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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

6HHAT man Erie Pettus is all wool
 and a yard wide.
 He is an hundred per cent hu- man. He goes over the top like Per- shing.
 In oratory he is superb. In nerve and fair hitting he is John l.. Sullivan. In poise and dignity and address he is an Oscar Underwood.
 I heard him in Capitol park Friday night. He graced the platform like an Allen c. Thurman. He is as fair in ar gument as Samuel J. Tilden. He Is as rhetorical and as incisive as John J. In- gals. He is as forceful. where needs be, as was Grover Cleveland And he has the command of language, the straightfor- wardness of thought and the clearness of expression of Woodrow Wilson.
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 So fair and so courageous was he that he volunteered, if found unfit to lead. to fight in the trenches and go over the top for. any 1c0 per cent American to succeed our present repre- sentative in Congress.
 But, with no word of criticism of any other man who would or who has volun- teered to go to Congress. where we need a real American man. 1t would be dlf- ficult to find one so true to the type of everything that goes to make up a man and a statesman as this Erie Pettus proved himself to be.
 He would be credit to any section, to any coterie, to any class-because he Is fair and just and courageous. He is a mans man. He is a statesman in bone and slnew and In red blood.
 And unless some other man can get on the stump and in public performance as a congressman must show in the House of Representatives at Washington better qualifications than he, every man of us, interested in winning this war and in winning Birmingham s rightful place in the estimation of Wood row Wilson's administration and the loyal American people, must vote for him.
 Every other aspirant for congressional he be able to show better qualifications-must come down in favor of Pettus. If another can show himself better, as Pershing did over other gen. erals. Pettus will come down and fight in the ranks.
 But, frankly, it strikes me that Pettus is the Pershing of this period in Bir- mingham's history-the man we need to stamp Birmingham in it's proper place on the map of American loyalty.
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 Never critical and never inclined to say an unkind word about a neighbor is the writer.
 But, I wouldn't give a Tinker's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

''Francis Ausbury, the Prophet of the Long Road" by Ezra ripple. is a book not only for Methodists, but for all who love the story of real man.
 read 1t when it first came out, and to me it was intensely interesting, as a study of the man who ranks immeasur- ably above his contemporaries, but who stands with Wesley. Whitfield and Coke. as one of the four greatest representa- tives of the Methodist movement.
 It is more than the life of an individual, it is the picture of an era, and gives us glimpse of the lives of the pioneers who blazed a religious trail through the wilderness and made it easier for us to carry on the work which they began
 
 Francis Asbury, who set Methodism on it's conquering way in America, was born August 20. 1745. in the mother country. when the fire of the "Evangeli- cal Revival' in England had been burn ing sometime, and he it was who, having lit his torch by it, brought the sacred flame to America. But this is not to be a life of Asbury. but a mere apprecia- ton, with passing sidelight on the eighteenth century. which reached its misty moon beneath the second George "a dewless night succeeded by sunless dawn" Tyernan says: The world had the idle. discontented look of the morn ing after some mad holiday. and. like rocket sticks and the singed paper from the last nights sauibs :. the English court was entirely corrupt
 Lecky will not be accused of bias, but as judicial historian of the England of that century, he bears testimony to the fact: .Although the career of the elder Pitt and the splendid victories by land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
TINED BRACE TALKS ABOUT REAL MEN
 II AND THE THINGS THAT GO TO MAKE THEM

