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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30

Brussels should think of Mir. Hoover's labors in behalf of Belgium and cease to feel hurt because 1t was not made the capital of the league of nations.
 # % * En passant 1t has been sometime since anybody was decorated with the order of the Red Eagle. That used to be one of wilhelm's standbys-
 % < Apart from teaching French young sters how to swear. the stay of the American soldier in France has been a blessing to the country.
 R + # Sapient newspaper correspondents who perdict that Germany will sign the treaty of peace will have nothing to take back.
 It's fortunate for President Wilson that he made his tour of Italy before the crowds started to shouting the oth- CT way.
 % + There is plenty of material for beer testing squads in this part of the coun- try, if scientists desire any moro voiun- teers
 * x x The girl auto thief has made her ap- pearance in Birmingham, where two misses recently eloped with f1ivver.
 # # % When Diversity" is the slogan of every southern farmer the advancing business will become back number.
 j: * # The 1sTth regiment will not be served with lettuce sandwiches The fare will be solid and substantial
 !. # # The grass is green in the suburbs and the billboards offer additional proof that spring is here.
 * # # The Zeppelin type of air liner may be the first to install a swimming tank and elevators
 1t ts a painful fact that the ''vic- tory" loan is not going lover the top" with a whoop.
 Now that the league of nations is assured. what will be the international anthem7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
FTUME, PAST AND PRESENT.

From the Chicago News.
 While the Italians and other peoples of the world call the city "Fiume" the Jugo slavs call it 'Rieka" Its unique prominence as the center of immediate world interest Is paralle1ed by the cu- rious political, racial and geographical position it has long occupied. Distant from Hungary, it was yet united with that kingdom as "one of the crown free town. Sussak, it's industrial sub urb, separated from it by river and a bridge, Is a part of Croatia.
 Population statistics show that Plume proper has more Italians than Slavs. Figures given in an article in the Quarterly Review in 1918 are: Italians, 24,o00; Slavs, 15,OO0; Magyars, 5000, and of other nationalities 5000. Across the bridge in Sussak the situation is com pletely reversed. That town has 11,000 Serbo- -Croatians and 1900 Italians.
 Plume possessed an autonomous con- stitution. In defense of its special rights the city came into conflict with the Hungarian government Up to 1902 there was no great evidence of dissat- isfaction, but after that time the policy of Reorganization applied by the Hun garian government, coupled with grow ing disaccord with the Croatians, gave a powerful influence to irredentism. However, the struggles in the defense of the citizens rights did not keep Plume from enjoying marked prosperi- ty as the one important seaport of Hun gary.
 Fumes history goes back to very ancient times. It has known the domin ion of the Franks. It was held in feudal tenure by the bishop of Pola. In 1130 1t passed under the control of the counts of Duino, who kept it until the end of the fourteenth century. Their successors, the counts of Walsee, sur rendered it. in 1471 to the Emperor Frederick III, who incorporated 1t in the dominions of the house of Austria Emperor Charles VI declared it free port in 1723 and Marie Theresa united it to Croatia in 1776. Coded to Hun gary in 1922, it was annexed to the crown lands of Croatia after the revo- lution of 1s4S. Twenty years later it was returned to Hungary which con trolled it until the recent collapse of the dual empire.
 Now the question which confronts the Paris peace conference is whether the city shall be Italian, as the chief ele- ment of it's population desires, or Jugo whether it shall occupy a guaranteed international status conforming to it's historic tradition as free city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Eagle Boats Essential
 To Navy Programme

A FTER searching investigation GS of the charges against the gov ernment and the Ford company in the matter of the Eagle boats, the Senate subcommittee found not a single charge sustained The committees report was in fact a complete and stirring vindication of both the navy department and of the company in question.
 It was shown in the first place that the Ford company did not seek the contract and that when the concern was persuaded to build the Eagles, patriotism was the compelling mo- tive. There was to be no profit what soever.
 One hundred and twelve of this type of boats were to be built, but when the armistice was signed the contract for fifty-two of them was cancelled. It was decided that sixty Eagles would be needed to promote
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Wanderers Preparing
 To Return Home

