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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
FNGLANDS DEFEATED LEADER

characterize lesser men on both sides of the Atlantic, and gossip had wagsed her old split tongue many times over him and his affairs
 He is just owed 66 years of age, but remains stalwart and vigorous mentally and physically. He is a Yorkshireman out of Morley and he comes from poor folk, so much so indeed that the boy had to struggle for the beginning of an edu- cation. Pluck and persistence ruled him from the start, and without the aid of wealth he won his way by means Of scholarships to Oxford, and there he pro- ceeded from one academic triumph to another He won his way into, Parlia- ment by the singular clarity with which he stated his political principles in liber- aiism.
 Without influence he secured a com manding position at the English bar. He rose to the highest station to which British subject can aspire, and in that station he handled tremendous problems, abolishing the power of the Lords, fram- ing the home rule bill with one hand while he put down Irish rebellions with the other; dealing with foreign policies constantly more dangerous, and finally leading his country for her first two years in the. world war.
 Years ago he was cartooned by the famous Spy in Vanity Fair, and the caption of the cartoon was, simply.
 Brains" Gladstone saw what was in Asquith's big head very early in their acquaintance. In 1893 he took the young barrister from the back benches to a
 seat on the treasury bench and made him as a member of the cabinet as home secretary, although Asquith had not had a day of preliminary cabinet training. In 1894 he married Emma Alice Mar
 garet Tennant, daughter of Sir Charles
 Tennant It was~about this time that l Sir George Lewis made the remark; "Keep your eye on Asquith' How far sighted that hint was the events Of the last decade have shown. Asquith is regarded as model speaker, lucid. terse, emotional on occa- sion, powerful in thought, splendid m voice. He seldom speaks more than 40 or | 50 minutes, and was responsible TOT abolishing the tradition that leaders In the full dress debates must talk three or four hours. He dresses with particu-
 larity and seems fond of fine raiment- r He bulks large physically Of late his
 abundant hair, worn long. has become | quite gray. z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

From the New York Sun.
 C0T1HE defeat of the Right Hon. Her
 bert Henry Asquith may come as
 stunning surprise to many in this country interested in British politics, but there have been hints from time to time in the news columns that the former all-powerful prime minister is done for as a power in government-completely dwarfed and submerged by the personal ity of Lloyd George. The defeat is, of course, unimportant in itself, as MT. As quith will undoubtedly find seat some how, somewhere, under the latitude per mitted by the British system
 He was prime minister from 1908 to 1916, eight years, a period remarkably long and remarkably turbulent, what with the ever-riotous Irish, the demoh- tion of the power of the House of Lords, land questions, the spread and growth of socialist ideas in government and finally the terrible problem of the world war.
 Eventually it was the decision of the British people that MT. 0Asquith had not proved quite up to the war job. Un- justly or otherwise, he was one of those blamed for lack of vision in failing to detect the tremendous caliber of the war. He got in for a share of the odium att tached to the Gallipoli adventure The Irish hammered him heavily and those English that detest the very name of Ireland were equally severe. So he went down with something of crash in De- cember just two years ago, giving place to the Welshman who had begun long before to tower over him and to conceal him from the public eye
 Since then he has been a member of the coalition cabinet and the leader of the liberal party. As such his support was very necessary to the premier, and it was usually accorded ungrudginglE one assumes from the news reports. There were from time to time evidences of fric- tion. It was not to be supposed that Asquith could recall without some bitter ness the fact that Lloyd George had climbed to power over Asquith's should CTS.
 Mir Asquith has enjoyed in very great measure the respect of the British peo- plea respect accorded not only to his | intellectual powers but to the human ness of his character. Mir. Asquith was not one of those statesmen who loom | coldly, like a mountain, with their heads | aloft in clouds; freezing, impeccabie, un- approacha On the contrary he is said | to have enjoyed many of the faults that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Cleaning Up of sidewalk.

