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New-York tribune., 1919-02-25

when he writes a letter, does he use the
apostrophe in "dinin,' "kickin'," ETC.?
Take stuff that's solemn, trite and old;
And have it set in Cheltenham Bold.
THE TRAIN TALKERS
A Woman and Porter
Upper 80"
Right here, ma'am."
amy chance of getting lower?"
"No, ma'am; all taken
"No chance of getting a lower?"
"No, ma'am; they're all taken"
'No chance after we get started?"
"No, maam."
THAT'S what they told me at the ticket
office"
eyes, m"
a went early yesterday morning.
Thought sure I'd get lower going early
as that-two days ahead. They told me
they were all sold"
yes, m"
"You don't think there'd be a chance E
getting lower?"
"No, m"
"You would think going as carly as that
would be time enough. What time do
we get in?"
"Sx fifty"
"That's about-ct's see-ten minutes be-
fore six-no, seven-yes, ten minutes to
seven, isn't it ?"
eyes, M
"Do We have to get out then?"
"No, ma'am. You can stay in the car
till seven thirty
"Wel, better wake me about scvcn."
eyes, M
ooh, porter!"
eyes, M"
"Better wake me at quarter to seven.
Then I won't have to hurry"
eyes, m"
"And if you hear of lower, you'll L.
me know, won't you?"
'Yes, m"
Declare that one and one are two.
And multitudes will sigh: GLOW true"
Tourists who will be visiting Chateau
Thierry Bclleau Wood, and points adja-
cent should spend the night at the hotel
in Montmrai The landlord, who looks
like Dave Warfeld in the Casino days, is
almost as interesting as the road acros,
the bridge.
And but assert that one and two arc
three,
The crowd will cry: Gust what occurred
to me-"
If the French BARRIERS neglected the
President, he get, on Pennsylvania
Avenue, "Shavc, Including Neck 15c"
Set forth that sixty-three is seven mines.
What subtle stuff" they say, "between
the lines!'
If we were managing editor of the
revered Times, should have wirelessed
the correspondent on the George Washin.
ton "As for instance ?" when this tricked
into the Office Sunday night: "Preside.
Wilson is passing his time in such WAYS
as passengers do on a ship that has ar
rived home but not landed"
For frequenty-aye, many time
A prosy thoughts expressed in rhvme.
1t looks to as though some of the
intrepid Senators who fighting against
the l.. of N. will be entitled to wound
chevrons before they get through.
And even oftener, heaven knows,
A prosy thoughts expressed in prose.
In the new scheme of things four lacks
probably will beat four kings or queens.
A little learning's pretty dangerous
dope;
How much thou hast to answer for. O
Popel
Admiral Won Tirpitz is busted financially.
and some of our passionate friends. the
utter internationalists, are planning a mon
stcr benefit.
This kind of couplet makes no great
splash,
But it S easy to write as three-em da.b
There is no impugning Senator Borah's
motives. man who will decline dinner
invitation in Washington is incorruptiblo
Easy to write you say, indeed;
But not easy and pleasant to resJ !"
l L. P. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25

How is the sudden trust Londoners h''
come to exhibit for each other to be acco'"
ed for? There IS an extreme shortage
copper coins for small change in Lon0s-
and one man says of his experiences; :,
several occasions lately news vendors W W
have been unable to change silver have -
to me, Never mind, pay me the next w
you are this way Only one Of them SA''
me as regular customer. Even more ..
expected credit than this was offered ne ,
a railway booking Office where | tende'ss
shilling for a two-penny fare. I m sa~
of coppers.' said the girl booking CLERK r !.
me tomorrow But shall not be hefs :
morrow l replied. Then pay me the ~, :.
time you are here, whenever 1t Is she 20. %.
But supposing forget expostulateo' '.
I know that you will come and pay me ~,
day. she answered. I've never known =
pie fail" Similar testimony is offeie' ;,
others, who tell of copper credit thrust :"
them by strangers, and often very poor :
humble strangers.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25
The Coming 7ower

The paragraphs in Henry Ford's new
weekly banner
Are separated from each other in this
manner.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25
Neao York Tribune
Special Cable Cer7,ics

