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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
FAYOLLE.

to the signing of the armistice and ranked among French generals next to Foch, Petain and de Castelnau and. per- percy.
 Our distinguished visitor was one of the men who made the French army a mod ern fighting machine. He, like Foch, He mastered the military art before he practiced it Foch says in his "Princi- pies of War; that war was not really taught at that school until the eighties. France made war in 1S7u-71 under gener- als who neither understood war nor had the win for victory. The Austrians and the French had fought in Italy in 1852. but Prussia defeated> the. Austrian and French armies successively-- 1s6s and 1S70-because the latter made war without understanding it. while the Prussian ar mics understood war, although they hadn't made it since 1S1h
 Fayolle is student, . technician, & soldier whose military spirit is fortified by faith and knowledge. He is one. of the best types of the French comman- ders of today, scholarly. cultured. mod est and self-reliant- American soldiers who served under him appreciate his merits Americans generally need only to get acquainted with him and his fell lows-Foch, Petain. de Castelnau-to real- ize how little they deserved to be classi fled by President Wilson as 'imperfalis- tic" in feeling and how far they are re- moved from the harsh and brutal mili- tary tradition for which Hindenburg and Ludendorff stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

From the New York Tribune.
 s~ ENERAL FAYOLI4E, who is to tt = represent the French Army at the
 M American Legion gathering. IS one of those French commanders whose fame has been confined chiefly to their own country. The French government sought to conduct what was known as "a war of anonymity" The German communicates spread abroad the names of army and even divisional chiefs, but the French bulletins seldom carried name. In the earlier years Of the war Joffre was known to most American. readers. De Castelnau and Foch became known in a similar measure-the first because he saved Nancy and the latter because in 1914 and 1915 he was in charge of the French armies on the allied front from Aniens up to the North sea and thus came into close contact with the British and found his way constantly into the British and American newspa- pers.,
 Foyelle never came much into the line- light of publicity, yet he greatly distin- euished himself as far back as 1916 by his management of the French half of the Soume offensive. He went into eclipse after Nivelle supplanted Joffre, but he re-appeared under Petain. was sent to Italy in the fall of 1917 to command the French contingent there and in 1918 was at the head of the group of French ar mics which checked the Ludendorff drive toward Amiens. repelled the German drive toward Compeigne and participated in Foch's counter offensive against the west side of the Marne salient. Fayolie remained an army group commander up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Businesslike Session
 of the Legislature

7N HE special session of the legls-
 lature ends today.
 Governor Kilby is commended for calling the session and he and the legislators for the dispatch with which they have enacted needed laws. There has been a business-like pro cedure highly pleasing to the people, of Alabama
 Several very important matters were attended to. The enfranchised women have been placed in a posi- ton to exercise their new right. The leading educational institutions of the state have been accorded help that was sorely needed. Defects in laws already existing have been remedied.
 Some mistakes have probably been made. That is unavoidable. It is i. to remedy these that we have recur- rent sessions of the legislature. If our legislature would act as promptly on the matters in hand as this special session has done, the people would not complain of frequent sessions. In fact, more short and business-like sessions might prove of better serv- ice than longer and more confusing ones at greater intervals.
 Governor Kilby has taken into the governorship a good deal of the hard sense that made him successful man in his private affairs. We want more of this quality in public serv- ice and the people are going to have more of it as their vision of what government is for widens and defines itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
3a.1IE1n nMlAaase4H
CORRECTLY NAMED
From Tit Bits Hondon.)

From Tit-Bits (London.)
 Visitor (to small girl hugginv q large teddy-bear, whose boot-button eyes convey the impression of . pronounced souint): Well, Title girl. and what do you call your nice new beAr?"
 Small Girl tEravely, His name is Gladly. same as the one In tho hymn"
 Visitor (mystified): What on earth are you talking about child? Which hymnr
 Small Girl You know. The ons that sayA Gladly ny eress-syed boar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
WISE CONCLUSION

Did you ever come in unexpectedly and find Sxour office boy reclining in your easy chair With his feet proppes up on your desk?'
 "oh, yes" replied Mir Dubwaite.
 And what did you do?D
 T registered d mental VOW that I would quit setting him a bad example"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
LOW VISIBILITY

Well, how did you enjoy Bibbles' moonshine party?"
 eI'll >never forget 1t. But didn't see you there?"
 Probably not. came in late and four rounds of drinks had alreaay been servei.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

