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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
Lest We Forget.

At intervals the tendency believe that the world is all awry There be of nquity of theft graft public coupon divorce, nfdeiy things full of it, gossip The unable with suaon sit twddlewaddng while cities consumed before ther eyes The and stage people mnng the by evil sugges The odden the upper drunk And forth forth and forth So it And is The mlnum has not been reached the folly that blind and silly op msm which itself sleep with the refrain that everything sweet and lovely. Everything is not sweet and lovely
 But the other hand everything rotten and its way to the abyss The doctrine of total depay aumny whether preacned by theologan whined by a coward snarled by cyn
 The world be- We all realize that Then world particulars De been; advance like standing still or losing while others with victory and wider shows net gain.
 that don't know the past We status but direction that Things they also be vastly better than they used to be- frequently superficial We few black sheep black We proceed upon calls inference We judged France by Paris We walk down Broadway and nnk York The everyday honest paen the world therefore sometimes forgotten and call life often bears the same laton to life that the ripple does to the river what We like the taste of salt and there things We weak enough and cowardy enough to everybody less like ourseyesa mixture
  God the undyng that are grad
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
HAwKEks ALWAYS "Go LIGHT,

From the New York Herald.
 When Harry Hawker, with Lieutenant Commander Grieve, taking off at St. Jchns on his Atlantic flight, dropped the under carriage of his airplane he was but living up to a tradition of his curiously Interesting family. For the Hawkers have always been strictly unconventional and careless of consequences
 For example, Robert Stephen Hawker, the parson of Morwenstan in Devon-au- thor of "The Song of the Western Men. ? sometimes called ''Trelawney"-who ruled over congregation of pious smugglers and wreckers, used to walk with nothing or in the early morning from his vicar the sea.
 When some of the inhabitants of the neighborhood protested against this Gar den of Eden costume of the vicar he re- piled: My Maker brought me into the world as go out to swim. Let them com plain to Him! The Hawkers believe in go- ing light"
 Robert Stephen Hawker will not be for gotten as long as men read poetry writ. ten in English Harry Hawker may b' l forgotten, but before he is there are 20.00 Cornishmen and other men by the hun
 dreds of thousands. all admirers of bray cry. who will want to know the reason ! why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

heard the whizz of the engines, but couldn't locate his enemy,
 My wife and one of the boys were sitting on the porch when a delivery wagon passed. They saw 'Wolley" start for it. She called him back and Proc tor made a dive for him, but he slipped by and went to his death. My wife ran out and grabbed him up in her arms and brought him in the house. He lived for about an hour, struggling for breath, for the wheels passed over his body His piteous eyes showed that he knew he was dying in the lap of his mistress, who loved him better than any of us It was truly a house of gloom" and this morning. when I went out to get my paper. no dog was waiting with wag- ging tail and joyous bark to wish me q happy good morning, He lived and died. gentleman that he was, loved by his owners and mourned by all the boys in the neighborhoOd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT BIRMINGHAM
 AND THE ORGANIZATION NEEDED HERE

case in which more or less politics was involved. heard opinions expressed which were amazing.
 There Is an element in this commun- ity which seems opposed to the ac- emulation of property. This element is antaGonistic to all great corpora tiohs which earn profits out of legiti- mate business. It looks upon them as trusts and institutions organized to punish working people.
 These opinions are not expressed by the actual workers themselves but by men who are supposed to represent workers, but who do little of it them- selves.
 There IS indeed large element of nonpro6ncers about Birmingham who seem determined at all times to stir up trouble.
 The recent talk l have heard con- vinces me of the wisdom and neces- sity of the practical people of Jefferson county giving more time to politics.
 It has gotten so that the best and highest type of men don't always offer for political offices. This class is averse to entering the nock-down and drag-out political campaigns of re- cent years in this community. * # x I do indeed hope to see the 5000 young men who went into the army from this county organize and take an active interest in affairs. When they do, they will form a nucleus to induce every man in the district to regist .r and to vote They will bring out the better element of the community. And they will insist on the election of m en l to office who are qualified. 1 ;s E +
 l This business of attempting to ar- ray classes against each other is of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

