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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEW HERE
Appreclates Home. sweet Home

q have osfen in conversation used the Expression, There is no place like home,' and have joined in the chorus with en- thusiasm on many occas,5hs when it was sung," said Joe Lovefnan. but I never really had the truth of it fastened on me like it has been in the last 10 days, when 1 had to spend the time in bed in hos pital. I felt like shouting when my doc , tor gave his permission for me to be carried home on yesterday afternoon, for it seemed to me that to spend Sunday at home once again was the very acme of joy. There is one thing. however which compensated for the weary hours at St Vincent, and that was the way in which my friends sent me flowers, deli cacies and telephoned or called to see me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

us memories of happy days spent under her hospitable roof
 Now the Tutwiler, a Birmingham en- terprise built and financed by local of the country and has done muck to make this city a popular resort for. many visitors who are able to get :hs@ best accommodations possible. But tnd 1 Tutwiler is more than 8 hostelry. for during the war it has been the head quarters for nearly all of the war &C., tivities
 I now come to the site of the old home just opposite. played great part in the social life of Birmingham when society was centered largely on the downtown avenues. It had to give way to the encroachment of business and now has upon it one of the most mod ern hotels in the south, and is really most attractive building.
 The Episcopal manse adjoins it with put the alley anu tICli VI o come to the Church of the Advent l well remember it in it's old structure of wood and often worshipped in il un- der the ministry of Dr. Beard. 1 can recall with glow of pride how the congregation struggled to build the present beautiful building and what a great event was its dedication. I have known many of the clergy men who have followed pr. Beard. but I think I can say without being in vidious that none have filled larger part in the religious and civic life of Birmingham than does Dr. Middleton S. Barnwell. whose fiery eloquence and flaming patriotism has been an inspira tion to all who loved their country. If you have heard him speak but never have heard him preach I advise you to end this walk by stepping inside to hear him on this Sabbath day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
IN A BLOODY ARENA OF SPAIN

I his showy dress with his useless heroiSm and admired the bravery of the brute, to which -thS felt themselves inferior, and recognized that among those thou sands of reasoning beings, nobility and affection were represented alone by this poor animal.
 1 The second bull came out He was of enormous size and fine appearance, but he began to trot all around the arena looking with astonishment at the bowling masses of people crowded on the seats | frightened by their cries and their whist | ling with which they endeavored to ex- cite him, and running away from his owr shadow The peons ran towards him spreading their capes. He attacked the red cloth for an instant. then a snort of surprise and he turned tail and rar away with leaps and bounds. His agility | for flight made the people furious l 'He is no bull! He is a monkey" | The maestros cape finally attracted hin l towards the barrier, where the picadors l waited for him motionless on their horses 1 their garrochas under their arms He came to the first rider with lowered head | as though intending an attack, but be- i fore the iron could be driven into his neck he gave a bound and fled. | The audience had risen to their feet en masse. shouting. "A craven bull' | From several of the rows came a chorus 1 of voices repeating the same word with nonotonous irritation.
 l ~NFire-Fire,''
 The president seemed doubtful Int bull was rushing all about tho ring, fol lowed by the toreros. Bottles, oranges and seat cushions began to shower Into | the arena around the fugitive beast
 The masses loathed him for coward What a scandal! To see in the Madrid
 Plaza oxen only fit for meat Fire 1 Fire!
 At last the president waved ret 1 handkerchief and a salvo of applaus 1 greeted the gesture.
 1 Fl National with two fire banderilla
 went towards the bull without an, great precaution, as though his COW ardice did not deserve any high art, an' stuck In the 1nIeTHdl OdEtS dihAo 'AA vindictive acclamations of the popu lace.
 Immediately there was an expiosioi and two puffs of smoke ran along tn animals neck In the sunlight the rfr
 could not be seen, but the hair dis appeared and a black burnt mark oega
 to spread over the neck.
 The beast. surprised by the attacl
 accelerated his flight. He bounded wit
 the agility of terror. all four rect or
 the ground at once, twisting his hea
 in the vain endeavor to tear out Wit
 his teeth those demoniacal darts ike
 in his flesh. The mob laughed and ap
 plauded, thinking these bounds an contortions amusing. The animal,
 spite of his size and weight. scene to be performing dance like som
 trained animal.
 When the handerillas had ceased |
 explode the melted fat on the nee
 formed little bubbles and the bull, II
 longer feeling the sting of the fir,
 stopped short, his head hanging. hi
 eyes bloodshot and his red. dry tongu licking the sand in search of moisture A second pair of darts were buried his flesh. and detonations recommence' A third, and from the burning flesh nauseous odor of melted fat, burnt hid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
LIKE M,LUKE SAYS