T got tired of seeing the people slide and slip in front of the store on the sidewalk" said N. D. McMlllen' manager of J. D. Collins. "so Satur- day night after the traffic substded got the porter and some of the boys and we tackled the job of cleaning up' and it was some task. We had brooms' shovels and hatchets and finding that we were making slow headway, l con- cluded to try fire. We got a lot or pa per shoe boxes and broke up lot or wooden ones and succeeded in making quite a blaze and it did the work. 1 noticed that quite few of the pedes- trians stopped by to warm their feet. This was particularly true of those waiting for street cars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

The language barrier some of the wo- men writers discuss so learnedy did not dampen the welcome given President Wilson in Italy. General Influenza is retreatins, but he may be headed for previously prepared positions, so keep your head cool and your feet dry. Lenine and Trotsky are holding on well, for leaders who were reported sew eral months ago to be on their last legs.
 If President Wilson contrived to get forty winks of sleep while in Rome, the correspondents seem to have overlooked it.
 # < T The larger nations have had enough fighting, but some of the small fry are still indulging in loud talk.
  Apparently there is no shortage of sacks in which to wrap the coiored brothers feet.
 x # * The Bible lands have been freed from the Turk, but famine is proving a worse taskmaster.
 * # T Tn the meantime Versailles continues to be a dull place in which to gather news.
 # # 2; A few belated Christmas cards are still circulating through the mails.
 x < # Most of the calendars issued this year are strictly the utilitarian kind.
 :s a: You would think the embattled Poies would rather fight than eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
AT A CABARET.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 TO the tune of the popping of corks, to the gurgle of laughing champagne. to the clicking of knives and of forks, to the music of dreamy Cockaigne, he enters the guest of the party, on time as his fathers before, and bows mid .he din as of wore; and bells far and near are resounding, and sirens are scream ing their mirth. his hope and his prom ise redounding-and balm to the sui feri,g earth.
 But he comes as the cherubim smil- ing and dances a skit on the stage, and many a care he's beguilng--tae youth is the seer and the sage.
 old Janus was two-faced and grouehy, this youngster is Guileless and glad: the old bird was leerv and roucry. the boys an improvement on lad May he grow to be great and re. spected. and die in the fullness of days, acclaimed, when his glory re- flected shall show us the light of his ways
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Big Demand for Rubbers.

."The town is short on mems and wo- mems rubbers." said IT. s. Limmer. q went to several big department stores and they had sold out. l then tried q half dozen or more retail shoe dealers and more than half of them were ont and the other half either had only Small or large sizes. One up-to date dealer told me that he had gotten in a shipme ent but at a premium and he had to pass it on to his customers, who were quite willing to stand the extra price understand that the arctic used so freely in the north is handled only by few of the merchants here as the sale of them is light. except in weather like we are now having"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

You know that it takes a lot of cour- age to borrow money from friend. But maybe you do not know that friend has to have more courage than that to lend it to you.
 The man who pays $1.25 for his noon lunch downtown every day is usually the same man who is always bawling his wife out about the size or the gro- cery bill.
 No man should get married unless he is prepared to sit for hours and listen to the conversation Of woman who has nothing to say.
 Even when woman has been di vorced four times she expects you to pretend to use force the first time you try to kiss her.
 And you may have noticed that the deaf man who has nagging wife new CT spends any of his money on appliaN- ces to make him hear.
 They tell us that the average man has vocabulary of about 1600 words. The trouble is that he uses the same word about 1900 times when he is talk. inc to you.
 It pays to flatter womaRr If you don't believe this ask any photo- grapEer.
 The most independent woman in the neighDOrhoOd IS the one WnO mas enough spoons and dishes to entertain company without borrowing from her neighbors.
 A lot of married men are going t. miss the saloons when they close. \ man can exercise his personal liberty in a cafe because his wife isn't there to make him go outside every time he wants to smoke.
 If q man makes $S5 a week, his wife manages to make her household sN- nenses run around $40 a week. And if he makes $65 week she manages "a fix things so she will need $10 week,
 The reason why the other fellow al- ways advises you to take castor oil when you are feeling badly is because you couldn't get him to take dose Of the stuff for $50 when he is feeling batily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Markets We'll Supplied.

