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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

The only time man doesn't mind being called down by his wife is when the call down is to 8 good breakfast in the morning.
 It always makes a woman feel good to discover that her husband is jealous of her.
 We know a man who belongs to all the lodges in town and who has to act as pallbearer at funerals so often that he has acquired the undertaker's tread and he pussyfoots even when he Is on the street.
 About the only reason why a family reunion is held at mothers is because mother is the only one willing to do the cooking for the bunch.
 It is reported that in order to con serve goods women will go without petticoats this summer and wear noth- Ing but tights under the outer skirt. Shux! They didn't wear petticoats un- der the outer skirt last summer, and they didn't even wear tights. Spend about 10 minutes in front ol the bar in any kali and you will won der how the men ever got license to kid women about talking too much We have often wondered how those Scotch Highlanders over in the trenches manage to keep their legs warm this kind of weather. haven't you? The only time friend husband ever wears the smoking jacket friend wife bought him is when friend wife has company and makes him wear it and pose in his den while the company looks him over A suspicious wife can always find what she is looking for--even if it isn't there. watch is luckier than man. When watch is run down 1t can stop work ling.
 A man hasn't any use for pin when he buys a new shirt and throws about 76 pins all over the room. But when he needs pin there isn't one in the house
 The trouble with the man who takes whisky to cure a cold is that he has a cold all the year round. You can delay some things. But when your, hair starts to go you might as well bid it good-by. If there is any furniture to be moved around in the house man Is always willing to do the grunting while his wife does the lifting. A distinguished foreigner says that American husbands are henpecked And the distinguished foreigner said a mouthful.
 All of the joy rides do not wind up in the morgue. A few of them wind up in the police station. Another wonderful thing is how a woman can wear pair of stilts where a man wears heels on his shoes and be as graceful as she is.
 
 kills more men than war. Oh. we'll It's a durn sight better to be full of whisky than to be full of bullets. As far as a married man is con cerned he might as we'll be a day late getting home at night as an hour late. He Is going to get Hellenblaxes any, way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE WARRIOR
 RIVER AND THE GOVERNMENTS PURPOSE

along the river The Alabama Power 1 plant has two openings within a hun dred yards of its generating plant. It is now generating 25,0oO horse power, and by September its new plant. which will generate S0,oOO horse power, shomd be completed. This plant will consume 1900 tons of coal day. Henry DeBar- deleben is opening a mine just across the river to supply part of this coal.
 The additions to this big plant within a few miles of Lock r are being financed by the government in order to furnish power for the nitrate plans at Sheffield, while the Muscle Shoals water power project of damming the Tennessee now Is being carried out
 Every development and facility down the river to Tuscaloosa was carefully inspected by the government experts even to the possibility of paper mills to utilize the woods.
 At Tuscaloosa the great plant of the Raul Lumber Company was inspected to ascertain If the timber could be got ten quickly for barge construction ana suggestions were given to the Tusca- loosa people as to the construction of their municipal docks.
 From Tuscaloosa MT. Mason and MT. Bontecou went by train to Mobile They will then go to New Orleans to get facts about the coal needed there ana how 1t is and will be handled by the barges from the Warrior river going from Mobile through the Mississippi Sound and the Lake Borgne Canal. They are to figure the methods by which Birmingham coal down the War. rior river can relieve the bunker situa- tion at Mobile and New Orleans.
 New York cannot handle the great mass of shipping either now or in ths future, and much of 1t must be deflectsd to Gulf Ports. Only great volumes ef Birmingham coal can make this possi- ble and the Warrior river must be made to do It's full share.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Keep An Eye On
 Suspicious Strangers

