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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
In the Days of His Youth.

The proposed raise in the salaries of the school teachers reminds me of my old school days, which, by the way, were the happiest days of my life, and shall never forget them" said Chief T. J. Shirley.
 Tn the days of my youth the school teacher was nearly always man. l cannot remember of ever having heard of woman school teacher in the state at that time. The teacher was generally a farmer, too. So he did not have to depend on the salaries the community saw fit to pay him. If he had, I suppose he would have stood a good chance to starve to death. The highest salary I remember of any teacher getting in those day was $40 a month.
 But now things have changed. Now adays it is hard for any person to get along on any less than $10O month, and I think it is the duty of every citi- zen of Birmingham to see that the proposed two-mill tax that will raise the salaries of our teachers is in dorsed by an overwhelming majority .''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
Cyrus H. K. Curtis,
 A Great Publisher.

N interesting contribution to %sA magazine literature is the biography of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, now appearing in Forbes Magazine. It is written by Richard Spillane, business editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 There is inspiration in the story df the idomitable New Englander who hpilt up perhaps the greatest publish ing business in the world, who is still the active head of his huge organiza- tion and instead of being content with the success that has come to him, is planning for the future.
 Mr. Curtis is best known as "The Man Who Made the Saturday Evening Post," which, by the way, is the title of MT. Spillane's biography. Yet, the Curtis Company also owns the Ladies
 
 Hon1e Journal and the Country Gen tleman, periodicals with an enormous circulation extending to all parts of the world, and two of Philadelhpia's largest newspapers, the Public Led ger and the Evening Ledger. The Philadelphia Public Ledger is regard ed in journalistic circles as one of the best newspapers in America.
 Mir. Curtis took hold of Benjamin Franklin's paper after beginning his own career as newsboy with three cents capital. He possesses many ot the sturdy qualities which character ized his fellow New Englander. The Saturday Evening Post now has cir c,,lation of two million five hundred thousand. It is the ambition of MT Curtis to increase it to three million which he will no doubt soon accom- plish. The white paper shortage i' the only obstacle he has to overcome
 To have the credit of making the Saturday Evening Post is 2 high dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
aMADE IN GERMANY,

N From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Naturally enough, a vigorous protest from the Daughters of the American Rev | oll tion followed the discovery that the souvenir postcards of Mount Vernon were marked Made in Germany" There can
 be no permanent boycott of goods of Ger
 man origin, of course. if the world is ever to be restored to peace basis; but our
 late enemies will have to refrain for a l time from the attempt to supply us with
 patriotic memorials.
 The reason why Germany worked up s,
 large postcard business here before the
 war is obvious With all the excellent
 work in photography which has been done
 by Americans. little of it has found its
 way into the postcard industry. With | few exceptions. American picture post cards are crude and inartistic. The ob.
 scurer towns in Europe are better sup piled in this respect than the largest oi our cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 / AND ELSEWHERE
Cotton Crop Cut.


 The cotton crop will be badly cut this season on accounI of the wet weather" said L. Q. Box, postmaster at oneonta. No cotton has been plant ed about Oneonta and practically no cotton land has been prepared for planting. If the farmers had thei- land already prepared they could still make crop, but very few, if any, of them have been able to work their land.
 If the wet weather is broken and dry spell sets in now there is .still a chance to make some cotton. Dry weather for protracted period will probably hurt the boil weevil to such an extent that the cotton will have chance.
 "A good deal of corn is being planted and there is still plenty of time for unusually good corn crops. I believe l there will be larger crops of corn than ever this year and that other food crops will be grown in the place oi cotton. which must be reduced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

