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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Imail slung across his shoulder, never has prosperous air. He shows the strain of hard work and his clothes are often threadbare.
 So much for the carriers, with whom we come in daily contact, upon whom we depend to an extent little realized in our social and business life. There is another and perhaps larger class of postoffice employees who are seldom seen. They are the busy men and women whose work is done indoors. In the matter of sal aries they fare no better than the carriers, while in many cases their work is more exacting, very confin- ing and often done in ill-ventilated rooms where ray of sunshine or a breath of fresh air is not often to be had.
 l The National Federation of Postal Employees has appealed to the press and the business men of this country to help them in their fight for bet ter salaries. Aid should be extended gladly. The postal workers are not threatening to strike. There is not a more loyal class of men and women in the country. But it is a fact that the tardiness of Congress in giving them relief is playing havoc with the service. Trained clerks are quitting by the hundreds to do more remuner- ative work, not because they want tc leave government service, but be- cause they are no longer willing tc Isrbject their families to privatior caused by the increased cost of liv ing.
 All the postal employees ask is z Iscale of salaries ranging from $1, ,80t to $2,400 a year. When we consider that it takes years of training tt Imake an efficient postal clerk ant the work calls for high order o1 intelligence, this is little enough Almost any other kind of employ ment would pay better in proportion to the skill required. Last October the Senate postal committee made al investigation and reported that th' plight of the postal workers called for immediate relief to save th' service from deterioration. Nothing has been done.
 Congress should immediately enac legislation to give postal employe' more pay. They deserve it. The, have long constituted most efficien and indispensable branch of the gov ernrnent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
 IN PORTO HELLO RAY

Glenn Ward Dresbach, in the New York
 Times.
 The ghost ships waken with the moe0
 In Porto Bello Bay,
 And many an olden pirate tune, Still drunken with remembered June,
 Trails through the mists away. The sails are spread. the faint lights
 gleam,
 The ships glide to the seas As if they seek their ports of dream
 Beyond the Caribbees. The moon has spilled upon the bay Her cup of silver wine. The galleons turn against the tf0o Their shadow prows; their ancient prids shows in each shadow line The glamour of their time returns, Purged of their sins they seem- Each sails toward that far port it yearns.
 Borne on the winds of dream And in the hold of each is gold, And down in every one Are gems that came from jungles dess Where flowers flame and ages keep The rituals of sun. And every sailor shape that stirs Looks. yearning, out to sea Beyond the mists. and no mist bluro His eyes of memory. One sees running girl como down A street where flowers grow; One sees little laughing lad. In colors of the rainbow clad, Wave welcome. all aglow. | All see the gladness they had seGD | Before there came a day When anchors held from what had beenn 1 In Porto Bello Bay. Before the moon creeps. down to sleep | She calls the gnnst ships homo
 To harbors deep tAg years have maao | Of purple silence and of jade 1 And necks of silver foam, And with their memories thsy rido
 The daylight hours away,
 unseen. unmOved by any ta6A
 n Porto He11o laL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
N57 7 TAsHINGToN. March 24.-tspe- WY cial)-Why are we' worried about oil?

WY cial,-why are we' worried about oil?
 Our future oil supply is question which is troubling captains of induery and scientists. yet the reasons for this concern are not generally understood by the average citizen. George Otis Smith, director of the United States Geological Survey explains. in communication to l the National Geographic Society: /, Tn the course of the centuries the raw material issue changes. In the long bow epoch of England's military strength the conservationists feared a depletion of the yew wood, which might give the Teu- ton. backed up by his large forests, an obvious advantage in light ordnance Lat CT. when Great Greatain's naval power depended upon her wooden ships of war, the anxious naval chief foresaw a possi- hle shortage of the oak which made the walls that stood between England and
 her enemies
 ;, To-day those who plan for the future prosperity of their nation realize the ex- l tent to which other raw materials are es- | sential to the general well-being, and for
 some of these we can see no adequate \ substitutes.
 l .Foremost among these most useful and lleast abundant, if not. indeed, fireplace able. commodities stands mineral oil, or petroleum, and not only the conservative Briton. but the most optimistic American. lmay well ask himself. Where will my lchildren and children's children get the oil that they may need in ever-increasing amounts?'
 aBut while the United States has con l tributed far more than half (el per cent of the oil that the world has used for nearly 60 years, we have already reached the point where we are consuming more oil than we produce. Is this position of the world greatest user~of petroleum as safe as 1t is spectacular?
 eve are the worlds greatest consum- CTS of petroleum; but, impressive as are the 1918 figures of consumption-4ls,V''.- ll1s barrels--no mind can easily grasp the idea of that quantity. Truly it is a lfIood of oil; for if spread over the 50 square miles of the District of Column lbia, these 4ls,o0o. coo barre.s would cover the area to depth of nearly afoot and
 a half
 Beginning with four miles of iron pipe Ilaid down in western Pennsyvania at the close of the civil war. this system nov lembraces a huge network of buried pipes from four to eight inches in diameter, trunk lines and laterals. aggregatins
 nearly 5000 miles.
 eWhen most of us were in school, OH meant kerosene, and gasoline or Denzine was something to be bought in bottle lat the drug store or the paint shop
 To-day oil has become the premier mo-
 tive power. not only on land and sea. but
 ever in the heavens above and the depths below-trulyl the best servant of Mars land Mercury.-
 Marshal Foch is quoted as saying that IA drop of gasoline was worth in war Idrop of blood
 ! .-rhs number and variety q nsss q ps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
AN EMPTY VICTORY.