PARIS, Feb. 23.-The following is an ap-
probation of Kurt Eisner by Frank Bohn
prominent American Socialist having the
closest touch with the German liberals
who are in refuge in Switzerland
"The death of Eisner if much greater
loss to the forces of world democracy
than is appreciated outside of Germany
His passing removes the one characterfu
and capable leader about whom the hon
est and intelligent portion of the German
Socialist movement might gather in the
immediate future
From the very beginning of the war
Eisner had all the courage of Lebknecht,
but in practical leadership Liebknecht was
fool, while Eisner was a man of con-
summate wisdom. At Berne I had re-
peated and most intimate talks with Eisner
after his great speech exposing the
shameless barbarities of the German gov
ernment in its treatment of prisoners of
war found myself alone with Eisner and
distinguished leader of the Prussian In
dependent Socialists
Predicted Eisner's End
"This independent leader was bit criti-
cal Of Eisner's speech He said to Eisner:
You should not have done that here
Eisner Strengthened up and bristled, and
then shot out: Why? Because the war
is over explained the Independents leader
But the war is not over retorted Eisner
sharply, until we have set our country
right before the world
THAT evening a group of young German
Socialist leaders dined with me, and | said:
'Eisrer will be hurled from power in thirty
days. because he is destroying his political
future here.
Kurt Eisner was one of the first German
Socialists to devote himself to a study of
foreign politics. With Bernstein and Karl
Kautsky, he had true insight of the causes
of German militarism and the great war
as early as 1906, and wrote an Illuminating
pamphlet prophesyng future catastrophes
He was always q marked nan among
the junkerdom. If he had lived in Berlin
he would never have survived until now,
but Munich was farer field for this brave
soldier of democracy. Eisner was one of
the ablest leaders of the great ant-war
strike, organized during December, 1917,
and February, 1918, and it is bitter
thought how near victory came at that time,
but the great moment found them unduly
prepared.
Led RerOt in Bavaria
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25

England is far ahead of America in th'
development of the aeroplane for comms'
cial purposes and flying as a popuS
pastime. The big dailies now publish o
part of their regular weather report chs'
showing the direction and velocity OF III
wind at 1000, 2,OO0 5000, 5000 and lOo'
feet in the most important centres. Passsi'
ger aeroplanes are being built to carry
pilot and two passengers The body OF To-
machine is an inclosed saloon-cabin VII
windows, built like limousine motor o.
When the windows are closed there IS ,
more noise than there would be in an q
press train. There are well padded lea'a'
seats, electric lighting and heating, and ;
table for the use of the two passengers
they sit facing each other And there -
special cabin for. baggage. The mach'aa
are expected to make 125 miles an hour
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25

A couplet factory, one per cent efficient
Can turn out stuff that people think
omniscient.
If Mr.. Witwers Ed Harmon were the
kind of person he is supposed to be, why,
when he writes letter, does he use the
apostrophe in "dinin'," "kickin'," etc?
New-York tribune., 1919-02-25
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1919
GUARANTEE

Entered at the Postolce New York as secono siss
Mail Matter
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
An Anchor to WindWard

One of the larger of the insurance
companies finds that Of every hum
dred average healthy men, thirty
six die before the age of sixty-f1ve.
Of those who survive no fewer than,
fifty-four. or 81 per cent. are depend
ent on relatives, friends or stran-
gers.
Many of the 81 per cent, it seems,
fail to lay their plans in time for
the later and less vigorous years, and
competing with men who in the
prime of life are at the peak of
their Shrewdness and ability to do
business and to foresee.
The men who are comfortably off
in their closing years are not so be-
enjoyed. but because they charted
their future more carefully than the
"a per cent. When they had what
appeared to be enough to carry them
well through and to provide for those
dependent on them, they have been
chary of taking business or specu,,
lative chances to put them in still
better condition. Enough is enough,
and the man getting along in years
is foolish to take chances with what
he has.
1t is proverbial that the elderly
little prudence as the years advance
does not necessarily make of man
a miser or a "tight-wad." He need
not retire altogether, but he would
do we'll to remember that Napoleons.
whether Of empire or of finance, are
not likely to develop after the half
century mark is well behind them
BY the time those years have arrived,
a man of prudence should forecast
stormy weather. throw out his an
Choir to the windward, and see that
it has a good strong cable.-Minne-
apolis Journal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Confesses to Murder
To Save His Friend