From the Chicago News.
 N S community force the gum
 LN\ man at the first casual view On second consideration he seems to be organized and recurrently regular. law and order may appear to be, he certainly has steady arm for hand ling an automatic. Of late also there has been manifest a curious delibera-
 ton and almost definite structure of motives back of the operations of the
 gunman.
 Gang shooting affrays and exchanges |of courtesies between individuals who
 like to be known. as bad mem are
 phenomena with which observers of the American commonwealth are fa- miliar, particularly in the far west. The man handy with gun is depict ed and idealized in our literature to an extent and a degree not known in any other national literature. This, of course, applies to our entire output of published material, not to the minor output known to our critics as selles- lettres.
 Our more coarse and smacky humor- ists who get by with horseplay in the manner of Bill Nye and Artemus ard | sprinkle their writings wit hall qs to gun suddenness as an Americ lages characteristic On the on are the gambler, the moonshiI Ee
 horsethief. the bandit and other wfes of malefactors. On the other hand be- 1 hold the viglantes. tue detect ea thl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
PALESTINE
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 On a dark day of the war. Nqfsfs ger 2, 1917. Secretary Bslfour 9e tc Lord Rothschild conveying hs Foi- lowing declaration Of syu-fa sfA Jewish Zionist aspirations hsea s been submitted to end spFoFee " the (Britsh) cabinet"
 His majesty's goverrnsat VIEWS with favor the estaplisispaea' r Ral- estine of a national hcnse f1f the ew- ish people. and will use as oest en- deavors to facilitate the asheys snent of this object. it beine clearly uader- .tood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the ciFii safl religious nights of existing erfew Bh commu- n,ties in Palestine. of ths 6ats and nolitical status enjossa b avs in any other country.
 Tn an after war rs' of hopes un- ,aaI,xed and pledges phr partty hen cred this Jewisis Eaa sharsa, as if has been called n process of sulfiflment. the sss Nea4o conference
 taving fixed some fstalls7 of the in- Iternational und sfsE issslng to carry out the British pledge.
 ] Civil control, in t'asestine has never
 been claimed nw {. snan minority of
 ,n@ people. Tae Provisional Zionist committee. Ha kasr 25. 1917, noti- Inca Americar taa;sss that the way
 Is now open gh ~ cession of practi- , xo.- !, f.t.ss 5r. tl. .s,.--.
 of Palestt A me Jewish peopls;'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

and the impetus U build the new, Zion" then urged propably waits more settled times to become effective.
 As the most progressive community there the Palestine Jews may exert at once an influence disproportionates 70 their numbers. Their National Home" is decreed. And iH accordance with the terms of the pledge, immi- grarts may become citizens without forfeiting their similar rights in the nation of their origin. With order guaranteed under a British mandatory. Palestine seems destined to a period of intensive progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
"Berkenhead Drillv

That was some introduction which Crawford Johnson gave Henry R. sIowze at the Rotary Club on Wednes- day." says Thornton Estes. Tt is the custom for one of the old members to introduce new member. and usually 1t means that 1t is looked upon as 8 chance to do bit of good natured joshing. He followed Henry from his home town. Marion. to Birmingham in 1887, and improvised in his history at each step Most of it was fun. pure and simple. but every now and then he would let a goo1 word slip out about Henry. The joke of such pre- sentations come from the fact that the nan introduced just has to stand and take his medicine. for it isn't good form to make reply"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