dam for the future political or Home chances, if there be a boy in the family, of any member of the present city commission of Birming ham if city ordinance 571-c holds good.
 This ordinance says that 1t shall be unlawful for circus to show in this city, and that anyone and everyone connected with such show giving q performance here shall be fined slo0 and be imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than six months.
 A street fair at Ensley caused thss eruption of vesuvius at the city hall.
 It means that Barnum and Bailey circus can't show here. It means that c. D. Corey's show. known in 1913 as Hagenback's. the circus which sold to the writer Miss Fancy, the elephant at the Avondale ZOO, which belongs to the children of Birmingham, carrot come here again.
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 There Is not a boy in the trenches in France today who didn't get his first inspiration of prowess from cir- GUS or a wild west show.
 Tell me that Barnum and Bailey's three-ring circus and wild west show can't come to Birmingham!
 What. are the boys from ' to 17 to sec that teaches them manhood. prow- ess. doing deeds? There is no moving picture business about It. No silent seat in the dark with flashing screen. No sitting still and reading signs of what Is coming next. The real thing youngsters and the oldsters can nibo!e popcorn and peanuts and pound their feet and clap their hands. and breathe dust, and laugh at the clowns.
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 God forbid that I shall live to see the day that I cannot walk over the sawdust hand-in hand with my young sters and push them over the board seats, give each a bag of peanuts. and hold a bag myself, and see the dare devils of the circus ring.
 It's no picture. It's the real thing. The American Circus has made the American soldier in France today.
 Talk about real circus taking money out of town! It brings a spirit into the youth of a town that no money could buy.
 I would almost pray that one or two big circuses and wild west shows in big tents shall come to this Birming ham this year, and that every boy and girl shall see it.
 I'll bet dollars to dough-nuts that that hasty ordinance will be repealed if a big circus will book for Birming- ham.
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 Woodrow Wilson quit the White
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
Plans Made to
 Reduce Illiteracy

' e7HH HAT is philanthropic work of 0 the highest importance which the Alabama illiteracy commission has recently inaugurated.
 Five thousand white men in this state subject to draft are unable to read or to write their names. Ten per cent of those already drafted are classed as ilhterates.
 This deplorable conditions is to be overcome as speedily as possible inso- far as the prospective selectmen are concerned. Ten organizers will be sent out under the auspices of the illiteracy commission and the council of defense for the purpose of reaching as many illiterates as possible.
 It is a noteworthy fact that young men of average intelligence, but without "book learning" can acquire the rudiments of an education in a few weeks time. Given certain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

and sea that were won during his min zling episodes in the reign of George II, they must yield, I think, in real impor- tance, to that religious revolution which shortly before had begun in England by the preaching of the Wesleys and White field"
 As my story is to be about Asbury and not about John Wesley or Whiteield, l pass over the fact that they came and wrought marvelously on American soil. the one in the north, the other in the south. It has been said if you want to know a man. just travel with him, and you may be sure if he has any little his makeup. it will crop out. Even Paul found it out, and John Mark was left behind I know for myself that it is a severe test. for tried it out in Eu- rope. and there were days that I tired out my younger brother, just as there were days that he got on my nerves. but We had sense enough to separate and each go his way during daylight, but came together at night
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 But why this talk about the acid test of travelling? did it to get chance to tell what Henry Boehm. who knew "the Prophet of the Long Road intimately, having ~traveled more than 4o.Ooo miles with him before the days of railroads or even good roads. said about him. I know of no higher tribute. Just listen: Bishop Asbury possessed more deadness to the world, more of self-sacrificing spirit. more of the spirit of prayer. of Christian enterprise, of labor. and of benevolence, than any other man ever knew; he was the most unselfish being was ever acquainted with.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