C7FHE bar of Birmingham is entitled
 to the greatest public sympathy
 for the hardships it must under go in spending a great part of it's life in the Jefferson county courthouse.
 There may be buildings with more unattractive interiors. but I doubt 1t.
 The filth of generations seems to oe imbedded in the floors and in the walls. and the air one hreatkes in this old building is con lucivc to all manner of diseases.
 Jefferson county is a rich county and could well afford to build a new court house where the judges and attorneys would not be subjected to such un- healthy conditions.
 A new courthouse of fireproot c5n- struction and tile floors and all mod- ern sanitary conren.ences should be erected at once.
 * * #
 
 As a matter of fact we need new courthouse and new city hall in Bir- mingham; and we likewise need an auditorium
 Why should not the county and city and the people generally combine and build civic center where we could have all the modern conveniences of a county end city
 The taxable property of Birmingham and Jefferson county is such as to war rant the construction of all these build ings The practical way of building them should be worked out imm ediate- ly by the Citizens Committee recently appointed, and if necessary let us sub init o,tr plans to the legislature in July and ge. authority te do the work prop erly ard at once. < $. E For five days of this week I sat Tn he>courthcuse listening to arguments and contentious in a very important
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS

You may not believe it, but even before see-more skirts were invented one woman could tell what another woman was wear ing underneath.
 Some of the letters you receive give you the idea that the writer either had a new fountain pen or had a lot of time to kill. And you may have noticed that the rounder who left his wife most of the time when he was alive doesn't leave her much when he dies An6ther thing we can't understand is why it is that a hobble skirt makes a fed girl look fatter. Isn't it funny how nobody stays when you have four of a kind and how every body stays and gives 1t a kick when you have nothing but a pair of Jacks? i! Another liar Is the married man who brags that he is his own boss just be- cause he has gone into business for him. self
 | We may be wrong. But we always had a snkaking suspicion that the woman who is always defending her honor hasn't much to defend.
 | Every time mother gets two chops foI 40 cents or two slices of ham fer 90 cents she wonders how on earth a boarding mousse keeper SetS py.
 Women are a whole lot like men. You can argue with them. but you can't con. vince them.
 The reason why woman is willing tt pay SIS for corset is because she Knows
 that it will give her that uncorseted eff feet.
 A well-cooked breakfast will do more tt preserve peace in the family than 1
 dozen scriptural notices on the, dining room walls.
 It won't be long now until the disgust ed amateur gardener will be willing t
 trade his garden for a good can-opener.
 And the fact that girl has a thin fac
 doesn't seem to prevent her from hay 1 ing a thick complexion.
 It kind of jars boob to spend tw' years working up courage enough to pro
 pose and then have her accept him in tw seconds.
 Don't laugh at married woman wh
 looks like thunder She is probably tn
 big noise in her own household. ) A few months from now, when their va } cations are over. whole lot of men wi feel like suing a whole lot of summe
 resorts for breach of promise.
 Any man vho is anxious to start a argument can always find another boo lvho is willing to help him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

old fashioned political method. A classes of young men went into thi army. They ate and slept, and workef and fought side by side. They learned from each other and each found tns other fellow possessed of splendid qualifications.
 I hardly know of a single success full man in the Birmingham districtI who did not work up from the bottom I remember when a present-day mill lionaire of Birmingham was working for the Tennessee company at $75 per month. Another millionaire dug coal in his younger days, and another one worked in a machine shop.
 One of the richest merchants in Bir- mingham made his first money by ped- ding dry goods from pack on his back.
 The president, of the second largest corporation in Birmingham started llIeI al a $40 a month telegraph operator inl a small station on the A. c. S. railroad; and the president of the concern larger than all other manufacturing enter prises in the south started life as al youngster first in Birmingham fur mace yard here and then in Pittsburg steel plant He learned the business from the ground up. and profited as his employers profited.
 Every man of energy and mental ba.- ance 11as the same opportunity.
 The kickers against both successful persons and successful enterprises should be obliterated. The intelligent and ambitious should organize, and the great factor in such organization now must be the men who have given their services to the country in the army and the navy.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

