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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
THE EPILOGUE," SERMON BY
 DIR. H. M. EDMONDS

'The Epilogue'' was the subject Dr. Henry M. Edmonds' sermon at tI Sunday morning services of the Ind pendent Presbyterian church. The sd mon was a message of hope and optimid and an instruction in the art of .'writi| a lambent, glowing postscript at the e| of ones life.
 Illustrations were drawn from the liy| of Amos, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Pad Shakespeare plays were reviewed, al Browning's poetry was criticized, all background to show that no matt how pessimistic a mans viewpoint mi be in the earlier years, at the close q star of hope comes, a brilliant sky al philosophy of optimism.
 You and I are growing old" said [ Edmonds. ''How can we grow old ii Amos? Amos had a desert place whe he could be silent. and a market pla where he could strike. We are told the Master that every day he Nwas d tained at the temple and at night lodged on the Mount.
 ''The voice of God and the voice of m must both be heard. We hear Cox voice through these ears, it is true; b He also speaks to us through men. the voice of God we must listen. he and harken; to the voice of men we mu listen. hear and discriminate. If V get your directioR and everything fire the crowd alone, you can't write tn glowing postscript at the eends
 'I cannot imagine Amos being in hurry. Let us go quietly as a. poweri car. I've recently seen a great athle playing among men as among babies. was because back behind it all we slow, quiet years of preparation.
 Let US look at God at last and tn write the epilogue. Before you judge day. before you enter into a day, fore you enter into an enterprise, befo you judge a man, look first at God! doing so you will get two things: H manity and confidence; humility abo yourself and confidence in men as G uses them in life. And you will be al to write that lambent, glowing pos script at the end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
HoKelIs a Realist
William Lyon Phelps, in the Yale Re- view

William Lyon Phelps, in the Yale Re- view
 Ar. Howells' belief ill realism amounted simost to religion. lie felt that art,
 llhe human intercourse should be found- ed sn literal truth To him all romanti- ists were liars. In the year 1911. he reviewed his own critical work in "Har- per's magazine as follows: From the first it was polemic, a battle. I de- tested the sentimental and the romantic in fiction, and I began at once to free my mind concerning the romanticists, as well dead as alive. (Note the delightful ambiguity of the last five words) As I could not in consciene spare either sex the effect of my reasons, I soon had every lover of romanticism hating me and saying had said worse things about it than had ever said, whatever I had thought. In fact, I carefully kept my self from personalities; but that did not save me from them either on this shore of the sea or the other. remem- Der one English reviewer beginning mo- tice of my books of Criticism and Fic- tion, which grew out of The Study Es- says, by saying: "This man has placed himself beyond the pale of decency,' and then. in proof. going on to behave inde- gently toward me. When, after six years warfare, I gave up writing The Study. owned it had been rigor- ous experience. The worst of it, did not then perceive. or know that my
 long fight had been a losing fight; I per ceive now that the monstrous rag baby of romanticism is as firmly in the saddle
 as it was before the joust began and that it always will be. as long as the children Of men are childish"
 Such confession is both honest and charming; but it is a proof of the ab- sence of the true critical temper. Every critic should have a hospitable mind, even if all his criticism be written from one standpoint. MT. Howells simply showed
 the door to romanticists; whereas, real istic work, although it violated hisNhabit
 of reserve, was greeted with enthusiasm.
 His public reception of Jude the Ob-
 scure" was almost obstreperous in it's
 heartiness; yet I believe he would have
 died rather than have written such a
 book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Like Private House

In the past few years there has grad ually come about an astonishing reduc- tion in the number of rooms necessary to the comfortable living of accommo- dation of the average faimly. Neces- sity and invention have joined hands in producing this result. the universal dearth of housing facilities forcing an economy of space. while ingenious built in features have contributed to single room the fuctions of several Now it is entirely possible to conduct all the nor nal affairs of home in two rooms. according to an illustrated article in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
 Since four apartments of. two rooms each make total of but eight rooms. such a group need occupy only the space |of an ordinary house, and architecturally may be made to resemble a private dwelling as closely as desired. A build- ing of this kind, designed by an llli- nois architect, has two apartments on the first floor and two on the second, all facing the street. with windows on two sides of each room and capacious front and rear porches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF
 SUNDAYS SERMON

