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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

Capt. Rene Fonck famous French avi- ator. hopes aviation will be developed so that papa and mamma and the baby will be able to go on Sunday outings in an aero runabout." That's the ideal And when they return home in the evening after little sky jaunt they won't be choked up with dust
 # #
 A trunk was stolen from a hotel in Raleigh, N. C.. the other day. When 1t was found to contain nothing more valuable than diamonds it was abandoned ia a wood Had it held whisky that trunk might be travelling yet.
 x * x
 Judging from the complimentary statements made by General Angeles at Chihuahua, he died great adrnirer of America. That itself will stick in the craw of Carranza
 < # *
 The man who has been drying to lead a double life at present prices can sym pathize with the Turks whose harems have been hard hit by the high cost Of living.
 "BiIr'' Carlisle can't be everywhere at once Recent messages purporting to L.- xrs- rious parts of the country create rne sus- picion that practical joKers are at work. # # # President Wilson is charged with fa- voring Attorney General Palmre as his successor rather than his own, honest to-goodness son-in-law. Can such things be?
 | Chicago is convinced that poorly lighted city invites criminals to do their worst. There isn't much profit in con- setving coal if a crime wave is the re suit.
 NCn buuenuOrII IS SuppOSeu lo navy rather thick skin, but the assertion that he was dictator during the war seems to have gotten under his cuticle. !: # * | A dispatch from London says maKers of silk hats face a labor shortage. Thank heaven, most of us can worry 
 along without silk hats. 1 # T # It sis hard to reconcile a coal shortage with movies showing California beauties tripping along the shore clad in one piece bathing suits. | # T # 1 The critics are still discussing Ella Wheeler Wilcox pro and con, but they will ccacede. that she made her poetry pay.
 The old-fashoned barroom loafer seems to have disappeared along with the old-fashioned barroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
ROOSEVELTS FORESIGHT
IA RoRE of Theodore Roosevelt's |kMl letters are published in the No- |(NJl vember Scribner, and that is

IA RoRE of Theodore Roosevelts lMl letters are published in the No UNIl vember Scribner, and that is
 one of the most interesting se- lections. It is devoted principally to his great work while assistant secre- tary of the navy in preparing the navy for the inevitable war with Spain and putting Admiral Dewey in position to fight and win the battle of Manila.
 Incidently, his marvellous foresight Is shown. As long ago as 1897 he pre- dicted; Germany is the power with which we may very jossibly have ulti- mately to come into hostile contact"
 The most striking of Roosevelt's pre- dictions at this time appears in his let ter to Cecil Spring Rice. In his re- view of conditions in foreign coun- tries, he paid especial attention to Rus recently visited. and in concluding foreshadowed. with remarkable ac- curacy, many years in advance, the rev olution of 1918:
 IL AuSSld ClOOSCS tO uCNCioP P1i CAS on her own line and to resist the growth of liberalism, then she may put off the day or reckoning: but she cannot upltimately avert 1t, and in- stead of occasionally having to go through what Kansas has gone through with the populists. she will sometime experience red terror which will make the French revolution pale'
 At the close of tte article he states with great clearness flsh reasons which moved him to go to the Spanish war personally. reasons which are direct answer to those whv have charged Roosevelt with favoring war because of sheer love of fighting:
 q say quite sincere that I shall not go for my own pleasure. On the con trary if I should consult purely my own feelings I should earnestly hope that we would have peace. like life very much. l have always led Joy ous life like thought and l like ac- tion. and it will be very bitter to me to leave my wife and children; and while I think I could face death With dignity. I have no vesire before my time has come to go. out into the ever lasting darkness So I shall not go into war with any undue exhilara- tion of spirits or in frame or mind in any way approaching recklessness or levity.
 .Moreoyer. a mans usefulness de- nends upon his living SD to his idea Is in so far as he can. Now. l have con- sistently preached what our opponents ara pleased to call 'Jinso doctrines for a good many years. One of the com monest taunts directed at men like myself is that we nre armchair and narlor Jingoes who wish to see others do what we only advocate doing. I care very little for such taunt, ex> cent as is aafects my usefulness, but cannot asford to disregard the fact ,nst mv nn4yer for good. whatever it
 ,,v he VI ald be gone if didn't try 1 ays Q the doctrines 1 have tried sa nrsach Moreover. it seems to me nat 1t would be a good deal more inn porttsas tr ,m the standpoint of the na- s3a As whole that men life myself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
THE GILLETTE TOUGH

