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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01
DEATHS

Alien Asher, Sr.-Connected with the federal trade commission in Wash ington. and we'll known in BIrming- ham, died Friday after a short ill., ness He was, resident of Atlanta, Ga Mir Allen is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Willie Left wich of Memphis Tenn, three daugh- ters, Mrs J. Lester Fossick of Bir- mingham, Mrs. A. K Crudgington of Detroit and Miss Willie B. Asher of Atlanta, and one son, Allen Asher Jr., also of Atlanta.
 Mrs, IT. J. Thompson-Age 86, died at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs J. Carl Park, 1424 Sixteenth avenue, South, yesterday morning. The body was sent to Rockmart, Ga, for in- terment by Lige Loy. She is sur vived by two daughters. Mrs. S. J. Hagin of Rome, Ga. and Mrs. c, w. Taylor of Bessemer; two sons, W. E Thompson of Atlanta, Ga, and J. A. Thompson of Rockmart Ga.
 William Robert EIIiott--Age 5s, died at the home of his son-in-law, w. G. Martin 1929 Tenth avenue, South yesterday morning. Funeral services from the residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment at Elmwood MT. Elliott had been with the Vest ern & Atlantic railroad as conductor for 34 years and was widely known along the line. He retired several years ago. His home is in Atlanta. He is survived by his widow, three daughters and one son, Mrs, w. C. Martin, Mrs J. F.. Thompson, Mrs Guy Harris and H. l.. Elliott, all of Birmingham. The pallbearers will be: T. M. Hines, L. w. Clark, D, H Sissons, A. H. Morris. c. E. Cooper and J. R, Hammil.
 Philip Rietta-Aged 56 died at the family residence. 430 Eighth avenue, north last night at 1O;55 o'clock. Funeral arrangements will be an nounced later He is survived by his widow and nine children. Mrs. Fred Perigoni, Mrs. Harry Scinta, Mrs, Cecil Mickwee, Mary. Frances, The resa. Rita. Frank and Paul Rietta, all of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Arpinder SiIvey-Aged 59, died at her residence. 3l30 Tenth avenue, north, last night at & o'clock. Funeral services from the residence this afternoon at o'clock. Inter- ment at Forest Hill. She is survived by her husband. one daughter and three sons.
 Niiiiam Gaddie-Aged 42. died Satur- day morning at his residence, 1519 Allen street Funeral services from the residence yesterday afternoon, with interment at Elmwood. He is survived by his widow and two chill dren.
 Arthur '. Stone-Age 65, died at his residence 1901 Lyons avenue, Satur- day at noon. Funeral services were conducted from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church yesterday after noon at o'clock. Interment fol- lowed at Elmwood. He is survived h.- Lie widow ana tuyo sons
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Fnr Cnlds or Inflnenxa

and as Preventative. take I4AXA, TIVE PROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. w. GROVES signature on the hox BOG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-01

Arthur '. Stone-Age s5, died at his residence. 1901 Lyons avenue, Satur- day at noon. Funeral services were conducted from the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church yesterday after noon at 8 o'clock. Interment fol- lowed at Elmwood. He is survived by his widow and two sons.
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Nhiiiam Gaddic-Aged 42. died Satur' day morning at his residence 151s Allen street. Funeral services iron the residence yesterday afternoon with interment at Elmwood. He i' survived by his widow and two chil- dren.
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Mrs. Arminder siivey-Aged 59 died at her residence. 3130 Tenth avenue, north last night at --S o'clock. Funeral services from the residence this afternoon at o'clock Inter ment at Forest Hill She is survived B by her husband. one daughter and three sons.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-31
IN THE LIMELIGHT
GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