To save his friend from death, AL
sou Cole, convicted Of murder. has
Just confessed" and has taken all
the blame for the murder upon his
own shoulders and cleared his
friend. Allen V. Grammer. of a sim
is "stal1ing," in order that Gram
mer may not have to die. Both men
are confined in the Nebraska state
penitentiary and the date of the
double execution had been set for
the first week i'll June. Nothing
stands between Cole and the chair.
Between Grammer and death stands
the confession" which Cole has
made. in which he declares Grammer
had nothing to do with the murder
of which they were convicted.
The supreme court has refused to
grant a new trial Or stay of exc
cution. The two, young men were
told to prepare themselves for
death. They were to have been the
first victims of Nebraska's new
death chair
Cole and Gr2mmcr were convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Lulu Nogt, of
Howard. county. Neb Mrs. Vogt was
Grammer's mother-tn-laW. Cole is
charged with having killed Mrs.
Vogt and Grammer was accused Of
having paid him $500 to put MS
mother-in-law out of the way. Gram
mer left the country Immediately
after the murder but was captured
in Wisconsin and brought back to
Nebraska for trial
Before the date set for the eXecu-
ton, the supreme court OF the state
will review Coles confession" and
will again decide whether or not
Gra1nmer must go to the chair with
his friend.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Chief of Zion City
Defies the LEGISLATURE

"They dare not Jay hands on the
sacred person Of the Lords anOint-
ed" was the def issued by Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, successor Of John AL
exander Dowie as overseer of Zion
City, Mo. who has been called before
Illinois legislative committee for an
an Illinois legislative committee for
an investigation of his business and
religious methods.
Folivia defiantly asserted he would
observe no subpoena anG as one
versed in Biblical lore has told the
legislators tersely and definitely
where they may go.
The oVerseer is credited with con-
trolling the votes of lions 1000 res
idents. Because he swung his votes
from Representative e. =. Shurt-
left to another candidate. Noliv1
charges Shurtleff engineered the in
Vestigation. Members urging the in
vestigation asserted Voliva holds to
tencts the world has outgrown and
thet some of the business principles
do not agree with those i'll general
use in America.
Under Voliva. Zion City prohibit
the use of tobacco, pork end oysters.
The articles are 'unclean." There
are no movies. Dances are forbid
den, drugs cannot be sold. Milady.
yielding to desire for ornamentation
by means of splendid colcrs, decol-
1ete gowns, Deekaboo waists of SILK
hose, invites arrest.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
FROM the Low
Fever COUNTRY
Cheering Message From
South Georgia to People
Subject to Fevers and
Other Ills. Try Black
Draught Liver Medi-
zinc

Ocilla Ga.-Mr. J. H. MCNEIL, q
resident of this place, says: II and
my family have been users of Thed.
ford's Black-Draught for years and
never yet found its equal for liver
and stomach troubles. 1t is without
doubt the best medicine for headache,
indigestion and such ills on the mar
ket. I firmly believe If a family
would use it. regularly they would
never have any fever. as it keeps the
liver active and is so easy to take.
We have never had any fever in our
family since we began It's use, al
though we live in low country in
southern Georgia.
use it in broken doses for indi-
gestior, gas or sour stomach, but for
colds [ use a full dose'
When you feel bad all over stom-
ach not right, bad taste in your
mouth, head aches, bilious, ETC., try
that old, reliable vegetable liver med
icine you have heard so much about
--Thedford's Black-Draught.
You have read over and over again
the statements from users who found
it of great relief to them in their
suffering. Try Black-DraUght for
yourself. Why should it not bring
you relief. too?
At all druggists (Advt) -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
TWO WOMEN TO ONE MAN OF
AGE TO MARRY IN BRITAIN

There are organizations for pro-
noting the emigration of British
women 10 the United States and
northwestern Canada.
Protests are pouring in from Cana
da to Lady Muir Mackenzie's pro
posal to send a million and a half
surplus British women overseas to
get husbands.
One telegram published inquiries
Does she not think overseas girls
may need husbands, too?" The inter-
view of the wife of the Ontario
premier disappearing OF the scheme,
is widely discussed in England.
Thousands of Americans were puz-
zled when Britain, in extending the
franchise to women, set the mini
mum age for woman voter at
thirty years instead OF twenty one.
The reason goes right back to the
man shortage. The government
thought it advisable to have some
thing like parity between men and
women voters. If women were given
the vote q twent!-one there would
be thousands and hundreds of thou
sands more women voters than men
voters.
Between the ages of fifteen and
forty there are 9.5A2 555 women TO
only 4.492,G27 men, Or almost twice
as many TaTriagcabie women as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Hanging the Kaiser
No Simple Matter;
Prosecutor Lacking

