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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

From the Mobile Register.
 @ NGINEER c. F. WOODS. manager
 "a of the Port of Birmingham, IS
 N fearful of joker in the raii-
 a Xii, recently passed by Congress
 .,4,oh the measure provides that
 the waterways shall be piaceu
 aharae of the war department a'u under the supervision of the coips
 r;n.ars vet there is no specific ap- ,.t;on for their operation, pe- s +bs general statement that tfe ! . asnartment shall have charge or the disbursement of such funos as ina from time to time De appropfia'e 1rhi,a the provisions leave the way owen for appropriation. Congress mas =. oh,isated itself to make such ap- r,.+,ons Engineer Woods; who Is row in Washington, fears, tnereioi e' that railroad influences may pe sui- ficientlv potent to place the waler"ass < again in submergence. This the ha'ioi'' and especially the south, cannot .ora n have happen. An urgent alarm ;s sornded in every southern city whose welfare is affected by the pros neritv of the waterways, In Mopiie and sister cities, chambers of commerce and boards of trade have been sum ror.a to make immediate demand unons their delegations in Congress 10 mnlets the job and to render the f,nancial future of the waterways. se- cure. This can be done in two ways. The bill may be recalled from the Pres- I,dent and the necessary amendments De ir serted. Or, special appropriation bill may be introduced. It Is true that Congress has not yet entered fully upon it's appropriation programme anu that there may be a measure in process of preparation to cover the needs or the waterways during the period pe- tween March 1 and another Congress- Mobile. however, cannot leave tnls question to conjecture, but should HI : mediately call the attention of Ala bama's senators and representatiVes to the need for action and adopt sucn other measures as the occasion 5usti- f.es. The waterways represent an m vestment of public funds that cannot he allowed to lapse or deteriorate. It is only businesslike for Congress to provide for their future. On the other hand. the waterways, with their prom | ise of cheaper transportation for a great portion of our producing terri tory, reaching far up into the far lbaaa-waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries into the heart of Alabama and sister states. are direct benefit to shippers and manufacturers. Shall this benefit te allowed to be lost to the public and to revert to the rail roads through lack of proper legisla- tion:i Furthermore. the waterways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

When the lights are low,
 Whither wander all your sons,
 And wherefore do they go?
 OT14E Chinese are leaving Chinatown
 There is no longer any question
 about it, but there is much mystery about it. The old men in the cotton jackets and straw slippers are slipping away and the young men in their Ameri- can ready mades' are drifting off from Mott and Pell and Doyers streets
 Mott and Pell and Doyers streets are still there. The old gaudily decked store fronts still allure. The old banners-the new ones of the Chinese republle-still wave There is still meat for the thought less who ride the Seeing Chinatown buses. Yet the Chinatown of the Chinese, as distinct from the Chinatown of the sightseer. is going-going. and, at the present rate of disappearance, soon will be gone.
 Some say the thrifty Chinese has at this late date heard the advice "Go west young man. and is going West-as far as New Jersey, which in the last year or two has reported remarkable accessions to it's yellow population. During the war the New York Chinese wandered over into the munitions districts to open laun- dries in the new mushroom towns. He found that there were more lucrative ways of making money than relying on the doles of the tourist; and he came back to tell his less energetic brethren what he had found
 So John is going West-to New Jersey Yet that does not explain the whole of the mystery All of the wanderers from tbe sacred joss house fires of Chinatown cannot be going to the Jersey laundries. They're going,'' says a doctor who has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
HUMANITY

Ky Matthew Arnold, Rugby Chapel.' See. In the rocks of the world Marches the host of mankind. A feeble. wavering line.
 Where are they tending? A god Marshalrd them, gave them their goal An. but the way is so long. Years they have been in the wild Sore thirst plagues them. the rocks Rising all around overawe: Factions divide them. their host Threatens to break. to dissolve. 7 -Ah. keep, keep them combinedl Else. of the myriads who filI That army. none shall arrive; Sole shall they stray~in the rocls stagger forever in vain. Die ono by one in the wastA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
AT GARY

From the Florida Times-Union.
 Emerson Hough. the well-known writ CT, tells about the foreigners employed in the steel mills in Gary. Ind. who are only making $25 to 80 a day, and still clamoring for more mon." about the only English they know. With a popu- lation of 65.o00 this town, that is only little over a decade old has less than 5 per cent Americans. and part of these are the agitators who are leading the foreigners on to extravagant demands that are causing national trouble in fur thering the excessive cost of living. \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

There was a time when the captain was the most important person aboard ship. It's the barkeeper now.
 x x x Everybody comedies that for mother of six children, viscountess Astor is do- ing remarkably we'll in Parliament.
 % % # ola John Barleycorn, who is theoretical ly dead and buried, promises to be lively corpse at the San Francisco convention.
 # # x Perhaps a corridor" is only another name for a strip of trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Alabama Should Plant
 Large Food Acreage
continue.