modern college. The site itself IS ideal, commanding as it does an enchanting view of Jones valley, which embraces the south's most populous industrial center. The extensive grounds have been improved and beautified under the supervision of landscape engi- neer, and with. the new buildings projected the college property will soon become one of the great show places of Birmingham, just as old Harvard is of Cambridge and Boston.
 While Birmingham-Southern is un- der the control of the Methodist church and is literally endowed by members of that denomination, it is open to students of all beliefs, and like all we'll conducted institutions of learning, will draw hundreds of stu dents to it's class rooms who have no utilization with the controlling body.
 Laboratories and other equipment needed to fit young men for industrial activities will be brought up to high standard. The Birmingham district has iron and steel plants and ore and coal mines that offer lucrative employ ment to technically educated men, and while. the students are pursuing their courses here they can find right at hand object lessons such as are found nowhere else in the south.
 All Birmingham will congratulate the college on "the hill' upon its sue cessful start under it's new name and
 management.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

rat terrier, provided it was to be kept in the stable, and have the run only of the horse lot. I lived up to it as long as Jack" was a puppy.
 **
 But when he got big enough to follow me to the swimming hole and to wait for me at school, or track me to the ball park, it was hard to keep him out of the back yard It was a tense moment for being that he had the run of the kitchen. which was built apart from the big house. One fatal day saw father OH the back porch, and before I could stop him Jack" had run up the steps to greet him. It was tens moment for me, but when father stopped down and petted him knew that my pet had made new friend.
 I am retelling this in part because it tallies so close with my own dealings with my boys. Jack and father became ehums. The dog waited for his home coming, and the tired business man waited each day for the happy greet ing of his dumb friend. A friendly dog can beat the world in showing joy at the sight of his master. I reached homo one day after school. and father met me at the gate, saying. ''Son, I have bad news for you, Jack Is dead I had rather the kitchen had gone up in flames than to have had him die" Father lost a dog but he won . boy. After that knew we were not merely father and son. but pals.
 It was my habit on reaching the crest of the hill to whistle to let my boys and the dog know that I was nearing l home. Sometimes they came to meet me. but the dog never failed He was a cute little trick. I do not know how | he figured it out in his doggish mind. j,but he never met me without first pick ing me up . stone, a twig or some thing else. It was his offering, but he always made me chase him around a bit before he would give it to me. l
 Friday afternoon as usual I gave the whistle, but no dog came. looked on the porch and saw my wife and boys sit | ting close to one another. As walked up the steps I saw they had been cry ing. then my wife said, You come to 3 house of mourning, for 'Wolley' is dead. I knew then what was in my father:
 heart more than 70 years ago when h'
 waited for me at the gate to break t' me the news of the death of my dog.
 never joined my tears with the others
 for I do not cry easily. ,but there wa a choke in my throat.
 Now "Wolley' had only one seriou fault. He seemed to have Been borI
 with an overpowing hate of automobiles
 One never passed our corner withou
 his challenging it's right to the road: w
 knew that it would be his death som
 day. but seedlings and whippings coul not cure him of his pet aversion. I re , member how excited he would get whel } the airplanes sailed overhead. for h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
LUST A DOG-By Frank Willis Barnett