OUTHERN negroes who migrated g to the north, 1ured by promises If high wages, are coming back to the ptton fields of Dixie. Although in ome parts of the south Chicago's ap- peal for help in solving the problem If idle negroes who went there in Arge numbers was not cordially re- Ieived, dispatch from Chicago states hat employers and commercial or ganizations in many cities of Ala anna, Louisiana and Georgia want the tegroes to return and work in cot lon, rice and sugar fields and saw hills. It is stated that 50 colored families will leave today for the south tnd many more are expected to fol- bw. So anxious are employers to get eolored help that they are offering to pay transportation.
 For a generation at least the ex- periences of colored folk who went Aorth by the thousands will serve to keep them at home. None of those who faced cold and privation in new surroundings where they were neither understood nor appreciated will for get the lessons they Asve learned.
 Regardless of what agitators, pro- sessional uplifters and cranks of va aous sorts may have to say about the natter, the south is the natural habi- lat of the negro. It is the one part If the country where he can always find employment and live cheaply. And as for the treatment the negro receives in the south, whatever injus- lice he may be subjected to, it is not eountenanced by the better element of the southern people and as time goes m the constant agitation on the part sf the press and leaders of both races will largely do away with the evils of which the negro has justly com plained-
 The industrious, law-abiding south ern negroes are on friendly footing with the white people and their rela- hons have always been characterized by spirit of mutual helpfulness. In the north the negro is pushed aside pr ignored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
MEANING OF DOOR PANEL

From the St Paul Dispatch.
 Most modern doors have panels. eith- CT for ornamental purposes or to make the door lighter, usually the latter. A solid door without any panels would be no stronger and would possess an added weight as well as wasting con- siderable material But the panels of the common or household door of our childhood, which, you remember, had and two smaller ones at the bottom, date back into vast antiquity.
 The early Christians, desiring to have always before them the sign of the cross, nailed a cross upon their doors. This brought them new mar tyrdoms at the hands of the Romans. And so, according to the old legend, they reversed the cross, bringing the arms at the bottom instead of the top, when technically 1t became no longer a cross. If you recall the way the old dining room door looked when you were a child, you will remember that the paneling was so arranged as to leave higher and thicker parts of the door in the form of reversed cross or a cross upside down. Sometimes even today, when the builders wish to be very artistic, they reverse the old fashioned door, bringing the small panels at the top. This rather pleases the eye by it's novelty and reverts back to the doors of those early Christian days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Raxehan In fhn Parks

'1 am glad that some of our parks have ball grounds said Key Milner, flor if an American boy does not take to our great national game, something is the matter with him. I enjoy the Southern league games, and I am ex- tra fond of college exhibitions, but for real down right fun there is nothing to beat match game between two rival schools where the teams are made up of boys in their teen ages. A great many of this variety are pulled off out at Avondale park Nearly any afternoon one can see hot contest being played out there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
A FAMOUS FISHING TOWN

cipal expense account was more than three English pounds for Ticker at the house of MT. James Stevens Intoxi- cants were served freely at funerals, and gloves were presented to the bear CTS.
 Many facts about Gloucester, as of other early New England communities, are derived from such naive verses as those left by Thomas Fuller, an early settler, who write:
 |" Tn thirty eight, set my foot Upon New England's store; My thoughts were then to stay one year, And here to stay no more. But, by the preaching of Gods word By famous Shepard he, In what a woful state I was I then began to sec
 Tax records, too have their historic sidelights especially biographical, such as the lists of exemptions with items like these:
 most this half-year and still remains.
 "'Richard Dike being distempered in ye head.
 ".Mr. Henry Walker, very aged; not able to do nothing.
 "'Thomas Roggs. Senior. is decrepit in his lims
 "In TITO a books by the Rev. James Kelly found among the effects of an English sailor, fell i'll the hands of Gloucester citizens. They agreed with the views therein expressed, and in order that they might be preached reg ularly the first Universalist church in the new world was founded.
 "Gloucester has among it's rocky cliffs and 1adges one floral curiosity of great beauty and fragrance, the mag nolia glaucus, which grows in the swamps near the city
 "Rafe's chasm, where the pounding waves churn and rumble; the Rocking Stone, ose Hated for an inch or so by the incon ing tides; Old Mother Ann and Whales Jaw are among the natur- al wonders Gloucester discloses. i.
 "The Massachusetts state census of 1915 gave Gloucester population of 24,47S. Before the war most adult males numbering about 500, were engaged in fishing or collateral occupations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