AitnouBh poor and dOwn-tTouuen' and forced to worry along with only one motor car, not a single chorus girl in New York state was convicted of q crime during 1919. according to criminal statistics compiled by the sec retary of state.
 Why shouldn't gambler demand an increase of s5 day in wages? Gam blers may wish to wear lowered silk dressing gown in the afternoons. or lounge in a comfortable apartment and read Baizac few hours before going out for the nights work.
 It is the proud boast of Charles E. Hughes that he has never given out an interview. whas contrast to countless other more or less promi- nent citizens who spend half their time trying to get a newspaper man to listen while they interview themselves
 F T M
 ri Is the opinion Of many detectives that Nicky Arnstein is missing some of the finest spring weather New York has ever had" says the Sun and New York Herald But on the other hand, Nicky may be enjoying it.
 $ ss 4.
 The report that Colonel House was taking hand in the presidential cam faign was of course. premature. The oo.oners retirement from public life seems complete and final. < # % A Johns Hopkins surgeon has dis covered a way to cure idiocy by pump ing air into the living brain. Never theless the foolkilled will stin find plenty of work to do # < # Hiram Johnson insinuates that he was "robbed' in New Jersey. That may evoke a smile from a forrass president of Princeton university, now resident in Washington. # T The mere fact that Queen Mary has been sued for s4 which she deducted from a millinery bin. does not mean that the British empire Is bankrupt # # # The League of Tiume." like the 1 League of Nations claims a long list If patrons. but has no way to func- tion.
 America may be the richest country cn the globe. but thousands of fami- lies quit eating butter during the wal and haven't had any since. | !. * as | It's a mean trick for sugar profi- teers to gouge the nation just when the absence of alcohol has sharpened our sweet tooth. H. % *
 s;ze of the universe it is comforting to reflect that humanity can only raake a mess of one world. < * # The progress of the "old clothes" campaign may eventually compel ho- boes to wear barrels # 4 x
 Hiram Johnson has g flock of 'fsms'' that tag around after him. no matter | where he goes.
 The next time D'Annunzio fires on an Italian war vessel. he may actually ily to hit it. es
 * # # 1 The King of the Belgians. could not find a man more worthy to be hon. ored than General Gorgas of Alabama. x + x The resignation of the Spanish cab inet seems to be a part of the days routine.
 It is rumored tha, the new British ambassador will shortly see the inside |. Tt.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
Missed Something.

Birmingham is very disappointed in not securing the visit of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer said Elliot White. He was to. speak be- fore the annual session of the Alabama Bar Association, but was detained in Washington.
 T have seen MT Palmer and spoken to him several times and I know that sides, he is one of the most prominent men in the country today, very prob ably one of the presidential candi- dates. and we have certainly missed something by not being able to have him visit us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
BLAMING SAFE

From the Louisville Courier-Jo Journal Plumbers of Birmingham, who demand sl, day and .chauffeurs to drive th--- to and from work know that an inexperi- enced motorist who is rich cannot affctd
 to invite suits for damages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
pREJuDItED

From. the Pittsburg Leader. I've often met with stern rebuff. It My learning mockcd with biting
 scorn.
 Been barred to criticism rough,
 But l am sure I've never borne \ barb that pierced by being through
 As spoken by a little laddy: My daddy's betterer than you.
 Cause ne's my -dadds F,r. I suppnSe when all is done Al,i a1l the n1eda.tti chests appear And all the prizes lost or won That I would trade the lot to hear The samz remark to me addressed
 As spoke before the little laddy: You're betterer than all the rest, Cause you're my daddyr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
Birmingham the Place
 For Baptist Hospital.

II N saying that Birmingham is the O only logical point in the state for the home of the Baptist hospital" " Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, expresses the view of all public-spirited citizens who wish the institution established here.
 As by far the largest city in Ala bama, with railroad facilities that make it easily accessible in all direc tions, Birmingham possesses advan- tages that could be offered by no com petitor. That the need of a new hos pital is very great is shown by the rapid growth of the city and the diff ficulty experienced in caring for our sick during the last influenza epi- demo. Although Birmingham's hos pitals would be credit to any city in America, they cannot accommodate our increasing population.
 By locating their proposed two mil lion dollar institution here the Bap- lists may rest assured that they will receive the heartiest cooperation from the city authorities and-the peo- pie of Birmingham. Furthermore, they will have a greater patronage and, therefore, wider field of use fitness for their laudable and humane enterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
GUNMEN, PAST AND PRESENT

big and booted sheriffs, the cowboy
 heroes and the free and independent
 householders who take the law into
 their own hands. Out of these two contending forces a vast literature has been created. One may see transla- rions of these American writings in the windows of booksellers in all parts Of the reading youth of that continent are as well acquainted with American wild vest stories as are the youth of the United States.
 [ Between the old-time experts in gun play, whether villain or hero, and the distinction. Jesse James, Rube Bur- rows. the Younger brothers, Tracy the cutlaw-these are a type that lived q | life far different from that of the city gunman species that has devel- oped in the last two decades. The !, James boys and the Youngers rode into a town on their horses. yelling and shooting and warning everybody l to keep off the streets. Sometimes l they told a bank cashier their names,
 wanting it understood just who was doing the job of terrorizing the, town.
 In the recent performances of Chicago
 gunmen the identity of the markSmen l is studiously kept under coverlH The
 city gunman is no braggart. He N ieves bit of artistry and modestly les from sight.
 The modern gunman is break from l e past, intensely of our own day. He
 is a tremendous satire on our civiliza-
 ton, written in red.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
(Strictly Secret.)

