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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14

France and Czecho-Slovakia
Only Nations for Use Of
Force-Final Draft of the
League Plan Is Formally
Adopted by Paris Commis-
sion.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-14

PARIS. Feb. 1$.-rhe text OF the
plan for the society OF nations as first
Drawn ,up by the peace conference COM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Great Interest Tn
 Alabama Memorial

A s the campaign approaches for 'GA raising a half million dollars or more for Alabama's great building to be erected at Montgomery as me- morial to our valiant soldiers enthusi- asm in this enterprise increases.
 The drive begins on the 17th of June and will continue until the Fourth of July. The state will appropriate fifty thousand dollars to the fund and the people will contribute the rest.
 The campaign plans are being well looked after. Never has any patriotic enterprise been better organized. While the original idea was to erect a building to cost, including decorations and furnishings, half million dol lars, it is thought the contributions will aggregate close to million. And million will not be dollar too much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
roo MANY UNNECESSARY DAMAGE SUITS

increasing the number of Tn the
 lists Jefferson county again calls attention to the this community greatly overburdened by frivolous and unnecessary damage suits
 These suits have reached point where they not only trying to build and develop this great ecton but they also becoming reflection upon the bar years Birmingham has heard unnecessary litigation trump friv oous charges upon which suits be basedoo often un fortunately for other than drive compromise bar gain by which they may profit.
 This has reference to damage suits of real merit In al great and growing community there always of merit which must be settled by the That what courts for But it is not right to burden the dockets with mass suts of which intended to be brought trial and which held solely whip someone's head force compromise for figure which would be less than the cost of defending the action.
 Instead of making the lists larger they should be made smaller. Serving jury unpleasant duty for any who is the right kind of czen and whenever hear talk of going out of his seek uror it may be put down that he has uror motive has to grind of the socaed professional jurors who have nothing else to do but sit around the courthouse watching for opportunity to pick up the $500 day which pays it's jurors for service.
 These the kind county or any other between it's citizens When must be tried the best among upon their and pass upon them
 But above all want something done the of unworthy damage suits We here which will be come in and help us build the district instead condition which burdens them with damage suit harships tent to make this not only unpleasant place in which to do business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
AN OBSCURE NOBLEMAN

satire upon the press to whom he was an obscure person, while every correspon- dent knows such figures in European life as Helie de Sagan, Lord Hope and the various princesses and duchesses of ques tionable fame, American and European, who hold high court in social circles not far removed from the half world and hardly distinguished from it by the gen uine gentlefolk of the British Isles and the continent.
 Mrs Astor becomes the mistress of a Yorkshire country seat which has been for seven centuries in the possession of her husband's S ancestors. She becomes the wife of the one-tine master of the
 Royal Buckhounds, who was regarded by Queen Victoria as England's best type of the lord in waiting; the nobleman Ed
 ward VII dubbed "The Ancestor" sus- gesting to Sargent that he should paint
 Ribblesdale as the most harmonious blend
 of modernity with 18th century courtli ness. The London correspondents adopt i, the bridegroom's sportive description of himself to reveal in America the unac- countable taste of Mrs. Astor, who was known to have declined the offers of sundry social notables up to and includ- ing English dukes!
 The practical joke played upon the
 press by the bridegroom recalls the fact that as Mrs. Astor the present Lady Rin- blesdale, was unpopular in New York and Newport because she did not look upon her marriage as social elevation and was not awed, even into entire seriousness, by the arrogant pretensons of the flashy
 New York Newport set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

