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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Unfortunate Statement
 Attributed To Hawker

NNTHEN Harry Hawker and Com- WV mander Grieve "hopped off" for their transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland the Ameri can people applauded their pluck and daring. When the two airmen had been missing for days and were be- lieved to have lost their lives, every newspaper in the country praised them for their heroic feat and mourned their supposed death. When the Danish ship Mary, after picking up the two aviators in the North Atlantic, wig wagged the news that they were safe on board, rejoicing was as sincere and as universal in America as it was in England.
 Now that Hawker, in an address in London, has disparaged the achieve ments of America's INC" boats and revealed a lack of sportsmanship by no means characteristic of English men, we are forced to the conclusion that the publicity and applause given him ever since his rescue have miti- gated against the modesty and good sense which we like to see in all men who have performed immortal deeds.
 Several hundred men heard Hawk CTS remarks, most of them English men, and it is to their credit that they heard him in silence, although they had previously applauded ref erence to the American navy's trans atlantic flight It is only natural that Hawker should feel bitterly disap- pointed in his failure to be the first to flv across the Atlantic and in be- ing robbed of that honor by the NC-4, but it would be the part of discretion and wisdom not to let the smart of defeat impair his sportsmanship and lessen a popularity to which he is justly entitled.
 What a pity that all heroes can not avoid making blunders which hurt their prestige! How unfortunate tkat all cannot follow the shining example of Sergeant York, who, untraincd in the ways of the world, has worn his honors easily and has not yet been
 tn having committed a sin gle faux pas!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES AND ELSEWHERE
pr. Wells Leaves For Arkansas.

When the invitation came to m ? rsome months ago to preach the bac-
 calaureate sermon at Galloway col
 ;ege, Searcy Park, l accepted the op-
 I,crtunity with much pleasure to rem
 der a gracious service for one of our
 great Christian institutions of southern
 Methodism," said Dr. Preston B. Wells,
 pastor of Highlands Methodist church,
 who leaves for Arkansas today, preach
 Ing the commencement sermon at Gal
 loway college on Sunady, June 1. At
 that time. however. I did not know that Bishop Ainsworth would sbe the commencement speaker for the Bir'
 mingharH-Southern college. regret
 that I shall be denied the privilege of
 hearing 3isNop Ainsworth at Highlands
 ing, for he is one of the leaders of Christianity; man of force and power. and Birmingham may expect a strong deuverance from him in his sermon Sunday morning The coming of such a man is a blessing to any city. In
 cidentally l might say that the Bir- mingham- Southern college has had great year of real progress-its first year since the consolidation. l know of no institution with a brighter fu- ture; it has d strong faculty and IS one of Birmingham's most valuable assets I expect to return to Birming- ham from Arkansas on Monday after noon in time to hear the literary ad- dress on Monday evening by pr. An drew Sledd of Emory university be- fore the literary societies of Birming- ham Southern college at the Tutwilex that evening. Dr. Sledd is one of the leaders of thought at Emory. and l am sure that the reception following the address will be a great delight to those present so that they may have the pleasure of personally meeting pr. Sledd."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
THE SONG OF THE WESTERN MEN

 By Robert Stephen Hawker A good sword and a trusty hand. merry heart and true! King James men shall understand What Cornish lads can do. And have they fixed the where and when And shall Trelawney die? Here's twenty thousand Cornish men Will know the reason why. Out spake their captain brave and bold merry wight was he; If Lonoon Tower were Michaers hold We'll set Trelawney free! Well cross the Tamar, land to land The Severn is no stay With one and all, and hand in hand. And who shall bid us nay: And when we come to London Wall, pleasant sight to view, q Come forth. come forth, ye towards all' Here's men as good as you Trelawney, he's in keep and hold. Trelawney. he may die; But here's twenty thousand Cornish bold Will know the raason why
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
LIKE M,LIIkE SAYS