Markets We'll Supplied.
 "It is a surprise to many that in spite of war, peace finds a number of our markets well supplied. though scarcity was anticipated in many quarters. sald Henry Clews of New York. The gov ernment holds vast stocks of many aru- cles which it will have to dispose or though the authorities announce that this will be done gradually and without any dumping In nearly all essen tial raw materials there is plenty TOT immediate needs No scarcity of food is in sight. There is q larger number or cattle in the country than year ago Grain is fairly plentiful and winter wheat promises a huge crop. There IS plenty of cotton, plenty of leather, plenty of oil, plenty of steel, and so on. NO anxiety need be felt on this score.
 More concern may be felt resardlns the large supplies of various commodities in storage at high prices. Bankers look at this factor with more or less cautloh' and the desirability of at least partially deflatine credit promises to lead to mora or less liquidation. In brief, the teh- dency of commodities may be downward for sometime to come, and during the next three months it is quite reasonaoie to expect a shrinkage in both commodi- ties and credit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Any Port in . storm.

'It seems strange to be snow bound in Alabama but that's just what happened to me, last week" said James w. Ken nedy, sales manager of the DeBardele- ben Coal company. q went to the mines at Sipsey the first part of the week to help take stock and before we got through the snowstorm came As it was several miles to the nearest railroad station and no flivvers or other vehicles could negotiate that distance in the snow had to stay until Saturday night. Dur ing that time l passed up two or three coal trains, but finally con cluding that no other means of transportation would be available for several days, l 'hopped one of these and arrived in BirminS ham at a late hour Saturday night. had compensation, however l got al! tho chicken | could eat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
.yf, IN JOHN ALIENS NAME.

From the Washington Post'
 .Some of the friends of the late .pr;vate John Allen of Tupelo Miss, who won fame while member or the Houss of Representative as one or it's leading humorists, often wondered that in signing his name Allen always wrote a small m as his middle ln4- tial,, said Alexander Vest of St Louis, at the Washington, 'I once asked MT Allen why it was and he confessed that if was because he wanted silently 10 protest against the man after who he was named-John Mills The MISSES sippian told me that he had been christened John Mills Allen after an uncle a brother of his mother. who was reunited to be worth a lot of mon- ev. Mhen John Allen was boy Of ] wears. his parents sent him to visit the wealthy relative, hoping that the old fellow would form an attachment for his namesake and bequeath good lv share of his fortune to the boy.
 ...But., said Private John while he made lotN of fuss over me, when he came to die left will freeing all of his slaves and providing that his ior- tune should be expended in huildtns homes for them somewhere in Lhberla or another place
 "To his namesake, and legitimate heir he leftea red calico dress and a silver dollar.
 "I hate never believed added Al len, that owed my unele's memory any consideration. and l saw no reason why l should use a capital M in signing my name.
 ITO me John Allen was one of the finest characters that ever sat in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 "a ECRETARY OF WAR BAKER S urges upon Congress the necessity tS for early legislation permitting the resumption of voluntary enlistments ln ths. regular military establishment. oth- erwise. he says, we shall have not enough men to perform the most elementary duties devolving upon the regular army The fact that no machinery now exists for recruiting will be disappointing to a ccnsidera number of soldiers dls- charged within the past few weeks
 When the armistice was signed nome
 began to take on beauty and allure which made the anxiety to get out Of the service actually painful When dis- charge finally came the soldiers burned Yhe wind" to get where they could do the thousand and one things reserved with Joyous anticipation for the day ret out of the army" The first day as a civilian was ecstatic, the second hit more quiet, the third trifle dull, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
\ WINTER LANDSCAPE.