AN EMPTY VICTORY. Now, that fellow has some sensel" exclaimed MT. Dubwaite. triumphantlx You mean the man you were talking to just now7"
 Yes. When I gave him my views on the high cost of living. the political situ- ation in America and the reconstruction problems of Europe he agreed to every thing I said"
 "Umphl That was mere force of habit. The man is employed as an attendant in an insane asylum. where it is the rule never to argue with a patient"
 EXISTENT.
 This musical comedy company claims to have the prettiest chorus that ever came south"
 "Tnat don't fool me none" said Uncle Abner Fustfoot. 'tI've been goin' to see them gal shows ever since tn days of Tn Black Crook and it's my personal opinion that there ain't no such thing as 100 per cent beauty chorus" PAID FOR IT, TOO.
 "Jabwind tells me he saw service abroad during the war;
 ESQ he did.''
 "Where?"
 "In the restaurants of Paris and Lon don ["
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
roo coon FOR THIS WORLD

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 If you see anyone ascending to l.eaven upon beautiful white wings. ,,e is the man whose wings grew while he was making his income tax re- turns without losing his temper over the difficulties of the lob or soiling his soul by effort to make his income seem smaller than 1t really vaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Going Up.

When I was in New York few days ago l found clothing just as high as ever, with an upward tendency" remarked H. J. Porter. who has just re :. turned from the American metropolis.
 Manufacturers told me that there was no prospect of drop in prices for long time and they backed up their predictions with statements of increased wages, costlier raw ma terials, and scarcity of both labor and materials. One manufacturer told me that he had been compelled to pay s24 8 week to girls operating machines who never received over sS a week up to year or two ago. He said it was either pay these wages or close up his factory, as the girls declared they could get plenty of work elsewhere at the higher wages, and he knew they were telling the truth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
SOON BANTsHED

SOON BANISHER The shadows of the darkest day, So fraught with rue, Are like the summer clouds that stray Across tho blue Unable to withstand e smile, When all Is done, They only for little while Obscure the sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
MARY MAKES HER WILL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 Mary Pickforachas made her will, ana 1t is said that she has two or three mill lion dollars to bequeath. Perhaps you can figure out how much of that you contrib uted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Will Carry Substantial Union Labor Vote

7F HE Age-Herald's Washington
 N correspondent learns from an
 interview with w. F. Mccartney,
 editor of the Samson Ledger, and at one time active in the Typographical Union in Birmingham, that south Alabama will go overwhelmingly for Senator Underwood, and that in union labor circles in Jefferson Un- derwood will receive . very sub stantial vote.
 MT. Mccartney had just arrived from Birmingham and spoke freely of the situation in the county touch ing labor politics. First" he said,
 "the rank and file of organized labor resents the efforts of leaders to make
 their organization purely political; second, the rank and file is unwilling to move as if their leaders jerked them by . ring inserted in their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
APPRoPRrATr

T see where a number of wealthy Americans sojourning in Cuba have formed club
 What do they call their organiza- tion7"
 The Tank Corps"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
< < * Remedy Must Be Found For Repairing Streets

M LTHoUGH the money appro- 6A priated for street repairs has been economically expended, the fund has been exhausted and the work will come to an end next Saturday night.
 This is serious matter. The city's improved highways present a wretched condition. The health of the community is directly affected by muddy roadbeds, to say nothing of the comedy appearance of the city. The incessant rains of the winter season and the increasing use of heavy trucks account largely for the present situation. With normal con- ditions obtaining in other years, in- cluding cost of material, the funds appropriated in the annual budget for street upkeep would have been sufficient to carry on the work through the summer at least. The only hope of resuming opera tions in the needed activity referred to is in the auditors department. Auditor Jones has been in poor health for some time, but as soon as he re- covers he may be able to find funds here and there available for repair work. He has a genius for digging up money, and if he cannot supply all the1shoney necessary for Commits lsioner Burruss' demands, even a mod. crate portion will help.
 l When Birmingham votes an addi tional five-mill tax, which the recent Icenstitutional amendment authorizes we will have better streets an1
 cleaner streets than we have now
 In the meantime MT. Burruss i'
 powerless to go ahead with thu Iplans he had worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Friendship is constant in all other things - Save in the office and affairs of love.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Mrs. Ward a Commanding Figure In Literaturel