From the Evansville Courier.
 Thundering like caged spirits at the gates of the pit, with the supernatural howlings of tempestuous furies; then with the cooling of the mildest zephyrs, swiftly changing again to the brasses of piliared gates clashing and the roar of the giant batteries-and again changing without effort to the aeolian sweetness of the wind harp-that, mildly. is Evansville's organ answer ing the touch of Prof. Gillette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
A THANKsGrvrNa

By Robert Herrick Lord. thou hast given mo a cen
 Wherein to dwell A little house. whose humble roof Is waterproof Under the spars of which I lie Both soft and dry; Where thou my chamber for to ward Hast set a guard Of harmless thoughts to watch ard
 keep Me while I sleep. Low is my porch as is my fata. .iokh void of state And yet the threshold of my door Is worn by the poor Who thither come and freely get Good words or meat Like s my parlor. so my hall And kitchens small: little buttery and therein A little bin. Which keeps my little loaf of bread Unchipt. unflead; Some little sticks of thorn of hriar Make me fire. Close by whose living coal I sit, And glow like it. Lord, confess. too, when I dine The pulse is thine, And all the other bits that be There placed by The,: The worts, the purslain and the mess Of wate-cress Which of thy kindness thou hast sent And my content Makes these, and my beloved beet, To be more sweet 'Tis thou that crownsr my glitterfn.
 hearth With guiltless mirth And giv'st me wassail bowls to drink, Spiced to the brink Lord, 'tis thy plenty dropping hand That soils my land And giv'st me for my bushel sown. Twice ten for one: Thou mak'st my teeming hen to lay Her egg each day: Besides my faithful ewes to bear Me twins each year. c The while the conduits of my kline Run cream. for wine All these and better thou dost send Me. to this end That should render. for my part A thankfur heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
VOICES OF THE NIGHT

From the American Legion Weekly, Two buddies ran across each other while on duty The night was very dark.
 What's that you haver' inquired Sam.
 "A searchlight," replied Pete
 What are you looking forr.
 Morning. he said
 stick around a while and tt1l lawn upon you" suggested Sam. and they parted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
From the Providence Journal.

FTon me ProVlOence Journal.
 n HANDY works of reference fail to N\Ml furnish a complete explanation UNJl of such a scene as Is reported
 from Brussels-the public exe- cution of the effigies of several men condemned to death as traitors. The cable does not describe the method en- ployed. but presumably the heads of the effigies were separated from the bodies by the ax of a guillotine. Four gendarmes and an executioner offici- ated for the curious ceremonial. which was conducted out of aoors before the city hall in the presence of a great crowd.
 The report informs us that while the death penalty exists in Belgium it is never carried out nowadays, except in effigy. How the practice originated could very likely be learned from books reating of Belgian law. The fact appears to be that no execution has taken place since 1863, although
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
A PRIVILEGE OF PosrER1rY.

A PRIVILEGE OF POSTERITY. 'Helen's lips are drifting dust" She who was a lovely queen; Modern vaInps will live, we trust, Alter death, upon the screen. Future generations may,
 If the films be not destroyed, See the Helens of today. True to life, in celluloid.
 LEFT IN THE LURCH. Does rainy day depress you7" Not necessarily" replied Mir. Gadspur. But rainy days must occasionally make you gloomy7"
 "oh, yss. When the thought occurs to me that I have been keeping an um- brella hidden behind my desk and I dis cover that the same thought has previ- ously occurred to somebody else, who carried 1t off"
 ALMOST OPPROBRIOUs. You often hear the phrase, an ocean, going vessel"
 True"
 ''Have you ever heard of land-goin ship?"
 Well, I've often heard automobiles called boats but I believe the term is one of disparagement."
 NEVER SATISFIED. You ought to be happy now" '@why7" @ You have that little place in the. coun- try you've been dreaming about so many years"
 That's so, but in my dreams a well paved road enabled me to get from my itttis place in the country to my little job in town
 TO BE SURE. sir. I hear you called me a political nonentity."
 T did not. merely said you couldn't be elected dog-catcher"
 'Isn't that the same thingr' Not at all A man might be defeat ed for dog catcher and still have enough friends to make him a person of some importance in his voting precinct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

should go to war than that we should stay comfortably in offices at home and let others carry on the war that We have urged" Copyright. 1919. Charles scribners
 Sons)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
A FEW ExCEPrIoNs

