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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
CHILD wEAvERs IN PERSIA

Hazel Northrop in the World Outlook.
 They walked through the town and stopped. barely a shadows distance apart, at a Kirman carpet factory. Preble forgot that he was "Rattlesnake Ike" as he entered the gloomy building; at first he could not see through the darkness, and he could hardly breathe in the thick, dusty air.
 Aren't there any windows, Father?' he asked.
 MT Porter was talking with the fac tory owner and did not notice him. So Preble Elijah looked about him and suddenly saw 30 or more children bent over their looms.
 But, Father" Preble Elijah said, they're all lame!'
 Mir Porter stopped talking and stood looking at the owner.
 But because" the owner answered. that you come and nurse my sick wife, I am, because you say, stick windows into my factory Therefore you ruin me-" He pointed eloquently to the lit- tie lame children as they bent ovel their looms with flying fingers. The. not work when l stick windows into All look out of windows-not at threaO all time."
 "Geew Preble Elijah said; he turne. and stared at the little weavers. They were of all ages. from a pale. 4-year-olo baby who ought hardly to have guessed that he had little fingers. to boys an. girls of about his age They hadn't no ticed him; they worked like fragile lit. tie machines, endlessly, ceaselessly. a the looms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

Mother knows that son will be Presi-
 dent some day. But father has his
 doubts as to whether the boob will be able to support himself when he grows
 up.
 A man gets mad when the fool hero
 turns down the wealthy heiress and mar
 ries the poor heroine. But it makes a
 woman feel good all over. When a man is sued for breach of
 promise he should thank his luck that
 he didn't marry that kind of girl. Another wonderful thing Is how cold cash will melt hard heart when noth- ing else will.
 The average man is so greedy that you do not have to waste much time hiding the hook under a lot of feathers to make him take the bait. You can't convince young fellow that a time will come when he will get more comfort out of house slippers than he will out of dancing pumps. But it will. Wouldn't 1t be awful If the fashion designers made the waists as high-necked IS the skirts and made the skirts as 0w-necked as the waists? When they are courting all she hears ls his autobiography. But after they are married all he hears is her autobiography A mans idea of being sincere is to tell l you lot of disagreeable things about | vorrself that you do not want to hear IL isn't always modesty that makes girl act distant and reserved. Some l times it is the fact that she knows that Ter complexion will rub off. The man who rattles the pictures for nine hours night with his snoring is always telling his friends that he never gets more than three hours sleep night | If you think that you are such an i'm pCrtant dog-and most of us do-jus' l leave town for two weeks, and when you 1, eturn you wiil discover that. nobody 1 even noticed that you were gone. | You can't make contrary wife good 1 natured by agreeing with her in every thing. You will merely make her maddel
 than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
IN ARDEN MOODS

eNnehe Goodman n. tho sat ia ming Post 1n rdeu HoQ.s a.nons nc aB7 s Legends are lii'ed day~Iepg ey zhs Of how Orlando wocei h;s Rcaahn With burning oaes and Fendel sles These on the budding hawaharn ree hs
 hung
 What time he fed loves eeer-ge4psag
 flame. s@ AssA qf Or carved upon the oak one beauteous
 name: So warmly were his lady's praises sung Ir Arden Woods Orlando fares no more. Nor Rosalind, save as a perfume blown Adown the years; yet romance fingers
 on Welding her magic as in days of yore. To each his Arden-Fancy knows no bars. name you in the white foam of the
 tides.
 In blossomy pastures-on sheer noun
 tain sides; My message flashes to you from the
 starr!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Double Advantages

