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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
STAT|ONERS ENJOY ANNUAL BANQUET
Postmaster Tom Anderson Happy in Introduction of
 the Speakers

The Hillman hotel private dining hall was the scene of an interesting and en- joyable gathering last night when the Birmingham Stationers association gave their first annual banquet.
 Tom Anderson of Roberts x Son was toastmaster and introduced each speaker in particularly happy manner. He also spoke upon topics of interest to the sta tionery trade. Fred Robinson also of Roberts & Son gave a vivid account of life in the front line trenches. Mir. Robin son is (. Canadian and joined the bat talion late known as "The Little Black peg, Canada, in the first battalion to go overseas and was wounded several times; his talk was most interesting.
 Carl Smith of the Zac Smith Stationery company made a brief address and also read letter from his brother, Zac Smith. Jr., in which he quoted some real live army jokes. Zac, Jr., is with the army of occupation.
 Herbert l.. Wood of Roberts & Sons paid glowing tribute to the late Rop- ert w. Ewing. MT. Wood is one of the pioneers in the stationery line in Blr" mingham. Seth Wood of the Graham Paper company also made an interesting talk.
 Percy Rosenberger, representing inc Age Herald, was called upon and told a few things he knew on the local sta tioners and answered to some personal questions Mir. Forester of the News also responded with a short talk.
 The affair was well attended and every one enjoyed it immensely.
 Little Chief Bender of the Hillman was complimented on the 'big feed' he set before his guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
PREMIERS DISPLEASED
By Associated Press

Paris, January 30.-(Via MontreaL) Premier Hughes of Australia and Pre- n1ier Massey of New Zealand showed the greatest reluctance today in dis cussing with interviewers the attitude of the peace conference toward the German colonies. MT. Hughes was asked:
 Are Premiers Botha, Massey and yourself satisfied with the situation?
 T prefer not to answer MT. Hughes replied after pause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
TRAVELLERS ANNUAL
 DANCE AT TUTWILER

Post B of the Travellers Protective association will give their annual buf- fet-dance tomorrow evening at s:3o o'clock at the Tutwiler. The commit tee on arrangements, composed of William Mabrey and F. A. Harvey an nounces that everything is in readiness for the occasion and a large attend ance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
Customs Line Fixed
 Along 1870 Frontier
Rx Assnelated Prets

Paris, January 36.-One or the i'hst 0'"- sequences of the reoccupauohs soi Aisaee Lorraine has been the suppression o1 the customs line of the vosges. A decree will appear in tomorrow's official Jour nal fixing the French customs line along the frontiers of 1870. The German GUS toms agents have been dismissed ana an agreement has been made with Switzer F. land for opening the frontiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
BRAZIL SUPPORTS U. s.

Paris, January 50-Brazl will support the United States and other leading lpow- CTS in all matters brought before the peace conference, declared Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, head of the Brazilian delegation to the peace conference, to the Associated Press. This applies to the league of na- tions and other questions ot general in terest which Brazil has in common with other nations
 l. pr. Pessoa said his assurance applied particularly to the disposition of requisi toned German ships of which Brazil holds 43 and also to the question of in
 demnities for which Brazil will make a claim Most of the questions which Brazil will submit to the conference" he added. are absolutely insignificant as compared with the tremendous problems which the
 powers will have to solve. The most inn portant Brazilian question is a request
 that Germany return sl30,o00,000 which we
 have deposited in German banks as a
 guarantee for loans, especially in France,
 England and Belgium"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
Agreement Reached
 for Supervision of
 Germany's Colonies
Continued from Page One)

development but with the reservation that the mandate is revocable for misgoV- ernment or through the people reach ing the stage of lf-government
 These are the main features Of the mandatory system which the powers now have accepted in principle and of which the great powers are engaged in forinu- lating the practical details.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
AIR CONFERENCE TO MEET

