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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
How to Raise $50, 900

 If S0,000 citizens of Birmingham realized what the Mercy Home is doing and thought about it, all that would be required to raise $30,o00 for it would be one notice in the daily papers ask ing s1 contributions" said w.. Carson Adams, chairman of the Mercy Home copmittee. But we busy folks just don't realize things like this. hence when reminded we have to take of our own busy time to remind other busy men. Of course, we cannot get around las we would like to do on account of Ip1 assure of other things.
 Incidentally I might again remark that while the active campaign is over. checks sent to the office of Adams, Rowe X Norman, Brown Marx build ing, will be greatfully accepted by the de: oted women in charge of the Mercy Home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
THE VICTORIES oF PEACE

HAVE growing
 There day when the of life seemed brighter there time when good thank God that living for there that which do world spreading and until the the
 Tomorrow here Birmingham going practical example of what their work lock for the better of checks thn forgetting the things they would like they and of their health strength until they these blessings they expect coughing their lives 
 What the tuberculosis victim hidden sight of the world? failure with him and life rapidly slipping The looking clouds setting fes contact children and there they brethern.
 They bhern souls with gadness They brethren tighten the The souinspirng this, bret last they have realize they the busy responsibilities pressing upon the the sit his brother coughing blood hoyel just the
 working giving have life have abundanty! healing which astounded Galee life How glorious that will be this shall be the of the of shall rule the world!
 hath victories Today shall be little learning the Master He sad brethern, ye have done it me-"
 MIDDLETON s. FAREWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
IMPROVEMENT IN COLLEGE MOR-
 ALE

From the Chicago News.
 Prof c. W. Brown of Carleton col lege, Minn., criticized college morale with some severity recently before the National Council of Teachers of Eng hsh. College professors butter their time away in meetings, ayers this critic, and waste valuable energy on the shift less and the intellectual weddings among the student body.
 That the standards of many colleges have been adapted too much to the de- mands of those less interested in study than in the more colorful pursuits of youth is unquestionable. The associa-
 tions brought about by co-education and the general cultural conditions of the region have helped give rise to a situation in which immature but vivid social and athletic interests too often overshadow the more serious aims of college life.
 But the glad frivolity of the students and the dreary frivolity of professors | to which Professor Brown aliudes are not permanently characteristic of col lege life. Education for service will gather more weight as time goes on, and education for pleasure less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
E1HE three most worthy charitable
 causes in Birmingham are making drives today

E1HE three most worthy charitable causes in Birmingham are making
 drives today.
 They are the Mercy Home, the Anti Tuberculosis Camp and the Young women's Christian Association.
 They are needing money. and they need it badly. The Mercy Home takes care of orphan children. It educates them and makes good citizens out of them There is mo more worthy cause in the Birmingham district, for which the good people should subscribe.
 The AntfTuberculosis Camp is, endeav- bring to stamp out the dread disease in Jefferson county and is doing a charitable work to which every good citizen should lend his part
 The Young women's Christian Asso- citation takes care of girls who come in from the state seeking positions in Bir- mingham. It gives them place to live and takes care of them under the most excellent surroundings while they are seeking positions, and after they have obtained them, and are endeavoring to make their way in the world. Every girl, of course, pays something, but the Young Wouen'S Christian Association is only partially self-sustaining. It has done a splendid work and is sorely in need of funds. Let us aid them.
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 Birmingham was exceeding generous during the wartime drives. It should be equally generous in the drives for these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
NO NICKEL

From the Providence Journal
 In a western city the other day fire broke out in a big repair establishment. The plant has a telephone which re- qures the dropping of a nickel in the slot before connection can be had with the outside world, and when an at- tempt was made to summo nassistance by means of 1t it was found that mo- body had a nickel i'll his pocket. The building was destroyed and score of occupants were for time in danger of losing their lives.
 How many big events depend on what seems the merest chance. A nickel promptly dropped in this tele- phone might have saved thousands of dollars worth of property. but there was no such coin to be had when the critical moment arrived. Hereafter, 1t is safe to say. care will be taken to have a few extra nickels where they can be readily found. It has always been customary to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Dam Work at Muscle Shoals