If you do not like dogs, just skip this tale, for it wouldn't touch you; but if you ever owned one that was your boon companion in your boyhood days or the pet of the home when you had boys or your own, then it may suit you.
 Now, every now and then someone takes the trouble to write to me or to the paper that they are not interested in me or my dog, or my COW, or my garden, or my boys. It may easily be true in their case, but being so, there is no compulsion to make them read my column, and it is a simple matter to turn to other things in The Age-Herald spread out for their delectation.
 Now I am not surprised that some ob- feet to the homely things which from time to time set down here, but am constantly amazed at the great number who either by letter or in person are kind enough to assure me that they find pleasure in my chatty talk about Men, Women and Things and about myself, and it's their appreciation which gives me zest for being so terribly intimate | In my writings and emboldens me to use tho personal pronoun without stint. l It is to those who care for tho lit-
 the things about the home that l relate | this sad incident. If you have kept up with this daily causerie of mine, you will remember that a year or more ago I told how on reaching home one night my boys were greatly excited over hav- ing bought a wee puppy that was on it's way to a watery grave in the lake at the Country club. They felt like they were heroes in having rescued him.
 |
 They had owned several dogs, and for causes I thought sufficient I had put a ban on the ownership of any more ca
 hines. and they realized that it was
 going to take much diplomacy to break down my edict. If you have kids of your own you will anticipate just how they went to work to circumvent or
 weaken my will, and you will also
 vithout shame own up to having at some time in your life been outtalked by your
 offspring.
 Firmly resolved that dogs were for . ever banished from my home. began tt
 temporize by giving my permission fol : the waif to be kept on the basis of a stepchild in dogdom. He was to be al , flowed to remain on the place. and fint : shelter beneath the house. but if he eve1
 50 much as put his foot on the inside he was to be immediately sent away , This was the solemn agreement. but vol
 fathers know it was never intended t , be lived up to.
 Now have been a strict construction : list when it comes to the constitution l but. I have always been liberal in con struing contracts with my boys. for some
 how see myself in them. I told hov k my father had made concession to m
 by allowing me to acquire cute nttl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01


 tion, the school of medicine and the summer school are pointed to by Dr. Denny with pride. There must be no backward step in either of these inn portant branches of the university's activities.
 The state cannot afford to relax it's interest in what is destined to become the greatest educational institution in the whole south. Dr. Denny knows what he is talking about and the legis- lature should follow his lead. # # * In describing the liquor situation in Australia a prohibition speaker said to Birmingham audience, We are wet, we are soaking, we are running over, we are leaking at every corner" The thought naturally occurs to a thirsty citizen, "Oh life in Australia. where is thy sting?" 5 * # # Brother Bryan says, "The distiller and the brewer have been companions in evil so long that think it would be cruel in the extreme not to let them die together" And no doubt Brother Bryan would like to see them buried in the same grave. :. # # | LeQine is uIIDted A S aVing that fhe Inn i garian revolution has greatly disappoint. ed Russia's bolsheviki. Lenine probably didn't realize that he was paying ths Hungarian Reds" compliment. /, ;. # x
 Not otherwise sensitive, the Germans were shocked by the Allied peace terms. It has been some time since they learned the worst but cold shivers are still rac- ing up and down their spines
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 In delivering his Memorial Day address 1t is believed that President Wilson did not say anything that could be miscon- strued in Italy, China or Japan. l # # #
 Won Hindenburg will go to Switzerland for long rest, leaving his historians to squabble over what happened to the Von Hindenburg line
 * # F
 Harry Hawker says his words were nnis interpreted by American newspapers Deuced awkward, but they were not at all ambiguous
 Uncle Sam probably doesn't expect tt get any money back he invested in "coo- tie plants" They are worth all they cost
 The old-fashioned man who predicted that no one would ever fly across the At lantic is maintaining a discreet silence. T E * 2.
 We can't help feeling that Foch will al, disappointed man if he isn't called or to enforce the terms of peace. a. * #
 The light that shone in his mother eyes was the greatest reward Sergean York received.
 * * * It begins to look as if Villa might sool be transacting official business in tn City of Mexico. : * * * . President Carranza is in no position fl nancially to keep the home fires burning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Sees Wonderful Rainbow

