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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
10,0OO,O00 LOAN POSTERS

from the New York Evening Sun. "A BOUT 100000 posters have been N\ prepared for the Victory loan and S S issued.
 Fewer in design than those issued for the other loans, the posters are attractive in design and calculated to convey a vigorous appeal to patriots to help the government again in it's war task. The keynote of the Victory loan, Fin ish the Job,' is the theme of one poster strongest and best issued in any loan campaign. It is in two sizes, the huge 24-sheet and smaller one. It portrays a typical American workingman, in flannel shirt and overalls, his sleeves rolled up, his right hand digging into his pocket for money to lend to Uncle Sam. He wears the buttons of the four Lib erty loans, showing that he is a part ner with his government in it's war un- dertaking The legend the poster bears, Sure, we'll finish the job," shows his determination to see it through to suc- cess.
 The patriots face is rugged, with strong elements of common sense and humor. This is a man of the people. not to be misled by any wild flights of fancy into wildcat politics of the Bol- shevist brand or wildcat investments, is the impression conveyed. His Govern ment and .e Government financial plans are good enough for him, and he shows he is willing to back them to his limit,
 The picture was painted by Gerrit Be- neker. It carries an appeal directly to the army of men who work with their hands, the power in the flotation of ths Liberty loans, and on whom the Govern ment depends to take a large part of the Victory loan.
 This poster will be displayed on bill- boards all over the country, 35,00O or them in the 24-sheet size-a display be- lieved to be the largest ever undertaken. There have been printed 1,76s,705 copies of the smaller size, 36 by 3S, Autographed in eight impressions.
 Another design popular both Tor 'ta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
OUR LAND

OUR LAND Florence Earle Coates. in Harper's for April The gift of an idealist, She came of vision. and the dream Of one who saw @beyond vast waters
 gleam The light of a new world without a name:
 A gift of Life she came She, the renascence from Earth's ancient
 woe, With Raphael born and Michel Angelo. Noiseless. the patient years went by, And only red-men cared to roam Her glorious streams, and call her noun
 tains home Then came to her, like pilgrims of the
 Grail
 Whose courage could not fail, Others, sad exiles, longing to be free Seekers of God and human liberty! A blessed; blessed Land! She gave Ideals, to mankind unknown, And toiling, taught wondering world The dignity of toll, despised before;
 She opened a great Door; Enlarged the human mind and made men
 see That he who shares his freedom is most
 free. Oh, strong and beautiful and brave The Titan-Mother of the West Gathering in her arms and to her breast The hurt, unfriended, weary, and forlorn
 Outcast. and alien-born, How should the unfriended poor beyond
 the seas Not yearn to her-the new Hesperides! Full gamers were her tolls reward; But, laboring. always she dreams. Mistake her not Mid clouds her eagle
 screams, Emblem of liberty that nothing bars,
 And on her brow are stars Stars whose pure radiance is not all of
 earth, Enkindled there where Justice had it's
 birth. Be,oy ed Land! Apart, she smiled. But. oh, more glorious today, Life's Larger Summons eager to obey, Her strength outpoured to succor and be-
 friend World. wide without end, She waits-how yearningly!-the hour to When laureled Peace shall lead her heroes
 home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS

It takes a furniture van to make $150O worth of furniture look like 15 cents.
 Even if tiny baby looks like monkey you can't make it's mother mad by telling her that it looks like her.
 You may not believe it. But married man can quarrel with his wife-by just sitting still and listening.
 Better work hard and save your coin if you want to spend old age in comfort. The chances are that neither the I. w. w. nor the bolsheviki will do much for you.
 When nature fails to give a woman all that is coming to her she doesn't get discouraged. She calls in art to her aid.
 Another great truth is that one half of the family expects the other half of the family to do the economizing.
 Any time you see an advertisement for a "Plain Cook the betting is that the male end of the sketch didn't insert it.
 A lot of yap state legislatures seem to be legislating on the theory that it is crime to have money or be wealthy.
 Any married woman can tell you that men are just like roosters. They do all the growing while the females do all the work.
 Funny how we are all so free in offer ing suggestions to others when we wouldn't think of acting on these sug- gestions ourselves.
 We have often noticed that the fellow who has 10 take time to get his coat off before he starts to fight on the street isn't going to do much fighting.
 Short skirts are merely another indi- cation of woman's inhumanity to woman. The ones with the knock knees are try ing to show up the ones with the bow legs.
 A young ma rried woman doesn't care much how the soup tastes as long as 1t looks pretty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
A RELATED FRACTION