From the Kansas City Star.
 We celebrated the armistice because we thought it meant peace, and we celebrated the injunction because we thought it meant coal. But aside from a few things like that, we humans arr a pretty smart race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
IN HEAVENLY HOUsror

From the Houston Post.
 It is well enough for a snow -kfvvered nawth to remember that tho solar heat which imparts balm to the zephyrs in Texas is causing the violets to kick the cover off their beds in Houston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, save US from pride. for the very thing that seems fine to us now may humiliate Us tomorrow, when We look back upon it. dive us low vice and gentle behavior. May we look to Thee for our cosp m nda ton and speak often with Thee lest we lose it. In Christ's name. Amen. III. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
Member of the Associated Press

The Age Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Blrmlng nam carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to It or nc. otherwise credited in this paper anu also the local news puollsheu Eereln.
 4 | rights of republication of several G.spa tches herein are also reserved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
A HELPFUL SPIRIT.

So you are going back to France. Henri7"
 Yes, monsieur" replied the head wait e.. q feel that my country needs me in the great work of reconstruction.
 Highly comendabIe. And what do you propose to do?"
 T shall open little inn, sir, on one of, the battlehelds. The tourist trade will be worth great deal to the man who understands his business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
Should Visit TuggIe Institute

'T am greatly interested in the re- building of the Tuggle institute, which was recently burned" said Louis Pizitz. "and I think if some of our leading white citizens would take the trouble to visit it this Thanksgiving afternoon at 8 o'clock it would cause them to see the need and also to rec ognize the fact that it's founder is in a position to do worth while work for those of her race so badly in want of proper training.
 For the benefit of those who may feel inclined to be present I give the way to reach the institution:
 Out Eighth avenue to Thirteenth street, up Thirteenth street to Elev- enth avenue, up Eleventh avenue to College street and up College street to the school.
 Take Fountain Heights car, get off at the end of the line and go three blocks west to the campus.
 There will be some short talks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

Washington Bureau. 300 DaVlos'n building.
 European Bureau. 10 King stree" Covent Garden, London. w. U. c.
 Eastern business office World ouiiu- ins, New York City; western ousinHso ,rts . office. Tribune building, Chicago. The s. C. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
lADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A THOUGHT IN PASSING. Full many a toper
 Is now quite forlorn Who used to grow glad ou The juice of the corn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
.1l Too rnr From Birmingham

All Too Far From Birmingham
 George Morris, managing editor or the Memphis News-Scimitar, corially invited the Southern Newspaper Pub fishers association to select Memphis as the next meeting place.
 How far is Memphis from Jackson Tenn? ?" inquired Col Louis J. Wortham of Fort Worth.
 About 75 miles," Morris replied Why do you ask?"
 "Oh. I just wanted to get line on exactly where Memphis is situated. the Texan answered
 Plenty of water in Memphis George?" put in Fred Thompson of Mobile.
 And other things not for publica- tion," Morris explained.
 J. c. wilmarth suggested they meet in El Paso.'
 That's too close to Mexico,' Major E. B. Stahlman rejoined.
 Fort Worth is a good convention city" suggested President James IL Allison.
 Town too small" declared M. E. Foster of Houston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
Prefer, Young Associate.

My mother. who celebrated her eighty-seventh anniversary two or three days ago. is with me this week." said J. Frank Graham. "At sprightly as woman of 50 and enjoys the society of young people, She much prefers to be with young people and talk about the things that are now taking place than to discuss the oc- ourrences of 50 or 60 years ago, when she was a young woman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
SmalI-TOvvn Habit

Although Birmingham has grown to be one of the most progressive cities in the south, I notice that We still have number of habits which belong to small towns said ". L. Long. One of the most noticeable of these is the stopping in the middle of the sidewalk to talk to friends we happen to meet and for the time block traffic to cer- tain extent.
 'T have noticed that women are more careless about this habit than men They will invariably stop in the door way of any large department store and talk while persons wishing to enter or leave the store are forced to wait until they have completed their conversation.
 "Of course, people wish to talk to their friends when they meet them downtown. but they could be a little more thoughtful and step to one side and thus not inconvenience other peo- pie. On the other hand. many large cities have the move on law and peo- pie are not allowed to stop on the street and block traffic"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
Not Dependent on Cotton Alone

