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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
REVELS ON THE THAMES

paterfamilias pulled desperately LID and down looking for a place to moor their heavily laden craft, and refusing to
 realize that all the best places of shade and rest had long since gone to the unashamed river lovers To these during the day one owed the element of romance. What cared they If foreign (and all too often they were foreign) eyes gazed at their caresses They had paid for their punt; the will low shut out the sun; and their only trouble was that voil dresses will crease and flannel trousers will get baggy. And calmly, in each others protecting and rather warm arms, they surveyed the world, very superior and supercilious.
 As the sun waned and gentle cool breeze played round the discarded paper bags, that had once contained cucumbers and hard boiled eggs, more peace and quiet fell upon the river One by one the house. boats became fairly 1amp-lit palaces-each hiding romance or a scandal. Under the low hanging trees glowed countless cigar needles having run out--became dumb. From Tagg's Island ripples of merri- ment and fragments of the dance
 floated across the waters, but they were out of keeping with the perfeca evening. Now and again girls treble erld soldiers gave a rendering of some~un- known but attractive ragtime, in pecu- liar harmony. The enchanting klop
 klop of the waters on the head of
 well driven punt soothed and made one dreamy. Now and again a noxious and envied electric launch disturbed
 the river and the punts moored with paddles at the side, and carried it's
 twinkling lights into the hazy night.
 The boatmen counted their vast gains
 and the walters squared their cash,
 and the tinkling of silver and the ! rustic of notes were never silent. As one padded silently home, it was | better to keep in, the middle of the stream-for water is good conductor of sound and protestations were beinS made in the shade which were not fof our ears There was happiness there this Whit week, at any rate and|
 Matthew Arnolds words seemed not | ppropriate-though he would have hated their application:-
 Prom the intense, clear, star-sown vault of heaven, Over the lit seas unquiet way. In the rustling night air came the answer:
 "Would'st thou be as these are? Live as they"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Pastor Wright Says Goodbye

It was with sincere regret that I re- signed as pastor of the Ensley Baptist church after a delightful pastorate or nine years" said Dr. A. K. Wright. "The church stood Loyalty behind me as was evidenced by the sacrifices made in building and equipping a worthy edifice. and in it's generous offerings for missions. education and other benevolences, and in sending out more than 50 teachers and workers from the Bible school. The church not only paid my salary in ad- vance but bestowed upon me and my fam fly many valuable and helpful gifts. I so to become pastor of the Tabernacle church, Louisville, Ky, ~hich has a membership of 800 members, and the largest Sunday school in the city. I have felt deeply the honors which have come to me both from my Baptist breth- ren and from other denominations, and shall always take a keen interest in all that relates to the religious, social and commercial welfare of the great Birming- ham district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
--------------- LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

inc average man is willing to let
 HIS own business go to pot while he
 eoiiS you now to run your business
 UT course, it is none of our business
 put Judging from the transparent things the girls are wearing they
 must imagine that the men are near sighted.
 And, at that the man who is wearing ! transparent B. V. D. pants has no busi
 ness laughing at the girl in the sil : houette skirt.
 As rule, Father never gets any at- tention at home until he is too sick to appreciate it. Every man knows one fellow who hasen't any faults. And he doesn't have to get up out of the chair he is sitting in to find him.
 When woman goes to the races
 and the nag doesn't win she renem- bers that she broke looking glass a fewsyears ago.
 A woman is supposed to have more sense than a man. But when gan buys pair of shoes he doesn't insist on having shoes that have heels that are longer than the toes There is always some rhlng to be thankful fer. The war and the draft seem to have killed oft the crop of
 male Lizzies and male sopranos. The first time a man takes a rail-
 road trip after he takes out an acci- dent policy he is kind of reevea be-
 cause the train wasn't wrecked It doesn't take wife long to notice that her husband seems to display I more curiosity when he is looking at other girls than he does when he IS looking at her.
 1 When people do not like man they say so to other people. but never say so to the man himself.
 l Man is queer fish. He pays no attention to knee-high stocking dis l play at bathing beach. but gets ,eN- cited if he sees the same display when girl is wearing a street dress. | Of course it is none of our business 1 But our observation has been that the girls must consider it vulgar and in- | decent to wear anything under the | outer skirt this summer.
 Every now and then you meet man who believes that if he could only DOT rcw enough money to pay hls depts he would soon be out of debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Surest Way to Stop
 Lynching in Alabama