"The Birmingham district certainly does suit me- said Prof. J. C. Chancey of the Bessemer High school. and where live, about block from the North Bes- semer car line, at Willie station, nave the advantage of the city and country as well. Although we live in the city of Birmingham and have all modern con- veniences, we have large garden, chickens and many things that people living right in the city cannot have l have made my home in this district for more than 10 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
No Harm in Dan cinG

q was surprised when l read in the papers a few days ago that the city commissioners had put a ban on danc- ing at East Lake," said Henry F. Beau
 mont, land I hope they will rescind their ordera There is no harm in oanc- ing, and so long as the proper protec- ton Is thrown around this public re- sort there certainly can be no serious objection to the young people dancing in the pavilion or pier being built there' Cities are not run on purltanlcai lines and should not be. and the city commissioners ought not to pr"n'plt such innocent amusement as dancing when no possible harm can result rom 1t. l believe in the churches and re- lie,e :n protecting thu rnora.s and saIe- guarding the young people, tut 'nihk this is going just a little too far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Roth Born fin Mississippi

q am frequently asked to state wnere pr J. R. Hobbs, our new pastor, was born and reared" said P. c. Ratllrf' deacon of the First Baptist church, and it so happens that I can give deflnlte information as we were born in about six miles of one another in Hinds coun- ty, Mississippi. I have lived in BIT mingham about score of years and feel like one of the old moss backs, but I can never get over my love for my native state and, of course, it gives me pleasure to have Mississippian for my preacher"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
As Each wouId Have It

''The cotton raiser and the Wall street juggler are Invariably far apart said W. T. Norrell of Blount county.
 Both are trying to get all they can out of the fleecy staple, the planter be- cause he has put his time and all into the game and the speculator because the law allows him to corner and manipu- late the market, causing the former to take what price his schemlng sets. While the south is calling for an acreage re- duction of at least 25 to 90 per cent, pro paganda is being circulated at the other end to plant still more cotton In order that the south's monopoly might no' be taken away from it. This Is all bull For my part, I'll cut one-half, and the other half will go into feed to help raise stock which have purchased. More feedstuff and stock and less cotton TOT me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Building Movement Taking a Start

ID IRMINGHAM is growing at a ID rapid rate and the demand for houses is imperative. There has been hesitation in starting construction ac- tivities because of high cost, but a start has been made and activity in
 the building trades will gain momen- Itum.
 A few days ago The Age-Herald, in its news columns, announced the letting of several contracts for houses
 to cost from six to seven thousand dollars. In today's edition announce ment is made of many houses to be built at once in Arlington Place, a popular subdivision of West End. Similar announcements will follow.
 The building movement in Birming- ham will soon be we'll under way, and prospective home owners will make
 a mistake in putting off" the start.
 "Build now" is the latest slogan. 4 H <
 l Germanyss representatives who will sign the peace treaty will not be re- l ceived in Paris. The French are the i politesJ people In the world, but there's
 a limit to everything. l < * a l Of course. it's just coincidence that so many strike leaders in America have foreign names
 | < # as
 George Greet returns to private life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Fine Body of Men.

'T am more than ever impressed with the activity of the Woodmen of the World since their coming to Birming- ham," said H. e. Limmer.
 'In the first place it was big com vention, and then the delegates were a substantial looking set of people. The streets were enlivened by their pres ence There was a large sprinkling oi women present to give an added inter- est to the gathering"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Preparing For Exit
 Of the Two Kaisers

A PARIS dispatch says the fate Of A Wilhelm and Karl is sealed. The former German emperor will not be tried for his crimes, but he will be branded as the arch criminal and pre- sumably left to end his days as the worlds most hated man. Karl, it IS reported, will be banished from the country he once ruled over. Where he will find a refuge is uncertain, but 1t is presumed that he will either go to Switzerland or Spain. The future res idence of Wilhelm is still matter of doubt. He is an unwelcome guest in Holland and now desires to go to a warmer climate "for the benefit of his health"
 Thus will pass from the stage of world events the two foremost figures in the ruin of the Teutopc powers. For Wilhelm there is general execra- .tion and the remaining years of his life promise him little to make exist ence endurable. Creature comforts will not ease the bitterness of his lot. His proud hopes blasted, outlawed by mankind, the curse of Cain is on Will helm and will dog him to his grave.
 Karl is less universally hated than his former ally, yet there is little diff ference between his fate and that of Wilhelm. Both sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
FOREIGN-BORN PATRIOTS