Paris, Wednesday, January 29.-The ail COT ference which will meet in Paris early in February, will comprise five delegates each from France. England. Belgium Italy and the United States Its ob- ject will be to frame a proposition foI the peace conference regulating air navi' gation and all questions of the air gen. erany and deciding upon the constitu- ton of air frontiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31

concerning the future of Germany and Russia and territorial alterations in Eu- rope and Africa.
 He said the Samoan Islands should not be returned to Germany nor should the Bismarck Islands nor German New Gui- nea. Japan the marquis held, should re- tain the Marshall Caroline and other islands occupied by the Japanese navy. Foreign interests in China should be based on the principle of the "open door, and equal opportunity. The statement published in the United States did not contain the assertion that the Japanese cabinet would base it's policy on the ideas of Marquis Okuma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January So.-The forecast fololws:
 Alabama and Mississippi Fair Friday; Saturday cloudy, mild temperature.
 Georgia: Fair Friday and probably Saturday, mild temperature.
 Tennessee: Fair Friday; Saturday cloudy; mild temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31
DEATHS

Charles Cartain-Aged 10 months died at local infirmary yesterday morn ing. The remains will be sent to Jas per this morning by Loy.
 Mrs. Anna F. COvin-Aged 30, died at the residence, 11O4 Thirtieth street, south, yesterday morning. The re- mains will be sent to Columbus, Miss, this morning by Johns. Frank Neelley--Aged 8, the son of MT. and Mrs. A. E. Nelley, died at a local infirmary yesterday morning. The remains will be sent to Odenville this morning by Johns. Mrs. Sarah Lappage-Aged 61, died at the residence. 1919 Cullom street. yes treday morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. with in torment in Elmwood cemetery. J. ID. YOrk-Aged 32, died at the resi- dence at Green Springs yesterday morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the Union Hill church this afternoon at 3 o'clock He Is survived by his wife and three chil- dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-31

Official Order ofthe Receiver of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
 Number
 Announcing Appointment of Publicity
 Representative
 The position of Publicity Representative has been created. MT. John Sparrow has been ap- pointed to the position.
 The records of the Receiver are records of the court and, therefore, open to the public. But the public cannot examine these records without unnecessary time and trouble.
 MT. Sparrow will have full access to these records and to all the operations under the Re- ceiver It will be his duty to present through the newspapers--in part as news and in part by way of advertisement the information in which the public is interested.
 If MT. Sparrow fails to give you what you want to knoW-ask him for the information, or, if you prefer, come and see for yourself
 Your first and probably greatest interest will be in improvements in service. Fortunately the more important and pressing improvements were planned before the Receivership They can and will, therefore, promptly be made. MT. Spar row will tell you in detail as they develop.
 LEE C. BRADLEY, Receiver,
 Birmingham Ry., Light & Power Co.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
VANISHING RADlCALISM

TN EVERY European country the first
= elections after the armistice seem
always to be expressions of thanlfulness
for victory. Thus the Lloyd George gov
ernment polled unexpected majorities in
England at elections arranged almost
Nipamediately after the firing ceased. At
later elections the liberal and labor ele-
ment made big gains.
The French are an extremely conserva-
tive people at heart. No one expected
that the recent elections would show any
trace of an advancing radical sentiment,
yet the strength of the Clemenceau
group was something of general sur
prise.
There has been a great popular reac-
tion from the few extreme radicals in
European politics. Similarly the soberer
liberals are gaining new strength. The
rank and file in Britain and Oh the con-
tinent want reforms, but they do not
want bolshevism. They know more about
bolshevism than we do. They saw il
work in Russia and they remember the
days when it released a million fresh
German troops against their tired lines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Member Of the Associated Press
EDUCATION AND MISS TAFT

