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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE hGE-HERAT.n Events recorded September 1s, 1899.

Cornelius Vanderbilt. multimillionaire and head of the Vanderbilt family died yesterday morning at 5:45 o'clock at his residence in New York He was 5t years old.
 A civil government will be put in operation in Porto Rico in a few weeks The President of. the United States will appoint governor, but municipal af- fairs will be left in the peoples hands, as it is desired to give the Porto Ricans sistent with safety
 Four new cases of yellow fever have been discovered in New Orleans. The Crescent City will not institute a quar- antine.
 It is claimed on good authority that President Loubet of France will pardon Capt. Dreyfus, recently convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a courtmartial at Rennes
 Terry McGovern of Brooklyn defeated Pedlar Palmer of London in less than one round in the arena of the West Chester club, near Tuckahoe, N. Y.. last night. With the victory went the title of bantamweight champion of the world, although both contestants were actually in the featherweight class.
 Mexico is preparing foS two days of srevelry in honor of President Diaz's birthday on September 15 and national independence day on September IS.
 The Dimmick Pipe company was or ganized in Birmingham yesterday with a capital stock of s175.o0o D. R. F. Dinmick of Annston is president.
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EW YORK, September 12.-tSpe- cial.) .)-The six little nations, hidden aWav in E,IIrnne which

have clung to their independence so berg, Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Ma rino, Monaco and Moresnet, were drawn out of their age-long isolation by the war and now, according to Archer r. Whal- lon, who writes about them in an article called Nations That Never Grew Up," in the September St. Nicholas, they are likely to be .swapped about by the peace conferees before the map of Europe is finally settled. Mir. Whanons notes on these six little nations run in part as follows:
 "Luxemburg is not very large, as na tions go, having an area of 9S8 square miles, or in other words, somewhat more than three-fourths the area of Rhode Island It has a population of 250, ,0oo It's iron mines constitute the source of it's greatest wealth and furnish employ n1ent for 5000 people The steel mills and foundries have an annual production of goods to the value of s2S .0oo, 900. The grand duchy of Luxemburg, it's official title. is a constitutional monarchy, the present ruler being the Grand Duchess Char lotte.
 Next in extent of territory comes the republic of Andorra, with 175 square miles nesting up among the Pyrenees, between the French department of Ariege and the Spanish province of Leride. This little nation has a population of about $500. It's executive authority, two wig uiers," are appointed one by a Spanish bishop and the other by France.
 ''The principality of Liechtenstein, next in order. is but little more than third the size of Andorra, having an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
NEW MENACE TO MORALS

From the New York World. ! The women of Paris, it seems. are wearing hlmy gowns cut so low that, in the words of the New York. dealer who reports the fact. they are going prac. tically nude" English women, accord ing to this observer, are adopting the style, and he predicts that 1t will become popular here.
 Great wars are commonly followed by fashion revivals which tend to relax the old conventions of propriety, and dealers in women's goods, not being moral cen sors, will probably not interfere in this instance to check the tendency. Fifth more refulgently than ever before with gowns that are dreams" of delight and indecorum.
 But the announcement having been for mally made, it remains for the forces of moral reform to prepare to resist the invasion They were latterly concerned.
 if recollection serves us, with the corrupt ing influences of feminine lingerie and there were fulminations from local pull pits and from Atlantic City club con- ventions against the degradation of wom- ens dress. In view of the worse that Is soon to come. there must logically be new and more aggressive resistance 1t
 is a Wotan line that is now to be broken and no guilty gown must be allowed to escape.
 Altogether there is the promise of a lively winter of moral regulation of women's clothes. Paris may yield to the blandishments of the modiste, but Puri- tan New York must be made to preserve the proprieties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

| The eorPmander r-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic told his com rades to shoot on the spot any one who attempts to raise the red flag of anarchy in America" A firing squad with a legal backing is what we really need.
 'Is MT. Wilson angry7" asks a con temporary. Not all the time. There must be intervals Of peaceful contem- plation when he never thinks about Senators Borah, Reed Lodge and Knox
 NIT. Wilson is now accused of being the one man who is most responsible for the high cost of living. The es- teemed packers will oe glad to have such distinguished company.
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 Paris women are said to be appear ing on the streets almost nude If there are any puritans left in America, naw's the time for them to declare an embargo on Paris styles.
 ]. j. x Pittsburg negro sold his wife for $1o. These days, when cooks are hard to get any wife who knows pot from a pan is worth more than s1o.
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 Judging from a movie closeup" of President Ebert of Germany, he is the kind of man who draws, the line at near-beer
 College students who fought in France will be looked up to consider ably by freshmen wno were too young to go.
 It Is gratifying to learn that Gen. Pershing agrees with The Age-Herald that the American Legion should not become a tool for politicians.
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 The life of a state legislator is not all beer and skittles with blind tiger whisky selling in Montgomery at s14 quart and not fit to drink at that
 < S: < Other industries in Mexico may lam guish, but banditry fIourishes through out the republic with grating a close second.
 
