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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
Another Triumph for Education

TIT HE results of yesterdays election overwhelming 4 triumph for the of education in Birmingham
 The S1000000 high school bonds have been ndorsed by vote of five to while the special 3m school tax proved by the voters by approximately four to
 The final figures speak volumes for the interest of the pie of this city the of education The on by fire of the ciys magnificent Central High school stirred the voters nothing else could have done and they their ballots that they not only wanted this high school placed at but they wanted the high school facilities of the city expanded still further
 The imposing of additional 3m tax for school purposes also met with hearty ndorsemen though the voters realized that by change in the sinking fund levy from mills to mills increase will be caused in the actual amount to be paid taxes.
 The example of Birmingham the leading city of Alabama and the south will be farreang for the of education The voters of this city to be commended and congratulated for their attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
MAY z, 1918

This is the anniversary of a thousand murders
  sed death And they ca call the living that today in we dedicated ourselves. We
  Godin the knowledge that
  shall earth kingdom of humany-the spirit of which the of barbaric brutality shall prevail whoocver fight fol right helps wrong THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Abe KIotzman Likes Army

Just a few lines to say that I have not forgotten all of my friends in the Magic City" writes Abe Klotzman to a member of The Age-Herald staff.
 have been in Camp Jackson one week today, and have found everything much better than expected There are about 25,to0 new recruits here and all are in high spirits and are ready to go over the top As yet I have not been placed in any particular branch of the army, but expect to be in about 10 days. In the meantime we are having exercises and hikes and when night comes you do not have to be rocked to sleep.
 Believe me, the boys certainly wait for The Age-Herald and it looks good to all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
THE HOUR OF PRAYER

3y Felicia Hemans.
 Child, amidst the flowers at play, While the red light fades away; Mother. with thine earnest eye Ever following silently;
 Father by the breeze of eve
 Called thy harvest work to leave; Pray-ere yet the dark hours be. Lift the heart and bend the knee. Traveller, in the strangers land, Far from thine own household band; Mourner. haunted by the tone Of a voice from this world gone; Captive, in whose narrow cell Sunshine hath not leave to dwell; Sailor. on the darkening sea- Lift the heart and bend the knee. Warrior. that from battle won Breathest now at set of sun: : Woman. OCT the lowly slain
 Weeping on his burial plain:
 Yet that triumph. ye that sigh, Kindred by one holy tie,
 Heavens first star alike ye see Lift the heart and bend the knee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
Urges Fair Men to Cooperate

"Co-o2eration between the State Fair association and the Southern Association of Fairs would work to the advantage of both" declared MT. c. W. Sarver of Athens secretary of the Limestone County Fair association, who was in the city yesterday to attend meeting of the Southern association.
 We have many exhibits in our county fairs that could be brought to the State fair with little additional expense, and they would be good drawing attractions for the larger institution, as we'll as the smaller. Then by cooperation greater enthusiasm would be worked up over the state resulting in much larger attendance at the Birmingham fair We county men are ready to join hands with the state people whenever they show us they want us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
Back at Hotel Business

I heard the call and had to come back to hotel work" stated O. A. Roedel, who yesterday assumed the duties of room clerk at the Tutwiler. 1T was three years clerk at the Gay-Teague and four years at the Exchange, both in Mont gomery. Then took a position with graphite company in Birmingham, and that I liked it better than hotel work. No use. I had to go back to my first love. So here I ann
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07

