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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
THE CANADIAN ARCTICs.
n the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
 We ordinarily think of Canada-hab-
 ltable Canada-as belt about 300 miles
 wide and something over 5000 miles in
 stretch from Atlantic to the Pacific. As
 to the vast region that stretches above
 this wheat zone to the shore line of the Arctic ocean-that, as most of us conceive it, is wilderness spotted with
 few fur trading stations-inhabited spots that are in lesser ratio than of
 to 1000 when compared with the un- occupied lands
 But Vilhjamar Stefansson who con- ducted government exploration ex- pedltlon into the Canadian Arctics. has
 been spinning yarn about the north
 regions of Canada into the ears of high
 Canadian officials which makes all pre-
 Vious dreams of avarice narratives look like unto the proverbial 30 cents. The Stefansson theory is that the small woody cattle which run wild in the Arctic regions of Canada, can, through domestication and protective methods. be increased to quantities that will -eSNN tiAS AiVeAt iioi hctS Ol america ana Europe. He points to the success of reindeer breeding in Alaska and sug, gests that reindeer herds can also be spread over the whole region of Can- ada that is too cold for temperate zone animals,,- and too far north for wheat or other cereals. During the short but hot summers grasses grow in Canada clear up to the Arctics, but both the musk cattle and reindeer feed on a mass that abounds in the for north even in winter.
 full-grown musk steer weights
 about 700 pounds and dresses about 400 pounds and a reindeer averages in weight about the same. The world will not soon be obliged to acquire the veg atarian habit if the Stefansson idea is right. There is just this trouble, how ever, about the Stefansson scheme-the COW punchers with the call of the Artics in their systems are not so many But in time, doubtless, those Arctic cattle ranches will be going con-
 eerns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

pier times. Your faithful and deeply afflicted father WILHELM.
 This faithful and deeply afflicted father, king and emperor apears to
 have been concerned wholly with the saving of his own skin. Fritz's skin apparently didn't worry him so much He hopes Fritz will be lucky, in which case Fritz will have the extreme pleas ure Of seeing his father again Other wse-well, the court chamberlain can not guarantee the troops They might shoot a crown prince as soon as all Ilemperor It's deplorable to have |stroons act that way after all the care Wilhelm had taken to train them in the line of their duty. He had told them they would have to shoot their fathers and brothers if he ordered them to, but hmmel he didn't say emperors and crown princes They're an ungrateful lot. those troops. Not fit for Wilhelm to associate with. No. only not fit, but Mein Gott! not safe. There have been all kinds of empsr. ors, but it seems to have been reserved
 for Germany to have the yellowest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

From the Literary Digest.
 | IN NE of the keenest journalists 1 V U that ever visited Athens " wrote that "all the Athen-
 ans and strangers who were there
 spent their time in nothing else but
 either to tell or to hear some new
 thing" The journalist, Doctor Luke
 by name, was himself a Greek, and
 he recorded his impressions in the
 seventeenth chapter of the Book ot
 Acts, where they may still be read supplementing this ancient comment | is the remark made a few weeks ago | by diplomat in Athens. His view of I the Greek habit of much talking. which amounts to the same view that was held by pr. Luke, was expressed as follows:
 | The trouble with these Greeks is
 their cafe habit. They spend too much time sitting in the cafes talking, talk ing, talking about all sorts of trivial ties, mostly political. That breeds in- trigue and schism. They are takers. and not doers, and so are never content ''fe" " hotCScT OTueT may De existent. Thus the first century and tho
 twentieth coincide in their judgment of the Athenians. comments Dr. Wil- liam T. Ellis. writing from Athens to
 the New York Herald, and he con tinues:
 An epidemic of taciturnity would be | the greatest of >boons to this volatile
 people. With every man doing a task and nobody talking about the other
 mans work, Greece would quickly re- store the glory of the older days. Given a general visitation of silent loyalty. with the nation resolute and diligent behind it's chosen course and leaders. 1t would quickly become the dominant force in the near east z. "So far as a superficial investigation reveals, Athens is more interested in the latest political and social gossin than in the big problems of the new era, thus vindicating the historic criti- | cism with which this article began. Of paramount interest seems the question of King Alexander's marriage He is in love with a young Greek wo-
 man of excellent family but the gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
TONGUES CLACK IN ATHENS

