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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
HIGH PRAISE

HIGH PRAISE T don't know whether this poet means what he writes or is merely trying to be sarcastic" remarked the editor. "Wellr'
 He compliments us on the new re- jection slips we are using and says they arc so carefully worded they come very near to expressing real regret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
BRITISH PRONUNCIATION

From the New York Herald. These lines by the poet Belden Day on painting much discussed at pres ent convey some interesting informa- tion on the pronunciation of Theobald and MeuX Let dogs refuse to bark, Let cats refrain from news,
 For I am back from Tibbies park, Bringing the latest news. The Whistler's gone across the wave The Yankees to amuse; l Some 10000 quid they gave Hows that for Lady MeuX?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
Interest in Newspaper Features

"I have been much interested in trying to get line on what people like best in their favorite newspaper do.
 Take. for instance, my friend, Andy Marx, who for years has been q daily reader of The AgeHerald. I asked him awhile back what feature in The Age-Herald appealed to him most, and without moments thought he replied, Well, I first turn to Dolly Dalrymple's dope and read it and then look over the front page"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Here For Mothers Birthday

q ran down from Charlotte, N C., where I am serving as pastor of the Presbyterian church, to be present at the eighty-first anniversary of my mother, which was observed here on Thursday" said Dr. J. G. Sibley.
 Tt was a great pleasure to be one of the family gathering to honor our beloved mother, whose consec 4ted life has not only blessed her child cn, but has reached out and influenced the city and the state in which she lives, for she has been an ardent advocate of temperance through the years and am glad she has lived to see her prayers for a dry nation answered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

1 PERILs AT THE FRONT :.
 Did you have any thrilling experi-
 ences abroad?'
 "Yes, indeed" replied the war corr
 respondent. "Time and again I fought
 for hours
 q ddin't know correspondents were permitted to fight -
 "To get into telegraph office that was surrounded by newspaper men. !'re- quently we would be speeding at 50 miles an hour along French road when 2 loud explosion--'' = "Ah! A shell.'' > ,s Would compel us to stop and put on q new tire. I've gone without food and drink for almost whole day Dear met' x
 And returned to my Paris hotel 90 Jagged out I could hardly crawl round to the nearest theatre CRUEL DECEPTION MT. Dubwate says he made a success of food conservation at his house during the war"
 But only by terrorizing his family" How was that?"
 "1Ie made the little Du5waites think i Hoover was the name of monster, who would gobble them up if they ats too much sugar."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

The Big Five in movie land have agreed to pay MT. McAdoo $200,0I0 year
 to act as their counsel. This should en- able NIr. McAdoo to look back on his lean days in Washington without re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
to stand against them.

A cartoonist in Stars and Stripes inn agines the Goddess of Liberty as a sorawny, long-nosed female reformer holding a wine glass upside down. Stil. she may not look quite as bad as that war to a bone-dry land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala'' postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

 Every time President Wilson makes an impronlptu address he does great vio lence to the feelings of purists who ob ject to the frequent use of the adverb very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

How often I have driven in Alabama over seemingly beautiful highways which have lasted for awhile and then when the logging wagons and the heavy mo- tor trucks began to use them be cut all facts. The motor industry is in its in- fancy and roads which are not built for the growing use of this new form of ve- hicular traffic will not meet the demandy of twentieth century conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15

Now, the Amenican people must learn that if they get roads like the ones our boys found in France they must be will- ing to pay the price. Roads which under old conditions would stand the wear and tear of buggies. carriages and wagons cannot support even automobiles without trying to withstand the steady grind of the big motor trucks which are just be- ginning to come, into their own as an economical means of transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-15
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

I thought a few years back that I was d good fan but I was a mere ''piker," to the way in which I now long for better highways and there is a reason.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
The Town Guide