7T HERE has been some agitation ll for a reduced acreage of food crops this year, but. instead of cur tailment, there should be an increase. Labor shortage is no excuse for smaller crops. In 1919 there was shortage of farm hands, but intensive cultivation brought high water mark results. Last years record in most lines of food production rose above the average.
 A corn acreage should be planted this spring for a hundred million bushel yield Anything less than that production would indicate a non-pro- gressive spirit. There must be a steady increase. A hundred million bushels this year will be a substantial advance over last year, and within the next five years nothing less than hum dred and fifty million bushels will be reckoned adequate.
 Crop diversification has been the making of Alabama as an agricultu- ral. state, and the year 1920 should witness a harvest that will total a value of seven hundred and fifty mil lion instead of not quite six hundred thousand in 1919. And the way to do it is for the farmers to plant a sufficient acreage and till the ground according to the most approved methods.
 The planting season is near at hand. Let every farmer be prepared to do his best.
 
 tained his pre-war schedule of 80 a month for his apartments until his ten ants got together and forced him to ac- cept increases ranging from s5 to s7 a month. He has decided to spend the additional revenue on Improvements That lanllord deserves to be done in oil, bronze and marble.
 A serious phase of the so-called
 whisky rebellion" in Michigan is the large number of people in other parts of the country who secretly sympathize with the rebels" l If Count "Jmmy'' Minotto actually led Caillaux astray, he must be an extraor- dinary young man with more brains than anybody has heretofore given him cridit for assessing. # ,s # 1 Labor leaders who protest against the gus rantee of fair return to the rail roads seem to forget that the public has millions of dollars invested in railroad securities.
 * # Bainbridge Colby professes great ad. imitation for MT. Wilson. That ought tC insure peace and harmony for while at any rate. Of soviet Russia will bear looking into i indicates that Lenine and Trotzky ar, still doing business at the old stand. < # *
 Speaking ot interplanetary jaunts. tn, chances are that arrer tourist reacfe, Mars he won't see anything worth see ing.
 It's shame the way some people picl on small man. For instance. critics O. the Wilson administration have a habit O calling Secretary Baker teachers pet
 # * #
 A big fire in Birinngham's business dis trlct proved that the movie houses can compete with an honest-to-g goodness con, flagration.
 < * x
 Judging from his recent notes to tn, allies on I'iume and kindred matters Presiden. Wilson is as fit as fiddle.
 # x <
 The rglue sundae" is one of the more irscent perils to raiseea menacing head above the horizon. ] * * x l sun. Italy ought not to take the posi- tion that no other nation made any war sacriEees to spealsof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE

T see where a scientist has suc- .ceeded in isolating the influenza germ remarked MT. Clipping.
 "well?" growled MT. Gadspur.
 Aren't you interested?
 Not particularly. If scientist ever discovers way to keep the flu germ isolatcd-on desert island preferably I'm going to pay close attention to what he says"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
UNCOMMON DISEASE

From London Punch.
 A man who had half a ton of coal de- livered to him without warning has been removed to an asylum. where he is being treated for coal shock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Notes to Allies Reveal
 aWilson of War Period

v@ RESIDENT WILSON is han J ding the Adriatic question in a way that comforts his friends and confounds his enemies. He is show mo firmness at time when firm ness is badly needed and has made it quite plain that so long as he has anything to say about the matter strict justice and not expedlency must dictate settlement of the Adriatlc problem and all others to which the United States is a party.
 Although one well-known core spondent declares the recent notes were written by some of Mr Will sons advisers on international at- fairs and merely revised by him be- fore being sent abroad, it IS evl- dent that he is taking full charge ot tbe situation for the American gov 
 ernment. He is speaking with hls former vigor and clarity, pointing out with unerring accuracy the diverg- ences in the agreement recently made by tie supreme council, which was favorable to Italy, and the set clement which the American govern ment had previously sanctioned.
 It is encouraging to note that, the allied governments, or the two which really matter, England and France, have adopted fconciliatory tone Both sides desire to reach compro- mise that will be satisfactory, as far as possible, to each of the parties to the controversy, including Italy and Jugo-Slavia.
 MT. Wilson isn't going to with draw the peace treaty from consider A ation in the Senate. Neither IS the yseparate understanding with France going to be abrogated. They mear too much to Europe. The way is open to further discussions thai should lead to an amicable agree ment. If thei Adriatic problem car
  be settled, and settled permanently it win .augur we'll for the successful operation of the League of Nations
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
CERTAINLY NOT