A girl gets just as mad when you
 stare at her as she would if you failed to notice her.
 Ever notice what splendid complex
 ions good-natured women have? Being good -natured is sure way to have d good complexion. And if we do not get vote of thanks from the marrled
 mems union for this paragraph, we'll quit
 It takes lot of vitality and valuable e time to keep a grudge in good work ing order
 You hear so few of them that you are likely to get the idea that kind words cost more than the other kind. But they don't When woman is sewing she would rather bite the thread off with her teeth than use the scissors lying in her lap.
 We all know that we are entitled to a whole lot more than we possess. But we can't understand why the other fellow isn't satisfied with what he has After they have been married for 10 years it isn't love that makes wife hate to let her husband out of her sight. sight.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned man who used to use bone ear spoon when he was talking to you? | It isn't the troubles that develop that give you wrinkles and gray hairs. It is usually the troubles that fail to de- velop
 | Why are girls supposed to take | music lessons in order to fit them for | matrimony. Why not let them take boxing lessons? Any man is willing to admit that if the rest of the people were like him, | this would be better world. | A lot of our good and pure citizens are going to be disappointed when theJ ] get to Heaven and find that no private l boxes have been reserved for them and l that they will have to mingle with tha
 common herd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Will Lead the World
 In Musical Art

ID PRISONS now living recall the
 0 time when there was compara- lively little appreciation in this coun- try of music of artistic merit; when the symphony orchestra was unknown and when the few virtuosos that ap- peared at infrequent intervals came from Europe.
 It is very different now. Native born artists are plentiful and nearly every city of any pretention to cul- ture supports a local orchestra capa- ble of performing master works. Grand opera and concerts attract large audiences and American composers are coming steadily to the front.
 So rapid has been the progress of music in the United States that dis tinguished musicians of foreign birth and education are beginning to speak in high terms of our local talent, and Rachmaninoff does not hesitate to say that America will, before a great while, lead the world in musical art. q see no need for you Americans to go abroad, either to learn to compose or be trained" said the famous Rus sian pianist-composer in an interview in New York. "Your country should inspire you just as we'll as any other country. But as a foundation you should have national conservatory under government auspices, situated either in Washington or New York. Instead of sending students of music to the old world you should make them come to you"
 1 A few years ago New York mem Der of Congress introduced bill pro- viding for a complete conservatory 1
 such as .Rachmaninoff had in mind, but the author of it died and no ac- ton was taken on the measure. The
 bill was comprehensive and carefully drawn and should have been enacted
 into law. It should be reintroduced
 and passed by the Sixty-sixth Con-
 gress.
 There will doubtless be a notable ar-
 ray of legal talent on hand when the
 Kaiser is brought to trial. Fine chance for some young attorney to win his
 spurs.
 ! x # x
 Maybe Carranza is a bit unified be- cause his style of whiskers were not
 conspicuous at the peace conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
THE TOCSIN

