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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
THE NEWEST REPUBLIC

From the Washington Post.
 E1 HE ru nor S from Rome show
 II conflicting o D n o n in lta-
 O lian cabinet circles over the
 Adriatic question. The new entente
 reported to have been established
 between Roumania, Czechoslovakia
 and Jugoslavia is probably re-
 sponsible for some uneasiness. At all
 events it appears that some Italian
 statesmen are in favor of annexing
 Plume and abandoning all claim to Jugoslavs, while others would set up
 Plume as an independent state and defer to d more convenient season the settlement of the Dalmatian crux.
 Apparently, however these territorial problems which may possibly contain the germs of almost seismic disturb ance in more or less immediate flu ture, are giving no concern to Gabrele DAnnunzio who goes calmly forward with the formation of his new repu- ! blic It is to have the style and title | of the Italian regency of Quarnero, with Plume as it's pivotal point and tht , islands in the contiguous gulf as es- sential clements. The constitution, l which we are told is rather long,
 couched in poetic style and highly for
 ward looking, has been already pro- mulgated. It contains bill of rights i universal military service, the minimum wage. insurance against unemployment l and the referendum and recall. There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

Is to be legislature of two chambers and an executive commission presided over by the foreign ministers. There is also, as in the days of ancient Rome a significant provision that in time of extreme danger dictator may be ap- pointed.
 D'Auununzio has had many inustrious precedents to follow, and it may be taken as certain that Plato's-jdeal republic. to says nothing of it's various limitations. was ever present to his mind. Like Plato, D'Annunzio requires all citizens, to register as workers but life has become so complex in the n- terim that, where the Athenian was content with three classes of operarii, the modern philosopher has ten. We may be sure too, that, unlike Plato, D'Annunzio will not bansh poets from his commonwealth, for he has demon- strated in his own person, to the some what discomfited conviction of all on looking and skeptical world. that a poet may also be. on the side, a man of prompt and decisive action and there fore a desirable denizen of a state
 The western nations have really as yet no means of judging what may un- derlie all this activity in southea stern Europe, but it is conceivable that great forces are in motion there the out come of which may have, for veal or woe, an important bearing on the fu- ture of mankind,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
How Long Will the Lessons
 of inc War Be Remembered !

nNHE London Daily lelegraph
 Berlin correspondent describes unioue and impressive demonstra- tion recently held in front of the ca thedral and the ex-Kaiser's palace. About 10000 people were present to commemorate the day on which Ger many declared war on Russia.
 There was a complete absence of inc old German arrogance. The mot to of the gathering was "Never again." Hundreds of mutilated men were present to typify in their own persons the horrors of conflict which drenched Europe in blood. Orators declared that the nations of Europe must prevent repetition of such con- flicts in the future. A telegram from Henri Barusse, the noted French au- thor, in the name of the French ex- Soldiers Association, pledged it's support to use every means in it's power to avoid another war. A cor dial reply was sent from Berlin and wireless messages were dispatched to former soldiers in other lands prom ising that the soldiers of Germany would cooperate to heal the wounds of war and bring about international reconciliation.
 This seems a strange attitude for any considerable number of Germans to take, especially in view of the fact that among the thousands who, as sembled in Berlin were many army officers and all classes of people. At first glance it would appear that something like true realization of what Germany's declaration of war in 1914 meant to humanity had been reached by the German people, but that may prove fatuous hope.
 Everyone is ready to concede the horrors of war when it is fresh in memory, victors as well as van quished. But how soon are it's stern lessons forgotten when greed and am bition, or the desire of revenge, ob- literate the traces of past suffering No nation has ever stopped fighting because war is organized murder , because it plunges millions of people into sorrow and despair and retards civilization. It takes something fal stronger than that to curb the wal lords and cool the ardor of theil dupes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
* A < Big" Men Should Be at Waterways Meeting

