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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
GIVING UP A coon SONG

From the New York World.
 If Yale wants to give up singing Bright College Years because the tune is the same as Die wacht am ,Rhein," that, of course, is Yales affair. But students of other colleges who have envied the New Haven institution the possession of the inspiring song will wonder why the action is taken at all. and especially un- der conditions resembling the enforce ment of wartime prohibition after the war is over. College song books are not so rich in first-class melody as to allow of much similar elimination of good tunes just because they are enemy tunes. The Paris musical theory seems a souhd- CT one-that enemy music is legitimate spoil of war and should be retained as such
 So far nothing has been heard of ban ming Maryland My Maryland, and "Lauriger Horatius" just because the Germans sing '"Tannenbaum" to the same strains. At least 'Boola Boola' is safe, and the coup de'etat by which Constan- tine was upset from the throne of Greece gives football fans a reasonable assur- ance that "Brek-ek-ek-ex Coaxi Coax. may still serve as an ally" college cheer. But the crowds in the Bowl will miss Bright College Years" and feel that something is lost from the full meas- ure of student entertainment and for nc adequate reason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
PAY THE POSTAL EMPLOYES

in the postal organizations: now. before
 we find ourselves twiddlfng our thumbs,
 the mails stopped, and wondering why it is that underpaid men cannot listen to
 reason and come to some sort of a set- tlement.
 The postal department runs smoothly, much more smoothly than the coal mines or the steel mills or construction or she steamship docks or any other of a hum
 dred industries. It should bealxept run ming smoothly. The country nee0s pro- duction. It ought to avoid the enormous waste of suspended industry. The way to prevent suspension is to provide re- spectacle conditions first.
 Men who have served the postoffice faithfully all their lives are confronted with poverty the moment they fall i'll or are injured out of the line of duty. Their pay never has ben sufficient to permit old age funds of their own. Able-boded men cannot be expected to remain in the service. The old efficiency is bound to deteriorate. The foremost public service is likely to decline into stupidity. if not arrant rascality.
 The postal service always has had great pride. It ought to be supported and not suffered to slump to mediocrity.
 There ought to be immediate better pay pensions and benefits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
Foreign Ships Freed
 From Prohibition Ban

IMEOPLE who are strongly in lS favor of prohibition are, never theless, impressed by some of the ab- surdities growing out of the attempts to make America bone dry.
 Orders which had been issued re- quiring that liquors on all foreign vessels be sealed while they were in American ports have been revoked until a ruling can be obtained from the Attorney General. The Attorney Generals office may decide that fed eral prohibition agents have a legal right to enforce such restrictions, but to an ordinary individual who is able to see two sides of question it looks as if Uncle Sam were trifling with the liberties of nations who do not indorse prohibition and are not con- cerned in it's enforcement.
 The Italian government made for nal protest against the decision of the Treasury Department that no alcoholic drinks of any description could be served on board foreign ships while they were within the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
Plans Being Discussed
 To Combat Influenza

1.-THE authorities of Birming-
 0 ham are to be commended for taking steps to fight possible epi- demic of influenza. While the dis ease has not yet reached a menacing
 stage and comparatively few cases are reported here, it is prevalent in other southern cities and we shall be fortunate indeed if we escape another epidemic.
 With previous experience to go on in adopting precautionary measures, lit should be possible to face the situation without any of the hysteria
 that prevailed last year. Common sense is highly desirable in combat ling influenza. If it is found that shutting up theatres, business houses land all places of public resort does mot prevent the spread of the dis ease, but reasonable precautions,
 such as eliminating crowds as far as possible and insisting on each indi-
 vidual following the ordinary rules of health, do get results, then there need be no panic in Birmingham, no | ] check placed on our customary ac-
 tivities.
 1 Every citizen must fight influenza for himself. If he contracts the dis
 case, doctor is, of course, neces- Isary, but his best chance to avoid it lis to strengthen his powers of re- lsistsnce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the CnlCaSO IT1puuc-
 .N UR extreme thrift in dealing with K y postal employees is likely to be an
 invitation to reaction. An almost incomprehens;hIe loyalty to the postal service, an admirable spirit, has held to- gcther this surrassing organization ia spite of low wage while almost every other kind of human endeavor has found increased rewards. The most loyal have been least rewarded.
 The postal employees cannot go on for ever tuclSing the 100 per cent line or re- sisisnce with 1c per cent of energy. They and their families cannot live on organ iza ation loyalty. They must have good food, good clothing and good roofs. Be- cause they have thus far restrained them selves by the exercise of politeness and temperate manners it does not follow that in hardship they will continue to be rpild and will continue to put their trust in government benefcence.
 The government has not been bountiful It is the postal employees who have been bountiful-of their time. their uniform good nature, their efficiency. and their utter disregard of the time clock.
 The postal employees should have in- creased pay now; now, before some so- phisticated radical creates disturbance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
BURNS ANNIVERSARY,
Dedicated to Ensley Sons and Daughter.
 of Scotland)