Edward S. Van File, in the New York Sun. Never since man first preyed on man. And battlefields turned red And guns were forged and metal ran , Hot for its feast of dead, Rang Tocsin louder on the air, More menacing, more wild, Than rouses races everywhere That they be not defiled.
 It echoes over mounds of slain,
 And weary Europe weeps: It's hoarse above the meaning maj
 From sea to sea it leaps It's raucous where the valleys are, It shnkes the hills with dread Who raised their eyes and saw a star Now fear that star is fled.
 The Tocsin! The Tocsin! 'Tis harshsI
 to human ears;
 Our graves have grown too many, we
 are tired of our tears; But the foe is arming, arming, And the Tocsin, giving cry, Is atch-dogs tongue alarming Them that sleep to wake or die. Far afleld the war-god rangea
 Peace? An, where is it today?
 Age on age how slight the change4
 In the price their victims pay! To the Robespierres, red-handed. Who have slain, and slay again ANoW HeW IullllOnS .DduQeQ For the massacre of men! The Toesin! The Tocsin! the winds of al.
 the earth Arc carrying the warning of mon
 strous evil birth. Of the coming of Frankenstein, insathte
 for blood, Of cavemen with machine guns, and of
 murder at the flood. Nay, tarry not, ye needless, for the foe
 draws nigh the gate, U And wo to ye, ye laggards if yet gird
 your Joins too late; Ye have fought a splendid battle. ye have
 won fight for God. But there's lightning in the Armament.
 and blood upon the sod The Tocsin! The Tocsin It's thunder
 groweth loud! Ye saved the goddess, Liberty-they would
 wrap her in a shroud; A new crusade awaits ye, ye must face
 the foe again, For brutes break loose to make their
 kill-and Freedom calls for men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30

the navy's efficiency on peace foot ing, and on these construction pro ceeded.
 The contract with the Ford company was more favorable than contracts with other companies. Moreover, it was brought out in the investigation that the Ford plant was the only plant available for building the Eagle boats, for which there was pressing demand during the progress of the war.
 Charges made by certain trade journals included profiteering and that the Eagle programme was cost ing the government fifty million dol lars and the return was nothing. But can trump up accusations. To sustain them is another thing. In the case of the Eagles all parties con- cerned not only came out with clean records, but the public will have a higher esteem than ever for the De- troit manufacturers and fuller appre- ciation of their broad-mindedness and patriotic spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Bond Market Active

'SThe bond market is more active than it has been in several years," said Leo K Steiner of Steiner Brothers. "Our banking house has extended it's field of operations and is bidding on bond issues in all the southern states. We keep several men on the road looking over the bond situation.
 Securities that are especially at tractive to investors are municipal inn provement bonds and county road bonds. Florida and Mississippi are spending large sums on road building. Florida has made wonderful strides in highway construction, but it will not be satisfied until the cheaply built road is a thing of the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Meetings At woodIawn Baptist

We are having a great meeting at the Woodlawn Baptist church." said pr. c. Ross Baker, the pastor who is assisted by Dr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the First Baptist church of Birming ham. '"The crowds are large and the in- terest great. pr. Hobbs is a forceful preacher and is not afraid to speak out boldly against the evils of the day. He has real evangelistic gifts, and my con gregation has been greatly helped through his services"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
Watch For Louis Joseph

"We had quite an interesting little ceremony on Monday afternoon down at the store," said Leopold Loeb of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, flor the 24 buyers, bought a handsome A jewel watch and presented it to Louis Joseph to commemorate his "A years service with the firm He is retiring to go in business for himself It is true that he began work 27 years ago but for three years he was not connected with L. J. X I.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
THE MALE OF THE SPECIES.

From the Columbia Record:
 A Chicago professor says Adam, th4 first of the race. was not handsome man. We believe it. What few of his male descendants that are good to look upon doubtless took after their first mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
RARE FRIEDMAN.

 q must say that this young aviator IS a modest chap"
 How is that?'
 "He doesn't even exaggerate the num- Der of cigarettes he smokes in the course of day to keep his nerves taut."
 THE HOME CIRCLE. Have you picked out place to spend the summer?' asked Mir. Twobble. "Yes." said Mr. Dubwaite. but my choice is subject to revision by the Big Three"
 "Pd like to 4znow what Wilson. Lloyd George and Clemenceau have to do with your summer vacation" Nothing whatsoever. was referring to friend wife and my two daughters"
 LIKE THE OLD DAYS. well, sir" said the bartender ia one of the few remaining wet towns. what will you have?"
 "A Scotch highball," said the stranger, as he looked about him in a dazed way. I've been living for years in dry town"
 "I suspected that, sir" eyes, ~es How all this carries me back! Er-as a personal favor to me will you spill little beer on the bar and 9ut my change in it?"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
OLD-FASHIONED TIMEPIECE
.m the Columbia Record.

