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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events recorded october l, 1899.

The land parade yesterday In New York capped the climax of the celebra- tion in honor of Admiral Dewey. The admiral headed the army of merchants, numbering 50,00O men. Multitudes of people cheered themselves hoarse News paper correspondents declare the me- tropolis has never before witnessed
 The Filipino insurgents are weary of the struggle they have been making against American soldiers, according to reports from Manila, but little is ex- pected from negotiations with the Flip ino peace commission. Yesterday a number of American prisoners were released at Angels, who were in fine trim and showed evidences of having been well treated by their captors.
 Captain Weir, Lieutenant Donelson and Patrolmen Kirkley and Johnson raided a large gambling den over the Exchange saloon on Twentieth street, last night at 12 o'clock. Twenty men were arrested and a large quantity of paraphernilia was seized.
 President Mckinley has approved the sentence imposed by courtmartial on Captain Oberlin Nj. Carter, corps of en- gineers, U. $. A., and a formal order was issued by the war department di- recting that the sentence of five years in prison be executed. Captain Carter was involved in sensational army scandal at Savannah, Ga.
 The contract for converting the High Avenue dummy line into an electric railway has been let by the Birming- ham Railway and Electric company to the Electric Installation company of Chicago. The work will begin at once.
 Officers and employees of the Birming- ham Water Works company yesterday presented Major Willis J. Milner with handsome punch service of cut glass, as a token of their esteem. Major Mill ner retires from the management of the company after 25 years of service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
LUKE McLUKE SAYS

So many of the dear girls are smok-
 ing that we are afraid they will have
 to start chewing tobacco if they do not
 want to be regarded as effeminate.
 No mother of dozen children ever knows as much about married life as a bride of two weeks thinks she knows. It must be mighty hard to cry when you are attending the funeral of an uncle who has died and left you about
 $50.00o.
 Too many young men promise them selves that they will rise in the world and be somet ody later on when they the top is right now when you are young and can stand the gaff. After looking at the results Skye 1 terrier can produce, we can't see why a man feels proud of his whiskers. | If Son happens to have a retiring dis- | position and hasn't much to say, it makes Father snort with indignation | to hear Mother brag that Son takes after her.
 | It may seem paradoxical But the way to brighten the world for two mem 1 bers of the Hand Holders Union is to turn the lights low. If there isn't any Perfect Woman, it isn't because they do not try hard
 enough to conceal their imperfections. Divorces are getting so common that , a modest fellow hates to act as Best Man at wedding ceremony for fear the Bride might try to make date with him.
 Congress has wasted nearly year on prohibition legislation. We say wasted because almost everything under the sun will produce alcohol if you let Nature take its course. A girl can make fool out of man
 much easier than she can make man out of a fool.
 7 Anyway, bow-legged girl has an ad-
 vantage when she is warming herself {; in front of an old-fashioned round stove
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF DIXIE.

