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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

It is reported that the Hamburg American line is planning to substitute Zeppelins for its ocean liners seized by the allies. For business reasons, it isn't likely that one will be named in honor of a Hohenzollern.
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 These are Indeed melancholy days for the Birmingham citizen who lives in the heart of one of the richest coal re- gions in the world and is forced to pay over s7 ton for fuel.
 While we may not be getting the truth about Russia, in some particulars, it is pretty we'll established that the bolshevik government is still functioning.
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 An extraordinary state of affairs. to say the least of it, when the Italian government appeals to the allies to dis lodge Italians from Plume.
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 It is singularly gratifying to ones self respect to realize that he is supporting the league of nations and isn't Hooking over his shoulder"
 What is a professor worth?" asks contemporary. As a citizen he may be priceless, but you can't judge of his value by his salary.
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 It will always cost great deal to i've in this country, as long as the average citizen puts off his grocer to buy gas- oline.
 There are few persons of sufficient importance to make it worth while to use an electrical device so they can be heard in three different places at once. x x # We might have expected Germany to be unrepentant. but to make matters worse, she is still powerful and may soon be crouching for another spring. # # 'F l When debate on the league of natioNs started senatorial dignity turned up it's toes and died. | A recent snapshot of Maxine Elliott shows quite conclusively that Maxine is getting on in life. | # # x | What's become of the old-fashioned county fair that depended on prize pigs and big pumpkins to draw a crowd? l * # #
 It is worth nothing that considerable number of striking steel workers wht figure in riots are foreign-porn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
DYNAMIC GERMANY

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger 6H1HE reading of present conditions in
 Germany which Henry Morgen
 S thau offers the American public is somewhat startling and disconcerting to most of us, who had come to regard Germany as denatured, demoralized and impoverished. He depicts her as un- crushed and far from humble, even with her army pared down and her fleet de stroyed She is amassing resources that are still considerable for the striking of another blow, and her hope is quite as much in the want of cohesive purpose among her foes as in the political soli- daritv of her own unchastened and unre- pentant people.
 Germany's failure to subdue the world to her own uses leaves her without friend, and ready-as the Ishmaelite among the nations-to employ the covert weapons of guile and dissimulation where brute force openly employed availed her nothing. The little countries which she once pretended to protect now need more than ever the guardianship of a stead fast alliance of the greater powers. They are fiercely quarreling over the division of the spells, and thus playing directly l into the rapacious maw of the phoenix l of German imperialism.
 Dissensions in the camp of those who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

stood together at Armageddon are only helping Germany's game. There is no doubt that this must be for the present a waiting game; but there is a great deal that Germany can do while she is marking time. She can be sowing the dragons teeth of murderous mischief i'll neighboring lands, even if of her own motion she can conduct no offensive mil itary campaign.
 America, with the perspective of dis- tance and her men and her resources. lately mobilized, still at her beck and call, is in a position to frustrate the German machnations. America is the hope of the world, not merely as mar ket, but as watchtower; not as granary, but as an armory; nce as a playground or a workroom, but as bristling fortress. We are not looking for more fighting, for we are heartily sick of warfare, but we are vigilant for any effort the Germans may make to- ward a resumption of the effort to, police the earth from Berlin and have no civili- zation that is not made in Germany. The legitimate expansion of trade in it's natural channels is very different mat
 ter from the deliberate confiscation of all commerce and all property on the theory of the divine right of kaisers and the exalted majesty of supermen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Farm Offer. Opportunities.