@EvEN of the twelve men held in Gthe Jefferson county jail for com plicity in the lynching of Frank Foul kal at Bay Minette have confessed their guilt The affair at Bay Minette was a wanton violation of law and without the usual justification offer ed for such acts. A white man who killed another man in quarrel re- sulting from trade was shot to death after being arrested and put in jail, by mob composed in part, at least, of relatives of the man whom Foukel killed. The sheriff who had charge of the priosner has since resigned.
 Those twelve men in the Jefferson county jail and the confession given by seven of them show what can be done when vigorous effort is made to check lawlessness in Alabama. The ringleaders of hundreds of other mobs who have committed crimes as bad or worse have escaped because the au- 'thorities directly concerned with their capture were apathetic or indifferent.
 Governor Kilby handled the situa- tion at Bay Minette with commend able vigor and promptness. He sent Assistant Attorney General Wilkinson to the scene to bring the guilty men to justice. Sheriff Steward, who sue cSeded Sheriff Richardson in Baldwin col 3nty, rendered valuable service and it it probable that a salutary example will\be made of the men responsible for this latest outbreak of mob vio- lence.
 Once make it plain that mobs will not be tolerated in Alabama and that any body of men who take part in such lawlessness invite sure and speedy punishment, and lynching will cease to be standing reproach to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Birmingham md Rreexe.

This entire valley gets the benefit Of an almost constant breeze" said Schud- der Ryall' It is a great asset to Bir mingham, too. After you have been in a. place where it is all heat and no breeze you learn to appreciate the one we have here. It never gets so hot but that can open my office window in the city hall and get cool breeze. This can be done at any other place in the city where the house is in an open place. Most of ali enjoy the night breezes that make vol, reach down for the cover"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
THE BARTENDER

From the Cincinnati 1ntuirer.
 The bartender w.ll soon be q thing Of the past, and Ee Gese:vas word Tn passing. He was unusually pictured 2 s beetle-browed ruffian with club in one hand and q whisky bottle in the other. But he wasn't anything of the kind. He was usually mild-man- nni ed, we'll lresa-d fellow, who could fight if he had to- tut preferrei 70 | SC diplomacy. As diplo.aat the average bartender couli make ] let of An,bas- adors look like hodcarriers. He cocld talk to bloodthirsty drunk like a father and make sad drunk weep and behave himse'r. lIc could listen .o a hard-luck story or the song of an ego tist and make bo.h men believe that they had founi a fricni. Fe was ra- tience on a m ohunl"nt. He was com pa nion, an adviser. father cunfeesor and a physician. He could talk intel ligen,ly eh any sihiah from meta physics to n.nt julups anl from base ball 10 Bolshsvism. HIS services were worth s20 per day. and ne usually re- ceived aboLt s2o Fer week He wss honest, cheerful and capable. And ne is bound to succeed in any l.ne of en- deavor he undertakes. Bit we'll miss bartender "Georgs"-and he'll never seem the same llinus the white jacket and the apron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
* * x City's Three Mill Tax Election in August

ID BIRMINGHAM will hold an cleo @ tion on a three-mill school tax August 12. The previous election was for twenty-five years, but the supreme court held that it could be for only ten years, the same as the county.
 While the people understand the ob- ject of the special tax, and favor it, as shown by the large majority in the former election, a campaign of edu- cation will be in order, so that noth- ing may be taken for granted.
 There is always danger in apathy. Every voter must be brought to the polls. The people appreciate now more than ever the importance of bet ter public school facilities, and the na56fity rolled up in August should be even larger than before.
 Iliteracy in Alabama was trace able to the inadequacy of our school system. The three-mill tax amend ment to the constitution was a great move in the direction of diminishing the blight that rested upon the state, and in ultimate extermination. With more schools and school improvement generally and the enforcement of the compulsory school attendance law Alabama in time will rise from near
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

the bottom of the list of states to near the top of the literacy table. Illiteracy will in fact practically van ish altogether.
 The three-mill tax for counties has, in most instances, been popular from the start, and in all districts where an additional tax was needed the levy has been voted.
 Birmingham, constituting school district, has pressing need for the three-mill tax. It is hoped that not single voter will cast a ballot against the three-mill proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
TO KING ALBERT

By Josephine Preston Peabody. The kings of earth are gathered and
 gone byt Sing the four winds of heaven; and with
 them sing The high victorious tides that hourly
 bring In-rushing message of fresh victory. And from their places all the stars that
 cry onward" to this worn world with tri-
 umphng, can and take heed of one far, flame
 lit thing, One human brightness in its sovereignty. o king and leader. of a mightier host Even than thine own-at last to see thee
 stand Fronting the nations of this earth again! A king, stronghold-for the uttermost J Far-follower after light with sword In
 hand;
 Defender of the Faith-to hearts of
 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
MARGUERITE.

