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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
For Fathers and Mothers.
Especially Those of the Futu

Gen. "so God created his image"
 Bs aa5 % s sagi sus te5sas % hs s't ddG t6s %.s glory
 Of the loo loom his fin fingers spar span os .. uso,o
 And in the ndrousp pan'
 world the who became I every men & man. & o ss e%fh @ even & & we db @ & { % @ @ 5 o s @ s % Ds m M hs when He shall appear More important than the physical form of man. his spiritual nature | God breated into his nostr the breath of fife and image of God The mankind incidental and The hope immortality which cherishes the idea of the imPsrh ablenes of the individual implies also the sacredness personality @ a @ @ @ & @ % @ b @ O % ated m a % tSe image of that Perfect Man. each other and against Maker attitude men First those who have gaped the idea that an mmOrts says: knowledge this admit spiritual natuss s s az % g pT s9s GGe an @ ags ea @ a @ and indulge passion % nt a b o % by death M the married mother wife:
 % s fife Sos aa yield the stroke and bear the yoke and serve the VIII ol man Often she who must body immortal soul "on who youth truth and found devils lies symbol of of the % sin of % man h hgman b cd it be otherwe? So long as the world is full of men the exquisite form the of manner % & the charm @ of n Oe y T the % ana the s sSp sess 3 ss ss~ ssSa s bs %
 To the group realize that blood becomes like thoughts who base their their belief that each f us of sacred m inc family pang the family of the future for horn they confirmed or joined tried the other mans son as that of ones insult or injury to some eternal welfare aIIecteo their immediate suffering or wrong t +h ;fs f
 
 aout thelr under Iod in false to her own cn in life the
 
 careful keep the lnextw i will
 I said would they knew the path would go | Vet no one told me a thing of needed to know FoiLs of heavenly debarred And enough of the bapes uhporh py 'ae 'no o ~ ~ scared"
 What from earthly joys too The handicap of should De US nelper suffering this life than the phai ncn father God created in oscAp n.wo1F RANDOLPH St Marys son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
IN H1rEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Nose for News


 Hervey Laird. newspaper man. and now doing some sort of banking stunts told good one on Charlie Harold a day or two ago MT Laird was man aging editor of the Montgomery Jour nal in 1909 when MT Harold was city editor of the Montgomery Advertiser so they have good working knowl- edge of each other. Here is the story, IS Hervey tells it;
 Charlie was cub reporter on The Age Herald about the time of the first Cleveland administration. anyway not 1cng after the reconstruction period, and negroes were holding many public meetings. Charlie was sent to see what there was to gathering of darkies somewhere, in the Birmingham suburbs. He came back about an hour later and told his city editor there wasn't any thing to it. as the meeting had bsen called off, and he couldn't get anythine tv write.
 Gbe city editor asked why the meet ing had been cancelled and Charlie rel lied
 "'Oh, the grandstand broke down, Filling the speakers and about 200 others and none of the rest could talk before a crowd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
"A Place in the
 Sun for Alabama"

T M IL Alabama should get behind GA the movement which has been inaugurated by the T. P. A., under the slogan "A Place in the Sun for Alabama"
 Alabama's advantages are too lit- tie known to the world at large and no body of men is better equipped in ability or enthusiasm to spread the real facts. There are nearly three thousand members of the T. P. A. in Alabama, and they are deter mined to let the world know some thing of Alabama's advantages. They know the work is needed for they have. issued statement which says:
 Alabama is insufficiently known
 both at home and abroad; for years
 it has not received it's share of national and international pub-4 77lcitv TO Illustrate: Tn French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
CHURCHES By Frank Willis Barnett