TIT is a truism that vigilance is the
 4 price of safety, yet the easy going American people have not yet begun to realize that the safeguard ing of property and lives depends on the watchfulness of individuals-not necessarily policemen, detectives and federal agents, but private citizens.
 Even in these anxious wartimes the average American who sees some one behaving in suspicious manner, lurking about schools, public buildings and factories, is inclined to say to himself, "Pooh! pooh! l am getting too much wrough up over these things. I will not investigate further. I will not make myself ridiculous by calling up the police department and reporting a person who may have no
 intention of doing anything wrong"
 Yet, it may be that the very per son who has attracted his attention is bent on mischief that may cause the
 loss of many lives and the destruction of property worth millions. It is not necessary to become meddlesome |busybodies, prying into our neigh bors' affairs. It is not necessary to constitute ourselves private detec- tives and cause injury to innocent people. But it is the patriotic duty of every man, woman and child in this city and everywhere else in America, who is an American, to be on the alert.
 Any stranger prowling about where he has no business to be is justly an object of suspicion. If he can explain his movements, we'll and good, but If he cannot give satisfactory ac- count of himself, the proper authori- ties will attend to him. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Maybe the erudite Trotzky can explain what is meant by mo war and no peace.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

tie bit of home influence for the men who are fighting for America and for the preservation of democracy as the right of all humanity.
 At the very beginning of the European war the International headquarters of the Salvation Army took up special war work done before America entered the war. and 30,5O0 men and women have become members of the war service league. Four hundred and fifty men in
 service of the United States are menl- bers of the Salvation Army naval and military league. Thirty-two Salvation Army officers have been appointed as chaplains from Australia, New Zealand and Canada. One hundred thousand men attend the meetings weekly and many
 thousands have been won for Christ.
 Seventy-seven hotels and naval and military homes. extensions amounting to $1O0,000. One hundred and fifty-three re- freshment and recreation huts erected at a cost of $350o00. Three hundred thousand soldiers and sailors catered to weekly in our various institutions. Thirty thousand relatives of service men entertained at teas and social gatherings. Five hut ments have been erected adjacent to the cantonments in this country and others will be opened shortly. Seven hutments have been constructed and are now in operation in the advance camps of the American expeditionary forces in France Fifty thousand wounded men have been carried from the trenches in Salvation Army ambulances. Twelve ambulances have been accepted by the United States government and are now in France. Thirty motor ambulances supplied in the war zone in Francs. Russia and Egypt, at an expense of $50.00O. Forty-one thou sand parcels and articles of clothing
 have been distributed to prisoners or war
 But you ask how is the work looked on by our government? The President has written a warm letter of apprecia- l ton Ito Miss Evangeline c. Booth:
 My Dear Miss Booth: You may be sure that your telegram Of November lS I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

A New York hotel manager says he is going to teach his walters and bell hops to distinguish the rank of American army officers. Any elderly gentleman from the south may be addressed as "colonel' without anybody's feelings being hurt.
 < x *. The oldest lion in captivity died the other day. He was put out of misery by humane keeper. His name7 Rex. of course, Nearly all the lions in cap- tivity seem to be named Rex"
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 It is said that the late Abdul Hamid rarely saw most of his wives. Stin, the fact that he could keep them at a dis tance whenever 1t suited his wishes. did not make him happy man.
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 There is always something to be thank ful for. The people who said Pershings men were going to the demnition bow VOWS through drink and debauchery are now initiating the clam.
 4, x w Husbands and roosters are vain. i" says wfnifred Black Why not let them strut their little hour? They always get it in the neck, sooner or later. Dear old ladies who used to have a conniption fit when their sons got their clothes muddy are now sending them to the trenches with blessing.
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 When it comes to sinking British trawlers and "drifters," German war ships, when sufficiently numerous are there with bells on.
 While the honest working man goes on strike and politicians muddy the waters in Washington, Germany attends strictly to business
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 Huhureu lalSe cues may lead to one that gets results. Report all sus- picious characters to the city or federal authorities.
 1T the adventures of Count Rousse- lot in unsophisticated Gotham could be filmed, they would make a rattlinE good photoplay.
 x * x Being in the welterweight class, Ru- mania can't be expected to take on a heavyweight like Germany, unassisted.
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 The piece of ham one gets with ones ham and is getting so small it is al- most invisible to the naked eye.
 a E E A man may be set in his ways. but he is always willing to carry new cigar if somebody gives 1t to him.
 x # The average soldier has a sweet tooth that would make debutante green with envy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