economic. social and political needs
as lives. has arrived in this country.
~" may have come to study AT close
ranSe the tactics of the Irish repub-
i'iH movement in the United states.
ana u ascertain the dimensions OF
th' a.d which is going TO that cause i'm
forms p'cuniary and political
H'f Horace since the failure Of the
convention OF all elements OF the Irish
people which he did 80 much to O.
game and guide and which came :,
near succeeding in its Iaulahlc nj
>l"n' has not said much by way Of
adNic" either 10 Irish or English d.
nutants and wrcs,lers with the iss,.,.
IL Is not at all surprising. lis motto
facts before Acts and he is don.
WIN Old feuds. religious aud racial
There is a limit 20 the patience ana
afdor OF prophet Of coed sense. ana
yust now he IL lying fallow. waiting
Tor events and men u c,mr 10 him
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In the foot. but my feet are fun Of
oones and I saw myself on crutcnes
the rest Of my life"
why didn't you resign from the
servleeT You didn't regularly enlist
charge"
Branch nodded. Il thought Of that.
but I've gained a reputation that I
dont deserve and, strangely enough.
m madly Jealous of IL. / thought
II 1 were really shot by a regulaH
bullet I'd be mourned as a hero and
nave chance TO walk out with colo3
iIying. want 10 tell my chIIdret
III ever have any. what a elorio1
man l was and how helped TO IN
CUBA Oh. I'd lie like a thief 70 my
own children Now you see why 4
don't want a doctor. There's onfv one
thlng want-and that's-home.1
homesick."
so am l." Norine feelingiy declared.
Il think / understand how Won feel
and / can't blame you for wanting
10 live. now that you've learned what
a splendid thing life is"
III O'Reilly had been with me I
think could have managed, somehow.
Tor ne would have understood, too.
IL II never 80 back to the front, alone
they can shoot me. IL they want TO.
Have you heard anything from him.
Not a word. Cuba swallowed him
up. Oh. Leslie. IL is a cruel countryi
II Is taking the best and the youngest
l-want to go away"
He smiled mirthlessly. I'm fe6 M
on il. too. ! want TO be where i can
shave when / need TO and wear some
thing besides canvas paJamas. I'm
cured OF war; ] want a policeman TO
stop the traffic and help me across the
street. ] want to put my feet under
breakfast table. rustic a morning
paper and slap an egg in the face.
lhats all the excitement / hunger
for"
Norine filled a basin with clean
water. and. taking a fresh bandage,
wrapped UP the self-infiicted hurt.
Branch watching her anxiously. Now
and again he fiinched like a child
when she touched his wound. At last
ne inquired. apprehensive!y. rs il in
fected?"
No"
Lord I'm glad, Wouldn't IL be
just my luck to get blood poisoning ?"
Norine surprised her patient BY in
curing, irre.evantly. Leslie, is there
anyoody here who can marry people?"
Eh2 Why. Of course Then sud-
denly his somber face lightened and
he cried: ''Norine, Do YOU mean Il 80
Not you. / wouldn't marry you"
Why not? I'm perfectly we'll"
Please answer me"
Leslie settled back in his chair. T
dare say some Of the Cuban cabinet
officers could put Up a good bIur al
, marriage ceremony"
"A bluff wouldn't do"
Who's going to be married.
I am"
Branch started TO his feet once
more. his mouth fell open. You?
Nonsense" When she nodded. his
face darkened. Who j. he? Some
Cuban. I'll het-one Of these greasery "
1t Is poor Esteban."
Poor Esteban'' Damn il. ,hey'r.
all poor. That's the very reason he
asked you He's after your money"
He didn't ask me asked him.
Hc's-dyinE, Leslie" There was a
pause. I'm going TO marry him aud
! take him home, where he can get
Well"
What viii O'Reilly saw"
I'm afraid well never see O'Re.Ily
again. Cuba frightens me. II has
taken him. il WI! take Esteban. aad
that would break my heart"
(To Be ContinuedD
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Sir William Osler

Three least will the
In Canada where he born where he studied
where he medicine University
a rich in achievement and service
In the United States where he found his wife, and where
taught medicine, first the University Pennsylvania and
Johns Hopkins University his circle of admirers within
without his profession choice. England
the continent, but especially England,
chair in Oxford University, he deemed
nations eminent Of science
breadth Of vision and loyalty the highest human ideals
To OF science, and OF his calling fall
the duty OF adequate appraisal of his
and teacher But the ordinary civilian ought dwell
the fact that he pre-emineny
and human To be the latter
The chapter humanitarian was
glorious and is written large the history of
service OF the British and its American helpers during
late
But whether in days of of he thinker
fundamentals of life and destiny lover and also
bibEophile within and beyond his profession
proundity Immortality
Harvard University, and the day dine at Club
and talk with Charles Eliot Norton
Howell
than hold his Boston had physician
like him Oliver Wendell Holmes likewise in
Weir Mitchell
The combination scientist humanst is arer one than
that OF scientist and but to be triad of these
ments-that is fine, yea, superhne
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Educating Officers for the Merchant Marine