A magazine writer says Madame Nazimova shows no Temperament" in her home life You never can tell by seeing an actress on the stage whether or not she treats her husband like a human being.
 The contention of an etymo1ogist that "camouflage' is a badly oyerworked word admits of no argument. but, drat the luck, there are so many times when no other word seems to express what we mean.
 A cartoonist thinks Venezuela may be slipping supplies to U-boat now and then. There may be some ground for his suspicion. Venezuela doth protest too much that she's neutral to the core
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 One reason why we have so little in- formation about what our navy is do- 'iio 4o OC-stuSS utSlIOycI anu paltIt- ships do not make practice of carry ing correspondents wherever they go
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 Cartoonist Briggs should have some regard for the feelings of people who live in bone-dry states and quit draw ing pictures of golfers quaffing high balls at the end of perfect day.
 x # # General Pershing denies that Amer icas gallant colored troops are fed 10 the guns to make a Teuton holiday. Nobody with grain of common sense believed that yarn, anyway. x. x * An allied general says the German soldiers are weary of war, Shouldn t think they'd be as keen about it now as they were when looking forward to a six weeks war and victory. < 1; x Vodka is being sold again in many Hparts of Russia Unfortunately for the prohibition point of view, the Bel shevik regime started when Russia was l supposed to be dry. 1 < l. # Women are going all the way to France to recite to our soldiers, despite the fact that the poor devils are being gassed frequently by the Germans
 < # # 1 The eagerness of many young men to 1 get into government service is prompted, we suspect by the fear that they may soon be caught in the draft l < < * I It must give the Kaiser a sinking feel ing to know that the man who will bridge the Atlantic with ships has the 1 Teutonice name of Schwab. | + F. z: l Martin, the noted restaurateur of New York, is dead Musical comedy did q great deal to keep Martins name before the ''provinces
 # x < | If e~erybody were as optimistic as the men who write advertisements for shaw ing soap, this would be world of | light hearts.
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 The swollen condition of the Piave may be taken by pious persons as fur ther proof that God is not helping the | Teutons.
 l 2. E < | The shortage of wheat has put pastry cooks on their mettle and results in many cases speak well for their skill. # < # l General Crowder is doubtless of the 1 opinion that making jazz music is one i of the nonessential industries. l # * 4.
 The opinion seems to he growing that l King Ferdinand typifies all the worst traits of the Bulgarians. 1 T. :* < 1 Farewell nal de mer when that air route across the Atlantic becomes an accomplished fact!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23


 When Francis Asbury, a timid, un- trained youth of 2l, began to preach and travel in his native land. under the di- rection of John Wesley. in 1776 New York city had a population of 12.O0o Philadel- phia was the social and commercial me- trorolis, and two years before had be- come the seat of the colonial Congress. These two and Boston were the only cities of any size. In Virginia there was not an important town. scarcely a village of any considerable s:ze
 am trymg to give you some idea of the country into which young Asbury came to help plant and water Methodisrrs. For the most part the early settlers were engaged in farming. There were few roads available for use. It was almost impossible to get from one part of the country to the other. When an express wagon made the trip from New York to Philadelphia in two days it was . seven-day wonder. like Jules verne's trip around the world in 30 days.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
Bumper Crops Expected

Crop conditions all over the state are good" remarked s. P. Gaillard of Mobile, member of the Alabama public utilities commission and candidate for reelection, while in Birmingham yes terday.
 "The farmers have been very busy and bumper crops are expected We won our point with the railroad direc- tor general over the construction of order 2S, which, if 1t had been put into effect as interpreted by the dts trict commission, would have worked a great hardship on Alabama shippers. The effect of the district commissions ruling would have been to increase freight charges on intrastate ship ments of some commodities as much as 600 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
LUKE M,LuKE SAYS

The camouflage waist is the rage this summer. When worn, an observer gets the impression that she isn't wearing any waist at all.
 If you can't argue, or bribe or flatter your wife into doing a thing, tell her that you forbid her to do it and she'll do 1t in 10 minutes.
 In boyhood he tries to dodge san educa- tion: in youth he tries to dodge matri- mony; in middle age he tries to dodge illness; in old age he tries to dodge death
 But poor man is always the goat.
 Marriage is lottery. And some peo- pie seem to have an idea that they are entitled to five or six chances. You can shut your eyes to your own faults. But you can't make your wife do likewise.
 The motion picture men have their troubles too If film doesn't make a
 man laugh, he says it is rotten and if film doesn't make woman cry, she says it is rotten.
 This would be nicer world if we would not try to find fault until we
 have a certificate from the recording angel that we haven't any of our own. The man who marries a girl in the summer of 1918 should have no kick com ing later on. He sure can see what he lis getting. We saw quite a few shows during the theatrical season, and it is our humble opinion that they haven't elevated the stage any by raising the price of admis- sion.
 ! After giving the matter deep thought, we have decided that the only way to
 keep out of debt is to have no credit. | A homely girl is usually smart enough ] to dress so as to attract attention from her face to others parts of her anatomy. l Another reason why only few of us are successful is because the rest of us
 never know where we are going until
 we get there.
 1 woman's idea of tragedy is to have unexpected company when her best table
 is ip tho laundry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-My soul is satisfied with Thee, my Comfort CT and my Friend. Thou nearest my hidden fears and dreams. Thy very presence solves my problems and explains the mysteries of life. Thou Sivest me rest. Amen.-H. M. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
THE HUN MUST co

