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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04

or. slope of 6 Tennessee mountain
 It Is delicious picture, and might serve the greatest Of artists for . symbol of modern democracy.
 "Oh. where are thrones and empires
 now
 Of old. that went and camer~
 jEniperors, kings czars; thrones scepters, crowns; the divine rights of earthly monarchs-these and all tho rest of the rubbish of autocracy have been thrown upon the scrap heap of the ages, and sitting upon the dis carded mass are the smiling doughboys of democracy. contemptuous of super stitious past and confident of future in which the common man is king.
 It Is true that these boys will not always smile. Responsibility w.ll sober those youthful, happy, careless faces. That throne of power upon which they sit as citizens of a great democracy; that sceprer which they wield; that crown they wearwill sober them before they have finished awres- tling with the tremendous problems which they will have to solve.
 But we who are so much older and who shudder a little at the crash os a world--older. thank heaven for that easy. confident smile which wreaths their youthful lips as they take their seat upon the vacant throne and seize the scepter which has fallen from the handr of kings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
BIRMINGHAM,s AWAKENING.

F'pm the Mobile Register.
 The jolt Mir. DeBardeleoen gave the Birmingham business interests when he said that the barges now building for the Warrior river might be assign cd to the Mississippi river if Birming- ham continued to neglect the making of a physical connection with the Var rior and the establishing of terminals for handling goods by the water route appears to have had instantaneous' er- feet Business men of Birmingham are said to promise to form a corpora tion amply capitalized to do what is necessary to put Birmingham in posi- ton to make use of the river Some $SO0.000 will be required, and Is to be obtained by underwriting bonds to be issued by the corporation.
 This will be the best days work ever done by Birmingham. The government has improved the waterway and has put on 1t the towboats and barges; and is prepared to increa-se the equipme nl One-way traffic Is said to be large; but there must be general use of the barges to make the undertaking fully success full Rates have been made that are favorable to the use of the river When the question came of Birmingham reaching tho river and the handling of goods at the river bank, there was nothing done, and nothing appeared likely soon to be done. Hence the pro test and warning voiced by the trans portation manager.
 When Birmingham makes the needed connection with the Warrior and takes advantage of the reduced rates avail able for the transportation ot goods to and from Birmingham and tide water. we shall see a commercial 6e- velopment of that city that will make every Alabamian feel proud. rich gift has been placed within the reach of the Magic City, and all of our peo- pie will rejoice to see her so act as to profit by It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
wHIsKY,s FUNERAL GRAFTON

From the London Times.
 A remarkable example of prohibi-
 tior oratory in the United States is
 afforded by a funeral oration." de-
 livered at L $ Ange,es. Gal. hv pr. C..
 E. Locke. in celebration of "tho deash of John Barleycorn:'
 Tor intermlnable ages wicked old John Barleycorn has allure and tempted. and inveiglsi and deceived. tialzed and demonized helpless human creatures" said pr. Locke. He Is a maligner, a conspirator. a liar a thief and robber, despoiler of homes, defiler of girlhood and woman hood. and a bloody handed murdered. He has dashed holy motherhood through the mire and dashed swset babyhood against the stones. And. John Barleycorn. you are dead! Deservedly deadt Dead in America! Dead in California! Dead in
 the land of the free and the home of
 the brave! You have been a long time
 alive. John. but now you are dead, and you will be longer time dead! Let the funeral procession move hellward. Roll the whisky barrel
 down the steep descent to the lowest depths. and let the red-handed, black | hearted cortege- follow their dead
 chieftain down into a reeking oblivion where the worm dieth not and the fire ! is not ouenched"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04

