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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
THE LEAGUE AMENDMENTS

United States Most of the changes were suggested by ardent champions of the league led by MT. Taft. Only one opposition senator offered any criticims that could be considered con- structive, and when Senator Lodge had finished analyzing the covenant it was found that he was substantially in accord with Mr. Taft and President Lowell of Harvard
 The Paris conference had the bene- fit of six weeks of general discussion in the United States. Some of this it foolish; some of it has been honest and some of it malaci9us and dema- sogic. On the whole, it has been highly profitable. It has been shown how the covenant could be perfected in many of it's provisions and it has proved that an overwhelming majority of the American, people are in favor of the league of nations.
 We shall soon have the final text ot the new constitution, and in the light of the changes already made, there is every reason tO believe that it will be acceptable No the country. The scheme of the signers of the Lodge round-robin to defer amendments until after the peace conference had finished it's work and have the revision made by the Senate, in which case the league would have beenN strangled in the hour of it's birth has failed
 The amendments are being made in Paris, where they ought to be made, and it is the American people them selves who will determine the rati- fication of the treaty. This is to be their league, not the Senate's league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

Having played for world domination and lost. Berlin seeks forgetfulness in an orgy of gambling for smaller stakes.
 f * ' Zig Bilp' Thompson announces that truth and justice have triumphed. Bis Bilr is not without a sense of hu- nor.
 < * < The Sultan of Turkey pleads exten- uating circumstances with all the e1o- quence of a Prussian war lord.
 # x # Villa is Mexico's champion of jus flee" There can-be no doubt about that. because he admits it.
 * < * Although the war is over, the death rate among American aviators contin- ues high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
TO OBLIGE A LADY

really like to see our returned soldiers about the streets. each with cigarette stuck in the corner of his mouth? And to think that you did youn pest to fix the cigarette permanently there?
 Many years ago my father was an inveterate smoker and chewer. He was also considered anaemic and tu- bereular. By a great effort Of VIII he freed himself from the tobacco habit and for more than 40 years he has neither smoked or chewed. Last summer certain repairs to the roor of our house were necessary. The work men came, looked and went away, puffing on their pipes. "Too> steep and dangerous" they said. My father, who was CT. made the repairs himself His eye and hand are abso- lutely steady. Once I asked him, foolishly enough, Father, why don't you try a cigar sometime and see it you like it now?" My father looked at me sternly and said, T should have little respect for myself if I did such a thing" I respect my father very greatly, and this is one or the req sons.
 I like men so much (you are right. I am a womah) that I do wish they could be cleaner, not half-stupefied and poisoned with narcotic, with stale, sickeninas odor, offensive to all healthy nostrils, always about them. Don't let anyone fool himself- "Breathlets" and chewing gum only make it worse)
 You don't like this do you? Ant don't believe you will print it on the front page to help boost the fund But if you do print it, don't omit any, thing except my name; use initials only As I said before, I am not reformer; only a worm, turning just little and stretching itself. M. F.
 P. S.-Even this envelope smells of tobacco from the smoking in the store where I got itI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
Army Courts Martial
 In Need of Reform

0 ECRETARY BAKERS announce D ment that he will submit to Congress a programme for revising the army's court-martial procedure will certainly meet with public ap- proval, regardless of what army off cers may think about it.
 The Secretary's decision was the ln- evitable result of disclosures made Tn the Crowder- -Ansell controversy and information derived from other sources. Anyone at all familiar with the operati ion of military tribunals at the various cantonments in America and abroad knows that enlisted men have been the victims of fragrant in justice. Their own wrongs must be rectified. as far as consistent with discipline a nd the nature of their of lenses, and measures should be taken to prevent repetitions of such severity in the future.
 Except il few cases, military tribunals erred more through lack of good judgment than any desire to emulate Prussian tactics in the Ameri- can army. Their faults were the nat ural result of an excessive zeal and strict interpretation of army reglla- lions. The fact that we were at war doubtless had it's effect in making courts-martial much more rigorous than they would have been otherwise Officers who spelled discipline with a capital ID" were not disposed to temper justice with mercy.
 Enlisted men were given long prison sentences for minor infractions of army rules; some were sentenced to life imprisonment and death fol offenses which by no means called fol such drastic punishment. Not few of these unfortunates were mere boys new to army life who did not realize the seriousness of what they were doing.
 Discipline we must have in tho army, but it should be common-senst discipline, of the sort that demo cratic people will tolerate for the gooe of the service, and not mediaeval bar barism,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
LIPTON

E,ron the Washington Star.
 Sir Thomas Lipton has arrived Tn this country to inspect his racing yacht sham- rock w which has been docked nere since the summer of 1914, and with which
 ,a hones to lift the Americas cup
 next year. He is still the sportsman
 keen for the friendly competition m
 which he has spent 2 large fortune TOT
 inc nromotion of interest in yachtlng. Donhtless he recognizes that the war has
 changed, many things, including the
 status of the racing yacht Before sham
 rock Iy anr Reliance meet in lsD ne" snort will doubtless have deyeloped' as fleet aircraft fly across the Atlantic. But tbere will remain an intense interest Tn the classic rivalry for trophy upoh which has centered the enthusiasm or tue British and American people Tor many decades, and when the race occurs II will be followed with the closest atten- ton, even though planes may De skim ming overseas while the yachts. maneuVer | for advantage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
----7 "FLORA M'FLIMSEN"

