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The Washington times., 1920-10-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
ASSYRIAN HONOR

offers, it is said. to try them herself and while the allies have not accepte such solution, they might. If tn trial resulted in general whitewasf except for the punishment of a fey underlings, German honor would re main as deeply stained as ever, ac cording to the principles and belief of modern ages, and Germany as deep ly distrusted and despised as she i now for her Assyrian conception 0 the word.
 It is the German people who are O. trial, not so much the German gov ernment. Ebert dares not carry ou Aticle 22S, even if he has the wish. H dares not lest the people should ris against him to protect men charge with crimes; and this nearly fifteel months after fighting ceased, when tn German people have had the amples opportunities to know about the atro cious conduct of the kidnappers an robbers and worse who are named i the allies indictment; when, in fact they have learned all about them. Ger many could quickly win back some thing of her twentieth century homo by surrendering them, in complianc with the treaty; but whether surren dered or not punished they must be, I Germany's 800 B. c. honor is to be rel garded as having been given up. Unt1 that idea of honor is given up, GeT many and the German people will hay no better standing in the eyes of thl world than they had the day after thI e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
SCULPTOR SEES sLINCOLN'

Montrose J. Moses. in the 1ndepend-
 ent (N. Y)
 WNTE sat through the play Drink,
 MW waters Abraham Lincoln")
 enthralled; each had seen it before. Borglum gave himself com pletely over to the living progress of events. I never saw a man more re- sponsive to character, reveling in the phases of loyalty and disloyalty among the members of I.incoln's cabinet, which only served to sharpen the eyes of Lincoln, and to reveal how com pletely he knew the men conniving against him.
 "Lincoln had the keenness of horse trader" MT. Borglum said under his breath, as the great leader, in one or the scenes. faced Seward with his don- ble dealing, and made him own up. They couldn't put anything over on him. Then he sat up with the en- thusiasm of boy, as Lincoln, enter ing the fateful cabinet meeting when he presents the emancipation procla- nation, sat him down and read to his impatient political family the latest thing by Artemus Ward. There's the supreme moment. Lincoln is applying the acid test. It's joy"
 All through the play he would grab my>arm whenever the actor imperson- ating Lincoln approached nearest his conception These moments were most 1y when the head was down. But on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
LUKE M,LukE SAYS

Even when man has the courage of his convictions, he hasn't enough to tell the truth to his wife I is mighty good thing for a husband that wife's actual needs do not increase as rapidly as her wants.
 Every time father dresses in the morning he is convinced that the laun- dry syndicate and the collar trust are in cahoots.
 We would all be rolling in wealth and fattening on fame if the world would only take us at our own valu- ation.
 To a grouchy man it seems that the high schools in this country are kept busy turning out smart Alecks
 Isn't it wonderful what a lot of pleasure some people can get out of telling their troubles to others?
 About the only time mother gets any attention at home is when she is took sick to appreciate 1t.
 No matter how much he tries to disguise the fact when a man is us- ing the phone you can always ten If there is a woman at the other end of the line.
 If the men folks had x-ray eyes a lot of the girls would not be so care less about the holes in their stocking foot.
 Some men give you the impression that they are eternally looking for a good soft place to quit
 The moon may make the girls TO- mantle But it takes the sun to make them wear the kind of clothes that things show through.
 A man with thirst these days is almost as unhappy as woman with a secret that nobody wants to know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
A MnrxeInm. singrr

"A am delighted that Birmingham lovers of the beautiful are going to have the pleasure of hearing F'rieda Hempel sing" said S. R. Harvey. "I heard her in the fall of last year. when she first began her concert tour. Every seat in the hall where she gave her concert was occupied. every bit of the standing room was sold, and the stage had as many as could occupy seats there. Before she had opened her mouth. so charming is her personality and so wonderfully attractive was shi that the applause was deafening. After her first number was finished the audi ence went wild. She is wonderfully accommodating, and after every mum Der she was encored repeatedly. When the concert was over the audience. re- mained and brought her back untD finally the lights were put out.
 T wouldn't miss hearing her again flor anything. I'll tell you, she is a marvellous singer and wonderful wo- man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
POPULARITY OF VILLA om the New York Times.