From Everybody's Magazine.
 George Creel, writing from the re-
 suits of his observations as chairman of the committee on public information, says: s4ee "As long as history Is read it will stand as a monument to the democratic experiment that in an hour of confu- sion and hysteria the American theory of unity stood the iron test of practice. | For the most part, those of foreign l birth or descent kept the faith in spite of every bitterness-the great mass of
 the native population held to justice in spite of every indictment to hatred and emerged an America triumphant, strengthened and unstained!
 1 After all the hubbub about rebel lion,' armed uprising,' monster in- | ternment camps etc, the showing was,
 to put 1t plainly, rather disappointing. l In all of us there is a certain savage I something that thrills to the man hunt People generally, and the press partic- ularly, were keyed up to spy pitch, an excited distrust of our foreign popu- lation, and a percentage of editors and politicians were eager for a campaign of hate at home.
 There is a simplicity about hate that makes it peculiarly attractive to a cer- l tain type of mind. It makes no de- | mand on the mental processes; it does not require reading or thinking, esti- l mate or analysis, and by reason of it's | instant removal of every doubt it gives an effect of decision, a sense of well being. When the facts developed by | the investigatory branches of govern
 ment failed to provide sound founda- | ton for hate campaign these editors, 1 politicians and whatnot commenced to
 build a little foundation of their own | Officials were arraigned for ineff-
 ciency and spinelessness, firing squads
 were demanded with frequency and passion, and fake after fake was sprung. many of them laughable but
 for their appeals to prejudice and hys- ! teria."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
FURTHER PROOF

From the Florida Times-Union.
 Spring has already arrived on the Rhine, but American soldiers are not permitted to so strolling with frau leins.-Birmingham Age-Herald. Oh. We'll. sherman said war is hell'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Discussion of League Is Becoming Saner

t1T9HERE is growing disposition in
 0 America to discuss the league of nations calmly and without prejudice. It is encouraging to note that hys- teria is giving way to sanity. Per- haps some of the noisiest critics have discovered since Congress adjourned that the American people are not dis posed to listen to diatribes, mere sound and fury. They wish to hear logic and reason. If there are well founded objections to the way the league has been organized and the methods un
 der which it is to be conducted the public wants to know what they are.
 That there is strong demand for a league of nations in America none of Mir. Wilson's most obstreperous critics will venture to deny. The American people have joined the world in ask ing that some step be taken to pre- vent war in the future, or to minimize the danger as far as possible, and everyone realizes that this can only be accomplished by concerted effort.
 Much of the criticism recently of fered by prominent persons in this country is constructive. Although it il held by the London Times that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

BEGINNING THE DAY-Grant, Lord, that I shall not fall vic tim to seIf-pity. Take all whine out of me. Give me to stand up straight, to walk right on, to deal my blows in the open, to take my pun1sh- ment like a man. For Christs sake. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
FIERCER STILL

From tho Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The naturalist who said the grizzly bear is the fiercest creature alive evil dently never met the mother of an in- fant musical prodigy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
ALIAS FOR JOHN

From the Washington Star.
 A Boston brewery has been turned into candy factory. Having reformed John Barleycorn will change his name to BarleysuGar and live down his past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Member of the Associated Press

The Age-HeraId is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dls- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication ol all news dispatches credited to II or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news puoAsheo herein.
 All rights of republication Of speclai dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
Washington bureau. 2O7 HibDs build

European bureau, 10 King street. Covent Garden, London, w. C. /.
 Eastern business office, W orld pullo- ing, New York city; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency agents for foreign advertiseing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

