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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

, Several contemporaries seem to thin { bone-dry conditions will make it impos- sible for Birmingham to give her re- turning soldiers an old-fashioned barbe- cue. Those boys won't need any alcoholic appetizers to make them do justice to the spread. Policemen in a New Hampshire town are advised that they may use tobacco or gum in the station house, provided they do so with discretion" There is no such animal as a discreet gum chewer. American army officers report increas- ing enmity shown against Americans in occupied regions of Germany Perhaps the Huns have merely discovered that fawning gets them nothing. #. # !.
 Any time "Marse Henry" wants to write letter to the editor," the chances are that he can get it published in any one of the several thousand newspapers in America. Costumes of leather for women flyers make the wearer look as if she weighed about 300 pounds. There won't be much money in fashioning garments of that sort.
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 King Albert of Belgium received hear ing at the peace conference, but no prom ises. Caution is the middle name of the average peace delegate.
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 Harold Begbie says his published inter- view with the Kaiser was authentic He won't even acknowledge that he was guilty of lese majesty.
 The Rainbow" division starts home today There's more joy to the square foot in Coblenz than the old town ever experienced before.
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 That doughboy who said he didn't know what he was given war medal for, evidently has no intention of going on a lecture tour.
 It was most considerate of Lenine to hold up Russia to the Hungarian soviet government as horrible example of bol- shevism.
 Just because a would-be assassin shot a few bullet holes through his overcoat. Clemenceau sees no necessity for buying a new one.
 The London Express proposes that bachelor girls be taxed. Why not? Spin sterhood is paying large returns these days.
 The machine guns are silent in Berlin- but the rattle of dice continues to be heard amid the popping of champagne corks.
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 Having raised the issue of sectionalism, Governor Allen of Kansas quite naturally thinks it is to be "deplored.' Nebraska has prepared for the return of her conquering heroes by repeating her anti ti-cigarette law. \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
A PRACTICAL MAN.

TTelen's lips are drifting dust quot ed the literary person. Now. that's my idea of a poeticaI line"
 Tt is rather pretty. I guess, said MT. Gawker, who hasn't a thought outside of business. Tin glad you mentioned it.
 Then you are a. lover of poetry?"
 "No, but that quotation reminds mo that I have an engagement in about half an hour with chap who wants to sell me the state rights to a new tyhe of street sprinkler. | believe there's money in it." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Will Have Visiting Minister

eve are to have a splendid minister at our church today" said Frank V: Evans, a member of the South Highlands Presbyterian church.
 ''The Rev. Benjamin R. Lacy, chaplain of the 18th field artillery is to be with us. It will be of much interest to Know that he took command of a company after all the officers on the firing line were put out of action and led the unit over th9 top. I know hat his talk will be of keen interest to all soldiers and we wish as many as possible to hear nm. lie Will be with us at both services today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Alabama Must Approve
 Good Roads Bond Issue

A N era of good roads development SA in Alabama is assured. The Alabama Highway Improvement asso- citation, which has just closed con- structive meeting in Birmingham, adopted practical plan for putting Alabama in her rightful place among the sisterhopd of states in road build ing and maintenance.
 A resolution favoring bond issue of twenty-five million dollars by the state was passed without dissenting vote Of approximately four hundred delegates, representing nearly every one of the counties in Alabama. Now that the ped pie of Alabama are thor oughly awake to the necessity of an adequate road system, there should be no difficulty in getting their ap- proval for this measure which will supplement the millions of dollars the fodereal government is prepared to spend. The legislature, when it re- convenes next July, is expected to pass a bill calling for special bond election. The sum of twenty-five mil lion dollars will not be any too large for the work in view.
 Another sensible suggestion made was that recommending a fifty per cent increase in the automobile license tax and license tax on automobile trucks, based on their carrying ca pacity.
 For various reasons, some of them not creditable to the counties involved and others due to lack of funds, the present system of road building and maintenance in Alabama has been failure. By shifting the burden to the state as whole, authority will be gen tralized and wise expenditure of money can be made, thus obviating ex- travagance and waste and doing away with slipshod methods.
 Furthermore, the building and up keep of state highways naturally falls on the state, and not on individual counties. The plan will enable coun- ties to care for lateral roads, while the state looks after the principal highways.
 It is the history of all proposed in creases in taxation that opposition develops, but in matter of such vital importance to the people of Ala bama, there should be little objection to the eminep ptly practical recommen- dations of the Alabama Highway I'm prcvement association, an organiza- tion which promises, with the CO., operation of all philosophical citi- zens, to perform splendid service for the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
IGNORING A HERO.

