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"oh, that was such splendid novel" said Imogene, enthusiastically, as she laid the book down. T have neglected everything today just to finish it.
 Her Lover," read Andrew, looking at the title of the book. By Rex Cham bers McAdams.' Huh. These new-fash- toned novelists make me tired. If that is literature, give me death! It's the old eternal triangle in every case. A fool crook and woman. I am surprised to see a woman of your education and re- finement have such punk literary taste A clothing house dummy for a hero. a poor unfortunate governess with nine au- tomobiles for a heroine and a cigarette smoking villain! Faugh! You call that literature?"
 "oh, mo-. said Imogene, that is not literature. You know all about litera- turei
 If I tried to read you a selection from Nietzsche you will turn from it to read a graphic description of how Sisler tried to spank a bingle to the right garden and slipped and stuck splinter in his toe: and then if some one suggested to you that you look over some Hogarth s engravings you would turn from them in contempt to see half-tones of Mir. Sis ler's toe, the splinter magnified 90 diah- eters and the splinter with which he stabbed himself, You are perfectly splendid judge of literature, Andrew.
 "If I gave you an edition deluxe of Maeterlinck's Life of the Bee you would turn from it to read a description of Mir Packy McDuly slugging young MT. Cor bett, the East Side baby, in the shoot with half nelson and a detailed descrip- tion of how. if all the blows landed in this famous set-to were compressed into one punch it would knock the Woolworth building to Battle Creek, Mich, and the energy used in the foot work displayed
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AndreW and k11ogene
LITTLE LIFE CoNFDENcEs THE EXPERIENCE COUPLE PHILOSOPHIC, THOUGH MARRIED
 ROE F

in the bout could cut it up into break
 fast food in i9 hours and 16 minutes.
 Your knowledge of literature is such that
 I am surprised that you do not do book
 reviewing for some paper, Andrew. If I handed you one of Pope's mas terpieses you would lay it aside to read out of the cerise section of an afternoon paper how Americans took a double
 scissor hold on the Terrible Turk and
 with one Turkish toe in his mouth. one leg under his arm and the back of the Turkish neck between his two hands, he
 broke the femur bone till it could be
 heard to crack to the top gallery of the Gaiety theatre, where the grappers held
 their soiree. It has always surprised
 me, Andrew, that you have never written
 a book.
 "Only last night I was reading over one of Shakespeares best plays and I
 noticed you yawn. so I quit, and 10
 minutes later I saw you looking to see
 where Peggy Malone had finished in the
 third race at Laurel. The only part of your country you are interested in is the
 race tracks, the only literature you care
 for is the sporting page of the daily or
 rather. hourly papers, and yet you have
 the brazen disposition to criticize me in my literary taste!''
 She stopped, breathless. Go aheadP' insisted Andrew. Are you interested in my catalog of your pad taste z! she asked. No, indeedy," said Andrew. 'But I like to watch you talk when you are
 mad! You wriggle your nose like rab- bit!'
 Imogene picked up another book. but before she could begin it she could not resist the temptation to rub her nose,
 at which Andrew laughed rudely, but gleefully.
 Copyright, 1919, by Twenty-first Century Press, Incl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-05