the past, with amazing imitativeness profited by the lessons to be leaaled from more advanced countries and De- gan career which has placed her in the front rank of world powers.
 All of this was accomplished in the comparatively brief period since the Perry expedition in 1852. Even at the time of the Russo-Japanese war the remarkable strides made by Japan were not generally known, but her smashing defeat of Russia opened the eyes of the world to the prowess of the little brown men" and revealed marvels of efficiency in every branch of the military service. German eff ;ficiency, of which we used to hear so much, was surpassed by the Japanese long before the world var began.
 It is creditable to the Japanese that they have never ceased to show the liveliest gratitude toward Perry as the man who opened the door of op- portunity by negotiating the treaty between the United States and Japan in 1854. His memory is profoundly respected by the Japanese, and "Cap- tain" Hardy, in 1917, revisited Japan as the guest of the country, at the invitation of Japanese school rhil- dren. It was a graceful tribute to the aged veteran who survived many adventures, on land and sea, and died peacefully in his bed after one weeks illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
# r F Roads at High Cost Economical in the End

e TATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER g W. S. KELLER has been in- Isisting for sometime that the best Ihard-surfaced road, constructed at high cost, means economy in the end. And all the county roads are now of the best
 It used to be that the roads built five or six years ago were of the flimsy sort. There was no fund for maintenance, and as a result those highways were soon washed away. The hard roads built today will last for long time, and the trunk lines which will be built out of the twenty five million-dollar bond issue will never be allowed to wear out. There will be a maintenance fund and the highways will be kept in perfect order year in and year out.
 
 The amendment which will soon be voted for the large bond issue will carry by an overwhelming majority. The people are now in favor of high class roads and he would be an old fogy indeed who would cast nega- tive vote
 The federal government will match the twenty-five million dollars dollar for dollar, which means, of course, an expenditure of fifty mill lion dollars for trunk roads. No state in the south will be provided with such fine roads as Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04

Henry-watterson says Andrew Car negie refused to donate money to build home for newspaper men and he never again had any use for Andy" With all due respect to the late steel master. there Is no better judge of human nature than "Marse Henry
 < x #
 Gereral Pershing advocates small army That's a blow to a1armists who predicted that General Pershing would try to become the military dictator of America
 Cartoonists who picture JoSn Bar leycorn rising from the grave forget that John was buried with extreme solemnity and was expected at the time to stay buried.
 # # <
 In his policy of hands off the coal strike, President Wilson Is probably supported by Admiral Grayson, who is strongly opposed to the patients exerting himself
 < # a Blaming prohibition for the increase of radicaiisrn in this country will not help the cause of the "wets." The average prohibitionist is interested Tn facts, not psychology. # # # Brewing parties" are said to be popular in the middle west. Probably among people who like to take < sporting chance. \ & # Maybe the treaty of peace will be ratified in time for Uncle Sam to be- gin the new year by putting his best foot forward. With young men actually being ex- pelled from colleges for hazing, what agency will restrict bumptious frest man to his proper sphere? ' s $ Communication may be established with Mars in time to find a solution for Americas industrial troubles x F < At any rate there must be q grain of truth in the report that Petrograd is having q famine. # # # Occasionally & new business house is put up that isn't occupied by an auto mobile concern. but not often # x 4
 Green river Is on a rampage in Ken- lucky Green River. Without Head ache" long since ceased to flow J. .t * Life with General Denikine seems to be an alteration of pushing ahead, and being pushed back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

It does not pay to be careless Dh , only day that you look shabby and need shave is the day you will m sat every one you ever knew.
 It often happens that before the var nish gets dulled on the installment plan furniture he bought for his wedding he is paying lawyer for divorce on the installment plan.
 Every Wife has sammy company dis position and chilly home disposl- tion. And the same thing is true of every husband
 Mother used to keep daughters skin soft and velvety with corn starch at 10 cents pound. But this doesn't keep daughter from using an imported talcum at 69 cents Der ounce
 Anyway. the thin girl who is built like a shad gets a lot of consolat,on out of the fact that she hasn't chest like a pouter pigeon.
 Why is it that saying "Drat it,. won't take the sting out of hurt the way saying dammit" will?
 Once upon a time there was a wife who did not tell her husband that she wished she had something decent to wear like other women have. Al. fairy tales begin with once upon a time.
 some poor men never have money because they spend too much time te,l- ing rich people what they should do with their money.
 We love to visit 2 home wherein Inc princess of the family begins to dust off .the photograph records and asks us If we do not think the Poet and Peasant isn't cute and if we ain't just crazy about III Trovatore.
 Anc what has become of the oId- fashioned housekeeper who had m antimacassar pinned on. the back of every chair in the par1or?
 People claim that they do not care what other people think about them. But you will notice that the front yard is always cleaner than the back yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
PLATE GLASS IS COSTLY.