From the New York Herald.
 Elgar's Coronation March" and ''Pomp and circumstance," William Faulke's "Nuptial Marche" Widor's ''Marche Nuptiale," Marche de Sy- node" from Camille; Saint -Saens' ..Henri vIII;" Percy Rowe Shelley's Fanfare d'Orgue." which lets loose everything the organ has and the ''E.pithalanium, by R. Huntington Woodman. composer of "Shanewis, are stirring recessionals. There is much other good music not German for the nuptial ceremony.
 The Hun must go. He must go out of France. Belgium, Italy and Russia He also must go out of the wedding music in American churches. He is beginning to. Let him not stand upon the s.-.ar of his going. but go at oncA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

House the other day to go to see Bar mum and Bailey's circus, He returned to the Executive Mansion stronger and better man. He saw men and animals lin action. He saw daring deeds. He was inspired.
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 The Beast of Berlin was taught the movement of an army and it's equip ment by the methods of the Barnum and Bailey circus the year it toured Ger many. This Emperor William sent his staff officers along to study the methods of the movements of this great circus aggregation.
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 Let us buy big circus to come here rather than make it skip Birmingham. Let us take our little boys out to see it unload and put up the big tent and the cook tent and the animal tent, and the sleeping tents. Let them see how men are trained to discipline Let them see every move of animal and man. In the seeing there Is believing
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 As boy of 10 saw the cowboys in circus riding at full tilt on their Texas ronies lean down and pick their hats off the ground. I was never con tent thereafter until could do the same stun. on my pony; nor until I could ride cossack fashion and do many stunts. I learned to shoot with pisto. and rifle and shotgun. The circus and Buffalo Bir were the teachers. The men who brought the unbroken Texas ponies into my town and sold them for from s25 to $50 each taught the boy of my youngster days how to break his own pony 10 saddle The broncho-buster Of the circus of today teaches the American boy.
 The circus and the Wild West show have taught the American boy in France tuudy tHt SpIIll H6 IS EHCWlDS. ms observation was the initial inspiration to the deeds our men are doing ID France-deeds which are putting new life. hope, spirit and enthusiasm into the hearts and brains of the tired Brit. ish ana French soldiers.
 Kill the street fairs with their Hula. Hula dancers and slot machines and fakirs, but give to us the big circus. Send city commissioner to bring big one here to inspire the boy from to IT to ride horse, to shoot, to swim to perform on trapeze to tame hon. to make an elephant performi Let him see these things in actual life. in order that he may try out afterwards those things he thinks he can do. 1t will make him a soldier if need be; if not. a man, sA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
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HER BUSY DAY
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T have been suddenly called out Of town," remarked MT. Glithersby It's too bad that I won't have an oppor- tunity to communicate with my wifo before leaving"
 Why, you can telephone to her. or send a messenger boy"
 Neither plan is feasible. This is the day of the week when Mrs. Glithers- by pays her telephone calls. would hate to interrupt .her in the middle of 2 conversation or trying to get the next number"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
E F F Rainbow" Division Honored in France