Sweet Marguerite, so fair of face, With eyes of velvet brown, May heaven ever smile on thee, And angels fair look down. May roses bloom along thy path. May nought cause thee to pine, But sunshine be thy lot in life, Beloved friend of mine -S. K. F. We must have weather cold and hot. Variety, my dear; And sunshine hover is the Lot Of anyone down here; And so I never wish too strong For blessings for friend, Save strength of nerve to hike along And win out in the end. Doc Bixby, in the Nebraska State Journal. Tfere are two ends to everything We are not here to knock. Nor do we when this fact we bring To your attention, Doc. So we append this little verse, For you, and eke your friends, We wish you, what won't be so worse. To win out in both ends.
 Houston Post. The poet truly says; And all who walk upon this earth Will meet with cloudy days. The sunshine and the shadow, too, We're simply bound to take, So let us wish for every friend At least an even break
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Suffrage Amendment

cannot see why any man should, take stand against the federal suf- Ifage amendment.' said Arthur C,rowder
 nave always felt keenly the iniustice done women, when we men ask their CO., operation in bringing about reforms and oah upon them for everything under the sum- where effort and sacrifice are con cerned, but, wh' n the time comes to eiva them the power of citizenship, we are wiling to use any excuse TOT failure +o give 1t to them. The federal amendn,.,t srait'hg them the franchise should have an aye vote from every man in our next legislature"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
MODERATE CIRCUMSTANCES.

MODERATE CIRCUMSTANCES How about the people who have jus, moved in next door?"
 They seem to be fairly well off. I should call them 5o-record family.' What do you mean?"
 T was referring to their supply of canned music"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT.

THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT.
 Huntington Roarer says he can't enact Hamlet tonight"
 Whats the matter?" said the man. ager. We've advertised Hamlet and we've got to play it''
 Nothing doing. Hamlet's black velvet suit hasn't come back from the cleaner and Huntington says he simply can't so- liloquize in anything else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Building Boom on in East

T found the greatest improvement be- ing made in the east along real estate lines,'' said John D. Chichester, secre- exchange, and who has just recently re- turned from the national convention of real estate boards, held during June 24-2S at Atlantic City, N. J. '"The home build ing scheme seems to be having a great effect among those people. Buildings are going up everywhere I thought that we had difficult rental problem here in Birmingham. but Philadelphia alone has 45,ooo on the waiting list at the pres ent time. We are not in it when com pared to the east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
FAR GONE.

Did you-er-happen to see me about town last night?''
 "Yes. You seemed to have been at- tending the funeral of John Barley corn"
 Was still in possession of all my fac ulties?''
 Most of them, but you were evidently unable to recognize an old acquaintance. You were delivering harangue on the league of nations to lamp post"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Teachers Underpaid

"One of the most important, if not the most important, questions to come be- fore the legislature at it's summer session is that of schools" said R. A. Porter. Teachers in this state are underpaid with the result that a large percentage of them are incompetent. I know of one teacher in the Birmingham schools, woman who has spent several years in the city schools, whose whole soul is wrapped up in her work. She has been especially effective with backward pu- pills, and I know of many instances where she has gone to the school house at o'clock in the morning to help some boy or girl wno could not get along as fast as their classmates. For the work she does and the preparations she was compelled to make in order to equip her self. she gets very small remuneration. 1 know that she has hard time making her salary meet all her expenses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
WANTED. ROOMS AND BOARD

From the Kansas City Times.
 Count Hohenzollern is looking for . new home in quiet retired neighbor- hood where he will not be disturbed by callers. No references gwen or re- quired. Terms and address confidential. Must move immediately as present lease is expiring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
NOTABLE PRECEDENT
m the Atlanta Journal.

From the Atlanta Journal.
 The treaty doesn't satisfy every body. Neither did the constitution ot the United States when it was drafted, but it has since gathered respectable following.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
THE HOOK FOR ROBERT

from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 only professional Chautauoua star can feel the poignant pain inflicted ,,non 'enator Bob La Toilette by yanking him OH the program at Ocean Grove at the instance of returned European war .vet- erans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
GOT TT FOR NOTHING

GOT IT FOR NOTHING.
 T would like to sell you a life Of Julius Caesar, sir'
 Come in," said old MT. Nubleigh, with a sly look. "Is it true that Julius Caesar suffered from epileptic attacks?"
 Yes. sir,' replied the agent, briskly. You will find that information on page 243 Of this valuable work. An here it is How many copies, sir?'
 T don't need the book now," said MT Nubleigh, after glance at the nara. graph pointed out to him. That little matter or epilepsy is the only fact relat- ing to the late Julius Caesar that I want ed to clear up' PAUL, COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
THE DRoUTH.