ing her fist in world service and sponsibility A godly nation will ser| Jesus taught that 'Whosoever vol be first among you shall be servant all And this must be applied to 1 ticns as well as individuals. Woodrl Wilson has thus applied it, And he Il not lived, taught and wrought in val Wilsonism is not dead There must some kind of a league or association nations of which America will bel member.
 Should America settle down to policy of national selfishness and fl to carry forward the noble work world service and responsibility whi sbe began during the war, the spir of our dead soldiers will haunt us a their tears and blood will curse Israel. the chosen, was first only she pleased God and did His wor America, the chosen, will be first or as she becomes the servant of God tecoming the servant of Gods worl,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
LAW WILL STAND
Antialien Law Will Never Lead to
 War, Says Governor
rv Associated Pres


 Fl Centro, Cal, November 7.-"The new antialen law will stand,' Governor stephens declared here tonight in an ad' Iress in connection with the recruiting ,amnaicn for the new super-dreadnaugh' California; The governor, speaking ol the recent election results, said:
 'I am glad to see that the voters ol california have passed the anti-Japanese aw, and l am here to say that IL VII neser lead to war. There may pc olpio. -7tati, interchanges between Washington nd Japan, but the inv will stand ano Japan will never go further than pro esting.
 "The reason for this is simple. No for .iguer. can own land in Japan ana nc foreigner work.ngmaa can enter Japan England, japau's own ally, and Austra' ia have both placed ID force la WIS sim lar to the ,-aiifornia law, and JaIar las done notEing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
APPROPRIATION APPROVED
Body of Unknown Poilu to Be Trans ferred to Pantheon in Paris
By Associated Press

Paris, November7.-an appropriation for carrying out the plan of the French government for the transfer of the body of an unidentified soldier from the battle gene at Verdum to the Pantheon here nex Thursday, the second anniversary of the armistice, has been approved by the finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies. The committee, however, ex- pressed the opinion that the Arce de Triumphe would be more suitable rest ing place as the Pantheon is intended to receive the bodies of great men, to whom the country owed debts of gratitude. The feeling expressed was that the "poilu" was not in this sence great man, but a symbol of the thousands who had sacrificed their lives for France and symbol of the victory that had, been attained.
 The cabinet will decide Monday on the question of the burial place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Working Out Plans
By Associated Press

Washington, November 7.-Work on regulations to govern the installation of automatic control devices on the railroads, as required by law, has been begun by the interstate. commerce commission in cooperation with the American Railway association. A plan is being worked out by which the de- vices will be tried out exhaustively on one railroad before the orders for their installation on the other lines are drafted, railroad officials said today. Commission officials say the automatic devices will eliminate the, element of human errors in transportation as they will cause train whether or not the engineer sees the signal. ,sAg , 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
SERBS CROSS FRONTIER
Fail to Wait for Demarcation of Bor der and Settlement of Questions
Rv Associated Press

Paris, November 7--The Bulgarian le- gation today received the following tele- gram from Sofia, dated Sunday:
 Serbian troops have crossed the from tier to occupy the territory detached from Bulgaria by the treaty of Neuilly without awaiting the demarcation of the frontier and the settlement of numerous questions brought before the ambassa- dors' conference in Paris
 The Bulgarian government. finding the occupation premature, protested, but to prove it's loyalty it ordered the Bull garian authorities to withdraw without resistance.
 Serbian troops entered Tzaribrode yes- terday morning. All the stores were closed as sign of mourning and three days of mourning have been declared through Bulgaria"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
GRAVE VIEW TAKEN
Lithuanian Attack Is Said to Be
 Feared by Soviet Russia
By Associated Press

London, November IA dispatch to the Herald the labor organ from Moscow says Belgian troops have ar rived in Lithuania, nominally for the purpose of protecting Lithuania, but that grave view of this fact is taken at Moscow, where there is no doubt that they are merely intended to create q new nucleus with which to attack soviet Russia when the time is ripe.
 The correspondent of the Herald de- clares that Poland Gin fragrant de- fiance of the treaty of Riga is keep ing her troops on the southern mill tary front and has assigned q section of them to General Petura, who IS re- organizing his army and that munitions daily are pouring to him from Warsaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
=Cheney's Expectorant Best Remedy for
 Colds, Coughs
Cheney's Expectorant Famous for Past Two Generations, as . Sure Relief for Coughs, Colds, Throat Troubles and Group.
More Effective Than Anything Else. Sold by All Druggists. Costs Little.

