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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
HENRY MILLS ALDEN

the note of fresh inspiration are peren- l nial, like the spring, and perennially delightful. Having held his chair sinceE 1869, the great personalities of thel Victorian time both in England and inI America were familiar to him. But thek writers nearest his heart were thoseS whom he had discovered--George DuS Maurier, Mary E. Wilkins, owen Wister,S and a host of others.
 It was not until 1890 that he emerged from his chosen obscurity, and even then he scarcely escaped a sense of trepidation, as if the act were somehow disloyal to his life-work as editor4 God in His World" was the expres- sion of religious instinct as whole-t some as it was vigorous, and it achiev-s ed instant popularity. "A Study of Death" which followed in 1895, is per-y haps the profoundest essay in mystic- ism ever written by an Ameriean. In its Fundamental conception If life asi the expression of a vital force it had much in common with the philosophy of Bergson; but in the intentional involu-
 
 times to philosophic jest and often tol se eming paradox, it was thing quite by itself. Its prevailing mood was
 sarcely in key with it's time. Though highly and justly praised by the dis corning, it made little permanent inn pression. But it is quite within the
 bounds of possibility that it will some day be recognized as a work of pro- found originality and significance. To complete a half century of edi- toria1 service is given to few men. Vast change in the public mood is inevitable, and the changes of recent decades have not all been for the better. Yet, to degree truly amazing, Alden maintained
 to the last his belief in the beauty and essential nobility of life, his interest in all that is indigenous and fresh. Few
 men are ever as young, vigorous in inn pulse and as unclouded in spirit as he was at S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Season of Activity Before
 Drama League of America

THE Birmingham chapter of the
 4 Drama League of America will open it's autumn and winter season with formal meeting October 30. At this late day it is hardly necessary to speak at length of the far-reaclfng influence of this organization in it's effect on the stage and the public taste for theatricals.
 The Birmingham chapter has been in existence five years. It has mem bership at present of 569, including many of the city's most intellectual and public spirited men and women, people in whom the artistic sense is highly developed, who are exception ally well qualified to encourage what is best and highest in the drama.
 It is safe to say that more people attend theatres in America than any where else in the world. To the mil lions who daily witness motion pie ture shows must be added other mil lions who have not lost their love for the spoken drama, incidentally much higher form of art and immeasurably more satisfying to persons who wish to get mental stimulation as we'll as thrills and amusement from a dra. matic performance.
 What the Drama league has dons is . presage of greater service@n th' future. By cooperating with thsatri cal interests throughout the country the league has been able to giv' peeded encouragement to worth whil' plays and has helped to win for then a hearing they might not have re
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
RUFFIED.

When asked Clippers if that was al garage he was having built in the rear of his new mansion he gave me look of mingled pity and contempt"
 I don't wonder at that. When a man is up-to-date enough to erect hangar and purchase two airplanes it naturally makes him peevish for anybody tc insinu- ate that he hasn't progressed ary fur tber along than garage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
MARK rwaIN,s IMAGINATION


 William W. Ellsworth "A Golden Age of Authors (Harper's).
 Mark Twain had such vivid in'- agination. such a brain for embroid. cry, that it Vas a difficult task for hm to tell straight story just IS It happened--he could make up one that was so much better. We all know that Albert Bigelow Paine, working on the Mark Twain Life" found it necessary to discard much of the autobiographic material that Mark Twain had written. Investi gation. talks with men still liv- ing who knew the facts. simply proved that the tales were not so. And Mark Twain was no liar. He had glorious, an almost superhuman. imagination As he approached threescore and ten he said, as quoted in the Life" When | was younger I could remember any thing, whether it happened or not; but I am getting old, and soon l shall remember only the latter.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Handled Crouds We'll

Tt was great relief on leaving the fair grounds Wednesday night to be able to obtain street car seat with such apparent ease and I think ? the street car system should come in for goodly share of praise for the ef- ficient way in which the tremendous crowd was handled" said Miss Ger trude Title. The usual crush that ordinarily goes with crowd of that size was notably absent after leaving the grounds, due to the quick dispatch of the numeros cars held in readiness on the sidings.
 Despite the fact that the crowd Wednesday was of great proportions, there was a sufficient number of cars to accommodate the rush proceeding the fireworks and packing and jamb- ing was quite unnecessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events Recorded October

