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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
THOUSANDS TO HELP
 TAKE THE CENSUS

~ Washington. May 21.-(Special.)- )-Four thousand more employees will be brought to Washington July 1. For the govern ment is preparing to take the census or the ,pation.
 Washington is as congested as during the days of the war. It became evident that the 100000 additional population in- ducted by war work will be permanent population. For as soon as one depart ment reduces it's force, another depart rnent employs those thus dismissed
 The government is repairing and max ing additions to various structures In tne city for the purpose of providing "orh- shons for the census forces. The work throughout the United States will require 900 600 men and women, Director Rog- CTS announces, and millions of dollars VIII be expended. .,
 To complete the work, three years will be required
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
COL. LINDSLEY'S CASE
 STIRS TIP INTEREST

Washington May 21-(Special )-IntereSt | in the Monday announcement that Col. | H. D. Lindsley had resigned or been dis missed from his position as head of the war risk insurance bureau, continues to grow And there will be an investigation, l it is promised.
 1 Everybody was surprised. Saturday l Colonel Lindsley, who, incidentally, IS 1 head of the American Legion, formed sometime ago by former soldiers, issued 1 a bulletin to newspaper correspondents in which he declared that he had produced efficiency in his department by enjoin- 1 ing his 1900 employees ito smile and serve ! the public" And then Monday, he issued | his card declaring that he had resigned ] because he could not secure the co-oper- ation of Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treasury. MT. Glass, in his retort, de- clared Colonel Lindsley to be ptiably vain and immeasurably conceited, and intimat- ed that instead of resigning he had been fired from the service. Since then everybody, has asked every body else why Lindsley had quit. and what was the underlying motive which prompted or forced him to yield q po-
 stion in which he had dpund so much
 pleasure.
 But both principals have shut up like
 clans and a congressional committee,
 which will be named for purposes of in-
 vestigation, will be necessary to make public the secret
 There has been much complaint through out the country as to the alleged incom petence of the department in handling the
 insurance business of the government Many soldiers have complained that they couldn't get their allotments. and that during their absence their wives and chil- dren suffered.
 To rectify such evils, Colonel Lfndsley was put in charge of the bureau. It IS apparently matter Of dispute as to whether the complaints have been de- creased since Colonel Lindsley assumed charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

value to wheat and corn. Industrial leaders of the south have for some years been confident that great eco monies could be secured in the hand ling of export cotton. not necessarily resulting in the increase of the price to abnormal figures, but certain to se- cure for the planters and exporters a reasonable return.
 Therefore they have tentatively or- ganizeo cotton export association whose capital is to be $100 000 900. It Is really to be pool of the exporters and producers of cotton but it is not such a pool as would in any way violate the federal statutes because under the new law organizations of that kind are permitted if their purpose is to facili- tate foreign trade.
 If the cotton industrial leaders of the south and the cotton producers ap- prove of this plan it will be formally organized and it should serve greatly to improve export facilities of cotton The prom oters of this organization an nounce that the capital stock may be paid for with Liberty Bonds In this way convenient payments can be se- cured. the bonds not thrown upon the public market, and in addition to the security which the guarantee of the government furnishes there is also the additional security which the stock of the corporatio will furnish
 The world would wonder, if it were possible to give the people detailed in formation of the magnitude of the new uses to which cotton can now be put. No longer is it almost exclusively em- ployed in making cotton goods. It en- ters as raw material into many kinds of manufacture. The worlds demand for cotton is certain greatly to increase and imm mediately to increase because the textile manufacturers of France as we'll as Great Britain now stand in need Nf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

fluenza. Some of the smaller companies found the burden almost too heavy to bear and state legislatures or insurance superintendents are seeking some meas ure of relief for them. On the other hand the insurance companies of the United States made a new record in 1918. That may have been partly due to the war. But itNwas chiefly due to the interest and confidence which American insurance companies in 1918 joined the billion-dollar rank. Insur- ance, like some ather things. is now thought of in terms of billions.
 The total premiums paid in 1918 were in excess of a billion dollars. Four bill lions, in the aggregate. came to these companies in the form of new insur ance in 1918 and these figures d onot include the new insurance which came to the industrial companies That in the aggregate was in excess of billion dollars. Again we read in terms of bil- lions because the insurance authorities report that the assets of the American insurance companies are considerably in excess of $6, 000. .000, 600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
SOUTH ALERT TO
 TRADE OPENINGS
nx HOLLAND.