What with all the city maps, 20
liccmen ready TO give dUecuons and
markers at most OF the street cor.
surprising how many people are un.
familiar with the location OF many
important town thoroughfares and
places. Here's for instance, are
some OF the places many people are
wanting to find. hoping to avoid or
curious about:
LOVERS LANE--Any nice. quiet.
shady street where the electric
lights are few and the moon not too
successful I'm peerlng thru the trees.
THE school OF EXPERIENCE
Located In the place where you
work. in your own home. or In any
spot you frequent
REGRET STREET-Easicst thor.
oughfare in town To bump into and
hardest to find way out OF once you
are in it Unhappiness villa Is locat
cd at the end OF this street.
THE ROAD TO FAME-You must
pass thru Ambition boulevard. Hard
Work alley and Ability avenue 10
reach this road. 1t Is hard to rench
It, but once on It the travelling is
easy.
DAILY TOLL STREET-Passes
right In front of your house. You
may possibly escape travelling over
IT by slipping out OF your homo by
ihe back way into Slouthfvlpesx NJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
Relief in the Kenyon Bill

Hearers of the initial session of the committee
the Kenyon bill inclined to believe that Chairman Col
much in answering question. Answering the packers
advertisements to the effect that 1--WE make only fraction
Of cent per pound profit meats Cover declared that
the extent of their business with the number OF
byproducts and unrelated products they controlled could
enable them to sell meat at loss and still make millions
upon millions every year
This indeed interesting In TACT 1t Is the embodiment
of the packers defense Ii they perfected such an organ
cation by large scale operations and scientific utilization OF
by-products the public is undoubtedly beneficiary III the
packers handle the product economically that they
sell part of the product ut loss and still make money
why is that for complaint the part of the pub
lie? Who else could do it? In fact it not the coroary
proposition that would be higher il the packing
organizations disrupted? Would il be good business
disrupt the business of cattle saugherng and meat dis
tbuton by creating large number of competing concerns
with additional overhead and under the necessity OF making
more profits?
Unless one still subscrbes to the trust busting faacy
which resulted in the oil and tobacco their en-
HANGED graft and higher prices to the public there Is but
answer to this question.
However much the packers may deserve punishment and
however much monopoly be dstasteu the people today
not for any backward steps the order of the
oil and tobacco fakes.
The truth is the strength of the Kenyon bill and the
why it ought to be enacted lie not in its Anticipated
bureaucratic administrative machinery the restoration
of alleged composition The fundamental features of the
Kenyon bill those proposals to create public aughterng
and distributing agencies is fact that the alleged packer
economy largely fictitious The packers
zeal and lesser burden the than the old order
of thngs-a multitude of small connecting concerns.
But their system is by means the most economical
possible Up to certain point concentration produces
omesbeyond that it creates expenses 1t is evident that
the packers system with its unnecessary long haus for cat
tie to the few packing ceners and of meats from the
slaughter house to the market could be bested by system
of decenazed packing plants all the markets and the
wider diffusion of meat culture
In its provisions designed to make such system possible
the Kenyon bill is great step forward and should be
enacted There where the public will get relefnot from
any trust busting operations and hardly any bureau
cratic licensing and regulation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12

await their action.
Every group Of workers. from scrub
women to actors, stops production and goes
to alteration.
During the war everybody applauded
when the Flag was shown in the movie or
Uncle Sans name was mentioned on the
platform.
Now it would seem the old gentleman and
his bunting have hardly friend left.
Will Peace do what War could not
achieve our ruin?
While War united all in brotherly love,
and millionaire and pauper. capitalist and
laborer. high and low. kept step to the
beat of the drum, and marched on to mira
cles OF achievement, are we going to break
up into q tangled mob and fall to scratching
out each others eyes, when Peace attunes
her pipes?
What fools we arel How stupid and still
medieval-minded!
For Patriotism is not thing for War
alone it is twice needed in Peace.
Patriotism simply means the abating of
selfishness for the Common Good
We have before us such an opportunity as
no people ever had in the annals of time
Prosperity. riches, the leadership of the
world in our grasp.
But do we think we can gain the prize if
we all give way to debauch Of selfishness
and contention?
The Unity, the Idealism, the sense of the
Common Good, we had during the war is ten
times more needed now.
We must Get Together or perish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
ny DIR FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1919. by Frank crane)