l 1NQ. o.
 :onsternation Jane wheeled to gaze
 frightened eyes into the swarthy
 the chauffeur who had driven her
 limousine the day before. He was | ing easily by the doorway through II Jane had just passed, his feet Id apart, his hands showed deep his trouser pockets. He grinned in i. e good humor, and as Jane watched she realized that he was not half E .uch of the criminal class as she had .st imagined.
 Tell, sister, I'm sorry I had to put to sleep in the car,''' he said, smiling l at her "But orders were orders, besides, that red car had the bulge | Us for speed. I had to climb into
 le road and get here the best I could
 he back way"
 hen it was you who put that stuff
 he car. I didn't know,," Jane mur- tsd. "TeIl me, by whose orders was 1t eY"
 The boss" he answered with another I. Don't blame me, sister. We all Ito make a living"
 What was in that red carr" Jane asked sr moments thought.
 wasn't waiting to find out" he Ehed. May be some friends of yours. hw them chasing up and down that Il for an hour after lost them. Was l expecting someoneT
 t,r an instant Jane thought back over Ise events of the day previous. and at she shook her head. True, MT. Mor- Fer knew that she had started to go Hrs Van Bleker's, but she had assured that nothing was wrong, so why uld he hold any suspicion as to the 1f tIa ad ninlx Hnlla- !, the only other man in New York she Id call friend, had expected to meet
 at the desk of the hotel. No, whoever ,ht have been in that low red car, Jane Id hardly think of them as friends. Ian you take me back to New York?'
 asked suddenly, looking up into lis I can, sister," he answered with an- CT laugh, "but I ain't."
 Will you take me back if pay you?" Ray?" he exclaimed. Say, pays my dale name.- Show me the price, little l, and all I've got's yours. How much
 you think it's worth to get back to W York r'
 tin tucked away In her hair were those sterious hundred dollar bills. She soned that if she used them for a ,d purpose, maybe MT. Mortimer would 7 them back, and she could return the ney to him after she had earned that oh.
 I have $500" she answered. watching
 face carefully. twill you take me back New York if give you that?" Surest thing you know the man said hout the least hesitation. Lead me to
 coin. I'd take you anywhere for thatr' 'eftly the girl reached up to her hair l extracted the money. Here" she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-05
When She Worried

From The New Success.
 Multitudes of people seriously mar their lives by continually dwelling upon dis agreeable possibilities, anticipating un- happy experiences, most of which are never realized many seem to be so made up that they are the victims of worry,
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just as some people are made up to be gullible. They catch every excuse that comes along for indulging their worrying propensities.
 colored woman reminded her easy
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going husband that the rent had to be paid in six days.
 Then we sho' don't have to worry about it for the next five days" he re- piled. Its nough to worry on the
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day it is due, when it must be paid"
 Some people might learn lesson from until they have to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
The Presidents IdeaIism
From Leslie's.

r AVlIl lACSllS
 The most notable feature Of all of President Wilson's addresses is their idealsm. He is both the inspiration of the idealist and the daspair of the realist Speaking in the Italian cham Der of Deputies Mir. Wilson said: our task is no less colossal than this, to set up a new international psychology, to have a real new atmosphere" A study of the speeches of MT. Wilson since he has been President reveals a fondness fo rthe word spirit" In an address of February. 1916, he applied the spirit of American history to the vexed problem of neutrality. In October of the same year he criticized those who complained that our govern ment had not the spirit of other gov ernments." in using military force for the protection of investments in for eign countries
 Replying to King Georges welcome at Buckingham palace, MT. Wilson spoke of, embodying temporarily the spirit and purpose of the American peo- pie" At Manchester the President em- phasized the unity of spirit" which arose when unity of military command was achieved. When welcomed at the Royal Academy of Science in Rome he defined the science of government as the spirit of disinterestedness the spir- it of seeking after the truth" and at Milan he declared the whole social structure rested upon the "community of spirit of the working classes.
 No one else has expressed so persist ently the spiritual aspirations of men for peace and new international or der. II remains to be seen whether President Wilson will be able to write his idealsm into the practical terms of the peace treaty
 We are told on the highest author- ity that the letter killeth but the spirit gIVeth life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
WOMEN PLANNING
 NATIONAL UNION,
 SAYS MRS. GAIT
Organization Will Be Pat ..erned After Government, With Upper and Lower
 House of Delegates
By AssoeIatsa Prt,.


 St. Louis, March 21.-The organization of a union of national scope which will unite the women of the country for ef- fective action in carrying out legislative programme in the interests of women will be the important work of the jubi- lee convention of the National Women's Suffrage convention which opens here Monday
 This announcement was made by Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, president, who ar rived with the vanguard of the conven- ton today.
 Ut is all hypothetical as yet" Mrs Catt said, but one idea is to pattern it after our own form of government with two houses, the upper and lower the higher house to be composed of dele gates who have full suffrage powers the lower of those who have no suffra ge powers. The status of delegates from par tial suffrage states will be disposed Of later.
 This organization would concentrate it's attention upon Congress, state legisla- lures and boards of aldermen, for these are the law-making bodies. The purpose would be to sweep out of the way certain relics of antiquity, neglected details in the laws which, while they do not oppress q women as a whole do injustice to a mi nority unable to defend themselves
 For example, there are laws, such as one in Florida, making the age of con- sent 10 years, which ought to be revised upward more nearly to approximate that of Wyoming, where it is IS years, and in Louisiana a mother has claim upon her children. while in Illinois she is equal guardian
 Mrs Catt bitterly denouced United States Senator James A. Reed for his op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
By the Stones Cake Princess