l New York. May Especial )-The Secretary of the Treasury, MT. Glass, the governor of the New York federai | reserve bank, Benjamin Strong Jr., ana | others who have directed the campaign | for the selling of Victory notes, have urged all who buy these securities or | who earlier bought Liberty Loan Bonds not to part with them unless necessity compels 1t.
 | But there would appear to be no ob- 1 jections to the proposition which IS | now under consideration by leaders III 1 the cotton producing and export in- | dustry of the south to the utilization Of Liberty Bonds of Victory notes in pay ment for the capital stock of a contem- , plated organization which sees great opportunity for economical and profit | able handling of cotton for export. Tnis organization is in line with the pro- 1 position involving the establishment or a great bank in the Missouri valley, the | stockholders in which are to be various banks in the valley and whose purpose | it is to facilitate financing of export as well as domestic trade which origi- mates or terminates in the Mississippi valley.
 These two propositions demonstrate the great awakening to commercial ana other opportunities which is now char acterizing the entire Mississippi valley. New Orleans is probably the central point since there exists a commodious harbor whence go and to which come | vessels engaged in international or domestic trade In the north and east there is little understanding of the magnitude of developments which are under way in New orleans and, its vicinity for the purpose of facilitating commerce. For instance at New Orleans l has been established one of the largest American grain elevators and it Is visible demonstration of the increasing efficiency of American terminal facil- tiles.
 PRINCE COTTON Although it may not be now strictly accurate to designate cotton as king among American agriculture products.
 nevertheless 1t is among the princes,
 standing second. possibly. in money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
WHAT THE INFLUENZA COST

We are beginning to get detailed in formation which tells the money cost or at least part of the cost detailed by the epidemic of influenza in 1918. The figures do not compute the in- direct or incidental losses. But they do show the actual cost to the insurance companies of the entire United States occasioned by the mortality of the in fluenza.
 Authentic statistics have just been received which show that the influenza cost the insurance companies of the United States sS0.000. 900 because as much as that was paid for death claims
 mortality having been caused by in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD THURSDAY, MAY 22 1919

organization. But there were other VIM consideration, and very probable, too, tho progressives, following orghnization would have upset the situation by again playing wish the republicans
 The vital consideration was this: It was thought best to let the republicans have full sway in prying into democratic con duct of the war and in attempting to present the President in on unfavorable light before the country. And thus the re- Iublicans will be charged with full respon sibility not only for that political course. but also for everything said and done in this epochal extraordinary session of Con- gress.
 Democrats are sanguine in belief tha. the developments will overcast the repub- lican sky which at present is propitious for their hope of eleeting the next Presl- dent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
Democratic Senators
 Auoid Political Tangle
Preferred to Let Republicans Organize Senate and Take Full Responsibility Before the Nation Republicans
 Seeking by Every Means to Embarrass President
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, May M-(Special)- )-The democrats considered it all very carefully, and they are now convinced that they played good politics in permitting the republicans to organize the Senate
 For it Is true that the democrats could have organized had they so desired The republicans have a majority of two. Had one of them flickered, Vice President Mar shall would have cas-. the deciding vote And he would have voted with the demo- crats, of course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
AN EVIDENCE OF THRIFT

few days ago the president of one of the largest savings banks in New York city was asked if the departure of so many thousand working men and women for Europe in the across-the- sea movement which begain immediate ly after the armistice was signed, had seriously affected deposits in the sav- ings banks. He shook his head "Oh. no,' he said. deposits are increasing, although the increase might have been larger had not So much money been withdrawn by those who were return ing to their homes in foreign lands
 The state authorities now report that the increase in deposits in savings banks since the armistice was signed is considerably in excess of $50000, 000 These figures tell the story of thrift, of wise utilization of large earnings and they explain also why the savings banks as well as the plain people were able to subscribe to so great an amount of the Victory Loan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

gatton of every form of demoenatic ac- uvity is about to be borne out. Demo- crats admit that in the conduct of the war. due to the unpreparedness of the nation. extravaganza was unavoidable. There is no probability, however, they contend. of the republicans finding evil dence of graft in official circles, and very little evidence of very petty graft in subsidiary departments.
 But the campaign of 19B Ns on beyond all preadVentllre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
Revival Meeting.