 MARS. HUMPHREY WARD, NVU whose death occurred yester- day in London, was England's most distinguished woman novelist. In fact, some critics place her above that galaxy of literary stars which includes Bennett, Wells, Galsworthy, Locke and few others who have shed so much brilliancy on contem- porary literature.
 Although Mrs. Ward had written several books previously, her first great success was Robert Elsmere," !" published in 1888, which gave her worldwide fame and made her one of the most talked about authors of her day. "The History of David Grieve," 1892; "Marcella," 1894; "Sir George Tressady," 1896; "Helbeck of Bannisdale," 1898; "Eleanor," 1900; Lady Roses Daughter" 1903; "The Marriage of William Ashe," 1905; "Fenwick's Career" 1906; Diana Mallory" 1908; Daphne" 1909; "Canadian Born," 1910; "The Case of Richard Meynell," 1911; "The Max ing of Lydia," 1913; "The Coryston Family" 1913; "De1ia Blanchflower," !" 1914; "Eltham House," 1915; "A Great Success" "Lady Connie" and "England's Effort" in 1916, and sMissing,' in 1917, is fairly com plete list of her earlier books.
 Mrs. Ward, as will be seen by the above list, was hard worker who could be depended on to produce a book every year or two. It was in- variably novel that attracted at tention. Mrs. Ward not only had great gifts as writer who couio weave dramatic incident into an in- teresting story, but was woman ot great intellectua, power. Her literary style was extraordinarily finished.
 In addition to her numerous novels Mrs. Ward was a frequent contrib utor to the higher class magazines notably the Quarterly Review ant the Nineteenth Century. Several o1 her books were dramatized. "Tht Marriage of William Ashe" wa: played with great success in Americs by Grace George, and "Lady Roses Daughter" was also acted on tht American stage. She wrote one play Agatha" produced at His Majesty'' theatre in London.
 A daughter of Thomas Arnold, wht was the son of the famous Dr. Arnol( of Rugby. and brother of the poe and educator, Matthew Arnold, Mrs Ward added no little distinction to | family name that has long beer ,honored in England.
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 Why Not a New Suit
 For the Postal Employees? O NE morning rec recently ,1 mail :, ! rounds boarded trolley car on tn southsidc. As he stood at the iron end of pay-as-you-enter car tn other passengers were given an op portunity to see how Uncle San treats his faithful and patriotic em lployes-ths postal clerks and car Iriers.
 This young man was brisk an
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Short Cut

Murray Nicholson, former city en-
 gineer of Birmingham, was visitor in
 the city hall yesterday. He now is
 q supervising or district engineer with
 the Parks Engineering Company, Pine
 Fluff Arkansas Speaking of road
 work yesterday, he said:
 Arkansas has a neat way of get ting its roads built. There they simply assess the owners of abutting property to pay for the work, like Birmingham builds its streets. Not only do the counties where this rule is applied save money, but the beneficial effect of creating many small farms Is everywhere in evidence. The south has been retarded for many years by wealthy people holding great areas of land which they only half cultivate or entirely neglect. Ar kansas has found a, cure for this. When the land warrants it, a road Is run through and the cost applied to the abutting property. It Is astonishing ! how the new small farms spring up in consequence."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Bonds
 T see almost daily American boys still in uniform. applying for jobs al the city employment bureau. opposite our office." said Jack Hunter, chief clerk of the municipal building in- spection department yesterday
 Tt seems to me that former service men who do% not want a bonus from the government should be content with refusing it when 1t is offered There are men, plenty of them, who actually need it. At the same time there are plenty who do not and they can easily return 1t to the war de- Dartment; but their prosperity should not be used as base for creating sentiment to prevent it's going to the fellows who want it and deserve 1t.
 "All this talk about the country not being able to pay the boys bonus Is so much poppy-cock. This is the richest country on earth. It was rich enough to give boat workers, railroad men. garment workers, office workers and all sorts of people high wages during the war, while the fellows in the military units were provided for in such way that only their oath kept them in such a position.
 "A tax on profiteering, intelligently handled, would easily raise $1.5o Nor each day of service for the fighTFs, and no one else would need tovbe called upon. At that, the profiteers could spare it and not miss the sum total for what they have reaped."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Washington Bureau. 500 Davidson building
 European Bureau. 10 King street. Covent Garden, London, w. c. z.
 Eastern business office, World pullo- ing, New York City; western business office, Tribune building, Chlcago. lne s. e Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Calls It Home