Has anyone in this city ever tried to give anything away? Don't ever try it. You will meet with greater confi- dence if you are selling gold bricks at 5000 an inch. The announcement tHat you are giving something away abso
 lutely free will change the expression of the most unsophisticated maiden to look of shrewdness and distrust Why does the magic word of washing ma
 chine drive the smiles from the faces of the mosts gracious of ladies? The later problem is still puzzling me. I walked about great deal yesterday morning in my endeavors to solve the riddle. It was only after l had met with many unkind rebuffs that finally abandoned the idea of finding a solution of the problem, and I am no nearer the truth than I was then. At the house of the first lady that I called I met a sweet girl, all dimples and smilea, who looked like June bride; yet, when I said, Madam, l want to give you q washing machine absolutely free" her smile vanished like magic. and in freezing tones she replied You won't give me any washing machine. for I would not take it"-and bang went the door. leaving me staring at it's cold panels. At the next house the lady listened with patience for fully two minutes. Tt will wash. starch, blue. dry, press, folds and irons your clothes all in 10 minutes. madame" l said, and
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Pay Day for Germany Drof yrbaoltoro S, MOo1Say TET
Prof. Theodore $. Woolsey. l.. I aS1ie'c

--- Leslie's
 Now it is familiar principle in law that a man must not profit by his own fault It is both just and logical, there fore. to compel Germany, in those cases where an impartial investigation estap- fishes her fault, to repay for the wrong ful sinking of a ship by the cesslon or
 an equivalent of her own tonnage to tn injured party The private German own er of course, looks to his government for compensation when his ship is taken l to pay national fine.
 Punishment for murder on the hlgh seas is another matter to be otherWlse atoned for. But this ton for ton repara- . ton has a simplicity, a fairness, a com pleteness which comments itself to one sense of justice.
 There is another matter which Will cer- tainly be pressed at the peace negatia- tions. of great difficulty. but of grea t importance also-the attempt to try and
 punish the officers responsible for atro-
 cities, for war crimes.
 This is not measure of reVenSe'
 1t is the penalty for criminal acts. When one party to a war violates
 the laws of war the other party It al
 liberty to retaliate. Lieber calls this
 'protective retributon." We have seen
 this principle in operation repeatedly m | mans used noxious gases and the allies have done the same. The Germans have bombed undefended towns and botn French and British airnen have done the same in retaliation. The Britlsh set aside some of their early submarine cap tives as if for special treatment: at once the Germans segregated an equal mum
 Der fofficcr prisoners to await the out come Refusal of quarter is universal T. Iy punished by denial of quarter to me offending army to similar extent. no matter if these who suffer are not fden- tical with those who originally slnneu against the law that the lives or thoSe who surrender must be spared. And SD in likewise individual atrocities may leg ally be punished after investigation py penalty inflicted on the guilty person II vou happen to catch him; if not, then on fellow officers whom you have caught. If js a rough and unsatisfactory kind if justice to prevent war crimes. but pet tor than nothing. The violations Of the Ia WIS of war may be against the per son or against property; they may aiiee' cor,batarts CT noncomlatants NOW III all probability at the peace conference, II
 conditions permit. there will be ratloh-
 al attempt On a large scale 'o secure
 inc investigation perhaps by l" neutra'
 conmission of those terrioy numerous
 and dreadfuliy sbestial actions on the part
 of German officers. of whlcn thete 's
 abundant evidehce.
 Not until this is done can We say tha,
 there is any code of warfare except tne
 will of the stronger: intefnatonai Ia"
 will have broken down in vital part
 unless somehow, sometime. such atroci-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
Bird Conservation
Courtenay Savage, in the Christian
 Herald