Andre Tardieu, High Commissioner for
Franco American War Matters, in a speech
recently delivered in Paris, uttered one SEN
timent that ought to be placarded in seven
foot letters.
% in the Congress and Senate Chambers
of the United States,
(2) upon the walls Of every factory. bust
ness house. shipping office and newspaper
sanctum, and
90 in n conspicuous place wherever n
Labor Union meets
This is his utterancc he speaks of
France. but his words are no less applicable
to Great Britain and America:
1--WE achieved our victory by the constant
effort of the whole nation reaching for an
object, and we shall earn our peace by the
same effort. The invasion of our territory
cussion and the unanimous feeling of the
nation is necessary to win peace"
There il is in n nutshell.
War; with all the hell and waste and mad
ness it brought. brought also one thing that
was an inestimable blessing, to wit:
NATIONAL UNITY.
We suffered we feared, we sacrificed, but
at least we Got Together. as never before in
our communal life.
And so, in spite Of wars terrific drain, we
prospered.
Now. peace having come we fall TO quar-
reling like Kilkenny cats.
Angry, narrow. selfish Senators play pot
house politics while hundred million people
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
WELCOME, YOU COB, WELCOME

Welcome, you COB, welcome.
hear big boss Br Daniels that COB nice
name American sailor
And the saoman says COB is good enough for him.
So COB it is, forever and amen.
idea is dear COB that during sooun in this mans
whatever YOU want that we've got, is yours
And thing k secretary of the navy going interfere
believe
tried brand of hospitality from San Diego
Seattle
think all shaded by hair maybe you be the
Judge
do that proud that
looked forward coming than anything
for and that do make
glad. :,
Light stranger, and the table she's all yours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
On the ISSUE of
Americdnism There Can
Be No Compromise
TOMORROW

II 1893. on the 18th Of Ssp,s1bs,
4 Philip II. Of Spain. king Of thru.
countries died. Philip was naA.
king Of Naples and Sicily. In fkta
by marriage with Mary Of Enrlan6
he became the king Of Enrlans
and two years later upon the Aha
cation OF his father, Charles ". \.
sneended the throne Of Spain.
On tho 18th OF September in INA
Quebec was storrned and taken hv
the English under General wons
Tho battle took place on the plain.
OF Abraham. the English with ssea
men against the French force q,
1900. under the Marquis d. Mo,,.
calm. Both Wolfe and Monfez,r
were MORALLY wounded. Tn. renls
Of the battle was q decisiv. victor
for the English. Five days ls,,r
Quebec, the strongest fortr.,a 4,
America. surrendered and after N.
long struggle for supremacy be-
tween the two nations Canada CANA
finally under British dominion.
In ist7. on the l5th OF septenbsr.
the last battle OF the Mexican ~
was fought at ChApultepec. Gepsr.
al Scott with a force Of 5000 Ausr.
leans, opposed General Santa Anna
with an equal force OF Merriam,
Tho castle Of ChspuItepec was the
last fortress defending the City Of
Mexico. After a furious assault by
the Americans II was finally or.
RED. The Mexican loss during the
bombardment and assault was 500.
tho American loss only ifs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12

Ono Of tho hardest periods in life
for any man TO go thru ~ when he
IL getting bald At that stage in
HIS career the comments OF friends
and relatives L. enough to make
strong mon turn pale and uemble
and TO make weak men think OF car.
bolic acid and the pistol route 10
peace. Here. for instance. are some
OF these comments:
HIS SON-''Gee whixz. dad. can't
you do anything to stop TT Your
high forehead isn't no bad but that
naked spot on the top of your head
Oh boy. II sure looks funnyr'
HIS OLD TIME PAIS-"weIl. you
amt getting bald because OF brain
work. III tell the world. You must
have shdded on your dome on an
Icy pavement during tho winter. or
something"
HIS DAUGHTER-'I think bald
headed men are distinguished look.
ing. My Harold has n high forehead
like yours. you know, dad. and |
think he looks just splendid. IL
seems 10 suit his style OF beauty.
| guess your beauty is OF n differ.
ent style, tho, and that's why you
look so different and sort bf queer. "
Ills BALD HEADED BROTHER
Come on in, old top. the waters
finel I've been waiting for you for
quite some time. | suppose youn
want 10 try all the regular RENE
dies. can give you all names and
addresses but no encouragement
Badness runs in our family, /
guess"
HIS sTENOGRAPHER-'"Tcc hee
no / don't think It changes your
at all or makes you look
funny. teo hee. What arm laughing
at? oh, a friend OF mine told me
n funny joke last night. tee hee, tee
hee. No. really. I'm not laughing
at you. There's nothing 10 laugh
at. And, anyhow, badness liz moth.
ing To be ashamed OF. tho | guess
most men are ashamed OF II. tee
hee."
THE BARBER--"Seems to be
thinning out a little, but that stuff
! put on last week helped It lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
Such Is Life