The prompt use of Cheney's Expectorant will prevent the deadly germs from taking effect and producing serious throat or lung troubles. Endorsed and approved by the highest medical authorities in relieving all sorts of colds. coughs. wheezing. whoopins cough and croup.
 An ordinary cold. ittlc cough. . slight hoarseness or a sore throat are the begin. ming of whooping cough and crcup. Don, neglect them, they quickly develop into . serious or even fatal disease Keep q bottle of Cheuey's Expectorant on hand al ell times fsr sudden attacks of eroup.
 Cheneys Expectorant is taken internally and checks cough or cold and is . sure relief from croup. influenza. whooping cough and sore throat Get . bottle today from your druggist and be prepared to meet the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
DISCUSS WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Should Have Same Rights as Men, Is
 Final Decision
By Associated Press

Milan, Italy, November 7.-At the meet ing today of the employees or the tele- graph, telephone aud postal services ithere was a discussion of the rights ana iduties of women employees. 1t was decioed tIat the women should have the same right as men, but that it should De Ter, to the decision of each national organl- zation what their duties should be.
 The French Italian and Austrian dele ga tions submitted proposal to celebrate May 1 by abstaining from work, put resolution was adopted providing that this question should be decided by the general confederation of labor or each icOuntry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Firm Attitude Recomemnded

By Associated Press
 Tokio, November "A firm attitude was recommended by speakers at pub lie meeting held last evening for discus- sion of the situation created by the adoption in California of legislation af- fecting the Japanese. The audience Of about thousand persons heard the speakers, who were journalists, minor politicians and student orators. One of the newspaper men who made an ad- dress urged that the ''anti-Japanese dis elimination" in America be met with anti-American discrimination in the Orient War talk was deprecated by the speakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Burglar Gets Poison
Rx Assaciated Press

Macon. Ga., November "A burglar. who broke into wholesale drug estsb- lishment here early today, apparently swallowed some poison while in search of narcotics. A policeman found the man asleep in a chair. In his pockets were found the keys to the narcotiv drug vault Twelve hours later he was able to say. his name was John Duffy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
NO TRACE OF SALMON
Woman Who Rode in Automobile Is
 Still in Custody
By Associated Press

,Greenyiile. $. e., November 1.~-Oficers here who believe that James E. Salmon wanted for the killing Friday of Asa Flinkenshelt, farmer is i7 the vicinity of Louisville, Ky, stated tonight that the Louisville authorities had discovered Sno traces of him.
 Sheriff Willis today returned from Nor ganton, N. C.. the home of Salmon. Mrs. Alice Aiken, who rode in an automobile With Salmon to the Flinkenshe1t home, is still being held in the county jail as witness. Officers state that they do rot expect to bring charges against her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
AT, LOEW'S BIJOU
Elopers Are Captured Rv AscOciofAd praca

Milledgeville, Ga.. November 7.- State prison farm officials were ad- vised tonight that J. w. Cans, a guard, and Juanita Weaver, beautiful Atlanta girl who was serving, a year for shop lifting, who eloped week ago, have been captured at Tampa, Florida. War den Hayes left tonight for Tampa to bring them back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
To Arraign Lockhart

Chattanooga, November "A. H. Lock- hart wealthy resident of Lookout Noun tain, whose conviction in federal court here on the charge of espionage was re- gently confirmed by the supreme court
 of the Unified States will be arraigned tomorrow and the sentence of one wear in the penitentiary and fine of s1.OoO be made effective. Loclxhart will serve his time in the Atlanta federal prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Air Pilots Body Found