General Headquarters. Jan. 9, 1917.
 l order the unrestricted submarine war to be started with full energy on February l. You must make all neces- sary preparations immediately in sucn a way that this purpose is not i>rema- turely recognized by the enemy ana the neutrals The essential plans of~ operations are to be submitted to me. A copy of this is to be handed to the imperial chancellor. WILHELM l. P. The evidence leaves no room for dispute or evasion It was not over the Kaiser protest or in disregard of his scrupleS as has sometimes been pretended, tha' Germany was committed to the plan, pu with his approval and by his direct ordel delivered thres weeks in advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
BANKRUPT VOCABULARY

From the Baltimore American.
 A woman in q New York town left a will of twelve words. She had probably rsed up all the othars in her lifstime-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
Nurrn rRrINL

Who is thr alssn aissd Dkfng yator?"
 "A scientls. rhe h xyihg com municate via AaFs
 Suppose he saceeeds as ,ili 1t amount toeg
 Well, fer sas ,hue t we enable him to earp about tga9o A writ ing for the a.aeaziaa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
BY ORDER OF THE KAISER

From the New York World.
 It was by Kaiser Wilhelms personal command, issued January g, 1917. that the U-boat campaign of ruthlessness which was launched The order bearing his sig nature was published for the first time Tn the Sunday World of yesterday, together with a long memorandum prepared by Admiral von Holtzendorff, chief of the German admiralty staff. in support of this desperate policy. The copy wich was se- cured from the files of the German for egn office reads:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
DAalEono 1NNuFv19

T notice taia cand aata g rearing patched tro,ser
 'well?y
 "Is that t9 convince ths gstsrs that he Is peei maa
 Partly, bat sss9ass iae princi- pal object he has n wearsai patches is to head ots tf story tet he is backed b. matmnlienssr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
HAVING HIS DAY

 The candidate lifts up his voice. His explosives are rather choice, His arguments are lame: But. sooth. what does he care for that? Into the ring he's flung his hat And gets little fame
 LIBERTY
 And this was formerly the throne room"
 But why are so many gold chairs still scattered about?p
 They are for the accommodation of our proletarian assembly Each mem ber requires one chair to sit in and another to put his feet in."
 SIMPLE SOLUTION
 'pid you have any trouble getting passport?"
 Not as much as I expected" I'Nor
 Instead of going to Europe all 1 had to do was to change my mind and go to South America
 POTENT
 "Is this pure corn whisky with a kick in it?" Do you know Lige witherbee of our town?" "Of course. Lige can drink more whisky without showing 1t than any other man in the county" Well, Lige took three middlin' stiff drinks of this here Ticker, an when a crowd of neighbors surrounded him in Fig Bear swamp. bout nine miles from town. he wuz a-rippin' an a-snortin an yellin' that he could whip his weight in wildcats. an he'd have the lifebiood of any son-of-a-gun that dared lay a finger on him." "Umphi I guess you'd better give me about a tllimbleful of that stuff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
IN MODEST CIRCUMSTANCES

DO you suppose the poor Nibncks are making any plans for the summer?"
 Not on an ambitious scale" said MT. Dubwaite.
 q didn't imagine they were"
 "No. Sam Niblick may invest in a can of white paint and touch up the bathroom and Mrs. Niblick may strengthen the family ,flyswatter by wrapping piece of cheese-clothi around it, but otherwise I dare say the summer will, as usual cath them un- prepared" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

tinction, but it is also said of the Cur tis Company that it gives the "big- gest nckel's worth in America" By keeping the Post at it's pre-war price and making 1t possible for the masses to buy the best reading matter for the trifling sum of nickel, in these days of high prices and profiteers, is to be public benefactor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30
TAxnse TaE TOURIST