Notwithstanding the cotton crop was short this year. we are enjoying good business down our way,'' said F. |C. Melvin. banker. of Selma. who was in Birmingham yesterday on his way home from an industrial convention in St Louis. The farmers of Dallas and adjoining counties have been raisins more grain and livestock in the last few years and neither they nor the business concerns of Selma are now dependent upon cotton alone. Selma is prosperous and growing steadily"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27
AN ExPECTANT ATTITUDE.

AN ExPECTANT ATTITUDE. "Bnthersby was never seen dining out in the old days"
 "wellr'
 "But now he accepts every invitation he receives"
 What caused the changer" T suspect it's because. as the poet says, Hope springs eternal Blithersby must have notion that eventually sorne- body will invite him to dinner who has a well-stocked cellar" LITTLE OF THE BREAST, PI:EAsE,-s This is the day for turkey. For turkey and cranperries red. And other things, too, that gladden. tho In bountiful Thanksgiving spread
 DISSIMILAR TASTEa Professor Diggs Is going to visit rhe site of ancient Babylon for the six teenth time"
 That's the difference between an archaeologist and a jazz hound" What do you meanf" '-The archaeologist delights in a dead city, but what the jazz hound Is look ing for is a live one~
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

sem to have much in common.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-27

on shpboard with the children until the men built community house.
 Nearly half of the little company per- ished during the winter; but when spring. time came the rest set themselves reso- lutely to work to clear the land They made friends with the Iuiians, who taught them how to plant corn and to use fish for fertilizing the soil It will tbe seen from this that, artificial fer tlizing was begun early among the col onists. They also planted barley and peas, and found an abundance of wild l fruits and berries; so that when the next winter drew near sthey were better fixed to withstand it's severities
 l They were in better shape, but hear the quaint report on the crops by Edward Winslow, written December Il, 1921. It was sent to a friend in England: Our corn did prove well; and, God be praised. we have a good increaseNof Indian corn. and our barley indifferent good, but our peas up very well and blossomed; but the sun parched them in the blossom Having built seven dwelling houses and four for the use of the plantation, and made preparations for others they were feeling good, and hence the getting ready for the Thanksgiving.
 | It is pleasant to read that the four hunters killed in one day as many fowl as, with little help besides. served the company almost a week. What dinner and what a company it must have been. Governor Bradford, Captain Miles Stand ish and not to overlook the fascinating but demure Priscilla and the other girls. who assisted the good women in serv- ing the feast. I'll not set down the menu. but leave it to your imagination. My wisf i is that all of you who read this may sis down today to a sure-enough old-tim
 Thanksgiving dinner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

LOCAL STOCK MARKET WEAK,
BUT FEW ISSUES ARE ACTIVE
Tonopah Belmont and Tonopah Mining Aduance, but Close
Louer-Lake Superior, Asphalts and Cramps Drop

The Philadelphia rejecting
however n
the anything
yielded
although but
following which and New
York
Electric
j. g. Brill, Philadelphia
Phia
Electric l3s
and Philadelphia Company
small Midvae 45s
Rails Reading
slightly
Schuylkil declined a small
Officials railroads eastward Chicago St Louis state
hat conditions while holding fairly
large with period preceding signing of the
Business
and iron mills
1t
steel
permit the
OF the railroads rehabilitation
Officials
while
south will
conditions, trade and traffic favorable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10

becoming accustomed
which become feature of the violent
stock market but the
abrupt breaks especially
hcoilo in market
foreshalowcd statements
expressed that it
they believed that
switch the petroleum to the steel stocks
withdrawn of operators that
petroleum
that brokerag" firm recently active in
of thcsciss its affairs cntangcd
yielded selling to 2I0ai
including Royal Dutch of New York
during
of rallies extending
after the opening had
unsc nfuo or a al through the list.
selling al 1o0@ dropped TO "9 and then
railcd To !97s.
Rubber sold down nearly points to "a and the railroad
showed lack of
doman md yielded o >
ended essentially changed
of the half day
advancing from 712 So
with continued supply the fourth Liberty
around "a
industrial bonds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
R. R. FINANCING PUZZLES
Bankers Say Drain on Their Funds
Has Become Too Great