 There are today thousands ana thousands of acres of very productive lands in Alabama lytng idle for lack of help to cultivate them, and this for the reason that the negroes In the black belt and the white tenants in other parts of the state, nave been drawn away from the farms by the high wages. and other attractions, until now the cities are overrun with people, and house rent is out of sight, and all costs of living has reached an un- reasonable figure said B. c. Samueis of Sylacauga yesterday. What we must do is to get more people back to the farms, and as I see 1t, the way to do that is for large landowners to sell off in small quantities, on reasonaole terms. the farms they have been rent ing out, so that we will have state made up of home owners. who are in terested in building up the land, taking an interest in the betterInent of the roads the schools and thus improve the agricultural interests of the state. The bankers have said they are willing 10 back up the farmers, and we have got to get away from the old negro tenant system, whereby the land was robbed | of it's productiveness from year 10 year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
LUKE McLUKE SAYS

When a man puts his wife on the train for a two weeks visit out of town, he feels like a small boy with new hatchet. He doesn't know exactly what he is going to do, but he knows it will be something he is not supposed to do.
 The way some girls dress it is hard to tell whether they are going to q dance or coming home from work.
 A man may be a crab about other things but it is wonderful how he can enthuse over himself.
 What doth it profit a man to put whip and spurs to his brain when he forgets to bridle his tongue?
 A man will give you some advice he is afraid to follow himself and if you make any money following 1t he'll re- gard you as robber.
 A girl wouldn't be so anxious to wear silk stockings if she had to wear ankle length skirts and high shoes with them
 The reason why 1t takes fat woman whole hour to adjust her straight front corset when she is dressing is because she knows that haste makes waist.
 What small boy likes most abou school are the Saturdays, Sundays ant holidays when there isn't any. The only time merchant will admi that he Is making money is when h' isn't and Is trying to sell out. I Ask any five men the time and al ! five of them will pull out watches eaci showing a different time. and all fiv' | will bet real money that the other fou are wrong and he is right.
 A man will let you feed his daughte candy. But he won't let you feed hi dog meat for fear you might poison tn dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
Alabama Leads In
 Co-Operative Arrangement

E ROM July l, 1918, to June 30, U 1919, forty-seven counties in Alabama marketed 3219 carloads of hogs, of which about 1195 carloads consisted of cooperative shipments. These figures do not include all the hogs sold in or exported from Ala bama during this period, as a large number were marketed by auto-trucks at the stock yards at Montgomery and Birmingham, as well as at two other packing plants in the state.
 A representative of the United States department of agriculture re- ports that as accurately as can be estimated the forty-seven counties mentioned disposed of between five and six thousand cars of hogs in the year.
 "State and federal experts believe there will be a material increase 1T the amount of pork produced as vel as in the carlot shipments of hogs from Alabama this year, despite the | increased interest and acreage III cot ton brought about by high prices Apparently the squealing shote ha' detrained at Alabama for long ane
 prosperous stay"
 Alabama is making strides in liv'
 stock development. Every carload
 counts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

From the Providence Journal
 E1T7aIRTY- EIGHT years ago James A.
 Garfield, President Of the
 S United states. died at Elberon, New Jersey to which place he had been taken from Washington sometime after he was shot, on July ?. in he Balti- more and Ohio station, at the capital. Many persons who are only just get ting used to regarding themselves as vividly remember that long-past summer during which the nations hopes and .ears alternated as the reports from the Presidents bedside varied. There was general gloom when the end came. Bells tolled throughout the land and the emblems of mourning were everywhere dis played. w
 The President passed away@at 10:35 o'clock and the news reached Provi- dence about an hour later. The police authorities promptly notified the sex tons of the churches and at three min utes after midnight the bell at St. Johns began to peal out the tidings, the others following until by 20 min utes past 12 all had joined in. The inn pression made by this midnight chorus is reflected in two contemporary poems printed in the Journal, from one of which the following stanzas are taken. 70, hark! the stiffness of the night is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
Anni.ton Helps in Campaign.