IF ALL college girls and women viii do
as Miss Helen Taft did Yesterday II"
her debate with Or ". g.. hawuyr.. o'
Pittsburgh, or The ulJec, q. to'aNona.
training in the schools they WiIl do nuc'
to Justify their claim to equal author
ity with men in the direction Of public
Rffairs.
Doctor Chamber, a. a Plttsburgher,
was naturally 4 passionate advocate OF
the teach them to-Work doctrine. The
classics! A tut for the classics. Teach
EN-, said the Pittsburgher, TO make Z
living, to do things Down with the
fancy stuff in school!
Miss Taft, mdismayed and .ccmIng TO
speak for ali the women who study and
think in American colleges, mado out .
very good case for the classics, though.
like all other sensible people. she was not
unaware Of the benefit, of practical
training. What she implied was that =
broad, human. general education such az
temperS the spirit of 4 man or a woman
is of vast benefit even in u career OF
practical work and makes inevitably for
better technique. better approach and
better morale even in the technical Ioca
tions.
The practical education now 20 popu-
lar teaches you how to work. The clas-
sics teach you how to live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
THE COST

PHILOSOPHICAL observer continue
a to insist that there cannot be another
war of conquest in Europe for at least q
hundred years. The various peoples are
tired and disillusioned. Governments are
weakened and impoverished. Such are
the evidences OH which good many stu
dents of politics base the convictions that
- more or less enduring peace is assured,
no matter what happens.
This appraisal Of the situation might
be questioned. Germany is tired, impoy-
erished, disillusioned and as eager for
peace as any one else. But Germany
lost and lost heavily. She has incentives
for new war unknown elsewhere. She
cannot lose any more. Powerful cliques
are trying to convince her that some time
IN the future she might win.
Japan has great ambitions in Siberia.
In a pinch perhaps, she would fight for
them
Meanwhile the saVants associated with
the Carnegie Peace Foundation have
been estimating the costs of the war.
The earth they believe is poorer by
$4,000, 100000 than it was five years
ago. Losses of life, property and di-
verted effort are included in this calcula.
,tion.
Civilization paid some such total be-
cause it had not formulated universally
acceptable philosophy Of life and national
relationships.
The peace treaty and the covenant ot
the league OF nations were drawn to es
tablish just that sort of philosophy. w,
all know what has been happening a
Washington. And it is impossible not t.
wonder whether civilization will have t,
pay again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

ought to know Il. American dcvotces OF
the "dry" principle have the appearance
of assuming that the British need to be
guided, led about and forcibly reformed.
1t is largely because of this attitude
that Mr.. johnson was raided aud hazed'
And yet it may be that Pussyfoot is, IN
this instance, retribuLion's other name.
Mr. johnson might say that he, too, has
taken up the White Mans Burden. He
has enabled few broad-lninded British
ers to sense something Of what stubborn
multitudes used to feel in Asia and in
Africa when they were being taught to
wear calico frock coats and the top hats
of western civilization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
Answers to Yesterdsy's ou,r

/. Caster H. Glass has been appointed
senator from Virginia to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Martin.
9. The Euphrates and the Tigris are the
two great rivers of. Mesopotamia.
8. Ahmed Mira is the shah of Persia.
4. Nineteen states have ratified the woman
suffrage amendment. They are Wis
consin, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, New
York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts, Texas, Iowa. Missouri Ar
kansas Montana, Nebraska, Mime
sofa, New Hampshire, Utah, Califor Z,
MIA and Maine. ~
8. John Drinkwater is young English
poet, now in America. He has re-
Gently commanded attention for his
play Abraham Lincoln"
6. ontology is the department of meta
physics concerned with the essence Of
things Cd beings in the abstract.
z. A philter is love potion.
S. Thor was the Scandinavian god OF
thunder, agriculture and war.
o, Jupiter is the largest planet.
40. A horologer IS clock exrerts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
OUR TIME is OUT OF JOINT