 When Freedom from her mountain height Unfurld her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night, And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with it's gorgeous dyes The milky baldriclx of the skies. And striped it's pure, celestial white With streakngs of the morning light; Then from his mansion in the sun She call'd her eagle bearer down, And gave into his mighty hand The symbol of her chosen land. Majestic monarch of the cloud! . Who rearst aloft thy regal form, To hear the tempest trumpings louo' And see the lightning lances driven' When strive the warriors of the storm' And rolls the thunder drum of neaVeh- Child of the sun! to thee 'tis given To guard the banner of the free, To hover in the sulphur smoke, To ward away the battle stroke, And bid it's blendings shine afar, Like rainbows on the cloud of war. The harbngers of victory! Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and triumph high, When speaks the signal trumpet tone, And the long line come gleaming on' Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet, Has dimm the glistening bayonet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

and fully fifty thousand will be needed for the Mexican border. That would leave only one hundred and fifty thousand for distribution on the main land of the United States and in our outlying possessions.
 There has been talk in congress sional circles of reducing the regular establishment to one hundred thou sand on a peace basis. An army of two hundred thousand should be the minimum after ~all the troops now overseas are mustered out of service.
 In the meanwhile Congress should accede to Secretary Bakers request for temporary force of five hundred thousand, instead of three hundred thousand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
THE AMERICAN FLAG
nv JosEpH RADMAN DRAKE.


 Each soldier eye shall brightly turn
 To where thy sky-born glories burn, And as his springing steps advance Catch war and vengeance from the glance. And when the cannon-mouthings loud Heave in wild wreaths the battle-shroud. And gory sabres rise and fall Like shoots of flame on midnight's pail, Then shall thy meteor glances glow.
 And covering foes shall sink beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below
 That lovely messenger of death. Flag of the seas! on ocean wave
 Thy stars shall glitter OCT the brave; When death. careening on the gale, Sweeps darkly round the bellied saiI
 And frightened waves rush wildly bach Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea
 Shall look at once to heaven and thee. And smile to see thy splendors fly In triumph OCT his closing eye. Flag of the free hearts hope and home By angel hands to valor given; Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet Where breathes the foe but falls ae-ors us. With freedoms soil beneath ou feet. And Freedoms banner strex iuina a'@&
 us!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

Money can't be as tight as reported, With so many people willing to pay four bits for the privilege of seeing Hon. Will lard lambaste human punching bag.
 x # #
 Permitted an army of a paltry 200, ,00o disconsolate Germany may never again raise the goose step to it's former state of perfection.
 The eagerness of the Teutons to be ad- mitted into the league of nations indi- cates that they still think themselves fit to move in good interna tional society.
 * T x If Jules Verne is keeping in touch with mundane affairs he is no doubt highly gratified to see how many of his prophe- cies have come true
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 Fl Paso may thank it's lucky stars that Mexico's tireless combatants are not us- ing poison gas. Fat women on beaches serve a. useful purpose. By contrast they enhance the charms of beach beauties < a # There is at least one intelligent man in Berlin. Herman Mueller, majority so- 1 cialist leader says Bill Hohenzollern be longs in the pathological ward" < x < Scientific investigators along Broadway will soon be called on to decide if there is an affinity between hard cider and I jazz.
 A Birmingham policeman was held up and robbed in broad daylight. which makes it improbable that the bold mis- creants stole upon him while he slept. # # '. l At any rate Brockdorff- Rantzau may flatter himself that he has put the Ger { man language through it's paces.
 * X #
 Congress seems to take the attitude that aviation is still in more or less experi- mental stage.
 The Lone Star State does great deal of horn footing, but isn't big enough to pay its governor more than s4oO0 year.
 < # #
 It doesn't take much to vindicate some people. Borah says he's satisfied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Rapid Progress In
 Savings Organization