A TIER completing one hundred GA days of consecutive service on the front line in Lorraine, historic ground which doubtless proved an in- spiration, the Rainbow" division re- ceived citation from the French gen eral. It paid tribute to "the fine mil itary qualities which the division has continually exhibited and the services it has rendered in this sector" "The spirit, method and discipline shown by the officers and men proved they can at first call take glorious place in the line of battle."
 These words mean great deal. The splendid courage the French have shown on many bloody battlefield in defense of their country renders praise from such an heroic source of greater value.
 The citation is of particular inter- est to us here in Birmingham and throughout Alabama. There are many boys from this city and state in the Rainbow division. Manly young fel- lows, whom short while ago we were accustomed to meeting on the streets, in public places, in offices and business houses, have won the admir- ation of their French allies thousands of miles from home and on soil which is sacred to all lovers of liberty.
 We take pleasurable pride in the showing made by this division, includ- ing among other troops the former Fourth Alabama" regiment. Yet, the good account they gave of themselves was anticipated by all those who knew the worth of these soldiers before they left home and crossed the sea to France.
 We felt assured they would not be found wanting. And they have not failed. They have stood the test and they will continue to bear themselves bravely until the great task in hand is accomplished-until Hohenzollernism is put down, never again to menace the worlds peace and safety
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
visits 0. l.. Bunn

q have been down at Gulfport fish ing for several days said D. H. Gr1s- wold, cashier of the American Trust and Banking company of Chattanooga, yesterday, "and stopped on my way home for short visit with my old friend, o. l. Bum. of the Birmingham traffic bureau.
 The fish didn't bite very well and as consequence my catch was rather small The people down there told me the weather was too cold for the fish last winter and they are not very plentiful this summer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CONFUSION

CONFUSION His home life must be beautiful" The neighbors keep declaring, Because each afternoon he takes His twins out for an airing. To such small things Dame Gossip
 clings
 Her idle talk to season; If he declined that daily task His wife would know the reason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
THE FIRST CARRIER

Still flows the river to the sea- With romance fraught, and mystery. Through winter snows and summer Its winding course for aye it runs; Past dreaming hills, through valleys
 wide. In placid, in swollen pride, Though used by man In projects vast Withal symbol of the past And eyermore it sobs and sings Of half-forgot, primeval things.
 SHARP REJOINDER "Friend wife,
 q know you want something. What is it?"
 "CouId I borrow back part of that $1o I let you have yesterday?"
 "On what grounds?"
 Hard necessity
 NO. I'm compelled to refuse on sim liar grounds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
REASON ENOUGH

T see where two footpads entered Chinese restaurant and forced the proprietors to stand against the wall with their hands above their heads" Go on."
 But just as they started to rifle the cash register, the Chinamen began singing and the robbers incontinent- ly fled"
 T wonder why they did that?" 'Ahem! Have you ever heard Chinaman singing Chinese song"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Honex suhstitntee ror sugar

T have just sold 1000 ponds of hon ey to soft drink manufacturer" sald Judge B. M. Allen yesterday.
 'srhe honey is to be used, under stand, in place of sugar in making soft drinks. At first sold them 200 pounds and then they came back fot 800 pounds more. I took the honey from hives on my farm in south Ala bama, and sold it for IS cents a pound"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
NOT IN HIS CLASS

NUT IN HIS CLASS
 "Who is the broad-shouldered man you just spoke to so affably?" That's my physical instructor. He gave me this black eye I'm wearing." But in the days work, of course?' "oh. yes. Still, if he had done it as pastime, I don't see how could have helped myself''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
LUFBERY

By Charles Hanson Towne. He has not made his last brave fight Among the stars he flies tonight. Yea. higher than the moon he flies. With new wonder in his eyes; And winged angels lead him still Beyond the last white heavenly hill 0 brave and blest. to sail so far, Where blue celestial mornings arc
  Our hearts fly with you since you ge Above the splendid peaks of snow Above the borders of the spheres. A young icarus with your peersl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
SOMETHING NEW

Forced to quit serving alcoholic drinks by prohibition laws. proprie- tors of cabarets in some cities are turning their attention to the cui- sine"
 Do you suppose people will ever learn to eat in cabarets for the sole purpose of satisfying their hunger?'
 Well. they might get around to 1t in time. but it would seem a little odd at first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
THATs NOT BUSINESS

THAT'S NOT BUSINESS
 stunning stenographer you have" "Yes, but I'll have to get rid of her" <~"why? Affecting your heart?''
 NO, indeed. But when she trips into the office an hour late. she seems to think a smile squares everything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

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