According to the best Judgment of the engineers engaged in the building of the great Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals that work will require about two more years" said Mason billiard. Tremendous work has been done on the dam, but it is huge affair and it takes time.
 The chances are that the dam at Muscle Shoals and the new dam of the Alabama Power company on the Coosa at Duncan's Rifle will be completed at about the same time and with both in operation we will have several times the amount of hydroelectricity now available for Alabama use.
 Tt is general belief that the for nation of federal corporation for the operation of the big nitrate plant will meet with no resistance worth while and that the plant will be making ni- trates before 1921 is more than half way gone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
CONSERVATIVE
rom Harper's Magazine.

From Harper'S Magazine.
 While making visit to New York a man, unmistakably of country origin, was knocked down in the street by an automobile. A crowd instantly sur rounded him with condolences and ques- tions.
 Are you hurt, my friend?" kindly asked & gentleman, who was first among the rescuers. as he helped the stranger to his feet and brushed the mud and dust from his clothes.
 We'll" came the cautious reply of one evidently given to non-committal brevity of speech, it ain't done me no good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
POFT PLAYER. PLAYWRIGHT Frank Willis Barnett

also interested in Mir Anspacher as one of the founders of the Drama league.
 I am glad to learn that this distin- guished artist is to appear here in Bir- mingham at the Jefferson theatre, Tues day afternoon, December 7, under the auspices of the Drama league. I do not know what his subject is, but feel sure that, whatever it may be, it will be well worth hearing, for the man who can write plays that hold audiences breathless can write lectures of the same kind. am glad that one of his critics says that his voice is one of the most flexible ina aginabIe. and it is easy. to suppose that he knows how to use it. 1 hope a large crowd will be present to hear him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
THE ARREST THING

By Samuel Minturn Peck The fairest thing God ever made
 For human eye to view Is Gods dear sky by cioudlets strayed- White isles. and sea of blue! Forever move without a sound
 Those floating hills of snow; But whence they come. or whither
 bound.
 Only the wind can know. The fancies of myriad men
 Have unused up the sight! And wondered as they gazed again, And felt their hearts grow light; Something unnamed that pureness vast Doth filter through the soul To strengthen. and to guide at last The spirit to it's goal Thank God for what no man can know. What utters no replies Fly meeting mystery We grow
 To be more truly wise Not darkness only bars our ways And wilders most our thought; The truth may come in such a blaze
 It dazzles, Is not caught So daily. hourly. let me learn
 The worthiest lore to win. The line where Knowledge back musy
 turn
 And faith her path begin Let me Leruse the book of snace .s.s~ \ ~sHsh fmeis salithi ins 1nfs naygiuqnt on iThe fain hllleEskss tha t6r eias tlse~Fxeer-e> Bv whom all things were wrought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

