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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
ADJUSTMENTS
Lyric

Lyric
 The Russian Troubadors, one of vau- deville's most delightful dancing and singing productions, will be the chief attraction on the new Lyric bill which opens today matinee. The members Of this famous band of singers and dancers are all expert entertainers and have been highly praised by the press ill many of the big cities where they have appeared. In addition to danc- ing and singing they entertain in medley of Russe pastimes. Louis Si- mon and company in "Too Many Chauf- feIrs. will also be an especial at traction and this vehicle is said to bo a rollicking comedy. "Clubmates' is an attractive musical novelty and is featured by clever songs by clever quartet. Webb and Romaine. Italian street singers. are expected to prove the hit of the bill, while Fred and Daisy Rial will entertain with "a pair of rings and a few old hats The Lyric screen telegrams will be fea- ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
At Lnew,s Biiou

The programme for the first half of the week at Loew's Bijou provides a variety of entertainment that will please the most exacting. In addition to five high grade vaudeville acts, a first-run photo play, and comedy reels, the audience will be given a treat by the musical pro- gramme rendered on the new sl00o0 or chestral pipe organ, recently installed. This feature alone is well worth the price of admission. The vaudeville pro- gramme includes 'Richard the Great" a living exponent of the Darwinian theory; tn. College Quintet, in song and comedy: Lourie Ordway, English comedienne and impersonator; Philbrick and Devoe, in a slcesplitting comedy act and Kramer and Cross, premier athletics. The picture feature is "The Debt of Honor, with clever Peggy Hyland in the leading role. The performance is continuous form l to II o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Walker County Roads

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Congratulations to you upon your suc- cessful and doubtless very enjoyable trip over the BanlShead highway from Blr- mingham to Jasper. I enjoyed your ar ticle in todays paper so much that 1 felt compelled to write to you with some comments along this line. You have made this trip once'' I have done so over hundred times, and still live to tell of it. It has been my fortune, good or bad, according to the viewpoint, 10 motor between Birmingham and CorGo- va since 1906. Il believe that I can lay claim to being the first automobile owner of Walker county.
 I can say with you that I have driven over pretty near all the roads of our fair state but must say that when it comes to nerve trying, soul racling pro- fanity provoking roads, dear old Walker county is there with the bells on.
 According to your story, you made the round trip in 12 hours and had time for dining, speech making, and visiting round. Why, man, you did well! You have little indeed, to grumbie about. Some few years ago two automobiles with six passengers, myself among the number fared gaily forth for Birming- ham. We left Cordova at 1 p. m Satur- day with the idea of attending per formance at the Jefferson and returning home Saturday morning. We returned home Sunday, all right, but it was via the Frisco railroad. We reached Bir- mingham at 10:3o a. m. Sunday morn- ing, travelling all the time, or rather, trying to dso.
 That, however vas before the era of good roads and bond issues. You were indeed fortunate in your fair driver, as if of the sterner sex. I am quite sure that profanity would have been indulged in. I may say that my disposition to long way removed from rude, unseenly language, but of one thing I am sure, if it is ever my lot to appear before St. Peter, one glimpse at the recording an- gels book will scare me away. There must be so much recorded there against me, caused by travelling over Walker county roads for F years that the other 40 or 90 years of blameless conduct will appear trivial by comparison
 I hope and trust that from now on we may look upon you as being on the side of the long suffering autoists of Wai- ker county. There have been many pro- tests made, but lacking publicity they have been of little avail.
 May We hope that The Age-Herald VIII endeavor to awaken the Rip Van Wrinkle Walker county commissioner to the fact that this is America. not Africa, and despite the fact that Walker county ranks third in wealth and standing n the state, it fails to rank at all tin roads, there not being one mile of sur faced road in the county Cattle trails should be so called and not designated roads. Yours truly,
 RICHARD THIRSK.
 Cordova, March II, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