From the Detroit News.
 "Flora McFlimsey of Madison square deserves a place in the womens haii or fame. despite the fact that she IS ohiy a fictitious person. She is the suplee' of a poem which was first puphsheo III Harpers Weekly 6 years ago "i'ni'' year it had heen published In prae''- cally every paper in America, Canada ana England The verses about the young lady who had nothing to wear were published anonymously, the author, VII liam Allen Butler. prominent New fork lawyer, fearing that to be known as a versifier might hurt his legal reputation Scores of impostors claimed the author ship of the lines, but as none or them could show publication previous to tna' in Harper's Weekly, MT. Buffers rleh' to live in literary history as the creator of "Flora McFlimsey" is secure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
LUKE nI,LukE SAYS

Funny how good town is praised by visitors who have no interest in it, and cussed by natives who should have in terest in it.
 man isn't necessarily henpecked be- cause everything he has is in his wife's name. Maybe he is merely cautious. There are a lot of Americans who think that we have no national anthem. But you can't get German to admit 1t.
 Another strang ge thing is how man will take a chance on running a million dollar reputation by foolng around with a ten-cent woman.
 Another damli Once upon time a man advertised cow for sale and didn't say
 that she was a good milker.
 good many married couples think
 that they are living together, when the
 fact is that they are merely putting up with each other
 The Suffs claim that. the time is coming when women will be so independent that they will refuse to take their husbands names when they marry. Maybe. But they won't forget to take anything else he happens to have.
 Some men cha nge political parties SC often that they Semind you of the fellow who joins church every time new saw dust evangelist comes along. We know a lot of "big-hearted" mer who never give anything away excep, smiles.
 The fellow whp mourns the shameless way in which the women dress, and act like man might lose his soul if he saw | a womans patela on the street, is the same lad who has seat in the front row at a burlesque show so he won't miss anything. The first thing man thinks of wheI ! he is reducing the cost of living Is to re i duce his contributions to charity i If some other people are disagreeabl' and you can't get along with them. vol can keep away from them. But 1t is dif
 ferent with your wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
Fig nres Improved

Al Wilson, who has just returned to the city, having been in the service of the government, as filter and tailor of soldier uniforms, said last night: "It cer- tainly is surprising how the army has improved the figures of the young men of the country. Their shoulders are broader, their stand more erect, and have much smaller wastlines. Uncle Sam cer- tainly made new men of his young Ameri- cans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

From the New York World. NH 7 HEN President Wilson in behalf WW of the committee of IA, pre- sented the draft of the con stitution of the league of nations to the peace conference, he said, T can con- ceive that many of the decisions we make shall need subsequent alteration in some degree"
 That the President has kept his mind open to all the changes that have been suggested is proved by the long list of amendments and alterations which have been made by the commit. :. tee and which were printed in the World recently from its staff corres- pondent in Paris. Although the gen. eral principles of the covenant have not been modified in any material way, the language has been thoroughly re- vised, and it is plain that an attempt has been made to meet every objeo- tion that has been made in good faith
 | Nobody so far as we know, ever pre- tended that the constitution of the l league of nations as originally drafted was perfect and final Certain sem ators insisted that at the White House dinner the President had said that the covenant could not be amended, but their statements are flatly contradict | ed by other senators. The President 5 attitude toward amendments can be
 assumed from the amendments that | have actually been made in Parie,
 nearly all of which seem to be os American origin.
 1 Little if any credit for the work
 | of improving the draft of the league
 ] heIonp to the hostile critics in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
A PROPHECY FULFILLED

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 It is recalled that queer combina- ton of "elevensn played a part in the victory of the allies over Germany. The armistice was declared in tke eleventh book of the Bible. The elev- the eleventh month. And we have dis covered that the downfall of the Ger man empire is foretold in the eleventh verse of the eleventh chapter of the eleventh boog of the Bible The eley- enth book of the Bible is I Kings. And the eleventh verse of the eleventh chapter of I Kings says:
 "Forasmuch as this is done of thee and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have com- manded thee, I will surely rend tic kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

have been substantiated by Virginia citizens and persons who have travelled through the state on passenger trains.
 It is doubtless true that some of the abuses complained of have been com mitted by imposters masqueE ading as officers, but that does not leave vic- tims who have had their privacy vio- lated in Pullmans and their baggage searched in a cheerful frame 'of mind. It is charged that women have been subjected to outrageous treatment, that men have been badly beaten and that both men and women have been taken from trains and automobiles and held without bail as witnesses. It is reported that eastern tourists are afraid to patronize railway lines passing through Virginia.
 Whether or not the reaction in Vir- Iginia is as great as some of the "wet" sympathizers declare it is, unless more common sense and discretion are used in enforcing the prohibition laws, there will be a revulsion of feeling against prohibition wherever such practices continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
Keene Out of the Army