Editor Biggs of the Morning Bugie and Editor Boffels of the Evening Clarion have decided not to put plate glass windows In the fronts of tn sir respective offices, as previously an- nounced.''
 "Why notT'
 "They are both farsighted men and realize the weakness of human nature, even in themselves. In case of &1a- other war between the Bugie and Clarion, they are afraid one or the other of them might so far lose his temper that he wouldn't be satisfied with abusing his contemporary in the editorial columns of his newspaper. but
  nigh. take it into his head to throw .. brick at the rival estabiishment-
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
A DOG STORY From Harper's Weekly.

Dogs have a way of communicating then gave an illustration or demonstra- tion of this fact. The incident was To- cated in south Georgia, where, it was declared, there was at that time little provision made for the comfort of do- mestic animals.
 One bitter night, such as 'cold waves freqeuntly bring to that locality, Geor- gian heard at his front door the unmis- takable sounds of scratching and whin- ing. He found upon opening the door two of lis neighborhood friends. a pug and a little terrier, asking admission.
 In the face of the cruel cold it was granted them, and they were made well come to share the comfortable quarters of the two household dogs. In the morn ing they took their leave; but great was the astonishment of the Georgian to see them return the following cold even ng- this time accompanied by a large lr.sh setter. who likewise wagged admission 70 the warn quarters of which he seemed to have knowledge.
 If there were any doubts as to whether these hospNable night lodgings were discussed among the sheltet less dogs Of the ne ghborhood, the doubts were re- moved on the third night. when the three tramps returned. their number further augmented by another pug and an old pointer. The mute but eloquent language of their wagging tails. the hum ble appeal in their eyes. were at once amusing and pathetic.
 With his own two pets and these five tramps the Georg'an had now seven dogs k<9 l. It ing room grate; but their irreproa cha ble behavior and many ingratiating ways had insured for them a welcome at his house as long as the cold wave lasted. which was . week. After the cold sub sided they returned no mora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIESo
 AND ELSEWHERE
Automobil. .Jnm. Al Gnme


 T thought I knew something about automobile jams" said W. P. Cornell, "as I had Knowledge of the parking at the fair and at baseball games, but never In my whole life did I ever see much mix-up as presented itself at the close of the Alabama -Sewanee football game on Saturday afternoon In the first place il looked as if every inch of space in the surrounding fields at Redwood had been covered by a car As there was no one in charge to see to the proper parking, it was left to each individuals fancy as 70 where he left his machine. I stationed mine a good way from the fence ana with its head to the road and as I left before the game was finished I made an easy getaway, but the fun. or rather trouble. began early. hope the owners finally unwound their autos, but l am sure much time and temper was lost on account of the haphazard manner M which the matter was han lied. There ought to be some re- ponsible person to take charge ef such situations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
THE JUDGE AND THE BABY

{, the first mother shook the first father
 awake and said: Adam, got up and walk 1 the baby"
 It is fortunate for the babies-for the little children-that the worlds heart has
 room for all of them; and the more
 please God-the merrier! For where they
 are not. home seems .ess like ts -u oc
 us, it is Almost like a day without sum- shine, night without stars! And as for the trouble" of thern-sso5 simple old song:
 If we knew the baoy fingers, % Pressed against the window pane, Would be cold and stiff tomofrow- | Never trouble us again. Would the bright eyes of our darling Catch the frown upon our brow? F. Would the prints of rosy fingers Vex us then. as they do nowT' The lights of home shine an for them, who ''are of the kingdom of Heaven," and
 who lead a weary world to Heavens peace and rest. They are just .'as nigh as our hearts," they never grow up," or away from us. The answer to rheu thoughtless critics. of both sexes may
 we'll be: They have no children"
 If they had little arms, to necklace them, it would seem like a better. brighter world to them-as though Heaven mad come to spend the day. and found the W urld lat home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
Asking For Too Much