I7niyersitv of Odessa he threw himself into the revolutionary movement-the result. nearly two years in prison, and a neriod of exile in Siberia. Then he raturned. and in the apparently barren year before the short-lived revolution of 1905, was again very active-be- came known as a brilliant revolution ary journalist.
 ;In the revolution of 1905. Trotzky was the second head of the Soviet, or council of workingmen. which ignored the Romanoffs, gave orders to the pro- letariat and acted as true revolution ary government It required an unusual degree of revolutionary faith and vigor to conduct the affairs of the Soviet. and Trotzky was the man of the hour. He addressed meetings. he ordered strikes, he provided the vanguard of the workingmen with arms; he was the very vortex of the revolution. And repeatedly he demanded-and gained audiences with the ministers of the old regime. It was in this school of the Soviet that Trotzky learned to see events in a national aspect. and it was the very existence of the Soviet which confirmed his belief in the possibility of a revolutionary proletarian dicta- torship.
 Then came the crash and Trotzky went to prison and later to Siberia. His destination was Obdorsk on the Arctic ocean, but he made up his mind never to reach there He escaped from his guards and went 500 miles alone i'll sleigh across trackless wilds and through 8 little-used pass in the Ural.
 From that time until last spring he has been a wanderer on the face or the earth-but always a man with dream That dream came true--in chaos, i'll bloodshed, in misery, but it came true. Win his second dream of peace with the working men of Germany come true. and his corollary dream of United States of Europe, ruled by .lahor dictatorship?'
 NIT. Olgin shrugged his shoulders. T don't know" he said. But TrotzlSy is dreamer who has seen lot nf his dreams come true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Five Injured in Wreck

Temple. Tex, March 17.-Five persons were seriously injured and three slight ly hurt at Huber, a few miles north of here today, when southbound Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas passenger train crashed into & freight on the sid ing. Two engines were pulling the pas senger train and both of them were telescoped. It is said a brakeman on the freight train for some unexplained reason threw the switch and turned the passenger train onto the siding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Alabama Almost Sure to Pass On
 7Wo Amendments at Same Time
Will Suffrage Suffrage Sentiment North and West Against Prohibition Sentiment of
 the Southern States

beyond all dispute true that the prohi- bition amendment has it's greatest strength in the south, and the suffrage amendment it's greatest strength in the west and east. This fact was presented in very positive manner when the two amendments secured passage through the House of Representatives
 At, the present moment the east and cer tral north are pleading with the south to remain true to it's doctrine of state rights. and not inflict upon other un- willing commonwealths it's own ideas re- garding prohibition of the liquor traffic; and the south, apparently welded to prohibition by legislative enactment, is pleading with other sections not to in fliot upon it the onerous burden of equal suffrage.
 BOTH MAY WIN Because of politics-the prohibition poli- tician in the south and the female poli- tician, armed with the ballot, in other sections-the chances are that both amendments will be enacted. In view of time limit of seven years interpolated in the .'dry' amendment it's defeat is possible. Inasmuch as no time limit is included in the equal suffrage amend ment, there is nothing under the sun which. in the course of years, can pre- vent it's adoption.
 Tn the meantime, this is true-the pro- hibitionists of Alabama are hoping that the suffrage amendment will not be sub- mitted until after the present campaign, and the state rights forces, for political advantages involved. are hopeful that the two amendments will be submitted at the same time.
 It is easy to deduce the foregoing from information sent members of Congress by their constituents of all political per suasions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Ratliff to Hang

Hazard, Ky, March 17.-John Ratliff just convicted of the murder of John Baker. a cripple. will be the first man to suffer the death penalty in Perry county in over 10 years. The crime for which Ratlff must suffer was commit ted last fall in a cemetery near here, it being alleged that the victim was lured to the lonely place by Mamie Wooten, who, with her brother, Rue Wooten, will be tried here Wednesday as accessories and his throat cut and head mashed to a jelly after being robbed of several hundred dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Mrs. John B. Going of
 Jeff Killed by Dynamite
While Burning Leaves Box of Explo- sives Catches Fire-Only Frag-
 ments of Body Found