And this would be a nicer world if
 soft spots were as common in hearts as
 they are in heads.
 Another great mystery is why the av-
 craze woman can't crack joke without
 damaging it.
 Ever notice that when you do a favor
 for a friend you usually pick out one
 who has bad memory? A man is perfectly willing to let his wife train his children. But he won t take any chances with his dog's educa- tion. He attends to that himself We know an old crab who spent all last winter going through the dictionary. in the hope that he might find a mistake in it.
 The same hat that was so becoming like fright if she has to wear 1t again this year
 The reason mother knows what the baby is trying to say is because the baby is merely getting some wind off his stomach. Isn't it wonderful how faithful an un- faithfu, husband can be to some other . mans wife.
 A dollar doesn't look any bigger to a small boy than it does to wife who has to touch her husband for it. 1 It must make an ostrich mad to spend years in growing plume to adorn the hat of some fair creature and then find the plume on the hat of souare-faced man who belongs to the uniform rank oi his lodge.
 l Just because man finds that he car l hold girl in his arms for two hours {, he imagines that he could support hel l for a lifetime. ] Any time your wife asks you for advice
 or any subject always give an opinion op- posed to' those you really entertain. ant
 she will agree with you. 1 A man is just as contrary as woman 1 If he knew that he could kiss a woman he wouldn't want to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
A CURE-AIJ.
From the New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram. The cent tax on ice cream is raising
 som mething of roar throuyhout inc
 country but bootlegger can peel your roll to the tune of ten bucks quart and
 nobody could hear you whimper with a stethoscope. e.-Houston Post An, but see what you get. It's good for pains in the back. loss O memory. dimness of vision, corns, warts, ounions, removing grease spots. polishing furniture. can be drunk, inrnled or shot into the leg, and even
 used as an excuse for murder. There's no comparison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Change In Promotion
 Plan For the Army

IlO ROMOTION in the peace-time S army will be by selection rather Ithan by seniority, if Secretary Bakers Iplan is approved by Congress and the bill prepared by the war department is enacted into law. It is good meas ure and should commend itself to men familiar with military affairs and to all officers in line of promotion except drones.
 The old seniority plan has kept ex- Iceptionally efficient officers back for many years. They are usually we'll advanced in years before they attain higher rank than captain. As result the army is deprived of the services Iof ambitious and brilliant West Point |ers in the higher grades because of the antiquated law that has prevailed from the early days of the republic.
 During the civil war the seniority rule was pushed aside by Congress now and then to advance officers on the regular army list for especial gal lantry and fitness for command. Such recognition of merit always took form in special act of Congress. Other wise the seniority system was ad- hered to.
 If MT. Bakers policy obtains the "slow- going" officers will complain that they have not been fairly dealt with. But such men would never be satisfied with conditions, no matter what happened.
 It is proposed to establish examin- ing boards, made up of general of- ficers. While there is always more or less friction in the army and naxy growing out of petty jealousies, the men who would pass upon the 'quali- fications of the records of the candi- dates for promotion would be, it mi ght be assumed, open-mined and absolute ly fair.
 It is hoped Congress will not delay in incorporating the proposed plar into the army. Also Congress should
 retain as permanent grade one
 full general. That should always be
 the rank of the chief of staff; anc las a matter of course General Persh ling should be made a full general ;r lthe regular establishment. As it is now he, along with General Marct and General Bliss, holds the rank only
 during the war or while the American
 expeditionary force is in the field | The new army measure will b,
 watched with interest by soldiers ant
 by civilians in public life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Chamber of Commerce
 Increasing In Popularity

1T HE splendid success of the mem- 0 bership campaign of the Cham Der of Commerce is cheering to all citizens concerned in civic progress and in Birmingham's upbuilding This influential institution has long had an appeal for all business men of public spirit, but never has so wide range of interests come to its active support as now.
 Starting out Monday to enroll a large membership, it has already gone lover the expectations of many of the most ardent of the "old standbys." To be exact, 1852 members had been se- cured when the team workers reported yesterday.
 By Saturday at noon total of over two thousand will probably be en- rolled, and on Monday, when a wind Iup of odds and ends of the campaign Twill be made, there is a reasonable hope that total of 25OO will be reached.
 With such great body to lead along civic lines, President R. A. Brown can do wonders. Certain it is that Birmingham is to be congratu- I1n+ kor of campaign.
 A Missouri mob entered a courtroom. seized a convicted murderer and
 lynched him in the courthouse yard.
 Southern mobs have more respect for
 the bench than that. They usually wait
 until the prisoner is removed from court and take him to the outskirts of
 town before adjusting the moose. $; < #
 An advertisement in The Age-Her-
 aid begins Concerning rolling stones,
 rainbows, the old home state and El
 Dorado-also crooks of gold, shimmery
 dreams and wanderlust." When an ad
 writer turns himself loose he scars to ; dizzy heights.
 Il F * *
 dining car raided at the terminal station was found to contain ice-cold
 "Budweiser." imported wine and SO pnts of high grade whisky There Imust be something in this talk about , the delights of travel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events Recorded May 80, 1899.