The Nautical School of the which
be department of the State university the last
legislature and will draw ample funds
and also from the Federal Treasury quite
but has the object view namely preparation of youth for
the merchant MARINE especially the part the great
fleet that the has brought being that the country in
tends continue being basis
gress and the Shipping
The significance of this departure by the State Of
Washington will be underestmated California
and should be overlooked before the
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology with
the national training selected
ship designing phases of modern naval
During the special Shipping Board CO.
heers for the expanding marine country merchant and
naval
Today the merchant marine
by the transfer its of
who either find employment
st with their families other dependents pay which
the provides.
Taking the far-visioned of
dent that the State of Washington has
States will follow Quite naturally State present and future
touch with Asia and all other of the
Pacific has been alert inevitably Navy Department and
the Federal Department Education with the States
plan and aided her in practical helpful do it
for other States that follow Washingtons example
The University of the State of all the
Eastern State universtes has servant
the entire commonwealth and has work with the
leading industries of the should Names name
insparaby identified with the history glory as
maker OF ships and breeder of shippers highest type
Maine during the has shipbudng
the ships they
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NEW YORK CITY
By o. o. McNTYRE

New York. Dec. 90.
My two young cousins.
Lucy Virginia and Josephine.
Make their home with me.
And when they get.
Just a little older.
I'm going to sign them.
With Fiorenz ziegfeld.
For one Of his beauty shows.
And then I'm going.
To quit this life of toll.
tshrieks of merriment.)
But what was going to say.
Was that about December /.
Lucy Virginia and Josephine.
Seemed unusually attentive.
Going for my newspapers.
Exercising the dog.
Telling the tailor.
I had gone to Alaska.
And things like that.
And I never knew exactly.
Just what was the matter.
And I began to look.
In the mirror to see.
II 1 was looking pale.
For had a secret fear.
They feared the worst.
And then I decided.
1t was on account Of the world.
Coming to an end on December II.
But when the world fluked.
On that assignment.
And Lucy Virginia and Josephine.
Became more and more.
Eager to please.
l discussed 1t with my wife.
And told her I thought.
I ought to go away for awhile.
That l was all played out.
And Just the other day.
| had a ringing in my ears.
And my hands get chapped.
At the slightest exposure.
And 1 get very sleepy.
Around about midnight.
And have a bad hang-nail.
But she only laughed.
1 looked at the calendar.
And It came to me.
Just like n fash.
What it was all about.
That Christmas came.
On December IS.
And I'm not so important.
As I thought was.
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are innumerable characters that he
has created which symbolic vices
virtues, follics, and the like almost
as well as the characters In Bunyan
and therefore l think the wise thing
to do is simply to skip the bosh and
twaddle and vulgarity and untruth.
and get the benefit out of the rest.
OF course one fundamental difference
between Thackeray and hi kens is
that Thackeray was a gentleman and
Dickens was not. But man might
do some mighty good work and not
be a gentleman in any sense.
Ito Be ContinuedD
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A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR
ny John Kcndrick Bangs.
THE PASSING YEAR

Dying Year," Well-I don't know.
True tonight you've got to go.
But l see no reason why
Folks should think you've got to die
Just because your duty done
You pass on to rest well won.
Dead to some, but not to me.
While 1 have my memory
You will live-just filed away
As a span of night and day
Full of chance to dare and do
Things both venturesome and true,
And in spite Of hours of stress
Filled with love and graciousness.
(Copyrght, 1878, by The Mcclure Nevspsper
Syndicate.)
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Fair Play for the District Schools