Have you named your boy yet?'
 NO. We can't find name to suit all our relatives"
 How about John Pershing?"
 "We wish to avoid confusion. The stOrR is making frequent deliveries of boy babies out our way and the neighbor- hood is filling up with little John Persh- ngs."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
kNoCKING oN MOOD

From the Boston Transcript.
 The superstition of rapping on wood after boast of piece of luck is of German origin. The raps were supposed to drive away evil spirits vexed by oth- CTS good fortune. The three raps later sgnihed the Trinity, and the necessity for rapping on wood was because that was the material of the cross. The ex- pression dates from custom in vogue 50C0 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
VAMPIRES IN NEW JERSEY

From the ~NeW YOrK Te4esraIn.
 Magistrate F. A. Boettner of Newark, bailiwick. Never heard of them over there before. Maybe it's only those hoo hoo birds peculiar to Jersey that hiber- nate in the stump of blasted pine tree and on awankening in the spring emit wired cries and then. to deceive the pursuer, waddle away backward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Rogers Hits Responsive Chord

T have had to travel over so many mis. erab1y poor roads in Alabama" said Sid w. Lee "that I couldn't help joining in the laugh at the good roads meet when Senator John Rogers, in his rapid fire speech got so warm in his indignation against some of the so-called highways over which he made trips that he ex- claimed, Gentlemen, we have got to do something to get rid of the hell-fired mud holes I had never thought of them in such birthstone language but from the way in which the crowd applauded his hot indictment of them l reckon he felt that he was speaking to a bunch of fellow sufferers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Going to Meet Son

CT am on my way to New York with Mrs billiard to meet our son, Mason, WHO is an ensign in the navy" said Mason billiard. He is ito arrive from Liverpool on the U. $. $. Zerpel, and, or course' we are mighty anxious to meet him. since he has been in the navy he has been about a good bit and It mas been qui's an education in its way. I do not know inst what his status will be now that the armistice has been signed. It may DC .ha' he will be released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Appreciation of Grand
 Opera Performance

7H HAT Birmingham hungered for
 0 grand opera was evidenced by the overflowing audience that greeted each performance of the Creatore com pany at the Jefferson" "Rigoletto," !" Carmen" and Aida"
 "Rigoletto" wAs brilliantly pre- sented. "Carnnen" was a disappoint- ment, but Aida" with which the en- gagement closed, reached a high level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
uur coNETu u NOT,, SHE SAID

From the New York Herald.
 Tennvson's "Locksley Hall' has beer cited widely as foreshadowing the league of nations, but hEs "Marlaha ls authority on actual arrlvaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

and in debate on the floor the Ala : bama metropolis was selected The
 boys said they would not go to 2 place that would stand for mayor like William Hale Thompson, who boasted that Chicago was 'the sixth German city of the world" Birmingham deserves this honor. for the Alabama boys were the best fight CTS on the front and the allied armies of the Magic City were among the most patriotic fighters in the trenches here at home The entire state will join with the Magic City next July, there fighters that they did not make choice to be regretted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

BEGINNING THE DAY-I have the charts of Thy summer seas. own the maps of Thy country. | have heard of the strange delights that await me. My heart knows of them and longs for them. And all the while the ships chafe at their mOorings. Yet I do not travel. Oh, my God, Why is it that I do not travel. Amen.-H. M. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
THE COUNT IN EXILE.