It is certain that three members of the House of Representatives will go before the democratic caucus seeking the minority nomination for speaker. They are Representatives Richardson, De Armond and Bankhead. Representa- tive Bankhead tells the Wash ing on correspondent of The Age-Herald that he is confident of being nominated. Representative Underwood is working in his behalf.
 The court of cessation met yesterday y
 in Paris to hear debates in the appli- cation for a revision of the Dreyfus
 case. The courtroom was filled with
 Parisian celebrities.
 Captain >Tilley of the signal corps
 with a detachment made up of mem
 bers of the corps. was fired on by
 treacherous natives on the Island oi Negroes where the party went to re-
 pair the cable. Captain Tilley and two
 of his men are missing. Mrs. John H. Clisby, wife of the | mayor of Montgomery, was fatally hurt by Jumping from carriage. Her sis ter, Mrs. Charles Virgin, was seriously injured.
 The interstate cake walk at the audi torium last night, for the benefit ol the Birmingham Carnival society, was a great success. Twelve hundred peo- pie attend. Chattanooga couple | Jack Mayfield and Hattie Waters, wor l first prize.
 , The summer theatrical season at East Lake park opened last night with 8 vaudeville show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
AN UNDESIRABLE.

The "parlor bolsheviki"
 Prate of world wide brotherhood In theoretic language
 That is little understood. But if, while they're discussing
 The equality of men, With anarchistic doctrine
 Interjected now and then. A ragged, dirty "comrade"
 Should attempt to take a seat, They'd call a burly bluecoat
 To escort him to the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
TELEPHONE
Self-Ioye is not so vile sin As self-neglecting.
 Henry V. # x #

BEGINNING THE DAY-My la ther, pour into me the spirit of geu- tIenesx. Make me so constant ana so strong that gentleness will seem no compromise. Hold before me the faces of those mighty men who have also been gentlemen. Give me a new vision of Him, who was gem tIest of all and also mightiest of all. Amen.-H. Nj. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
LOCATING BROTHER RI,I11r

From the Kansas City Star.
 William C. Bulltt of the staff of the American peace commission has re- signed because he doesn't approve the treaty. We'll, the country really didn t know he was on the commission until it learned that he wasn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
STILL TANNING GEORGE

From the New York Evening Sun.
 Reenter George Creel-as promoter of a mental development, efficiency" system; get-wise-quick scheme. But has ne taken the treatmentshimself? It reminds one of the stammerer who had reconi- mended certain doctor as ''t-t-the m-m-rnan that cuc-cuc-cured m-mc.'s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Goes Back To Teaching.

q saw a man few days ago who
 had just failed in the civil service ex-
 amination.' said State Senator Charles R. West. He failed in penmanship and composition, two very essential branches, both in the civil service and in teaching school. He told me of his failure and then remarked that he
 would go back to teaching. We have had too many of that kind of teach CTS in Alabama already, and I hope that some way may be devised of i'm proving conditions. We need teachers of the best qualifications in our schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SLANG IS A NECESSITY

My friend" said the fussy old gen- tleman. why do you say you must tod dle along?' You are in the prime of life and walk with the easy tread of panther"
 Sir" said the facetious citizen, If everybody were as particular about the choice of words as you are, book reviewers would write up baseball games and heckling the umpire would become a lost art"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
HARSH INFERENCE.
N vorL roIaoram

From the New York Telegram
 When a man makes the prediction that the coming summer will be the longest in the history of the nation lit is reasonable to infer that he Is either a beer lapper or rum hound irreverent ribalc. Language fails us. We turn you over for sentence to the Hon. Luke McLuke of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
PLENTY OF PROOF

From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Instead of demanding proof of German
 crimes from the Allied delegates, Brock dorff-Rantzau could have saved time by simply asking any adult in his home country. They kept records of all the
 events
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
When Necessity Demands

T do not know why, but it always hurts me to see fine trees cut down. D said Key Milner, "and the other day as l came out of the Tutwiler and looked across the street and saw the lot cluttered with fine specimens of oak it made me feel sorry. T. do not know why they were laid low, but of course I knew that it would be only matter of time when the vacant cor ner would be built upon, as it is too valuable 8 site to escape the onward march Of progress which has Birming- ham we'll within it's sweep at pres ent."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
PRINCIPAL FEATURES.

See all the sights in NYawk. Ezry?"
 Nope. l nearly twisted my durned neck off tn first two days I wuz there. so I sorter compromised on one O. them gal shows. tn Woolworth build ing an tn subway"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
WOULD HE COME INT

tIIt IiouSe0lI Ost
 John Armstrong Chanler. former hus- band of Amelie Rives, may be legally sane in Virginia and legally insane in New York but we would feel better about the Virginia decision if they would shove him outdoors in a rainstorm with out an umbrella and see what he would do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
SPOKE TOO SOON.