"Anniston has rallied to the alo ol the Baby Campaign in splendid styie' said Ralph Barrow. secretary or the Alabama Children's Aid society yester- day. q have just received telegram from pr. Middleton S. BarnweH' who addressed the Rotary club on the cam paign there today and he says that the club went 100 per cent on Annistons quota pr. Barnwell, along with pr Henry M Edmonds, pr. Morris New field, Judge s. D. Murphy and others are lending every assistance in the drive to secure sso.ooo for the work during the remainder of 1919 and TOT the year of 1920, and reports from over the state are to the effect that the campaign Is making strong appeal to the people of Alabama. We are no" confident that with the splendid start which has been made we will secure the amount which has been decided by the
 board of directors as necessary for the continuance of this most Important work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 6T1HE great audience which greeted
 the President at Columbus sang
 S "Dixie," and then cheered till the welkin rang. And that was quite all right Lincoln said that Dixie" became national air when it was captured with the rest of the outfit
 Dixie" is one of the greatest mel odies of it's kind ever written We love the throb and lit of it. We have adopt ed if because the south loves it; because it makes us think of Kentucky cornfields. of cotton picking in Mississippi and Ala bama and Louisiana; because 1t makes us see the white of orange groves ana dream of their delicious perfume; because when we hear 1t we can see the pickan- innies dancing in the moonlight, or roll ing naked on the wharves when the big steamboats glide up to landing; De- cause it's harmony brings to us ,he rS- nance and chivalry of the southland, the slassy notes of the mockingbird, the soft speech of our southern friends; Ue- cause its irresistible necromancy makes us clap our hands and stamp our feet. 1 But the national anthem it cannot be. In it's melody is not interwoven the spell of American nationalism. It is sweet, but provincial.
 !, It is redolent of memories both sad and gay. In 1t laughs and vaunts musical
 Ariel, fugitive. elusive. arsring, spirit | A. ljesty and glory of all America It does not rank with America" and The Star
 spangled Banner" These we sing witt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
THEY SANG DIXIE

uncovered heads and reverent hearts. They tell us stirringly of the loyalty of our people, of the grandeur of our noun tairs, seas and plains, of that promise held near to the hearts of our millions ot people to honor and defend the flag, of peace and plenty and progress, of a nation one and indivisible.
 We shall continue to sing Dixie" and continue to play it for our pleasure-a rippling, haunting melody. something akin to light girlish laughter. the fra grance of roses or moonlight thrilled and filled with the love songs of mating uightingales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

turn to duty or be regarded as de- serters from the Italian army. Haranguing the officers and soldiers, D'Annunzio said:
 Be faithful to Plume; be true to
 Italy: nobody can move us from
 here. For myself, I shall not leave
 here alive; nor shall leave here
 when I am dead, as shall oe
 buried here, 10 become one with
 this sacred soil
 "The beauty of our cause touches
 all hearts. I trust that each one Of
 you, firmly planted on solid feet
 will repeat with head uplifted, the
 Roman saying, the motto of the
 legionaries: Here I remain ire
 movable"
 Not bad speech. It is just the kind of oratory adventurers have employed for centuries to fire the imagination of their followers. What pity that D'Annunzio did not rest content with his war record! He conducted himself like hero and a patriot. Seldom in- deed have mere poets risen to such daring and spectacular achievement Alas, Gabrielle has dropped from the sublime to the ridiculous!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
WHERE HE GOT OFF

From Victory, New York. (Translated
 From the French for The Star.)
 It is said that in one of the front line trenches some soldiers from Paris re- marked that the noise made by the ap preaching shells resembled the roar of the Paris Metro As the shells came over they would shout: "Etoile-next station Obligado" One day terrific explo- sion covered half the company with dirt. one unfortunate had completely disappeared when all at once, his head emerged from the wreckage and hs shouted: Next stop. Pere Lachaise! ,Note: Pere Lachaise is the name of 2 famous cemetery in Parls)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
DAN DAILY WANTS A JOB

From the New York Herald.
 Dan Daily, late of the marine corps, who has two congressional medals, distinguished service cross, the French Metallic militaire, a croix de guerre with plams and six campaign medals, wants a job. You might imagine that departments would find it worth while to hire him and put him on exhibition for the benefit of visitors to Washing ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
MINOR TRAGEDY.

q dropped in unexpectedly to sec Gadspur and found him weeping over his wife's household account book" away with another mani Something serious must have happened if the sight of her account book moved him to reafs.~
 "Oh, Mrs. Gadspur had merely gone out of town a day or two to visit re- latives. What pierced Gadspur to his hearts core was friend wife's style of bookkeeping"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
VII, Lessen Auto Thefts.