Francisco Villa, as the Robin Hood of Mexico, was made an engaging character by Henry II. Knox, an Amer ican mining engineer. when he tes'i- fled before the Senate sub committee Investigating conditions in Mexico Tn Washington the other day. At the same time Mir. Knox did not inteno to glorify the inimitable Pancho- Ire is a guerrilla despoiler. ana pa' man. from any point of view. ana ne cannot be held up to the admira'io'' of the rising generation even Tn NICK ico. MT. Knox spoke from twenty years of observation in Aeo' Wherever Villa gains control ot an .rea !" inc witness said. "he represses all ,ootinc. robbery and drunkenness. His first act is to Close the saloons >I, was known before that Villa disap- rroved of the use of liquor by others
 -ha, thar. was work to be done and s;sc;n,ine to be maintained. and that he indulged lightly himself at such times. He should not have the credit of being a. total abstainer and an enemy of drink
 MT. Knox went on to say that no one else is allowed to rob but Villa" Ii has been well known that he paid lis men out of the proceeds-he is par t.cular about that. for such treatment feens his force together. Perhaps he shares what remains with his lieuten- ants. Keeping. of course, the lions share for himself Villas system. which Is imposed only on those able to pay" has a certain finality." said MT. Knox. and the victims like it bet ter than the continuous performances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

the whole, the actor stood the scull tors gaze, admirably. ITO judge Borglum's enthusiasm. I should say was 80 per cent to the good. 'Lincol was not vain" the sculptor declare but he knew which side of his fat seemed to know exactly at what ang to hold his head. This man on tf stage appears to have studied vel carefully the outward details. bl where he is most successful is in th throwing of spiritual action on u face. don't believe Lincoln ever wor such a short coat, nor do I believe ths it is right to over interpret the UT gainliness of the man. Lincoln wa not awkward; he was large and loosel hung together. He always sat in chaii too small for him, for he was an es ceptionally tall man. He was cara less of attire, but that is differer matter"
 Here was man, steeped in Linco1 lore, witnessing very simple pla yet boyishly touched in his interel over Lincoln's humanity.
 I am not telling these actions an reactions in the spirit of spying q Mir BorgIum's emotion; but rather b1 justification of my claim that Drinl| water has somehow done the trick-t| has given us living statue of Lii| coin in day when we need statues d living men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

From the New York Times.
 A PPARENTLY the men who com N\ mitited the crimes in France z S Belgium, Poland, and Armenia are never going to be tried. The req son is deftly stated in the dispatch from Paris we printed yesterday; Tne allied statesmen have no wish to over throw the German government" Per haps it would come to that if the Ger man government should undertake to carry out Article 22s of the peace treaty
 The treaty provides that if it is not executed by Germany the allies will stay on the Rhine until it is. Conse- qnently there is no danger that the situation will result in anything espe- cially pleasing to Germany. or vindi- ca ting that curious "honor" which is satisfied only when Germany has gained something by breach of faith, If Article 22S is not executed, then the treaty is not executed, and the allies will stay in Germany and rule 1t to the Rhine.
 But if Germany would consent to accept for moment that idea of ''honor" which governs the rest of the world, there would be no further ne- cessity of enforcing any of the treaty's punitive provisions. If she would either surrender to the allies or her self, punish the men who have stained her flag through and through with dishonor, the first sign would be given that her idea of honor was of later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Cnmnairn of EvnngeIIsm


 Arrangements are being completed for the association wide campaign of evangelism to be put on by the Bap- tist churches in Jefferson county in the month of March" said pr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the First Baptist church
 For months the matter has been under consideration with pr. W. W. Hamilton. the director of the evan gelistic force of the home mission board of the Southern Baptist con- vention. Few people realize the diff culty of securing the services of one of the regular evangelists or pastor evangelist for more than 50 churches, For some years. it has been the GUS tom of the home board evangelists to cohcentrate their efforts in a city or as in the present case, both cities and county. A committee headed by pr. F. H. Harrington, superintendent of missions in the association will have charge of the details"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Atlanta Newspapers Unite
 To Oppose Pressmen's Strike