Tonight at s p. m. Sixty-seventh Street Methodist church will begin a revival meeting under a large tent at Sixty seventh street and Sloss avenue Ser vices will be held every day at II a. m. and p. m The Rev J. o. Hanes, one of our general evangelists, will do the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

In Cincinnati fire fighters are organ- izing a bona ide union despite opposi- ton of municipal officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

preaching. The music will be in charge sof special choir director
 There will be mass meeting for men only Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
PRINCE COTTON

Although it may not be now strictly accurate to designate cotton as king among American agriculture products. nevertheless 1t is among the princes, standing second. possibly. in money
The mirror., 1919-03-13
St.-Patrick's Day

March 18th is celebrated by
Irishmen of all creeds and denomi-
nations as the birthday of their
patron saint, Patrick. There is a
story that once there was dis
pute between two factions, one
claiming that the patron saint was
born on the 9th, the other that he
came to this world on the 9th of
March. As the quarrel could not
Otherwise be settled, the 18th was
decided ON by the simple compro-
mise of adding eight and nine to-
gether. But there appears to be
no reason for doubling that St.
Patrick was born either at Kirk
Patrick Cor Dumbarton) in Scot
land, or perhaps in France, in the
latter part of the fourth century.
on the day usually kept as his
birthday. St Patrick's Day is
purely a national celebration ire
spective of any religious belief.-Ez.
The mirror., 1919-03-13

tude. Those gossips point to this
sequence of events, which, though
possibly not true, is at least inter-
esting:
The military situation was seri-
Gus.
In London Secretary Baker was
asked to a conference with the
Premier.
Mr.. Baker hurried to Paris,
where he was seen by NJ. Clemen.
ceau.
General Pershing was called to
talk to Mr.. Baker.
Then General Foch. appointed to
the place of generaIissimo on the
north of the western front, was, as
such, offered by General Pershing
all we have and all we are"
Whatever the facts that led up
to it, nothing could have had
better moral effect than that offer.
In the eyes of our Allies, we we're
going to do our duty; in the eyes
of our splendid enlisted men, we
were giving them the big chance
for which they had been long
hungry. How fully that chance
was almost Immediately taken ad-
vantage of there is now no need to
tell any reader, English, French,
American-or German.
To sum up:
What has happened in England
has happened in France. The
French are people one of whose
many virtues is vast capacity for
forgiveness; they can even-and
this is the test of all forgiveness
forget. By the time / left France,
they had renewed their faith in our
War Department. On the one
hand even our enlisted men have
been learning little of the French
language with characteristic clever
ness tout de suite, /" for instance,
is soldiers slang these days-and
have gone full half way to meet
their Gallo allies. On the other
hand, a French waitress said to
me:
docs monsieur see that French
general eating with an American
officer over theres / have been
waiting on them, and when one
waits one listens. Eth bien, l heard
the French general say: I have
seen your Americans at the front;
they fight like the lionsp"
The mirror., 1919-03-13

Sir Eric Geddes states that dur
ing the war 2.475 British ships
were sunk with their crews be-
meath them. and 3. 147 vessels were
sunk and their crews left adrift.
The personnel of the merchant ma
rine service was heavily hit, the
total number Of casualties exceed
ing $1,000 men. The U-boats
carried on continuous warfare
against the fishing fleets; the total
number of fishing vessels sunk be-
ing 670.-Exchamge.
The mirror., 1919-03-13
The Origin of the Harp

'Tis that this Harp, which I wake new for thee,
Was Syren of old, who sung under the sea;
And who often at thro the bright waters roved
To meet, the green shore, youth whom she loved
But she loved him in vain, for be left her to weep,
And in tears. all the night, her gold tresses to seep
Till heav'n looked with pity on true love warm,
And changed to this soft Harp the sea-madens form.
Still her bosom ar-st her cheeks smiled the
While her seabeauties gracefully formed the light fame
And her hair, as let loose DER her white arm it fell,
Was changed to bright chords utterng melodys spell.
Hence that this soft Harp long hath been known
TO mingle loves language with sorrows sad tone;
Till thou ddst divide them, and teach the fond lay
To speak love when I'm thee and grief when away
Thomas Mo1
The mirror., 1919-03-13