Brisk fighting is reported in the Phi ippines. The Americans are again victo- rious over the insurgents and are now in sight of Malabon, Filipino stronghold in the province of Cavite. The Filipinos encamped there are said to number SVV Col. A. M. Shook president of the Ala hama Steel and Shipbuilding company and vice president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. and Mrs Shook met with a serious accident while out driving Sunday afternoon in Nasn- vile. The double team Col. Shook was driving ran away, fracturing his leg and painfully injuring Mrs Shook.
 The state democratic executive com mittee will meet at noon today in the rooms of the Commercial club, Twenty first street, between First and Second avenues The meeting will be called to order by the chairman, Hon. Rooert 1s Lowe of Jefferson. Hon. Nathan l.. Mil Ter is secretary.
 According to a Washington dispatch, the charge has been renewed that tne Germans are plotting uprisings among the natives of Samoa. War vesseis or Great Britain, Germany ana the oni'co States are now on the scene.
 Early Sunday morning the NhsaS City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad depot at Pratt City was burned to the ground. It is believed the depot was robbed and then set on fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

Is not this Iamentabie thing, that be made parchment: That parchment' being xcribbIed e'er. should undo a man: Some say the bee stings, but | say 'tis the bees WAX. fer I did hut seal once to a thing. and l was never mine own man since.
 Henry VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
SENATORIAL SYMPATHY

From London FUHCH.
 Britain" says a report, has asked the United States to send an army or 200 GOO men to Armenia to protect the Christian inhabitants" While unable to cononlv with the request, President Wilson, we learn. has .intimated that any Armenians who succeed in escap- ing will receive a.sympathet&c nearing from the Senate Foreign relations com mifiee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

BEGINNING THE DAY--Lord, we attain, yet never fully. for Thou Q art our goal and Thou art infinite. They sky is high and the way is long. but a low sky and short way were too little for a human soul. Give us to reioice in the open road.-H. NJ. k.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Eager to Learn About
 Political History

10 EFORM in Pickens county has GN high school with young lady students eager to be informed about the political history of the United States. It is a good sign.
 Three of the girls have written to The Age-Herald regarding a matter of what was at one time of large constitutional import. As each of the three students propounds the same question the one here reproduced covers the others:
 Reform, October s, 1919.
 "Dear Sir-Andrew Johnson lacked one vote of being impeached. Sup pose he had been impeached, who would have been President of the United States? Sincerely,
 LUCY LANGDON,
 "Pickens County High School"
 Answer-According to the constitu- tion the question as to who might have succeeded Johnson was left to the Congress, but as no procedure was indicated the selection of Presi- dent would have caused much confu- sion. ,..9s. ...@,
 Article II, Section 1, Clause reads: |''In case of the removal of the Presi- dent from office, or of his death, resignation or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said of flee, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the case of re- (moval, death, resignation or inability, both of the President and Vice Presi- dent, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the dis ability be removed or President shall be elected"
 When the constitution was fra med and adopted no contingency such as arose in Andrew Johnson's day was contemplated. Had it been the clause referring to the question of possi- ble successor would have been defi- Initely and clearly stated.
 It was not until Garfield's death brought the Vice Chester |Arthur-to the executive chair that Congress began to consider the im- portance of fixing line of succession in the event of the Vice President, as acting President, being removed. In the Forty-ninth Congress, first ses- ision, it was enacted that ill case of the removal, death, resignation or in- ability of both the President and Vice President, then the Secretary of State shall act as President until the disability of the President or Vice President is removed or President is elected. If there be no Secretary of State, then the Secretary of the Treasury will act; and the remainder of the order of succession is as fol- lows: The Secretary of War, Attorney General, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Interior. * This act applies only to such cabinet of lficers as shall have been confirmed by the Senate and are eligible under the constitution to the presidency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
JUSTIFICATION.

"Mr. Blowster, I'm compelled to ask you for a raise in salary"
 Compelled. sir? Nonsense. What do you mean by 'compelled'?"
 Well, if you could hear dictagraph record of the way my wife talks to ma about my present income, you'd under stand" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Enhancing Value
 Of Real Estate

E1N TWENTY-FIVE years ago Bir-
 A mingham's future was reason ably well assured, but the city then was only coal and iron center. Steel came later and with that turn in the road the growth of the community was greatly accelerated.
 It was just 25 years ago that lot g., block 86, 50 by 100 feet, on Third avenue, east of Nineteenth street, was sold for $12,O0o. Today the same site is estimated at s20O, ,oOO.
 Other we'll located property has ad- vanced in value in something like the same proportion. The business dis trict is now expanding rapidly. Third avenue has been for several years one of our best retail thoroughfares Fourth avenue is being we'll built up and it is only question of a short time when Fifth avenue will be a great shopping thoroughfare.
 The census of 1910 found Birming- ham with population of 132,685. In the 1920 census, to be taken early in the year, the population will surely pass the 200, ,0OO mark. It will be nc surprise, indeed, to see it reach 225 900. The stride of mercantile anc industrial upbuilding will be phe- nomenal
 1 Airplanes look graceful enough as they
 naneuver in the skies, but the straight
 away flight of Zeppelin more com
 mends itself to a person who merel,
 wants to ny to get somewhere quickly
 and safely.
 Ar easy way to embarrass d shoe mer
 chant is to fall on his neck and thani 1 him for not charging you more thar
 twice as much for your favorite bran'
 of shoes as he charged you i've year
 aso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Member af tse Associated Preas