 There was a time when a Central American revolution put headline writers on their mettle Those were the good old days.
 k * Alabama will continue to worry along without electric chairs The al fresco hanging has a strong hold on our citi- zenship.
 Little western towns where the Presi- dents special hesitates are having all they can do to accommodate the crowds.
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 According to old-fashioned editors the republicans are trying to emascu- late the league covenant.
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 Those Boston policemen who went on a strike certainly did spill the beans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Germany's Fighting Spirit
 At a Low Ebb in 1918

A GENERAL YON LUDEN- A DoRFFeS story progresses, it ssveals the gradual undermining of Germany's morale. Evidently, the WIT weary Germans had reached point where they were no longer eager ee battle for their Emperor.
 Speaking of conditions prior to the rhdg push" in 1918, Won Ludendorff rzys, ~the loss by desertion was un- commonly high. The number that got Sntp neutral countries-e. 2. Holland ran into the tens of thousands, and a far greater number lived happily at nome, tacit1y tolerated by their fel- low citizens and completely unmolest- ed by the authorities. They and the kskrimshankers' at the front, of whom Ehere were thousands more, reduced the battle strength of the fighting troops, especially of the infantry, to which most of them belonged, to vital degree"
 Von Ludendorff's statement that Thousands of Germans deserted into Holland is not surprising, since the allied governments were aware that there was steady trickle of German soldiers into neutral countries, most of them finding safe refuge in Hol- land. where they were interned for tho duration of the war. What does cause astonishment, however, is the charge he makes that "a far greater humber" lived comfortably at home, tolerated by their neighbors, and in no way disturbed by the authorities. This state of affairs shows, impressively the lack of fighting spirit among the Germans.
 There were months after America entered the war when any young man in good physical condition and with out dependents had hard time ex- plaining to the satisfaction of his friends and acquaintances why he was not in the army. Yet, we have here the spectacle of Germans, with the nation presumably fighting for ex- istence and hundreds of thousands dv- ing where we lost hundreds, going about their business as if there were no excitement afoot, no national peril to be faced by all able bodied men of the fatherland. And it is almost in- credible that the military authorities left these slackers severely alone, when the cry for man power along the western front had reached a des- pairing pitch.
 Nothing but the iron discipline of fhe German army officers kept the troops on the western front intact and in something like fighting trim. Their hearts were no longer in the struggle.
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 "Hardboiled" Sergeant
 Released From Prison
 e ERGT. CLARENCE E. BALL, 0 who gained notoriety as one of the "hardboiled" officers of the Amer jean expeditionary forces, has finished serving his sentence of six months Imprisonment at Fort Jay, Governors Island
 Sergeant Ball was convicted of cru city to American military prisoners at Prison Farm No. ?, in France. His
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Another Advance Coming

Automobile owners will receive glad tidings' about October Is in the form of about 10 to Is per cent raise in the price of tires,' said Lep Speig- Ter yesterday.
 T understand that practically all makes of tires will advance 15 per cent in about month We have re- ceiveo word of the increase from our New York office and. although few of the dealers in Birmingham have pub hciy announced the advance, it is sure to ccme"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Iree that the fashion wears out nor apparel than the man.
 --Mzeh Ado About Nothing.
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BEGINNING THE DAY-Today the lake is soaked in light. The sun Is trying to hide in the water. The air is warm. Glory is every where and mystery Is everywhere. Life seems a song, victory, dream and aH embrace. This, Lord, is a picture of what existence would be if Thou hadst Thy way with me. III. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Auto Owners Can Help

Although the motorcycle men of the Birmingham police force are doing good work in recovering stolen cars, this work could be made much more effective if the owners of the cars would cooperate more closely with the police force,' said P. F. Daniel, night desk sergeant at the city hai
 Tn many instances cars are stolen and recovered by the owners them selves in few days and the owners do not notify us of the recovery. As result of this, we sometimes ask the owners embarrassing questions and have actually arrested the owners be- cause of these circumstances. The
 rate of auto thieving around Birmng- ham at this time is pretty high, but It can be lowered if owners of cars VIII Cooperate with us more closely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ENo1GH IS A PLENTY

From the Abilene (Kan) Reflector
 MT. and Mrs. Thad Hoffman of Wch- ita announce the birth of baby girl at their home This is the third girl baby born to them, no boy baby, and they have named her Plenty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ANYTHING FOR EXCITEMENT

From the Jefferson, la, Bee
 Lost, or removed from my office, coat -of light pattern. If party having same will call. I will match him to see whether he gets the balance of the suit or get the coat.-Dr c. D. Enfield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ALARMING rREcEnENr
the New Yorll Telegram.