It's a great hpnor to be mentioned for the presidency, but the distin-
 guished citizen Is immediately asked.
 How do you stand on the league of na- tions?" I Although von Hindenburg is still head of the German army. 1t probably seems like a waste of time to teach a mere police force how to goose-step. 1 # < * It must be a humiliating experience for one of New YorlIs self-respecting gunmen to find himself thrown into prison with a lot of bolsheviki. x * + Wilhelm would like to go to A warmer climate for the sake of his health. But Riviera hotelkeepers are not disposed to take in a nonpaying guest. * < # It doesn't make much difference to the world where the league of nations has it's headquarters, just so 1t isn't in Petrograd or Berlin. < # * J. Thomas Heflin feels reasonably sure that if Germany buys 2,OOo.ooo
 bales of American cotton it will not go Into high explosives. | # x x Bad teeth are now held responsible l for tuberculosis Perhaps some of our erudite scientists can trace bolshevism
 to the same cause. x # * | Vigilant officers recently discovered wandering "still' in the bottom of a
 wagon. The pocket distillery will come along in due time. * # x 1 Chicago successfully solved its sew age problem, but hasn't been able to do
 anything yet with William Hale
 Thompson. | A reduction in the price of Holsters may interest the honest working man 1 trying to make both ends meet on $1O
 day. 1 * # x | Berlin continues gay In spite of the
 efforts of the Spartacans to make life
 just one machine gun battle after an-
 other. # # x l The reliable Mobile Register was
 never moro truthful when 1t declared that Debs is no martyr 1 # * +
 MT. Marshalrs willingness to feat a little dirt" to prevent another war will never be put to a test | & x x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

MUDDLED AGAIN.
 After reading the report of a spe- cial correspondent, thought I knew all about the present status of the peace conference"
 Those experts write with an air of finality." "Confound the luck! There was dispatch from another special corre- spondent in the very next column. Now, I don't know which one to be- lieve."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
LAME EXCUSE

LAME EACOSE. Henry, I'm ashamed of you" "whats the matter, my dear" q caught you flirting with that wai tress."
 q was just trying to establish the entente cordiale. my love. That's the only way to get any service in this place"
 AGREED. His service to humanity Will never be forgot; Posterity will lend an ear To Woodrow's May not?" From all four quarters of the earth, From Boston and Cathay, From tropic wilds and hinterlands The answer comes. You may"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
AGREED.

CONCESSION.
 T wonder if it would be possible for me to get summer board with good. old fashioned farmer?" Isn't the type extinet?" q mean comparatively old-fashioned. don't object if he rides in a flivver, uses a safety razor and reads the Sat urday Evening Post"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

A HAPPY MEMORY. 50 you were in France with Per shingT
 "Yes, ma'am."
 How thrilling! Do tell me about your wonderful experiences" Well, ma'am. One morning, without knowing anything about 1t in advance 5000 doughboys had flapJacks IoI breakfast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

OF COURSE NOT.
 A man who stood for 20 years Behind a polished bar And now beholds John Barleycorn's Obscured and fading star,
 We hear, will write his memoirs, which We have mind to buy. It stands to reason such book Could not be very dry. FOR THE TIME BEING, ANY HOW. You say blind-tiger whisky caused your downfall?" "Yes, your honor. I'll never taste the vile stuff again
 DO you mean that?' Your honor, with all due respect to you, no man ever made a statement like that on the morning after who didn't
 mean it." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14
LIFE PRESERVERS.

LIFE PRESERN EftS. When luxurious air liners Are Hitting OCT the sea. We'll visit many foreign lands And drop in on Farce We'll lightly laugh at mocking waves That roll so far below And bid a brave defiance To all the winds that blow. Twill only take day or two To fly from shore to shore; In days gone by the fastest ships Required month or more. But should there be an accident Of course. you know. there might Let's hope the blooming parachutes Won't rip before we light.
 INDIRECT ANSWER. "what Is Gabson's reputation for veracity?" The same as an elephants for high jumps
 But an elephant can't jump?" "wen?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-14

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congres, March s, 1879.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
WHISKY MONEY
SENT TO WIDOW
Columbia Dealer, Believing 1t
Was Stolen, Gives $5.25
to Mrs. Eshenhauer

Marietta; Pa, May 16. - There
was considerable comment in Balm
bridge regarding what should be
done with the slayer of George
Eshenhauer and that the murderer,
William Hyter, was gotten away as
fast as he was in all probability saw
ed him from being lynched.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Mary Eshen-
hauer, the widow of the murdered
man, received a check amounting to
S5.25 from Jacob Kemmerly, liquor
dealer at Columbia, he having sold
whisky to that amount to Hyter, and
Mr.. Kemmerly. believing it was the
money stolen from her husband, re-
turned it. At the time the sale was
made nothing was known of the
murder.
The funeral of the victim was held
yesterday afternoon from the home.
with burial in the cemetery at Balm
bridge. The slayer will be given a
hearing this evening at the office of
Justice of the Peace Hicks, at May
town.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
LITTLE BOYS BIRTHDAY