Americans would prefer the man with definite views on a great issue to one who has expressed nine views, has finally abandoned all of them and confesses himself without any.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
WELL OUT OF IT

"A great many reckless charges are made during campaign year." re- marked MT. Gadspur.
 That's the truth" said MT Glip- ping Every time I hear the name S of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln banded about by political spellbinders I'm glad for their -sakes that those two great Americans are where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.'s
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

my personal opinion as comrade and friend. contented myself with reply ing, think you are completely mad. Eight days afterward my government sent him longer and more studied re- ply. of which l don't suppose he liked the taste any more than the first"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

Gadsden have given fine account of themselves. Blount county has in- creased 19 per cent and St. Clair 12 per cent. The Muscle Shoals district, seat of the states great hydroelec- trical development, shows large in- crease.
 Agricultural Alabama should be as pleased over the expansion of indus trial Alabama as it's citizens are, because the mineral district is not q large producer of farm prod ucts, but is a tremendous consumer of them. The greater our industrial progress the greater our consumption of the products of the farm.
 There is no room for jealousy and prejudice in this state.
  for divorce says her husband smokes stogies in bed Some of these days an aggrieved wife is going to demand her freedom and alimony because her hus- band is troubled with, dandruff.
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 Naturally it was a rooster, symbol of militant democracy, which saved Gov ernor Cox from another train wreck. The story sounds fishy, but democrats have such strict regard for the truth, we are forced to believe it.
 ' F
 When estates owned by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy were seized by radi- calls, it is reported that his relatives of- fered no opposition. Nowadays royalty thinks twice before 1t even ventures to look indignant
 Just when we are hoping to have a few hours of peace and quiet, somebody rises to ask what is going to be done with all the whisky in government warehouses.
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 Franklin D. Roosevelt demands to know Harding's attitude toward the League of Nations with some of the fervcr that characterized the late T. R.
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 France has conferred another decora- ton on General Pershing, whose collec- ton of medals was already one of the largest in existence.
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 When "blimp comes in contact with a mountain, as happened the other day in California, nothing in particular hap pens to the mountain. + F "Hard-boiled Smith has been out of prison since last March. Several ex- service men would like to know his pres ent whereabouts  Governor Cox says Senator Harding voted wet thirty-two times and dry" twice. This makes him acceptable to the brewers. F F ' at an alarming rate. largely due to the fact that New York is willing to pay the price.
 ! * x x | -spsu the disgrace of their favorite baseball heroes is enough to melt heart of stone. l President Wilson will put in word l from time to time, but we fear he'll not be heard from the rear end of a train. .Borah has asked to be relieved from further speaking engagements. Battling Bilp' knows a hawk from hand-saw.
 
 If there is a plot to make America a part of the British empire, John Bull should be told about it right away. * a 2
 Costa Rica is knocking at the door of the League or ~ dtions' A"cio "i"~s l room for one more. F ' * The housing problem will never be solved by building a garage on every va cant corner. l.
 If prices continue to fall. there may bs ] enough turkey hash to go around next month.
 CHICAGO GIRLS REBEL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
WE CHOOSE COLD TEprM

Muggsy NcGraw seems to have q weakness for beating up actors on so- cial occasions, his fights usually taking place at the Lambs Club or at his pri- vate residence. By the way, we seem to remember that Jim Corbett is now a regular actor. We trust somebody will introduce him and John on the occa- sion, say, of the next hoe-down given by the Lambs Club We wish..> also, to speak for souvenirs in advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Cox and Harding on
 the League of Nations

 7HHE outstanding issue in the presi- u Adential election is the League of Nations. To that extent the will of President Wilson still dominates this country.
 Pressed to the point of desperation by the divergent views of party lead CTS, Senator Harding has finally ac- knowledged that he has no plan for this country's part in the settlement of the worlds most important affairs. Heckled by the interruption of a mem- Der of the audience listening to one of his prepared addresses in Balti- more, the candidate said:
 l am perfectly frank to say to you that I am without a single pro- gramme constructive in character about an association of nations When I am elected President, the X first thing I will do will be to try to find a plan for an association of nations behind which America may stand.
 Almost pitiable is this spectacle of | man seeking the highest office in the nation without any idea of how he is to deal with the greatest question confronting America. To that ex- tent, if he is elected, the United States will embark on an uncharted sea.
 Governor Cox, on the other hand, takes the bold and typically American position of avoiding no issue, but fac ing it with the best solution at hand. He espouses the cause of the league, because, IS he says; A
 Only through the League of Ma tions can order be brought to the world, because the failure of the league will cause us to revert to in- tcrnational anarchy and huge com petitive ornaments which are the in- evitable hreeders of war
 It does seem that red-blooded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Costly DribIets.