From the tuscaloosa NeWS.
 The Montgomery Advertiser had an
 editorial correcting some errors the
 Cleveland Plain Dealer fell into in ref-
 erence to Dan Emmet. .ne author of
 Dixie The Plain Dealer says that
 Emmet first sung Dixie in little old
 New York theatre. The Advertiser
 says it was first tried out in the old
 Montgomery theatre, but has no details
 as to the effect It had on the audience.
 Emmet was a minstrel and was born in
 Ohio.
 The writer of this has little bit of
 information to give out about the author of the popular song Dixie" Way back wonder, some twenty-five to thirty years ago, patent outside news paper was picked up, giving an account of Dan Emmet, being at that time in a
 poor house in a town in Ohio. He wrote
 an editorial on the subject and had
 about forgotten the incident, when 8 letter was received from q New York theatrical manager, asking the name of the town in which the poor house
 that was sheltering Emmet was located. The theatrical man was answered and told that the name of the town was Mansfield, Ohio He did not explain
 why he wanted the information, but when the theatrical season opened, a minstrel show came to Selma and among the features advertised was Dan Emmet. the author of Dixie" in his own song. We did not get to see him, but the old fellow, more dead than alive, got out before the footlights and rendered his now famous song in a creaky, cracked voice. Of course MT. 1 Emmet was used as a drawing card to get an audience.
 If we remember correctly, when the old fellow died, movement was started to erect a monument to his memory, and maybe it was in that way that the fine monument to his memory, | referred to by the Advertiser, was put over the remains of the old fellow at
 his home town, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 1T IT USSEIN King of the Hedjaz, a S S may soon assume the dignity of Calif of Islam.
 It was in 1517 that the Ottoman su1-
 tan, Selim I, conquered Egypt and
 overthrow the last of the Fatimite and most interruptions of the great Turks Having seized the ealif's per son, he arrogantly declared the sane
 tity of the califate to have passed to
 himself. Because he was all powerful
 in the Moslem world Selim's claim was cessors have been recognized as califs by the great majority of Mohammedans throu ghout the world.
 This has been great asset to the
 Turkish sultans. As much by their as-
 sumption of spiritual supremacy as by
 Ottoman rulers have retained their as-
 cendancy over their nonTurkish Mos
 lem subjects.
 The calf Is the successor of the
 prophet Mohammed. For time the califate remained in the family of Mo- hammed. The Ommayyad califs who ruled at Damascus were not of the fam lily of the prophet, but the Abbassides.
 who succeeded the Ommayyads and who made Bagdad their capital, were desceded from Mohammed's uncle. When the line of Abbassides was ex- , tinguished by the Mongol hordes a Fatimite califate was set up, at Cairo, the califs claiming descent from the daughter of the prophet. After the
 Egyptian califate was wiped out by Selim there was no further claim of relationship. The Turkish sultans have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
BOSTON's LOYAL FIREMEN,
the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
 The people of Massachusetts in gen. eral and of it's capital city in particu- uar will not soon forget the refusal of Boston's fire fighters to aid and abet in this civic crisis a gigantic plo, against the public safety. Their vote in opposition to "a sympathetic strike win everywhere be welcomed as re- assurance of their undivided allegiance to their duty. as an evidence of their clear reali S'.on of the grave responsi- bility that rests upon them as the men who stand between this community and it's destruction by fire. I. is an ac. of loyalty that cannot be forgotten, and it ought not to go unrecognixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
NO DEFENSE INTENDED.

r NO DEFENSE INTENDED. Occasionally, in casting about for name, column conductor hits on one that is already in use-more often than not, namely highly respected. For in- stance, the other day the following jin- gle appeared in The Age-Herald:
 "rm feeling prime,"
 Said Henry Hurst,
 But it's almost time
 For pipes to burst' To which the Rev. Henry M. Hurst, pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal church. south. at scOttsboro. replies as follows;
 Thus Paul Cook said,
 And raised no dust;
 The branch still runs,
 So let em bust!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
THE SAME.

THE SAME. I used to think the circus was a festival of joy.
 very seldom missed one on the old town lot; The peck of dust I swallowed could not vex me or annoy, And l didn't mind the weather, though it might be blazing hot. when a cry went up, 'Tt's coming!" from the crowds along the street, caught splendid vision of the gilt. tering parade; Then burst of brazen music sent A tin. gle to my feet And the pageant rumbled past me in magnificence arrayed. Yet, twas just an appetizer" for the "big show" was the thing, With it's marvels that awaited where the tents stood gleaming white, The lovely bareback riders who dis- ported in1the ring The acrobats and others who could thrill me and delight. Yes, used to think the circus was a festival of joy. Which requires no explanation, as I'm sure you will admit. And while I must acknowledge that I've ceased to be a boy In my liking for a circus, gosh! haven't changed a biti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
A Hnppx office

we have the best natured men in the whole courthouse in this office,' stated Miss Mabel Howard. of the clerks office of the circuit court. For instance. there's MT. Forney Brandon and MT. Crow. they are always good natured. I've been here over two years and have never seen either of them
 get mad. They make friends with everyone who ever does any business
 with this office. I'm not the only enc who says so. ask anyone"
 When asked if she ever got ill-ten- pered herself. she said: Not with peo- pie. but I wish some of these legal forms had ears sometimes" The gen. tlemen in question. when asked the cause of this happy state of affairs responded: How can we be other ! than pleasant when surrounded by such a pleasant staffY'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
NOT ENTIRELY MODERN