They tell us that women bear bur dens more cheerfully than men. But it takes a man to carry load and smile while he is carrying 1t.
 Love is something that will make a pretty girl imagine that some red nosed, lantern -jawed mutt is the Light of Her Life.
 An alienist announces that only two types of women love dress. He must mean all the women who are good looking and all women who are not You may not believe it. But the fair est compleXions are often obtained py unfair means.
 Love is like some other things. If it ever grows cold it is never worth a darn after it is warmed up. A girl hasn't much of future in musical comedy unless she can KICK higher than she can sing. After man has had wife for about 10 years he wonders what he was smoking when he imagined that he needed one. The reason why a woman with five children never has nervous prostration is because she is too busy to think i about it. NN I Every newspaper man has two kinds of friends. Those who want to get il I in the paper and those who want te | keep it out of the paper. l No married man can explain jus why he is afraid of his wife. All hs
 knows about it is that he is afraid ol | her.
 1 Funny how a woman likes, to wal on a man when they are first married
 and how she hates to wait on him ! few years later on.
 1 When man begins to pay more at tention to comfort than he does t' l pleasure it is sign that he is gettint old
 There are all sorts of people in tn
 world, including the fellow who gets ; lot of pleasure out of shooting tin bird in a shooting gallery.
 Some men are such tightwads tha they are not even extravagant in thei assertions.
 Sometimes a man doesn't know tn difference between right and wron until he finds out which pays best | A married man doesn't say wor when his wife robs him of his Persona
 Liberty. But he raises cain when Con gress tries it.
 styles worn by the girls this summer
 looking as they were last summer.
 The average wife broods so muc
 over what she hasn't that she neve stops to think of what she has
 A lot of men who received bathrobe
 for presents last Christmas haven taken bath yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

as he did, German plots at industrial plants connected directly with the Berlin foreign office.
 He is stanch democrat-a member of the national democratic executive committee-but he is first of all a patriotic, aggressive American. He will be greeted by an audience that will fill the theatre to overflowing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

and singed hair spread throughout ths arena
 The public still applauded and laughed as they saw him, unsteady on his legs, believing with sharp screams of pain.
 and the espada walked towards the bull.
 All the enthusiasts shouted: Kill him quickly! He is poor beast!"
 The brute attacked, but slowly. as if warned by previous torture, but with the evident intention of crushing and wounding, the suffering having awak- ened his fierceness.
 After all it was not turning out bad- ly! He was attacking well. Ole.
 There fell on the crowd that silence always preceding the mortal estocade silence even greater than absolute solitude, as it came from the thousands of hard-held breathings.
 Gallardo threw himself on the bull and all the populace breathed loudly |. .s. Now to thrust his arm With a sudden impulse the audience rose to their feet, for few seconds the man and the bull formed one single mass. The hands waved! Ole! foS the man!
 But suddenly the man was thrown out from between the horns by a crush Ing DlOW, and rOlleu on the Sind The bull lowered his head, picking up the inert body, lifting it for an instant on his horns to let it fall again, then rushing on his mad career with the rapie- plunged up t2 the hilt in ais mock.
 The whole plaza burs. out into up roarous deafening apiause. Gallardo rose, lifted his victorious hand, stag ysred and fell.
 Four of the plaza servants raised him slowly on their shoulders and bore him to the infirmary.
 The populace, suddenly tranquilized. sat down, turning their attention from the espada to the bull which, though in-aeoni~~ of death, still remained firm on his feet.
 Over ..e wounded torero's body the doctor bent his head.
 Tt is finished, Sebastian. You must seek another matador" Through the great doorway came the noise of the crowd and the sound of music as the spectacle was continued Fl National thought of the dead mat ador, of the bull that was now being drawn from the arena, with his neck burned and bloody. Poor bull! Poor espada. And as the noisy cries of the continued l spectacle sounded Fl National closed his eyes and clenched his fists. | It was the roaring of the wild beast | the true and only one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Progress Of the
 Victory Loan