r HEADLINES in Alabama news U ll papers calling attention to the waterways meeting to be held in Montgomery on September Is, declare that "big men" will attend.
 The biggest men in Alabama should be there, because the one largest in- terest in the state demanding imme- diate attention will then be consid- cred. Other great interests have re- ceived the attention merited by them. The inland waterways and Alabama's port have not. There is a crisis in their affairs. Its proper handling does not permit of delay.
 All Alabama is concerned, because her waterways and her ports are tremendously interknit for service. The Coosa is ready for power now and navigation later; the Tennessee for both simultaneously. The Ala bama, the Warrior and the Tombigbee are navigable. The port at Mobile is Alabama's gateway to the nations. No state in the Union is so blessed with waterways.
 The years of toll on the part of waterway pioneers shall not have been in vain if Alabamians now fall to en masse at the point to which these splendid spirits have advanced the claims of our streams and our port. The association to be formed at Montgomery is not only for to- day and for the pressing needs of our waterways now, but for the years
 to come as well. It is to be our per
 manent watchman on the tower with
 an eye to sweeping the horizon in |
 1 their cause.
 Ever since we carried 100000 men | across the seas in our strong ships and
 at that distance they fought the bat l ties that saved a world, Americans have glimpsed what seas and ships
 mean in the scheme of a great na-
 tion's destiny. We should carry that
 vision to Montgomery on September IS, because we have just as great a
 'orld mission to perform in times o1
 peace through ships and seas as we
 had in war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Likes His Work

T am just down on short visit"
 said K. C. Shelburne of Gadsden. I
 miss Birmingham a good deal, but I'm already liking my new home. l nave
 accepted a position IS one of the teach Iers in the high school and will begin
 work at the opening. Professor GriCgs
 has large plans for Gadsden's public schools, but had to put them aside for awhile on account of the high cost of building. l am sure I am going to'like my work as a teacher, for I will teach a subject of which l am very fond, that of history, and one which needs to be emphasized at the present. tor we have just passed through the greatest history making era the world has ever known and to get proper 1 perspective we will have to go a long way back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
SAVING ON LUNCHEONS

Collin Davis, in Leslie's.
 In the good old days of long ago when Bill the Kaiser resided in Bots dam l paid 50 to 50 cents for my lunch, and with cocktail and tip from 60 to 90; at least 250 hard earned American bucks a year. The same lunch today, or rather sadly different one, but with the same alluring bill-of-fare ti- ties and without a cocktail costs a dol lar or more. The high h-priced noon- day luncheon of today is a boon to mankind: it will add, l am sure. several happy and peaceful years to my life before that bourne, from which no by the route of the Ouija board-is sought; it is the first aid to my diges- tive organs; it is the implacable en- emy of my doctor; it eliminates that tired and drowsy half-hour about in the afternoon; it sharpens my appe- tite at night for the dainty dishes my wife prepares for me, but which l for merly merely toyed with, pretending T was hungry; it brings good cheer and the joy of living to the evening repast at home; it puts me jake with my wife and constantly encourages her | to become even more dilisent student l of Fanny Farmers Cook Book and il 1 saves me some 200 odd ducats of the realm pen annum.
 1 The extremely expensive monday 1 luncheon does all of this and more simply because l don't eat it. glass of milk, an apple, or plate of sour at the slight cost of 20 or 30 cents suf.
 fices now. A simple repast of this
 character means closer attention tC
 business in the afternoon with more
 profits if you are buccaneerina
 rrofiteer or perhaps an increase in sal
 ary if Nou are just wrigsling worm
 as l am. because you can keep awake
 And the cocktail The great American
 army and navy forever and star-spang
 led banner cocktail that this prat crew of drys have showed up in pric,
 to sl when it used to be alas, but T. cents or two for a quarter. Think O
 the savings now'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Fresh Farm Products

"The truck growers are certainly bringing in large quantities of farm products since the establishment of the city market" said H. |. Brown. cou lty demonstration agent. More than 1000 baskets of tomatoes were disposed of yesterday, while large quantities of beans, corn and watermelons were sold
 With these products being brought in direct from the farm every morning the housewives of Birmingham know they are getting fresh food and should avail themselves of this opportunity and at the same time encourage the truck growers to bring in sufficient louantities to supply the city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
FRANCES TRIBUTE TO WRIGHT