T had to drive out towards the Coun- try club rather early on yesterday morn ing" said Alex Montgomery. land on my way in to town short while before got to see one of the most gorgeous rainbows have ever seen in my life. In the first place it was the deepest bow l earth. One end seemed to be resting on the top of the Jefferson County Bank building. which looked like great mar ble pillar; the other was hid on the other side of Red Mountain. just thought to myself if it had only come on the day of the parade, the boys would have thought that the Lord himself was well coming them to Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
* & E Foundation of Which True Eloquence Rests

A MEMBER of The Age-Herald's E staff analysed the speech de- livered by Sergeant York at Chatta- r1ooga, said to have been the longest he has made since his return to America. As a study in natural elo- uuence, it is interesting to learn that the sergeant in speaking PAP words used 195 words of one syllable, 36 of two syllables, five of three syllables and six words of four syllables. "A;nerica" occurred three times in the fcur-syllable list and Appreciate" twice.
 Sergeant York disclaims any. ability as an orator, but he seems to have the gift of mountain folk and of all others who live in the open, in close commit nion with nature, of expressing their thoughts in moving language. Ser geant York's little speech at Chatta- nooga and the replies he has made elsewhere when called on to speak have revealed his character to news paper readers. On each occasion his words were appropriate and just what his admirers would have had him de- liver, although previous to his arrival in New York it is probable that he had never addressed a more distin- guished gathering than his church people in Fentress county, Tennessee The worlds greatest orators have been men whose language was simple and easily understood. Polysyllables and bombast are soon forgotten, but such rugged eloquence as that of Lin coln's Gettysburg speech lives forever. Although President Wilson's style smacks of the academician, it is al ways lucid and forceful. He never ob- scures his meaning for the sake of establishment. As everyone knows William Jennings Bryan speaks the language of the people, not ungram- nautical or crude, but the diction that carries his ideas directly to the minds of his hearers. Simplicity is the secret o5 great writing and speaking. It is the first lesson that all would-be authors and orators should learn. The Bible is one of the worlds masterpieces of literature, yet its language can be Understood by child ai x
 Prosperous First Year
 Of Birmingham Southern TN HE commencement exercises ci H Birmingham-Southern college Beginning with baccalaureate sermon sby Bishop w. N. Ainsworth at the Highlands Methodist church today twill be of especial interest, as they aark the conclusion of the first year
 the consolidation of Birmingham
 .ge on Owenton hill and tht
 hern university, formerly oi
 lville.
 has been a very prosperous
 astic year both in the number O
 snts and in the work accom-
 ed. Under President c. c. Daniel
 TWO institutions have been thor
 merged. A high degree of en
 asm has been developed rha
 brilliant promise for the fut.lr
 lat is already a notable schoo
 arts and sciences. q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
Enioys Rryan,s Jokes

T was at the Civic chamber lunch on Friday and heard William Jennings Bry: an," said Jeff Bailey, 'and he started off with two corking good stories about ing him intently as he was telling the first one It was about the man who was apologizing to his wife for being Kept out so late at stag party. He was offering the rather novel plea that II took fellow just twice as long to have ent. I think by the commissioners ex- pression he was weighing it out to see if he could use it on occasion or whether 1t was loaded"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
THE DoMINIEs KISS

THE DOM1N IFS fAlSS By Thomas Moore. Dear Janet. we've coorted this seven years lang, In a O that time fra your ruby lips, true, I've tasted na' kiss. wad it be very
 wrang. My lass. if venture to talk ane. the noo?" Ma. Dominic. dear. gin to you it seems pleasin. But. pray, be becomin'. and spoil not my ruff For mither wad see it. and then wad be teasin. And sure, with your slowness. I'm teaser quite enough!' Grde Lord. mak' sthankful for every sweet blessing" !. Soft Dominic signed. as he touched he red lips And thought. as he rou alsa the curve of carressing, He tasted nectar that love never sips.