 7H HE sense of fair play is strongly
 developed in American jour, nalism. However quick one paper may be to take advantage of another in legitimate competition for news or advertising patronage, it is credit to the profession that there are few cases on record where one publica- ton has sought to profit by disas- ter that destroyed or crippled con temporary's plant. As rule, all the facilities of the rival newspaper, or papers, are placed at the disposal of the publication in trouble.
 Newspaper ethics are evidently on high plane in Atlanta, where a unique situation has developed be- cause of an unauthorized strike. Pressmen struck in the plants of two Atlanta papers, the Journal and the Georgian, but Sunday morning all three newspapers, including the Constitution, appeared in abbreviated form. There was no walkout affect ing the Constitution, but feeling that the action of the pressmen was un- just, an opinion shared by officials of the International Printing Press mems Union, the publishers of the three Atlanta papers agreed to cur tail their issues until normal publi- cation could be resumed.
 The Constitution was under no ob- ligation to share the misfortune of its two competitors in the Sunday morning field, but voluntarily cacri- ficed the huge volume of Sunday bus mess it usually carries, for the sake of a principle. In fact the three pa pers have imposed identical limita tions on themselves, both in their daily and Sunday issues, until the strike is settled.
 The Constitution is to be com .mended for it's splendid exhibition of generosity and fair play. Atlanta is fortunate in having three great news papers thus able to cooperate for the common good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

had held since the. reorganization of the regular army in 1866.
 General wood has an executive turn and his political fortunes might be promoted if he were to give his whole time from now on to fishing fer delegates and keeping a close watch on the tactics of his rivals.
 Were he to leave the army and fail to reach his goal, he would be left high and dry in private life, which would hardly be to his taste. It will be several years before he reaches the retirement age, but being con- sumed with ambition he may brush aside such questions as the army. What his decision will be will likely depend upon the judgment of certain close friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
DO FIGURES LIE.

From the Shipbuilder.
 An Irishman working for Dutch man asked for an increase of pay. The Dutchman replied: If you are wortf Fit I will be pleased to give it to you Now. let us see what you do ina year Pat. We have 365 days in a year; you sieep eight hours every day, which makes 122 days you sleep, taken from 243 days, leaves 12l days. We have oZ Sundays in year which you have off leavcing you 69 days. You have IA days vacation; take this off and you have 55 days left. You don't work s&Rturday afternoons; this makes 26 Q&ys in year. Take this off and you Nave 29 days left. Now, Pat. you al- iox 1la hours for meals. which total in a year 2S days. Take this off and you have one day left. I always give you St. Patrick's Day off. so I ask you. Pat, if you are entitled to a raise?'
 Pat then answered. Well, what the divil have I been doing, then?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Leonard Wood and
 His Army Office

M AL GEN. LEONARD WOOD XVII United States army, had a good start in the race for the repub- lican nomination for the presidency, but dissensions in his organization have arisen which may weaken his chances.
 Whether he should resign from the army now or wait until near the con- vention date, is a question upon which his supporters are divided. Some of them think his candidacy would be strengthened if he were free from military discipline Others ad- wise non-action in the matter of the major generalship. General Wood himself seems to be at sea, so to speak.
 It really makes no difference which way he decides. Precedent is on the
  side of his holding on to his rank and pay. When General Grant was elected President, he was at the head of the army, and he retained that po- sition until just before inauguration day.
 In 1880 Major General Hancock was the democratic standard bearer. He did not retire from the army, but continued to perform his military duties throughout the campaign
 His defeat, therefore, left him without interruption in command of the division of the east. which. he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
A WINTER DREAM