The Age-Heraid is the only morning ana Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the AssocIated Press ols patches.
 The Associated Press is exeluslyelS entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein
 All rights of republication of severst dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
rnwNs STILL CHEAP

Fron. the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The government spent $70,000,0oo building the town of Nitro. W. Va. and now the highest offer for the town is $5,S00.000. Everything is going up except towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Seme Csnpensatisn

q watched the proceedings of the leg islature at it's late session with a great deal of interest," said Dr. W. H. Wilder. put through by Governor Kilby will help the state. Jefferson county and the min eral district were hit hard in the reve- nue bill. but if the school. health and other measures prove as helpful as the administration promises for them I sup pose that will be some compensation at least to those that have to bear the greater part of the burden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
J iust Like c. Columbus

"I had an unusually good piece of luck at the fair on Friday" said President R. A. Brown. but at first it was bad luck. for I lost a gold fountain pen which cost me s23. looked everywhere about the office for it, but gave it up. thinking I had dropped it somewhere about the it again. l did drop it outside the gate. but along came Joe Rosenberger. He reached down in the dust to re- cover half dollar which lady had dropped, when he saw not only it but something shiny and scratching around discovered my pen with my name on it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

ceived otherwise because of financial obstacles
 The Birmingham chapter, in sddi- ton to carrying on its usual work for the popularizing of the better class of plays, hopes to bring some noted lecturers to the city this year, among them Maurice Maeterlinck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
..ouR ADVERTISING RATES"

From the Hot Springs.
 Thomas Cat.
 Referring to an old citizen As 2 "relic of antiquity" s1.
 Calling a new made lawyer "a legal ,ipht of which the profession should feel proud" s2.25
 To call a man a ''proEressive citi- zen,' when it is known that ne IS [. -;sr than a government mule, $1.7s.
 Calling a female talented and re- sined lady. a valuable acquisition ss society" with variations. sf.S5.
 Referring to deceased citizen as "a man whose place will long remain un- filled,"s when we know he was the best poker player in town. $2.25
 Extra rates are charged when snse party is we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

Washington Bureau, 5o Davidson Building.
 European bureau. 10 Alns suee- Covent Garden. London. W. ..
 Eastern business office, world ouilo ing. New York city; western poslness office. Tribune building, Chicago. The S. C. Beckwltn Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Birmingham . Be..iiful City

q find Birmingham not only well built and progressive city. but very beautiful city in it's landscape effects" said H. G. Cutler. of Chicago, now reg are few cities in the United States with such attractive residential sec tions as Birmingham. My business here is in connection with the lit erary work of the history of Birming- ham, to be published in two volumes shortly and I am looking forward with great pleasure to riding ovec the Highlands. both north and south. The scenery hereabouts is distinctly en- chanting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
A GLAD GIRL

There's naught can ruffle Poly Dix, For she's a perfect Thirty-six,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Getting Their Money. Worth

T certainly am glad to see such crowds at the fair" said Solon Jacobs, flor it took a lot of nerve for the as- sociation to hold together after the solar plexus blow it got last year on account of the flu 1t goes to show that the business men of Bir- mingham are game bunch and no quitters. President Brown. Secretary Dent and the directors and stockhold- CTS are receiving much praise for their faith that the public would stand by the home enterprise. which is draw ing thousands here from all parts of Alabama. Believe me, they are getting their moneys worth for the Indoor and outdoor exhibits are top notchers and the amusement features are simply great"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
Increase in Attendance

"A great number of young men of Birmingham are availing themselves of the opportunity offered by the Young Mems Christian associations s night school and enrollments in all branches of study have increased re- markably this year" said R. E Mitchell. voca tional educational secre- tary of the Y. M C. A.
 Formerly this branch of the asso- ciations work was well patronized, but this year the number of students is practically double that of preceding years Virtually all classes of tech- nical study will open November 1 and judging from the number of inquiries received from prospective students they will be even better attended The English classes for the benefit of for eign- and aliens who wish to be- come better acqueinted with the lan- guage of the country of their adop- ton opened last Monday and was at tended by foreigners of all national
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
pod War to Hold Congregation