From the American Legion Weekly.
 NT1 HE thousands of American sol
 diers who passed through Lc
 <S Mans during the war and decided vaguely that some day they would go back to the Place St. Jacobins to looA again upon the Gothic walls of Le Mans cathedral will find, if they do re- turn. that the Place St. Jacobins is now consecrated to the genius of great American.
 In the center of the square rises a fifty foot shaft of white stone, at the top of which is the figure of man with hands upstretched toward the sky. The monument is Frances memorial to Wiz bur Wright. the American whose experi- ments in flying. begun in l9oo earned for him his title as the father of aer"- nautics At Le Mans in 1908 MT. Nrlghr 2 conducted triumphant experiments wnicii really brought into being the airplane In- dustry of France. The monument is the work of Paul I.andowski, noted French sculptor. The ] base bears an inscription which giNes chronoloeically the successive achieve mentS III NIT. W . c<NPS' itt'N,'>' | figure surmounting the shaft symbonzes ! The struggles of man today. The statue
 was unveiled early in the summer in the i presence of many French and American dignitaries.
 ! The statue to Mir Wright, an Ohioan, [ has added significance from the fact that I.e Mans during the war was the head i quarters of the Eighty-third division of Ohio. a depot unit which supplied many 1 ,.a lo 70 roentS for the front,
 l Le Mans of course. is interesting fof i it's own sake. for the traces of the first foreign army to camp within it's gates the Legions of Rome, may still be seen in many parts of the town. few hun' dred feet from the statue erected 'c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
SURRENDER AT SEDAN

From Fifty Years Ago" in the Wash
 ington Star.
 The Franco Prussian war came to a climax about September 1870, when MacMahon was routed and the French army at Sedan, including the Emperor himself, capitulated. This news was told in extra editions of the Star of
 gave the text of the announcing tele- gram from King William Of Prussia to the queen, dated Before Sedan, France. Friday september :. 1:22 p. m.," as follows.
 "A equalization whereby tbe whole Army of Sedan are prisoners of war has just been concluded with General Wimpfen, commanding, Instead of Mar shal MacMahon, who is wounded. The Emperor surrendered himSelf to me as he has no Gomrland, and left every thing to the regent at raiIs. His es- idence I shall appoint after an inter- view with him, al d rendezvous to be fixed immediately. What a course
 
 taken" The same issue Of the Star printed l a cable from private sources in London i stating that the Germans were urging King William to declare nm elf Elm peror Aof Germany. This was the first suggestion of a development of that plan of Bismarck, whicn it IS now | known. was the chief inspiration oi 1 the war with France, to create a Ger
 man empire out of the loosely united states. under the supreme rule of the l King of Prussia.
 While these events were developing
 on the front Paris evidently, jud sins
 from the dispatches, was in ignorance
 of the real situation ard continued tC
 believe that, although the French ar. mics had suffered reverses, the cam paign was not lost. l. was soon to b, 1 disillusioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Praises Watson

we certainly miss George Watson of The Age-Herald in the city hall said George l.. Bailes, assistant city attorney. He was one of the most pleasant young men 1 ever knew and did his best to get the news of the city hall to the people through his paper as accurate as possible He kept his eyes open and always grasped the intricate municipal matters without much trouble and effort.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