By Whittier.
 Invarmed by any sunset light The gray day dai kened into night, A night made lfoary with the swar1n Ano whirl- dance of the binding storn A zigzag wavering to and fro, Crossed and recsossed the winged snow . AnG ere the carly bedtime care The white drift P.,eG the Window ifain And through the glass the ciotheslir
 posts
 Looked in like tail and sheeted ghosts. So all night long the storm roared or, The morning broke without a sun: In tiny spherule traced with lines lOf natures geometric signs, lr starry flake and pellicle. All day the hoary meteor fell; And, when the second morning sl,tF We looked upon a world unknoNsas as Or nothing We could call ourAcN Around the gHstening wonder ts The blue walls of the firmanIc.ig. No cloud above. no earth below A universe of sky and snow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Snow Joyous For Youngsters.

q was glad that Saturday ana suh- day came when the snow was still on the ground said Judge L. J. haieS' "for it gave the school children chance to enjoy it. It may be nut sance to grown-ups but it is cru5ty man whose heart fails to beat raster at the sight of happy boys and gif!s snowballinp one another and passers- by. A fellow who will get mao al lot of joyous. rollicking kids who snowball him is an incurable grouch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
.Au.KIeMA~n1lH
A SPREAD FOR ROYALTY.

From the. Nashville Banner.
 Dispatches stated that the table in Buckingham palace at which President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson were ban gold plate. But they never mentioned whether the menu included eggs. but ter and such like. That would have been the real display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
British Heroes Honored
 For Their Part In War

7T7HE British government will
 J promptly reward its military and naval leaders for their services in the war. The London Mail recently an nounced that earldoms would be con- ferred on Field Marshal Haig and Vice Admiral Beatty, the two great est figures respectively in the British army and the British navy. It is also announced that Generals Horne, Plu- mer, Byng, Rawlinson, Birdwood and Allenby will be elevated to the peer age, all of whom won lasting fame in the war, most of them in France General Allenby delivered Jerusalem from the Turks.
 It is also probable that these nonors will be accompanied by grants of money, in accordance with the custom of Great Britain. Parliament gave Lord Roberts 100000 pounds and Lord Kitchener 50,000 pounds after the South African war, in addition to conferring titles on them. Vice Admiral Beatty will doubtless be pro- noted to the rank of full admiral, rec lognition which he amply deserves. He is one of the most gallant of Great Britain's naval heroes and by his pop ularity did much to promote cordial relations between the American and British navies.
 1 It is said that republics are un-
 grateful. At any rate, America has not always rewarded her military he
 roes in accordance with their deserts
 When recognition is given by Con
 gress it is too often bestowed tardily
 and in a grudging manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
< < < Heroism Shown By Dogs In Battle

TIT is now possible to learn something U of the work done by those four footed soldiers of the allied armies, the true dogs of war. A corps Of messenger dogs was created by Col onel Richardson of the British army. They were trained at school where shepherds, gamekeepers, hunt serv- ants and others who had knowledge of dogs acted as instructors. The first recruits came from homes for lost dogs, many stray animal hav- ing beenlsaved from execution to per form services on the battlefield, which on more than one occasion brought aid to hard pressed troops in the nick of time.
 It is interesting to know that the best breeds for war purposes were found to be collies, sheep dogs, lurch- CTS, Welsh and Irish terriers, Aire- dales and mixtures of these strains. It was possible for messenger dogs to carry dispatches under heavy fire which could not have been delivered at all by human agencies. Although frequently wounded, they would keep going until they reached their destin- ation. One notable feat performed by Highland sheep dog was that of running about two and half miles in 10 minutes, during the German 1rive in March, bringing a division of French colonials to reinforce some British soldiers isolated by a barrage.
 Not only as army dispatch bearers did these intelligent brutes show splendid courage and devotion, but they were of great assistance to the : Red Cross in locating wounded men. All lovers of dogs, and they are le- zion, are proud of the achievements of mans faithful friend who played no small part in saving the world for democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
KINDLY BROTHERS.