Huntsville, March 17-Cspecial>- >--Mrs. John B. Going of Jeff was blown to pieces by the explosion of about 20 sticks of dynamite Saturday. Mrs. Going was in her back yard burning leaves and it is believed that the fire reached the tool box in which dynamite that was being used for blowing up stumps was stored. Only few fragments of her body were found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Bowman Gets Try-Out

Toledo, O., March 17--Alvah Bow man, for the last two years pitcher ou the Toledo American association base hall club, will leave tomorrow for the training camp of the New York Ameri- cans for tryout with the Yankees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Washington, March 17.-(SpeciaL)-Th people of Alabama in all probability will be called upon to consider sychronously two proposed admendments to the fed eraI constitution-the first preventing the manufacture and sale of liquors and the second extending the right of suffrage to women,
 The first has been enacted and submit ted to the several legislatures by Con- gress. The second, it is very strongly in- dicated. will have weathered a storm of congressional opposition within very short while. Two-thirds of the republican members of the Senate have formally agreed to support the suffrage amend ment, and only two votes are necessary to guarantee it's passage. The House has already acted favorably, and this fact, supported by the indorsement of President Wilson, as well as the anxiety Of republicans to claim credit in pres ently equal suffrage states. for the pas sage of the amendment is taken to mean the success of the proposition in the upper House.
 When the people of Alabama consider tho two amendments-identica in the principles involved-at the same time, embarrassment, beyond peradventure. will be the portion of politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
By HUGH ". RonERTs

almost solidly arrayed against equal suffrage. Thomas E. Kilby. candidate for governor, supports the first amend ment but would oppose the second Can didates for the legislature, in some in- stances, would appeal for votes on the ground of their adherence to the princi- ples of the dry cause. and for votes on the other. because of their opposition to woman suffrage.
 And thus the situation will become ex- ceedngly interesting. The ladies of the state who have conducted valiant cam paians against strongly entrenched op- position, who have fought bravely de- spite ridicule of merciless critics, will force the politicians to explain their con- tradicto-y attitude in order that all who run may read. The candidate who sup ports the "dry" amendment will declare that Congress acted properly in submit- ting the amendment to the states, and that the people should frown upon the argument that the states still retain cer- tain indisputable rights. At the same time he would be compelled to admit that the same argument holds good in it's application to woman suffrage.
 At first blush. it would appear that when the two amendments are consid- cred at one and the same time, the anti amendists will have the stronger argu- ment They will urge the people to de- feat both on the ground that the federal government has no right to tamper with internal affairs of the sovereign conrmonwealths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
BEssEMm BUREAU PHONE BESSEMER 5sl

The Bessemer High School War Saw ings Stamp club which was recently organized, held a meeting Friday aft ernoon at the office of the school and announces the following officers elect ed: Miss Helen Rodenberg, president; Miss Mary Louise Thornton, vice pres ident; and Herbert Parsons, secretary. A large number of students have been enr oiled as members of the club and rouch interest is being manifested in the sale of Baby Bonds
 PERSONALS
 Lieut. and Mrs. Bruce Snider, who have been the guests of their par ents. Mir. and Mrs. w A. Simmons, on Clarendon avenue. left this afternoon for Battle Creek. Mich.. where Lieu tenant Snider has been stationed.
 Harry Newberger, who is stationed at Portland. R. l., arrived today to be the guess of his uncle. MT and Mrs sam LeflSovits, on Clarendon avenue. Capt and Mrs. w. l.. Kennedy of Camp Gordon are the guests of their parents in this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Alex Little have named their little son Joe Alex Lit. tic, Jr.
 Mrs. Lela McBryde has returned to her home in Tuscaloosa after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Addie Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
TALK NO. I Patriotic Economy in Mems Clothes