From the Columbia Record.
 When Capt. Martin Van Buren Bates of Seville. O., died the other day the main fact that stood out in his obit- uary was that he had for years worn a. watch that weighed four pounds. Time must have hung heavily on the captains hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
CRISIS IN BOSTON
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
 Boston was so put out by its tele- phone strike that it was threatened with disagreement between it's nouns and it's verbs. Happily the strike is now settled, and not even bifurcated in- finitive impinges upon Back bay cul- ture. l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
oLD-FAsHIoNED LoCoMoTIoN

From the Baltimore American.
 When the s25o automobile arrives it win be difficult to persuade this grow ing generation that their fathers ac- tually paid to see men engaged in walking matches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30

BEGINNING THE DAY-So speak that we may hear. Our hearts are before Thee; open Thou our ears; let us hasten nfter Thy voice and tnke hold on Thee. Hide not Thy face from us, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord. Enlarge Thou the nnrrov- ness of our souls, that Thou mnyest enter in. Repair the ruinous man. sions that Thou mayest dwell there. For the sake of Jesus Christ, our lord. Amen.-AuguStine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
IT'S AN OLD STORY

From the Columbia Record.
 A Boston millionaire of 66 has just mar ried stage beauty of 26 summers, lot of dimples and pair of devilish eyes. Ain't it peculiar how some men will go courting trouble in their old age?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
'W FF v Donate To Fund For Entertaining Soldiers

WITT the exception of raising
 WV the full amount of money need ed, plans for entertaining the 167th regiment are practically complete. The returning heroes of the "Rain- bcwn division will be shown in an un- mistakable way the gratitude of all Alabama for their achievements in France.
 Birmingham has played the hostess many times and has won glowing en- comiums for her hospitality, but the visit of the 167th regiment will be an occasion, not only of solemnity and joy, it will be an epoch-marking ex- perience of historical significance. We have seen our boys go away to war by the thousands, but for the first time a formal welcome will be extended, in which every man, woman and child in Birmingham is expected to participate. Ingenious minds have devised entertainment galore and if the boys of the 167th do not have one
 of the most enjoyable days of their lives, it will not be the fault of Bir-
 mingham.
 1 But there is still the problem of
 raising $20,000 to pay the expenses
 of our soldier guests. Surely, the necessary amount will be in hand in plenty of time to make the celebra- tion a success. Contributions are com ing in slowly. Larger checks are needed. All honor to those who have
 donated their quarters and half dol lars, according to their means, but people who are easily able to do so
 should make it a point of honor to
 give. There is no excuse save poverty
 for not donating to so worthy cause. It is little we can do, after all, to re-
 pay our soldiers for what they did 1 for us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
IN THE vERNACULAR.

IN THE VERNACULAR. 1T hear you are learning some of the new dance steps from a jazz professor 'I blush to confess it. said Mfr. Cad spur.
 Does he give you any encouragement q suppose that s what he wishes me to infer when he tells me shake mean foot '''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
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MIGHT DROP A HINT !,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 It is said that the ex-kaiser's host at Amerongen wants to convert his guest to the own Y our -Own-Home' ia-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
A RESPITE, ANYHOW.

The league of nations may not be 'Gainst future wars a guarantee, But ne'ertheless, twill be some time Ere Germany begins to climb
 Ger prostrate nations in her path Who dared to brave Teutonic wrath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
SOMETIMES MISSES.

Judge Biffels still chews tobacco, 1 see"
 Yes. That may keep him in a judicial frame of mind, but it has bad effect on, the jury"
 How so.
 'Tt distracts the jurys attention every time he takes shot at the cuspidor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30

NO CHANGE. Doctor" said the notorious tightwad, do you think you can get this tooth out without causing shock to my nervous system?"
 'I'm afraid not" replied the dentist, dry1y, Tt will cost you 8 dollar"