Courtcnay Savage, in the Christian
 Herald.
 On the morning of March If. 1908, the late Theodore Roosevelt, then President of the United States, sat at his desk, and after deliberation signed a paper that he had been studying. His signature started the greatest movement toward bird conservation that has ever been known, and he lived long enough to see a great colony of birds breeding on the Florida land he ordered set aside for that purpose; and. what is more,fhe saw the one orig inal reservation grow year by year, un- til at the time of his death there were n federal bird protecting reservations, 8 treaty with Canada protecting mgra- . tory birds, also a federal law making all federal land, lighthouses, national parks and national cemeteries places where the feathered folk might live free from the molesting hand of the hunter.
 Were it not for the bird life we would starve to death. Every field is the home of thousands of insects, and agri- cultural reports will verify the fact that each year millions of dollars worth of crops are destroyed by insects. And the birds are the natural enemies of the. insect pest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
ARTISTS
 - APPEAR IN. CONCERT
Brilliant Concert Under Auspices w. c. T. U.-New
 Programme Tonight

Ilya Schkolnik, violinist; Constance Alexandre, soprano, and Imogen Peay, pianist, gave a brilliant concert in the Tutwiler ballroom last night under the auspices of the Francis Willard union of the Womans Christian Temperance Union. About two-thrds of the seats were occupied and the audience was gen. erous in it's applause
 Schkolnill is a virtuoso of wide reputa- tor and, like all worthwhile artists, is master of technic But he possesses the other equipment that goes to differ ertiate the great player from the com lace-temperament, poetic insight and tonal color.
 The programme was built up on con- vontiqnal lines; varied, however, with a large proportion of modern compositions. The violinists numbers were an ario by Mattheson, and "Praeludium and Ale gro," by Pugnani- Kreisler, constituting his first group; a romance by Sinding,
 'Humoresque" by Victor I<olar; valse by Skolnk, and Caprice Basque" by Sarasate, making up his second group; and for his closing number Wieniawsky' s well known and popular Russian airs. The assisting artists, like the star per former, were enthusiastically received. Madame Alexandre sang Debussy's Beau Sor" with rare finish and her other novelties revealed true intonation and musicianly vocalization.
 Miss Peay, the pianist, plays with taste and feeling. She opened the pro- gramme with the adagio of Beethoven's s Moonlight" sonata, and included in her other number were Chaninates "Au- tumn,'' and Wollenhaupt's familiar Etude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22

I am giivng this washing machine away absolutely free"
 The door space which framed her fig lure narrowed to a mere crack and from this tiny space she eyed me with evil dent alarm. Giving it away. eh.' she said. And it washes, starches, irons and folds your clothes in 10 minutes?'' "Yes;' I said, little grossly. 'All you do is to press button; it works by compressed air" Bang went the door, and the lady of the house a moment later was at her front window. "Shoo!" she exclaimed, as if trying to frighten q troublesome chicken My next call was at No 2704 Twelfth avenue. Here l again explained about my wonderful washing machine and suggested send ing her one. The lady informed me that under no condition would she ac- cept any such thing. Another call made was at 2900 Twelfth avenue, charming housewife, explaining to her the wonders of this washing machine, which in reality only existed in my mind. and suggested sending her one. She failed to be interested, however. At 1925 and 1217 Twenty-fou street I met similar experiences; no one was interested in washing machines.
 Conditions For the Capture of the
 StOne's Cake Princess
 Twenty dollars in cash for the first per- son who has a Stones Cake Box in his or her possession, which you must hold in full view at the time you accost the Stone Cake Princess. PARDON ME; YOU ARE, THE MYSTERIOUS STONES CAKE PRINCESS OF THE STONE, BAKING COMPANY. I LIKE YOUR CAKE' If you are right you will at once receive s2000 in cash The Stones Cake Princess will be allowed time after each capture to make n change in her costume. after which she will again start ont and give some one else a chance to win another so0.0a. When ac- costing the Stones Cake Princess you must not touch her in any way what socver. should you do so you will for felt the reward. No employee of The F. o. Stone Baking Co, their families. nor any one connected with The F. O. Stone Baking Co. are allowed to take part in this competition.
 Copyrighted by Chas. De Argentage)
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tonight in an entirely different pro- gramme, as follows:
 Preambule, from the Carneval. (schu- (Schumann), Imogen Peay.
 o, Bocea Dolorosa (Sibella), Dune Prison Oeynaldo Hahn), Bergerette (weckeriin). Trieste est le Steppe (Gret- chaninoffD. Le Soir (Thomas), Constance Alexandre.
 Sonata, "The Devils Trill" CTartinD, Garghetto, Allegro energico, Grave, Ale gro assaD Ilya Schkolnik
 Aria, selected, Constance AleXandre.
 Second Ballad in r Chopin, Etude (Chopin), valse Op. 42 in A flat Chopin, Imogen Peay.
 Cancion de Amor (Gregor Skonil), "La
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
NEWS OF ANlVZSTON
 AND CAMP MCCLELLAN