A certain man across the Rhine Made for himself a "Frankensteln. He's saving wood in Holland now And wears a very troubled brow. "Of 'Frankensteins' I've had my fill, Must be the thought of Kaiser Bill, Who, like the thunder wont to rumple, Has lately grown quite meek and hufnole And has dissolved, so low his lot, That partnership 'twiXt Me und Gott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
Dr. Barrett Looking We'll

q was glad to- see pr. Barrett ioohin> SO we'll" said Scudder Ryall. He ran down Thursday from Decatur wheie iio - resting to see his dentist. He has had en,ite a seiee> of it and we have missed him greatly around the city nall anu GU cl,,rped to know that he will be back to head the official family wllhii 1r 10 daVSi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
SUNDAY WALKS-By Frank Willis Barnett

stands as a two-story building in spits of the many tips about it's probable demolition to make way for a modern department store pr sky-scraper. I SUD- pose it's rental must pay a good invest. ment on the value of the building and ground or it would have been torn down long ago.
 I now come to the old Saks corner It was a big thing in the mercantile life of the city when the three-story building went up. Many thought that Louis Saks had bitten off morh than he could chew, but after a few yea ars he outgrew it and had to move into larger and handsomer quarters The building is now occupied by the Ideal Millinery Suit and Cloak store
 Some of the older citizens will remem- Der with what pride they watched the construction of the first great office building on First avenue, for the Morris was a show place.. had my law office in it. On the ground floor the American National bank, long since out of bus- ness, and the Birmingham Trust and Savings company. had their homes. For years it has been known as the Morris hotel and it's famous lobby has been the meeting ground fpr politicians during many a hot contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

Entered at the Birmlng ham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter. un- der act of Congress March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
ALARMING SYMPTOM.

ALARMING SYMPTOM. Are you showing any tendency toward spring fever?"
 "Yes and l fear the worst" replied Mr> Dubwaite Nearly every morning I catch myself turning to the sporting page before reading the latest news from Paris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

Nonsense. Isn't he still alive?
 "Of course. I meant that he stuck to his outfit and passed up chance to spend a week in Paris"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

And though authority be n stubborn bear. yet he is oft led by the nose with gold. Winters Iaie'
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES
NO SENSE OF HUMOR

NO SENSE OF Ii MOh. Mrs. Jagsby." Well, Mir. Jagsby?' When I came home last night-er- we'll say at late hour, did I retire il good order?" "In fairly good order, MT. Jagsby, bu once saw a comedian on the stage tr, to catch his bed as it came round to hin and I did not think his performance a all funny" BRIGHT SIDE OF A DARK MATTER In a little while we shall forget
 The curse of war, the weight of debt, And every form of pain
 Above our graves the grass Will grow,
 We shall not mind the winds that blow,
 We shall not heed the rain.
 Iris true we'll miss the genial sun,
 The lit where laughing waters run And many a fair device,
 But every morning in our block
 We'll not be awakened with shock
 By the iceman shouting "Ice!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
RENUNCIATION.

RENUNCIATION. You say this doughboy made the su preme sacrifice in France"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY
 FOEIEVER.o


 FOREVER" Warren H. Cudworth, in the New York Times. The classic studies seem foredoomed to early disappearance"
 A poem in the Times. In days of strife, when cen mems thoughts are bloody. And rampant batds bid letters bleed afresh, We yearn for times when lifeblood, warm and ruddy.- Enlivened minds that stll the world enmesh. To these we give allegiance deep and hearty And, as the sigh escapes 70 Lord. how long!'N Turn gladly from the bolshevsts oi party
 And bolshev lists of song. We who have bowfd to Helen's soulful beauty Or yielded to NauE Eicaa's maiden grace, Beheld Antigone's filial sense of duty. Or seen Alcestis deathward turn her face; We who with Pndhr oft have watched the moonshne Bathe with it's light Olympia's oliva trees, Or with Theocritus have seen the noon shine
 Clint from Sicilian seas. We who have thrilled at Didos deathless passion, And with Aeneas witnessed men un- born, Heard Delia's sweetheart plead in knight ly fashion, And Ovid grieve while -exiled and for. lorn; We who upon philosophy have pondered. While genia! Horace frightened half lifes load. As hand in hand we dreamily have wan. dered
 Along the Tibpr road We know that days when poesy was youthful Gave stateliest uttsrance to mems high dreams, That types of grandeur, radiant still and truthful Shine and will shine with ever bright. ening beams; That men all ancient lovelness will I cherish; That symmetry and music cannot perish,
 That beaut1 cannot die-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

