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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 m ECAUsE the bridegrooms pros IN pective could not furnish their GS birth certificates 50.o0o war romances were blighted or baked In France.
 IT |. a mad world and plainly "the law is an ass."
 Obviously a man who is of age ana in love and in luck so far as the dls- position of the girl is concerned atteno' ed sometime ago, and in perfectly regular manner to the preliminary ln- sisted upon by French law That IS to say. he did not neglect being born He was born conscientiously and with due regard to timeliness.
 Is a doughboy who is signing like a furnace and making ballad to the eyebrow of French girl who has said "Oui," or maybe with more em- phasis and enthusiasm "Oui. Oui." to be declared unmarriag upon the ground. untenable and absurd, that he has perhaps failed to be born, or be- cause he failed to meet with the regu- lations of foreign government when being born? It should not be supposed that young man a-borning in Tucson, Ariz., Quicksand, Ky, or Negrofoot Va. in the eighteen eighties or nineties will fully, without due regard to the French conventions and properties omitted the | least punctillo because a history of the event was not written down and at tached to him like a military iden- tification tag. for use in the event of his being found in France 25 or 30 or more years later in an irresponsible mental state, raving about Elmira' 5 eyes or Margots dimples.
 | It should be bore in mind that when anyone is born, particularly if the 1 event occurs elsewhere than in the
 ward of an institution especially equip
 ped for and devoted to such events,
 there is great ado. Everyone directly
 or indirectly connected with the. oc- currence is charged with other duties l than those of historian. The weigher- | in is as scrupulous as if the individual
 weighed were a jockey just from the withers of the winner of the derby. 1 The fact of admitted first importance
 is ascertained accurately and remem-
 bered ever afterward, but such matters
 as the demands of the French marriage law are not regarded as being worth
 worrying about on a busy day
 The French dispensers of brides and
 beatitude should not assume that the
 absence of birth certificate from the
 belongings of an American soldier who
 otherwise is, amply qualified to take the oath of allegiance to the young
 woman who has captivated him is pri ma facie evidence that such young man as his existing credentials de- scribe him as being never was born or that the individual present in the flesh descended from a neighboring planet
 to swat the Kaiser when he was at-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
President Wilson in
 Yesterdays Parade

e7NHE President, marching at the
 H head of parade of soldiers and sailors, veterans and school children in Washington yesterday, was ac- claimed with tumultuous cheering, and our brave fighters received such plaudits as proved revelation to the national capital.
 Never had the patriotism of the District of Columbia manifested it. self in fervor so unrestrained. It was a spectacle to stir the hearts of all the people and as an inspiration few scenes have equaled it.
 When the President marched at the head of the fourth Liberty Loan parade in New York-three and half miles long-there was a mighty thrill and a moving impulse from one end lof the line to the other. But yester-
 days demonstration surpassed in
 many respects anything of the kind lever seen in this country.
 In the splendid column veterans oi Ithe civil war-blue and gray Itramped side by side. Spanish wal
 veterans were strongly in evidence
 but the valiant men who had served
 with the colors in the world wal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Recruitins station Reopened

"The government is going to reopen the army recruiting station just as soon as we can find a suitable location,' said Col. J. E. Myers of the United States army, who is in Birmingham for that purpose.
 q want to get an office in the down. town business district, as I feel that more recruits will be secured if the station is located in this section of the city. I will have charge of the local office for awhile and am very much impressed with this city and feel that we will do a real good business along recruiting lines here will have several assistants in the of- fee with me and we are making every effort to get located by the first of next week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
our secret service men.

our secret SerVlce men.
 These master detectives seemed to be everywhere at once, to see every thing and hear everything. Small wonder that Bernstorff's ablest spies were chagrined and dumbfounded to dicover that their most adroit moves were followed step by step and at every turn they found themselves fac- ing a quiet, imperturbable man from headquarters" who knew all about them and could come very near guess ing the number of hairs on their heads. To tell them their inmost thoughts was easy.
 With minimum of publicity and without bravado, the secret service did it's work well. It is worthy of the nations gratitude, even as the soldiers who fought in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Speed Up with Your
 Home Garden Work


