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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
America Building Up
 Army in France

M MEXICAN soldiers are now being A sent abroad at a rapid rate. The training camps are being drawn on for great numbers, but new select men are filling the places of those who are on their way to France.
 Congressman Caldwell of New York, a member of the military com mittee of the House, makes the cheer ing statement that during the first ten days of May ninety thousand American soldiers were transported to the trenches. He says furthermore that after the expiration of one year from the arrival of the first contin- gent of troops shipped from this coun- try the United States would have one million men in France, equipped with necessary arms and supplies.
 Critics of the administration were in the habit of saying that it would be impossible to ship more than fifty to one hundred thousand soldiers the first year of the war. In the light of facts what this country has done in getting ready for the conflict, and what it is doing now that prepared ness is in full swing, the faultfinders present a sorry lot.
 We may have to send four or five million soldiers to France before Ger many is whipped, but if it takes so many 1t will be only question of time when they will be on the firing linev- although with the excellent rec ord the United States is making in troops mobilization and in all the ac- tiviti@ needed for prosecuting the war peaes may not be so far off as some bf - had imagined
 The one great fact, however, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Because a Schoolmarm
 Loved a Horse Doctor

M scHooLMARM became infatu- GA ated with horse doctor, who of course had wife. Their clandes- tine relations continued for some time and eventually the schoolmarm, in a burst of fury, shot and killed the wife, thus making cause celebre, the malodorous "Grace Lusk Case"
 "Sob squads" have been hard at work. Newspaper psychologists have gone deeply into the motives of Miss Lusk and the mental processes through which she eventually reached the climax of murder. The learned horse doctor is also dissected mentally and morally, for the delight of the reading masses. Camera men are ever on the scene snapshotting anybody of sufficient importance to be photo graphed. The fair defendant, she of the "blighted life," is pictured in dozens of poses. Lady artists with facile pencils and pens have "inter- preted" both the horse doctor and the |schoolmarm. The old gray-haired father is in the courtroom, too, and with melodramatic effectiveness oc- Icasionally places his arm around his |erring daughter while she sobs-
 Thus by the "power of the press" la vulgar, commonplace intrigue is ex- |ploited from one end of the country to the other. There is nothing whatever Ito show that either the horse doctor Tor the alleged victim of his wiles is different from other drab human be- |ings who live out their humdrum lives in the usual humdrum way, save that these two had an illicit love affair
 which resulted in tragedy The horse doctor says the teacher pursued him land the dead woman is out of it all.
 The gallant jury will probably return la conventional" verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
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WHISKY MILLIoNAIREs

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. price of whisky has created 20 new in Louisville, and that the price of whisky remains what it was. with the size of the drink diminished. If that is true the consumer feels even less like millionaire than he did for merly. but consumers of everything are used to the feeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
COMMUNION

By Samuel Minturn Peck. I send my love unto my dead each day; I know not how; only know it goes Forth from my heart, and, going, ever
 grows; That as it flies, there's nothing can
 affray. That like a dove. it fondly keeps it's
 way
 Through dark and light along the
 path it knows; That in it's faithful flight it never
 slows. And If toll or sleep goes not astray. send my love unto my dead. and They know 'tis sent that have not
 forgot;
 For often when I am alone, I feel Their love return-and. oh, no words
 can say
 That peace that comes to me. It mat ! ters not What woes betide. have herewith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
STILL DEBATING.

You know the old saying "Procrasti- nation is the thief of time"
 "Oh, yes. And procrastination also causes a fellow to part with various sums of money that might be saved if he would only take time by the forelock." Your words fall trippingly, but don't catch your meaning"
 ''As soon as America declared war on Germany I made up my mind to take my waiter aside and reach an under tion in tips for the duration of the war. but we've been at war more than year now and haven't yet found courage to put my resolution into effect
 CAN'T BE GENUINE. .'The federal authorities seem to think they've caught another one of the Kais- CTS female spes.''
 "I have my doubts"
 "why?"
 Tt seems her trail has never passed through Switzerland"
 LADY NICoTINE's HANDMAIDENS. what caused you to quit smoking. your health or your pocketbook?" Neither I just quit
 shopping for smokes is we'll worth while these days. All the cigar stands are putting in stunning lady clerks"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