are excellent heaters and the rust
ling of fuel for one will put no
small amount of red corpuscles in
your system. An extension of the
stove-pipe, either run straight up
or by the use of elbows through the
wall and up will answer for a Chin
ney. The kerosene heater answers
all heat requirements, but eats up
the oxygen and its oder is some
what pronounced. Charcoal bur-
ners or heaters are not very efec-
tive in warming your entire shack
but by reason of their portableness
are used by quite few fishermen.
They will at least keep your feet
warm.
The next article of furniture for
your consideration will be a seat,
and let me admonish you to take
some care in selecting and uphol-
stering it, because you will spend
many an hour on it. The space
underneath the seat can be utilized
as a bin for fuel. A shelf or two
built along the wall will prove
handy for decoys and odds and
ends in general and your ingenuity
will undoubtedly suggest other in
tei1or devices, such as cupboards
for dishes, etc., as they may be-
come necessary.
Further paraphernalia will con-
sist of your axe and ice chisel and
a sieve. The sieve is useful in
clearing your fishing hole of every
particle of ice and it may be made
deliberately of fine mesh wire net
ting in the form of big dipper
or a large tin can punched full of
holes with a spike will answer.
A good fish spear and an assort-
ment of decoys will make up your
tackle equipment. Wherever fish
house spearing is popular can usu-
ally be found a blacksmith who
knows how to take good, springy
steel and fashion for you a spear
answering your most fastidious re-
quirements. The tines usually
number from four to seven and the
points must be exceedingly sharp
and we'll barbed. The shaft may
be from four to six feet in length
of iron or hardwood and should
have a ring in the end to permit
the fastening of a dozen or so feet
of clothesline, this being your in.
surance against the loss of your
spear by accidental dropping into
the open hole or by having it
wrenched from your hands (occa-
sionally) by big 'un." The wood
handle is easier to grasp and to di-
rect in the strike than the~irOn and
adds a certain balance to the
spear.
If you are handy with knife,
by all means make your own de-
coys. You will derive thereby the
complete satisfaction of the enthu-
siastic angler who makes his own
rods and plugs for his summer fish
ing. Most of the large dealers in
sporting goods also carry a line of
decoys which you can choose from
their catalogs, if preferred to the
home made.
The sinner or club serve as the
model for the better decoys and
vary in length from four to eight
inches. CONTINUED on page 8, col. 81
The mirror., 1919-03-13

Va oOOuo AONA LOU Wy AOOA AOOo VA0O
will be fairly weather proof, light
proof and light in weight. The
best and most durable houses are
made of matched lumber. The
principal objection to corrugated
or sheet iron or tin is the excessive
weight. Tar paper stretched over
a wooden frame makes very good
fishing house, dark and warm and
light enough to be readily moved by
one man. 1t requires careful hand
ling. however, as the paper tears
easily. Furthermore, tools and
other paraphernalia left in them
are never safe, as the paper shacks
are easily broken into by intrud-
ers. The manufactured paper ma
terial known as beaver board or
composition board answers the
weight requirements admirably,
but it has one disadvantage and
that is it's susceptibility to warping
and cracking under adverse wealth
er conditions.
The roof should slant enough to
insure good drainage and a fair
grade of roofing paper will make
the best covering for it. To fa-
cilitate moving, your house must
be equipped with pair of run
ners. They can be attached per-
manently to the foundation or to a
frame upon which you can lift
your house. Leave an opening
about two feet wide and from three
to five feet high on one side for
your doorway. These heights COM
pei some STOPPING upon entering
but this can be obviated by raising
the threshold about six or eight
inches from the floor. This is usu-
ally done anyway, as it enables the
door to swing free in the event of
a heavy fall of snow and it also
precludes the possibility of its
freezing tight at the bottom. The
doorway will be the only opening
in the walls of your house, ss win
dows are superfuous. Your fish
house is in reality nothing but an
enlarged water telescope such as
we use to make when a boy, of
four long boards, joined edgeways
and painted jet black inside, with
a pane of glass set across one end
and puttied till the joints were wa
ter-tight. With this ungainly in
strument all the wonders of the
teeming acquatic life in river and
pond were brought before our
eager eyes. The fsh-house serves
the same purpose and the light on
the lake bottom, even when filtered
through thick blanket of snow
and a foot or more of ice, will as
tonish you by its brilliapce. The
fishing hole in the floor can be
from fifteen to twenty inches
square and moulding should be
nailed around the edge to lessen
the danger of your slipping into it,
as the floor Immediately surround
ing it usually becomes both icy and
shiny.
The first problem will be that of
heating. Wood stoves, kerosene
heaters and charcoal heaters are
used by the majority, the above
arrangement designating their
relative popularity. Wood stoves