There are lots of different ways oe looking at the strike situation" said R. II. nedbetter. but I heard some negroes talking on the street car the other day. giving their views on it. One negro said to the others: T be- longs to the union and I done paid my dues. but you know we done asked for so many things and got them that the white folks what owns the mines done got tired of us asking for so much and they ain't going to give us nothing else. This Is just like poker game They done called us and we just as we'll lay our hands down and so to work When he had finishe the others joined in stating that they thought he was about right and if
 hey didn't work for several days they would soon be hungry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
Autom obfres and Tires

''The tire business is as good as it ever has been and much better than usual said A. A. Davidson. "All of the dealers are doing a big business and are having very little difficulty in getting rid of their tires. There Gs no danger of the tire business slack Ing up any time soon, either, as most of the automobile companies have sold way up ahead of their production and as long as the automobile business continues to be good the tire dealers will te able to sell lots of tires, for tires are the one thing that no auto mobile is able to do without"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
MIsJUDGED

''why. the man must be- a Turk
 "Why soT'
 T got a peep into a notebook he carries around with him all the time. It's full of names and addresses of young women. What's more. 1t even contains the color of their hair ans eyes. and their exact weight"
 You do the gentleman a great in- justice. He's recruiting officer for girl show"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
* * <. No Violence Anticipated
 In Birmingham District

THE presence of soldiers in Bir- < mingham does not necessarily mean that there will be disorder. Sol diers were not sent here under the belief that there would be any out break of lawlessness. Governor Kilby simply acted on the theory that an ounce of prevention is worth hound of cure and if it should come to pass that unruly' elements, disfegardine the advice of their leaders and law abiding citizens among the miners. should try to start reign of terror. t could b. promptly nipped ill the bud.s That would be of just as great service to the rank and file of we'll behaved miners as it would be to any other class of citizens who do not relish mob violence.
 For ten years Birmingham has been one of the quietest industrial cities in the United States. In spite of it's size and it's polyglot industrial popula- tion, peace and good will have pre- vailed. During the war Birmingham gave an exhibition of patriotic team work and self-sacrifice that added  new fame to the city and its people.
 Alabama miners have struck in obedience to orders, and not because of any serious grievance of their own. 1t is because of the friendly relations existing between the en- ployers and employees of this district not coal operators and miners alone, but practically all employers and employes-that no outbreak of any kind is anticipated. The local heads of the miners unions are sens . blo men who have the public's confi dence. Already offers of aid to their employees have been made by opera tors, if help is needed, situation of affairs that may we'll cause astonish- Inent to persons not familiar with local conditions. The strikers nave also shown desire to protect ma- chinery and other property as far as possible from deterioration while mines are idle.
 It is gratifying to know that sanity is the keynote of the situation here.
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 Survivor of Perry
 Expedition Is Dead
 660 APT" WILLIAM H. HARDY,
 W who died few days ago in Portland, Ore, was the last survivor of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan in 1852. A typical old salt, Captain" Hardy posed for the movies and his picture was shown throughout the country to blase crowds in theatres who little thought of the part played by Hardy and his comrades in making Japan a world power.
 Before Admiral Perry's visit, as most school boys know and most older "boys" have forgotten, Japan was . little known country, centuries be- hind the more enlightened nations of the earth in progress. Perry is credited with having opened a new era for the Japanese, who were quick to appreciate the advantages of vest ern civilization. In an incredibly short time Japan shook off her oriental clothes. quit dreaming about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
Working For Different Purpose