put VIS StbudJiVH was HSNSA SV p"H as that.
 With preparations for war came traffic congestion. This congestion became so acute that President Wilson had to take over the roads as a war necessity. The lines, as rule, had been well managed, but a period of depression had made it impossible for the railroad companies to replace in any large way their worn-out equip ment. Hence the traffic "break- down."
 Mir. McAdoo did not promise per feet satisfaction at the start; but he went about his new work in a reso- lute and business-like manner, and within the past week or ten days inn provement has been marked.
 The government is going to spend a billion dollars in physical betterments and it is safe to predict that in due time the shipping public will be ac- claiming Mir McAdoo wonderful master in the railroad field.
 < # #
 A high-tempered drummer who tried  to slap a Boy Scout during the re- cent Red Cross parade in Birmingham, was fined s1oO and is now serving a sen tence of 10 days in jail. It is just about as safe to assault one of our august city commissioners as to abuse Boy Scout in Birmingham.
 Citizens of Birmingham who refuse to contribute to the Red Cross will have yellow cards for future reference. The color of the card indicates the streak that is most conspicuous in their makeup.
 # # #
 There ls TO use feeling sorry for jazz band performers thrown out of employ ment by the closing of cabarets If those fellows belcpged to riveting gangs they could make noise to some useful pur- pose
 A four minute man should not be self conscious, but if one occasionally stan- mers and hesitates it shows what fight the poor devil is making to serve his country.
 When man stands in the middle of the road and makes remarks about an au- tornopile that 1efuses to budge, it is time for the recording angel to turn deaf ear.
 After seeing a movie of a horse race in "O1d Kentucky it is hard to believe that prohibitionists are just about as rampant in Kentucky as they are anywhere alse
 * # <
 American negro troops In France are no more afraid of the Kaiser's pet baby killers than they were afraid of Wey- lers expert at-slitters in Cuba, Maybe the Russians are feeling more kindly toward Nicholas Romanoff be- cause they realize how much worse off they are under bolshevik masters.
 I. 7. #
 Tn addition to keeping the Hun at bay, General Pershing's men find time to masticate 20,00o,o00 sticks of chewing gum every 30 days
 # # # Senator LaFollette's air of injured in- nocence isn't going to convince anybody save those of his kind that he is 100 per cent patriotic.
 # x <
 Politicians who separate candidates body else that holding office is an empty honor.
 # # * Has that pestiferous U-boat yet reached the point where it can be dismissed with a shrug of the shoulders?
 # < #
 Can you blame Zlta for disliking Kaiser Wilhelm? Every woman wants to be her husbands s only boss
 x !, 2.
 It looks as if Congress had about de- cided to let Woodrow do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
Had the Dope on Him

T will have to hand it to The Age Herald for getting the news to a man when it is news.' said Steel Andrews, for some weeks ago I was met un- expectedly by an automobile and showed into insensibility and picked up and taken to local hospital.
 T had good nights sleep before I knew that I had been bunged up, and upon awaking the next morning I asked the nurse what was the mat ter with me when I finally figured it out that I was in hospital and that had been smashed up. She handed me The Age-Herald and said, There it is. all about your accident, and better than I can tell you; read it. and I did, later learning that The Herald had the dope on me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
LIVE STOCK IN ALABAMA

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Alabama made a greater increase in live stock production last year than any other state in the union. This is not hearsay, or guess work. It is supported by facts ascertained in an authoritative investigation. We want all the world to be apprised of Alabamas new position of leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
HEAVENLY STREETS OF BUTTE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Butte. Mont, discovers that 1t has been paving it's streets with precious ore worth s32 ton. and is wondering whether it hadn't better dig up the manganese and use some cheaper paving material, The streets of heaven haven't much on Butte--except looks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

strengthens the morale of soldiers and civilians alike and assures ultimate victory is that America will never beat retreat, no matter how many men or how much money may be re- m1ired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

BEGINNING THE DAY God grant me thy scale of values. May I give place 10 all good things. May I fit into the plan, play, love, friend ship, work, but may Ghe plan itself be Thy kingdom. Let me seek first the kingdom of God. Let my metc be do the will of Him that sent me. In Christ's name, Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
But he never will do it again.

But he never will do it again.
 Detroit Free Press. Another smart chauffeur whose namo was Sam Hupp, Found his self-starter wouldn't work. then He forgot that the car was in gear and cranxed up, But he never will do it again.
 Newark Advocate. A very smart chauffeur named Solomon Ginks Had never been known to say 'When;'s He took out his car after IT drinks, But he never will do it again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
LOVE PILLS PISTOLS

From the Atlanta Journal.
 At least three murder stories, in which ladies figure directly or in directly, float in from day to day along with the war news. indicating romance still thrives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
KNIFrNG THE .PEERLEss-

From the New York Sun.
 The Michigan Anti sasoon league re- fuses to allow Mir. Bryan to speak at it's meeting How sharper than a serpents tooth" it is to try to adopt a recall citrant, thankless foster baby!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
pRnHIRIrIoN NEWS

From the Savannah Press.
 The booze boats and the whisky wagons will have to go further down the peninsula now to get their stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it.
 Loves Labors Lost.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
surprise of His Life