PARIS, May l4.---Hanging the
former Kaiser or otherwise punish
ing him is proving less simple a mat
ter than the majority of the re-
sponsiblllties commission anticipated.
The majority plan, adopted by the
big four over the objections or the
American and Japanese members OF
the commission provided that one OF
the wronged countries should act as
the prosecutor. Now it is difficult
10 find any country willing to act
in that capacity. Belgium the
obvious choice. has allowed 1t be
known that she does not want TO as
sumo the role. 1t is apparent that
Belgium remembers she is king
dom, too, and that 1t would not be
wise policy to start treating kings
as criminals. There is a possibility
that Germany may come back"
seeking vengeance. No other country
has made known its willingness to be
the prosecutor. though France and
Great Britain have been sounded out.
Despite the fact Premier Lloyd
George was practically forced by
Lord Northcllffe during the last
election to make punishment of the
Former kaiser one of his campaign
planks, the general moderation OF
the British character may impel the
government to go slow through fear
Of a reaction from Britains nature al
SnOrtS instinct.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Wife OF 81 Sues
Mother in-LaW. 81

No wife can ever be sure she has
severed her husband from his moth
er's apron strings.
The mother-in-law problem-as old
as Ewes disapproVal of Gains wild
bride-may bob up for the matron
of eighty as we'll rs for the wife
of twenty.
The case of Mrs. Ellen S. Cooley,
of Wenatchee, Wash, proves it-a
case perhaps secretly consoling to
mothers, but certainly disquieting to
Mrs Cooley. eighty-two, is suing
her husband. erdinand Cooley.
seventy for divorce on the ground
that his mother, ninety-1 our has
alienated his affections.
For the better part Of fifteen
years, the aggrieved wife says, she
and Cooley we're as happy as honey
mooners a third of their age. She
was a wealthy spinster Of sixty
seven when he, beau of fifty-fiNe
courted and won her in &usllegon.
Mich. Persuading her to come to
Washington, Cooley invested some of
his wife's money in an apple or
chard. she says.
Then mother-in-laW arrived at the
homeland the chestnut stage joke
began to develop real burrs for the
wife.
Ninety-four and eighty-two COM
peting for the love of serenity.
The law and the mother n-laW!
It's a weighty decision to put up
to any Judge, especially z mere in
FAINT of say 40 or so years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
Carolina Odd Fellows
Meeting at Columbia

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 15.-At the
morning session Wednesday of the
grand. lodge of Odd Fellows DIR.
j. L. Carlisle, of Greenville, was
elected grand master aad H.
Endel, of Greenville, was elect
ed grand treasurer for the TWEEN
ty-seventh consecutive term. Other
officers elected were: Fred a. Schiff-
Icy, Orangeburg. deputy grand mas
ter; j. T. Cothran, of Spartanburg,
grand warden; DR.. S. T. yillings-
worth, Columbia, grand secretary;
j. X. p. Neathery. Columbia. grand
chaplain; j. A. Clarkson, Hopkins
representative to the supreme lodge,
which meets in Baltimore.
When the grand lodge convened
Wednesday addresses of welcome
were made by r. j. Blalock. mayor
of the city; j. D. Mot, president of
the chamber of commerce, and Cole
L. Blease. representing Che local
lodges. The response was made by J.
j. McSWain, of Greenville.
The retiring grand master, J. A.
GARRISON, recommended in his an
nual report that the Orphans Home
at Greenville be discontinued. The
report was referred to a commit
tee The sentiment of the delegates
present seems to be overwhelmingly
in favor of the retention Of the
orphanage. There are about 200 dele
gates in attendance
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
by HAROLD Il. BEcHron

Nineteen women to every fourteen
men in England
Twice is many women as men of
manageable age (ifteen to forty
years.
Young war widows remarrying by
the hundreds
There you have in a nutshell one
of Britain's grave peace-time prob
lems-no less troublesome to the
manageable British girl!
1t vitality affects the future birth
rate and man power of the United
Kingdom
And as for the girls-the chances
are about two to one against mar
riage.
There are only about half enough
men to begin with, and the rate at
which war widows are remarrying
makes the prospect blacker than ever
for the husbandless.
So serious is the problem that emf
grafton of British women to the
United States and Canada is frank
ly and energetically encouraged.
And such emigration is being Just
as openly and energetically opposed
in Canadian and American quar-
tiers.
1t is difficult for British girls OF
manageable age to get their pass
ports Vised for America.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