is shown not by the "waster," nor by looking for low price, but by the man who gets full value for every dollar he spends for neces- saries.
 Clothing is necessity, and our tailored clothes, dollar for dollar, and measured by their cost per year more economical than any other kind. It is but another evidence of the economic law that goods of quality give greater service and are, therefore, the cheap est in the long run.
 Patriotic economy will prompt you to come to us for your Spring and Summer clothes. We ready, usual, to you with matchable selection of fine woolens and the personal attention of expert cutters and fitters
 cordial greeting awaits you.
 Hh ].
 Qzs:szssss:a0 y Z: 7 Custom Tailors Second Floor Empire Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
RIVAL SECTIONS ANGRY

The situation presents other interest ing features. In the first place despite the action of legislatures presently exist ing legislatures chosen when the pro- posed amendments were not issues, it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
INVOLVING SITUATION

From what has been reported to Wash ington by political students in Alabama, the state is strongly divided regarding tho proposed prohibition amendment, but
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-19

change the fact that stria-Hungary
IL oncially on record as having de-
clared their own powerful ally to be
fighting an unjust war Of aggression.
Just how King Charles can hold his
own disjointed empire-kingdom togeth-
er in subservience to the German
kaiser is one Of the many interesting
problems arising, out Of the murk and
smoke of the tangled European situa-
ton. Germany, dispatches say, is COM
ing under the domination Of the junk
ers with extreme rapidly, now that
Russia's granaries and commercial
fields have been opened to supply food
for the Germans and a market for
their products. But Austria, Hungary,
which is given only what Germany can
not use. has less reason to swing into
line behind the kaiser. 3
This, Of course, refers to the probe,
tariat. The reigning family has no
choice but to do as the German kaiser
wills. But the dissatisfaction and the
suspicion which must of necessity be
aroused among the people Of Austria.
Hungary as the result of King Charles
untimely expressions of p lack of sym.
pathy with his ally cannot but create
anxiety in Potsdam for the perman-
ency of the bonds with which the PEG.
pie of the dual empire are bound to the
chariot of the German milftarist
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-19
rHELEssoN OF DEFEAT

The defeat suffered by the British
forces around Mess1nes and their vol
untary withdrawal from the advanced
positions before Ypres are unmistak-
able proof of the fact that the Ger
mans attacking forces outnumber
their opponents and that the allied
reserve army from which so much was
expected is failing to perform the
vitality important role which was as
signed to it. Indeed, question Is raised
as to the very existence Of such an
army.
Events are moving so rapidly on the
northern sector of the western front
at present that comment is superfiu.
GUS except as 1t has to do with the
attitude Of the public toward the war.
and particularly the public in America.
may be said. Principally IL has to do
with the unwisdom Of the persistently
optimistic statements which have em-
anated from Washington and from
London hot only since the present Ger
man offensive began but for months
before.
The public Of America and the allied
nations has been fed up on optimism.
and this very fact is responsible. II
not for the reverses which are being
suffered now, sat least for the gievous
blow to hopes Of crushing German
defeat which had become rooted in the
minds Of millions Of people az a result
of the repeated declarations from ON
cial and semi-oficial sources that any
thing else was impossible
The world. or that part OF 1t against
which the Prussian military machine
has turned its devastating force. is be-
ginning to realize now whit 1t should
have seen years ago. 1t is beginning
to understand that the kaiser's mad
dreams Of world power were not so
mad after all, and that only superhu.
man effort and supreme sacrifice can
save civilization from German domi-
nation.
America has untold wealth and I'm.
tapped resources for making war. But
that fact in itself Is not enough to save
single inch Of the bloodsoaksd ter
rain from which the heroic armies OF
our allies are being forced to with.
draw today. Misers there are who
could buy whole cities, but those cities
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THEY NEED A,RpLANEs
(From Tuegdayg Daily

