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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
TANTALIZING
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 Everybody knows the story about poor Tom Sharlsey. who electrified the loungers in his saloon one day by say ing heartily: well, boys, what are we going to have?" And then, as the loungers gathered around the bar, he added: Rain or shine?"
 Congressman Gordon Lee of Chick amauga tells a story of similar kind about a mean man at Atlantic City. Some friends visited him on a hot evening, and after they had sweltered awhile in his sitting room, he said:
 Well, friends. could you stand some refreshment?"
 we certainly couldr the visitors replied. as they moistened their dry lips in pleasant anticipation.
 'Then," said the mean man, rising, we'll open this window. There's promise of a breeze"
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shing has no ulterior motive. Regard less of how many times his friends and intimates make denials, Pershing will continue to be regarded as a self seeker by people who can't reconcile distinguished services to ones coun- try with a disinclination to ask for reward in the form of high public of- flee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
NOT YET HARDENED.

''Win you allow me to step into your office moment?" said the man who was buying a quantity of gasoline at service station.
 Why certainly replied the gasoline merchant. You look upset Anything wrong?"
 Not particularly. noticed my grocer coming down the street. I'm three months behind with my bill and l lack the gall of some people. can't snap my fingers at my grocer and go right on indulging Tn a luxury I can't afford"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
THRIFTY.

This might have been romance. but it wasn't"
 "weliYp
 When millionaire was poor young man young woman who lived across the hall from him once sewed button on his coat"
 And they didn't fan in love with each other and marry?"
 NO. They didn't fall in love with each other and marry, but tho mi1lionairs's- such tightwad he still has the button as well as the coat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

BEGINNING THE DAY-o God. I desire now to enter Thy presence. My soul longs for Thee. ! am nbout to begin the duties of the day. In times past | have performed those duties with a certain precision and satisfaction to myself Now, I aw sick with discOntent as I look back. I yearn for more. I would come at reality. l would see and interpret 'od' Amen. H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FUGITIVE VISITOR.

A certain form of weariness
 Doth weigh upon the soul. 'T;s largely due, as may be guessed,
 To shortness of ones roll. For in these merry Christmas times
 When hearts are beating high And seryitors have itching palms, A dollar says "Good-by" Almost before it's had a chance
 To tell you "Howdy-do." And swiftly winging on it's way,
 It disappears from view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
FAMILY TRAIT.

T notice your baby keeps raising and lowering his right arn,' remarked the interested visitor. g "Yes," replied Mrs. Jagsby. ''The lhA X darling is so active. But can't imaxird what he's trying to do"
 Maybe he takes after his father.- said Uncle Jim, land is trying to learn how to crook his elbow"
 PATTI e,oov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
SOME DEMOCRATIC GOOD LUCK

From the New York World
 There is not much luck in this world for democrats, but they must be able to find few grains of comfort in the report that Henry Cabot Lodge is to be chairman of the republican national convention. From a democratic stand point, Lodge is preferable even to Pen rose as the presiding officer of the re- publican notinating convention, and the least that the chairman of the demo- cratic national committee can do is to telegraph his grateful acknowledg- ments to the republican managers, who are doing better by him than he could do by himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
CHEAP MONEY

From the Indianapolis News. An American dollar wifi buy a bale of bolshevik money. and the indications are that pretty soon it will buy half a bushel
 of German money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
WHERE IMMIGRANTS COME FROM

1 From the Columbus Dispatch. During the last 100 years something
 like SS,OOOooO people have come to these shores. Nearly fourth of them have come from the United King dom-s,2o5,675 to be exact. or PAT per cent.
 The German migration to this coun- try comes second, with 5494,00O; Aus tria Hungary, the same number in round figures; Russia. 3.sOO,oOO; Scan dinavia, 2,1O0,0OO, and all other coun- tries combined, nearly 6,oo0,oo0. Prior to 1882 immigration was prac- tically unregulated; no attention was paid to the fellow who came here, further than making record of where he came from. Anybody could come who desired to do so. and no ques- tions were asked as to his qualifica- tions as to citizenship. After that date we enforced such immigration laws as We had, but until recent years such laws were of little avail. Tt has been only within the last sixNor eight years that we have begun to regard those who came here seriously
 But We are going to regard them more seriously in the future than we have ever done. We are not going to try to keep out the worthy peoples of other nations; America will always be a harbor of refuge and aland of op- portunity for worthy people from all nations But we are going to pay some attention to worthiness: we are going to ask more questions and in sist upon a closer scrutiny in the fu- ture-to the end that we protect this great nation from the undesirables of other lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