s1F HE people throughout the nation
 \ are subscribing literally to the Victory Loan and a hundred per cent achievement is assured.
 Jefferson county's quota will be raised within the next few days and Alabama's allotment will be fully sub scribed before the end of the drive.
 The feature of the Birmingham campaign will be the address of the Attorney General of the United States, A. Mitchell Palmer, at the Jeff ferson theatre Tuesday night. MT. Palmer is a statesman of exceptional ability and man of engaging person. ality. As alien property custodian he rendered far-reaching service to the country, discovering and breaking up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
THE LONDON BARGEE

From the Washington Star.
 American soldiers in London,' said General Samuel A. Ansell take a great deal of interest in the bargees who row
 enormous canal boats up and down the
 Thames.
 "A soldier stood on the Blackfriars
 bridge one day watching a bargee row
 his canal boat. or barge. It was an enor-
 nous barge; half a dozen oarsmen could hardly have managed it. but the lone bargee yielded his oar undismayed. and the barge approached the soldier on the bridge at the rate of about an inch a minute.
 'The soldier watched the barge long time, and. when the bridge was at last reached, he took the cigarette from his mouth and shouted down to the plucky oarsman:
 "'Wel, so long, old-timer! Don't for get to bring us parrot back with you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
ON SHAKESPEARE Ry JOHN MILTON

What needs my Shakespeare, for his
 honoured bones, The labour of an age in piled stones? Or that his hallowed relics should be
 hid Under stary-pointed pyramid? Dear son of Memory, great heir of
 Fame, What need'st thou such weak witness
 of thy name? Thou, in our wohder and astonishment. Hast built myself livelong monument. For whilst. to the shame Of slow-en-
 deavouring art, Thy easy number flow. and that each
 heart Hath. from the leaves of thy unvalued
 book, Those Delphic lines with deep impress sion tooky Then thou. our fancy of itself bereav-
 ing, Dost make us marble, with too much conceiving; And, so sepulchred. in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such tomb would wish
 to de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

change until we come to the modern , homo Of Drennen & Co.,, great i'm
 provement on the two-story stores
 which for years occupied the site upon
 which it is built
 The First National bank, with it's building. occupies the Twentieth street front from Second avenue to the alley, and has long been one of the favorite office buildings in the city. The bank ing room of the great institution is on
 metropolitan scale and always ere ates wonder on the part of visitors, that there is such a counting house in Birmingham.
 There is little change in the stores, save in the fronts, from the alley to Third avenue. The old Watts building, now the home of the Traders National bank, considered to be one of the best specimens of commercial architecture in the city when 1t was erected, is still able to hold it's own in spite of it's age. The buildings on to Fourth ave- nue are little changed, save in improved fronts.
 On the corner across the street is a
 modern two-story building built by the steiners which greatly improves it over what it once was. Then comes a hand some double store built for furniture company but now occupied by large
 bicycle and motorcycle concern Sew
 eral two-story stores complete the block as far as the alley. Altogether there has been improvement
 We now come to the Tutwiler, which is built on the home site of the late
 Dr. Jordan, the father of Mort" and
 Will For years it was the center of the best social life of the city, and
 the mere thought of it will bring pleas
 ure to many of the belles and beaux
 of the 'S0s and '90s who have married
 and now have homes of their own. Mrs Jord9n T still lives to bring to many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Greetings to Captain Smith