(FrOm tuesdays Dally)
Send us airplanes! For. Gods
sake. more airplanes!" is the appeal
which Major Gordon P. Howe Of the
British flying corps made to the first
Americans he met when he arrived In
New York yesterday from Europe.
During the early days Of the pres
emit German offensive" Major Howe
said, 1.-THE enemy literally filled the
air with airplanes They came 80
thick we could not count them. 1t
took the combined efforts Of the
French and British aviation corps
three days to get the upper hand"
This is the situation which exists.
over there where Americas allies are
making desperate stand In an enort
to hold the line until our deliberate
preparations are completed and real
army is at the front representing the
United States. This is the situation
which exists in spite Of the fact that
confident and optimistic predictions
were made months ago that America
would nil the air over Europe with
their lighting machines this very
spring.
Germany took warning from the
elaborate promises which our aircraft
board made and manufactured air
planes while Chairman Comm was
writing magazine articles descriptive
of what he intended to do. The result
il told in the British majors story OF
three days terrific lighting which
caused the allies thousands Of men
and hundreds Of square miles OF ter
rain.
There is some reassurances in the
news that comes from Washington OF
= speeding up in Americas prepare.
lions for actual warfare. But It would
be far more reassuring If there were
some record of performance. other
than literary, to the credit Of the air
craft board.
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OF the government as are the
army and navy themselves.
We must make prices to the
public the same as to the govern
ment. Prices mean the same thing
everywhere now.
These paragraphs were regarded
last summer as a, rebuke to Secretary
Lane, who had made an arrangement
with coal operators by which the gov
eminent was to obtain coal at prices
lower than those to be paid by the
general public. This arrangement was
denounced by Secretary Baker and
later rendered ineffective by the prssi-
dents announcement of prices and the
of Fuel Administrator
Garfield.
II the double price standard was
wrong last July 1t ID difficult to under
stand that It is right now.
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rns vNwELcoME VISITOR

TT, Jasper Jay!" Rusty Wren cried
q soon as he and his wife heard the
hoa1se cry outside their house. Hes
playing one Of his tricks on US. And
rm going out and tell him exactly
what I think Of him."
Don't forget to tell him what
think of him, tool" Mrs. Rusty said,
as she let 90 Of her husbands coat
tails.
Then Rusty hurried through the
little doorway. And there was Jasper
sitting on limb above the house, With
q cherry In his bill, which he let fall
With sly smile. The cherry struck
the roof Of Rusty's house with loud
bang! And then came the same clat-
ter, to which the Wren family had
been listening.
Here! Stop that" Rusty cried.
Jasper Jay shrteked with laughter.
Go away. said Rusty.
"Go away YOURSELF" retorted Jas
per.
'-rhis is my home" Rusty Wren told
him holly. "And you've no right 10
come here and fnghten my wife and
children like this"
''rHow shall brighten them. them
Jasper Jay asked him. Perhaps you
like this way better!" he shouted.
And with that he dew straight ut
Rusty Wren. He was 80 big and he
looked 50 cruel that Rusty turned tail
and dashed back into his house again.
And he was glad that hs doorway was
notsmuch bigger than twontynve
cent piece, because he knew that Jas.
per Jay could never squeeze through
30 small an opening.
Jasper slighted on top Of tho house
and Jumped up and down on the roof
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soorL4aarne pAV.4@

Logan. ADgil 17-6tin pssosa are
meted out to the peddIers Of bose
when brought into court hlo. Charles
Jones, Appreciated at Dsmlep, WIN
two women, selling booss Nun -
automobile, paid his fine Of >soo.aaA
costs here and Immediately aftsEWlrd
was rearrested and tAkea to aAa1Ay
county where he Is sAad 70 b v1nAoA
for similar oRsnse. The twqVomAa
were fined. 500 each and released.
The three arc sstd by the o0cQgD -
have paid $74e as result Of thslr Tip
into Harrison county.