of Ala
 bama that they re-elect him for an
 other term.
 1 Senator Banlhead has been tire l less worker for the enactment of leg. l islaton looking to the utilization oi water power Such legislation has a
 direct and a personal bearing upon the people of Alabama, as we'll as upor 1 the people of Tennessee
 l He led the fight for the construction
 of government post roads. by whicf the government pays half and the
 state half for the construction of high
 ways. Tennessee has taken advantage of this Legislation. and the department of highways has found such co-opera- tion of incalculable benefit No doubt the people of Alabama have profited | equally as much if not more.
 Then there is a sentimental reason for his reelection. He is one of tho few surviving members of the Confed-
 eracy in the Congress. When he stood upon the floor of the Senate during the Confederate reunion in Washington
 last spring and paid that remarkable tribute to his comrades, many of whom have bivouacked on the other side oi the river, there was no one that heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Get Ready for a
 War Savings Drive

7N HE organization of the war saw
 4 ings stamp campaign for Ala bama is being perfected. A great deal of preliminary work has been done under the leadership of Crawford Johnson, state director, but many de- tails must be worked out. Savings lstamps and baby bonds have been on sale in Birmingham, and other cities, since early in December, although the campaign proper did not begin until January.
 The campaign managers have the whole year in which to raise by the war savings methods two billions dol lars in the United States, but active canvassing is called for from now on. Especially is this true of the cam paign in Alabama, for this states al- lotment is forty-eight million dollars "a larger amount than the quota of some of the other southern states. l As all the allotments are based on population the distribution is abso- 1 lutely fair of course, but in order for Alabama to reach her goal every town and every rural precinct must
 be thoroughly organized. Alabama has not fallen short in any
 of the war campaigns and she will not fall short this time. It would not be
 surprising, indeed, if MT. Johnson
 were able to report lover the top
 results-say fifty million dollars, o1
 more, by next Christmas,
 All the teachers in the state are
 eager to participate actively in the
 campaign and when the school chil-
 dren are marshaled they will accom- Iplish wonders.
 Let everybody get ready for great
 drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

turally within twenty years, its great est progress having been made within the last three years. Crop diversified tion marked the beginning of new era in the cotton states, and in no state has the diversification move ment shown better results than in Alabama. But the largest strides are expected in the near future.
 Alabama is still backward in cer- tain modern economies, especially in silos and in the use of tractors. There are less than hundred silos in this state. There should be thousands of them. Little capital is required in building a silo, which enables the farmer to produce cattle feed at $2 ton as compared with mixed" feed stuff at $50 ton; and in the next year or two every farmer who has not provided himself with a silo will be classed with the nonprogressives.
 As to tractors, while the larger size cannot be used with economy in the south, the small machine would prove economical. It would help offset the scarcity of labor on the farm, and that is to be one of the problems this year.
 Southern farmers now indulge free ly in the automobile habit, and many a farm house where the telephone was unknown five years ago is today SUD- piled with long distance and neighbor- hood service. But if Alabama tillers of the soil are prosperous now they will be many times more prosperous when they replace old implements with modern labor-saving machinery. The campaign for better farming is increasing in popularity and five |years hence the south will look like la new south. Alabama will be we'll to the front as beef state, corn state and a peanut state. In few years the corn production should reach one hundred and fifty million bushels and the peanut yield should then be not less than seventy-five mil
 lion bushels. Intensive farming will
 bring the desired results and inten- sive cultivation at its best will mean
 more tractors and more silos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Improvement On the
 Farm In 20 Years

TN HE Farm and Preside, published
 4 at Springfield, O., quotes country newspaper which, in calling attention to farm improvement, says that sstwenty years ago but few had seen a silo, nobody sprayed orchards, cream was 5 cents pint, the automo- bile was curiosity and strawstacks were burned instead of baled. Today there are sixty-five thousand silos in wisconsin alone, which state ranks f;rst in number and value of dairy cattle. The farmers and orchardists know not only that they can increase their yield and profit by spraying but that they must spray if good fruit is to be expected.
 aToday there are few sections where the rural delivery service is moi known. When the farmer comes tc town it is not for his mail, but to at tend meeting of bank stockholders, or to haul load of $2 wheat or $1.50 corn.r
 ne south has progressed agricul-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