 A LTHOUGH we have had mild N winter the amateur gardener has been rather backward. Few gar )den plats hereabouts have been plowed or spaded and fewer still planted.
 But tomorrow will be the first day of March and seasonal activity will be in order with every householder ,who has a little garden space in his back yard.
 We may have some light freezing between now and St. Patrick's Day, 'but the gardener who waits until real |spring sets in on the 22d of next month will have late "crops" and half ithe pleasure of cultivating early vege- tables will be gone.
 As to the weather, it is of interest zto recall the old saying: "When March comes in like lamb it goes out like lion," and vice versa. The grounding sign is a joke, but the March sign, if the goosebone prophet is to be relied upon, never fails. But no matter what the weather forecast may be, plant your garden without further delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Pneumonia Comes Rapidly

T have always heard that pneumonia was treacherous," said Joe Loveman, ''but T had no idea that it could develop so rapidly. Wednesday morning Irv- office, started for north Alabama on business trip He was apparently in per feet health when he got on the coach at the Terminal but before he reached Attalla he was deliricus and was taken off and a physician called who advise a friend who discovered him to return or the next train to Birmingham. Irving ar rived and being carried home, it was found that he was developing a case of pneumonia"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
ABOUT 1880.

ABOUT 1e3O.
 The former Kaiser of Germany WAS being quietly inferred
 "Years ago there was some talk 5o' bringing him to trial before an inter national court" remarked mourner from Prussia.
 "Quite SOL said one of the pallbearers .But nothing ever came of it. Wilhelm regarded the speech he wrote in his de- fense as the greatest thing he'd ever done and it was a disappointment to him that he never got a chance to deliver 1t \ SAD NOTES.
 "There's music in the ringing of casn register"
 Maybe so," said the lunch countef patron, who had just handed over 4is last dollar for light lunch. ''but I don't care for that kind of music when Tyr. nish the motif" PAUL COOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Glad To welcome Johnston

1T am glad to know that Ed Johnston, quite a number of years has been making his home at Huntsville, has come back to the Magic City to live" said John Yeatman- T have kept in touch with him in north Alabama and he made a fine record in all of the war activities He was particularly interested in and helpful in Red Cross work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Leaders in Southern
 Farm Activities

6NHE two associations of scientific
 J agriculturalists now in session in Birmingham have brought together men prominent in the .south's far reaching movement to apply theory to practice and make intensive farm ing the rule rather than the excep- tion.
 Specialists are here from many col leges and the discussions have been at once animating and. appealing. Ala bama's strides in agriculture may be attributed in large measure to the tireless efforts of the Auburn faculty and the practical methods employed by the extension service under the direction of Dr. J. F. Duggar. And the best of it is, progressive farm ing, as much as it has done already for Alabama, is only now getting a good start, comparatively speaking.
 As a result of the excellent educa- tional work that has been pushed in recent years, every wide-awake farm CT is keen in his desire to go forward and surprise himself as well as his |neighbors as the seasons come and go. Science in agriculture is causing millions of dollars to be added to the wealth of Alabama and at the same time is making the farmers life more attractive than ever before.
 A cordial welcome is extended tc the delegates attending the associa- tions. If Birmingham is the manufac' turing center of the south it is also center that keeps in close touch with husbandry. And this has beer more apparent than ever since the marketing bureau, under the chair
 manship of John H. Frye, was or
 ganized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
TO ENGLAND: AFTERTHOUGHT
By Benjamin Sledd.


 Past is their dream-to bring Ter work to nougtt Whose hands have made the de sert places bloom, And quckened into light the jungles gloom, And Law and Order to- Confusi on taught. It may be she times ndy wrought M Not fearing in her wrath to the doom
 That from despot nations tomb Or seemed at point to fail from all she sought. But, England, now remembering all thou all thou still must be- couldst thou have failed? Now, spite of long-used love of ease and gain,
 And strength by strength awhile made vain. Thy sternest hour of trial now has but availed To rouse, never yet thy mighty heaEt. ss England, gateways of the world are thne sss Y Through every cline hast thou reached out hand And made thy own the best of sea and land As who takes and rules oy right divine Like Rome of old thou mightst at recline And at thy half the world commands;
 With spoil and tribute heap thine island-strand, Making thy drink of conquests cruel Wine But thou--hast thou stayed thy toll to know. What harvest to thy hands the would send, Or taken thought save thy strength to SOW? =
 And this glory England, shalt thou keep !
 Though alien hands may of thy sowing reap: Thou gavst thy best whateer might be the end. Yet England heed the instant warning sign:
 Lo at thy gates the strong young nationa stand And in the earth their heritage demandss " The counselors not the conqueror's. part be thine Thine isle the ot-pgrims far-sought strand; Thy courts, the arber of lana with land;A Thy Minster-fane poets and the sage's shrine. And so too great to hate. too strong to fear With offspring races gathered round thy knees.
 Daily in theirs thy youth and strength renew
 The poets world old dream at last come true On the blood -giutted land; and far and
 Spotted with trade alone the spoil-gorged seas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Why German Plots
 Failed In America

