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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Yer Beck Has Good Idea

"C. A. Yer Beck, who edits the Gads- den Journal when he is not campaigning for Liberty Loans or other government requisites. has made a suggestion which the United War Work Campaigners re- gard as valuable one. said David Holt, state publicity director for the seven war camp agencies.
 "Ver Beck calls attention to the fact that the soldier may only receive three pounds of Christmas presents from the entire family. friends and sweethearts combined. It would be impossible to get all these interested parties wish to con vey into that space and weight and con fine the gifts to things that soldier can use excepting such condensed mat ter as money and it's equivalent.
 The big idea is to send the soldier his three pounds in the package as pre- scribed by military regulations, then get the rest of the presents or their values to him through the Y. M, c. A., Y. w. c A. Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army, American Library Association. War Camp Community Service or Jewish Welfare Board. which are united in this drve.N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

A girls hair can fall down accident ally a dozen times an hour when her hair is all her own But you couldn't pry her hair loose with a crowpar when she is wearing store hair.
 The difference between liar and hypocrite is that you can trust a liar once in a while.
 And you may have noticed that it Is the people who haven't any who are anxious to keep money in circulation.
 Father gets more excited over his pipe getting clogged up than he does over the baby choking to death.
 Confidence is great stuff. But don't have so much confidence in yourself that you haven't room TOT any in other folks,
 Another damli; once upon time there was woman who went down. town to bargain sale with s5-hil and returned that night with the s5- bill.
 A lot of men who live in wet states never knew what useful things hip pockets were until the saloons were closed during the Spanish flu cpl deniic.
 Other women sigele so much at a mans Jokes that he gets to believe that his own wife is the only woman in town who lacks sense of humor.
 The man who fishes for compliments soon discovers that bait is mighty ex- pensve.
 Why is it that man never grows sensitive about his hair until he hasn't any
 One of the finest things in life is an ld-fashioned wife and mother who has never outgrown her love for her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Steiner Returns Home

Leo K Steiner returned yesterday after a months absence. He attended the bankers convention at Chicago, and from the "Windy City, went to New York On his way back home he stopped in Indiana to see his son, who is in a military school in that state.
 When I left Birmingham I was in need of rest. and my trip has benefited me very much." said MT. Steiner. I greatly enjoyed the bankers meeting. MT Harding was one of the speakers, and his address was, as matter of course, able and informing. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels made splen- did speech--one or the best have ever listened to.
 In New York everybody was discuss ing the war situation and the possibility of an early peace, The end of hostillties may not be as near as some people think, but Germany is growing weaker all the while, and it is difficult to see how she can hold out much longer
 .All the people met not only spoke of President Wilson in terms of unstinted praise, but the consensus of opinion places him as the greatest man in the world today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
DISTURBING

From the Kansas City Times.
 Lets see, unused the patent churn man, who visited the hamlet sufficiently often to be mildly interested in the hap penings thereof. What became of old --er-what's his name, who used to sir Naround here whttling out such won. derful wooden chains?
 You mean Uncle Lute Lazzenberry,'' replied the landlord of the Petunia tav- ern. He is alive yet. but he ain't whit ting as many wooden chains as he used to. Arguing about how the President ort to run the war keeps him so excited that every little while he ups and cuts a chain clear in two, and that agitates him so that sometimes the President has to get along for a whole day without any. advice at all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

Catholic War Knights of Columbus $3o, 1000; Jewish Vel fare board, $9,5oo, ,ooc; War Camp Community Service, $15, 1000, ,0o0; American Library association, $3, ,5OO,- 1000, and the Salvation Army, s3, 300, ,0OO.
 Alabama's quota is $1,O10,000. Of this amount Jefferson county is ex- pected to raise $25O,OOo, and it will do it.
 The nation wide drive is to last only a week and that it will result in an over-the-top achievement goes without saying. All the organizations named are performing invaluable service and the money they need to carry on their welfare work at the front and in the camps in the United States will be given ungrudpingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