gue myself unknown, for he has amply qualified as a scholar, has reputation as patriotic poet, has succeeded as an actor, has won fame as a dramatist, and has made a national reputation for himself as lecturer And I thought that 1 kept up with the times. The pace is getting too swift for me when l overlooked such a we'll known name.
 There is one thing in MT. Anspacber favor-born in America, educated m our ties he knows American ideals as was evidenced by his consecrating his pen to glorifying the United States in his stirring poems, such as '"The Clarion and the Pledge" which was part of the na- tion-wide Independence Day celebration In his patriotic poems there was vig- orous plea to our people to arouse them selves, to know their enemy and to fight to preserve the freedom handed down by our forefathers.
 I was greatly interested in the prepar- ation of Mir. Anspacher for his work as
 poet, dramatist actor, lecturer. After winning his A. B. degree at the College of the City of New York, he specialized in philosophy and ethics at Columbia uni-
 versity graduate school where he re- ceived his degree of A. M. on his thesis of kantian Philosophy. Subsequently he C~l, r-if U law school, and then returned to the graduate school to continue several years studies in philosophy, ethics and polit- ical science Now, any man who will take time and the trouble to go through such an educational tread mill is entitled to a hearing.
 in the Temple Emanuel. New York city.
 Since 1906 he has been on the permanent lecture staff of the League for Political
 Education, New York, and for many years was on the staff of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. In 190s
 he was appointed lecturer for the univer- sity extension center, at Normal college New York. He has spoken many times under the auspices of the Civic Forum. MT. Anspacher's dramatic record IS
 much more familiar to the American pub /! lie, through his series of successes. Fos some years himself an actor. now the husband of the distinguished American actress. Kathryn Kidder. he knows the theatre from behind the scenes as wet as from the viewpoint of the dramatist'' study. In 1904 his poetical drama. Iris tan and Isolde" was published. In 1Su
 his modern drama, .The Embarrassment
 of Riches.'' was produced at Wallack' theatre. This was followed by Anne and the Arch Duke John. l9U;.
 woman of Impulse" 1903; The Glass
 House" 1912: Our Children" 1911. anc
 by the phenomenal success. "The tn
 chastsned Woman" 1915. One other pla,
 of his, although not produced in New
 York. is widely known through it's spe cial Los Angeles presentations This play ! is That Day. Sifci k sszzssiizFf4h lers dfamxtic record Drama Tovers~ Hf'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

charitable institutions; and there are other institutions in Birmingham equally deserving. But these are not making drives just at this moment. Some re- serve funds should be held for them. because they will come along later for aid.
 Congress meets this week in it's new ses- sion, but all indications are that it will be tame and inactive.
 President Wilson has made numerous and will make many more, but all indications are that the repub- lican Senate will decline to confirm any of them except some of minor importance. It will wait until after March 4 and con- firm the appointments of the then Presi- dent Harding.
 This is but natural President Wilson did the same thing when he was first elected.
 
 There has been an upheaval in govern ment, and naturally the republicans, in assuming the responsibility, will deserve the offices
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 A remarkable coincidence of the after naath of the late war is the fact that practically every man conspicuous in 1t has, more or less. been relegated to par tial oblivion.
 no longer heard of. Nor for a year have we heard of Orlando, the premier of Italy, who was so conspicuous in the peace conference and between whom and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
HARD ON RLOUSES

From the Pittsburg Chronicle -Tele-
 graph.
 The lady of the house had occasion to object to. the number of blouses her maid servant sent to the wash.
 Why, Mary" she said. my own daughter doesn't send six blouses |, week to the laundry" want with great indignation. and per- haps she don't go walking with coal man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
pay roll

It may put me out of the running Tn dramatic critics to admit that until the other day had never heard or LOUIS n. gone on in ignorant bliss if Mrs. John R. Hornady, the president of the Drama league, had not called and asked me to write story about him.
 Now I always like to accommodate my friends, and particularly so when they happen to be charming women. and so it was rather disappointment to tell her that the gentleman and his work were both outside of my range of vision. I am ready at any time to own up to being deficient rather than to try and bluff it out by pretending to know. when
 am in the dark.
 stated that so far as MT. Anspacher was concerned, that l did not know now to even begin an article about him, but that didn't seem to bother her bit, for
 she smiled and said. "Fll agree to fur nish all the data needed" Great is the output from the literary bureaus of the twentieth century. It's sorry poet, au- thor. lecturer or public man of any kind who is minus press agent
 Re it understood that I am not saying any of these things with the least III will to Mir Anspacher, for a picture which Mrs. Hornady showed me of him rather made me take a liking to the man. If the photographer did not flatter him overmuch he at any rate LOOKS the nart of poet. author, actor and lecturer. and that is something in his favor ehough I am sure he is not dependent mon his personal appearance to get his message "over."
 | It Is easy to see, that never having sean him. heard him lecture or read one I of his poems or plays. that what l have | to say about him will be limited to re- tailing some of the things which other 1 neople have set down about him. plead l ed all these handicaps by way or side'
 sterping this article, but Mrs. Hornady' with that quiet insistence which was well
 .;nctured with a bit of subtle flattery icOncerning the Vdiut ol ny Soio'''1' ',~
 an advertising medium, is responsible for this attempt to exploit Mir. Anspacher
 hope he'll forgive me if fail to do him justice
 | AS usual when in doubt or trouble to get a tip about any celebrity, I went to "Who's Who and to my great relief
 | discovered that while l had no data on Mir Anspacher. that he was indexed and catalogued all right in the valuable red book which is life preserver ir Ievery editorial sanctum throughout Amer. tica. I used to hear Baedakers guide books referred to abroad as the Ameri' cans Bible; and so Albert Nelson Marquis Biographical Dictionary of notable liv. ling men and women in the United States Ihas almost the sanctity of holy writ fol the men who sit in 'easy chairS''
 1 Having looked over what was recorded about Louis Kaufman Anspacher Ii l-Whos Who in America" am read,
 to confess that not to know him is to ar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Handled Crowd Admirably.

