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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
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Who by repentance is not satisfied Is nor of heaven. nor earth.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Condition of Deschanel
 Is Mystifying France

1HHERE is a remarkable similarity 0 between the mysterious illness of President Deschanel of France and the physical breakdown of President Wilson. They may not be suffering from the same complaint, but in other respects the two cases are almost identical.
 Following the extraordinary acci- dent in which President Deschaael was reported to have fallen through a car window while his train was travelling at high speed, he has been in seclusion. The Paris newspapers and the people of France are evident ly just as much puzzled over the con- dition of Deschanel as the American press and public were mystified in regard to MT. Wilson.
 Some of the comment in French newspapers, reproduced in recent dispatch from Paris, with the sub stitution of Wilson's name for that of Deschanel and America for France, is practically word for word the same sort of speculation that for months was carried on in this country when MT. Wilson was shut up in the White House.
 In one quarter it is stated that Deschanel is incapacitated for the duties of his office and will resign. There is even talk of electing Vice president. In another quarter it is reported that the French President shows the effects of illness, but is re- covering and is keeping in close touch with public affairs.
 When prominent man is sick what useful purpose is served by 
 making profound secret of his symptoms and the state of his health? It merely lets loose all kinds of unfounded rumors, many of them preposterous.
 When an ordinary mortal falls sick the fact is promptly made known. His friends can sympathize with him aad his enemies, if he has any, can re- joice. There is no doubt about what is the matter with him and whether or not he is expected to live. That is the common-sense way to act. If the same course were followed in the case of high public official whose health is impaired, he would not be the vic tim of slander and irresponsible gos- sip, attributing to him all the ills that flesh is heir to, from slight attack of nerves" to insanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Bremen of Memphis
 Go Out on a Strike

TIT HE distinction to be made be-
 < tween unionizing public serv- ants and workmen employed by nri- vate concerns is simple. A sailor, a soldier, a policeman or a fireman who joins a union ceases to be a public servant. The first duty of ev- cry citizen is owed to the government under which he lives. When he ac- cepts employment from that govern ment, he is paid to perform certain duties out of the public funds, con- tributed in part by himself, if he is a taxpayer. If he strikes, he strikes not against an individual or cor poration, but against the people. He is hurting himself along with every body else.
 Tho firemen of Memphis demanded more pay and not receiving it, they left the city exposed to the danger of ] conflagration that might destroy millions of dollars worth of property, including their own homes, and cause many deaths. According to the Mem phis Commercial Appeal, the Mem- phis firemen deserve larger salaries and were prevented from being granted a prompt increase by legis- lation which they had themselves sponsored.
 Volunteer firemen from all walks of life have offered their services to prevent disaster. The regular fire men, by their ill-considered action, have forfeited public sympathy. There is not fair-minded person anywhere who does not believe that loyal fire men and policemen should be paid enough to permit them to support their families in comfort, but when a class of public servants to whom the people look for protection desert their posts sentiment changes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
From the Boston Globe. Mary had a little lamb,
 It's fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go.

Mary had a little lamb,
 It's fleece was white as snow,
 And everywhere that Mary went
 The lamb was sure to go.
 SM ROBABLY everyone of the present lN generation knows the above lines ~ and the entire story of Mary s lamb. but do they also recall the fact that the Mary of the verses was a req; person, well known about B2ston, and that the incident about her lamb actually occurred?
 The Mary of the poem was Miss Mary Sawyer of Sterling, Mass. who alter ward became Mrs. Mary Tyler of Somer- vile. At 70 years of age she was a VIZ orous lady, with her mind unimpaired. It was during her seventcth year that she one day during a visit to the Old Soutn meeting cuse was prevailed upon to tel the story of the lamb Her story was substantially as follows:
 One morning she went out to the barn and found there two little lambs, which had been born during the night. one was so weak and puny that her father de- clared it would be of no use to try 10 raise it. Marys tender heart pltled the tinv creature and she begged her father to ,e+ her try te save 1t. He gave it into Ter care, promising that if 1t iived II should be her lamb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Cotton Producer in
 a Strategic Position

THE cotton producer will note
 O with interest the June cotton consumption.
 According to the government re- port, there were over half million more active spindles in that month of this year than in 1919. The mills consumed five hundred and sixty nine thousand bales of cotton compared with four hundred and eighty-nine thousand in June, 1919, an increase for this year of eighty thousand bales.
 The mills have consumed greater amount of cotton month by month for more than year and have come to the eve of the 1920 marketing sea son with full head of steam.
 The producer is primarily inter- tested in consumption, because con- sumption creates the demand for the actual cotton and that is what the producer has to offer. There are only four and half millions of bales in consuming estab- lishmerts and warehouses. The in- coming crop will not be large one.
 The producer appears to occupy the strategic position. The use made of it depends on the perspicacity with which he handles an apparently clear situation in which the demand seems to be assured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
A COMMON WEAKNESS