T have just had a talk over lonS distance with Lionel H. Keene, ths former manager of Loew's Bijou." said R. c. Arrowood who succeeded him. He is as enthusiastic as ever. for even army life and discipline failed to dampen his Joyous spirits. He has been discharged and is now the assist ant general representative of the Loew interests in the south with head quarters in Atlanta. He asked to be remembered to his Birmingham friend 5 and said that he was going to run over at an early date to greet them in per son."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
Holder of Mortgages Worried

"A friend of mine holds mortgages on several pieces of real estate in Ala baWa, city homes and country farms, remarked Frank V. Evans, "and~ he wants to know whether or not the 'Weakley law would operate to de- prive him of his claim upon said prop erty in case the occupants thereof should distill whisky, brandy, wine or other strong drink therein. He seems to fear that the confiscation feature would disregard all claims, liens or ownership. Will someone please en- tighten him ?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
HOW THEY DIFFER

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 In other words, bolshevik IS man who wants his wife to build the kitchen fire. cook breakfast and wash the dishes. A Mensheyik is one who is willing to build the fire and wash the dishes if his wife will cook the breakfast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

BEGINNING THE DAY-HeIp me, o God, to try one more time' HiSe me added strength Tor one more great effort. Teach me that the gold may be within one spade-thrust, that the crust may even now be trembling to break, that the ad- versary may already be turning. to flee. For Christ's sake. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
THE 0. F. BARBECUE
e Nashville Banner.

From the Nashville Banner.
 eAr old-time southern barpecre' saws The Birmingham Age-Herald' fought to make the 167th regiment feel that home was worth fighting for" Alas. there ain't no sucn tnlnes any more The ingredients not pIo- hibitive in price have been outlawed by statutes, made and provided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
TENTATIVELY SPEAKING
Rrooklvn Eagle.

From the Brooklyp Eagle,
 A bolshevist tentative ambassador is here from Petrograd. He may as we,, fold up his tentativeness and si- lently steal away. If ne 'ries to s'eei anything else the police will be on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
New Orleans as Docking City

My wife and I recently spent week or more most pleasantly in New Orleans" said Charles A Calhoun, "l was greatly impressed with the growth of the Crescent City. I had known il as delightful place to visit, with its old world air, but the thing which struck me most was it's great improve ment in docking facilities. I took the river trip and was amazed to see what a port it had really become. I camo home more convinced than ever that Birmingham must be more closely linked with Mobile, and that we will be sleeping on our rights if we let the Warrior go unused"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Dr. Stuart Seeks Information

T have always been curious and since my boyhood have been seeker after knowledge" said pr. Georse Stuart, the beloved pastor of the First Methodist church, land so when down town the other morning I saw on the corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street an attractive little house, I was immediately interested and asked seme one what 1t was put there for, and was told that it was Birmingham's in- formation bureau.
 'I walked in and asked the young man if it was his business to answer questions, and he replied in the af- firmative. I then told him I had al ways been anxious to know what was in those trunks the Kaiser smuggled over into Holland and that if he would tell me I would promise to keep it secret. He very politely informed me that he was not in a position to divulge it, and I walked out.
 q did not know him, and I rather think he suspected that I was a bit daffy, but he was polite enough nof to say SO"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
Member of the Associated Pres.

The Age-Herald is the oh4y lno+ -la, t..,,9 ,so and Sunday newspaper in Birmlnshai' carrying the Assoclateo
 patches.
 The Associated Press IS eASiu eA = entitled to the use for publication oA all news dispatches credited to IL or not otherwise credited in this papet and also the local news pupIlsheo herein.
 All rights of republication oA sp dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
COLD COMFORT

From. the Mobile Register
 And the ultimate consumer yelps ,,, ham Age-Herald. Wat and see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
FOR 10 AND AFT

From the Chicago News
 Perhaps the bblsheviki are doing better on their military fronts than in their economic rear. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

Entered at the Birmingham, Aia-' postoffice as second-clas5 matter, un- der act bf Congres, March S, 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

I will admit that during war times the average citizen after being invited
 out to breakfast, dinner or supper
 and then relieved of a subscription for
 some war activity got towards the eni
 of the many campaigns to be bit shy
 about accepting eating engagements where a selected few had been special ly invited to talk over some pressing need.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

Stars and Stripes wants the Ameri- can people to make a distinction be- tween soldiers who fought in F rance and those who merely stayed there awhile Pish, tush! The boys who didn't get any closer to the front than Camp Upton are heroes. e..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

think my nephew, Mercer Barnett,
 the big chief of the Kiwanis braves, pulled off the best thing about such holdups. He was one of the famous 20 summoned to breakfast on that fatal Sunday morning at the Tutwilei, when each one present was assessed $75 to pay the freight on the Red Cross bulls and defray the other nec- essary expenses in connection with their sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

From the New York World. XIX 7 HEN President Wilson in behalf WW of the committee of IA. pre-
 " ho dra of tha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-07

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