From the NeW lorN Telegram.
 Man gets annulment of marriage be- cause his wife lied about her age. If that is an adeouate excuse for annulment what lot of marriages are trembling in the balance.A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
HOOKING FAR AHEAD

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 The keenest eyesight in the United States is undoubtedly possessed by Att torney General Palmer He says he can see the cost of living dropping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Roads Are Improved

T frequently run into Birming- nam In my car to do some shoppIng." said Louis Gelders. "and I am mighty glad to be able to state that the road to St, Clair Springs has at last been put in fine condition. A few months ago there were some bad places in it and in wet weather several slick hills that were hard to pull, but the county commissioners inst Clair got to work and now there is a good road from Sprihgville to Ashville Having de- c1ded to make St. Clair & winter as well as summer resort, I am figu-- ing on putting in steam heat in the hotel as I propose to be comfortable if my family is to make 1t their hon,e ],
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Need of Auditorium

The need of an auditorium in Birming- nam Is being more forcibly impressed on us each day" said c. L. Harold, secre- sary-manager of the Birmingham Civic association. and only yesterday I re- ceived letter from Daniel Mayer. stat ing that the Russian Symphony orchestra would come to this city on November 27. Thanksgiving Day. if suitable arrange ments could be made This orchestra is composed of 50 pieces and is directed by Modest Aitschuler. It appeared in Fir n1ingham at the biennial of the national Federation of Musical Clubs In 1917. sOf course. all theatres are engaged for this occasion and Birmingham will be de- nied the opportunity of hearing this or chestra at this time because we have no auditorium"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ADRIFI' WITH THE TIMES

ADVANTAGE OF TELEPHoNING. Did you have words with your cook when you discharged herr" "oh, mo-" said MT. Clipping. q was too quick for her.
 How so?" q rang off before she had a chance to tell me what she thought of me, thes members of my family, my home, my income and my position in society"
 EXPERIMENTAL FOLK. 50 the actors strike has been settled peaceably?"
 "Yes" But I thought they had declared war on the managers and producers to the5 death?" Tut, Tut! Don't you realize that dra-y matic situations are the very breath Of life to stage artists?'
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 SHOOTING A sERvIToR. MT. Guppleigh will have his little joke"
 "Yes?'
 For years he has been calling his fav-s orite waiter IT., and the poor fellow never has found out why "As a matter of fact, what does Mir Guppleigh mean by 'T?" err stands for tortoise
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

MID-SEPTEMBER. touch of autumn in the air. A sprightly little breeze | nat puoyantly skips here and there And trifles with the trees. out among the hermit hills, Here in the dusty town. In melancholy escadrilles Lead leaves are drifting down. A DOLLARS BIG WHEN YOU'RE
 BROKE. T heard Dobblitz say he was going to bet little money on Summer Girl to win the next race" What does Dobblit1 pean by lit tie money?'"
 Today he means quite a large sum. You see. he won yesterday"
 BAD MOVE. "Mr Grabcoin had a hard struggle be- tween his paternal affection and his duty to the stockholders of the Grabcoin con- pany."
 How did it end?' "Paternal affection won He made his son, Jack. junior partner"
 so IT SEEMS What was the orators subject?" "'The Curse of Riches Let me tell you, he was eloquent" Tell me this. Did he charge adnis- son."
 "Oh. yes. One dollar a head q thought so Wealth has a curious habit of cursing the other fellow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ROBERT LEES NUMEROUS

From the Houston Post.
 There are Major Generals Robert Lee Howze and Robert Lee Bullard, U. S. A. There are other Robert Lees of high rank No other fighting man of the civil war era is so numerously repre- seneeo in the army today as the su- perb and knightly commander of that wonderful army of "tattered uniforms ana bright muskets." the, army that as Swinton said, being vital in all it's parts, died only with it's annilhilation. |.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
CHICKEN FEED