late citizen gave the nice sum of $25, 900 for the building and maintenance of an institution of the kind conceived years ago in the mind of the late L. H. Kaplan.
 The estate of MT. Garner was shown to be we'll above the $250,000 mark, tfi vided into improved and unimproyed city and county property, and above the sum set aside for the hospital for the public is divided about equally between the relatives of the dead An niSton man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
FORFEITURE AGAINST COOPER

Anniston, March 1.-(Special,) )-Fo ure in the amount of s10O was entered up against D. c. Cooper, mayor of OK ford, in the circuit court Friday morn- irg, because of the Oxford officials fail- ure to appear in court as a juror in answer to a summons served last week.
 MT. Cooper's oldest sister, Mrs. M. A. Brock, died Tuesday afternoon, and was buried at Oxford Friday morning, and the bereavement is given as the mayors fail ure to obey the summons issued by the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22

Cnasse" cartier-Kreisler), Caprice vien- nois O<reisler), "Halling.' Norwegian darce, CHerman Sandby), llya Schkolnik.
 Passing By PurcelD, Curly-Headed Baby (Clutsam), Just You (H. T. Bur leigh), Inter Nos (fac Fayden), Con stance Alexandre.
 Gypsy Airs tSarasate), Ilya Schkolnik.
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position to the proposed lague of na- tions.
 Senator Reeds opposition to the league is strong argument that 1t will and should be adopted, she said. His in- fluence is almost limited to his own vote.'
 Others who denounced Reed were Anna Howard Shaw and Miss Mary Garrett Hay. second vice president of the asso- citation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
MRS. LITTLEBRANT COMING

William C. Littlebrant, wife of the new camp commander at Camp Mcclellan, is expected in the city on April 1, coming to Anniston from Fort Sill, Okla, where the colonel has been stationed before coming to the local camp.
 Mrs. Littlebrant will remain in Annis- ton as long as her husband is stationed a Camp Mcclellan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
STEPHENS IMPROVING

Admission, March 2l-(SpeclaL )-OD1e Stephens. the young man who was se- verely burned Wednesday afternoon when he threw gasoline into the fire box of melting pot in the office of the An niSton Star, is improving.
 The young man was carried to St. Lukes hospital where his burns were treated and he expects to leave the hos pital early next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
NEGRO GETS 20 YEARS

Anniston. March 21-(Special) )-Jordan West, negro, charged with the murder of Hattie Woods nearly a year ago, was convicted by a circuit court jury Friday morning and sentenced to serve 20 years in the pententiary.
 The trial of James s. Richardson, charged with the murder of John D. BaX- ter, on the night of November II, was placed on trial before a special jury ill the same court Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-22
BARACA MEMBERS BANQUET

Annston, March 21-(Speciai.) .)-A hun dred men gathered at the Parker Memor- ial Baptist church for participation in the Baracca class banquet and love feast Thursday evening. and a man to man, face to face association typifyinS the spirit of brotherly love and service which has recently put the Anniston Baracca members at the forefront of church ac- tivites characterized the meeting from first to last.