On the corner of Fourth avenue stands the city hall. It was looked upon for years with pride as one of Birmingham best assets, but now the city has out grown it. and some day it will give place to new one when the civic plan which has been worked out on paper becomes a blessed reality. I pray that our pro gressive citizens will hasten the day, for there is a crying need for municipal inn provements on a scale worthy the Magic City.
 One of the biggest changes was wrought at the corner of Third avenue when the Blach's, with wise foresight, figured out a deal which meant the bulid- ing of an up-to-date clothng house which greatly assisted in drawing trade in it's direction On the opposite corner stands the Simon block which was pioneer in it's neighborhood in the way of a pre- tentious building The house next on the alley was remodeled in most attractive way for the IIirschs and for Abe kauf- man.
 daresay that the most marked change on the street was the manner in which the old Peerless saloon corner was made into a series of Parsian-like shops It was really an eye opener the way the building was completely transformed and it set the pace for improvements of a similar nature on other valuable city corners. The shops are occupied by mer- chants who know how to do artistic window dressing. The upstairs was the first to be used by retailer in, way to attract trade
 Just across the street there is still one old landmark which fingers for while Adams corner so far as the ground floor is concerned, has been modernized, it still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

Remittahces can be mace at curreh rate of exchange. The Ase-1AeAato " not be responsible for money sem through the malls. Address
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 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-06

banding district
The evening world., 1919-04-02
Who Are NeW YOrkers?


But ali the same. he sighed once or
twice as he made ready for thC
theatre.
They were in their twenties when
all this happened. BY the time they
had reached their thirties, the board
ing house habit was chronic. Some
times they lived uptown. sometimes
in the suburbs When Greenwich
Village got its first press agent and
began to move onto the map. Louise
decided that was where all the At
mosphere was, and began 20 hunt a
place in THE Washington Square sec
ton"
She found a house where the land
lady called them "studios" instead OF
rooms" The furniture was painted
in flat colors-orange. and red. and
bluc-and the windows were curtained
in plaid gingham! There was no cleo
trcity and no steam heat.
Gas and candles" said Louise, ARE
50 much more attractive. And who
cares for scan when there are open
fires?"
Louise and Jack substituted studio
parties for the movies, and Louise
dropped the musical mornings to JON
psyche analysis class. The young
woman on the floor above became her
dearest friend, The young woman's
husband was n poet, and she herself
| did illustrations for a Woman's maya.
zine. They both belonged to n Forum
and worked for Cause. Muriel-
that was the young woman's name
| taught Louise the fundamentals OF
| the Cause and Louise took II up sc
riously." She got Jack interested too
At last. she felt. she had found Life
Then, one fine day, Muriel, from tn,
top floor, came down and put hel
head into Louise's lap and cried.
Don't be frightened. dear" sh,
smiled through her tears. I'm jus
bawling b-bub- because I'm so Terri
bly, Happy! The greatest thing in tn,
world is going TO happen to us
Charlie and me. Isn't 1t wu-wu-won
derful?"
Muriel and Charlie left The Villag
just like that, and went UP to tn
-ronx TO live in detached house.
ostArlie stopped being a poet AM
The evening world., 1919-04-02
ANSWER TO PUZZLE FROM
AESOP.

In the race between the hare and
the tortoise the length OF track makes
no difference. The tortoise had one
eighth start and has run 4.25 times
as fast as the hare up to the time
they meet, and as the hare has five
sixths yet to run, 5x4.25 equals 2I25
as fast as he went before; but as the
question said how much faster. and
2o.25 faster is equal to 2i.25 as fast,
we will say that the answer should
be 2o.25 plus faster TO win. 1t being
clear that 2o.25 would only tie the
race. he must 80 a little over to win.
The evening world., 1919-04-02