No of by Congress should retard speedy
Superintendent Thurstons recommendation of
fcncy appropriation of $I32ooo for the District schools
Before the appropriations committee he made plain that tn
need imperative and that the District its duty
pupil the funds provided securing
of 1872 teachers
There available hire these with
the result that classes overcrowded and pupils
the individual attention deemed essential Many have failed and
will continue fail of promotion and admitted the burden
blame lies with but with those responsible
condition which makes impossible them properly
The deficiency appropriation sought only beginning The
four largest bodies the District will unite
bring the needs of the District schools directly the
influential members of Congress whose support spells
From time time members of Congress lose with
dents of the District because of their nsent demands for legla
ton 1t should be forgotten when there disposition
become ated these that Congress docs
them other because they their legislative
and municipal bodies them attention Even the ardent
foe of suffrage for the District will hardly contend that
consideration when OF
petitioned depends the outcome
Washington taking the only possible
legal residents of other communities its needs for the school eb
shment The should be both positive and immediate
The not be officially but conditions
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Departures from Mrn,I

A''-lmnla''d rNse~s o. t,mTsrafi.Ge INC. La
Uary I. 1919. -G5 "sn-
pcnciercy Of tcnryraturr srpoe Ds,,s,h.-
1872. lR
Accumulated deficiency 4 precipitation siDc-
JanrEry ]. 1919. Or
fN'~> ~ I1,ylI itatioa s-uce December 1
g. .02S q
rc''IsTa'nrs same date las, ye1r Highest. y:
Lowest. ..
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EDITED By
eo>>sssssv. isrS ~
GseAAAas SSOssGR'S aossS
- ~ JOSEPH SOeTI'H 1's~op

No President has ever taken the ardent In.
terest in the minor Affairs Of state that Rowe
velt displayed. Admiral Brownson resigned
frum the navy because he was dissatisfied with
the way things were run Commenting on the
resignation. Roosevelt wrote a scorching letter
to the Secretary Of the Navy. He called Ad-
mirsl Brovnson 'disloyal"; he accused him OF
"repreheusble conduct" he USED the terms
''pTsDnal pique." wounded vanity child
shness." letter Of this sort would arouse as
much animosity toward the President as one
of his spontaneous acts OF friendliness had in
spired support. But he acted often from the
impulse Of the moment-The Editor
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Round the Town
With Capt. J. Walter Mitchell

In gifts and Christmas cheer:
How oft the needy just get cards
For Christmas and New Year
Mrs. L. G. NJ.
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Sir W llliam USERS lnSersOli lee
ture on Immortality. delivered at
Harvard University in 1894. naturally
attracted an unusually large and rep
resentative audience OF Bostonians.
Cambridge residents and students and
professors The fame OF the man
as a physician with spiritual insight
and the gravity Of the subject to be
dealt with, accounted for the packe1
hall.
Felicitiously introduced. he at once
began what might be called the do
structive portion of his address. A.
he went on you could both feel and
see a frost settling down on "a"
crowd. The air grew colder in tenn
perature and more difficult 10 breathe.
Changes in facial expression were TO
he noted. Hope began 20 give way
10 despair \ distinct pail came
over his hearers. For a master
styiist was stating the grim facts
OF science as science Nothing that
he found in the range Of his research
us physioloSist fortified him. and. il
science alone was TO testify. death
might be considered as ending all.
Then the turn came Viewing tho
belief in immortality as wellnigh
universal hope; as longing OF the
human heart. as an admitted in
citcr to a noble form 0f living NJ
earth. he urged his hearers n think
md act in the belief it were so.
if on no higher grounds Than Ihg-,
of praEmatism As he PROCEEDED
with this ar-ument. the chill be-
gan to pass. the depressed visaSrs
began TO light up the curtain of
despair lifted As he changed fron
the rationaliStic physioIoCist to tn"
pracmatic philosopher. the crowd
changed with Him. But it did so
the more quickly and completely he
cause of the qualities Of the man
as man and as orator.
Delegates from foreign lands TO the
International Labor Congress recently
in session here are giving their i'm
prcssions of il to their constituents
and nationals
Tom Moore. president of the Trades
and Labor Council of Canada. recent
ly talked TO the Duke Of Devonshire
several members of the cabinet. and
10 n large meeting OF the Canadian
Club OF Ottawa. He frankly told
these men Of station and power that
the organized labor forces Of the
world were determined on winning
a new status in society. and that il
the parliaments and executives Of the
nations did not carry out the labor
provisions of the peace treaty and
recognize the tentative steps taken
at the Washington Conference then
it could not be guaranteed that the
workers would be patient or tolerant
with governments as now set up.
The time for good wishes and
platitudes had passed. he said. But
with traditional British preference
for evolution rather than revolution,
he hit at extremists in the ranks of
labor as well as those of capital.
Sir Horace Plunkett, former presi-
dent Of the Board of Agriculture in
Dublin. promoter OF a moderate pol
iicy Of settlement of Ireland's trou-
bles. an intimate friend OF Col.
Roosevelt, and on the whole probably
os well informed n man on Erin's real
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Tom Pinch.