It conversed with him freely on many subjects. pr. Conwell is not a spiritp.1. ist He says he is puzzled by the phe- nomenon. He asks scientific students ot psycnlc phenomena to reason it out win nun. But when Dr. Joseph Fl. Leidy. q great neurologist, and pr. Lightner Wit. mer the University of Pennsylyania nsv. cnologlst' attribute what he thinks hs sees to operations of the subconsciou, mlnd, pr, Conwell is a bit resentful though both are his personal friends
 pr Russell H. ConweIl is now 77 .nd It is written, Your old men shall dream creams He was a lieuteant colonel in
 the volunteers of the civil war. was ad. mltted to the bar in 1865, entered the BarAs list ministry in 1879 and has been inc ef. iiclent head of the Baptist temple sine. 1891 He has made an impression on th. wotld as~an author. Of the fineness of hi.
 brain quality no doubt is entertained Clearly the phenomenon which he offer, to science must be studied out. His owr doubt about it is more convincing tbap personal certainty would be- to those vvbn have given careful attention to the al. legged or real spiritualist manifestation. Of the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
JUST GRIEVANCE.


 ''Is it true that the editor of the Toad vine Clarion is no longer speaking to his rival, the editor of the Eagle?'
 Its worse than that The editor of | the Eagle accused the editor of the Clarion of publishing foreign language newspaper because he used a few extra long words in one of his heavy editorials recently"
 'rwelli wenr'
 "As the editor of the Clarion brides him self on being 100 per cent American and hates boishevism worse than poison, he says he's been grossly insulted and his patriotism impugned" TIME FOR IT.
 You no longer invite Dr. Founders to ride in your flivver"
 ''He hurt my feelings, although Pm sure the good man. didn't intend to do so."
 How did that happen?"
 "The last time I offered him lift we hadn't gone a block before I discovered him praying fervently on the back seat"
 DROPS OUT OF SIGHT.
 What sort of fellow is Blithersby?"
 "one of those human submarines"
 Flows that?"
 "He submerges himself about 10 days before Christmas and doesn't come up o <,a in ,,a+il af+ar Nauy voor,sn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

Signs of nobIes, like stars, shall shine On all dcservers-Mascbcth.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

fight and now realizes that he has corne to the turning .ot the road.-.
 He has been around the world several times Tn Uncle sam s service. His sunken cneeNs ana pa,ild skin are only too vis- f fible evidence oI the losing. fight thts game sailor is making.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

Here let us sport, Boys, IS we sit: Laughter and wit Flashing so free. Life is but short When we are gone, Let them sing on, Round the old tree" Yes, around the Christmas tree. lei us all be young again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

Ambassador Martens. from soviet Russia, says he welcomes an investiga- tion. That is the usual attitude, we Ae- lieve. of persons who are about to be in- vestigated, and it seldom deceives the public
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

assure Americans that outside of Front Benches,
whose occupants are, generally speaking, back
bers-and pacifis circles-the League Nations has
no visible following in these islands, 1t is impos
sible to mention it anywhere in public or private
without provoking smile 1t is portentous piece
of political humbug which would survive
serious discussion Therefore it is undscussed al
Westminster.
Unfortunately for the leagues prospects, the
publican party in the United only
discussing it, but in a position to destroy it, At
the outset Mr.. Wilson elected to ignore the senate
when he went to Paris, and his Journalists gave US
to understand that the president was, so speak,
it Kaiser Wilhelms autocracy joke to that
of Kaiser Wilson he has been called by angry
Americans 1t is time the British press showed more
dscernment in discussing politics of Washington
and abandoned the deuson that every Anglo-Amer-
lean problem is solved by chanting, Great is Diana
of the Ephesians' At this moment to use an ex-
pressive Americansm, Diana cuts little ice abroad
and still less at home"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
Our Guests of the Week.

We welcome all Arizona to Phoenix for this fair
week. We hope all the visitors will be happy and
will find their stay profitable We regret that they
cannot all be made comfortable. The handi-
cap rests Phoenix all, the largest towns
when unusually large crowds congregate.
Crowds comparative. What may be a big
crowd in Phoenix would not be big in Chicago.
Yet we do not suppose a national convention ever
brought to Chicago crowd comparatively large
that which is now assembled in Phoenix And
such occasion Chicago finds its facilities made
quate Phoenix too, is handicapped further by grow
ing pains. 1t been rather severely put to it to
make room for the people who seeking a per-
manent residence here.
But somehow it will accommodate all and dis
tribute comfort among visitors evenly and as
fully as possible.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
General Pershina's Army Program.