While so many other things arc being investigated, why not have some one conduct an investigation into the reason why those negro coal wagons have to sell you a bucket of coal with three or four Jumps in it and charge you from fifteen to twenty-five cents for it." asks Fred Jackson.
 'I like many other people, failed to get my supply of coal before the recent cold snap came, so I bought several buckets of coal from wagons peddling it along the street. Honest, bucket full is not enough to make a fire with one time. At that rate he must get from SIS to $25 ton for his coal'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

science. 'so far as I can judge with out changing spectacles. it's perfect parabo1a."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Gratifying Increase in
 Jefferson's Population

IT JEFFERSON has reason to feel |O gratified over the increase of
 her population shown by the 1920 cen
 sus enumeration.
 That gives us 3O9,513, which is an increase over 1910 of S3,037, or 36.7 per cent.
 Neither is the city of Birmingham at all displeased that the growth of the county as whole shows a slight ly larger percentage than that of the
 city proper. In fact, when it is real
 ized where the greatest growth has
 taken place, it is trifle more pleas ing than had it occurred in the city itself.
 The largest increase has been in the city of Bessemer, it's immediate
 neighbors and in the suburban places contiguous to Birmingham. It is in
 these places and their. environs that
 he great iron and steel industries
 are located. Growth in them means
 expansion of the districts basic in-
 dustries. Birmingham will get the full benefit of that growth. The Birmingham district is also pleased at the growth of the neigh
 boring counties and the nearby cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
The Road Builder.

T want to congratulate the editor or the Age-Herald on the splendid editor ial headed, Jerry Gwin, The Road Builder" said White Gibson. "lt cer- tainiy hit~the nail on the head and during the administration of Jerry Gwin as president of the board of rev. enue more roads have been built in this county than during the same period in history. On the other hand the traf- fife is heavier and the roads are kept in better condition. This is not from hearsay, but I live several miles from the city and I travel them every day Even though Jerry may have made mistakes, he has also done something for the county that was never done be- fore"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
American Boys Condemn
 Corrupt Ball Players

7 F baseballs crooked players have ll any sense of shame, the accusing eyes of small boys who formerly idol ized them is enough to make them hang their heads. It is reported that after one of the White Sox players had confessed to receiving a bribe from gamblers he was accosted by group of boys who had been anxious ly waiting to learn if their hero was guilty. One of them asked, "Is it true, Joe?" and Jackson replied, I'm afraid it's true"
 Newsboys of Boston passed resolu- tions condemning the eight White Sox players for "their murderous blow at the kids game" Some of these youngsters boasted of personal ac- quaintance with the baseball stars. They are probably the kind of boys described by uplifters as tough" :" hardy urchins who are keen-witted and fight rough and tumble battle with life, but have the true instinct of sportsmanship, the sense of fair play. Thousands of boys in America feel just as the Boston newsboys feel-- that their confidence has been be- trayed by the Benedict Arnolds of baseball Older people fall back on the cynicism that comes with experi- ence, but even they confess to a sad disillusionment.
 It will be many years before base ball recovers from scandal which now appears to be widespread. The square guys" will have to shoulder the burden. It will be uphill work, but baseball-loving nation will be behind them, and no one more whole heartedly or more hopefully than the youngsters of the present generation. many of whom aspire to be the dia- mond stars of tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02