White House. Feb. %, 1908.
Dearest Kermit:
I quite agree with you about Tom
Pinch. He is despicable kind of
character; just the kind of character
Dickens liked. because he had himself
70 thick streak of maudlin sentiment
tality Of the kind that, as somebody
phrased it, made him wallow naked
In the pathetic" It always interests
me about Dickens to think how much
hrst-class work he did and how al
most all Of 1t was mixed up with
every kind of cheap. second-rate mat
ter. am very fond Of him. There
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Temperature Report.

I'm. s. F''
X 'ni'H : rln- to PM. Trace
Hulrs - Sunshine. IS
Ter clni "a; Isfsib,e sunshine. g.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-31

The doubling Thomases who snick-
cred at the idea that the world was
approaching Utopia should know that
the organization of Kansas club wom-
en- are going to put an end to gossip
ing. tattling. snubbing and social
wran"ling.
Uncle Bob Bates. OF Rockhouse
Creek, Ky, is the father OF thirty
six children. all living. The young
est is 4 years old. lie has twenty two
boys old enough to vote. Uncle Bob,
who is only 100 years young, covers
10 miles to and from the village
store once a week to get an earful
of what's going on in the world.
The dad OF twenty-five boys was
asked to hand in n solution for the
noted and much talked about boy
problem" He said:
There's as many boy problems as
there are boys. l know only one
way to handle n boy. and that Is
to remember when you was a boy
and then do to the boy as you think
you should have been done to when
you were Il boy.
Il never had any trouble with my
twenty-five boys, no more trouble
than my father had with me-"
Uncle Bob'S two youngest are girls.
And believe US. he has his hands
full with them,
NO Czar ever ruled with such an
iron hand rs those two little girls
boss me around" their proud CEN
tury-old daddy exclaimed.
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The question whether prohbtionists consider the sending
the
The Washington herald., 1919-12-31

Before hear of those campaign arguments about every
body being equal the ballot box these thought
less Statesmen that Washington is still map.
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Needs of the Morgue.

There are two features of the
District morgue, down on the river
front. that keep il in small-town
class-the antiquated horse-drawn
dead wagon" and the obsolete sys-
TEN of preserving the remains of VIC
Tins of homicide. accidents and other
causes. Morguemaster WILL SCHON-
ENBERGER Informed me that tho
present wagon for collecting the dead
has been in use many years. 1t is
hauled by a horse that has performed
long and honorable service for the
District, first in the fire department,
then in hauling the BLACK Maria
to and from the Jail with prisoners
from the Police Court. The animal
finally was condemned because of IN
jury to one of its legs. Mr.. Schonen-
berger had the horse transferred 10
the morgus service and succeeded In
curing its lameness.
In the winter season when the con-
cretcd roadways are coated with ice
or snow, it is difficult to get around
with the old vehicle and aged horse on
the Erewsome, mission of collecting
the unclaimed and other dead of a big
city. In view of the fact that the
United States government has a larSc
number of discarded automobiles that
were used in the period of the world
war. it is suggested that il someone
will take an interest in the matter of
securing one of these cars to he used
as a dead wagon" and another for
use in conveying jurors to points
about the city and suburbs to view re-
mains that for one reason or another
are not taken to the morEue. When
such trips are now made the coroner.
DIR. J. RAMSEY NEVITT, has to de-
pend upon the generosity of owners
of private cars. This Should not be
50 when the government has thou
sands Of automobiles parked in near
by places for sale at u comparative
song.
crying need OF the morgue is a
modern rcfriScrating plant to supplant
the present backwoods system of pre-
serving bodies on sliding drawers that
are iced by the same process employ
cd ~ rural undertakers for many
years.
Mcssrs. District Commissioners. let $
make the District morguc modern
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The may be officially over, but conditions
approaching normal when William Jennings
the front