I have been friend of the Salvation Army for more than a quarter of cen
 tury. and was interested in the social
 work long before I gave my life to re-
 ligious work
 I first came In contact with it's help
 fitness when making first hand studies
 in sociological problems in the capitals
 of Europe. My first glimpse of the
 army's great plans was in London. It
 was but the beginning of what I was to see in other great cities.
 From the standpoint of social uplift I gave 1t my commendation when I was
 not even a protesting Christian, and since my conversion and years in the
 ministry it has grown in my esteem. for
 know that it has been the means of
 bringing thousands to Christ.
 But just at present I pass by it's re- igious side to dwell on it's ministries in
 the war work with it's huts in France.
 was afraid that there might possibly arise duplication if not jealousy or fric- ton between the Salvation Army and the Young Mems Christian association work among the soldiers, but after investiga- ton, for the sake of both, I am glad to give the following for one who speaks with. authority so far as the Young Men s Christian association is concerned. In a recent letter Dr. J. R. Mott of the national war work council of the Young Mems Christian association, said: From time to time we have been in touch with your representative at na- tional headquarters in this city. My as sociate. MT. Tichener, as recently as last week, at Colonel Parker's request. wrote letter to Commander Evangeline Booth, emphasizing the cordial understanding existing between the Salvation Army and the Young Mems Christian association There seems to be. as far as I can learn, not only delightful unity and under standing. but the absence of duplication For this reason am in hearty sym pathy with the movement to raise $1, 000, 900 for the Salvation Army to provide In over 50 centers in France. and in many other centers at home. comfort and q lit
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Vegetable Diet Now
 and After the War

T or not vsgstar,anism ian
 w living on vegetable diet to the exclusion of meat-is gaining in favor in this country, Is matter for statisticians of the food bureau of the agricultural department to settle. But the food conservation propa- ganda has made near-vegetarians of many people who had formerly set such store by beef, mutton and bacon that they slighted in measure the products of the truck patch.
 Many men known as good eaters are now indulging in less meat and more vegetables. This change will be conducive to health, to say nothing of solving some of the complexities of the food problem. Vegetables are comparatively cheap. And if the war garden movement results Tn doubling truck production this year, there will be no probability of prices advancing.
 The vegetable habit-the eating of more vegetables and fruit-should be in evidence not only now, but after the war. It will unquestionably be of very high dietary importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

E7T7 HE United States government has spent something like seventeen million dollars to lock and dam the Warrior river and make it nav igable.
 The work was completed three years ago.
 Since then the great work has been almost neglected because the govern ment did nothing more to encourage navigation.
 The railroads have treated the river as step child. Their officers have talked in public of what a splendid child it was, and how they would en- courage and educate and feed it. In private they have starved it and kept 1t naked, and worn out many shingles on it's bareness
 So found the government experts W AAO 'IdfO pCCu tlcI0 tllS WGek to Ill., vestigate this great navigable water way. They found the river little used because of railroad throttles and no loading or unloading devices where the railroads cross it. They found the great three million dollar dam at lock seventeen producing no power for nitrates. because the water Is usually not in sufficient volume to furnish power for three months out of each twelve. They found no account had been taken of the great power going to waste nine months in the year. They found the Alabama Power Company with the aid of government funds building great steam electric power plant few miles above this lock seventeen. with It's dam s8 feet high and HOO feet long, to furnish electric power for the Muscle Shoals and Shef- field nitrate plant S5 miles away. They found the gates of the two locks oper ated at Seventeen by electric power generated from gasoline engines. They found all manner of things which In the hands of practically operated government could be improved and developed to the relief of our coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
 Encouraging Progress
 In Savings Campaign