ARDENT milleunialists may be annoyed,
"A but the ordinary errirg mortal can
hardly fail to derive a kind Of back-
handed cheer from Professor Doolittle'y
expressed conviction that not only is The
time out of Joint, but it can never be re
paired.
And SO if the league Of nations is not
perfect, or We funk on a mental efficiency
test, or discover q flaw in the constitu-
"tion or an imperGection IN our household.
or the dollar table d'hotc is now a dollar
ten, or there are more rainy Sundays than
any other day, or We only got half our
promised raise, we'll there's the calendar.
It's a failure. too.
Doctor Doolittle declarcs that the Ital-
ian scientist who claims to have discoy-
cred q calendar that will last forever
without revision is toying with the i'm
possible. The trouble is that we swing
around the sun i'll IAN indivisiblc mum
Der of days The fraction which trails
after 800 is endless.
The Mollammedans gave up worrying
about it, with the result that their New
Years day has sometimes arrived in
January and at others III June. The
|. French revolutionists coined batch OF
fancy names like Nendemiare and Niyose
but didn't solve the riddle.
We fret along under the Grcgorian, but
We can't devise calendar that will
check off days foreN er without occasional
rectitication and adjus tment Nature
made the mudde and there is refresh.
| ment in that knowledge.
When nature mods there Is excuse fol
! I'll Of Us
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
An Everyday Affair

Speaking of absentmindednesg
a distinguished looking I'D gentleman,
who may be either a lawyer or q doctor,
gets a car daily at Eighth ana Pine. The
other day, five or ten minutes after passing
shower, he arrived at the corner holding up
an umbrella. For full five minutes he waited,
wrapped in thought, strolling up and down,
the umbrella over his head, oblivious of the
fact that the sun was shining and that people
were staring at him and giggling.
He didn't put down the umbrella until he
was ready to step on the car, and not even
then did he realize that il had stopped
raining.
To US it seemed the most natural thing
in the world, and what excited our amuse
ment was not the old gentleman so much as
those who stood and laughed at him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
RETRIBUTIoN AND PUssyFoor

SYMPATHY for ''Pussyfoot" johnson,
~ admiration of him or even hatred and
detestation of all his works cannot settle
the various questions that rise naturally
because of his presence in England as a
propagandist of the American theory of
prohibition.
II is apparent that the thought of tee
sotalism enforced from outside is mad
siening to many Englishmen. The Eng
lish have a right to boasL that they are
bEetty good thinkers and that they know
iiow TO order their own affairs. 1t ia
nstural to assume that il prohibition is
4 good Eng for England the English
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
What. Do You Kno,u?
QUIZ

1. Two eX-premiers were returned to the
French parliament in the recent cleo
tions. Who were they?
9. What are fasces?
6. What noted American novelist wrots
the campaign life of Franklin Pierce?
4. What two cities claim to possess ths
remains of Christopher Columbusr
8. What is hospodar?
G. What Prince of Wales was the intimate
of Beau Brummell?
z. Where is Donnybrook, famous for pug
nacity and annual fairs?
s. What is malaguena?
Q. What planet in the solar system is
farthest from the sun?
10. How did Charles F'rohman meet his
death!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

New Orleans news
Chance for kiCkers papers have increased
their street price from
two cents to three cents because of the in
creased cost of white paper. Aud the reader
who cheerfully pays dollar ard half for
a book read in an hour and a hale will
doubtless kick like steer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
The Poet Discovers Chicago

n CIDY of beauty,
~ They have spoken without understand
ing;
They have called you evil
o city of beauty,
Maybe it is only my heart you have shaken
With your sadness of rose evenings,
And the shadows falling
In the misty evening
Under the bridges.
Your avenues are velvet and symmetrical,
As speech slow moving.
. city of beauty,
I come not with vain enumeration
For in the untrod night
I have looked upon your rspt
Presence.
There was whiteness as OF wings stirring
Mark Turbyfll, in Poetry A Magazine OF
Verse
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
The Great Pharmacist