My father, John G. Smith, who Tor weeks has been mighty sick" said Albert Smith, was greatly pleased over the re- ceipt of the following telegram from
 Montgomery: Gen. John G. Smith: Grand commandery sends greetings, best wishes and love with fervent prayer for your speedy recovery. George A Beauchamp' Grand Recorder
 "It is a source of deep regret to my father that his condition did not permit
 his taking part in the memoriai~'exer- cises He has always been devout lover of his church, an enthusiastic Mason and loyal Confederate veteran"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
EXIT MONTENEGRO

From the New York World
 Tn the making of new countries and the disappearance of names familiar on the map, word of regret can be spared for little Montenegro, whose national assembly has voted for the longest planned union with Serbia.
 For record comparable to the Mon. tegrins' one must go to the hills or northern Spain. To turn back the pay nim from Vienna was no miracle; for a few thousand Dinaric. mountain men to defy the Turk, when surrounded by infidels, meant fight qualities not sur passed.
 It meant also delayed civilization. Montenegro had in. Rieka one of the ear Hest printing presses of eastern Europe; but the type was melted into bullets for the Turk. Until recent times it was land without press, bank, mint, road, iai or custom house. But it's men were real warriors, never conquered.
 It is early to disentangle the contra dictory stores told of Montenegro during the war, some of which do not spara Czar Nicholas. This gallant old hero of the Serb race; this author of the na- tional hymn, "Onward* Onward! Let us See Prsrend." this judge of his people, recalling Bible times, is accused of pre- ferring the survival of his dynasty to the triumph of the Serbian cause, In which his line must disappear. On the other haid. Serb statemen are accused of cruel repression of Montegrin nation ality. But lf-determination in na- tional assembly should settle the ques- ton.
 So passes the Land Of the Black l Mountain, eyrie of the eagles scourge of | the Turks!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
FORWARDi

The bold reformers rally round
 And start another "drive;' It is thing, alackaday,
 Or which they greatly thrive. The Demon Rum was put to routs And driven from the scene; But, hark, the latest battle cry
 Is, Down with Nicotine!' The soul-destroying smoke must be Incontinently banned; The pipe, cigar and cigarette
 Too much afflict the land. The hollow cheek, the vacant eye
 Of dread tobacco's slave Appeal to men of righteous minds
 To succor and to save.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
G.rden Escaped Damages

"I certainly was anxious about the weather on Friday night" said w. G. Hatlev. flor I had worked hard to get an early start on my garden, and It was coming along fine in spite of the unfa- vorbale season, but I knew that if the wind died down it meant a killing frost, and so it was a great relief when l turned out early Saturday morning to find that tender vegetables had not been wilted, but were proudly holding up their heads to welcome the rising sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Church Banmets Popular

"It seemed to be the style for the Bap- tist churches in the district to have ban- quets," said the Rev. J. W. Brasher pas tor of the Central Park Baptist church, "and so we had one on Thursday night which was well attended and proved to be one of the most helpful meetings we have had during my pastorate. l thlnk my work is in one of the best parts of Jef- ferson county I am pleased to state that the church is growing and that my people are appreciative of my work as is evidenced by their many kindnesses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27

Today take a little jaunt with ma from the Louisville & Nashville station up the right-hand side of Twentieth street to Capitol park and see what changes have taken place within the past quarter of a century.
 The first big change we will notice will be that the brick freight depot
 which took the place of the old wooden structure, itself was not allowed to stay put, but was bodily picked up ana moved back from the street to make room for new track into the passen- ger station.
 The Buyck and Thomas building, long one of the best blocks, was destroyed by fire and more modern stores con structed. The old Alabama Bank bullo ing, long the pride of Birmingham, had to give way to the magnificent bank ing establishment of the American Trust and Savings bank, one of the show places of the city.
  former site of "Linns Folly the frs, of the buildings in Jones Valley to ln- carnate the faith of one of the pioneer developers. For many years 1t ade- quately housed the First National bank but the time came when it needed larger quarters and so it moved block further north.
 The Brown-Marx building links to- gether the names of two of Birming- hams younger men who had visior and saw its realization in the largest office building in the entire south. lt' great bulk dominates the downtown district It is veritable hive of in dustry. and its tenants would make quite a little city.
 The Thompson restaurant occupies the old Majors, Morrow & Sinninges famous drug store, which for years was o favorite center We find little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
STRATEGY.