Thornton Estes, president of the Au- tomobile club, was very much pleaseu yesterday with some news he had just had from Washington. to the effect that the House has passed a bill mak- ing it a federal offense to steal an automobile and carry it into another state "This will mean a great deal to all owners of automobiles he sa'd. 'The practice of stealing automobiles has become so bad that something had to be done to stop it. This new law, when ratified by the Senate, will do more to deter thefts of machines than anything else could Criminals are very wary of running afoul Of the red eral government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD Events recorded September 24, 1899,

Preparations are being made to give Admiral Dewey a notable reception In Washington, although the capital real izes that it cannot surpass New York. The festivities will continue for two days, it is planned to present the ad- miral with a sword.
 At the conclusion of his speech at Collinsville yesterday, under the aus- pices of the Bryan club, Hon. John w. Tomlinson formally announced his can- didacy for governor of Alabama, being
 the first gubernatorial candidate to publicly declare for the renomination of Bryan and against imperialism and
 trusts.
 At o'clock this morning the round house, railroad shops and car sheds of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company, at Thirteenth street and Tenth avenue, were totally destroyed by fire The loss is estimated at 3S5.- 900, large part of which is covered by insurance.
 A London dispatch states that the de- cision between peace and war rests ir the hands of President Kruger, in the Transvaal crisis. Hostilities will either begin soon or not at all. Thomas Y. Cain,, pioneer resident oi the Birmingham district, died last nigh , at his home at Cain station, on tht East Lake car line.
 Sam Jones. the noted revivalist, vii
 lecture at the Auditorium next Thurs l day night for the benefit of the South side Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
RIGHT SPIRIT.

MT. Ora bcoin spent thousands of dollars on his daughters education She attended some of the most expen- sive schools in America and Europe. She was taught to sing, to paint to play various musical instruments and to speak three or four languages" Fine"
 "But let me tell you how shamefuuy she repaid her fathers tender care She came back home and married his chauf- feur"
 Splendid! A girl with her wealth and accomplishments might have mar ried a broken-down duke"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
THING OF THE PAST.


 An old gentleman from the coun- try visited Washington the other day and set the capital in an uproar. In fact he was hailed as one of the na- tion's leading humorists" an impression?"
 He said he'd come to Washington, by heck, to see specimen of that there senatorial dignity"
 LATTER-DAY PREPAREDNESS
 If Cortez could conquer Mexico with handful of Spaniards and few thousand Indian allies, it wouldn't be much of job for Uncle Sam, even now" remarked the jingo.
 Perhaps not" replied the level-head- ed citizen, 'sbut you must remember that was about 400 years ago. Since then Mexicans have gotten into the habit of buying large quantities of guns and ammunition from shifty Americans, something they didn't know about when Cortez was hewing them down with one hand and setting up crosses with the other" EUROPEAN PALACES. You've heard the song, I Dreamt Dwelt in Marble Halls" "Oh, yes. That sort of dream wouldn't appeal to me-" Why not?" "In most of those marble halls there isn't a respectable piece of plumbing from the top floor to the basement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
Evidence of Prosperity.

Allen J. Krebs, Sr.. formerly resi- dent of Birmingham, who has made his home in Atlanta for the past three years. is in the city for few days. q came over to look after a few con- struction jobs I'm interested in," MT Krebs said, land while here am taking the opportunity to look up as many of my old friends as possible. It seerns good to get back to Birmingham and see all the evidences of good business and prosperity that meet the eye ev- anywhere; it almost makes me wish I were still living here" MT. Krebs is registered at the Motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
A PEST.
your vacation?"