ernment will not let him marry her.
 The demand is for a foreign queen.
 Reasons of state are given for this. 1t
 is said the parents of the young lady
 are pto-German in sympathy; but th.s
 is indignantly denied by Americans
 who know the family.
 Also it is declared that the marriage
 would give one Greek family great in- fluence in politics. Other observers
 say that the real reason is that the Athenian ladies refuse to accept as
 their leader and liege sovereign one whom they formerly outranked.
 Now, while this discussion rages. an
 English speaking Greek officer brings me the latest tit-bit of gossip. which is that the loyal king lover has trans- ferred his interest and affections to an
 American Red Cross girl From young
 American naval officers who meet the
 king often and have taught him Amer ican dances, American humor and American good times, I learn that while the king likes American girls
 he is still true to his old love.
 "Of more real interest is the growth of the republican sentiment here. There is 'royalist' party, favoring the return of King Constantine, but appar-
 ently it is actuated, like parties tho world around more by the zest for the spells of office than by any more ab- stract consideration. Also it is anti- Venizelos, although prudently cautious in it's opposition Venizelos however, is as firmly in control as anybody ever was in Greece. This is now a one-man country and Venizelos is the man. I wonder what the young King thinkG as he goes about and sees 10 portraits of his prime minister displayed to every one of himself. He knows, too, that Venizelos openly promised parlia-
 ment that if the present king is not 3 success no other would be put for- ward; republic would be the next ex- pertinent
 Behind and beneath all this external life and politics lies the grim and gory Balkan problem, which is working out in Greek villagers staying and being slain, and in such vast human misery as the western world simply canno. know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
1e7th Regiment Parade.

q am looking forward with much interest to the showing of the pictures of the 167th regiment parade at Loew's Bijou this. week." said Hardie Brown q was out of the city on the day of the celebration, much to my regret. and therefore failed to witness what I be- lieve to be the most historic event in the history of the city. I have quite a on the day of the parade I am sure will be enthused when I see them march past on the screen'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS.

When a boy has four or five bosses
 at home the betting is that he is going to turn out a bad boy. About month from now the girls
 will be wearing tub frocks that look
 like they should be in tub. The reason why princess is so proud of her figure is because she looks like bed slat when she takes off her corset. When you meet a man who lets you do all the talking while he does all the listening, you realize that there are 6 few sensible men left in the world. The truth of the matter is that the married conscientious objectors who wouldn't fight in the army have as many battles at home the rest of us.
 A man may have too much sense to judge a book by it's binding. But that won't keep him from judging girl by her looks.
 If man won't bite on gold brick, just rub little oil on the bait and
 he'll act like bass that sees a min- now. afG4 eif M t9- sas Smart men and fools are all alike in that they will wait until they are sick before they will take care of them selves.
 Wine, woman and song" will be barred in the near future, and we might as well get ready to substitute | Grape juice, suffragettes and l hymns
 l Any girl would rather have man who says lot and doesn't mean it than have man who means lot and doesn't say it.
 1 A Tennessee man dropped dead while washing the dishes for his wife. TSis
 should be fair warning to all mar : l ried women.
 | And you can bet that the honey moon is ended when he discovers that her favorite flower is limburger cheese and that her favorite fruit is pigs
 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Community Sing
 In the Open Air.

WESTERDAY was an ideal day for O open air recreation. Thousands of people attended the community sing in Capitol park in the afternoon and the programme was greatly en- joyed.
 Mrs. w. J. Adams, chairman of the committee and president of the asso- citation that helps to finance the Sun day concerts, has labored earnestly to promote this admirable cause.
 The Sunday sing is a civic asset that the entire city should appreciate. The associations annual membership fee is only five dollars. The campaign early in the year resulted in an enroll ment of something like two hundred. The membership should be fully one thousand.
 An income of five thousand dollars would maintain the sings in good form throughout the summer and carry them through the next indoor season.
 Without an organized drive con- tributions from public-spirited citi- gems should be ready, and several hun dred persons should voluntarily re- spond to the associations appeal with out the least urging
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
SWEARING OFF MADE EASY

SWEARING OFF MADE EASY From the Cincinnati Enquirer
 As an example of Japanese humor Eisaku Waseda tells joke of the vim tage of 1744. A man who had taken the pledge called at a house where Said the host:
 q have had present of some sake. It is heated ready to drink. Won't you take a cup?" NO, thank you. I have sworn off sake for three years, as a sacrifice to the gods" Tt is impossib ble; i; I can't believe what you say" Wait and see how strict is my observance of the oath" so saying he left the house. The following night he came to the house, when sake drinking was going on, announcing that he had called to take part in the enjoyment of the stim- ulant The master was astonished and reproached the man for his feebleness of will, demanding, "Where is your boast of only yesterday?" q do not mean to break my oath. Only have hit upon a capital idea: I have extended my three years temperance to six years, on condition that indulge in drinks only at, night" Ut sounds plausible, but I have a better plan to offer: While you are about it. extend your periods of abstinence to 1z years. and rink day and night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Opposed to Saloons.