Cheyenne, Wyo., November 7.--The body of John P. Woodward air mail pilot, was found in the wreckage of his plane at Tie siding. 40 miles west of Cheyenne, late today. according to word brought here tonight by railroad men. Woodward was last reported over Lara
 0ie at 2:lo o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Government Obtains Agreement

By AssOciat<d Press
 Paris, November 1.-The government has obtained an agreeemnt from the mine employers to meet representatives, of the National Federation of Miners in an effort to avert the threatened strike for enforcing .the mems demands for higher wages and standardization of the mines, it was learned today. The men are demanding that the maximum pre- war scale be multiplied by five, as the cost of living. they declared, has been increased more than fivefold. s1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Trying to Form Cabinet

Vienna, November 7.-Herr Schober, the president of police, has undertaken to form a cabinet, designed to be a "business/ ministry It is believed in political quarters here that the various parties will agree to end the partisan strife so as to enable the new cabinet to devote itselfsto an attempt. at the .so- lution of economic and financial prob ,1emSe Z q srfsH s...x s.a-s.a...Isl ...n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Armenians Outflanked

London, November "A dispatch to tie London Times from Constantinople says the nationalists under Kamizin kacarabekir Pasha outflanked the Ar n1enians, who fell back on the fortress of Karu, which was captured by the Turks. The dispatch adds that Alexan dropol and the railway Erwin and Tiflis are>menaced and that the situa- ticn of the Arrnenians is critical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Negro Killed

Adam Hally, negro. 5905 Fourth avenue ! oprth, was shet and killed yesterday aft ! orroon about o'clock by Will (Red) San l. differ. negro, at Fourth avenue and Sixty i fourth street following quarrel. Sandi- l for escaped after the shooting and at a 1 late hour last night had not been cap tured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Mine Dynamiting Reported
 

Huntington, w. Va, November 7.-- State police located at Kenova, near here, late today announced they re. ce:ved report of the dynamiting today of the tipp1e of the Thacker Mining company at Rawl, Mingo county. Ac- cording to the report, several shots were fired by citizens, and one man was seriously injured. The property damage is said to be considerable. A state of industrial strife has existei lin the Mingo fields for many months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Profiteering Charged

Chattanooga, November 7.-Charges oi alleged profiteering against the Riddle Coal company, Cory Coal company and Federal Coal company will be laid be- fore the federal grand jury here toner row by District Attcruey W. T. Ken Nnerly, following refusaN of Judge F. T. Sanford to restrain that official iron, prosecuting the cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Commercial Agreement Reached

. ITeSB Paris, November 7.-France and
 Czecho-Slovakia have concluded com
 mercial accord under which they agree mutually to re-establish freedom of trade between the two countries, so far as the exchange situation and revActualing ne- cesSitieS permit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Breaks. Neck in Fall

By Associated Press
 Toccoa, Ga, November While en- gagged in a fight with a possum in the top of persimmon tree late last night, Herbert Cobb. prominent young white man, Hell to the ground and broke his neck. He lived only few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
AT THE LYRIC

What the management declares to be
 one of the best bills of the entire win.
 ter season will open at the Lyric thea
 tre today with Married Via Wireless"
 as the headliner- r'Married Via Wire less" is declared to be whole show within itself, and is described as the most elaborate mechanical scenic pro- auction in vaudeville. There are eight persons in the act and the scenes in- clude submarine attack, battleships in action, volcano in eruption and New York harbor in the moonlight. The other acts are Sherman and Rose. billed as unique variety dancers; ; Margaret Ford, in Songs of Today" Wilson Brothers, who are called the appear in sidewalk skit called "The Lieutenant and the Cop,'' and s'The R:os.' daring gymnasts.
 The screen programme is comprised of Louise Lovey, in "The Little Grey
 Mouse" and Fox News Weekly. AT. LOEW'S BIJOU,
 "The Serenaders topline the bill for | the first of the week at Loews Bijou. with four other acts of exceptional merit, music and comedy predominating. 1 The topliner is an aggregation of seven performers, who render fine selection 1 of classic and popular melodies and a series of unique dances. Eccentricity forms the foundation of the act of De- 1 Lea and Ormond, the latter being known as the human "string bean" What 1 Really Happened is the offering of Miss Gladys Dale and company. Charles Mar ] tin is billed as the Cowboy Baritone, " and King brothers will offer feats of strength and equilibristic stunts
 | Herbert Rawlnson, in .sThe Passers- Iby," is the screen attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
To Cure n