As rule a girl is more concerned in being the first girl a fellow ever loved than she is in being the last. The owner of a fashionable apart | ment dwelling can keep folks with ba- bies from becoming tenants. But he can't keep the stork from snealSing down the chimney
 | The man who imagines that he is pretty believes that if the women ever get equal suffrage he could be elected l President.
 | A girl hasn't much respect for man who will try to kiss her and who quits
 because she tells him to. | "A man wouldn't think of t,aking a wife of his cook. But he wants di- vorce if he cant make cook of his wife.
 ] Don't spend all of your time try l ing to make your neghbors be good { Use some of it in trying to make good yourself.
 1 The terms are supposed to be sy- | use for the man who is used up and
 all in than it has for the man who
 is down and out.
 What has become of the old fash. toned conscience that used to bother a man when he did an ornery trick?
 When some men go vo the polls the. do not pick out the men they are going
 to vote for. They pick out the mer they are going to vote against. l Egotism is one of the few things
 in life that are always willing to worl overtime. It only takes a bride about veal or so to realize that she didn't marr. the best man at her own wedding. One of the easiest things a man doe, is finding an excuse for not shaving when he feels rocky when he gets Ill in the morning.
 T woman can love but one man al
 time. But man can love half
 dozen women at time.
 Eggs are 6 cents each But don
 complain about the price. Would yo,
 spend si hours in a chicken run manu
 featuring an egg for cents? N It is surprising how many success
 full men there are who came from
 town where the stores had woodel
 awnings in front of them and whicl
 claimed the champecn horseshoe pitch / CT as native son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
HOW TO KEEP WARM

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 George Washingtons formula for keeping warm all winter with one bil let of wood was as follows: Take the billet of wood up to the garret, run ming upstairs as fast as you can, Fling another billet out of the wondow Run down in the yard and carry it up to the garret again. Repeat the perform arce as often as required for comfort. This is a good cold-wave suggestion for Louisvllians who own gas logs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
< < + Mock Ducks Rival Dies in New York

7FOM LEE, former "Mayor of U Chinatown" Pell street phil osopher, head of the On Leong Tong through many years of bloody feud, and one of the most picturesque char acters cosmopolitan New York has ever produced, died peacefully in his bed the other day, at the age of 73.
 The Hip Sing Tong waged war re- lentlessly on the On Leong Tong and Tom Lee was marked man. The Four Brothers society sent seven men from San Francisco to kill Tom, hay ing placed price of s3000 on his head, but neither poison, knife nor revolver put the On Leong chief out of the way, bitter disappointment to Mock Duck, who was Toms great rival in China town and head of the Hip Sings. Tom carried pistol by special permit, was accompanied by bodyguard in his rambles abroad and, it is said, his home was literally fortress, so well was it defended against open or secret attack.
 After more than fifty Chinese and tbree white men had been killed in the feud, the tongs signed a peace pact and had a love feast. It was in 1906 that Tom retired as tong leader.
 Coming to New York as boy Tom opened restaurant and cigar store in Chinatown. He made money. Natural ly he got into politics-the Tammany sort-and conducted gambling house. In fact, it was the desire to control the gambling privileges of Chinatown that precipitated the war between Tom Lee and Mock Duck, who alone disputed his authority.
 When the former mayor died he was said to have been a rich man. His German wife died about one year ago. The career of Tom Lee reads like the romance of fiction writer with a lively imagination. It proves once more the truth of the old adage that fact is stranger than fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
New Bessemer Firm

''We will be ready for business in our new store by the middle of the week. said A. F. Patton. proprietor of the Patton Clothing company of Bessemer, which will be located on
 Nineteenth street, between Second and Third avenues, and with condi- tions as they are at the present time in this section we are most optimistic for our new business. We have much faith in the future of our city and therefore expect good business dur ing 1918"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Governor Commended

'T am glad that Governor Henderson has seen fit and has had the courage to take a hand in trying to relieve the distressing coal situation in Alabama said Maj. w. F. McCrossin.
 Tt takes a man with backbone to act in emergencies. I believe the gov ernor has made many friends by his firm stand, and I know that his atti- tude has helped to make those whose business it is to act to realize that he is not going to sit idly by while Ala bama coal is shipped out of the state but proposes to use his high position to protect his own people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
Article Appreciatcd

The article recently appearing over my signature in The Age-Herald about the poorly paid pedagogues in Jefferson county was evidently widely read" said H. c. Carlisle, flor I do not know hoy many have stopped me and thanked me for having written it.
 There isn't any doubt but that I struck a popular chord. The teachers will never get their rights as long as they are si- lent. There only hope is to agitate. I believe that when the public knows the true conditions they will be bettered '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
VENTING HIS WRATH.