NOT ENTIRELY MODERN. T attended a jazz wedding the other day"
 Strictly up to date, eh?'
 "In all particulars but two. As usual, the bridegroom looked like a pickpocket caught in the act and the brides mother gave a first-rate exhibition of old-fash- tened blubbering."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Birmingham n Surprise

Sam Bushnell who halls from St. Louis. has been in Birmingham for two days on his first visit and like every one else who comes under those cir cumstances, he has had the surprise of his life. i've heard about Bir- mingham for many years, but this is the first time business has brought me here. and I must say that I like the town" he said yesterday. Its big, live and hustling, and everywhere I see signs of good business and pros perity. The people deal with are so busy that could hardly get an ap- pointmeut with them. And I had 10 idea it was so cool down here. I ac- tpally had to sleep under blanket last night. I'd like to take some of your cool weather back to St. Louis with me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
HAD TO STOP SOMEWHERE,
the Newark Ledger.

From the Newark Ledger.
 But when you come to figure ou their state of mind toward the Presi- dent, Lodge. Borah, Johnson, ct al. displayed remarkable restraint in fail ing to accuse the President of sending the grong man to France as comman, der of the American army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01

BEGINNING THE DAY--Lord, tell me again of the nature of Thy church. Speak to me once more of the nearing of Thy mission. Teach me what spiritual kingdom Is. Interpret the cross to me. Hold it before nay blind eyes and make them see. Reveal. 0 reveal Thyself, for 1 am like those who walked with Thee and saw Thee not. Amen. Fl. M. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Roosevelt Memorial

We are rapidly getting the state or- ganized for the Roosevelt memorial cam paign, which will start October 20.'' said H. D. Cullen, state secretary. George W. Peck, field representative, has gone on tour through south Alabama perfect ing the organization of the southern counties. and when the gun announcing the opening of the campaign is fired the state forces will be ready to start the work with a rush. Of course, this cam paign is nonpartisan and the money will be secured through public subscription Every man, woman and child is urged to contribute his mite to this work. It is probable that the Roosevelt foundation for the teaching of Americanization will be one of the forms of a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, one of the greatest men the world has ever known"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
IT DOESN'T EXIST.

From the Indianapolis Str.
 Those who want to know about our Russian policy should realize the diffi- culties of attempting to discuss some- thing that is not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
SIMPLE TASTES.

SIMPLE TASTES. Do you care for pastels, Mrs. Cav
 y}tti f n ker~
 T can't say that I do. The children like to go to one of them French pastry o1d-fashioned cookies and apple fritters are good enough for me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
roo GOOD TO BE TRUE

From the Washington Sun.
 Every time Lenin permits rumor of his assassination to be circulated. he finds it hailed with the same old en- thusiasm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
o. KID BY NoRrHcLIrr.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal. 1 A niece of the queen was married a Windsor to an untitled military officer
 of the British forces. with the consen and approval of the London Times. i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
TIME WE WERE LEARNING.