(Dedlcated to Ensiey Sons and Daughter
 of Scotland.)
 By JOHN MCRACKEN Anither year has taken flicht Since last we spent a merry nicht Wi Scottish herts sac free and licht The day returns. We meet again wi thochts aye hricht O Rabbie Burns. Tho faur frae Scotland's heather hills. Its wooded giens and mountain rills Wi Scottish pride ilk bosom fills Tae pass the time. An every loyal Scotch hert thrills In sang and rhyme. Wi cares an worries laid aside We gether here frae faur an wide. Each in the itaer tae confide In faith divine, In ''Auld Acquainfance" tae abide For Auld Lang syne. Aimee malr aroon the festive board We gether a wi one accord Tae eat an drink. we can afford Aef nicht O cheer, Revealing memories that we hoard Thro' cot the year. A herty welcome we extend To every loyal Scot an friend In Jovial mood the nicht tae spend: Dor bard returns, d Wi sang an birth his name 70 blen6te Immortal Burma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

Why is it that some wives seem to ra- sara life as perpetual indignation meeting?
 Many woman marries a man she cares nothing about because she figures ina love will come after marriage. It does. put she never falls in love with the man to whom she is married.
 The skunk is entitled to more cradit than he gets. He is one animal that cer tainiy believes in adverrrsmg.
 When farmer boy goes away to col iese ne has to learn how to wear a night shirt before he learns anything else.
 Even if mans wife greets him with scowl after his dog has greeted him With demonstrations of joy. the chances are that he is pretty good fellow.
 The world is growing better. Not a ball player is appearing in vudville this winter.
 You may have noticed that young girl never develops suffrage tendencies until she gets to be about 45 years old
 When man starts going into deb, he doesn't have to be pushed in. He will gallop in.
 Cheer up! Five years from now when the antis have shut down on all of our amusements you can show your wife a good time by taking her out to the ceme- tery and letting her look at grandpa $ grave.
 Another embarrassing thing about a wife is that she can't understand why she can't have thing if she wants it.
 A man doesn't mind having his news paper come to the breakfast table in . wrapper. But cit is different when his wife tries it.
 If the city ordinance prohibiting chick ems from running at large were stricey enforced the movie shows wouldn't hav' much natronaga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 9N DELEGATION in Germany of Will IH liam ITS letters to Czar Nicho- S las, written during long period of years closing with the outbreak or the war, seems to have struck the most powerful blow thus far delivered against possible Hohenzollern legend, analogous to the Napoleonic legend. These letters, obtained in Moscow by ls- aac Don Levine, staff correspondent or the Daily News. are already univer- sally recognized as revealing more clearly than any other documents thus far brought to light the true character of the imperial huckster and green goods man who by his conscienceless scheming brought upon Europe immeas- urable disaster.
 Mir witte reports to the Daily News by cable that the monstrous deceptions and ceaseless plottings revealed in these letters have already caused the strong est group of monarchists in Germany a group that up to two weeks ago was actively advocating the restoration of William 1T to the throne of the empire
 ito repudiate him because of This hap hazard and irresponsible policy as shown by the Willy -Nicky correspond ence." If complete failure in arms overthrow the militaristic autocracy represented by William. these intimate self revelations of the imperial mind endeavoring to deal with vital affairs of nations and peoples. cover it with whitening contempt.
 Theoretically it may be possible, as the German .monarchists have attempt ed, to separate the 'monarchical prin- ciple" from the petty, intriguing, ridicu- lous and yet wholly sinister personali- ty of the ex-kaiser. It is impossible, however, to separate the miltaristic autocracy that existed in Germany from the imperial conspirator who fostered it. He embodied it's cynicism. it's in- trigue, its sullen hatred, it's irresponsi- bility. it's unlimited selfishness, it's con- stant menace to the peace of the world In repudiating this fallen idol of the
 
 militarists. whether the group in ques- ton knows it or not, it's members logi- cally must repudiate the system of which he was the bright, consummate flower.
 What a spectacle of the practical op- eration rl that system is Fis in these Ietters Al every -staee tae kaiser is seen trying 10 direct the fate of peo- ples and empires by secret uggestion and inaen3o. He sevotss himself to stirring IF suspicio1s and rese ntment as a matter of policy He eggs on the weaklina czar 70 var win apan. ap- plaudirg fhe iateer'# fas moves and prophesying victory fer R@ ssian ag- gressions and Rissis.p ms urging the seizure q Korea an fbsspeaking share of the far easternfsoo- fss abors per- sistently te brlyg ahoEl break be- tween Russia and Gsaat FTitain. He tries with eeuai ps ssstenes to wean Russ frona its salisAce stsh France or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29