prove indeed to be a most service able handbook.
 MT. Gist's survey was made at the request of the chief of the farm man. agement division, United States de- partment of agriculture, who sug- gested an outline and left the work to be done in the manner determined by the state agencies cooperating.
 Realizing the impossibility of making complete census of the farmers of Alabama" says MT. Gist, "both for lack of time and available assistance, it was decided to under take a survey of such number of farms in each county as would be repre- |sentative of the general farming op erations of the state. The depart ment of education selected certain schools in each county and called upon them to engage the requisite number of older male students to perform the active work of visiting the farmers and gathering the data desired" MT. Gist was assigned the arrang- ling of the schedule of inquiry. Schedules were supplied for ap- proximately two hundred and ten schools with an average of three to the county, with view of engaging the service of ten students in each. Each student was requested to visit ten farmers. This plan was designed to reach twenty thousand tillers of the soil who, it was thought, would com prise about 20 per cent of the aggre- gate farming operations of the state.
 Excuses were received from many schools, the pupils finding it impossi- ble to do the work, while others made apologies for not sending cotn- plete reports. The great majority of schoolboys, however, not only per formed the duties assigned them, but did it most satisfactorily. Not few girls volunteered and MT. Gist speaks in high terms of their public service. Reports were received from 857S farmers and the indicated total num- Der of farmers in the state was found to be 134,770. On this point MT. Gist i calls attention to the fact that the
 above aggregate number cannot be
 compared with the number of farmers
 reported in the state by the census
 of 1910, which was 262,901. The census
 defines the farm "as being any tract l of land operated by or under the man.
 agement of any individual, whether
 owned or rented" The census, there
 fore, included as farmers every ten
 ant who, as is well known, in most
 instances in this state are merely farm
 laborers, while the real farmer is the
 owner or lessee of the land. The in
 dicated total number of cultivated
 acres in the state is 9,121, ,120.
 | Contrary to general belief," says
 MT. Gist, "the counties in which army
 camps and government operations are located do not show as great apparent
 shortage of farm labor as some other
 counties. This is notieeably true in
 the counties of Lauderdale and Cal
 houn, but in Montgomery the indicated
 average.
 One of the most interesting tables
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
AS FAR AS HE COULD GO.

 My doctor recommended a change of air." said Mrs. Dubwaite. "Good!' exclaimed Mrs. Gadspur, with visions of expensive health resorts. What did MT. Dubwaite say to that?'' .IIe said he was willing to move to the other end of town, but he didn't think the air would be any different" SCARCELY WORTH THE EFFORT. "But my picture was hung in the salon upside down." walled the artist. Calm yourself,' replied his friend. 'That won't work any great hardship lon the public" What do you mean?" T don't believe anybody will try to stand on his head to look at it"
 NOT TRANSPARENT. A little girl we much admire
 Is Arabella Blue;
 She wears the loveliest attire
 That bad men can't see through.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07

III MT. SlSI TcpOTC IS tIdt WHICH SetS forth the acreage of the principal shortage is considerably above the crops in 1917 and the promised acre. age in 1918. In 1917 the corn acreage was 4,371, ,S30; the intended acreage in 1918 is 4,537 ,430. In 1917 the cot ton acreage was 1,725,810; the in- tended acreage in 1918 is 2,163,55O. The peanut is fast coming into it's own. It is a highly profitable crop and the acreage is to be largely increased this year.
 A contemporary objects to the habit of frightening greedy children by saying. Hoover will get you if you don't watch out Might keep it up until the war is over at any rate. It seems to work wonders.
 German newspapers pay grudging compliment to the pluck and daring Of American soldiers, yet declare the Ger man troops feel superior That is noth- ing new in the category of 'kultur."
 * x < It has been quite sometime as they say in the back districts, since any body suggested that Secretary Daniels should return to his editorial duties and try to make himself useful.
 # * <
 One reason why acrobats are regaining their popularity in vaudeville is because they don't force applause by reciting piece of patriotic doggerel.
 <. < <
 If all the Red Cross nurses were as. pretty as the Red Cross girl on magazine covers. every man in the army would contrive to get wounded.
 :. * * President Wilson is said to transact much important business over the tee- phone. That's all right, if the operator is thoroughly reliable.
 # x < The Kaiser plucking spring violets ana weeping over the havoc wrought by nis armies in France is sight to try the patience of a saint.
 * < 4: A Birmingham policeman has joined the tank service, having had considera- ble experience with tanks right here in our midst.
 What does it profit Uncle Sam for a pro-German to work against him with one hand and buy Liberty Bonds with the other?
 * * *
 Even if Venice falls into the hands of the Hun, that won't necessarily mean that the armies of democracy will quit fighting.
 New rumors of cabinet shake-up are being circulated. but. like von Hindy s Paris dinner, they fail to materialize.
 # # x
 There is too much going on in this old world just now to lose any sleep over the heartaches of Mary and Doug"
 # # *
 A contemporary says every sheep-kll ing dog is an ally of the Kaiser. That statement clears the poodles.
 F x *
 Blue devils in New York hissed the Kiaser in movies. That's privilege they are entitled 10. | Not only do shipworkers cheer Charley schwap. They are putting in extra licks for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
INcoNGRUoUs
]. View Yorw Hera.Id