The army program recommended by General
Pershing utilizing the veterans of the world
a basis for reserve pending universal military
vice and training, and looking universal is
much more sensible than the proposal create a
great army, such as has been proposed by the
department Under the latter plan the universal
service idea would probably anguish lack of the
immediate need of it any need of it, until we
should need it badly and then would not have it.
The strongest objection which is likely to inter-
pose itself will be to the disposition of the national
guard, which the general would place thoroughly
under federal control than ever.
The general would do away with seniority" in
promotions. He rightly denounces that absurd
this showing officer upward by machinery after
he has demonstrated his lack capacity in the rank
where he was. Many officer may have shown that
he passable first lieutenant or captain but he
has not particularly shone in that rank, and he has
failed to demonstrate his capacity for anything beyond
that Yet under the seniority system he would be
moved upward mechanically to higher ranks where
he would be totally unfit
1t did not matter much in the years midway
between the civil and the Spanish American wars,
when, except for sporadic Indian fighting army
was rather an ornament than anything else. We had
fallen into way of thinking that there would be no
war.
Yet now and then, some young officer displayed
such unusual ability that discerning president
jumped him over several numbers Of if not incom-
petent men, men who had given exhibition of COM
petence Two conspicuous instances of this Jump
in" General Leonard Wood and General Pershing
himself The careers of both have justified the
wisdom of the Jumping and have met the charges
of "favoriteism" in those cases.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
The Call of the Rooster.

Our neighbor, the Messenger gloating over the
end of the daylight saving regime which it asserts
was always annoyance to the farmers of this val
ley the beginning whose day has always been sig
nalzed by the Growing of ROSTERS. There may be
some peculiar in the growing of the Salt River
Valley rooster which may after long residence
recognize the daylight CALL distinguished from
the nine ten, eleven, twelve and up to four o'clock
calls
Tenderfeet complain and justly, that the ROSTERS
here all night and to them the outburst in the
evening, midnight, in the darkest morning hour
is no different from the daylight call
1t is a matter though of getting used to it, one
of training. A telegraph operator may sit sleeping
by his key with all the saunders including his own,
clicking around him. At length there comes sound,
to the unframed ear different the millions of
sounds that have been made within the last hour.
But it is different 1t pierces the deep sleep of the
operator and galvanizes him into instant activity
So. while may after awhile get so that he
can dferentate the salutes of the local rooster in
the course of the night the will find him
self considerably at the time of night I'M
less he is provided with alarm clock
All the Growing is alike to him and produces the
same effect at first profanity until he gets
used to it.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
HANpKERCHIEES

One of the most interesting studies of which we
know is looking up the origin of different articles
of dress.
DO Won know that up to 1885 our handkerchiefs
were of every conceivable size and shape?
Then one evening Queen Marie Antonette in
fit of passion or indigestion Versailles said that
all kerchiefs should be uniform if they were to in
dictate good taste.
The result was that Louis XVI issued decree
early in 1885 that all pocket handkerchiefs should
have right angle edges.
So
Right angle they and have been ever since
We might still be using star doughnut triangular
and no one knows what other shapes if Queen Marie
hadn't been displeased.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
AN EASIER WAY

college professor who was always ready for a
joke was asked by a student if he would like good
recipe for catching rabbits.
why yes" replied the professor What is it,?
We'll" said the student, you crouch down be-
hind thick stone wall and make noise like
turnp."
THAT may be-" said the professor with
twinkle in his eye, but better than that would
be for you to go and sit quietly in bed of cabbage
heads and look misunderstanding Chronice-Tele-
graph.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
DRUG STORE GIVES
K|DD|ES SOUVENIRS

The Bear Drug store is going to try
to make every child who visits it
happy today. At least 1,500 of them
will be given a souvenir balloon of
the occasion, if they will call at the
Bear on East Washington. If that does
not make a child happy nothing WILL
Today being Children's day at the
State fair, Manager Rosiene has ar
ranged to have the little rubber spheres
on hand as an added attraction to rne
fair. The balloons are expected to last
all day. but if every child in town
takes notion in his or her head to
go and get one, the supply will prob
ably be exhausted before noon.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

The current issue of the South Western Stock
the largest agricultural magazine and the most
varied in contents issued in the southwest.
Among the contributors local men leaders in
their various lines, in this of the chief agrcu
tural regions of the west and typical Of the agri-
culture of the whole west.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

ships and examples of the various
marine corps uniforms are also a part
of the exhibit, the smaller objects of
which are also not in place.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
The LORD Is GOOD