"A friend of mine in the automo- bile business had the surprise of his life few days ago." said T. H AL drich, mining engineer and former coal operator. He was busy in his office when man came and asked to be as laboring man my friend began showing his cheap machines The pros pective purchaser paid little attention to these, but finally seeing $3o00 car immediately became interested, and finally bought it. My friend by inquiries learned the purchaser is coal miner in one of the mines in Jefferson county and that he ears $1o day when he works"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
First to Fight

Tt is strange to note the difference in man after he has finished the ex- animation and been accepted in the United States marine corps" said Cor oner George A. Hogan, medical exam iner of all applicants. Why, I have seen men going in there slouchy, hump backed and apparently lacking in back bone, but when they walk away after the talk given them by the sergeant in charge there is quite change.
 They want to fight. It seems to be the spirit of the whole body of them. Only men are wanted in this depart ment of the army, and only men, in every sense of the word, can get into 1t. There are no snaps in it and the boys who join know that they are the first to fight, on land and sea. One must take his hat off to the marines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-HeraId is the only morning and Sunaay newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press ais patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for puollcatlou of all news dispatches credited 10 ls or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

blessing vii, abide on every parsonage in the entire state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

Washington bureau. POT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau. Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business oIIlce, World pulAa ing, New York city; western nuslhsss l,ss office. Tribune building, Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
EPITAPHS.

Dedmeu my Sfdtltuue ana SnS~ LOOK up the receiver. I heard her say, There is drummer here who wants a room; can't you take him in for the night?" The answer came back that it was impossi- ble. By this time I was desperate and I blurted out, Drummer nothing; I am a Baptist preacher" My good fairy god mother fired back over the line. '.He says he is a preacher
 Then with face beaming she turned to me and said Mrs. Moore says come right over: that she never turned away room" I was directed to go across the street, and where do you suppose l la nded? It was at the Methodist par sonage, and Mrs. Moore proved to be the lovely wife of the consecrated pas tor of the Court Street Methodist church. I'll say this for my Baptist friends, the ones I know best weres at the great Southern Baptist convention at Hot Springs, yet I couldn't help from mus ing on the fact and being grateful that it was ir. a Methodist home that found place to lay my weary head You see I am already getting dividends for help ing in the Birmingham college drive.
 
 I have written this little tale of Sat rrday night in Montgomery for two req sons. First. to tip my friends off not to visit the Capital City for a weekend visit unless they have made reservations in advance, or unless they happen to be in the ministry. I was never so glad before in all my life to be able to qualify as . preacher. Second, to pay tribute to the hospitality and the loving treat mcnt which I got at the hands of the mistress of the manses at Court street. which Is typical of the spirit of the Master. which rules and reigns in every Methodist preachers home in Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.

HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL. ''why did you rush out of your office and down into the street just now when that scissors grinder came along?" T thought he might have been boot logger in disguise" replied MT. Jagsby. Some of those fellows are expert in camouflaging their real business
 EPITAPHS There was a smart chauffeur, his name was Bil! Bole,
 He was one of the gamest of men; He ran his machine up telegraph pole And he never will do it again.
 Luke McLuke. Another smart chauffeur was Ferdinand Black,
 He heard train whistle, and then Decided that he could drive over the track,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

A SONG OF SUBURBAN SORROW. The bungalow life With pleasure is rife,
 A fact that no one will deny; But alas and alack, If you're on the track
 Of swift motor cars passing by! Still suffer you must From the noise and the dust, Your children and chickens are slain, Till the sight of a car, Though Leheld from afar,
 Surcharges your bosom with pain.
 LOVES LABOR LOST.
 "Evor take your girl to baseball gamer"
 "once," replied the fan, in disgusted tones.
 Had to explain 1t all to her. eh?" T should say not! She wasn't suffi- ciently interested to ask me single fool question"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
MOST LIKELY.

l. T see where hale and hearty sen tleman of TO years says he dances pri- vately twice week."
 What about it?"
 T presume he's trying to set up an alt bi for use in case anybody accuses him of being a cabaret hound"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March 8, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

Reoittances can be made al current rate of exchanee The Age Herald wltl moi be responsible tor money sent through the mails, Address,
 THE AGE E-AERALD,
 Birming nam, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

No communication will be publIsneu without its authors name. heJeeteu manuscript VIII not be returned lnless stamps are enclosed tor that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

A four minute man should not be self but if one occasionally stan- mers and hesitates it shows what fight the poor devil is making to serve his country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24

When a man stands in the middle of the road and makes remarks about an au- tornopile that lefuses to budge, it is time for the recording angel to turn deaf ear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
America in France
Sammy hone.'' 7

worry an we are not gong " stop till Ds D ge y2e 2ou Ra's R HGaF a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07