Lieutenant was awful sore. l que %
a drop of water came through his
tent somewhere during the night and
lit on him. He looks at me and says
"As you were, Smith" All / says
was 'Ill never be again, Lieutenant"
They made me IA driver in the Ia st
mint on the hike comm home.
guess there breallin me in to every
place sos they can let the rest of tho
battery home on furlo and let me do
all the work, from the looks OF Il
They showed me two horses hitched
to the gun and told me they was
mine. Right away seen that the
right hand horse was all hitched up
and there wasn't nobody there to ride
him. So when the sargent says he
was all ready l says mo we amt.
aint goin till the fello what rides this
horse is here. There's enough favorites
being played in the battery now"
That showed the Lieutenant whera
| stood. He said the fello what usu-
ally drove the horse was on speshul
duty collin up firin lines. When he
put it that way l agreed to lead the
right hand horse in to camp. Angus
says they call the right hand horse
the off horse because the fello what
rides him is always off doin someth!n
else. He amt the only fello what's of
round here though. / can tell you
that Mable.
There's a roomor around here thab
were going to Honey Lulu. Joe Loom
Is has sent for his Ukalaly. Angus
says hes orderin a grass cutter 10 take
with him SOS he can make hisself ono
Of those grass suit over there. guess
the next time rite 1t will be from
there.
yours till then
BILL
! =, The. complete series OF ''Thats Me All O,er-
MA'e letteH n pubhAhed In book form
] 'Copynsht. 1913. by Frederick A. Stokes Col
The evening world., 1919-04-02

got n job as assistant to the adver-
ising man on hardware journal. In
lue time there were three babies. And
they had a Regular home. And forgot
all about funny furniture and at
mosphere, and flat colors. and open
fires, Instead they had a sleeping
porch, and a back yard, and fresh
air, and red cheeks.
Louise went often to visit her friend
Muriel. Gradually Muriers babies
crept into her heart. She even helped
nurse the littlest one through a fever
Somehow you forgot how bothersomc
and messy a baby was when yol
loved it-and it was sick
Years afterward Jack came home
one night and found Louise with her
head buried in the couch pillows,
sobblng.
why, Dearest" He was on his
knees beside her in an instant. What
is il? This is your birthday and I've
something here in this little box
That's just what's the matter.
gasped his wife, wiping swollen eyes
with lacy wisp. "I-I'm OLD, Jack
and 1--we missed EVERY thing
all the beautiful things in life. Muriel'.
so happy with her kiddies"--
There. there, Girl" soothed Jack
There are all kinds OF happiness
We've tried to be too independent
| Let's hunt a few responsibilities. anS
be HAPPY!"
The evening world., 1919-04-02

wouldn't want me TO do all the cook
ing and scrubbing and washing and
iron"--
"Oh, no, Of course not! But surely
there isn't much TO do in an apart
ment We needn't take a house, You
know. There are lots Of
"Yes-at a hundred and nifty n
MONTH" cut in Louise. "And a thou
sand more for furniture. There
wouldn't he anything left for clothes
And we'd always have to pe enter
taining-and that means lot moro
work. We're so much more lndepend-
cnt this way, dear"
Jack was silent.
Sometimes" he said after pause
II kinder think It would he nice tC
have a. lie broke of abruptly ant
with a shy grin took his wife in his
arms
"But-but II thcrc was a baby.
said Louise, coming out OF his Goa
lapel i've wouldn't have each other
Babies are such responsibilities"
81 know, and they're awful mess!
and always have the Group or the piI
or something" Jack agreed amiably
We'll, ali right, Duckie-how about
show tonight, eh? There's a girl
glrly thing on At the Glorielta"
The evening world., 1919-04-02
TWO MINUTES OFOPTINISM
BY Herman Stitch
Copyright 1919 by the Publishing Evening wodI
What Are You?

IOLOGlSTS will tell that
are fighters and physicians Crabs
detectives Flies and so are
Earthworms Tigers gadiators snas
architects Spiders weavers nightingale. are
musicians. Lions monarchs
And YoUthe most magnificent omnipotence that
wears of evolving the miraculous pendou-
animal plan and purpose Every
has its niche What have YOU justify your existence
uphold the vision Of the Almighty! you the most
efficient mechanismthc most adaptable plastic
impeshable living in the universe YOU
mark pace The reptile the insect
organic have found and m
tablshed themselves. How about YoUI