DO you want some more of the
same or would you like TO try this
Dandergo7 This is more expensive.
but It's great stuff Sure you've
lost quite little and you want TO
save VIVA. you've got. Better try
this Dandergo. Put II on7 All.
right. here goes"
HIS wfFE-"Oh dear. always
said I'd never marry bald headed
mani And now look at himl Oh
dear. / suppose he'll have to wear
n toupeo and everybody win joke
about H. As II tho cost OF living
wasn't enough trouble for ono fam
lily without having this awful thing
to contend with. toor'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
Federal Trade Commission

II the people elect reactonary "stand pat president in
1920 one of the first results will be adjustment of the
federal trade commission Or, failing that it will be
packed with members who safe and from the
standpoint of predatory big business
Ever since the present Seth congress has in session
attack after attack has been launched upon the trade
mission by reaconares They attempted to cripple it by
cutting its appropriations, but thwarted by little
band OF liberals. They overlook chance to make
some sneering asion to its activities when debate is on
And in this old guard republicans ably by old
guard democrats
The for this attack by big business and its friends
in is of course obvousthe federal trade com
mission, under men like William Colver Victor Murdoch
and Franklin Fort has functoned for the people. 1t is
hot water with predatory business continually because it
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
The Old Gardener Saws

There never was . time when n
was more important TO gfvs the.
garden a thoro renovation It the
end Of the season than IL In this
year. when bugs OF many kinds arc
prevalent a largo number OF
pestiferous insects live over the
winter Just under the surfAee OF the
ground or else hiding under pies
OF refuse or perhaps burroving into
the stalks OF the weeds and other
vegetation. Among them 10 the
newly introduced European corn
borer which In proving TO Be- ono
of the worst pests this country has
yet had to deal with. II you de-
s,roy all old stalks and rive the
garden a deep ploving this fAn, .
great army Of insect pests win b~
destroyed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
What Will Prices Do?

Who that prices will remain high they are
90 hiaher?
The oracles of Wall Street
High prices make bull market, with stocks returning
heavy earnings and speculation thriving.
All that worries Wall Street is industrial and
pestiferous legislation Sages of the ticker tape actually
argue that the cost of living has not increased out of
portion to wages
Wall Street is perfectly conented to have prices go up
and stay up
Who says they will go down?
Unprejudiced students of market conditions who check
up the present state of affairs with that prevailing after
the Napoleonic and the American civil war; who com
pare our costs with Engands where the decline already
begun
These insist that the peak has been reached and that
gradual return to something like normal will occur
Grocery bills will not be cut in half next week-no is
arguing that the economic penalty of will be lifted over
night.
But the wlsest observers many their
vcton that period of healthy REIMBURSEMENT is at hand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
"THE DEVILS
BELIEVE-AND
TREMBLE"
ny REV. CHARLES STEIZLE
Staff Writer on Religious Topics for
The Star

The Star
The story of Christ before Pr
late may be matched by the
story OF Paul before Felix.
Both Christ and Paul were pris-
oners. but In each case the pris-
onsrs were freer than the
judges because their hearts
were pure.
Both PLATE and Felix wers
governors" -- chief rulers IN
their provinces with all the
power OF tho Roman govern.
ment back OF them-but before
their prisoners they trembied.
They were keen enough to ses
that their prisoners were limo
cent and that their cause was
just.
But Plate shifted tho respon-
siblllty upon the mob that final
y erucified Jesus. and Feiix
waited for n bride. and. mono
being offered. he finally turned
his prisoner over 10 his emo
mics.
Both the governors knew
enough about law TO understand
that the accusers of these pris-
oners had no casc--and in
neither instance did the pris-
onsrs depend upon sentiment or
emotion to prove their limo
cenoe-but as Is the case with
most men today. what they
needed was not more evidences
but more courage.
We're told that -the devils
beilevc-and tremble." but that
doesn't save them. The trem-
bling of Felix AZ Paul reasoned
OF Righteousness and Judgment
10 come. and his pious plea for
more time apparently did not
result In his salvation.
And Pilates turning Jesus
over 10 the mob meant simply
thhs ne himself chose Barabbas,
the robber--nobody could cru
city Christ that day but PLATE.
Both Plate and Felix wanted
the friendship OF the world
rather than tho consciousness OF
having done justice TO ono man.
They got i,-for . very brief
period--but today they are both
despised by the world. and their
prisoners are honored By all
men.
They were both better than
the mob that wanted TO get
their prisoners. but their 70
sponsib.iity was greater than
the mob's because they had
greater power. and. therefore.
greatsr opportunity.
We WIN pever b Judged b.
cause OF another man-s aans q
shortcomings. vVu hsvv an ~
can do - square cur own -.
counts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
Household Hints