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Thousands of soldiers who have done a turn on "K P'' will heave a sigh of regret that the war was not postponed year or two when they hear that a potato -peeling machine has been suc- cessfully installed on the U. s. s. New York, peeling in few minutes a barrel of potatoes that used to mean several hours laborious work for five men. The guardsmen and the earlier drafts had to disrobe their potatoes in the old-fash- toned way, and it was not until the war was nearly over that the potato-peeler was introduced at the larger camps. Of peeling comes very close to the limit. Mister Dooley used to say that "wan
 mans wur-rk is another mans ray creation," but no one ever made rec
 reation out of peeling potatoes. Thou
 sands of Americas youth who had never
 given thought to the operation back
 home had this forcib1y impressed upon
 them in the army. It was about as far
 from what they expected soldering to
 be as anything imaginable. The publicity
 branch of the War department is missing a great opportunity in not featuring the
 abolition of hand potato -peeling in it's drive for those 50,0O0 recruits
 Meanwhile the humble housewife, moral
 izing on the fact that it took world
 war to wrive man to invent a machine for peeling potatoes, perhaps because un-
 til then it was largely woman's work in the kitchen, and therefore taken as matter of course, will hopefully long for the day~to come when a flivver potato mill in every kitchen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
HER rRBuLArIoNs

From the Spokane Spokesman Review.
 Charles Chaplin, since his marriage, is being made much of socially in Los An geles. One hostess, striving to put hin at ease, began telling him at dinner oi how poor she was when she was a girl We had no maids,'' she said in tragic tones. and every morning before schoo I had to sweep all the downstairs ant ey CT scrub the front doorstep"
 The immortal Charles looked upon hel in awe. Fancy having doorstep" he murmured-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Paying Bill. In Advance

T happened to be talking to a friend of mine who got stuck on having to foot some election bills by failure to get action before the day of the election" said Rich ard Randolph, land I told him that in the old days in the town in which I was reared I had learned that the only way to pay for the band which we used to hire for our dances was to get up the money before the dance. We always hired it to play until midnight, and invariably the couples would want at least another hour, and this made 1t necessary to sup plment the original agreement. We got
 t by each man then and there digging Eown for it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
A DOUBTFUL INVITATION

From Judge.
 Mrs. Connolly and Mrs. Connor were very warm friends. but little Gerald and Jack were always fighting.
 After an unusually hot battle between the boys, Jacks mother urged him to make friends with Genald, and asa in ,ducement offered to give him party if he would invite Gerald to be present.
 The party was great success. but Gerald did not appear. Mrs. Connor asked:
 .swhere was Gerald Connelly?"
 Jack did not know.
 "Now, Jack.' asked the mother, sus- piciously, you did invite him?"
 "Yes. did! Yes. ma lam. invited him. and dared him to come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
SAD PARTING

Poor man." said the sympathetic housewife. "You say you lost your en- tire family in one day?"
 Yes, ma'am, an it broke my spirit
 What tragedy! Did they die in ar epidemic or get killed in an accident?'
 Neither, ma'am. The missus got g job in a restaurant an quit me, takin our poodle with her. The last I saw of them was when little Fidokins poked his head out of the taxicab and parked a sad farewell"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Still Want Autos

We are having lots of calls from persons who will give the soldiers of the Rainbow division the use of auto mobiles for drive over the city" said Miss Ola Brown, assistant secretary of the Automobile club. 'The story in The
 Many callers are willing to let the Soldiers use their cars as long as they are here, but we only want them for the parade and the drive through the city. Lots of girls have called, saying: we want them to do. We have just learned that more cars than we at first thought will be needed, so we still need many of them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Glad of Oliver. Coming

'T am sure that the coming of Con- gressman W. B. Oliver to Birmingham was great thing for the Victory Loan,'' said Hal Marsh, flor those who heard him at the dinner on Monday night were greatly impressed with his earnest mes sage.
 His recital of his interview with one of the navy chiefs in an effort to get a destroyer for the Alabama committee to go we'll out to sea to meet the re- turning 167th Infantry was inspiring It seems that the navy has made a won derful record in subscribing for the other loans and is out for a new one on the Victory Loan.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
FEARING THE WORST

"Is that lunch counter patron crazy%' Not bit of it. He's wise in his gem eration."
 But what was he muttering to him. selfg''
 Mud-cat by any other name is still mud-cat.' He has just ordered tender loin of trout"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A SOLDIER

I passed a raw-boned country lad, And huge of frame, in khaki clad. Two medals pinned upon his breast Proclaimed him of the nations best. Although his air of diffidence To gallant deeds made no pretense, Twas good that homely face to scan, For something said, There goes 9
 Manw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
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BUSINESS IS BUSINESS
Ad in IndianapOIis NEWS.
 IMPORTANT

In the death of Mrs. Margolis, I lost my wife. partner and telephone girl If your day, call again between p. m. and g a. m. Morris Margolis. Always good pay secondhanded clothing and shoe buy CT. sA S. Capitol. Phone Prospect 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
NO FACILITIES