 'I have heard great deal of talk about the soldiers being opposed 70 prohibition,n said Richard F. Lussler' This is all wrong. I made the trip to St. Louis to the World War Veterans meeting recently. While in St. Louis where saloons are open, we. of course, visited some of them, and had no scruples about it. Dn our return home and there were several of us on the same train-Alabama boys-we got to discussing. saloons, prohibition, and the sentiment of soldiers on the prohibi- ton question.
 Quite contrary to the widely herr aided opposition of the soldiers to pio- hibition, there was not one in the crowe that did not commit himself as unalterably opposed to the return of the saloon. They are against it now good and strong. and if the liquor peo- pie are depending upon the soldier vote to put the saloons back in Alabama they had just as well make up their minds now to get into some other bus mess, and stay in it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
THE YELLOWEST OF THE LOT
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
 6Nl HE more we learn of MT. Ho-
 henzollern, hiding there in
 Holland, the less we care about him. Just now we have read a letter written by him to his son, Fritz, who used to be known as the crown prince. The letter. wS~pub- lished by the Deutsche Zeitung and bears date of November g, two days before the armistice was concluded, and is as follows:
 My Dear Boy: After the court cham berlain had informed me that he could no longer guarantee my safety at Ger man main headquarters, and that the troops also were no longer trust worthy, I have resolved, after a se- were mental struggle, to leave the army, which has collapsed, and to go to Holland. I advise you to stick to your post until the conclusion of the armistice. In Berlin two governments. under the leadership of Ebert and Liebknecht, are fighting against each other. l hope to see you again in hap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Editor of the Nation
 Calls Treaty a "Crime.

M N editorial announced for puhli- 6A cation in the Nation last Sat urday and ostensibly written by Os- wald Garrison Willard, editor of that publication, is an extraordinary at tack on the treaty of peace. The con- duct of MT. Willard during the war makes his outbreak less surprising than it might be otherwise.
 Entitled, "The Madness at Yer sailles,' the editorial says: "In the whole history of diplomacy there is no treaty more properly to be regard ed as an international crime than the amazing document which the German representatives are now asked to sign. For a rigorous peace the world was already somewhat prepared. But it was not prepared for peace of un- disguised vengeance, for a peace which openly flouts some of the plaineSt die tates of reason and humanity, repudi- ates every generous word that Mr. Wilson has ever uttered regarding Germany, flies in the face of ac- cepted principles of law and eco- monies and makes the very name of democracy reproach."
 As if this were not sufficient de- nunciation, the Nation uses such ex- pressions as "gross repudiations of moral obligations" "an arrogant and self-sufficient autocracy of five great powers" calls MT. Wilson "an arro- kAnt autocrat and compromising poli- tician" and says for having betrayed n confidence of the American peo- plo 1he stands today discredited and <nndemned."
 U this inflammatory editorial had bo0u Nxiften by Count Von Brock
 6nkau himself it could not
 n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
PAT BELLINGER'S SMILE

From the New York Sun.
 H F it takes fellow who can smile
 in the face of danger and at dis
 appointments and Encouragement to make a flight in an airship across the Atlantic, then Lieutenant Com mander P. N. L. Bellinger, who com mands the NC-1, the first plane to land at Trepassey. is the man for the ad- venture. The photograph taken before the departure from Rockaway shows the Bellinger smile; the movie with more regard for details, gives it's de- velopment from it's beginning at the corners of the mouth until it just nat urally spreads over the lieutenant commanders face.
 It is Bellinger's smile that has made him one of the most popular men of the navy. The initials stand for Pat rick Nelson Lynch; the Patrick speaks for itself. as does also the Lynch, a branch of the family transplanted to South Carolinal and the Nelson may have been suggestion that the boy was to depart from the Bellinger tra- dition and enter the navy instead of the army.~ But it all means Pat Bell finger. or if that is too much, just Pat will do. The navy will know who it is you mean.
 As is the case with all the othev members of the expedition, officers and men, Bellinger earned his right io take a part in it. He was one of the naval officers who early became in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
AT THEIR GRAVES