A rug that IL slightly faded can bc
restored by running "A lawn mower
over II.
should be placed, for half an hour I'm
n little soda. This will restore its
sweetness.
A spoonful OF jamaica ginger add.
ed to a cup OF French dressing gives
the latter little snap.
A cclluloid collar viii not crcak
or rattle II oiled occasionally.
Baked beans can be given n dell.
cioua flavor by adding n cup OF
raisins just before they are placed
in the oven.
Art Is the expression OF the souls
OF peoples declared Frances most
famous composer the other day.
Nothing in the world IL more char.
acteristc OF a people than it's mu.
sic" Jazz.
Dear Editor: Many foTlt have the
mistaken idea that by buying cheap
food they can cut the cost of living.
This Is great mistake. Good food
is absolutely essential to good health
and is much cheaper than doc.
tors bills. buy the best OF every.
thing. The poorer grades are dear
~ any price.--Mrs. Allie Moaney.
But. as the clerk remarked when
the customer boupht "a battor,, or
suppose you want this charged"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
DIPLOMACY

They sat on the parlor sofa.
What would you do II turned
you DOWN." she asked shyiy.
The young man looked straight
ahead. but said not a word.
After few moments OF silence
she nudged him with her elbow and:
Didn't you hear my question:"
He looked around very surprised.
II beg your pardon" he replied.
II thought you were addressing the
gas"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12

You can hear . great deal Of
talk about . dollar not going 10 far
these days A. II did In the oiden
times. We don't know anything
about how far dollar went In the
oiden times but II is doubtful IL 4,
went any further than today. Al
any rate. dollar goes 70 far these
days that when you let 80 OF II
you never SEQ Il again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
QUESTIONS WE CANNOT
ANSWER

Is c foam anything like I wat.r7
Adam BOBBY.
Gould clothing and hat store
be called wearhouse mellon
Coates
What Is the difference between
rocking a chair and stoning a cher.
ry7--Quincy Seeds.
To decide a bet. please tell me
what IL the most striking thing
about n clock-L.. l..
When a candidate for mayor rides
IN street car. does he stand on the
PLATFORM V. Booth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
WE MEET MANY BUILT on
HESRY's LINES

Henry Lass. who has bean help
ing at the Solomon furniture store
since tho first Of the year. has re-
signed his work and is now busy.
ing himself around his home. lie
was helping Mr.. sehnoor merely aA
an accommodation and not because
he particularly cared 10 work
Dsnlson ua.) Review.
But. as tho tailor remarked when
he drew the tape around the fat
man. Here's where I take extreme
measures"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12
WHICH. THE DINING ROOM SET
OR THE BED.

For saie-Dininx room set. hed
boz springs. mattress. buggy ,---Ad.
vcrtisrmsni In Chicago uli) Tribune.
Ahou, every six or seven years We
have an unusually hot summer. or
cool one. or wet one. or dry one. or
ono ia which the Seattle baseball
team comes near leading In the pen.
nant race.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-12

ley. In time you may expect 70
move from this street 10 Savings
avenue.
EASY STREET-Hardest stree,
In the city to find. Is pretty
thoroughfare but monotonous and
embarrassing 10 most people. Has
no where near as much delightful
scenery as Ambition boulevard. One
OF the surest ways to reach II is
thru Inherited Wealth boulevard.