F1THE full story of the operations l of the American secret service k1uring the war, aided by volunteer Organizations, may never be known to the public, but back of the an- nouncement that it numbered 250, ,000 linen lies a record of achievement of which the American people may we'll bc proud.
 Thousands of citizens neglected their private affairs and worked with out pay to rid America of traitors Band pro-German conspirators. What Fthey lacked in experience they made fup for in zeal and self-sacrifice and lander the direction of the regular se- cret service they were indispensable to the government. These men made Thousands of investigations and many sdanperous characters were to1nded up md convicted on the evidence they gathered.
 Day and night the work went on without interruption. The writers of notion picture scenarios flooded the
 country with tales of German con- spirators and American secret service nen, while it was hard to pick up a magazine containing fiction which did lot exploit thrilling tale of similar
 Import. Yet, the imagination of writ
 working feverishly to supply what
 conceived to be public demand
 blays and stories of this charac-
 failed to devise more exciting in
 ients than the actual experience ot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Another Able Man
 In Wilson's Cabinet

MURING President Wilson's in- lO cumbency of six years there have been five vacancies in the cabinet and each vacancy has been filled by a man of ability, two or three of the new members being men of excep- tional ability.
 A. Mitchell Palmer, who has been nominated to succeed Attorney Gen. eral Gregory, is- especially well equipped for administering the de- partment of justice. Serving three terms in Congress broadened his mental horison and during the war he rendered able service, first as chair man of the fifth district board of Pennsylvania under the selsctive act, and later as alien property custodian. In taking up the work of the Attor- |ney Generals office MT. Palmer will be thoroughly at home. While the re- tirement of MT. Gregory to private life is a distinct loss to the govern ment, the President was fortunate in inducing MT. Palmer to accept the va
 cancy.
 Few President have had stronger
 cabinet, taken all in all, than MT. Wilson will have after the fourth of
 March.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FERTILE FIELD.

 The footpad and the yeggman, too, Are busy as can be; They find so many jobs to do, 'Tis very plain to see They'll soon have hefty bank accounts And lead a life of ease, Dispensing tips in large amounts And going where they please. No doubt the word was passed around Among the crooked crew Where easy pickings could be found And watchful cops were few. And so to Birmingham they hied, And started making hauls, And each one with the other vied In paying thievish calls. The holdup man runs little risk, Safe blowing is a cinch, And one may profitably frisk Some purses in a pinch. Don't be alarmed, just walk away With anything you choose, But, gentle yeggmen, let me say, Beware of selling booze,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
WILD LIFE IN ATCHIsON

From the Kansas City Star.
 Atchisons wave of wildness continues unabated While one of it's citizens is prescribing beer as cure for hiccoughs, the women are all playing Michigan" {" It is said that on opening the game, the women buy 100 chips for 10 cents, and the lucky ones are able to win as much as cents in the course of an evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
BEHIND THE TIMES

From the Chicago News.
 Many of our esteemed United States senators have so much. at least. of the spirit of '76-they seem to think that George III is still ruling England and trying to tax America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, am only one of all the men that are and have been. They have all prayed. It Is native to the soul. And shall. I deny the call of my blood and the appetite of the spirits Nay, look up with all the rest and breathe out my prayer to God. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
MANY MINDS AT WORK.

MANY MINDS AT WORK.
 characters in this photoplay?" 'Yes, but the operator is a little too swift for me. I wasn't able to read more than half the names of the distinguished ladies and gentlemen who co-operated in writing the scenario, producing the play, providing the art titles, directing the actors and doing the photography"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

RUINED FOR LIFE. "At one time our deceased friend was spoken of as presidential timber" "Yes. It was most unfortunate. ''Why so?" az centrate his mind on making living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
REAL COWBOYS IN SOUTHWEST