0F the Savings and Thrift Stamp U campaign had been as thoroughly organized in societies and groups throughout 1917 as they are being organized today the two billion mark would have been reached the first year of this method of raising money for the government.
 The more thrift societies the greater the enthusiasm and the larger the re- suits. Good work was done in the sale of Stamps during the war, but the Liberty Loans had the right of way. The big drives absorbed public iir .trest and the more modest projects failed to bring the totals that had been expected.
 1 Alabama is now highly organized and if the nationwide organization is up to the standard the aggregate of savings will aid the government within the next twelve months to the extent of two billion dollars or more. The War Savings Stamp and Thrift proj- ect is on a permanent basis and peo- ple of moderate means will be edu- cated in far-reaching way that will bear great fruit.
 x * x
 After reading one of Uncle Sams grip ping advertisements for recruits. it seems a wonder how any young fellow with red blood in his veins and an ambition to get on in life can stay out of the army.
 * * *
 Russias bolsheviki are reported to be systematically debauching children fol the purpose of keeping these future citi- zens under their control Is there nc limit to the depravity of a bolshevik?
 *. # * The time is coming for that nonchalan' remark, I'm hopping off for London this morning. Look for me back in town the day after tomorrow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Is a Constant Reader

Put me down as q constant reader of The Age-11e -ald,' said Abe Weinstein I would not feel that had started the day right .til I had read it. I have always enjoyed it, but it seems to me that fine. l like it's makeup, for it is easy to lind what you are after, and then 1 like it's matter, for it is always attrac- lively written. It's press service is fine and its special feature writers always entertaining, and it's editorials inform ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
LUKE MLUkE SAYS

wife can get up a perfectly good bat tie with her husband over where they would build the garage if they only had ar automobile.
 At 20 a man knows it all And at 80 he is just beginning to realize that he doesn't know anything.
 If girl is we'll built she can't see what sense there is in having a perfect bust
 if you have to cover it up when you dress.
 Any husband can tell you that there isn't any reason why his wife shouldn't have religion enough for both of them.
 And the reason why dead man gets so much praise is because he got noth- ing but abuse when he was alive. The girls are wearing mighty few sil- houette skirts for this summer But as long as they wear those tight sweat CTS and no corsets the men will be kept busy.
 Why is it that husband never praises his wife until after he gets down town and wife never praises her husband until after he leaves the house? The old-fashioned man who had a sure cure for rheuma tism now has a son who has sure recipe for real beer. Nature made good job out of some men from the feet to the colarbone and ] then forgot to finish the job. | Married men like to tell you that all the mashers are single men. But the 1 only time a married man won't flirt is when his wife is with him. | If some men would go to work for a living and let the President worry over the League of Nations the basements of their pants would not be so shiny. l Some day the man who is always talk ing about what he has done is going to meet the man who is always talking about what he is going to do and they will talk each other to death. Faith may remove a Mountain But any Corn Fed can tell you that it won't remove Fat
 When there are ten small children in the family the neighbors knock the hus- lband But if there are no children in the family the neighbors knock the wife. 1 At a meeting of the Mems Missouri lclub resolutions were adopted indorsins the invisible waists the girls are wear ing this summer and condemning the
 opaque hobbies the girls are wearing this
 summer.
 Every June bride expects to get about $4000 worth of cut glass among
 her wedding gifts. But what she reall,
 receives is about $4 worth of berry
 spoons
 | Ana 1nayDe a ETH WOulunt nOlu nel head so blame high if she only knew
 that the aigrette on her hat was mad' Tout of a horses tail. II A Havana booster offers prize fol
 the best 10 reasons why an American
 should settle in Cuba. Well, the frs reason is that he can get a drink il , Cuba and the other nine reasons arr
 that he can get nine more drinks.
 gossip believes that the trutl
 doesn't hurt any one--unless some on,
 happens to tell the truth about thu gossip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
THE SAME OLD GAME

From the Living Age.
 When it comes to the matter of polit- ical trickery, modern nations one and all seem to be pretty we'll tarred with the same brush. The following incident retold with a flavor of Gallic irony by the Cri de Paris is said to have taken place at Toulouse:
 On election day a young man came to booth to vote.
 But. Monsieur" said one of the over seers, you have already voted"
 T? allons done! I am certain that have not"
 A search being made o1 the records, it is discovered that there has been an error in the recording of the Christian name. It is not Marius Tartarin that has voted but Gonzague Tartarin. "Gonzague!" cried the young man. you are quite sure that he has voted?"
 Yes. indeed! Look. ho is the regis ter.''
 "Ah. how I regret not having been here" said the young man. T would have embraced him with such pleasure. He is my father"
 Your father?"
 "Yes and I have not seen him since he died, four years ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD

Five thousand Filipino rebels under lines at San Fernando early yesterday The Filipinos expected to rout the Americans. but at the first volley fired point blank into their ranks they turned and fled into the jungle, losing 75 killed and 30 prisoners. The American casualties were only IA, most of them slightly wounded.
 Dr. Benjamin F. Meek, professor of English language and literature at the University of Alabama, died at z o'clock last night after an illness of less than AS hours. Dr. Meek had been a member of the university faculty since 1883. He was a scholar of note and greatly be- loved by students and alumni of the in- stitution.
 The fourth annual commencement ex- ercises were held last night at the Bir- mingham conservatory.
 Architects who will draw the plans oi Birminghams new playhouse op Secone avenue have arrived in the city. The ac tual work of construction will begin Jul, 1. T. H. Motion states that the building will be ready to open in October. Probably the last performance of ''Terr; Sortis'' was given last night at th O Brien opera house for the benefit o Miss Daisy Rowiey. composer of thu opera. The principals. Misses Falion apc schoolar and Messrs. Thatcher and Gregory. gave a highly creditable per formance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Now UD-tO-Date.

The old Shaw Undertaking parlors are being converted into one of the most up-to-date establishments in town, under the new management" said Felix Tar rant. "The entire management, composed of T. A. Rideout and sons, John Cham blee and Tom McCullom, are capable men and deserve credit for making the strides evident, in order that the place may Je worthy of the town. Additional rooms have been built, the floors have been hard oiled and the entire place has been remodeled fir front to back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Non-StoD FIfrht

When I read this morning the ac- count of Alcock finishing his nonstop flight across the Atlantic 1 recalled an article l read in The Age-Herald about b years ago. said Robert A. Love. "The story was written in a light vein and then was taken to be very funny It told of some of the things that sup posedly would be happening in the year 2Ooo, which does not seem so very far away now. It told of how people would be inhabiting the air and making long flights in air ships. No one guessed that in the good year 1919 trip would be made across the Atlantic by air. The night is the most remarkable event in history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

From the Louisville Courier-J ourna1. NWTHEN the marriage of Mrs. Ava
 WV Willing Astor and Lord Rib
 blesdale was announced London correspondents of American newspapers cabled that little was known of Lord Rio- blesdale, who described himself as "a poor nobleman who lived over his stables.
 A better illustration of the fact that there are gentlemen, and noblemen, in Great Britain who are aloof from the publicity seeking European equivalent of the American smart set, could not be found easily.
 There are, of course, many Americans of creditable lineage and excellent social position, in every city, who are unknown by comparison with those of the clique, or set, which in every considerable city provides a list of names quite as fannil- far to the public and of as frequent oc- currence in the press as the names of ad-
 vertisers of proprietary remedies. The corresponding social element exists in Eu- ropean countries, it's units known by the real aristocracy but less well known to London or Paris correspondents than many men and women whose third rate, or even bogus titles constantly are in print
 1 Lord Ribblesdale has been known Tn aristocratic circles in Europe for 3o or l 10 years as a man with an unusual sense l of humor and ready wit. His descrlp- | tion of himself, in response to queries or newspaper writers who had not heard ] of him and had not time Tn Wnlch to l look him up before hurrying to the cable
 office with their dispatches reflected his l sense of humor. It was bit Of gentle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