The following story is told of a greatly beloved judge whose home is at Clarksville, Tenn.
 An obstreperous citizen was haled to court. charged with having ridden his horse through a store, with resultant damage to a stock of merchandise. At the end of the trial the judge said, T will fine the defendant S25."
 Got 1t right here in my jeans, judge" answered the defendant brisk ly.
 And 30 days" continued the judge. Have you got that in your jeans?
 PRACTICALLY UNTENANTED.
 You have many tall buildings In America" remarked the foreign vis- itor.
 "so we have" answered the proud citizen.
 And I dare say they are all full of fair stenographers?
 The grain elevators are not"
 rrrIE rIrrCxgrNryr CT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Hampered Fly Rain

The rain of the past few days has been simply a source of annoyance to city people, said Marvin Hatley, but it is more serious proposition for the man in the country. Having lived on a farm, I know what it means for the grass to get a good start in the cot ton fields, and now that labor Is so scarce many farmer IS going to be up against it good and hard It is all right for the city gardens, for they are easily kept clean, but when fel- low sits on his front porch day after day looking over broad fields in which tiny green sprouts are beginning tc show their heads, he knows it means a real fight to stop the1r growth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs biid- ing.
 European bureau, 10 King street. Covent Garden, London, w. (. /.
 Eastern business office World build ing, New York city; western business office. Tribune building, Chicago The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
LIGHT EMPLOYMENT.

How would you like to be as idle as painted ship upon a painted ocean'?"
 I'll confess that have an acute at- tack of spring fever," said Mi Dub waite. but that would be trifIe too monotonous, even in my present run- down condition. I'd rather be the chairman of a congressional investiga- tion committee. That comes as close to being suspended animation as anything I know about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
,roTHE0sIs oF WINE AND BMt

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 Wine and beer plume themselves or getting into the impassioned peroratior of a presidential message anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
Called off Too Soon

A friend of mine in Talladega and his family were to meet at my farm down in Shelby county for dinner last Sunday" said Dr. Charles F. Lokey. and my wife and had made all ar engagements to leave Saturday after noon, but before going called up the wea ther man and he told me rain was scheduled for all of the Sabbath and I got the Talladegans on the phone and after discussing the situation the trip was called off. Sunday proved to be lovely day. My farm is 56 miles the way l now have to reach it. but when the Leeds road is opened and a few miles of a connecting link is built l will only have 35 miles to drive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
SHAMELESS.

T fear Glithers is a political trick ster," His conscience doesn't seem to bother him any" Probably not" "At least, he has no objections to being known as practical man"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
One Way To Advertise

T was amused at an announcement which was made at the Chamber of Commerce dinner on Wednesday," said pr. Percy Woodall, flor it was stated that Captain Henry Porter had been unfortunate enough to have his hat stolen. Now, of course, l was sorry for Henry, but sitting near him I couldn't help but josh him about his unique method of advertising Porter hats making it appear that they were so attractive that it was unsafe to leave them lying around even for the short time it took to eat one of Fred Shireman's lunches"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

Carriages without horses shall go' And accidents fill the world With woe Around the world throughts shall Fly In the twinkling of an eye; Water shall yet more wonders do' How strange, yet shall be true. The world upside down shall De, And gold be found at root of tree' Through hills men shall ride And no horse or ass be at his side. Under water men shall walk, Shall ride, shall sleep. shall talk In the air men shall be seen, In white in black, in green. Iron in water shall float
 As easy as a wooden boat
 Gold shall be found, and found In land that is not known
 Fire and water shall wonder do. England shall at last admit Jew. The world to an end shall come In eighteen hundred and eighy-one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

No communication will be published without it's authors name. ReJectea manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
MOTHER SYMPTOMS rRoPHEcY

From the New York Evening sum-
 The following, which is known a. Mother Shipton's Prophecy" was hrs published in 14sS. republished in le4- and again in 1875. It will be noticed that all the events predicted in 1t ex cept the last two lines have come t. pass:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

THE JUDGMENT SEAT Some way to meet the allied bills The Huns must now employ And Mach Paris" no longer fills Their simple hearts with joy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

Entered at the Birmingham. Aia'' postoffice as second-class matter uh- der act of Congress, March $, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

The summer theatrical season at East Lake park opened last night with 8 vaudeville show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

gle faux pas!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-30

So it won't hurt any of you who live m steam heated, electric lighted, modernly equipped establishments to take time to get acquainted with the "quilters" of CO., lonial days and watch them as they sew bits of cloth together, or bend above the 1 frames as they stitch the upper and lower
 materials together, having filled in be- 1 tween with wool or cotton or feathers. II will be like breath of cold air to some
 of our hot house plants of this twen- | tieth century.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
statesmen

We want three men. over 25 wears Of eRo
who are statesmen and know fl
Who are gentlemen and can prove IT
Who are frankly looking for an opror-
tunity TO make good in big way with a
mouse which will help them to do it,
Our firm Is expanding
Its business is OF world Importance
The men seek must be clean as TO rec
ora and habits, strong as TO character and
determination.
We will train them for executive position
IN financial organization which has
grown great because it recognizes ability
and rewards conscientious efforts with
prompt promotion.
Experience in our limo Is Unnecessary Tel
ephone Main 1880 after 10 IL m. for ap-
pointment.