What do they say and how do they
act, these fellows who faced the
guns and the gas, when they meet
again back in the home town where
they were merely somebody's clerk
or somebody's boss before heroism
singled them out for the badge OF
glory?
Maybe you've seen such q reunion.
If not, here's one that'll fit the meet
ing of almost any medal Wearer and
MS bunliie, IN almost any town:
Phil katz and Phil Page were
chumS in San Francisco before they
went over Battle perils cemented
their comradeShip even closer. Their
testing came in advance at Very.
where they became separated in the
fighting.
Some one shouted TO kat. Just
saw Page out there-he's fEiShcd-
pelted to ribbons by now"
katz dartcd into the teeth OF the
machine gun fire. IN bring him
back" he yelled to the others. Like
hell, you will" thcv said.
1t tool. lAatZ over an hour to reach
his bunllie Parc was badly hit.
Damn you, Kat, get back and save
yourself" pleaded Page: I'm done
in anyway >. AW'. Phil please peat
it now Let me alone Ard ne
kept on swearing and mumbllng at
his pal as Katz hoisted him over his
shoulder for the long, perllous drag
back 70 the dugoutS.
katz had bound up Pages wound
washed him and given him a drink,
Nv turns he drGcged and carried the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16

wounded man, the bullets going like
hail The more the one Phil swore,
the more the other Phil laughed
at him.
Shut Up, you little boy SCOUT"
commanded katz. u came out here
to get you, SO quit kicking about it
we go back together!"
Back in the trenches, katz took off
his shirt. wrapped his comrade IN
it, tied a sock around his neck, and
told him to brace up, while he went
out to avenge him.
A few days ago they met again in
San Francisco.
We'll sir, they acted like they had
leaiv MASKS and the mustard gas
was nying thick. They called each
other hard names softly. And they
bawled right out loud. And lit their
pipes And wnacl>ed each others
Gee. old Phil" said Page, Il
never thought Id see you again. The
LulletG-weren't they the wild ca
naries though. Say, you looked like
q million-dollar angel to me When
you came plowing through the
smoke"
Page remembers only the reckless
heroism OF kotz; Katz can thlnh
only OF Pages iron nerve.
katz wears a Congressional MEDAL
Of Honor It's not Pages fault that
nc doesn't wear one, TOO.
Well, that's how they act end what
thew say-1hese iron-nerVed men
with the hearts of kids.
Strange fellows. horoes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
League Is Necessary,
Says College Man

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The
peace conference was called the best
Americ2nfzation agency" By Herbert
A. Miller. director of the MidEuro-
pean union and professor OF sociolo-
gy in Oberlin college, Ohio. speaking
today before the Americanization
conference at the department Of the
interior.
''The foreign-born resident needs
from America an insiStence that
there be an adequate League of Ma
tions to eliminate the injustices OF
the past in Europe" Mr.. Miller said.
HE will never forget the land of his
birth so long as injustice prevails
there. He will always be longing to
help those of his racial brothers left
Nathan Peyser, executive director
Of the Education Alliance, New York,
emphasized that Americanizatlon was
not to be forced on the immigrant
whether he wished it Or not.
The process is that Of adaptation
to environment" Mr.. Peyser said 1T
is educational; it proceeds from with
in. The ideals of Americanism can be
expressed in Yiddish. Italian or
Arabic as we'll as in English, ana
attacks upon the native language or
customs of an alien breeds dis
-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-16
CzeChs Seek Work for
Huue Skoda Gun Plant

The biggest gun factory in eastern
Europe, second only to the krupp
works, is the Slloda plant at Pilsen'
and what to do with the works IS
problem confronting the new Czechor
Slovak republic. During the war 1t
had $1,000 people at work but now
only 5000 are employed and lrre8u-
larly, according to the daily neWspa-
per, Pravo Lidu.
The new government has notlheo
the Paris conference that a guaran-
teed coal supply, would enable the
Skoda works to make bridges, locomo-
tives motors, plows, cranes, tools,
machinery and insure full time lor
present employees the next 1ouF
months.
Today according to Pravo Lidu;
the main shops are silenced ana
their immense spaces are filled with
mountain and field guns, m2chlne
guns, quick t!rers, hundreds OF anti
aircraft guns. long-distance cannon
and tremendous naval guns. In the
largest hall two 40-centimeter guns
dominate, and next to them are TWO
long-reach cannon, one Of which was
to have been employed against Paris
and the other against Venice
Hamilton (Ont.) bricklayers, who
have been receiving 70 cents an hour.
now demand 81 for all work done
during the coming season.