Now doth the fisherman prepare To lure the fnny tribe; The joy that fills his bosom is
 Not easy to describe. But there's a shadow on his path, And darker grown of late; He has the dickens of a time
 Procuring liquid bait"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Human Nature Funnx

cording to B. c. Mccoy of the Office Outftters company. "You printed an ad for us in Sundays issue in which through error you had our address as 2119 Third avenue, when it should have been 2019; and do you know that several store for year or more called at 211S yes, in connection with the close ob- servation part of it--human nature is funny"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
NEAT COMPROMISE


 Sisters of our returning heroes will please line up on the left,'' said the chairman of the reception committed 'Tm not exactly sister," said one pretty damsel, hesitatingly. "But ] promised to be sister to at least a dozen of these boys. Am I eligib1e?" T suppose so, miss. Here's your badge. Let conscience be your guide
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
SOB SCENE IN COURT


 Wasn't this man caught red-handed making off with your silverware?" "Yes, your honor" Yet, you ask us to drop the case" "It's this way, your honor. He was interrupted by our little golden haired Imogen. Our hearts are touched. He kissed the child"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
GOOD PLACE TO SLEEP

GOOD PLACE TO SLEEP
 Business is business, but there's such thing as going too far.'
 What's the matter nowr'
 Taking advantage of the present agi- tation for a lasting peace, promoters of new cemetery are advising the public that their lots offer superior advantages for peace and quiet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Attempted Dress Reform
 Disturbs Zion City

THE perfect 36" has been located 0 again-this time in Zion City vhszOs 1laudie Hampston has flustrat- eaeWns saints" by. her addiction tc modern styles. Modern styles, as ev- eryone knows with a pair of reason ally good eyes in his head, were not adopted for the purposes of conceal ment.
 Claudio was cited to appear before Deacon John Dow to answer charge of dressing in way tending to de- bauch innocence and purity and de- grade the best interests of society," However, late reports from Zion City indicate that Claudio, fortified by a knowledge of her own pulchritude and the modish cut of her attire, is not in a repentant mood.
 Said Claudio to a reporter, "Why, the very idea! The audacity of Chief Becker to arrest me! Why, the gen. eral stores of Zion City carry waists of the same length and texture as the pnes I wear. They even carry split sElru and face powder and eyebrow paznt end lipe esticks-which I never use."
 Another statement made by the in- dignant young woman indicates that Zion City's puritanical police would have a treat if they could see the kind of clothes ske wears in big, broad Chicago.
 Zion City's heads are dour lot to persecute a perfect 36," one who doesn't have to depend on face pow der, eyebrow paint and lip sticks to create excitement when she goes out. There is shortage of perfect 36's' in other parts of the country and if Claudio decides to shake the dust of an unappreciative town from her feet, she will be safe from molestation.
 Unless Zion City shuts itself off from all communication with the out side world the city authorities will have to invest in shock absorbers in self-defense. Fashion is dame who will not stand for contradiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Hamlet.

BEGINNING THE DAY-Oh my Lord. I stand abashed in the pres- eRce of Thy great ones. They are athletes beside whom I am soft and weak; they are saints with God in their eyes, while l am q poor lug gard by the way. But Lord, there is One who lifts me and promises to make me like Himself. I follow Him with new hope. Amen.-9. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
JOYOUS OCCASION

"A directors meeting, eh?'
 Yes"
 "A rather dull affair, presume?" NO. A large dividend was declared When there's juicy melon to cut, ii there's any humor in a directors sys. tenn it comes out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Providing Farms for
 Returning Soldiers

|M1ANY of our returning soldiers GV0 will be glad of an opportunity
 to acquire farm homes on easy terms
 of payment as proposed in the in- terior departments plan embodied in
 bill to be considered by Congress.
 Vast tracts of cut-over land can be
 made available for the purpose in view. The government can purchase this land at low price, divide it into forty or fifty-acre farms, and offer lit to the war veterans at attractive figures on deferred payments. The last Congress should have taken
 the necessary action, but as it ad- iourned before the measure was reached, the new Congress should pro- ceed without delay to pass the depart
 ment's bill.
 A large percentage of the soldiers who have been demobolized or who will shortly be demobilized have had farm experience and would, if given the chance to cultivate land of their own, add materially to the wealth of the country.
 It is incumbent upon the nation to do something for those of our brave boys who fought for us; and no more economic or feasible scheme can be devised for caring for the farming element than that set forth in the bill prepared by direction of Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. It lis at once humane, business-like and aIuring from every point of view. * # x A semi pickled citizen, standing on Birmingham street corner at mid night and silently watching street flusher in operation pictures in his minds eye the triumphal progress of the water wagon.
 Professor Willard announces that he tious headline writer predicts that he will be a mere shadow" when he meets Professor Dempsey. A substantial shadow. withal.
 German censors who religiously ob- liberated kiss marks" on the letters written to American prisoners of war evidently had brains that functioned in typically Teutonic way * * # It is reported that Germany's peace delegates will not wear uniforms when they come to Versailles. The sight of
 German uniform might make even a Frenchman forget his politeness. * * * The Japs are now accused of de- bauchng Chinese through a monopoly of the opium trade. No one seems dis posed these days to give the Japs a clean bill of health.
 # !. T Restive customers" in movie houses should not complain when advertise ments are thrown on the screen. That gives them an opprtunity to rest up for the next thriller" a at * watch the little pimples," warns an alert advertiser. Agonized hours are spent at dressing tables doing that
 very thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
SEEING OURSELVES