Somebody has invented fountain shaving brush, but nobody has found a way to turn off fountain beard.n says the Louisville Courier Journal Amer ican Indians found way.
 # * # IL must be rather trying on the nerves or Owen Seaman, distinguished editor of Punch, to see his verses going the rounds .of American newspapers credited to Owen Sedman"
 Recent events have made it unlikely that there will be any more air raids on London This will considerably tighten the labors of the London Tbobby.''
 # < < pr. solf still has an idea that Presi dent Wilson can't read between ths 1ipas of Germanys peace protesta tions
 I. x T; Nheh thlngs go wrong and he is in the presence of the Kaiser, it is said that
  Von Ludendorff relieves himself bv grunting furiously' If he only dared he would certainly box somebodv.s ears
 4 ;. < The German soldier who thinks intern tnent in Holland preferable to being killed or captured by the advancing al- ues' shows almost human intelligence.
 x + # It is suspected that we have n,erel,, seen the last of the imperial German gov ernment in state documents intended fo,, allied consumption
 !. !. + At any rate, congestion in local express offices is not due to the large number or liquor packages received from wet cities.
 # # .: An agreeable sound comes from Soutb America, where Peru loudly applauds President Wilson
 # # x How can there be such a thing as an honorable peace for a government that has no honor?
 a. # * Erudite Bostonians are so demoralized by the influenza epidemic that they call it the flu
 x x < Shifting audibly. the German govern ment has handed over another ship to Spain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
ostend Like Atlantic City

"Ostend, which the British have just captured said John c. Henley, who spent sometime abroad, lis the Atlantic City of Europe. In fact, it would be hard to find better counterpart Every American visitor notices the resemblance at once.
 'Ostend is strictly a coast resort. Along the water front are hotels and restau- rants, Facing this row is brick walk, perhaps three miles long. Beyond the walk is the beach, where, during the season, thousands of bathers enjoyed the surf. Back of the row of hotels is a small city, filled with shops and villas of the better class.
 Though Ostend's hotels are not as large or showy as their American rivals, they are built better and are of more substantial design The rich folk or Belgium Cor what used to be the rich ones before the war) have built some handsome summer homes at Ostend and many of the places nearby are kept up like beautiful estates h the summer months there were few resorts in Flu rope that attracted more people of wealth The brick walk, like Atlantic City's board walk, was the scene of brilliant crowd of fashionable folk"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
pr. Dickinson at Camp sheridan

T got in from Blue Ridge on Sunday ' said Dr. A. J. Dickinson, and have been assigned to Camp Sheridan, with the title of religious and educational di- rector
 T greatly enjoyed my work at Blue Ridge. The Army Y M c. A. is a great enterprise and is functioning well. Hav- ing been in the pastorate constantly for more than quarter of a century, feel that my new work will at least rest me and give me at the same time great opportunity for service. l am glad to be at home again for few days. I was gratified that Birmingham and Jefferson county kept up to the high records made in the former Liberty Loans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Epidemic Improves in Admission

"The epidemic situation fn Anniston IS slightly better" said Robert Kyle, man ager of the Anniston Inn, who is visiting his mother here.
 "It is gratifying to me to report that we have not had one case of influenza lat the Inn although both Camp Nc Clellan and the city of Anniston were thicixly infested witn the dlsease. am glad to be back in Birmingham for a day or so. After seeing how dull Annis- ton Is. 1t is a relier ana pleasure to see people in an optimistic mood and hust- ling about their varied businesses as are the people of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
REPATRIATION

From the Florida Times-Union.
 The Kaiser is reported to be in such a low state of mind that it borders on mental disorder. The Kaiser is probably no more a lunatic now than he was four years ago. Melancholia has merely succeeded to megalomaEia.
 Birmingham ge-Herald. The ~kai- ser made his mistakes four years ago ans gathering in the hai-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
ADRIF7T WITH THE TIMES
LIFEs LITTLE WORRIES

LIFES LITTLE WORRIES. l don't admire the kicker type
 Who loud complains, and vet A breakfast egg that's overripe Doth fill me with regret. And when on trolley cars I wait
 Until they come along So damned I can't get through the gate. l do not sing song. And when my debts keep piling up And nothing wears them down, I'm apt to journey home and sup
 With something like a frown The noises that my neighbors make 4 Don't cause me great delight; don't rejoice when kept awake
 By felines through the night, And when chap comes in and steals The last match I possess My classic countenance reveals
 The symptoms of distress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

terminals and factories, with the Cham ber's seal in the center. The type IS attractive and the press work is good do not know who prints it.
 So much for makeup. and now word about the matter Hill Ferguson, an old Age-Herald man., now gotten rich in real estate. contributes an article on the mil- lon-dollar fabricating plant, Arthur Crowder, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who has lived here off and on since Birmingham had a box car Tor a depot, jubilates because "at last ws are on the Warrior" These two are tho feature writers for the October number and dry as the usual trade publication, This is not d knock for it would De out of place to have it otherwise, for it deals with facts. l merely called at tertion to it in the hope that the otfi- cers of the Chamber would not continue writing of 'heavy stuff. but would in sist that he give at least one coiyum to his classy "Olverettes.
 I have been SC busy on the war activt- ties that I haven t-~yet had time to get acouainted with General Manager Feni- more. but I hope when the Germans gel tired of running and give up that l
 may have the chance to cultivate him, fo, [ hear that he is not only competent secretary, but man of charming per sonalitya He has one good quality. have seen no evidence on his part to try and occupy the spotlight, but desire to keen the Chamber before the public. With Cox as editor, Crowder as presi- dent, Fenimore a manager. and such a | fine bunch of directors the Chamber s
 bound to play big part in the future of this great city and welec afr- mingham' to my desk and wlh fes i i wide circulation and trust thH A
 stir the members to get ir geoa and strong behind the old and | sa orgaS za ation.
 ! eAm1E1MMaA 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
NOT QUALIFIED TO SPEAK.