In Cuba's lovely island,
 Where neturs's er'ghtes miles Do gid be.a elain aaa Slis q
 And much a lsfe oesai}as Hotel acralnsood atious
 Are nov 90 elecntag sf&h For those voa pouz Gibs sns
 It's cheaper fo stay dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

Thus ready for the way of life or death, I wait the sharpest blow.
 --PericIes. Prince of Tyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-30

The candidate lifts up his voice. His explosives are rather choice,
 His arguments are lame: But, sooth, what does he care for that Into the ring he's flung his hat
 And gets a little fame.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
A Smooth, White Skin
That De6es Weather

During the coming months Of biting winds
and intense cold. you who would keep your
skins smooth, white and velvety, should
turn your attention to mercolized wax. Moth
ing else will so. effectively prevent or re-
move a chapped. roughened or discoiored sur
face. By gradually sbsorbing the weather
beaten cuticle. the complexion is kept in
perfect condition. and even the beauty of
expression appears more pronounced. II your
skin be coarse, blotchy, pimply. freckled.
saiiow or over-red, why not shed iti One
ounce Of ordinary mercolised wax, to be had
at any druggists, will completely transform
the most unsightly complexion in less than
q fortnight. Use the wax. nightly like cold
cream, washing 1t of mornings.
II weather. age or poor health has msrred
your face with wrinkles, here's good news.
You can quickly remove every line By using
harmless. refreshing face lotion prepared
~ dissolviag one ounce Of Powdered saxo-
lite In half pint witch hazel. The nrmer,
smoother skin. the more youthful appearance.
even after one application. will astonish
you.-Ady.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
STREET PAYING
ACTION URGED
Produce Men on Louisiana
Avenue Claim Tornup
Street Hurts Business.
IMPROVEMENT OPPOSED
Merchants Advocate Build
ing Gigantic Terminal Mar
ket to Expedite Sales.
IMPROVEMENT OPPOSED

The continued obstruction OF
Louisiana avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets northwest. where sur
face renovations and institution of
center-line garden plots have been
In, progress for three months. is
working against both merchants in
Wholesale Row and the buying pub
lie. according to Salvatore Scalco,
president of the National Fruit
Company. s21 Louisiana avenue.
The wholesalers strenuously op-
pose an Improvement, directed by
the District Commissioners, which
will take 12h feet of sidewalk, dis
play space, the south curbing being
moved in that distance, as well as
the north, in line with the 25-foot
widening project. The matter has
been in the courts for weeks. with
the Commissioners so far victorious.
A permanent Injunction against
prosecution of the work having been
denied the merchants, they have
taken the matter to the Court Of
Appeals
Says Business Has Slanped-
Scalco declares that so per cent of
business has left the Louisiana ave-
! nue. wholesalers and that firms on B
| street, no longer held down by ac-
tive competition, would be able to
raise their prices to retailers and
individual purchasers. The uptown
stores, he further sayss have bene-
fited because buyers shun the stands
and stores fronting on the torn-up
roadway.
During the recent rains, Louisiana
avenue has presented the disman-
tied appearance Of q street in q
frontier town. Several times auto
mobiles were stalled in the mud
and this condition is sure to grow
worse when winter really arrives.
Even were the improvements
completed, the situation would be
little better for the Louisiana ave-
nue. dealers. Scalco says
Urges Great TerninaI Market.
The projected parks in the mid
die OF the street will prove a great
Inconvenience to trucks" he pointed
out last night. Besides this hind
rance to transportation. the mer-
chants will be depriRd of side
walk display space. This destroys
all attractive arrangement Of goods
and furthermore prevents the pur-
chase of large lots for want of stor-
age space"
Quarters and arrangements in
Wholesale Row are entirely anti
Quated and form veritsble fire-
trap, Scalco says. He and many OF
his brother dealers long have ad-
vocated establishment of a great
terminal market on a site near the
waterfront and contiguous to rail-
road lines. to be either municipality
or cerporately owned.