To Cure n Cold in One Day Take Groves LAXATIVE PROMO QUI- NINE tablets. The genuine bears the signature of F w. Grove. 30c--Adv.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25

small, have been forced to give up
such luxury.
Another fact that has been lost
sight of is that the tenant is, after
all, the only person who can decide
how much of his income can be spent
for rent. Indeed, it is an American
failing to spend little more for this
purpose than the income warrants.
The desire to live as we'll and
decently as possible exhibits itself in
the selection Of a home and neigh
borhood at the expense of other
necessities. But there is limit be-
yond which it is impossible to go. At
a pinch food may be skimped, the
buying Of a new suit may be put off
as long as there is a rag that can be
pressed and brushed, but rent is an
inexorable item. If it is unreason-
able it cannot be contracted for, and
events seem to prove that this is the
case,
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25
Baker, Pacifst and Autocrat

The Wilsonian autocracy that
overrode or ignored laws and seized
legislative power for the enhance
ment Of executive might was in no
field more fully illustrated than in
Secretary Bakers illegal and vicious
campaign in behalf of the so-called
conscientious objector. We ask a
careful reading of the article printed
IN our news columns to-day review
ing the history of this arrogant,
pacifistic maneuver.
There is no need to search for mo-
tlves for Mr.. Bakers course in this
amazing disregard of law. His pre-
war record as an extreme pacifist
was common knowledge, was doubt
less one of Mr.. Wilson's principal
reasons for appointing him Secretary
OF War-following that amazing per
version of primitive executive sense
by which the Wilson Cabinets were
chosen. Mr.. Baker undoubtedly re-
garded kindness to all who objected
to lighting as high obligation, and,
IN true Wilson fashion, assumed that
such an obligation transcribed all
law and could only be lived up to bv
his assuming the role of a benevolent
dictator and amending the laws to
suit his own conception of right.
Congress had made a clear and
simple rule-recognizing, justly, the
wisdom of exemptng from fighting
those few whose religious faith for
bade their going to war. Mr.. Baker
ls a good lawyer; the words of the
statute were unambiguous; he knew
perfectly well that he must ignore
the law to protect those pacifsts
whom he was especially anxious to
protect. His repeated and insistent
instructions that his orders must
under no circumstances be communi-
Gated to the press revealed his sense
of guilt. Yet he persisted in a long
campaign of special privileges to
pacitistic objectors in clear violation
of law.
Thus Mr.. Baker, sworn to uphold
the laws of the United States, turned
his back both on the letter of the
aw and its inmost spirit, which was
tho high and patriotic obligation Of
service. Mr.. Baker made
New-York tribune., 1920-10-25

a farce of universal SERVICE" per-
mitting practically any one too
proud or lazy to fight to escape all
risk. He created, in the name of
democracy. little, privileged and
petted class whose members could sit
idly by while their brothers fought
in their behalf.
Such autocratic benevolence should
not work in democracy and can
not work. 1t did not work in this
case. Mr.. Baker failed utterly to
satisfy his pacifistic friends. No
matter what he did he could not
please them. On the other hand, he
earned the contempt and wrath of
every fighting American who risked
his life while these motley protes-
tants were coddled at home. The
final denouement when large groups
of objectors were turned loose with
new clothes and money in their
pockets, rewarded for their conven-
lent idiosyncracy above their broth
ers who fought, brought down a
storm Of protest that is still to be
heard wherever the uniform is worn
or remembered
Mr.. Baker was that strange
anomaly, a processing pacifist and
an actual autocrat. He came by his
methods honestly, for they were the
methods of his chief. Never were
law and the Constitution of de-
mocracy so overborne in the name
of high ideals as during the Admin
istration soon to end. Never were
the fundamentals of democratic gov
ernment more grossly violated than
by these autocratic preachers Of de-
mocracy for all the world.