Senator Twobble asked in thunderous tones if the United States Senate must take orders from lot Of petticoats
 Hitting at the suffs, eh?"
 Yes. You should have heard the litter which greeted his remarks
 What was the cause?'
 Senator Twobble is one of the worst henpecked men in public life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

BEGINNING THE DAY-I would have my heart open at all times tO receive--at morning, noon and night; in spring and summer and winter. Whether Thou cOmest to me in sunshine or in rain. l would take Thee into my heart jOyfully. Thou art Thysclf more than the sunshine; Thou art Thyself compensation for the rain; it is Thee and not Thy gifts I crave. Knock and l shall open unto Thee.-Mathes0n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
United War Work
 Campaign Next

T7T HE local organization of the
 U united war work campaign, which begins November il, is practi- cally completed.
 The amount to be raised in the na- ton is $17o,5oo,o ,oOo and is to be dis tributed as follows: Army and Navy Young Mems Christian association, $lO0, DOC, ,Oe0; Young Wamen's Chris tan association. s15,OOo. 900; National
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
HE'LL BEAR WATCHING.

Il Understand the services of the strong-arm squad were necessary to make
 him buy few thousand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds And he's worth million"' "Yes That's why I think the strong
 arm squad should keep him under sur
 veillance. A man like that is apt to un-
 lead at the first opportunity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
* # * Boston Symphony s French Conductor

F7THE Boston symphony was for
 tunate in securing the services of so able a conductor to reorganize and build up the shattered orchestra as Henri Rabaud of Paris, who comes to America in November as the suc- cessor of Dr. Muck, now interned.
 The position was first offered to Sir Henry Wood of London. He would, no doubt, have filled the bill, but there is no more brilliant musician in France than Rabaud and he can be counted upon to restore the prestige of the famous Boston organization. He is composer of distinction and a symphony leader of large eXperi- ence.
 As long as he wields the baton no German music will have place on the orchestra's programmes. Before the war he was partial to Wagner, but never more will he conduct any of that masters works. The Music News of Chicago, in commenting upon the Frenchman's announcement that no German name will be found in his repertoire, says:
 Who can blame Henri Rabaud for his decision after the crimi- nals of Pqtsdam have rAhsacAed the French towns? Who will iIa1l ltn the composer of 'Marouf" fofSthe banishment of German music after the plundering. arson and unheard- of atrocities committed by the de- scendants of Frederick Barba- rosa?
 And in New York there are two musical weeklies which still shout that German music is inexo- rable. There are still two week. lies in New York which stand by Wagner's music, forgetting the crimes of Germany. There is no race on earth that hates Germany as do the French, and the republic is justified in nourfshing such sen timents. France has suffered and is still outraged wantonly. Her sons have a right to bansh ev erything German.
 What we need here Is patriot ism la Rabaud.
 The rnusic-loving public-is awaiting the coming of the Boston symphony's new conductor with keen interest and high expectations. The patrons of the symphony concerts will not be dis appointed It is safe to assume that the orchestra will become more popu- lar than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Demand for Peach
 Seeds and Nut Shells

6T1 HERE is an urgent demand for
 U peach stones, prune pits and hickory nut and walnut shells, from which charcoal is to be produced to Ibe used in making gas for gas masks. This affords the boys and girls of America an opportunity for doing their bit very important bit flor the winning of the war
 The campaign is conducted under the auspices of the Red Cross. Recep- ltacles will be found at the grocery stores in the cities and in many of the general stores in the small towns 1 Collectors in rural communities of Alabama may, however, send by lparcel post the articles gathered di- rect to Red Cross headquarters in Birmingham; but where clubs are formed it should be easy to collect enough shells and peach stones to make up a carload lot
 Nut shells in considerable volume have been received at Birmingham headouarters already, but now that the nutting season is close at hand the receipts in the near future should in crease rapidly.
 The demand will continue until a lasting peace is a reality, and that being so a speeding up of the cam paign is now in order.
 l Polish delegate who called on the l Kaiser last August to present Poland's s claims, says the crown prince confined l himself to snickering and skipping the delegates on the back, giving them the impression that he was most unintelli- gent man The crown prince probably
 felt that it was up to him to do some thing, and what else could he do? !. 4. #
 General Maurice says Germany is no longer able to dangle victory before the ] eyes o9<the German people, like carrot l dangled before the nose of donkey.
 Furthermore the German people have about reached the point where they pre- i fer carrots to victories, anyhow. 1 x * s.
 l Lille is having an "old home week
 that promises to take it's place in his-
 tory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
THE sURPR