From the View Yorw Herald.
 What a queer lack of sense and taste was displayed by the telephone com pany official who tried to take tho significant call of Columbus 1492" away from the junior naval reserves and to give it to a delicatessen shop!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
FAULTS OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN

FAULTS OF THE AMERICAN WOMAN Robert w. Service, in the Forum.
 "One of the chief faults of the Amer- icah woman lies in the fact that her greatest ambition is to appear pictur- esque. Widows always look sad, when the period of mourning is long passed, debutantes always look frightened, tall women think they are duchesses, and little women regard themselves as kings favorites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
UP AGAINST IT.

0lI ztNIlN NK1 T IT The high cost of this
 And the high cost of that, From the shoes you wear To a new spring hat, Fill tremulous souls
 With thoughts so despairing, They wonder at times How next year they'll be faring. A suit can't be worn
 Forever, you know, And it never would do To let your big toe From out an old shoe Start roughishly peeping Such matters ere this Have been cause for much weeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07

indeed for the sturdy old gun maker. but that secretly, to friends when the boy couldn't hear and become spoiled" by praise the old gentleman vowed that Jack has made a better gun than ! could make"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
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PICTORIAL CAMPAIGN THUNDER

PICTORIAL CAMPAiGN THONDEH From the Mobile Register.
 From Washington comes reports to The Birmingham Age- Herald that Representative Heflin's senatorial campaign has reached the stage where Heflin has had stack of cartoons prepared showing in what respect he thinks he is superior to Bankhead. Some people say. however. that the cartoons are likely to prove to be dead stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
CROWDED.

CROWDED. 'I came to town in the same jitney with you this morning." ''It's strange didn't see you.'' Not at all. Three other passengers were sitting on me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
THE DETAIL MEN.

THE DETAIL MEN. N"You say this man is captain of in- dustry?' Sure"
 And yet he has time to play golf every afternoon?
 'Why not? It's the lieutenants and ser geants of the industrial army who do most of the hard work, just as they do in the army of Uncle Sam"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07

BEGINNING THE DAY-Give me faith in the better day, in the larger time. Help me to throw my self into, the cause of nobler things. Teach me that conditions can be changed. that the world can be made over, that what has been need not keep on being. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07

ENHANCED PRESTIGE. ''I've been trying for six months to get the ear of my congressman, but succeeded the other day. How did you work it?' "Got myself appointed chairman of a committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
DON'T QUIT.

DON'T QUIT. or mournful mien Is William Mister; On either hand He bears a blister. But, cheer up, Bill, Your hands will harden; Just keep at work In your war garden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
FAIR CELEBRITIES

What are you reading there?" "oh, just history of some famous court beauties"
 Must be interesting. Divorcees or hus- band killers?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
UNIQUE DECORATIONS
AT PRETTY DINNER
T bic Arranged to Represent
Western Valley, With Desert,
Hills and Railroads