From the Chicago Post.
 man will give the tight skirt as an example of the intellectual inferiority of woman and then go out and look at himself in the mirror, trying on various derby hats, without cracking a smile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
"New Americans, Numerous

'-The campaign to naturalize all aliens in this district recently con- naturalization was a great success" said T. J. Kennamer, deputy clerk of the United States district court, "and every day several come in to take out papers. During the week of the drive several hundred took out first papers, while many were made American citi- zens, and this was considered a splendid record. The schools for aliens being conducted by the government are prov ing very popular and are largely re- sopnsible for the number becoming nat uralized each month";
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Experience With Glee Club

T am often asked how long I have been going about with the University Glee club,' said Tom Garner, ''but just pass it up as I have been so closely in touch with the University for so long one figure it up as it makes me out a bit too old. I feel that as long as I can get joy out of being. with the boys I will retain my youth and be able to be reclS- oned as one of them. My life is rich in memories of the men whom I have known at the University
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
Making a Beekeeping
 Survey of Alabama

TN many states honey production is J an extensive and profitable indus try and it should be so in Alabama.
 Several bee plants are in operation in this state and at least two or three of them are notably successful. B. M. Aliens apiary is model and has been a dividend payer from the start. But in this time of farm diversification there should be hundreds of bee cul- ture plants, and there will be if the Alabama extension service of Auburn receives proper encouragement in it's efforts in this direction.
 The service is now making a bee keeping survey to ascertain accurate data and develop interest in the honey industry. Dr. F. L. Thomas, the Auburn entomologist, has just sent out thou sands of circulars to farmers request ing all owners of bees to give full in- formation of their plants of bees, number of colonies, surplus honey produced in 1918 and where and how marketed.
 Dr. J. F. Duggar, director of the extension service. after outlining his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23
WHOLL HELP LIDwIC

WHO'LL HELP LUDWIG From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Says former King Ludwig of Ba- varia: Tn my old age I have no place to lay my head" Include pill low for Ludwig in the peace treaty,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- de. act of Congress. March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-23

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald will not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
Evening star., 1919-03-30

to stand un.il it is thoroughly dry.
After that the expansion and con-
traction of the jacket do not affect
the repair.
1t is peculiarly timely at this sea-
son of the year. with the spring rains
at hand, to remind the car owner
that the top should never be folded
Evening star., 1919-03-30
Economic Justification.

This consideration is, of course
apart from the general economic JUS
| t1hcatlon for development of the in
| terror states which pour their wealth
to the seaboard states for manufac
ture, Tor consumption and for export
The greater the production of raw
| materials and food products, and the
purchasing power of such producers
the greater the wealth and prosperity
of the manufacturing and report
states.
Instead, therefore of wasting time
| much basic wealth in the products OF
farm. forest and mine each state is
pouring into the national hopper. and
figure that internal improvement ap-
propriations might well go to those
states in generous measure, to the
end, not alone of Promoting their
prosperity and the national prosper
| ity. but by a natural sequence the
prosperity of the states which take.
their products. finish them and sell
them back.
The manufactured product is nee
esSary to the welfare of the nation IL
almost as great degree as the raw
product. and this analysis is not in
tended to minimize the Importance OF
| the manufacturing states in the gen
erai activities of the nation. The point
emphasized, however, Is that by de-
velopment of those states which pro-
duce raw products the manufactur-
ing states in the long run receive
considerable measure of benefit"
The following table, the first of it's
kind, throws some light on the sub
ject, as it shows approximately the
annual value of the natural products
of the farm. forest and mine contrib
uted by each state to the total annual
production:
Evening star., 1919-03-30

been fractured. The broken pieces Of
the casting are put together in a
skeleton framework made to hold
them in position. The entire jacket
Is then filled with a saturated solu-
tion of salammoniac. The seepage is
permitted to oxide, and after the
cracks have closed up and the leakage
has ceased the solution is entirely
drained out and the job is allowed