IERANK A. VANDERBILT, in 9 charge of the national cam paign for the sale of war savings stamps, is optimistic over the prog ress of the undertaking, by which it is sought to raise two billion dollars during the course of the current year. From reports made to him it is seen that the fifty-million mark has been crossed.
 When it is remembered that the campaign is just beginning to get in anything like full swing the results to date are encouraging indeed. The work of organizing was necessarily slow at first. Good headway on pre- liminary plans has been made in Ala bama and the whole state will be thoroughly organized within the next few weeks; but in few states much yet remains to be done in the matter of getting ready.
 If the national goal is to be reached, and there should be no room for doubt, there must be a speeding up from now on. In the spring sales should be made at the rate of five million dol lars a day and there should be a marked acceleration throughout the summer.
 As has been explained repeatedly, the object of this campaign is two fold-to raise war money for Uncle Sam and to educate children in the habit of thrift-for after the war is over thrift among the people cannot be too much in evidence. Let every boy and girl save now and invest in the little war stamps. He or she will be all the better for it after they be- come p-rovvn-uns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

technical training that the govern
 ment is depending upon to help win
 the war. A modern laboratory will be built and when the improvements are com pleted Howard will be one of the
 best equipped institutions for teach ing applied science in all the south. If Alabama is proud of the college now how much prouder will it be when it is properly financed, as it is soon to be. Let's have high record team work
 this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
E F E Fund Sought Will Be Fully Subscribed

TIT HE Howard college campaign 4 for raising $15O,OO0 in the Bir- mingham district should be, and it is safe to say that it will be, entirely successful.
 The committee started out last Monday with the hope of seeing the canvassing work completed by the end of the week. The "teamsv were cor dially received by the business men of Birmingham. People in general spoke enthusiastically of Howard, and subscriptions were made in liberal amounts, but another week or two will be required for the prosecution of the campaign to it's conclusion.
 Up to last night S56,0O0 had been subscribed. In addition to this a parcel of real estate of considerable value was donated as a part of the fund. It is believed that the $150, ,OO0 goal will be in sight, or almost in sight, within another week. But the friends of Howard, heartened by Bir- mingham's public-spirited attitude toward the college, are determined on continuing the campaign until the subscriptions go lover the top," nc matter how long it may take.
 Howard college has done fine work in the past. It is doing excellent work today, but with the raising of the needed money the curriculum will be enlarged and will include the kind ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Brushing Up on Masterpieces

T am using my leisure moments 10 refresh myself with the lives and lit erary masterpieces of the English writer's" said Dr. J. c. Morris, the scholarly Methodist preacher, who IS spending the evening of his useful life in Birmingham.
 T am greatly interested just at pres ent in Froudes Life of Carlyle The first 40 years of the dear old Scot were filled with hardships. It made me reel that frequently it takes privations and struggles to bring out character. His early years did not foretell that one day he was to be force to be reek- oned with in the intellectual life not merely of the English speaking but the European nations. It is fine read ing for young men who need to have their backbones stiffened."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
VERY NEAR
By whittiel

By Whittier.
 So sometimes comes to soul and sense The feeling which is evidence That very near about us lies The realm of spirit mysteries. The sphere of the supernal powers Imringes on this world of ours The low and dark horizon lifts, To light the scenic terror shifts; The breath of a diviner air
 Blows down the answer of . prayer; That all our sorrow, pain and doubt great compassion clasps about, And law and goodness. love and force, Are welded fast beyond divorce. Then duty leaves to love it's task, The beggar Self forgets to ask; With smile of trust and folded hands. The passive soul in waiting stands To feel. as flowers the sun and dew, The One true Life its own renew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