scious that it was the realest thing in existence and was no mere theory or speculation, but something which could be experienced and put to the test in daily living of any man, woman or child who was willing to put themselves under it's influence.
 I'll tell, you there is something in a thing which ca make itself manifest in such a forbidding environment as are many of our neglected country church houses. and makes us forget the crudity Of our surroundings and feel that in the very religious atmosphere about that we are in holy place Every man reared in the country who reads this and whot at one time gave himself to Christ, will know what 1 am talking about
 l am not attempting here to say any thing against the ritualistic churches, but merely trying to describe condi- sands whose testimony will bear me out in fact that while God is no respector of persons, He is also willing to make Himself known in chapel cathedral. or wherever men gather to do honor te His name in the spirit of His blessed Son.
 got toNthinking along this line on ac- count of the evangelistic campaign which has just closed, for God came in mighty power not only in the handsome and well appointed city churches. but in the less pretentious ones in the district. There is nothing like the love of God to drive the lonesomeness out of buildings as well as bodies. May His .ove fruit in rich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

and fast and, while touching upon many phases of the 1920 campaign. really set tied none of them.
 A press section was filled with work ing newspaper correspondents, and a large number of editors and publishers tried to crowd in. Dr. Albert Shaw could not get seat among the core spondents, who also rejected appiica- tions from William H. Taft and William J. Bryan. A pair of "sob sisters" who applied for seats met the same fate.
 The working correspondents, however, were not without their troubles.
 q was told to describe Herbert Hoover" said one. ITO what party does he belong?"
 q don't know" was the answer. T haven't asked him since yesterday"
 Platform blanks on prohibition, labor, the tariff and the war made their ap- pearance.
 My paper wants to know" one cor respondent asked. whether McAdoo is for or against government ownership of railroads
 Answer Yes" he was advised.
 A session given over to the ministra- tions of three mediums, who sum- moned spirits and made them talk by means of ouija board, operated nrrs- teriousiy without the use of hands and
 in full view of the delegates.
 The spirit of Charles E. Hughes re- marked: 1T would have been all right if Will Crocker had not fed me those California ripe olives.p
 Said the spirit of Josephus Daniels T am being punished for my Sims" The spirit of Vice President Marshall observed: What the democratic party needs is fool killer Then the few Of us left can form new party" Frank Hitchcock's spirit told the dele gates: Tt pays to advertise I put ar add in the papers, reading as follows , Situation wanted as political manager for some candidate Terms: Florida delegates on delivery. Fast color guar. anteed' Now look at the job I got'' The spirit of Robert Lansing solemniy said: May I not suggest to you. my dear Colby. that it would be the par of wisdom and discretion to move youl office to the ground flor. It is mucf safer. Cordially and sincerely yours. l" The spirit of Secretary Baker sent thi. ! message: 'It's all very well to insis or your love. put why didn't you kick me upstairs into Lansing's job?'' l From the spirit of Henry White cam'
 this: "Ah. The peace conference. love it. It was there was cured of in somnia.'
 There was a musical interlude, als' political, in which Senator Harding, At +ornay Caperal Palmer Herbert Hoover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

WLMAsHrNGToN, April 1o.-tspeciaL) w pr. Middleton $. Barnwell of Bir- mingham and Senator B. B. Conner were with me at the Gridiron Club din- ner here tonight
 It was perhaps one of the cleverest dinners the club has ever had. Un- fortunately neither the president of the Kiwanis Club nor the temporary sen ator can ever tell of all the condolences exchanged in the speeches made by some of those present. There were some clever things said and some exchanges of compliments or otherwise which will be long remembered.
 The story however of the performance of the members of the club, as prepared in advance, rehearsed and well done, ,~can be told in the language of member of the club representing the Associated Press who wrote it before the dinner oc- cured. It was based entirely upon the rehearsal last night by the members of the club As ladies are always present and reporters never present the writer can only reproduce the advance story. Here it is:
 Having arrived at the presidential age of B years, the Gridiron Club celebrated the event tonight by turning its dinner into a national non-partisan political convention, at which 1920 candidates heard their claims presented in a fash ion new to party politics.
 Many were nominated and more were discussed in such a way as to suggest to all the candidates who were present the notion that perhaps they take them selves too seriously.
 The Gridiron convention was called to order by the changing of dinner bell and when the delegates, who also in- cluded guests filed into the hall and took their seats at the dinner tables they discovered that both great political par ties were heavily represented by soma of their most distinguished members. Among those present were Secretaries Colby, Meredith, Houston, Payne and Daniels, Attorney General Palmer Speaker Gillett, General Pershing, the Japanese ambassador, the Polish minis ter, former Secretaries Lansing and Lane; Homer Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee Will H. Hays, chairman of the repub- lican national committee; Senators Wat son of Indiana, Owen of Oklahoma, Hard ing of Ohio and Poindexter of Washing ton; Governors Sproul of Pennsylvania and Morrow of Kentucky, and Col George Harvey.
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 The convention was opened by the se lection of a temporary chairman, fol lowing which it proceeded to elect z permanent chairman, who proved to b' w. w. Jermane, the new president oi the club. The proceedings were mixed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