From the Nashville Banner.
 King Albert lets it be known that he prefers no banqueting and no speech makings. The trouble is that our peoi pie don't know how else to entertair| distinguished visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
No Reason Why Newspapers
 Should Mislead Strikers

N NE of the charges most frequent " ly made by radical labor leaders since the steel strike was declared is that the newspapers are unfair. They would not make such accusations if the press of the country would join them in trying to pull the wool over the eyes of union men who have thrown up good jobs at the command of agitators.
 Most of the newspapers of America have contented themselves with an unbiased summary of strike develop ments each day. They have stated the situation as accurately as it could be arrived at by their reporters and newsgathering agencies. The claims of union leaders and the steel com panies have been published. These
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Need of Instructor

President Weakley. of the Boys 1n- dustrial School. informs me that no provision for an athletic instructor made by it's trustees" said Bill Streit. Tt seems to me that sports should be encouraged as much as possible in this school. because they will not only relieve the monotony of school life, but will aid materially in the physical development of the students Bir- mingham's civic organizations and clubs could do nothing better than to raise about s25O0 to be used in promot- ing athletics at the Boys Industrial School"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
MemDer ot the Associated Press

The Age-Heraid Is the only morning ana Sunuay news spapeI Tn BirmInshaH carry .ng the Associated Press dis' patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusiveiS enuIied 10 the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited ln this paper and also the local news puphsneo herein,
 All rights of republication Of several dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
MARSHAL HAIG'S CAR

, joint. It is no time to be finical abou
 the proprieties As
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
A WATERLOO.

"The fair defendant was sure of &C., quittal. No evidence had been presented to show that she had tried to alienate the affections of the plaintiffs husband" ,"
 And, then. l presume, something went wrong"
 Something certainly did go wrong. The plaintiffs crafty lawyer introduced a witness on the same party wire with the defendant, who promptly tainted and lost the case"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
New York shn Crowded

"1've just recently returned from a trip to New York" said R. D. Burnets yesterday, land I must admit that still find it possible to have a mighty good time there. The fact that one can no longer buy liGuor has had lit- tie effect on the restaurants and rne- atres and I found every place packed to be enjoying themselves in spite of restrictions. I really think there are more people than ever from ont of town: certainly every room in all the hotels Is occupied nightly and in order to get room on arrival. it is coming several days ahead of time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
QUESTIONABLE soL1DITY.

QUESTIONABLE SOLIDITY. ''Has old Mir. Pujick any claim to dis tinction?'
 "Only one. He says he has voted the democratic ticket ever since he reached the voting age. Tn other words, he is Q 'rock-ribbed' democrat
 "Umph! In these times when a man is expected to do his own thinking, a citizen who boasts that he is rock ribbed democrat, 'rock-ribbed' repub- lican or some other kind of 'rock-ribbed partisan, is apt to be suspected of also having concrete head'
 TT WON'T DO.
 "Pa, what is meant by tact?'' "In explain, my son."
 "Yes, pa.'
 .'Never go up to the author of a best seller and ask him when he's going to write a book" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
DISCRETION.

T nettced you refused to comment on the Irish question:
 "Yes." + sru
 "Why?"
 "There was man in the crowd named O'Flaherty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01

TELEPHONE Bell tprivate exchange connecting all departmentsB Main ASO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01

kntetsu al the Bllintngnsni. Ala postoftIce as second class matter. un' der act of Cong ress, March <. 1879.
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 In later life she was glad that she had done so for she learned how she had kept the wolf from the family door of the Pattis'. She was only seven years old when she was asked to ap- pear as concert singer. and she did lit with all the naivete of a child. Here is her description: T was placed in the concert hall on a table near the piano, in order that the hearers might be able to see the little doll, too, and there was no lack of these, or of ap- plause. And do you know what sang? That is the most remarkable thing of all; nothing but florid arias, among them Una voce poco ia from the Bar Der. with the same embellishments ex- actly thatI use today, and other colora- ture pieces"
 Adelina had the pleasure of seeing the pawned clothes and jewels come back one after another and joy once more settled down in the home of her adoption. But her mother was a sensi- ble woman; as she taught her dress making, for, she said ga voice is easily lost and the operatic stage is the most uncertain bread-winner." It was the right thing to do in the majority of cases but had she been able to look into the future she would have seen that the voice of her gifted child was and that with Midas touch every note was golden. But the story of her money triumph comes later. |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-04
DILLY-DALLYING.