limit. It is said that other governments made informal com plaints and as a result it is now be- lieved that the ban will be perma- nently lifted.
 Embassies and legations are per- mitted to keep any desired quantity of liquor on their premises and may also clear liquors for shipment through custom-houses. To allow these "wet" spots to remain inviolate for diplomatic reasons and subject foreign ships to drastic prohibition would be rather inconsistent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
SUBTLE
From Tit Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
 Not all the poets" observed ire auenter of cosmopolitan society, have the gift of uttering quick, light-winger, magical nothings in society
 T knew of one poet greatly in vogue m Paris some years ago. who was not exactly fluent dispenser of epigram. He was invited to the house of great lady of the Faubourg St. Germain, and as soon as he entered he became the cen ter of a circle of admirers, who waited yainly for some subtle or poetic con ceit. The poet remained silent, i'll st ease. red in the face and uneasy of feet.
 Come, my dear poet the hostess hn- ally begged, say something to usr
 Have you opserved-Duchess' he fai- tered, desperately, 'that-this-year' pawn tickets are pink?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
* * x Increased Pay For Army And Navy To Be Urged

ID ECRUITING for the army, UN navy and marine corps is pro- ceeding moderately well, but it is be- ilieved that satisfactory speeding up can result only when the pay of the men is increased
 The problem of the enlisted per sonnel is most serious in the navy. The sea fighting establishment is strongly equipped in vessels and guns but is short in enlisted men. Of 1S0,- tO00 authorized, only 100000. are en- Irolled
 The navy is especially in need of skilled mechanics. Those that have had experience, instead of re-enlist- ing at the expiration of their terms, are, in most instances, quitting the service to engage in industrial pur- suits in civil life. It is all ques- tion of pay.
 Petty officers receive much higher pay than was the case few years ago, but they are attracted by the still higher pay offered outside. Month by month the navy is losing Isome of it's most highly trained men. in order for the sea force to be kept up to the standard set at the out break of the war, every effort should be made to induce all efficient men to re-enlist, as was formerly the rule. And not only are the well-equipped petty officers becoming few, but resignations among lieutenants and higher officers are noted from time ito time.
 It used to be that naval officer seldom resigned Until the high cost of living upset all domestic calcula- lions, the pay of officers was consid- cred ample; but.a lieutenant or lieu tenant commander with a wife ano children to support finds it difficult to keep out of debt.
 The graduates of Annapolis love their profession, but when the cost of maintaining a family presses the Temptation to accept offers in civi life is all but compelling. And every ..officer who leaves the navy causes z :;'vacancy that is felt.
 4 Congress is facing few questions ;Hof. greater moment than this of tn, pay scale, both for officers and men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
Hasn't Made Million Yet.

-No. haven't made any millions out of oil as a number of other men claim to have made" said ". F. Gordon, for merly of Mobile. but in recent years interested in the oil business in Texas "I am interested in some land imme- diateAy adjoining a tract on which sew eral wells have been drilled and are now producing hundreds of gallons of oil daily. It's big game. and when a man does hit it lucky there he drags down fortune in snort order"
 MT. Gordon is veteran of the Span ish-American war having served as lieutenant in the Third Alabama Vol unteers under Mai. Gen. Robert L. Bull lard. who was then colonel While in Birmingham Mir. Gordon is renewing old friendships among the other boys who held commissions in that regi- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
THE HOHENZOLLERNL LEGEND

else to use. the czar to entrap France affirming his desire for peace, he in cessantly tries to SOW the seeds of hate and fear from which springs war.
 These letters-the last of the amazing series are published by the Daily News complement to the outward show of militaristic autocracy which was so long imposed upon the German people and which proved itself a gigantic peril to civilization. They disclose these vicious principles in action, satanic, merciless in their studied falsity. working always in the direction of the great catastrophe which at last overlook the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
Lus;crou. object.

'.In recar1ing some of the things the French did to show their hatred of the Kaiser" said Judge Horace Wllkin- son. T vivid1y remember a very anus ing object that greeted our eyes when we went into the city og Metz after the arnristice. statue on horseback was turned upside down. and the spiked helmet it wore was stuck int1 a base on which it rested. It was a very ludicrous object, with the horses feet in midair and on close examina- ton we could see that it was a statue of the Kaiser, on horseback. The French in passing had upset the inn posing stature"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29