 By Clinton Scollard in he NtN e Sun. With gold my paths pas Purple is mine attire; My broad and billowy h1i cf Are lit with crimson lise Mine is a triumph mus That sets the blood asioe The marching pipe and tafa Before my footsteps go My amber clad battalion Approach in gleaming at No olden ponlp or pageai Was mightier than miIie Tossed by the winds of n nir My flags are far unfur ss hold within my storeh, % The treasure of the worlf Far in the dim lost aeona I had my royal birth: Behold in me the Autumn The Empress of the Ear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Copyright, 1918. by tho Hall syndicate,
QUITTING TIME.

"It is quite evident that Bulgaria isn'e going to shed her last drop Of blood for Germany" M
 True And there is also well found ed suspicion that precious little more Ottoman blood is going to be spilled for the glory of the Hohenzollerns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
SIC GLORIA.

SIC GIORIA. V You remember Nicholas Romanoff, don't your
 The former czar of Russia' Sure Poor fellow There was time when he was ready to sacrifice his last moujik to reach Berlin. Yes,
 There are still millions of moujiks ln Russia, but Nicholas is gone.
 PAUL COOK x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
DEHYDRATED

From the New York Herald. 1s
 Texas will send to the American sol diers in France great quantity ees potatoes dried ir such I wa8 stas 5s& pounds of the tubers estaes4 IT pounds without any los a faaa ie.
 Pity that most of the s0ssaes he Congressional Record co id at f n- itarly treated to conser aNS M CT and save the burden on 5ils y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
A FABULOUS ORIGIN.

Where did man get the idea that he. is the lord of creation?" asked Mrs. sniffkins. sarcastcally.
 "oh," replied Mrs. Bilfur q guess he picked it up in barroom somewhere when it was getting along toward what men call the shank of the evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta streei, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, World build ing. New York city: western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The s. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agenss for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
COMPARATIVELY CHEAl

COMPARATIVELY CHEAP. What does moonshine liquor cost here abouts?''
 That depends. stranger "on what?'
 "on the length of time you can afford to stay paralyzed and neglect your busi- ness. If you just want enough to lay you out over Sunday it won't cost mora than s5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
Meml,er of the Associated rres.

Member of the Associated Press The Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birming hdu- carrying the Associated Press dIs- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to it CT not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

Q the difference of man and man.
 king Lear. # * #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

be given ungrudg gingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

terminals and factories, with the cham ber's seal in the center The type IS attractive and the press work is good do not know who prints it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

It begins: "All men fear me- and closes: T am Public Opinion AS judge all men stand or fall It's a short paragraphs burns itself into the very core of one's soul and no stacker" can read it or hear it read without cringing."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

An editor shows his ability not merely by what he writes but what he puts in or keeps out of his paper, and Oliver Cox in featuring on the back page the striking drawing and sermonette on pa- triotism gives evidence that he is mere amateur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22

But he is about as free from the scissor habit as any man I know who sits in an easy chair, for he does not have to clip for he has knack of knocking off chips of wisdom from the tree of knowl- edge and so carouflaging them as to make them his very own and give them an oliveresaue flavor. If you doubt this, both he and John Sparrow win admit it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-10
TORPEDO INJUNCTION
IS MADE PERMANENT
Brooklyn Company Restrained by
Court From Foreign Use of
Nays improvements.

, The Supreme Court, in an opinion
yesterday, made permanent, with
modification, injunctions obtained by
the government restraining the e. W..
Bliss Company of Brooklyn, N. Y,
from manufacturing torpedoes for
any other than. the United States gov
eminent containing certain improve
ments perfected by naval officers.
The Navy Department claimed that
despite an agreement made in 1905
and subsequent contracts for the
manufacture Of torpedoes in which it
was specified that these improve
ments were not to be divulged the
concern in 1913 notified the Navy
Department that it intended to COM
municate the construction and opera
ton Of the existing type of torpedo
to- Whitehead & Co., British torpedo
manufacturers. These proceedings
were at once Instituted.
In defense the company claimed the
efficiency and value of the torpedoes
were not due to the improvements
claimed by the government or that
they were new. but that these fea-
lures had been used by the company
prior to the time the Navy Depart
ment claimed they had been per-
fected.