'C. F. McGlemery, station agent of the Louisville and Nashville, certainly de- all interested for the wonderful way he handled the crowd at the depot Satur- day artefroon on the arrival of Santa Claus" said John w. Anderson. He certainly entered into the Christmas spirit with the children and showed them all good time and too much can not be said for the efficient way in which he handled the crowd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT WORTHY CHARITIES
 OF BIRMINGHAM AND OUR DOGNGS FOR TE1EE1

President Wilson there, was decided scrap
 Wilson, himself, the American Presi- dent, has practically passed out of politi- cal life. And Lloyd George, the power of Great Britain, is on the verge of top bling over the precipice
 One hears no more of Admiral Simms; and General Pershing is now only an army officer of ordinary times. General Harboard who made such reputation as Coinmander-in-C Chief of the Service ot Supplies, is at present seldom mentioned. He is merely in the service.
 Indeed the world is quick to forget its war heroes in the present day.
 Soldiers who got medals of honor, and the Croix de Guerre, and the Congress sional Medal are today walking rns streets looking for jobs; and many of them are holding positions not equal te those from which they resigned to vol unteer their services in the great war.
 It is indeed strange; but all the world seems to be trying to forget the war and everything connected herewith.
 * q .
 That being the case, there is no reason why every one should not turn his or her attention to the deserving charitable in- stitutions of the respective communities; and certainly each of us in Birmingham should contribute liberally to the three institutions mentioned above, 2,eHR,pee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Praises Detectives

The city detective department IS wonderful swiftness with which their men are able to locate missing arti- cIes," said Miss Rosalie Weaver. Many articles recently have criticised the de- wave that has been sweeping the city, but in this instance they have made good. It is not so much in the quanyity as in the quality of thing that makes the value. If we had more detectives like MT. Lee and MT. Jones, some of the many eases of larceny would be prevented"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
: t < * Effort Should Be Made
 to Adjust Cancellations

VI is stated that Cuba and other l West Indian countries have con- tracted for enough lumber from Ala bama and contiguous states to keep a large fleet sailing between Mobile and Cuba, Porto Rico, Haiti and other islands. The lumber does not move, because the purchasers decline to or der it's delivery.
 Since contracts were made lumber prices have fallen 50 per cent. Nat urally the Cubans are hesitating to order out stuff which has declined that much. They would not be human if they desired to load themselves with merchandise which competitors may secure at 50 per cent advantage over them.
 Americans are emulating the Cubans. Consumers are canceling or ders and using every known method to stave off delivery of goods con tracted for.
 The hue and cry raised about busi- ness morality is not going to stop this practice. There is middle ground of fairness that is susceptible of discov- cry and application if an effort is made. It is a difficult problem, but not too difficult for solution if each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