7 WROTE A story about the lonesome
 feeling which comes over one when GA he enters a home when the wife and the children are away, for an uninhanited house is about the most inhospitable thing in al, the world. In thinking of the un- tenated home got to thinking about the church. another place in which peopie congregate for a while and then pass out. Take the case of the church, and TOT the purpose of this article I limit myself to Protestant ones, for as rue they are kept closed except for the stated services like the Sunday school and the morning and evening Sunday services and prayer meeting This will fit the case ol most of them in the towns and villages
 But out in the country in Alabama there are literally thousands of churches which are opened for preaching but once month. and in many of them not even the Sunday schools are what are called .evergreen." which means being Kept up all the year round, as many Of them close down during the winter
 
 As the editor of the Alabama Baptist for nearly a score of years went up and down the state attending Baptist asso- ciations It so happened that on many occasions I would be the first man on the grounds. There stood in many in stances the unpainted church with wide open door and windows ajar. for ioe of them had no sashes in them. About them was depressing atmosphere oi neglect.
 After looking about the grounds to To- cate the well or spring would go inside the house to see if it had been swept out |if wood had been brought for fire, if the lamps had been filled for the night services. and to get line on its seating
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

tied to all the help Alabamians can give them.
 Aid them in making "A Place in the Sun for Alabama"
 # # #
 The lower house of Congres should now proceed to pass a resolution stat ing that William Hohenzollern is a much abused man and will be welcomed on the chautauqua circuits of America
 # # #
 The fact that we don't hear much from Won Ludendorf and Won linden burg doesn't necessarily mean that these two old war lords have lost their potentiality for mischief. # * 2 St. Louis man who says he has been arrested 46s times has just been con victed for the first time. He's. good advertisement for his lawyer
 # # * NJ Carpenter continues to use an interpreter. How can we get fully en rapport with the French champion as long as he does thats < a < If the public's patience i.. sorely tried to stand the wear and tear of unauthor- ized walk-outs? When Admiral Rodman said Admiral Sims was ridiculous, false and indis- erect he left little more to be read into the record. If the Nevada courts say Mary Pick ford is not Mrs. Fairbanks, she may get desperate enough to be plain Gladys Smith. # x < 1 Little can be expected from Wiscon- sin A long as Victor Berger and Bob l.aFollette are two of it's leading citi- zens ! Speaking of movie stars, the unpop- ularity of Americans in France does not apply to Charles 'Slew-Foot' Chap lin. | x * x
 We ought not to be too hard on France. She may be merely invading Germany to safeguard her next win ter's coal supply. I Can it be possible that Salvador has put a thumb to her nose and is wiggling four fingers at Uncle sam? ! Whats become of the old fashioned lkaberdasher who used to advertise mems shirts at 9S cents?
 z q '
 Perhaps the idea of settling in Si- beria and growing up with the country appeals to the Japs- * x x
 Hail Waste Deep at Vinegar Bend A drop of something stimulating for Medicine Hatl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