The bibulous may say no word, But this is what they think: Water, water, everywhere
 That's all we have to drink"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
BIsMARk,s DREAM su.,r,, r,

From the Providence Journal
 nismarck, relying on blood and iron. thought he had buttressed the German empire against all opposition But notb- ing IS ever really settled until it is set tied right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

heAS OCOh NOt0Q.
 Birmingham, constituting a school district, has a pressing need for the three-mill tax. It is hoped that not a single voter will cast a ballot against the three-mill proposition.
 # # x
 Worlds Greatest Airship
 Is Flying to America
 THE British dirigible R-34, as A large as the liner Adriatic, ve- racious correspondents tell us, is mak- ing rather uneventful journey across the Atlantic, the first lighter-than-air craft to hazard the attempt. There is ever reason to believe that the R-34 will complete her journey without se- rious mishap and return. to Great Britain.
 The mastery of the air is now an accomplished fact. A world that has witnessed so many spectacular achievements in recent years, scarcely dreamed of mere decade ago, follows the flight of the R-34 with as little excitement, perhaps, as there is among her crew of 26 men, who are making a safe and comfortable voy- lage, although it is destined to mark a new epoch in aerial transportation. A powerful wireless equipment, equal to any carried by ocean liners, enables lthe dirigible to keep in communica- tion with wireless stations. That in itself greatly minimizes danger and their vessel is able to weather any storm that blows. What are treach- erous air currents to ship whose length is greater than the height o1 the famous Singer building in New York, 7S feet and inches in diameter driven by five powerful engines ant having carrying capacity of 21 tons?
 The dirigible offers the greates possibilities for air traffic inNthe flu ture. The airplane is still more ol less of Sporting proposition" ex cept for the delivery of mail and dis patches. The dirigible is already Z reasonably safe and dependable means of transportation and if z fleet of air liners were to begin ply ing between London and New Yorl tomorrow they would have all tht passengers they could accommodate.
 It is interesting to note that pro phecies of fiction writers who predict ed the era of airships were based chiefly on some form of the gas bag The sturdy navigators in Kipling famous story, "The Night Mail," af fected to despise the puny planes O an earlier day, as they drove thei giant craft through the heavens witt a fine disregard for shifting air cur rents and storms that raced over tn turbulent Atlantic. Jules Verne an, Edgar Allen Poe, to mention but tw, lother writers who have visualized tn Iargosies of the sky, dealt with bal lloons. With the new non-explosiv helium produced in sufficient quan titles, the dirigibles will become popular method of "commuting" be tween continents.
 * # *
 Memorial Campaign
 Muct Ro Cnaodod Tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

BEGINNING THE DAY My Father, go Thou before my face. Lead me as with cloud by day and a fire by night. Make the path plain. Convince me that my feet are following true. Cheer me in the dark. What time I nm afraid I will put my trust in Thee. Amen. -H.M.E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
ENCOURAGING BUYERS.

Who was the man who spoke up so strongly for bedroom farces when you said they were disgrace to the stage?" Hes furniture manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich" k
 What is 1t to him?"
 Why he has an idea that stage ex- hibitions of nifty furniture boost his business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

You say he was put in the guard house for going over the top ?''
 Exactly"
 But I don't understand"
 "It happened in Paris. He climbed over bar to get at French mixologist who claimed to know how to make a dry Martini cocktail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Reserve Board Reports
 Good Business Outlook

m HE federal reserve boards
 0 monthly statement, issued yes terday, regarding business conditions, is distinctly optimistic. It is, indeed, the most buoyant report from that authoritative source, given to the pub lie, since the armistice was signed.
 In nearly all the reserve districts the opinion is entertained that the prospects for prosperous year with a very large output of goods and al-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Member of the Associated Press

Theres a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough hew them how we will.
 Hamlet. $ # #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Memorial Campaign
 Must Be Speeded Un

INNLY two days remain of the " Alabama memorial campaign as originally planned, and they should be days of intensive work. Notwith- standing the fact that the leaders have striven earnestly to infuse en- thusiasm into the people in general the results thus far have not been up to the mark.
 A memorial building in honor of our soldiers should be exceptionally popu- lar Certain it is that no appeal based on sentiment could be stronger, and lit is almost inconceivable that any Alabamian would refuse, when ap- preached, to contribute something. Men of large means are giving liber- ally, as rule, but the masses need stirring up.
 Organization that will get at the people in remote sections of the state lis needed. Citizens in out of the way places as we'll as those in populous |centers were fully aroused in the Liberty Loan campaigns. It should be |so nov. There should be no apathy anywhere.
 It is hoped the drives today and to- morrow will make up for the slow go- iner work earlier in the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter, un- der act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

Remittapces can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald Will not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
suBsCRIPTIoN RATES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

'Td rather shake hands with my con- stituents,' said Champ Clark when MT. Mondell said, And besides, we want to be back here so that we can shake hands with the President when he returns" Is at the democratic national convention in Baltimore?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03
Baltimore

Another argument for the prohbionists If Jimmy" Boswell had been with strained from overindulgence in wine by bone-dry law he would have supplied the world with more of Dr. Johnson S conversation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-03

If "O1d Fritz is still following the course of world events, as Wilhelm sur missed he was some years ago, he probably has grouch worse than any he ever exhibited to his trembling subjects in the fatherland.