Pennsylvania woman smoked a cigar to celebrate the victory of suf- frage. No doubt the family physician dropped around later and prescribed absolute quiet.
 Brother Bryan is more interested in prohibition than the success of the democratic party. He isn't in line for a portfolio anyway.
 The "camel walk" has been black listed by the dancing masters, but the camel continues to be the symbol of a bone-dry land.
 History is expected to make no mis- take in quoting what Franklin D. Roosevelt said before the statue of Lafayette.
 Plucking the last pale beauties from the watery deep life guards at bathing
 beaches will soon go into winter guar
 ters.
 Mske makes the amazing confession that the best man won at Benton liar
 bor What are our "pugs" coming to? x. x # Constantine denounces the proposal
 to oust him from Switzerland. And it isn't as if he didn't pay board, eitlfer. # # < In attacking the International liar
 vester Company, Uncle Sam cannot be
 accused of picking oh a weakling. < # < Mir. Dempsey earned enough money
 in three rounds at Benton Harbor to pay for his winter coal. # x < Senator Harding's views on the League of Nations have the nebulosity of Turkish pipe dream # # # elf-determination. like many other high sounding terms. can be defined in dozen different ways. # *. # With pens poised in air, historians walt for ethnographic boundaries to stay out. # # # As a county fair attraction Governor l Cox has to meet a great deal of com petition. # !, # The German vote is running true to l form-"Deutschland uber Alles." # # # Japan is not the nation to view civil war in China with alarm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Gc. Recognition

"The celebration of Labor Day In Birmingham illustrates the fact thai more recognition" said J. l.. Kirkland
 Twenty years ago the first Mon- day in September passed quietly. There was little to distinguish it from any other day. Ten years ago it was cele- brated in small way by isolated groups of workers. Monday practically every business house in town closed as a tribute to labor, and the entire town turned out to give the glad hand and the cheer to the marching ranks oi organized la bor. This certainly illus trates the way in which the world is moving"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
IN HOTEL LCBBIES z, AND ELSEWHERE
succession of Grouches

T met a very unhappy man the oth- CT day. said Capt. F. L. Demere. He had just returned from an unsuccess- full engagement with the board Of revenue, who had declined to support his plea for reduction of an assess ment made by the tax appraisers. About that time some one came along and said mething about prohibition. The person I am referring to got on another jag of temper. He was barely recover ing from that when still another per son made some remark about this equal suffrage business. The already twice aggrieved party sprung another duck fit.
 T left about that time for fear some one might allude to the deluge and furt/er upset the much disturbed party I never in my life saw a man spring so many grouches in such short space of time. And the worst of Ii was that none of his groucnes permit of recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Home stretch

"October 1 marks the beginning of the last year of the present City Com mission" said John F.. Collins, and ii is to be the test year of the present City Commission With women qualified voters, many small matters that be- fore were not noticed will be remem bered in detail.
 Interest is growing in the next city election, and I know of three people who will announce for the next city season is over."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
unRNING PRAYER

Teach me to De frieho' ""' that friends may ever surro"n" Grant that in those~triehus may find thy love reflected. Glove unto
 to reaIizc thnt friendship is di- vine and is perfected alone LII '"ee' Nmen.-M. ;. II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
THE HAPPINESS OF ANIMALS

By William Cowper The heart IS hard in Nature, and unfit For human fellowship, as being void Of sympathy and therefore dead alike To love and friendship, that is not pleased With sight of animals enjoying life. Nor feels their happiness augment his The happy fawn that darts along the
 glade When none pursues. mere happiness of
 heart. And spirits buoyant with excess of glee: The horse as wanton, and almost as
 fleet Travels the spacious meadow at fuM
 speed, Then stops. and shorts. throws high hiu
 heels. Starts to the voluntary race again: The very kline. that gambol at high noon, LThe total herd receiving first from one, That leads the dance, summons to be gay, Wild their strange vagaries. and Nn- couth Their efforts. yet resolved with one consent To give such utterance as they may \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

NOT IMPRESSED. \ Heres a very fine landscape, sir" said the art dealer f'.1t's only s1o,O00' Why, there's nothing in that picture but couple of cows and a pasture, said the war millionaire.
 True, but it's work of art" "tmph. I could buy the land and the cattle for s10,000.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

sunken garden, reputed to have oeen used by the Romans, and along the banks of river stones throw from the cathedral, are the runs of the Wall which the Romans built about the city.
 If tourists reach Le Mans soon tneG may yes see the traces of the once vast camps occupied by American. soldiers during the great return movement of the A. E. F. Le Mans and all the towns within fifteen or twenty miles Of It formed the embarkation center in whicn homeward bound troops waited for the boats, and those soldiers who were not sheltered in billets were quartered in ths series of camps west of Le Mans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
Went Too Far