From the Indianapolis News.
 Hotel restaurants and cafes are said to be operated at loss. What a fine world his is. when people go to so much trouble and expense merely for< accommodation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Marengo County
 Excels in Hogs.

MI 1ARENGo COUNTY V leads in 9V0 many things. It is famed for it's cattle and for it's progressive farm ing in general, but just now it is at tracing especial attention for the top prices Marengo breeders are receiv- ing for hogs shipped to the St. Louis market.
 For the second time during the month of December, says County Agent Frank E. Curtis, a Marengo farmers cooperative shipment brought s17.80 per hundredweight. The hogs were strictly corn fed and averaged 2SO pounds:
 By the cooperative method the small farmer with few head okswine for sale has the same advantage in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
SHOWING THEM THE POINT.

Fron, the Florida Times Union.
 Those Gridiron club boys who follow ed the presidential party tone day ahead to London probably gave out diagrams for their stunts at the North cliffe dinner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
ENouGH SAID.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 King Ludwig of Bavaria is said to Dc the head of the plot to form south German Empire. Ludwig belongs to 2 distinguished family of lunatics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
MELANCHOLY THOUGHT.

Fror, the Louisville Courier-J Journal.
 Ledge, Lodge. Lodge, on thy cold, cold trail, Der sea the millions are greeting Woodrow Wilson, without thou ght of thee,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
HOMESICK FOR THE ARMY

fourth perhaps a cross word put fly in the ointment of homecoming, and the fifth permitted the mind to turn back to the days in camp.
 "They certainly fed fellow we'll, unused the ex-soldier, 'and it was pretty soft having plenty of good clothes to wear and somebody else to do the wor- rylng about what to do next. And those officers, though they bawled, a fellow out something fierce sometimesGsay, they were pretty good scouts after all. By gum. If I don't wish I was right back there now"
 This has probably been the mental pro- cess of actually hundreds who have writ ter to their old commanding officers at the local camp nquring how one might get back in the army. While waiting for the new law authorizing recruiting some will no doubt change their minds, but there will still be many~ y~feeling the tug of the soldier life and in line when the recruiting offices open again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
All. QUEENS

Fron. the Baltimore American.
 A London newspaper suggests thai the Prince of Wales marry an Ameri- can girl There are several advan. tases about this plan. and then all American girls are queens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

BEGINNING THE DAY My Father. thank Thee for my daily read. thank Thee that l have it, and that it cnme without crime. l thank Thee that I can eat H-that nay body is willing to take it and able to use it. l thank Tbee that l eat it in peace-that persecution or war does not begrudeAr it. l thank Thee that il brings me a thought of God. Amen.-H. Nj. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
THE DIFFERENCE.

From the Columbia Record
 As we understand the Russian situ- atien. the difference between d bol- shevik and a bourgeois is about 30 ru. bles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06
Lost Prominent Citizen.

''Birmin gham lost some of her tmosf distinguished citizens last week. said John II. Frye president of the Iraders National bank. q will greatly miss my friend, Judge Miller, ana then Dt' trict Attorney Robert N. Bell was a highly useful man. The Birmingn nam bar lost a just judge and fearless prosecuting attorney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

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 Europesn bureau, Henret1A CoVent Garoen. London.
 Eastern business o1fIce' building, New Iorh city, wes'e ,A.s.,, ness office. Tribune building, GhicAs Ias $. C. Beckwith Speclai Aseh~S' agents eor foreISn advertisins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-06

halls of Congress. His speech on the fish hatchery of Tupelo was one of the rarest bits of humor ever delivered on the floor of the House. Undoubtedly Aliens influence suffered because of his reputation as a humorist"