Five thousand cases of champagne are said tc be on their way from France to America, ti be used for medic inal purposes. The mere announce ment is enough to. create alarming symptoms of illness.
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 General Nivelle mistook a Boston elevator man for a Moroccan colonel. At any rate. the elevator man will have something to tell his grandchil- dren about.
 Beauteous young women who shoot their gentlemen friends will confer great favor on the press by leaving diary where it can be found by an en- terortsiiie reporter.
 With a glass of champagne in his hand, Mir "Fatty" Arbuckle rose to make a, speech in Paris. Being rich and famous movie star certainly has it's compensations. 5 The Chicago Tribune urges Mr. Dempsey to meet certain pugilistic smoke" named Wills. MT. Dempseys slogan is an old one-"The better part T; If all the Europeans who want to immigrate to America were permitted to do so, the economic problems of Europe would soon be solved. < + < Critics are wasting a great deal of their more or less valuable time wrangling over books that will be for gotten in 12 months. ,* + * Talk of disarmament seems to have who still goes prepared for emergen- cies.
 l In withdrawing from the League of Nations Argentina has established a bad very bad, precedent. + < <
 Sublimely optimistic is the British ! government. if it thinks it can take the fro" out of Ireland by Christmas. * j. j. 1 "Is the world war weary?' asks the Pittsburg Dispatch Respectfully l referred to the taxpayers. , If the reformers succeed in making the Sabbath "sinless" great many 1 people will spend Sunday in bed. T < 4 1 It might be interesting to know just what is the ratio of women to men in Sistervi.le w. Va. j. *
 The next step in the progress of militant reform is an Anti Every thing 1 league. l Having safely made port, the skipper
 of the Pastorcs is relieved of a great
 responsibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
USE FOR ARMY BLANKETS

From the New Orleans States.
 It may be well to call your attention to the fact that renovated army blankets may be bought at a very req sonable price and are of great service in keeping the oil heater warm on cold days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
DRIVEN OUT

Why did you leave your boarding house?''
 Tt was this way said the long-suf-. fering citizen. q didn't particularly ,op- ject when young school teacher re- cited pieces in the evening, nor did l protest if some of the young men sang while a titian-haf1ed stenographer pun shed the piano, but when new boardef arrived who had known our next Presi- dent when boy the air became so thick with "reminiscences I had to leave.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
There Never Is
 a Dearth of News


 MM ORE than two years ago the GVU guns in the Argonne and else where along the far-flung battle lines of the World war ceased to roar. Simultaneously, there was decreased demand for "extras" and casual news paper subscribers dropped off at an alarming rate.
 These mistaken people had an idea that there was going to be dearth of news. There never is. The war became a bit tiresome in time. There were too many words hard to pro- nounce, veil of secrecy was cast over most of the movements made and be- sides it was all pitched on such tre- mendous scale that the average per- son was bewildered. Even today, we know far more about the details of the Civil war than we do about the holocaust in Europe.
 But when the war ended, the men who write headlines for newspapers did not rest. They clutched their soft pencils and proceeded to the congenial task of epitomizing in curt sentences the sins of a wicked world. The beautiful young woman who shoots her paramour came back to the front page with a rush, along with the fair divorcee, with millions at stake, the bank robber, the gunman, the mur- derer, the crooked financier and the grafter in high places. There was plenty of politics, too, but politics be- comes nationally and internationally important only during a campaign year.
 There will always be news-far more than the average paper can crowd into it's columns-as long as humanity exists. In recent months there have been featured in Ameri- can newspapers stories of crime, of broken hearts and blighted lives, amazing revelations of human deprav- ity and thrilling exploits on land and sea that are stranger than fiction. : Let those who will seek adventure in books. The only way to watch the world go by is to read daily news paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
PROVED AT LAST

From the Baltimore American. divorced couple, finding it impos- sible to locate separate apartments, de- cided to remarry and occupy the old
 flat. One instance in which two could
 live cheaper than one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
HIGH COST OF FRIENDSHIP

HIGH COST OF FRIENDSHIP
 "A man makes great many enemies by running for office, remarked the small town philosopher.
 Its not the enemies I made who worry me-" said the successful candi- date, but, the friends. I'm swampei with letters and telegrams from people who say they'd go through fire and water for me, and the least can doSfor them is to get them on the government nav roll F