'I think that Jerry Gwin and the rest of the members of the board ol revenue are all clear thinking, level headed business men, and the people or Birmingham should let them alone, said J. Morgan Flowers.
 ''The people of any city have the right to criticize any man or men that they elect to office, but at the same time they should not criticize them so much that it would hurt them Tn what they are trying to do. This, ] think, is exactly what is the matter with the members of the present board of revenue The people seem to be against them and they know it. so now they don't seem to care much Tor anything anybody has to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
F F H This Years Fair Will Be Biggest of Al

m IRMINGHAM has had many ex- ID tensive state fairs, but the ex- hibit next month-October 4 to 9, in- clusive-will surpass ali the ot. ITS.
 The farmers have prospcrcd great ly. In live stock the displays will be of exceptional value, and the products of the field will be varied and abundant.
 The ladies department promises to be educative and more interesting than usual.
 The racej and free shows will be on larger scale than those of last season, and they were the best seen up to that time.
 Every foot of exhibit space will be occupied and the swine, cattle and horses will be worth long trip. The secretary-manager has been crowded with business since midsum- mer, and now that the opening dates approach, the fairgrounds will soon present lively scene. The exhibits will be in place well ahead of time, and the gates will be opened to the minute.
 Throngs of out-of-t town visitors will visit the fair. They always do, and as there will be more to attract them this year than ever, they will not be hindered by the higher railroad rates Good weather is all that can be asked. Paper clothes are being exhibited b, the Department of Commerce in Wash i ington. They may be waterproof, bu before investing in paper suits, con firmed smokers should find out whethel or not they are reasonably fireproof * * E
 4 Mexico has just enjoyed the luxur, of a national election without a singl
 revolution being launched. Even Farm
 CT Villa is thought to have received tn
 returns with equanimity.
 | < * k
 Beginning December 1. plastersrs a , Fort Worth, Texas. will receive SIP day White collar" men are urged t bear up with fortitude under thi crushing intelligence N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

He's improving"
 Makes a better scorer"
 No, but he has an x easier flow of language when he loses a ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

NEW VOTERS. The candidates are going round Appealing to the boys Their arguments are mostly sound, Another word for noise. But he who's strictly up-to-date Will save his choicest pearls Of speech, quite free from billingsgate, To toss before the girls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
SIGN LANGUAGE.

SIGN LANGUAGE.
 "The Grabcoins have a French chauf- feur who doesn't speak a word of Eng fish"
 Why, MT. Grabcoin can't speak a word of French How does he manage to tell the chauffeur where he wants to go." Easily enough. When he wants to go to his office he shows the chauffeur his fountain pen. When he wants to go to his club he shows him his pocket flask.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

BLOW TO LABOR. Whats the excitement here?" "A walking delegate has just tainted" Overcome by the heat?" No, s112-a-day man waited until after the whistle blew to put away his tools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
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ALMOST OPPRESSIVE

Fron, the Washington Post. The silence of Colonel Bryan is be- ginning to be heard throughout the
 -A h~aadth of tha is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

STRATEGY. That millionaire who sued for breach of promise is no fool" How is that?" He hired lady lawyer to defend him who was better looking than the fair plaintiff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08

Where have been been?" asked Mir Gadspur.
 "Out to visit rural friend of mine who operates a still said MT. Bibbles
 We'll did you sample his wares?' T presume so I've lost two days 1 can't account for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
ON HIS MIND.

ON HIS MIND.
 "Is it true that old MT. Wadleigh still has the first dollar he ever made?'
 Probably not, but judging from his public addresses on thrift and the inter- views he grants fo cub reporters. ne still has vivid recpllection of it." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
AN EPITAPH.

Here lies man with a generous heart,
 Who came to an untimely end;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-08
POTENT STUFF.

He'd share his last drop with friend.