New York. May 10.-With view to
obtaining relief at the earliest possible
moment from the burden of financing
representatives of the railroads. bank
crs held conference yesterday with the
Association of Railway Executives in
the Offices of J. p. Morgan & Co.
The bankers made it clear the drain
upon their resources caused by the ne
cessity of advancing funds to the rail-
roads has become too great. They
suggested an organized effort be made to
get the forthcoming Congress to expe-
dite legislation which will replenish the
revolving fund of the railroad admin
istration.
Bankers. in co operation with the
War Finance Corporation, have taken
care of all the requirements of the rail
roads. aggregating about S135 900 ,00G.
OF this total, $50, ,000. 200 was required
May /. The balance is to be advanced
in the course of the month. The banks
furnished $40. 500, 900 of the funds due
May /. of which amount $34 900 200
was secured by notes with collateral
and the balance by unsecured notes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
SINCLAIR GULF DROPS
FAR THEN RECEIVERS
Wide FIuctuation in That Issue
Is Feature on Curb-Cains
Follow Declines

New York, May 10.-There was Il
Spasm of uncasiness in the trading on
the Curb this morning. when the mar
ket value of Sinclair Gulf suddenly col
lGpsed, with break of more than
twenty points in that stock in the first
few minutes, causing hurried selling for
n time in all tn" other active issues
There were virtually no buying orders
in Sinclair Gulf when the market opened
and some of the bear traders offered the
stock down without making many trans
actions.
After selling at 30. it broke to AZ
on ono sale, but after II further loss to
~. had an advance to 81. with the
movement back to above GO just as
violent as the decline had been.
Losses of to , points were Sus =
tanned in nearly all the stocks in which
thcr" is active interest. with strength
developing after declines
Houston Oil sold ut 130 to 12S. In
tcrnational Petroleum at "a =. to 33 and
Boone Oil from 13 to 12ls
Hayden Chemical was traded in on a
large scale at 93s to 9ls. Wright
Martin was also heavily traded in at
J1a to AS aud General Asphalt sold
at - TO ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
Com'l paper
AZ M
r Govt paper
~ q - ~
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, May 10.-In the foreign
exchange market today new high
record on the movement was established
in sterling at 4.69R for cables and
4.6S1a for demand. On the other hand
francs struck new low record in their
history at 6.16 for cables and 6.1S for
checks. The general market was quite
irregular.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling 4.6s1s, cables
4.681s.
Franc cables GIG, checks 6.1S.
Lire cables 7.57, checks 7.59.
Swiss cables 400. checks 5.021a.
Guilder cables 39fs, checks 39M.
Pesetas cables 20.27, checks 20.1S.
Stockholm cables $3.50, checks 25. 10.
Christiania cables 25.40, checks
25. 20.
Copenhagen cables 24.5O, checks
"a. 80. .....
Ruble notes nominally highe-' 121a a
12A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-10
BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE

New York. May MISUNDERSTANDING
l4.5l5 tubs Market lower and unsettled.
Higher scoring. 59h g6Oc: extras. SOC. out
side; frsts. 57h 459hc: seconds. 55p57c:
stale dairy. SIN G5shc, imitation creamery.
40 % soc.
EGGS - Receipts. s.; 1888 cases. Market
firm. Fresh gathered extras iSL2 "a 40c;
storage packed extra frsts. 4sc. inside
storage pa 9kedd frsts; 46ta g47Hc; gathered
GiIc; dirties, No. l.. 41h q 42h c.; No. 2.
81 @4ic; checks, 400 4le; state and nearby
s9nSss wes Westsrn Whites wes,ers wSe
southern gathered whites t5%slS ,hsas state
ReasSy RsSw1s eSors &C.
CHEESE2Receipts 4215 boxes. Market
Irregular. Flat co'3red average run. 32c,
inside; fiat. white. Average run, 32c. inside
inside coIored speciah. 32L @s2h c; whites.
specials. 32ti q32h c: whole cheese, asa q
acc.