An interesting entertainment given recently
in California was the "camouhage' dinner
given in honor of Miss Jean Miller. of San
Diego, and Captain Lapham Loomis Brun-
dred, L. 5. A.. few nights before their
marriage
Boughs of trees to simulate the out-of-
doors lined the walls. overhead was sus-
pended huge airplane formed of crimson
roses and foliage. and about the room were
great baskets and vases of pink rosebuds
and ferns
From this room II FIRST line trench" led
into the fortiflcations The entire room was
transformed into wooded valley with
gigantic fort made OF canvas and covered
with branches Of eucalyptus and other foli-
age, tiny electric lights showing through the
leaves to simulate the lights of the fort. As
the honor guests passed through, a gun
salute was fired and from somewhere in
he foliage that lined the walls an orchestra
played "Over There
The table itself was a miniature valley,
With desert hills and outlying mountains all
"erfectly carried out In every detail. At
one end was represented Balboa Park en-
campment, where the young officer was sta
toned. and the other Brundredville, which
was christened Some CITY Somewhere In
America" In the center of the plain rose
the Rocky Mountains Brundredville on
one side and California on the other, the
'ormer in the heart of the desert. and Cali
forna shining with all her wealth OF fruit
and flowers. A tiny train, presumably bear
| ing the bridal couple, san on steel tracks
all around the circle from California to
Brundredvie. The tracks were bordered
| with pink rosebuds and foliage. slender tele-
graph poles carried messages of congratu-
| lation throughout the dinner. and tiny electric
his along the way lighted the road TO
| happiness" The idea was very novel and
surely most attractive
Not all of the ingenuity of the occasion.
however was expended in the decoration
| the menu was n continuous source of merri-
ment from the first course to the last. The
| SOUP was found hidden beneath tin cans just
when all of the guests were reaching the
| conclusion that that part of the menu had
been omitted Butter pats were successfully
| concealed beneath immense green bell pep
| pers lettuce heads. that looked nothing but
| lettuce, concealed crab legs; salted almonds
| were found in walnut shells; olives were
apparently growing in the heart of to-
| mato; tenderloin of beef was served in
| crab shells. and sherbet made its appear
| /, ce in rosy apples. Cabbage leaves that
| suggested their accompaniment of corned
| beef were In reality found to be merely the
| "camoufiage" for mallard duck Celery
| salad was served in carrot shells and ice
| cream in orange shells, while banana, per-
| feet from the outside. was found to be
| merely a container for bread rolls. Other
| bread rolls that seemed perfect examples of
| those mother used to make were found to
| be filled with tiny cakes and black coffee
| vas served in cocoanut shells. The evening 8
| entertainment was concluded by dancing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
CARD PARTIES IN ROXBOROTJ UGH
st. Johns Dramatic Company Produced "Charley
Aunt" Before Appreciative Audience-St. An
drew's Mems Club Has Fifth Anniversary

every one can give two garments yearlyt!/:
help clothe the children who are destittl
through no fault of their own s.sH
The war relief division Of the branch h9o,
made 1894 garments, ind, ing hospjtq4
shirts. pajamas. sheets. 'p!~ cases. het4<;
robes, ambulance pillows. niKe- hgales an4 -
few bandages. Nearly Gll these have bs01;
sent to the Red Cross rooms at 1417 WalnQt
street Thirty-five comfort bags have boo1|
given 20 men from the ward who are In vdrf-
Gus camps. Knitted garments have been
made and given to men in the United states
army and navy service and to- many serv<'
ing in France. The jelly and jam comInit-.
tee collected for the soldiers 10s jars and
glasses, eighty-two bars Of chocolate and two
pounds of fruit cake Much interest Is shown
I'm the work. and the rooms at 514 East Lew.
erington avenue are open every Thursday
from 10 o'clock in the morning until IA
the afternoon. Mrs. Oliver s. Keely is presi-
dent of the organization. Mrs. William STAFF
ford. Mrs l., H. Goshow are the vice presi-
dents, Mrs. II. ii. Hays is treasurer and Mrs.
John Lawson secretary
The Manayuni Free Library has collected
from It's patrons 246 books and 400 up-to-dato
magazines and forwarded them to the men
in the army and navy
The Friendly Workers gave n dance last
Friday in aid of the war fund of st. Tim
othy's Hospital. 81,
Miss Harriet Gardner. of Lyceum avenue.
has returned from, visit to her sister, Miss
y. Gardner in Washington, d. G.
Miss Marian Wickersham, of Washington.
u. G.. is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs
George Wickersham, Of 302 Rochelle avenue
Wissahickon
The district rally Of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union will be held on Monday, Janu-
airy IS, in the Manayunk Baptist Church
on Green lane. Rev. Frank Otis Erb VIII
speak ON War Work for Baptist Young Peo-
pie"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-10
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
White Elephant Sale Opens Today in Penfeld Build
ing-Colonel Rolfe Presented Colors to Cap
tain Elwyn, of Motor Messenger Service