town, during the war group or American soldiers were discussihs their native states. Men from the 167th referred to Alabama. A Frenchman present produced map, but. strange to say, It had no Alabama-the adjoining states hao squeezed it out. Again, a leadlhg Birmingham man, in Liverpool some years ago, inquired about Alabama He was told in astonish- ment: "You don't want to go to Alabama; there's nothing there bul swamps and negroes" Last year the A. l.. A. published, for return ing soldiers, the y-three-page hook "Your Job Back Again It consists of such illustrations as "Orange Growing in Rorlda' .T,aad Mining in Missouri, Onion Raising in Louisiana and so on. There are no cuts of Alabama, nor is it's name once mentioned. Tn the army camps, prior to demop-
  exhibited 6o,0oO feet of film show inc land suitable for settlement in the carolinaa, Georgia, Florida. Mississippi and Louisiana. Some how Alabama was left out. Recent ly a big national weekly. interested in jobbing centers and salesmen's routes, wrote asking Whether Alabama is best covered from Geor- sia ar Tennessee%' Why did they assume that Alabama had to De .covered" from some other stateg Before leaving his home. an llli- nois man, who came here few n,ortbs ago. was urged by his neighbors to let his family remain behind in view of the prevalence of yellow fever in Alabama. Even inc school children are being mis- ,ad as to our resources. Alabama has an inexhaustible supply of the richest marble on the continent so high does it rank that the block furnished for the Washington mon ument was lol q 'Aiii@ ~SN
 the engineers in the belief that 1t was Italian marble, and not the na- five product called for in the de- sien Yet the standard school ge-
 ography has not word about
 Alabama marble-Texas, TennesseeN and Georgia hold the field
 The Alabama T. P. A. will begil it's real work at the Portland conven tion, June IA, where an Alabami float will lead the great parade. Fron this time forward, they will do thel systematically. Fact and figures will be marshaled. Dis play advertising will be placed ia na tional weeklies in America and tn British Isles. They will compile gazette to be kept up to date and sen to all inquirers. They will enlist tn aid of the ablest people in Alabam in assembling their facts.
 They know what these facts vii show. They hope through this cam paign to bring fifty thousand ne, people to Alabama. They are enti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

capacity The vacant pulpit and the empty pews seemed most uninviting. It was hard to realize that it was a house of prayer and worship.
 Soon on looking down the road I would see a man on horseback. buggy or a wagon coming, and knew that the pro- cession had started and would be swelled, for out of each house for miles around the people were in the lots catch ing the stock to hitch up or getting into ciation count the hours used to stand before the association was called to order as precious ones, for it gave me chance to speak with the men. women and chil- dren.
 In a little while the cold and forbiddins house would take on g glow of warmth as some sister took her seat at the organ and some brother raised tune, and one of the preachers had lifted up his voice to the Heavenly Father to bless the coming together of his saints. A religious drama was being played out in bare walls with out any stage settings whatsoever, and a frame building was being transformed into a veritable church of God
 I have witnessed the transformation time after time and it never grew old or stale to me for realized that the prom ise of the Saviour was coming true. who said: where two or three are gathered in My name. there will I also be-, and the presence of the Holy Spirit became real and not mere dogma of the trinity of theologisns to fight over, but a fact to be enjoyed by all who felt his power This is why. when some scholarly and cultured people talk about religion being unreal and unrelated to life I just harken back to the times when was made con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
NED BRACE TELLS ABOUT THE GRIDIRON
 CLUB DINNER IN WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT

General Leonard Wood, Governor Low den and William J. Bryan all found themselves caricatured. Mfr. Palmer was asked
 Were you a Candidate for senator against Penrose and Pinchot in 1s14?'' F. T decline to answer" he said, "and plead the statute of lipitations." Governor Lowden, who admitted that he had been honored with the Virginia delegates, sang Garry Me Back to old virginny-
 Nearly all of the candidates sang their 4 claims to sit in the White House. after which President Jermane announced:
 After looking this bunch over the chair announces the convention is not yet ready to vote. There are some dark horses down in the pasture which we wish to inspect before taking decisive action
 The political status of the peace treaty also was considered. Three chefs in full regalia appeared in. the center of the hall and proceeded to concoct a peace pudding. which they promised would be the last word in artistic perfection The pudding. it appeared, was planned I to have fourteen points of perfection, but at the last minute it was found neces- sary to eliminate number of the points The trio of chefs labored diligently ex- plaining the ingredients as they mixed. The pudding finally was covered with an icing approved by forty-nine members of the Senate, but no sooner had the icing settled into place when the pudding ex- ploded with loud report scattering the contents all over the chefs.
 Now we can't even pocket it." ob- served one of them sadly. ~ # x | At one point the convention was in- terrupted by the invasion of gorgeously dressed woman, who demanded in loud tones to be shown to seat The ''wo- man. declared that she had been elected I a member and that, if necessary. she would throw a man out in order to get a place at the tables.
 "If the women don't get self-determin- ation,' she said, ''there'I be male ex-i termination"
 When finally informed that it was im- possible to admit a woman to Grid- iron dinner she promptly removed her skirts. to the threatened scandal of the convention and it was discovered that the woman was a newly elected mem Der of the club.
 There were speeches by Secretary Colby, Speaker Gillett, Prince Casimi9 lLubowski, the Polish minister; Cos lGeorge Harvey, General Pershing and Governor Morrow. Reporters, however. are never present at Gridron Club dn- ners so the speeches were not reported. | AsJt1,c.ea~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Gnad Music

Among the comments on the Easter music much that is complimentary IS being heard of the cantata, The Story of Easter rendered at the Southside
 Baptist Church Easter night" says Mrs. c. J. Sharpe.
 "Mr. Edward Powell Lee, the direc- tor, and Mrs. w. L. Wortten, the ac-
 companist, are both recent acquisi- tons to Birmingham, and the good work done by them promise much for the musical life in church work. The cantata was sung by a voluntary chorus of men and women from the church, and the fine and sympathetic rendering showed work and talent Especially fine was the solo work of Mesdames billiard and Cunningham, Messrs. Lee, Smith and Kettles.
 This volunteer chorus sang this week at both services during the pro- tracted meeting which was conducted by Dr. White of South Carolina"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Crowd There

Mrs J. A. Ronntree, who is in Hot Springs writes that the city IS filled with people attending the good roads convention and says:
 'iThe city is in gala attire to well come Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, who arrive tomorrow (Saturday) night arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the wives of officials and visiting governors to the Good Roads Association. Seven governors have wired they will be here. Over S,c00 hotel reseryations have been made by delegations, so it looks as though there is to be an unusually large crowd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Baseball Bug Bites

work rapidly now among the school boys" said R. c. Redus, "snd any father of a healthy lad may just get ready to shell out for balls. bats, gloves and the rest of the paraphernalia now used by the youngsters for it makes no difference how Small they are, they want everything which the profession als use. and so the juniors wear masks breast plates, shin guards and deck themselves up in uniforms like the real thing. It has grown to be great in- trade reap a rich harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
THE SITUATION

Congress says the war is over.
 Congress ought to look around. There's the poilu breathing vengeance Acting as if Berlin bound. England thinks that Turkey is
 Morsel worth Britannia's while, So she takes Constantinople
 With a d.singenuous smile. On Siberia the Japs are
 Keeping watch with wary eye; Having captured Vladivostok,
 They may reach out, by and by Reds are busy here and therein Russia and in Germany, Standing up against all corners
 With a strange ferocity. All the little nations wrangle,
 Showing most unholy zest, Each in greed and selfish scheming Trying to outdo the rest. italy, the Adriatic
 Wants to rule in her own way, While D'Annunzio the mightJ
 Strikes a pose at Plume.
 MISERY LOVES COMPANY
 "How did they become friends9'
 'oThey both loved the same girl