The President went to Europe over
four months ago. The first % DAYS
were devoted to visiting back and
forth with royalty and haranguing the
multitudes- The next 30 days were
devoted to getting settled down. The
third 80 days were devoted to prelim-
mary arrangements for the proposed
League Of Nations The last 30 days
have been variousiy occupied-abou,
Is Of them in coming to, staying in
and going from the United States No
time has been devoted to the real pur-
poses Of the peace conference which
was the making of peace. .
Under the leadership Of Presiden,
Wilson the peace conference has
wasted four months Of time. In those
four months matters have passed from
bad to worse. They are getting worse
day BY day and little real progress has
been made. Formal peace is still from
90 to 90 days in the future and the
United States Senate still unheard
from The Senate is not going to
ratffy peace treaty which carries as
a rider the proposed Leagu. of Ma
tons.
The world is held in suspension
while four or five politicians arc
Jockeying for position. In the end
the United States will drift into peace
as she drifted into war and probably
in about the same state of prepared
ness.
While the President dilly-dalleys in
Europe the people can get along as
best they can.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-04
PRIVILEGES 10 BURN

! .:z hza s<zze6 t-e A1HE~-
oeoo.e. ThsJ are sitting - nisno
deyasax Methods OF deSsIF1s tH
s.sres of their rights and SsIFi.tsS~
F.sa ta< Individual 60 nd oi - ln@1S
pr.yiIexes 40 ks c0zh De1szzas iof
zoxernu<ss to take 0seE. For nzAy
yszrs there has beez . so1lcez0se ofnl
OF rixEis iron the state 70 the federal
zoserUueui Nov there ID 1sse ese-
u<at in favor Of passing EztSo6-z'
sorsreiznty On to an latern@;aoa gov
erunen. called . League Of Az'Ions-
Taese nights and privileges iIon
which the peoSle are freeing them
selves vere won ~ the cost q EezIt1'
,srue safferinz and Lie They arc t5e
yery rights the late war vas wzged TO
establish and secure They have, IL
I'll this time, been lOOkd upon a. tne
most valuable heritage each genera
tscu handed down 70 its s1ccesscf-
We dare say that IN TINE. when they
are no n.ose, they viii be looked upon
a. priceless jewels thrown away Da1
10 be recovered At 70 matter EBzt
cost
We have constantly urged the pub
lie to hang onto rs every night until
the last ditch. We urge It noS TO do
the same. Freedom for the individual
is easily Lost bat recovered with din
eulty. That which you have can be
maintained BY a little effort and
little vigilance. That which IS passed
on win be recovered only at the price
which it originally sold for. That
price was fortune. time and HE.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

Either the proposed constitution Of
the League Of Nations viii Be radi-
caily amended or it will be totally re-
jeeted Those friends Of the league
like Mr.. Lowell. Mr. Taft, Mr..
Hughes, Mr.. Bryan and any number
of others now admit that the coasti-
tuition needs radical amendment They
should have known, and Hr Hughes
and Mr.. Bryan early recognized the
fact that the imperfect end obscure
document needed revision and AMEND
ment. There are few Ne Tooers
who still insist shzt the document Is
perfect a. she stands.
Clear recognition of the Monroe doc
trine must be provided for; domest;c
policies such as that Of tariffs, inmi-
grafton and tabor must be clearly ex-
Guided; and provision must be made
for the withdrawal of a league mem
Der without war or violation Of the
constitution of the league. This last
is vital No people in their sanity win
join league of nations from which
they cannot withdraw if they see fit
Another amendment that must be
made and that is that the United
States At least shall not be made to
guarantee the territorial integrity OF
the signatory nations. Article x OF
the proposed league constitution is
fraught with menace as it provides
that the members of the league shall
uphold the world. forever, as it is con-
stituted politically and territorially a,
the peace conference now sitting.
This absurd article would of itself
cause this country TO be fighting all OF
the time.