From the New York Sun.
 6OHE founding of Hobo college on the
 Bowery is undoubtedly one of the
 S milestones on the road Of the broader education, and the names or J. Eads How may yet be mentioned Tn the same whisper. or yell, with Eiihu Yaie and John Harvard And yet we cannot give undivided approval to the cirricu- mm as it is announced by Founder How
 we will have three major subjects Tn the college The first will be economies or sociology, in which we will endeaVor to give the pupils an idea of Moor con ditions in the world today. The second is what we call industrial law and his- tory. and the third. which we consider irnportant~fn our work, is course in public speaking. A course fn this sup ject will enable the pupils to talk more intelligently, and should increase their chances of getting positions.
 ts if useful to give a student hobo 'an idea of labol conditions in the world to- day' when those conditions are likely to turn somersault tomorrow and side twist the day after?
 Is it right to detain repentant hobo. anxious to go to work, long enough to teach him the laws of history and indus try? Men have started with pink boy ish faces to master these subjects and have died with long white boards in de- spair.
 Is it fair to great and patient nation to put anybody, hobo or human dynamo, through a course in public speaking? The prazen throated orator is the pest of this fair land We are cursed with soap box y;l.berers. The spouter Of phrases makes the people to yawn.
 Fouoer How declares that the pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Return From Texas


 J. T. Robertson, who is associated with a number of weil-known business men in oil interests in the Burkburnett field of Texas returned a day or two ago from the Lone Star State, where he and a party of local investors had spent a week or more looking over the situation.
 We have valuable leases and have great faith in the outcome of our oil exploitation said MT. Robertson. we are not going into this enterprise hap hazard We are prepared to expend ann pie capital on development and will soon begin boring on a large scale"
 Among those who accompanied MT. Robertson on his visit to Texas were J. G. Whitfield. George Blinn, and Bert Jacobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Hns Sold His Farm

Yes, it is true that 1 have sold my piace up above Trussville" said Thad muliln, former chief of the Birmingham fire department Tt was farm of about 'Vo acres and it took about all of my tune to look after it. My friends arc asking me what l am going to do now? My answer is, the first thing 1 expect 10 do is to go a fishing. l have not made any plans as yet but I reckon I'll wind up by buying more land and get into the cattle raising or farming game, or both, but not quite on so extensive a scale as during the past few years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
Freight Traffic Heayv

q There is certainly a great deal Of traffic between Birmingham and Ensley,' said Dr. F. H. Woodall As I was mo- torlng out the Ensley highway, I was struck with the number of motor cars which travel to and from Birmingham. There seem to be more freight trucks than any other kind of cars though there are great deal of pleasure autos.
 If the board of revenue carries out it's present plan of working over all the highways out of Birmingham, traffic will certainly be aided in a large de- gree"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
HOBO COLLEGE

dents the value of Soap, politeness, will ingness and horse sense. There are sew eral employers in town eager to take on mer who do not know as much about labor conditions as Mir Gompers does, or as much about the laws of business as Auarn Smith knew, or as much about oratory as Bill Bryan knows.
 Founder How should also see to it that Hobo college gets no exchange profes- sors from the I. W. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
JUNGLE STUFF"

From the New York Telegram.
 Learn from theesteemed Morning Tele- graph that the jungle jazz is the new summer resort dance. Man cries 'Waa hooa Lady says, '.Ahoo-ahoo Wild caps and scamperings are followed by imitation of apes shaking cocoanut tree Think from the description it is the old Garner gayotte-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17

BEGINNING THE DAY-oh God, unwind the coils that are about me. Freshen me, bring me back, release me. Let me look with new eyes, think with a new mind, feel with new heart. Give me back that sowething that life has taken away. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
THE UNDER DOG.

Doctor said the patient on the oper- ating table, in feeble tones
 Well, sir?''
 Before I take gas, promise me that you won't hurry"
 ''Of course I won't What put that no- tion into your head?"
 q just now heard you tell one of your medical friends out in the hall that you would be ready to join him in that little game of golf in 45 minutes. I've got more at stake than a game of golf''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-17
COULD THEY LOVE GERMANY,

From the Baltimore American
 Norway has joined with Switzerland in many. The Big Four do not seem to be wildly popular with the small nations. though how Germany has gained their love is another mystery.