contemporary publishes an artists conception of the brontosaurus. prehis- toric monster that once lived in North America" After glancing at the picture we are convinced that the artist im- bibed something stronger than one-half Of per cent beverages oeforfe starting to draw.
 An erudite person discusses 'The Simple Pleasure of Splitting Infinitives," which seems to be his idea of asserting ones independence
 A certain clothing firm with a national reputation earned more last year than ever before in the company's history. Could the unprecedentedly high prices of clothing and these handsome returns be in any way whatsoever related?
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 At 70 years of age Samuel Gompers works IS hours a day, according to his secretaries. The attention of union labor is respectfully called to the fact that this is 10 hours in excess of the eight hour day.
 Headline in the Chicago Tribune: Nam moth Alabama Stills Go the Way of An Flesh" The man who wrote that headline hasn't the slightest conception of what is done to a captured stiii.
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 Though exiled to foreign parts, John Barleycorn is receiving insistent IS. o. S." signals from "f1u" victims
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 Birmingham has thus far had a mild winter. and it is reliably reported that coal dealers are in the depths of despair.
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 Speaking of vicious circles" England claims to have q new projectile that will pierce the heaviest armor. It is now in order for some inventor to perfect amor this newest projectne cannot pierce. An automobile is suggested as a gift for CNemenceau. Deschanel should do the handsome thing and contribute a few francs to this worthy cause.
 % * * . If you have note to meet at the bank,  cheer up. It is estimated that this old world of ours is in debt to the extent of s2oo, o,ooo. .ooo,ooo.
 The German who made poison gas has been awarded the Nobel prize for distinc- ton in chemical research. An effective way to cheapen what was previously re- garded as great honor.
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 Ambassador Fletcher labored long and hard to make Carranse see the light. but he has at last given it up as a bad job and resigned his post.
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 General Wood is submitting to the calm era with the fortitude of a man who realizes that much must be endured by one who is a presidential candidate,
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 At any rate, the United States Senate has gladdened the heart of China by its failure to ratify the peace treaty. Sem ator Lodge may yet be presented with a pair of ivory chop-sticks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE ROAD 10 RICHES.

THE ROAD TO RICHES. An oriental damsel with an oriental name Came to this land of dollars and soon
 won prodigious fame It seems that she could wiggle in strange
 ways unknown berore- At least to those who dwell upon this
 unenlightened shore. Her name in blazing letters shone upon the Great White Way, Her salary was so immense she hauled
 it in a dray I can't describe her dancing-rm com
 pelled to be discreet. But twas done without perceptible em-
 ployment of the feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
HIS MIND MADE uP

From the New York Evening Post.
 Tn court few days ago some col ored gentlemen were being. questioned for the purpose of ascertaining their fitness for jury service.
 T can't serve on dis jury. judge no, suh, said Clarence Green.
 Why not. Clarence?"
 Well suh. my minds done made up--yes. suh-"
 "Is that so. Clarence? Since wher has your mind been made up?''
 well sub. judge you might say ever since the incipiency of my in- formation. suh. yes. suh."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
THING OF THE PAST

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 All we have to say about it is that a writer is letting his imagination run riot when he says as he does in a story of current fiction he glanced lat the dollar clock tick locking on the smoky mantel''
 Why doggone it, they haven't sold any clocks under two dollars since the last or all the old dollar tickers made It's final whirl and that was lons tune before the o'clock whistle started blowing at S OF q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
THE pURsUrr OF HAPPINESS

From the Redwood Falls (Minn.) Sun.
 Wednesday evening 50 members of the Priscilla class gathered. perhaps for the last time. at the homie home of Mrs A. E. King who with her good husband are soon to make their exit from this city and enjoy few pleas ant hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
WEAKENING

From the Baltimore American
 The commander of a U-Boat that sank French battleship with loss of 2ss lives has committed suicide. The consciousness of innocence does not seem to be supporting the of- lenders whom the allies are to de- mand for trial of offenses against humanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29

recitalg" T judge so."
 "Yes?"
 The buzz of conversation is louder thxn it .has been at any time within the pas half hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
MAKING TT UNANIMOUS

From the Tampa Tribune.
 The editor of the Commoner, cer- tain distinguished, Chautauqua lec- turer. the, boy orator of the Platt,' and a farmer democratic secretary of state, have all declared William J. Bryan is the Man of the Hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
HARD TO PLEASE

'-The Grabcoins are going abroad to buy a castle"
 q suppose property of that kind is cheap in Europe"
 "oh, yes. But I'm afraid the Grab coins won't be able to find what they want They'll insist on castle full of Pittsburg bathtubs and other modern conveniences."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
MODERN YOUNGSTERS

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The 1o-year-old schoolgirl in Owens boro who is making a strenuous ef- fort to reduce her consumption of cig- arettes might profit, by the example of a Louisville schoolgirl who gave up cigarettes altogether by adopting a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-29
STREET INCIDENT.

Could you direct me to a reputable blind tiger?" asked the stranger.
 Sir" replied the man addressed '.you are certainly bold in saying what you want. You have never seen me parore in your life What you'd you think if were to tell you I'm an uncompromising prohibitionist?"
 T would think, sir that your frank, open countenance and the kindly gleam that turks in your eyes had deceived me-
 "Aheml Come with me"