50 you enjoyed your vacation?"
 T certainly did In fact I had the time of my young life"
 Good! Here comes a man don't want you to meet. He would spoil your disposition"
 why"
 He has worked for the same firm for 25 years and it is his proud boast that he has never missed a day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
AUTUMN.

By Lowell.
 When falling leaves fafter through
 motionless air Or nimbly cling and shiver to be gone! How simmer the low flats and pas
 lures bare, As with her nectar Hebe Autumn fills The bowl between me and those distant
 hills
 And smiles and shakes abroad her
 misty, tremulous hair!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
High Cost of Crap Shooting.

Now we have the high cost of crar shooting" said c. P Williams of the Jefferson county court of misdemean- ors. since they raised this court to the rank of court of record it costs real money to get rid of the after eff fleets of little game It used to be a little matter of twenty and costs for week days and half price for Sunday. Now a little flutter in court costs trial has increased five to one and a solicitors fee of five dollars is added Yes indeed its bad day for merry parties, but it's only in line with the general rise in prices"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
# x # President Wilson's Tour Has Brought Good Results

THE American people as whole J believe that President Wilson is disinterestedly working for the peace of the world. This public con- | fidence has been one of the greatest factors in the success of his western tour. While the temper of the crowds seems to have varied, in the main the President has had his hearers with him. He has been listened to respect fully, with an evident desire on their part to reach true understanding of what the league of nations means and the role America will be expected to play in that federation of states. In most of the cities visited, he has aroused marked enthusiasm.
 It is highly significant that in California, where Hiram Johnson, one of the strongest opponents in the treaty fight, is the favorite son, Presi- dent Wilson made deep impression. 1t has been said that California would elect Senator Johnson to any office , within its power, yet we have the spectacle of the President swaying
  huge crowds by his eloquence and cogent reasoning. If one will only put partisan politics and prejudice aside, the league of nations covenant doesn't call for much explanation. The clauses are about as clear as they can be made in the English lang uage. The President has largely re- peated before one audience what he said to others.
 There is going to be bitter fight in the Senate over the ratification of the peace treaty, including the league of nations covenant, but since MT Wilson began his speech-making the conviction has grown that majority of the American people, taking them south, east, north and west, are stand ing behind him in his efforts to fulfil our obligations to humanity. Sucf men as Johnson and Reed do not rep resent the views of their constitu ents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
Something to Laugh at
 In the Aftermath of War

NNTHILE the chancellories of Eu- WV rope and the American state department may be perturbed, Ga briele D'Annunzio is contributing to the gaiety of nations by his antics in Plume. The story of the Capture" of Plume by the bald bard appears more like a bit of comic opera foolery worthy of Gilbert and Sullivan than ! serious undertaking in these ma- terialistic times.
 The puzzled attitude of the Italian government is almost as mirth-pro- voking. After appealing vainly to the Italian troops in Plume to withdraw from the city and abandon their fiery leader, the Italian government has re- uuested the allies to spare the sensi- tive feelings of the populace and the soldiery by themselves driving out the usurpers.
 A recent dispatch reported D'An- nunzio highly indignant" because ar airplane flew over Plume and dropped pamphlets inviting the soldiers to fe'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24

BEGINNING THE DAY--O God, thank Thee for those that have gone before. They laid the foundations They wore down the paths. They subdued the wilderness. They made it easier to he brave and good. IT virtue is hard with them, what must it baye been without thems Amen.
 H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
THE PRESIDENTIAL COLLAR

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 One cartoonist. always puts high standing collar on the President, but if he ever wore one in his life, except with evening dress, the fact never ''got out on him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
Singings Helps Feelings

Tt is really remarkable just how few minutes singing changes ones feelings" said Mrs. Gertrude G. De- Armond land we have started having them at our school. Last week one of the teachers came to me and told me she had come to school that morning with the intention of resigning, but after the sing she felt as if she could teach on forever with the finesE of spirit. This community singing Is a great thing, and in my opinion has been most beneficial to Birmingham and has afforded much pleasure ts thousands of residents"