By Clinton Scoliard. saw a mummied monarch, yesterd Upon whose brow a sacred scar
 Shone- Circled with opal like the ear
 dawn, Bearing within its heart an emera
 ray. And as watched the Winter fir
 light play Upon the hearthstone, wh',e |
 night drew on. 1 dreamed of Rameses and Cteispho And many another far removed
 they. Without the moonlight showed its pa
 lid smile Upon the silent reaches of the snr' Within. as scrolled on an Egypfl
 urn. A dahebiyeh, with its sail agiow. Seemed gliding up the brown and bu nished Nile. This cryptic figure lolling at t
 stern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
It Pulled the Crowds

"rhe Gravy Train Ad, my own unique idea, which I had placed in The Age Herald Sunday, has certainly brought results" said w. o. Broyles of Broyles Furniture. Company yesterday.
 | am believer in the Sunday news paper advertising. and particularly so of the pulling power Of The Age Her ald That ad of Sunday brought more people than I ever had an idea an ad would reach. and now there are a number of people who are riding the gravy train"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Outlook Good For sinstr.,

The Shriners' minstrel, to be held in Birmingham, is making great pror- fess' stated, Q. S. Finch yesterday
 Especially is this true from finan- cial standpoint. for the first report from the committee in charge of col lecting advertising Tor the program showed that over s1oOO had been se- cured. Semi weekly meetings are be- ing held by this committee, and each meeting larger and better report on the advertising campaign is made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Northern and Southern
 Climates Compared

m NE often hears it said that " New York and Chicago are the cities of greatest attraction. Gotham especially is crowded with theatres and other forms of amuse- ment. There is something doing' in that city seven days in the week.
 But Birmingham is by no means dull. Blue laws have not been en- forced here and probably never will be. But compare the north and the south and this section has all the advantage in climate. New York has horrid winter weather. This win ter has been one of the worst.
 Birmingham had cold snap in December, but the temperature has been mild ever since. We have h. dian summer several days together. Last Sunday was a typical southern day-bright and balmy. a
 And when it comes to summer the heat here is seldom excessive. There are many sunstrokes in New York. Sunstroke in Birmingham is un- known. We have cooling breezes while the temperature in New York is stifling.
 The line of amusements in the metropolitan center is great, of course, but what is that set side by side with sunny south" weather?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
STIRS HIM UP.

Does Senator Snortsworthy take mucf interest in the rumors continually flyinl about Washington
 ,"Not as a rule. but if you want to heal him deliver an eloquent harangue on tn, ingratitude of republics, just tell him it. rGmored in his home state that he's go ing to have strong opposition in tn, next election" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
STRANGE CHARACTER.

SIHANHE Cf1AhACIEh How about Glibwitz?" 'In what respect" His mentality" "oh, wouldn't so SO far as to sa. Glibwitz's mind is a perfect blank. bu I've never heard him express an opinion on the League of Nations, and he has n,
  plan for unscrambling the railroads"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Road Bond Issue
 Election Next Week

r71 HE election for the $25, 1000, ,00O U bond issue for the building of trunk highways in Alabama and a | $5, 5,000,000 bond issue in Jefferson county for local roads, will be held on Monday of next week.
 A full turnout at the polls h; demanded, and every voter should cast a ballot for the bond proposi- ton. But every voter will not vote right. In large population there will always be some cranks. Ger tain it is that every level-headed, progressive citizen will vote for the bonds.
 The value of hard surfaced roads is too we'll understood to call for dis cussion. A few years ago highways adequate for wagons and autorno- piles could be constructed without high cost; but this is the day of auto trucks. Wider roads and more substantial roads are required. But no matter what the original cost may be it pays in the end.
 With S25,OOD,OOo authorized by the state, the federal government stands ready to aid. Six million is already set aside in the United States treasury department for Ala bama, and before the states ap- propriation is expended Uncle Sam will have matched the expenditure dollar for dollar. In other words, a favorable vote next Monday will mean an outlay for trunk roads, in this state of $50,000 ,O06.
 Everybody who is qualified to vote in the regular election in November can vote on the 1e1bAof February, be he democrat, republican or what not. Let no one Be indifferent to his civic responsibiil> aaato stay away from the polls An overwhelming majority for the bonds is urged.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Wearers of Copper Masks
 Hold First Convention