poets to leave shortly for the flying school
ut Texas.
Friends of Mrs, Harry Blynn, 22o7 De
l'ancey street, will be glad to hear she IL
recovering from her recent illness.
Lieutenant Louis S. Fallon VI. q. II. c.,
or Wayne, Is now stationed at southern
camp.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson. OF Winston-Sal
y. C., will give a plantation dinner at the
Acorn Club this evening TO meet the officers
and executive committee of the Society on
Little Gardens There will be twenty guests
Mrs. David English Dallam, of wissa-
hickon avenue and Stafford street German
town. will be at home on Thursdays through
out this month No cards have been sent OUT,
Mr. and Mrs. j. Chisholm Lindsay. Of Bur-
lington, y. j.. announce the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Dorothy Mildred Lind
say, TO Mr.. &. Stanley Schuyler, also Of
burlington. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles II. Bowen gave a
small dinner party at their home, 4953 Cath
arine street on Monday evening, in celebra-
ton OF their fourth wedding anniversary.
DIR. T. Samuel Stout. of 47Oi Chester ave-
nue., will leave shortly to take up active serv-
ice as Lieutenant in the NJ. -. r. 9. at n
southern camp.
Mrs. Kate Goss. of Shickshinny. Pa, is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. Edward VI. Rhinard
of 1907 Columbia avenue.
Sergeant John Birnbauer has just re-
turned to the South, where he is stationed
in the Quartermasters Department, after
spending few days at home.
The engagement of Miss Marie O'Donnell.
of Oak Lane. to Sergeant Birnbauer was re-
Gently announced.
Mrs Fred F. Poth, of Merton is spending
the month at Atlantic City,
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel II. Lutz Of lOi South
Surrey place. Atlantic city. have closed their
home and are at the Bellevue -Stratford for
the winter.
Mr.. Daniel II. Lutz. Jr.. of Byers. Col, who
spent the holidays with his parents has left
to report for service in the National Army.
Miss Marie Monvle has returned TO New
York. after spending the holidays with her
father. Mr.. Giles Monvile. of 2il5 South
Frazier street. Miss Monville is now actively
engaged in assisting the leading vocal artists
of New York in their practice work.
Mrs. L. Herbert Block, wife OF Major Block,
formerly of Washington but now living at
| the Satteree, Forty-fifth and Chestnut
streets. gave an attractive luncheon followed
| by bridge on Monday afternoon. Those pres
| ent were Mrs. j. A. Beers Mrs. Harold s.
Shcrtz, Mrs. Richard T. Burroughs. Mrs. j.
| Frederick Strawbridgc. Mrs Walter Shep-
| herd, Mrs Adams. Mrs. Arthur b. Cheyney
| Mrs. +. NJ. Wright. Mrs James +. Mckay
| and Mrs. Thomas Boyd IIedley.
Mrs. T. j. Tomlinson, Of 1906 North Thir-
| ty-second street, entertained the members
| of the sewing circle of which she is a men,
ber yesterday afternoon.