"A man who married Diving Venus wants divorce"
 'on what grounds?7
 He says that six weeks after they were married she left him and he never saw her afterward,, except in glass tank. He sets forth that. not being a fish. it's impossible to have any kind cf home life in glass tank. especially when it's full of water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Birmingham Can Do
 Withcuf Liquor Spies

@ OLICIT0R JOSEPH K. TATE 0 suggests that a fund be ere ated to pay whisky informers in Jeff ferson county. ''Other offenses" are included, but the main idea in view is to catch more violators of the pro- hibition laws, He estimates that lief ferson county would realize five hun dred dollars month from additional fines imposed in the courts if such a fund were made available to the sheriff's office.
 The citizens of Birmingham want all laws enforced and Solicitor Tate is actuated by zeal in the perform ance of his duties, but the paid spy who is not law enforcement off cer, but any person who chooses to play this role, either to settle a grudge or to get the reward, does not meet with public approval, here or anywhere else. It is decidedly the worse phase of prohibition enforce ment, regardless of how necessary it may be.
 As conditions are now, any person
 
 who wants to vent his spite on some one else who has liquor in his pos session can easily do so by report ing the violator to the authorities. Giving pay would stimulate the prac- tice of spying on ones neighbor. It would encourage form of interfers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
A MINOR DETAIL

Oh. the ways that lead to glory
 May be few and far between, But lovely face and a little grace Can make a movie queen. She may not act, but that's a fact
 That matters not, I ween.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
A PHENOMENON

You say you are a champion?" The little man replied, Quite so, and in that knowledge, sir take no end of pride" But surely you don't wrestle. friend. Or battle in the ring? You haven't the physique. you know To do that sort of thing" The little man stuck out his chest And once more deigned to speak: T keep a wife and children four On twenty plunks week.
 PAJJT, COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

The ancient saying is no heresy'-- Hanging and wivinG go by destiny.
 Merchant of Venice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
NEGROES HYPocRITroAL FRIENDS

NEGROES HYPOCRITTCAL FRIENDS From the Mobile Register.
 A Philadelphian calls the New York Evening Posts attentionsto the interest. ing fact that the south at least. does not seek to deceive the negro citiSens but writes its determination in it's laws whereas in New York the negro vote has the balance of power, yet no negro ii ever selected as representative; and there ar enough negroes in Philadelphia lte swing the elections one way or tho other to change the political complexion oi the state, yet there is not negro repre- |sentative in PennsylvanIaJ and no negro state official, and no negro councilman in Philadelphia There see dEns No be quite a clear notion up that waA tD keep the colored brother out of t. and at the same rime to express continual w3nder that the government of southern states, coun- tries and cities is retaineA by the wlEe men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

Some of those Britons have devel- cped a keen sense of humor on the wet and dry question. and they can turn out as neat a prohibition joke as you'd care to hear.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
THE ALERT HRIToN

Tn England it is no longer cus- tomary for an American tourist to hoast that he halls from the land of the free.p
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

Renittauces can be made at current rate og exchange. The Age-Heralo WI, VII aot be responsible for money through tne mails. Address
 THE AGE-HER1ALD,
 BirminKham' Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A LIrr1E LESSON

A LITTLE LESSON How is Mrs. Calder getting alons in driving her new carg4
 "she's learning
 "Goodr'
 "Yes. She learned yesterday that al though sldeswiping a fire plug doesn' damage the fire plug particularly i. leaves an automobile looking mucf the worse for wear AN AMATEUR MECHANIC where's MT. Twobbie?9 asked thg inquisitive neighbor,
 "out in the gargse doing something to his car.@ replied Mrs. .TwObble. An Do you know what he's doing to his car. ma'am?'
 'No. And what's more. he dOesn'i know either"
 WHY KNOCK THE FAIR SEX? What does it mean when woman who is reading newspaper begin. to sniff at frequent intervais7'
 AS rule" replied MT. Dubwaite with sly glance al Mrs. Dubwaite "it means that she has found para. graph in the society news about some
  hodvl sh. knows,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Member of the Associated Pre''

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 Tne Associated .-ress IS exclusively entit,ed to the use for publication or ali news dispatches credited to 1t or Tot otherwise credited in this p4pea ed also the .ocal news pupHsH'O s.creIH a,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
SAVE THE WATERWAYS

conveyors. relieve the freight car shortage, daily becoming more acute and affecting the sailing of vessels through failure of cargoes to arrive at ports in time Now is the time for the ports and cities and producing centers of the southeast, the south and the midwest to unite in one common n appeal to Congress not to suffer this great public utility to fall Into dis use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