And they sang together by course in prasing
and giving thanks the Lord; because he is good
for his mercy endureth forever.-Ezra ill., II.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
MAKES EN- COUNT

Griggs-That woman makes the little things
count.
Miggs-Does she?
Yes She teaches arithmetic in an infants
school"-Dallas News.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

Britain is building the largest dirig-
ible in the world. 1t will carry six air.
planes for its own protection and use
aerial liteboats, as it were.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03
A PERTINENT QUESTION

(Kansas City Starr
Another campaign has been started
in Washington to reduce the high cost
of living. But has anything been done
to reduce the high cost of Washing
toms campaigns to reduce the high
cost of living?
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

Be strong for righteousness, but
strong also for liberty Do not fall
into that frightful German blunder
of forcing your estimate of life on
the rest of mankind.
E. S. MARTIN.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

Phone your Classified Ads to The
Republican. We will collect later
Phone 1891
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

If you would get wealth, manufacture or sell
something people do not need and would be better
off without.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-03

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Evening star., 1919-03-07
COUCHSANDCOLDS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
DR.. Kings New Discovery
used since Grant was Presi-
dent. Get a bottle today

1t did it for your grandma. for
your father. For fifty years this
well known cough and cold rem-
edy has kept an evergrowing
army of friends, young and old.
For half century druggists
everywhere nave sold it.. Put a
bottle in your medicine cabinet.
You Ray need it in hurry. Sold
by druggists everywhere. 60c
and 81 20.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
WILL OF THOMAS w. SMITH
SUBMITTED FOR PROBATE
Members of Decedent's Family
Principal Benefciaries--Condi-
tiona1 Bequest to Hospital.

The will of Thomas w. Smith,
former president of the Board of
Trade, has been filed for probate. The
document was executed Februay 25,
1905, and names as executor the
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, and his son, George L. Smith.
The son died before the father.
The trust company is directed to
hold $4,000 for the benefit of Casual
ty Hospital, and to pay over the fund
when endowments to the hospital
reach $4,000, for the erection of new
buildings on the present site of the
hospital. Bequests of $4,000 each
are made to his brothers, Clifford u.
Smith and Henry w. Smith Mrs.
Mary a. S. Leahy, sister, of Mil
ford, Mass, is to have $1,000, and her
daughter Myra $1,000. A nephew,
Thomas W. Smith, is given $4,000. ana
another nephew. Clyde Smith, $1,000.
The widow, Mrs. Caroline G. Smith,
is to have the household effects and
the right to occupy the home and the
summer cottage at Arundel-on-the-
Bay, Md. She also is to have one
third of the income from the residu-
airy estate.
The trust company is to set aside
$4,000, the income from which is
to be used for the benefit of his
daughter, Maud Smith. At her death
the fund becomes part of the residu-
ary estate. The company also is to
invest $4,000 for the benefit OF a
granddaughter. Frances.M Marion Shaw,
the fund to be paid to her when she
arrives at age of thirty years.
To the son, George Linvilie Smith,
is left the real estate where the mill
is located in squares 744 and south of
IA. A tract of nine acres in Prince
Georges county is given in equal
shares to his two brothers.
The remaining estate is to be held
in trust by the Washington Loan and
Trust Company for fifteen years and
to be known as the Thomas w.
Smith properties" The income is to
be distributed semi annually. one
third to the widow and the balance
equally among the children.
Evening star., 1919-03-07
FORD TELLS OF PLANS
TO BUILD CHEAPER AUTO
Will Be Constructed at Points
Economical to Collection of Ma
teria1 and Distribution.

Los ANGELES, Cal, March T.
Further details of Henry Ford's plans
to build new automobile at a less
cost to the purchaser than any auto
mobile now extensively sold have
been published here The new car viii
be built at factories strateeicalIy
placed for economic collection of raw
material and distribution of the
product, Mr.. Ford said
As outlined here by Mr. Ford his
plans contemplate the early erection
OF parent plant, probably at Detroit
or at some point in the central states
where water power will be available
This plant. he said. he hoped to oper-
ate within a year and then he plans
TO erect other factories.
The new company, which will be
owned entirely by Mr.. Ford and his
Family, was decided upon, he said, be-
cause OF court decisions requiring him
TO dishurse in dividends certain money
of the Ford Motor Company which he
had individually wished to hold as a
cash reserve. Mr.. Ford did not defin-
fteiy indicate his future plans for the
present Ford company, of which he
owns majority of the stock, but said
he would devote his time and efforts
TO the new concern.