Tt Is remarkable to note the growth
 of Birmingham during the past few
 years" said Harry Simpson of Atlanta,
 ''and I was surprised to see to what
 extent the city had improved. The
 streets are crowded at all hours dur ing the day and Birmingham has the
 appearance of one of the large eastern
 cities,
 "A few years ago 1t seemed to me that pedestrians walked slowly along the streets just as is customary in smaller towns. but this is not the case
 at present. for everyone seems to be in a hurry. This impresses strangers that the city is wide awake and pro- gressive and it Is that which makes any city.
 "Of course we hear lots about Bir- mingham in Atlanta but this Is my home and I still claim to be an Ala bamian although I make my home In Atlanta now. Birmingham will al- ways have 8 warm spot in my heart and 1t is with real pleasure that notice its progress. I am hoping to sonic day see it the metropolis of the south and feel sure 1t will come into ! it's own within the next few years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

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 THE AGE-HERALD,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
NOTHING SERIOUS.

NOTHING SERIOUS. T don't believe this country is going to the dogs" said the patriotic citizen. T don't either. but what about these howls we hear?"
 "They are the yelps of the ultimate con- srmer. temporary manifestation
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
THE UNIVERSAL VOTER

THE UNIVERSAL VOTER
 Mrs. Bilfur has cast her first vote.- How did she like the experiencef' "oh. she enjoyed herself thoroughly. but being tender-hearted woman. she didn't want to slight any of the candi- dates. so she put cross mark by every name on the ballot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

LIMITATIONS. Shakespeare wrote well, The truth to tell, His works are great, I ween; But you'll admit They do not fit The motion picture screen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

THE HOLLOW KIND. Have you ever been in Glithersby's nbraryP"
 "only once. I've been hopinseever since that he would invite me to join hiin there again."
 "Ah! You must have discovered some choice volumes"
 Several in fact. He took pint bot tie out of one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Thirty-four years ago Charles Dana Gibson sold his first drawing to Life, '' and now he owns the magazine. That just shows what & man can do who
 applies himself, particularly if he hap pens to be the greatest pen-and-ink art ist on earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Every now and then some paper or
 magazine offers prize for the best
 hundred word definition of a gentle
 man, and many are the replies received.
 The great majority of them are made
 up of pious platitudes. or reek with
 unreal moral pretensions. or are over loaded with grandiose sentiments. l have read very few of them which ring true. I have always thought that one of the simplest descriptions is to say, "A gentleman kisses but never tells" I have no intention of taking time to defend this sentiment for fear of be- ing misunderstood as favoring liaisons. It was incarnated in the flower of our old ante-bellum southern aristocracy. rot as an apology for secret amours. but to show. that every true man was ready to die to preserve the honor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Holland has given the former Crowre Prince the Isle of wierlngen as place of residence. without prejudice to fu- ture arrangements" Does that mean
 Frederick can return to Germany when
 ever he feels like it without hurting Hol- lands feelings?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

Peters. notorious fred" executioner in Russia, says he's so tender-hearted he can't bear to see people shot. However, of death warrants and does not deny the soft impeachment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

I have had some schooling in the art
 of keeping secrets, for any one who is familiar with the work of a pastorate is
 aware that in spite of the boast of
 Protestants that they have no confess
 sionals. yet in sense every pastor carries within his bosom the inside
 stories of many men and more women. for when trouble comes it's the natural thing for his members to seek him out for advice and consolation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-16
FRED WEBB GETS AWAY
AGAIN, But is SOON CAUGHT

Lawrenceville, Ga, March IS. Sat
urday night about ten o'clock, four
white convicts including Fred Webb,
made their escape from the county
counvict camp two miles south Of
Lawrenceville by raising window
and leaping to the ground several
feet below, but their absence was
soon discovered by the regular night
guard who quickly notified County
Warden Mosley and his assistant
Mr.. Garner and. hot pursuit was be
gun by all the guards and county of
ficers. The nights stiffness was soon
broken ty the sound of the well train
ed, thoodhounds and "honk honk'
Of automobiles The town officers and
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1920-03-16
AUTO TAXES MAY
REACH TWO MILLION

Atlanta. Ga. Mar. 1G.-Secretary OF
State S. G. McLendon yesterday made
public a statement of automobile IL
cense collections by his office to
March /, showing that he had paid to
the state treasurer $1,089,S36.1S, net
proceeds of 1920 tags.
Gross collections for the first three
months of this year are as follows:
December and January, 1881 ,845.46 !:
February, $72.15398; March first 10
days. $264,97S,5L; total $1,S1S,977 80.
Collections last year were: January
S49.S54.61; February, S145,933.5O; ;
March (whole month"; $124,60972; to-
tai for three months, $320,397S3, The
total collections for 1919 aggregated
$44S.636.44