From the Colorado Springs Gazette
 Lost-Gray .cloth pocketbook, $3,0oo in change. Gazette. Reward.
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The Dimmick Pipe company was or ganized in Birmingham yesterday with a capital stock of s175,ooo D. R. F. Dimmick of Anniston is president.
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In the high cost of living, even the value of a boy in dollars and cents has risen, according to the expert econom- ists from 5000 to something over s4O00; but while it may be easy to estimate the price of lad in currency te~ms, it is impossible to calculate the worth of even an unprivileged child if it be given a proper chance to come into it's true birthright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

Mexico is preparing foS two days of revelry in honor of President Diaz's birthday on September l5 and national independence day on September Is.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-30
Girl Graduate Contestant
Would Teach Americanisn1

Among the Ambition Stories re-
ceived by the Girl Graduate Editor
are many letters from normal school
girls telling just why they selected
teaching as their life profession.
Yesterday Miss Eva Springman, 722
Sixth street southwest. wrote how she
resisted the temptations offered in
the government departments during
the past two years and stuck to her
job at the Wilson Normal School.
Il chose teaching as my bit," she
writes, "and my reward has been
that 1 have come to love teaching
above all things"
Miss springman's Letter.
Here Is her contest story:
Ever since I was a tiny girl
everyone said l should be
teacher.
/ remember a dear old lady
asking me what ] intended do
ing when l grew up. When 1
told her would teach she said,
such a genteel profession"
Not knowing what genteel
meant I said. II want to teach
because you just hear the les
The Washington herald., 1919-05-30
While Yet They Live

CURELY the United States of America owes no greater
} debt to anyone than il to the Gold Star War
Mothers who gave their the field of battle
Nothing do for those bravehearted sadhearted
mothers can be much
10 the War Mothers of living soldiers bringing
back borrowed during the days of war
To the others-the Gold Star War Mothers-xe can
not return the living heroes.
We can, however, return to them the mortal remains of
their loved We make possible for each of these
noble mothers to visit the grave of her boy pray his
SIDE to strew flowers upon the sod that covers him, and
make possible for her, when death be laid down
near him.
We can do all this for her.
1t should be she, the mother Of the boy, who should
if the body of her should be brought home be
permitted to forever the battlefield cemetery of France
IF the mother asks that the government bring back the body
this should be DONE Every of expense, including the
funeral at home should be borne by the government.
And this duty should be performed soon.
1t is not right that should wait for years before we
bring back the boys who made the supreme sacrifice for u.s.
If the mother asks that he be returned then let us do so
quickly. Let not forget that of these Gold Star
War Mothers will long be with Some of them are
DID, and many of them will have joined their in eternity
before the last of the bodies be brought back to America
Let us hasten.
If the mother wants us to do this for her. let us do
possible. while she alive see it DONE
here are ships "a lenty.
The bringing back Of the living soldiers need not be
halted by the performance of this duty. 1t possible to
take them all little than year. And carry
over vast supplies of Surely it possible to bring
them all back-the living and the dead. if the parents Of
the dead. or their next of kin, ask it of u.s.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-30
ELLA W. WILCOX
SERIOUSLY ILL
Famous Poet and Writer
Lies at Deaths Door in
London Hospital.

London, May 29.-Mrs. Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. famous poet and writer, is
critically i'll in the Church Street
Nursing Home. in Bath. Little hope
is entertained for her recovery.
Mrs. Wilcox cannot live long," said
the manager of the home tonight,
She is very weak. and the end may
come at any time"
Mrs. Randall. Of New York, who
accompanied Mrs. Wilcox to England,
is constantly at her bedside. The
attending physician is DR.. Preston
King. The patient, it was stated to-
night, has long periods of unconscious
ness. but is making a brave fight.
Her illness is said to be the result
Of overstrain in connection with her
war activities.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-30

furnished thousands of small flags.
In out of the way places. from viii
lages in Picardy. along the Marne,
In Lorraine and in the Vosges. French
women and children will tramp along
roads with flags and flowers In
many cases American officers will ac-
company these professions. Such
scenes will be enacted at Bonvillers
and other villages in Picar rdy, where
the Catigny fighters made their su-
preme sacrifice. Numerous American
and French pilgrims will walk from
Chateau-Thierry to cemeteries in the
Marne region.
Little plots of graves are OF T.
very edge OF Belleau Wood, VII,
Jagged rocks and bare trees mute.y
tell the story of what happened there.
Far up in Lorraine beyond Toul, be-
yond Luneville. about Menil, Litnour
and Beaumont. rest the men among
the first to fail when our troops first
entered the line
On both sides of Scissors, where
heavy stiffness reigns now. graves
mark the place where the First and
Thirty-second Divisions threw back
the Germans and all will be remem-
bered