 time. At that rate he must get from SIS to $25 ton for his coal"
 Seea Both Sides.
 T know the automobile game from both sides said Dr. Felix Tarrant. T guess many people wonder why their friends so often pass them by without giving them a lift. I am sure it is because their eyes are directed in front of them and they do not seeNn time to make the proffer l make practice of watching out for friends and very seldom come to town without giving one or two lifts to them. Recently my weeks. Well, sir, during that entire period when I stood around Five Points waiting for street cars got two auto mobile rides, although friend after friend passed by. At first felt trifle nettled by it, but I came to the con- clusion that they did not see me- and I believe that is the solution. I have no doubt some of my friends have won- dered why I did not pick them up. My excuse is the same as that of my friends in my case when I was minus an auto" Gradual Adjustment. Business is all right" said Emmet Collins, the shoe merchant" Readjust- ment is going on in the way it should. gradually. l see no reason why any one should complain. have no doubt py~ case is duplicated in Birmingham made a nice increase the past three months over the same period in 1919 and. outside of the two weeks of ex- ceptionally warm weather. have had no dull period. Prices are somewhat lower, but there has been no drastic cut. Prospects for fall and winter bus mess in Birmingham are very good in- deed. The man who adapts himself to the adjustment process, which he should do easily as long as it continues grad ual. should come out we'll"
 Great Fair.
 The directors of the Alabama State Fair, with the hearty cooperation of Superintendent J. L. Dent" have la 1 bored hard to make this one the best yet" says President R. A. Brown" and think that the people of Birming- ham ought to make special effort to attend 1t as often as they can. We want to make it both instruc- ] tive and entertaining, and have spared no trouble or expense to get the best amusement attractions and the greates, number of exhibits. We nave striver to make it an allround show, one that will please both the city man and those from the country"
 T urge the public to buy season tickets today, as this is the last day 1 of sale. They are transferable and are l on sale in the downtown district
 watch the big signs across the side
 walks show the places"
 | Many Reeister
 l An unusual number of registrations
 have been received at the Tutwilel hotel this year by guests contemplat- ing attending the Alabama State Fair. said c. F. Wicks, assistant manager oi the Tutwiler. A large number of east ern people have reserved rooms for the week. Ame ne others is Miss Mary Rich of Boston.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

A MORNING PRAYER
 Grant, Lord, that I mny think iess of savinS myself and more or saw ing my friend. If I may not come to thee stainless, at least let me no' corn. alone. Amen. M. s. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
He Could Pay.

He Gould Pay.
 colonel do you know wharat can git turn uv coal,f said Sam, one of the negroes about the city hall, ad- dressing Commissioner ]. R. Hornady.
 Sure know where you can get it. Sam, if you can pay for 1t. but you have to pay for it." answered the commits sioner.
 \ Vas suh, vas suh, l aims to pay fur hit alright. I got my money fur dis week, las week, nex' week and week after mex l kin pay fur hit alright All I wants lem to do is Jes sen hit to my house, c. 0. D., cash on delivery pay fur hit when it gifts dar. I'll ten to de res, yas sir"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

Devils soonest tempt, resembling spirit. of Iight-Love's Labour's Lost
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-12
DRY LEADER IS
FORMALLY TOLD
Aaron S. Watkins Flays. Both
Cox and Harding for sWet"
Tendencies.
NV Associated Press ,

Germantown, o., Aug 11-with rep
reservations from all over the country
in attendance, DR.. Aaron S. Watkins,
prohibition party candidate for presi-
dent and d. Leigh Colvin, Eis running
mate, were formally notified of her
nomination here today.
DR.. Watkins is Ohio's third presiGen-
tial candidate. Mr.. Colvin, although a
resident of New York, was born N
Ohio
DR.. Watkins ives in Germantown
He is pastor u the NJ. Z. church and
professor of English at Miami Military
Institute here.
The notification ceremonies took
place at o'clock, preceded during the
afternon by parade.
After introduction and reference to
the fact that all platforms contain
many planks that are self-evident
statements to which no one could take
exceptions he stated that he would
confine his attention to a half dozen
outstanding questions on which there
was a difference of opinion. Upon the
League of Nations, he said:
"The Democratic party has prac-
tically adopted the entire program of
the President. Notwithstanding the fact
that the entire country either rejects
the program or demands material re-
vision of the same. The Republican
platform declares for a league of ma
tions, but in the large number of rad,
ical reservations called for and in the
discussions given by their candidate
for President, Senator Harding, it be-
comes apparent that. their attitude is
one of almost unqualified opposition.
Our party has not hesitated to make
definite and clear statement on the
question. We believe in some reser-
vations, but the assumption that all
per-government is wrong, unpatri-
otic and unAmerican, makes all hope
of the formulation of a real League of
Nations an impossbiIity. 1t becomes
a choice, then, between a League of
Nations that goes far beyond the de-
sires and convictions of the mass Of
our citizens and league that is so
spineless, weak and inadequate that it
no longer deserves the name. We are
not frightened by the cry of 'Ameri-
canism" We believe that the truest