Good Way to Hold Congregation
 "A novel way to get and hold a con gregation was propounded in my court this morning" said Judge II. E. Aber- nethy yesterday. 'It's a system that guarantees attendance, although you are subject to competition. as others may use your congregation when yo1 are absent. This is the idea, as ex- p1ained by it's originator. negro wo- man preacher;
 'She came to me. asking that l place some half dozen other negroes in jail. They were her congregation shs claimed and had not been attending meetings regularly recently Sh' preached once week in the jail and pointed out that if I sent them al there she could come to them if they wouldn't come to her. She offered to procure sufficient charges against each to insuring their meriting Ions terms. Those she hadn't anything on she promise to get somehow her novel idea being first to corrupt her flock in order that she might subse- quently save them. I had to refuse aid to this new African missionary move ment" concluded the judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PEGGY BLUE

PEGGY BLUE
 maiden, Peggy Blue. No more will pretty Peggy motor
 through the streets, alas; I ou seldom meet a girl who is more ten
 der and more true, The only fault poor Peggy had was
 stepping on the gas" She did it once too often and our hearts
 are filled with grief, Iris sad to think that one so fair
 should come to such pass; For Peggys car sped OCT cliff and did
 the falling leaf''
 Because she had a mania for stepping
 on the gaS
 CASTING ABOUT FOR A TOPIC. What do you hear about the situation in Russia?" asked the garrulous man Are you returning to that hackneyed subject?"
 why not? A person of my disposition has to talk about something, and the world series is over"
 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. Henry, while we were calling on the Jibways I saw MT. Jibway make a pe- cuiiar sign to you and shortly after ward both of you hurriedly excused yourselves
 'why-er-yes, my dear. John Jibway wished me to step into the library where he had some old volumes to show me. You know, I have a taste for books Yes, Henry. I dare say your taste smacking of lips and then you exclaimed, 'Ah, That's the stuff! D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala postoffice as second-class matter, un' der act of Congress, March 8. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11
DRAWING THE LINE.

DRAWING THE LINE. You used to say you were at home in any kind of company"
 I'm not so sure about that now,' re- piled the good mixer.'
 "No?"A nome in a crowd of wild-eyed bolsheviks shouting, Down with the government! Hurrah for Lenine and Trotzkyn "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

TELEPHoNE
 Bell tprivate exchange connecting all departmenfst Main aS00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

No communication will be published without ltss auLnor's name. Relecteo manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are lncIosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11

I'll get down to the concrete. I went out to see what had happened to the Johnny J. Jones shows since it showed spoken of few things which took place in another story under the general head of babies on the midway. Now I wish to speak of the grown ups, for showmen and show women come and go, but some seem like Ed Salter, the publicity agent, to hang on forever. But I have already written him up without his ever dream ing that I was studying him to use as copy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-11


 The two fell desperately in love, and no amount of guying could shame them or cure them. The fat women took the flu" here and died Now comes the trag agedy. The midget also was its vic tim but seemed to be on the way to a speedy recovery. but when he learned of the death of his huge sweetheart he just simply gave up. and refused to be comforted, and in 20 hours was dead. It was a strange fate that brought to- gether these two, and still stranger dispensation which separated them. I know of nothing stranger in the annals of love But there is something else which is strange and beyond figuring out for out of all the Johnny J. Jones az gregation the only two who lost their lives through the terrible soourgc which forced the shows to shut down were the largest and the smallest members of it.
 respect Ed Salter. the press agent, for happening. It shows both that he has a heart and that he is a gentleman. and only use it noE as I am sure that no ono will see it to whom .t might bring sorrow, and because remember the good temper and sweetness of charac- ter of the dead woman and the merry spirit of her gallant little lover. Yes, even those who are classed under the heads of freaks are only too human and live and love and die just like ordi- nary folks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-15

ture It II you can-words arc such
poor Instruments 81 thought!
You should have seen that wonderful
driIl master. Harold Clarke. last night
launching with all his -ire and enthu-
siasm into the details of his art With
coat or, sleeves mp and every FIBER %
his being tuned TO the work. he threw
himself into the problem With all his
old time frenzy. II viii he remember
dd that Mr.. Clarke was Che boy that
made the ElSs Ministries So successful
IN the first venture.
The entertainment will be given on
Tne sday and Wednesday, evenings. or
May 6 and &. for the benefit OF the
welfare Association O East Chicago
and Indiana Harbor Id viii be held
la rae Hartley theatre.
In order chat none of the good start
thus far made shall be lost. this first
rehearsal VIII he followed nightly. ex-
ceptfuE Wednesday and sunday eve
nings. at tile Congregational church
on MaEouu avenue. Things Will sure
ly hum from his minute on.
And when everything Is complete.
watch out,