"of course you don't permit your hus- band to talk back to you" remarked the first strong-minded female.
 Certainly not" said the second strong minded female. But sometimes, after have given John a piece of my mind, he rushes to the cellar and shakes down the furnace so furiously that I have an idea what he might do to me if he dared''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
PRosAIc LIFE.

"Tell me some of the things you do on shipboard,' said the impressionable young woman.
 "Well. ma'am," replied the matter-of- fact tar, Eve scrubs decks. we polishes brass, we loads coal and"
 Dear me. You don't get much TO- nance out of that kind of work, do you?'
 "No'm. What we gets out of 1t is mostly our pay and our keep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
NECESSARY.

i've been told that most men who fish a great deal are naturally philo- sophie"
 "They have to be-" said the man who seldom gets bite. "If they didn't have store of philosophy to draw on from time to time they would quit the sport in disgust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
HAD NOTHING ON HER

From the Washington Star. Charges that the American soldiers in France have fallen into vicious ways
 have served good purpose. The em-
 phatic and authentic denials called forth have proved most reassuring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

BEGINNING THE DAY-God, help me to pray. but to work on. May my prayer he guide and power for my labor. Out of the secret place may wisdom and inspiration spring; but may I apply them in instant and godIy effort. In my prayer may I not he a bcggar or n laggard, but a worker seeking aid. In Chrtsfs name. Amen.-H. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
4 pITITUL SIGHT

From the Cincinnati Times-Star
 One of the pitlful spectacles of the coal shortage, frequently presented, is ing out with his sled to slide down hill because they couldn't get enough coal to keep the school open
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
A TALE OF WOE.

Is the weather moderating? We ask it, hesitating,
 Our soul sureharged with gloom; For did We not arise With half-oped, sleepy eyes
 And brave a chilly room This very morn, to find Jack Frost had been unkind,
 cruel, heartless wight And as we lightly slept Alas, tis true we slept
 Our pipes froze in the night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
.JoYs, TO THE FRoN1

From the New York Herald. What does little thing like coal
 shortage mean to New England now that It has been determined that 1t is not to
 have porkiess beans!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
CLOSE SECOND.

''The champion mean man used to be the fellow who robbed widows and or phans."
 That's true"
 He has a pretty close competitor nowadays in the chap who hornswog- gles patriotic citizen out of his liberty bonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS.

IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS.
 "what does that irascible man mean by asking if this is a cattle car?'
 T presume some other passenger has into his waistband and poked a corner of a newspaper in his eye with what appeared to be one and the same mo- tion. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
e3s,.NtaMtMan46H

P. S.-I may not have had as gooi time as Gully" Exum had giving out his coal, but while he was setting streaked with black. I was wallowing in pillows of white.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
MORE sToIcs.

MORE STOICs. This medal give To Sammy Ship; He doesn't give A dern for grip.
 Youngstown Telegram. To Jason Jones The first prize is: He doesn't kick On rheumatiz.
 Sharon Herald. Jake Tufft we know Is keen for duty; He never kicks At epizooty.
 -Yonkers Statesman. Our best respects To Sammy Beasles, Who lives to laugh In spite of measles. Birmingham Age-Herald. Of hero kind Is Ignatz Landers, Who doesn't mind The yaller janders.
 Springfield Union. To valor, though, He is apprenticed, Who likes to go To see the dentist.
 Newark Advocate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald Will not be responsible for money sent tarough the malls, Address,
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
NEAR-REALISM.

''This movie manager says his latest photoplay, with scenes laid in Egypt, was taken on the spot"
 sYes?"
 What does he mean by that?" ''He probably means carefully pre- pared spot in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

Washington bureau. POT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms 4S to 50, inclusive, Tribune building, New York city; western business office Tribune building, Chicago. The 5. '. Beckwith special Agency. agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15

He wants wit that wants resolved will.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-15
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