THE strangest society in the
 U world has just hsld it's first annual meeting in Paris. 1t issstyled the Society of the Men With the Copper Masks. Its membSrs are French soldiers, whose faces were partly or completely destroyed in battle. They have been supplied with new features by the American Red Cross.
 One cannot read of the work cone by this organization for disfigurcd Frenchmen without feeling greater respect and admiration for all the Red Cross represents. Its labors for humanity constitute an imperishable record of self-sacrifice. Amid the horrors of war, pestilence and disas- ters of every kind it has proved that the spirit of Christ is still triumph- ant and rules the world
 Thanks to the American Red Cross and American ingenuity, unfortu- nate Frenchmen, maimed by shell ex- plosions, flame projectors and in oth- CT ways, were fitted with portrait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
WAY TO GET EVEN
the Pittshurg dispatch,

Prem the Pittsburg dispatch
 If Lord Grey's letter is resented as intermeddlng in American affairs some body in Washington might write a letter expressing an opinion, on the Irish sieua- tion and even up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

by Carranzistas. who never get enoue and always ask for more. The peoi fighting for a living naturally pref service with Pancho. He plunders on the rich, pays his men we'll, is dev of fellow himself. has a charmed If and is the soul of good humor whe everything is going well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A QUICK CHANGE.


 This plaintiff in the court of do- pnestic relations claims that his wife got 'hard-bOiled' all of a sudden" "Is it possible for anybody to undergo a transformation like that?'' Perhaps so. I've seen people go into a telephone booth at peace with all man. kind and come out few minutes later thirsting for blood.'
 THE REAL THING. whats the excitement here?" "A movie actress is registering indigna- tion.
 But where's the camera man?p There isn't any camera man. She s having words with a genuine traffic po- lceman. DOOMED TO DIsAPPoINTMENT. Speaking of hopeful dispositions, there's Mrs Blobbs' What about Mrs Blobbs?" She's bought a ouija board with the expectation of finding out where and how Blobbs spends his evenings"
 A WEAK CITIZEN. What sort of man is Gadspur?" Just like all the rest of us."  "Yes?"
 Hell stand on corner and Hay the American people for their extravaganza, but if a silk shirt in a haberdasher's win- dow happens to catch his, eye as he trots along, he'll go right in and buy it..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
CONVINCING PROOF.

"Is this genuine pork sausage?
 Yes. sir" replied the butcher. "w make it right here on the premises"
 But it doesn't look like pure pork. detect traces of beef"
 Sir" said the butcher, in aggrieve tcnes. I'm sorry you doubt my word Sam" he continued, turning to his as sistant put on that photograph recor, and let the gentleman hear the squal o the pig this sausage was made from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
SIGNS OF SANITY

Prem the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Lunatics in the Honolulu asylum a refusing to work without being paid f it Clearly they are close to compile cure. They might as well be discharg on once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Glad to Leave Gotham Now

Tt was a real pleasure to get back to Birmingham and it's spring weather after spending several weeks in New York" said William w. Walker. 'aThe people there stated they had the worst sRowstorm last week that they had had in thirty years and it was a reai storm Traffic was blocked by snow and it was so cold that 1t was hard to get warm. In addition to the ex- treme weather and snow, the spread of influenza was terrible and hundreds of cases were reported daily.
 "on the other hand, New York is not like it used to be and although have always been glad to get back home, I have left the metropolis with rather a desire to finger little longer How ever, this feeling has left me and I was, indeed, glad to get on tHe train on my homeward trip. As we came south we noticed the change in the weather and everyone seemed glad to get back down in God S country and its beautiful, balmy weather rt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
PROVIDES FAT JoRs

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Government ownership is idealized
 those who would do little work for hi
 pay.