Entered at the Birmingham Als-' postoffice as second-class matter, uh- Ger act of Congress. March s, lS1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

No communication will be puoisnedd without It's authors name. Regrisss manuscript will not De returned o"s uLtS
 stamps are enclosed for that ulpO9S'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

The thing which struck me most was not the knowledge of Hindu It, erature possessed by the speaker. but his very intimate appreciative, knowl- edge of the English dramatists from Shakes peare to Shaw. and the good natured way in which he "joshed" his hearers about our commercialized drama He has real humor and is really a gifted talker. I am not able to pass on his poetry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
CHINATOWN LOSES ITS CHINESE

From The New York Evening World. Chinatown, my Chinatown
 When the lights are low.
 Whither WandAr all N,n1ir. sn,,s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

I am sure his lecture pleased the audience, for it was plainly written on the countenances of the greater part. few sat with rapt gaze, some were plainly bored. but I think the crowd as a whole greatly enjoyed the speaker. I was sorry for little three year-old miss who. by some misfortune. got sandwiched in between some of her kin. She looked up at me pitiful- ly and I smiled down at her ana v'inked. and was rewarded with faint wisp of a smile ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

A new York landlord steadily main tained his pre-war schedule of 80 a month for his apartments until his ten- ants got together and forced him to ac- cept increases ranging from s5 to s7 a month. He has decided to spend the additional revenue on improvements. That lanllord deserves to be done in oil, bronze and marble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

I confess that there were parts of his address which were really poeti- cal and strangely thrilled me. not so much his quotations from the poets or the dramatists, but his owns descrip- tions, for instance. of how night comes in the jungle, or silence falls upon the desert. or the dawn awakes on the mountains. I thought he was happy in making his word pictures stand out vividly. But the most realistic bit he did, in my opinion. was in his tribute to the silent. ever-flowing Ganges.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08

discussion of Italy and JugoSlaNia. and I, the president must req firm that he cannot possibly approve any plan which assigns to Jugoslavia in the northern districts ot Alba mia territor- ial compensation for what she is de- prived of elsewhere. Concerning the economic outlets for Jugoslavia in the
 region of Scutari suggested in the note
 under reply. the president desires to
 refer to the memorandum of Dec.
 as making adequate x. provisions to
 meet the needs Of Jugoslavia.
 |. No Secret Treaty Holds.
 Regarding the character and ap-
 plica bility Of the. treaty. of London
 the. president is led to speak with less
 reserve on account of the frank ob
 servations' of the French and British
 prime ministers. He is unable to find in the ..ckigenCies of military Strate- gy' sufficient warrant for. exercising secrecy with 8 government which was intimately associated with the SignatOrieS of the treaty of London in the gigantic task of defending hu- man freedom and which was being called upon for unlimited assistance and for untold treasure. The definite and well-accepted policy of the American governm ent throughout its participation in the deliberations of the peace, conference was that it did not consider itself bound by secret treaties of which it had previously not known the existence. Where the provisions of such treaties were just, and reasonable, the United States was willing to respect them. But the French and British primo ministers will of course not expect the gov ernment or the United States to ap- prove the execution of the terms of the treaty of London, except in so far as that government may be con
New Britain herald., 1920-03-08

vnced that those terms are intrns- lcally just and are consistent with the maintenance of peace and settled or der in Southeastern Europe.
 The absence of an American repre- sentative with plenar! power is to he regretted. and may have been a source of inconvenience. but the president can recall several instances where decisions in the supreme coun- cil were delayed while tho British aud French representatives sought the views ol their governments and he is convinced that time would have been saved and many misunderstand- ings avoided if before actual deci- sions had been reached and com nfunicated to the Italian and JuSo- slav delegations. this government had been given sufficient indication of the fact that the British and French government intended radically 10 depart from the memorandum of December 9.
 Wants Early settlement.
 In conclusion the president desires to, express his concurrence in the view of the British and French prime ministers that a speedy settlement of the A1riatic question is of urgent importance. But he cannot accept as just the implied suggestion of his responsibility for the failure to reach a solution. He has merely adhered to the provisions of a settlement which the French and British governme ents recognized as equitable in the joint m etnnra ndum of Dec. Q. and has de- clined to approve q new settlement negotiated without the knowledge or approval Of the American govern mont, which was unacceptable to one Of. the interested governments and which, in his opinion, was in direct contradiction of the principles for the defense of which America entered the war.
 These views he has fully explained in his note of Feb. 1Q, and he ven tut es to express the earnest hope that the allied governments will not find it necessary 10 decide on a course which the American government in a accordance with its reiterated state ment will be unable to follow.
 POLK.