 From Rear Platform Impressions of
 the Southwest" by Lawrence Perry.
 in the March Scribner.
 You mean to say" I began, that there are still real cow" But as smiles were beginning to pass about the platform I desisted, realization be- ginning to dawn why the barber said that the men we had seen driving cat tie back in Kansas would be pleased to have been called COW punchers. The trip at once began to assume new interest, and when the mine bar Der came back on the platform I eyed him with something of that reserve with which one contemplates deceit full man. But nothing could penetrate his drawling sang froid.
 At tank station farther along therc was opportunity to stretch our legs; opportunity. also. to observe at close range a broized, dark-haired COW puncher who had paused on his mus tang to observe the train. The barber approached him confidently.
 "Neighbor," he said. T bought gun up in K. C., Mizzoo What do you think of it?"
 | The puncher took the wicked A, bal anced it in the palm of his hand, twirIed it around on his forefinger, and | then brought it obear upon tin can 1 lying in the road about 20 feet away. Bang! The can leaped into the air. Bang! It rolled five feet farther along. Bang! Again it flew into the air and rolled. Bang! It rolled again. Bang! The can disappeared in the dust
 'Tt's good gun." said the puncher. handing it back, 'only it shoots a little high" | A little high! Rather nice criti- cism, I thought The barber snappel out the cylinder. reloaded the weapon and passed silently into the back ground My impression was that he was avoiding some questions on my part relative to Kansas City bad men but may. have been wrong.
 We began to fly through leve ground, perspectives on all sides dotted with peaks upon which clouds rested Suddenly along the trail appeared al altogether amazing, unlooked-for. al
 dians jogging along on horseback
 wearing moccasins, wide black trous
 CTS, red or pink shirts, their blaci hair secured by scarlet bands abou
 their foreheads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
WHY NOT?

You say this French beauty refused to marry you because you couldn't pro duce a birth certificate?"
 That's the trouble.''
 "Cheer up, my boy If you have fai1 table manners and a financial ratint $ American girls are willing to take it for granted that you were born.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Mrs. Mathis With Farm Experts

T am pretty apt to drop into the city when there any agriculturists holding forth.' said Mrs. G. H. Mathis, the we'll known woman farmer of Etowah county.
 'I just couldn't resist the temptation to run down and hear some of the ad- dresses and papers of the Association of Southern Agricultural workers. know the value of the work being done by those who compose the body and am delighted that Birmingham was fortunate enough to have them meet within it's bounds, for this great city has shown in sub stantial way that in spite of the fact of it's being a great industrial center it is interested in the farming interests of the state. As an evidence of this have only to cite the varied activities of the food preparedness and marketing bureau"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
SORE TOPl

"Glad to meet you, sir"
 "Thanks.'
 "From Kentucky, you say?'
 "Yes. AndI'm here strictly on business. Please don't ask me how the Kentucky colonel is bearing up under prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Flying Game Fascinating

The flying game has fascination about it that Is hard to shake" said Ensign Emmet Collins.
 For that reason 1 figure that Col. W. A. Bishop, recognized as the worlds greatest ace, who lectures here at the Jefferson theatre Saturday night, March 8, will find it difficult to settle down to private life and give up the aerial game. It will be doubly difficult for Colonel Bishop to carry out his threat to give up this most fascinating game of all, due to the strenuous life he led while sending Huns to their de- struction over the German lines He is credited officially with having shot down 72 planes, and in reality no doubt bagged considerable more game than the official records show.
 Because of this strenuous life 1 feel that it will be extremely hard for him to stay on the earth. He'll feel the call of the air and get back in the flying game in some capacity, just as sure. as shooting. Getting Colonel Bishor to lecture here is a great stunt and, of course, it goes without saying that I'll avail myself of the oppor- tun1ty of hearing him when he relates his wonderful experiences at the Jeff terson Saturday night March S."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

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 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28
Farewell By Sidney Lazarus

T reckon there never will be just such a farewell speech made to the Birming- ham Rotarians as was made by Sidney Lazarus at the last meeting" said H. Key Miner.
 President Morris Bush had voiced the sentiment of the club in expressing the regret at seeing him leave. Then Sid pey arose and it was so mixed with humor and pathos that the members hard ly knew whether to laugh or cry. One of his bright hits was the statement that in Rotary he had learned to know that some of the biggest men of the district were the most democratic, while a very few of the lesser lights thought that they were searchlights. He promised to get passes without discrimination to either the theatre or the churches for any 'Rotes' who happen to visit Goth am. He will be greatly missed by Ro- tarians as he was the life of many 2 meeting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

Battered at the Birmingham, Ala, postofIice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March $, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-28

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