''The Red Cross membership cam paign now on and the Red Cross red seal campaign to be put on December are entirely different matters" said Dr. George Eaves. superintendent of he anti-tuberculosis association "A great many people seem to have these two campaigns confused and are ask ing why two campaigns are to be ms e for what they believe to be for the same purpose. The Red Cross. while working to stamp out disease generally and to relieve suffering wherever pos sible. merely prepares the way for the anti-tuberculosis association, which particularizes in that disease. It is well for the people to bear this in mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
Brown Sugar Comes High

Since the government has restricted the price of granulated sugar to Il cents per pound brown sugar has cer- tainly trken jump in price," said James A. Wood
 Last Saturday I bought some my self at 20 cents pc, pound. and was told that wholesaler had purcha scd several carloads at 21 cents pound.
 Tt seems to me the authorities should enforce the refinement of more brown sugar into the granulated white as some merchants are charging an unreasonable price for the former"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
AT EvENTIDE

AT EvENTIDE By John Greenieaf Whit CT Poor and inadequate the shadow-pIav Of gan and loss, of waking and of
 dream.
 Against Life's solemn background
 needs must seem At this late hour. Yet not untha nix fully l call to mind the fountains by the way. The breath of flowers, the bird song
 on the spray. Dear friends. sweet human loves. the ioy
 of giving, And otsreceivsng the great boon of living In grand hfstore years when Liberty Has need of word and work; quick sym
 pathies
 For all who failaand suffer; songs re-
 lief.
 Natures uncloying loveliness; and chief The kind restraining hand of Proyidonce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
ADRIET WITH THE TIMES
PROFESSIONAL ALooFNEss

seven doctors held a consultation over him and announced that he could not live a week longer"
 Yet he got well and now he's the picture of health. I guess he has the laugh on those doctors"
 Not enough to notice. So far as they are concerned. he's dead. They refuse to recognize him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04

[ ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES From the New York Evening Post A regular from western army camp came home the other day on an extended furlough. He was entertained exten- sively by his former companions and friends.
 One evening he told the boys about the Indians great love for whisky. "Why, the way them Indians love whisky beats anything you ever saw he remarkef |l once met Cheyenne on his pony. Give me drink of whisky; I'll give you my oridle for it. he says. 'No,' says l. Then he offered h's bridie and saddle and pony all in. a bunch for one drink.
 Well, wouldn't you give it to him for all that? asked one O. the boys.
 Well. not much!" said the soldier, em -' phatically. T only had one drink left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-04
W T' V' Port of Birmingham Now We'll Assured

1.-THE canvass for the stock for the i 0 $200,000 subscription for the port of Birmingham is progressing satisfactorily. It is believed that be- fore the end of the week the full amount will have been subscribed.
 The inland waterway has been pro- noted by the government. Barg,s and towboats have been built at great cost and it remains for the people of this section to make the waterway a signal achievement.
 l Every business interest in Birmiag- ham should be quick to subscribe to the $20O,000 fund to make tho Port of Birmingham proposition success.
 The subscription of $20O,O00 will be obtained and in due time the Port of Birmingham win be duly estab- lished.
 l It would be reflection on Birming- ham if the port were not soon . reality. But the adequate suhscrp- tion will be forthcoming. < * #
 1 A citizen of Cynthiana, Ky, says the other day man went into | local dentists office and had tooth pulled. After the extraction he was given ] stiff drink of bourbon, and in less an hour. s2 people were lined up in the dentists office. asking to have their teeth pulled. The story sounds exaggerated. but 1t probably isn't. l E # x
 A Frenchman recently arrested in Paris Is said to have had more than 50 I fiancees. while an Austrian soldier Is credited with having married eight times in France, finding a new wife In each sector where he was stationed There's something in a soldiers uni- form that makes it deucedly hard for a woman to say 'No.''
 1, x r *
 The -Flying Parson" delivered sermon to the largest congregation ever assembled in tho Baptist taber- nacle at Raleigh. N. c. And 1t is safe , to say for the first time in their lives small boys in tho auditnce gave close attention to every word spoken from the pulpit.
 E F x 1 If metropolitan magazines are go- l ing to move away from the metropolis and set up business elsewhere, how will they continue to get the metro- politan point of viewt