By Lurana Sheldon A blood-red radiance fingers Along the western way. And points with swayinE fingers The eastern dawn of day. lis wars last glory dartins
 From agony's release: night of pain just parting
 Before a day of peace. All golden comes the morning Beyond the eastern hills: Gone is the blood-red warning Of hates envenomed ills. But where the sunbeams falter Behold the myriad graves. Each one hallowed altar Der which free flag waves. Forget not in rejoicing.
 How wretched was the riy;,t Forget not in joys voicing The price we paid for right! They sleep who. brought the blossinS Of future peace to man. Swear, at the grayeside pressing To hold it-as ye can!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
EVIDENT TO ALI

from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The terrible effect of the demon cir.- rette and the demon win blanc and the demon beer on our boys who were over there was evident to any man who saw the parades of the home coming heroes. The poor fellows were so husky and fuI or pep that they could not march mora than AS miles at time and could not eat more than eight meals a dav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
RauUuet for Police,

q want to compliment the police and detective departments on the efficient work they are doing in every capacity at the present tme," said Fred Shire man of the Tutwiler hotel. Owing to conditions prevailing a few months ago the departments were 'cussed and dis cussed' by everyone, but since the in- stallment of new officials I have heard nothing said against the service now rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Two Rig Events.

q am inclined to believe said T. I. Prescott, headquarters company, 167th in- fantry, who is in the city, having been discharged Saturday, that the two most interesting events in my life were when I went over the top for the first time and yesterday when I received my hon. orable discharge. Of course we were all glad to do our bit over there when it became necessary, but now, since the war is over, we are anxious to get back to civil life. The discharge certificate is quite an insignificant looking sort of lot to uS''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Thirty Years Ago.

Birmingham has changed quite a good deal since I lived here some 30 years ago." said John Refs, vice presi- dent of the United States Steel cor poration, who is spending a few days here. "I do not have reference to in- dustrial conditions, but to the orderlf- ness and the lack of crime now. I re- call coming down town one evening with some friends-that was over 20 years ago, when l was superintendent of the Alice furnace-and each of us carried revolver, not in his pocket, but openly in his hand, and we kept our eyes open every minute of the time we were on the streets. That was just about the time of the Hawes riot in which several prominent Birmingham men were killed. The streets were not as safe, especially at night. then as they are now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
NOT WORTH MAKING

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 It is impossible to find single, soli- tary reason for objecting to the pas- sage of a law prohibiting the manu- facture of near-beer, having sampled the stuff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
Birmingham's Rapid Growth.

While all the cities of the south have grown since the last census was taken, Birmingham's progress has been nothing short of phenomenal" said Isaac May of New York. My old town of Richmond. Va, has made strides. It will show substantial gain in popu- lation in the 1920 census. but think it safe to say that in percentage of increase Birmingham will lead the oth- CT southern cities. In that respect percentage of growth--it will probably outstrip even New Orleans.
 When I first visited Birmingham about 12 years ago, it was quite a solid town, but it has gone ahead at a prodigious rate since then. And the best of it, Birmingham has a splendid future. It will be in the million popu- lation class some day; possibly Joy 194O"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

Berlin will be glad to cooperate with those members of Congress who oppose the peace treaty.
 ix x # The Germans may soon discover that indefatigable note writing won't get them anywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
YET READING MAkETH FULL MAN From the Montgomery Advertiser.

The papers are poking fun at Col Hers Weekly for naming the bookshelf as logical and desirable sumstitute for the saloon. The concensus of opin- ion seems to be that this would be a nice arrangement but for the fact that there are people who like dry mar tini much better than they like dry book. Who can drinx book, anyway?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
"UNKINDEsT CUT OF ALL,

From the New York Herald
 Republican state convention of Ken. lucky declaring itself in favor of state and national prohibition seems like slamming the door of the old homs- stead in the face of John Barleycorn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

BEGINNING THE DAY-Oh my God, before His courage l stand convicted. | fruckie 10 the crowd, He was not moved one inch by 1t. | nut my ear to the ground, He opened His to God. With perfect kindIiness, He was yet firm as the everlasting rock. How poor am l in His presence. crave Tks strength. 0 Lord most high. Amen. HI. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

Thus the demi-SOd, Authority, Make us pay down for our offense by weight.
 Measure for Measure.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-19
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AMERICAN LUTH-
ERANS TO LEAD

= Lutheran leaders of America be-
lieve the present hour to be providen-
tial for their church. They are carry
ing on campaign for Reconstruction
service overseas. Their keynote is:
Shall the Lutherans Of America as
sumo leadership for the Lutheran
cause throughout the world? They
believe that this is practically involv-
ed in the present situation.
Lutherans constitute half of the
Protestant strength in the world, or
80 million members. About 60 mil
lion Of these are found in Europe; in
France, Germany, Russia, the Bal
kans and the Scandinavian countries.
There are 800 Lutheran parishes in
France now that Alsace and Lorraine
are returned to her. With the disap-
pearance of the former governments
in most of these countries, the Luth-
eran church faces peculiar Difficult
ities. AS state-church it had no ex-
perience in self-government; with the
disappearance of the state it is up