BEGINNING THE DAY-In this morning hour, o great God, I praise Thee for waking me out of sleep, for leading me through the dark ness into the light. May I live this day as if this were the undying light, to which Thou shalt one day awaken me beyond the darkness of death. In Chrfst's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
TT CAN'T HE DONE

From the Houston Post.
 It may be that our sympathy tanks arc not full enough to accommodate all who need sympathy, but we shall certainly hold out an Etruscan tear Jug full for the guy who Is going to try to bilk the government for the amount of his income tax and thinks he can get by with 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
AMERICAN INGENUITY

From the New York World.
 An English correspondent notes that American soldiers have not yet learned to sleep in the mud of the trenches they lean toward a common center and sleep with heads bowed on neighboring shoulders! Now watch. the French and English adopt the American method.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
New Birmingham Spirit

T feel very much encouraged over the Howard college campaign" said Ed s. Moore, 'as I received g tele-
 phone message from the Semet-Solvay company wishing to know what amounts the corporations were sub scribing as they wished to do their part.
 T think this shows the new Bir-
 mingham spirit better than anything which has yet happened as they had
 not been solicited. but simply wanted
 to get in behind and do their part to
 build up a Birmingham institution"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Good Grape Juice Joke

T had good one pulled on me when l moved into Talladega," said Dr. s. W. Welch. state health off cer
 Tn the early days of my practice I was rather slim during my residence in the country, but after several years In town took on considerable flesh. One day some of my old cronies came to Talladega and spying a lot of cases or Welch's grape Juice, nudged one another and said: knew Sam was taking something to make him fat.,o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
CAMOUFLAGE.

What have you there?'
 "A combined can-opener, corkscrew, pocket knife, screw driver and tack pulIer.' replied MT. Jagsby.
 Rather handy contrivance"
 So 1t is, and with so many purposes for which it can be used how Is anybody to know that use 1t exclusively as a corkscrew?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Meredith Roberts in Italy

q had a letter recently from my brother. Meredith, who is a lieutenant in the aviation corps,' said David Rob- erts
 rather rapidly with him. I thought he was going to Mineola to train, but he passed out of sight and wrote first from London, but Is now at the camp in Loggia, Italy. He says he is having some rather novel experiences. It seems that when the aviators are polk ing around above the clouds that they do not realize how fast they are fly ing but only are conscious of the great speed when near the earth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
A LITTLE WAY STATION

little way station on the road of life Apart from the toll and hustle and strife With an alr as pure as the breath of
 spring And homes around which fond memories
 cling. Tfs quaint and old-fashioned and set in
 It's ways, Contentedly spending it's somnolent days, But there's something about 1t we can-
 not forget, And something we leave with touch of
 regret I guess 1t must be that its heart beats
 true And it never deserts the old love for the
 new,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
EXTENSIVE INDULGENCE.

Henry" said Mrs. Dubwaite. 'eNorah has been dreaming again of becoming a movie queen"
 Well. what concern is it of mine if our cook has foolish .daydreams? Tt is decidedly some concern of yours, as long as you continue to pay the house. hold bills. Every time Norah has a day. dream like that she breaks some expen- sive china and this morning was no ex- ception"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

An. what a sign it is of evil life,
 When death's approach is seen 50 Ferribfei Henry VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
AAJtR,uea

EMTNENTLY PRACTICAL. Do you believe in signs and omensr' "of course not I'm a practical man" How about hunch to play the stock marlzetr'
 "AhemI That's different"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Talk. of Birmingham. Growth

Talks of Birmingham's Growth
 Birmingham seems to be growing at faster rate now than evor before" said Will Ellis of Virginia, who Is vis- iting his brothers here.
 When lived in Birmingham several years ago, 1t was plain that the city had bright future. but I had no idea that its growth would be as rapid as it has been.
 Since I was here on visit year ago, Birmingham seems to have made big strides If it's population has gone well over the 100000 mark, it is easy to imagine that the next census will find 1t with 250,0o0 or more"