BUTTONS under the federal injunction
against bringing liquor into q mill
tary area will succeed in breaking up
the traffic absolutely.
The computation that 10000 quarts
a day have lately been brought into
Washington is a serious reflection
upon the efficacy of the law as it was
enacted and as it has been interpreted
by the courts. Such a quantity is
plainly far in excess Of the personal
uses Of those who have carried it. If
the presumption against personal use
is sustained by the court any person
found in transit with a larger guam
tity than the six quarts adopted as an
arbitrary maximum will have the diff
cult task Of proving that the liquo:
was designed for his own consump-
ton. In some areas of prohibition
importation of no more than a single
quart of liquor is permitted, as in
Virginia. The local law, however, sets
no such limitation, and it remains to
be seen whether the court will sustain
the 'six-quart maximum, although it is
in all reason a fair quantity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07
The Booze Special Discontinued.

Abolition of the special train on the
electric line between Baltimore and
Washington installed some time ago
for the accommodation of purchasers
of liquor in the neighboring city is
the logical result of the raids con-
Quoted the other day against the "boot-
leggers" who have been running con-
traband into the District in violation
of the law. This train has been the
medium of conveying into the Dis
trict thousands of quarts of whisky
daily. The only Justification for its
operation was that it permitted the
separation of this class of traffic from
other travel. In view of the character
of most Of the liquor carriers this sep
aration was benefit to those making
legitimate trips between the cities.
Nevertheless, the fact remained that q
special train was being operated for
what was obviously purpose to
violate the law. The quantity of liquor
daily carried on this train was such
that it could not be by any stretch of
the imagination conceived as for per-
tonal use of the purchasers and carriers.
Now those who persist in this trade in
;he face of the continued police eff
forts to enforce the military zone rule
must travel on ordinary trains, fact
which adds to the hope that the prose-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07
The Senate Has the Bill.

At last, the revenue measure. The
Senate has it now, and the debate be-
gins Tuesday. The result is anybody's
guess. One guess is that the measure
will fall. that the republicans, be-
cause of that feature relating to 1920,
will defeat it by dilatory tactics. An
other guess is that, after formally
registering their objections and dis
cussing them, the republicans will
yield and let the measure pass.
The certain thing is that the debate
will be animated, and politics fac
tor. And this for the reason that mat
tiers have changed very much since the
measure was framed and passed the
House.
At that time there was no thought
in this country or in Europe of an
early ending Of the war. Some
prophets saw several years more of
strife. To us that meant several years
more of heavy taxation. As par
ticipant in the conflict, and committed
to the proposition to see it through,
we must raise the necessary money.
Hence, the huge size of the measure as
received by the Senate from the
House.
But the prophets were wrong. Again
the darkest hour proved to be just be-
fore the dawn. In less than two months
the tide of battle turned; and the al
lies. taking the offensive and pushing
their advantage, forced the enemy to
ask for an armistice. That, of course,
meant peace, and peace is here.
The Senate, therefore, will consider
the measure in light different from
that which enveloped it in the House.
The measure, indeed, is not now, strict
ly speaking, a war measure. Rather is
it a measure taking peace into ac-
count, and serving a sort Of notice
that war revenue is no longer required.
But a good deal of revenue is neces-
sary even in peace times; and this the
Senate must remember.
Although the Senate finance commit
tee did its work Of revision advised
by public protests against the work Of
the House, it has not presented a
measure free from criticism. The re-
vision, in some of its features, is pro.
tested almost as strongly as was the
original measure; and this protest will
be heard in the Senate debate.
The debate will yield somewhat to
the peace conference as a matter of
public interest; but, for all that, it
will not lack for interest. Taxation
touches all, and some very heavily;
and until the new assessments are def
nitely fixed, there will be much con-
Germ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-07

he now declares emphatically for re-
trenchment.
These two men, competent, vigi-
liant and determined, are comforting
and working together in an effort to
put an end to such expenditures as,
with peace restored, are no longer nee
essary.
That there can be, and should be, q
very large saving is beyond dispute.
No murmur wae heard while the war
was in progress. No question as to
the size Of war supplies entered into
the recent campaign. The republican
success achieved was not based in any
measure on the taxes imposed and the
bonds sold to provide the necessary
revenue. It could not have been, be-
cause the republicans themselves had
voted in all things in support Of hos
tilities.
But there is popular demand now,
and pressing necessity, for economy.
The only question relates to the fash
ioning Of the policy, so that in the
reductions made no worthy object of
support may be pinched or denied.
And with the two men-the one in the
House and the other in the Senate
the best equipped for handling the
business in charge of it, good and sat
isfactory results are within reasonable
expectation.