rUD-hoWever you choose to name Him
VI Blended a potion maddening strong
Gave it TO man, and can you blame him
If he cry with fevered song?
Beauty beyond his tongues describing,
Tiut Of dusk On the tawny hills,
Crystalline lungs of air imbibipg,
Cold wet checks where the rain cloud
pills!
SONG made linn ahl yer, and windy spaces
y Turned his heart to Il wordless hame--
Haunted aud stricken by golden faces,
Through the tumultuous years he came.
Dream and doubt and folly and passion,
Each he grappled assured of Truth;
Drained or tasted, after his fashion
This the clirir that men cdH outh.
TtOD-how your priests deNse him
" Blended a magic wild and new
Gave it to man. and thus He tries MN
Whether his fiber is false or true
Trembling looks, and his heart Is ShtAen
10, the answer of all desires.
ndreamed paradoYc. awaken-
4 tended fame TO halt tiercor hrea.
T7YES that had scanned the world Tar
II turning
Enter glad through homely door
Soc, with sudden and painful yearnlngs,
Childish TOYS on the bedroom floor
He that was frantic can never be lonely, -,
Rnt unguessed papgs in his breast Will
move
Such is the riddle he meets, he only,
This is the magic that men call Love
rOD-hoWeyer your creed defines Him
VI Blended u sirup rich and clear
And, as a tonic TO man, assigns him
This new draught for the passing year.
Gives him peace, and relief from douotlng,
Practiced eye and the word we'll weighed
Quiet hearth fires apart from sheutins'
Sunset light a. the Yistas fade.
WET is his mind all quick to ponder,
L Hot to grapple the problem shre"d'
Watching as he grows softer, tonder,
Youth with its lusty hunger crude.
He, with an infinite affection,
Watches the torment stage by stage
Knowing no goal, he points direction
This is the sirup thnt men call Age.
x,oT,-howevcr your mind conceives Him
VI blended the phygc unexplained:
4. Cor The drinker, one task He leaves him
frbe manner in which the cup is drained.
VET Il seems but surly gesture
Toward this liquor so sweet and wild,
Touard this earth's bright comely vesture,
TO face it like an unwilling child.
nrADpENING draught of young veins
IfI Grazing,
rves that linger, eyes that evade,
Half seen glimpses that find no phrasing,
pangs and passions so quick to fade
speechless appeal of human faces,
Strife unwinnable' but sun strlte'
I;ioc dusk on the mountain places
I'M TL;s ie the physic that men call Lite
THAT princely gentleman Mr.. Ihed Per,
hae been kind enough to lend us hil
snrIe of "The Balsam Groves of Grandfather
WppSSrtain, STpS from which work we intend t
NIL onT, a few passages as occasion warrants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

While admitting that the best is not too
good for the children of Philadelphia, it is
grevous to learn from local architect that
what they get in the matter Of Fairgrounds
is the worst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

Casting tsIde his coat
\ Thrilling Incident of preconceived opin-
ion, John Q. Compro-
mise boldly plunged into the sea of contro-
versy and rescued tho peace treaty al she
was sinking for the last time. Extract
from Forthcoming installment of the thrill
ing serial now appearing in the Congress
sional Record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

A loctl post 4 the
Clean up Day Needed American Legion has
passed a resolution
deploring the condition of the old Supreme
Court building in Independence Square and
has sent copies 10 the newly elected members
of Council. With sweeping changes 20 be
made, they put their faith in new broons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

Senator Reed has to date spoken 9S5
inches Of the Congressional Record on the
peace treaty. Isn't it about time somebody
called 'Fend inchin' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19

dispatch from Paris sets forth the
fact that Frenchmen believe that the United
states will not be able to kill the treaty.
Which is as it may be. 1t will not be
senate can do much to gum up the pro
ccedngs,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-19
THE CHAFFTNG DISH

local jewelers. the other uay and the clerk
at last became almost pathetic in his eager
ness to sell.
"You should take bargain when you see
it - he urged at last
"Thank you, shall, she replied sweetly
as she departed