STRATEGY.
 Making friends is all very well. but aI man should be careful about the kind oy friends he makes" remarked Mir Cad sur.
 'sMy sentiments exactly" said Dr. Dub waite. 'ewhenever newcomer moves into my neighborhood and looks as if he might want to borrow my garden tools three or four days a week find out what his po- itical views are and take the opposing side" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Highway Construction
 Protected for 1919

6N HIS will be great year for high O way building. The Municipal Journal and Public Works, published in New York, says that "never before lin the history of the world has na- tion set aside so large sum for road construction as is available for that purpose in the United States in the wear 1919." In fact, according to the same authority, it is question whether all the nations combined have ever spent so much in a single year.
 Nearly three quarters of a billion dollars has been voted, or appropri- ated to road work by the federal gov- ernment Not all of this sum will be used this year, but the amount all ready available totals about 5,00o,- 900. How much of this will be ex- pended in 1919 will depend upon how many reliable contractors can be found.
 Federal aid money available for work in Alabama this year totals S1 ,676, ,167, and it is expected that state and county funds viii be larger than in any previous year. Jefferson Icounty has tentative plan for road building on an extensive scale.
 As a result of the motor truck de- Imand and rapidly increasing automo- lbile travel, the standard of construc- Ition has been raised. All through lroads will be paved. The first cost Twill be large, but it will mean economy lin the end.
 1 Texas leads all the southern states lin good road enterprise. Government funds available for the purpose in louestion amount to $4,678, ,9S9-nearly Ithree-quarters of million dollars more than the funds available for New York. Texas has definitely de- Icided upon an expenditure of ,$2O,- loco ,OO0. Roads to cost $5,O0o,OOO are lalready under construction.
 In the southeast Georgia leads. Be lsides federal aid funds, amounting te s2,152,943, counties in Georgia will do between $3,0OO,000 and $4,000, ,00t
 worth of work with convicts, and IT addition a $3,OOO,OOO bond issue is con- |templated.
 | At the rate the south is going for. ward in highway improvement, 1t VII
 soon be up with the richest and mos1
 populous sections of the country. King George has given donation tt an English woman who recently gay birth to her sixth set of twins and hal 10 other children still living. Georg' is following in the footsteps of a dis 1 tinguished American.
 x * *
 : Parisians will not be given an op ? portunity to boot German delegates a 3 Versailles As Briggs says. "Somebod' , is always taking the joy out of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-27
Another Effort To
 Beguile Negroes

TIT HE negro who stops to think will O not listen to the smooth h-tongued lgitators working up a "back-to- Africa" movement.
 In the forties several thousand free" negroes left this country for Liberia. Many of them lived and be- came acclimated, but large percent age died soon after landing.
 After the civil war two distinct eff torts were made to induce Afro Americans in large numbers to emil grate to Liberia. The results were amentable.
 A shipload of negroes sailed from Charleston, s. C., in the early eigh- lies. More than half of them died on Eheir way over, and few of those who reached Africa survived longer than year. The remnant yearned for heir old home, and those who could raise the price" recrossed the At hntic with feeling that, after all Eas said and done, this was the best country for them to dwell and lelve in.
 For the thrifty, sensible negroes of he south there is no lure in the colonization scheme with Liberia for Es objective The preachers and other teaders of the colored race are earnest en their pleading for the negroes now h this section to remain here. This es the land of opportunity for blacks ts well as whites, and it is in America hat the star of destiny shines for the tons of former slaves.
 Liberia is a small state-smaller by E,000 square miles than Alabama The population is estimated at two riIlion, and as the greater part o1 fhe country is covered by dense for. ksts the "cleared" areas are much eongested. Only about fifty thousand pf the coast negroes, including Liberi hns proper, may be considered civil tzed
 There are no railroads, the ox-car being the principal vehicle of trans portation. While the soil can be made productive, agriculture involves hardel york than farming in Dixieland does
 Let the negro educators and the ne gro pastors continue to give good ad rice to their people and the craft. agents of the colonization propa gandists will meet with little success