Mount Wolf, Pa. May 16.-In honor
of the fourth birthday anniversary
of their son, George II. Jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Wolf entertained a
party of little folks at the Wolf
home on Monday evening. Mrs.
Wolf had provided a program of
games for the entertainment of the
little ones. Refreshments were
served. Those present were: Edith
Ziegler, Phyllis Greiman. Helen Fuse,
Sarah Balm, George H. Wolf, Jr.,
Harold Buchar, David Herbst. Luella
Baney. william Brown. Mary Herbst,
Wilton Buchar. Hazel Bloss and Dor
othy Buchar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
WELCOME FOR SOLDIERS

Dauphin, May ia meeting will
be held on Tuesday evening, May
20. in the Odd Fellows Hall to make
plans for the Homecoming of the
soldiers, sailors and nurses compris-
ing the district of Speeceville, Dau-
phin, Clarks Valley. Heckton, Stony
Creek, Zionville and Fishing Creek.
Committees have been appointed
from the churches, Patriotic Order
of Sons of America, Camp No. 424;
Patriotic Order of America. Camp
No. 240; Independent Order Odd
Fellows No. 621, and citizens.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
ELECTRIC SIREN
FOR FIRE ALARM
Annville Volunteer Company
Installs Modern System For
Calling Out Its Members

AnnviIIe, Pa. May 16.-The Union
Hose Company of Annville WILL in
near future install a large electric
siren on the top of their new $4,000
hrehouse. which was built two years
fire alarm in place of the bell system
which was a failure and a great ex-
pense to the community. It will be
installed by the local electric COM
pany. The alarm can be sent from
both telephone exchanges and then
the siren will be sounded. his is the
only siren in Lebanon county. The
officers of the company are: Presi-
dent E. P. Saylor; vice-president, A.
w. Fay; treasurer. A. X. Kettering.
and secretary, Arthur Hostetter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
MOToRIzING FIRE APPARATUS

York Haven, Pa, May 16.-It has
been decided to motorize the COM
bined water and chemical apparatus
of the local fire company. This ac-
tion was taken at a joint meeting of
the Borough Council and fire depart
ment on Monday night. The Council
has extended financial aid to the
extent of its yearly appropriation to
the fire company, amounting to 500.
A committee composed of George
Shaffer, George Cooper and Harry
Weaver. was appointed to ascertain
the cost of motorizing the apparatus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
ANOTHER SILK MILL

Marietta, May 16.-Marietta is in
the near future going to have an
other silk mill. The Lincoln Silk
Company has purchased the large
warehouse belonging to the Percy
Paules estate and will equip it in
an up-to-date manner. The inter-
ior will be changed, including the
lowering OF the floors, and the in
stallation of large windows, and
other features. With the Derry silk
mill and the Rutland Silk Company,
Marietta will then have three mills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
Duncannon Council Asks
Appointment of Burgess

Dmcannon, Pa, May 16.-F. e.
Cook has been recommended by Dun
cannon council for appointment as
burgess of Duncannon to succeed
Charles E. Johnston, resigned. The
petition will be sent to Perry county
court for action at it's next session.
The appointment is practically cer-
tain and tomorrow Cook will toss
out the first ball at the opening game
of the 1919 Dauphin- Perry League
season between Duncannon and Mil
lersburg. Burgess Johnston resigned
because he found himself unable to
devote the necessary time to the
performance OF the duties incumbent
on the office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
SERVICE FOR RED MEN

York Haven. Pa, May 16.- Sus-
quehannock tribe. No 420. I. o. r NJ,
will attend divine services on Sun
day evening at the York Haven Unit
ed Brethren Church. The pastor. the
Rev. ]. H. Schmitt, will deliver a
special sermon to the lodgemen. who
will attend in a body.