 No mortal can dictate to me-" Said Ebenezer Green: A chap who's more self-satisfied You've very seldom seen. He had an independent air And said just what he thought; By flatterys seductive wiles He never could be caught. But fashion said mems trousers should Be patterned thus and so And Ebenezer wore that kind And made a splendid show He followed all the latest styles In shoes and hats and ties As well as shirts and other things The "snappy dressers" prize. The haberdasher's word was law, His tailor absolute, So Ebenezer paid the price And always took the suit He may have been sincere. you know. His traits I'll not discuss, Except to say I rather guess He's like the rest of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
AS FATHER SEES TT

From the Kansas City Star.
 "william,' said old Bill Silvers to young Bill as he handed over $5 fed eral note. but still held to one corner of it as he delivered his homily: "Wil- liam I don't want to stint you on with the boys-and girls-I want you to take keer of your sheer of the ex- penses, but, William. every once in a " hile l want you to sors . remember that it takes s100 seven months and and Sundays at s per cent, to earn list S5."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Appreciates Scouts

T want to thank the Boy Scouts, each and every one. of them. for the good work they did in helping the police department handle the crowds during the Rainbow reunion. says Capt D. c. Simmons of the police de partment
 q think the Boy Scouts are the fin- est bunch of lads that ever banded themselves together to work for the interest of their community. The way they enter into thing nas kes you feel like jumping n and neLeing them. For whatever the start out io do they always accomplisA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Chance to Learn

The fact that the army offers the opportunity of study to the illterate and unskilled young mar is becoming gradually known" says Col. George C. Saffarrans. in charge of recruiting for Alabama.
 This was demonstrated yesterday when farmer from an adjoining coun- ty brought his son to this station to enlist in the army. The father stated that the boy had never been to school and now that he had grown up to manhood he was determined to learn to read and write. The boy could noc stand the humiliation of going to school with children and decided to take advantage of the educational fla cilities of the army
 He enlisted for three years and was sent to the army school for illiterates at Camp Upton. N Y. The army has we'll equipped schools where grown men are taught the essentials of an education. As soon as this becomes generally known there will be many Alabama boys to take advantage of it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
BIRTHDAY OF LOUIS xI.

Leon D'Emo, in the Century Magaz SIX and steel and harness thongs; Saddle. poignard. purse; Soldiers, doxies, gentlemen. Noblemen. and worse; Poets. panders, peasantrys Thief and nun and nurse: Judge and priest and proctor. Mass and sob and curse. Riches. stenches, happiness. Poverty and woe; Men at arms at every EatA EArquebus and bow; Honesty and treachery. Friend and bitter foe, Tn ''our fayre ville of Pariss Four hundred years ago. Natives of the Soldan's realm. Saracen and Dane;
 Picard and Bergundian Plot and plot again: Wheel and block and prison. Hunger, death, and pain; Shackle,r rack. and 'ortu-a room. Christ has died in vain. Alley. place anc oAlaee River. dark and eii Tavern den and taEutc Anterooms to hell: Beggars sore and lv,sy. Lepers with their bel Bugle. horn. and tuckst, Toscin. chime. and kneli Ignorance. intolerance, Superstitution, hate; Bigotry, hypocrisy On lust and honor wait; As though a demon serving taass The sacred wafer ate, The shining knights coma dtnG A The birthday of the state. Power. lineage. and wealth Piety a-show;
 The stained glass of Our lAdy'S Pictured windows glow, As burly Louis goes to ms ss His gratitude to show In .our fayre vile of Paria~ Four hundred years aga
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and the civic bodies will be satisfied.

will make a substantial gain; per- haps thousand or two.
 No matter what other cities show in the census, Birmingham has far larger population in it's environs than any populous city in the south. And these figures will tell when the ten- mile limit table is made up.
 # < # Some admirer of Princess Mary of Eng land, who has been writing her anony nous love letters, has sent her dia- mond necklace valued at s2s,0o0. The rackage bore Holland postmark. Could that unprincipled Crown Prince be trying to start another love affair?
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 France will sell s,ooo0oo bottles of champagne when the sequestered prop erty of Baron de Mumm is auctioned off Eight million customers could be readily found in America were it not for that pestiferous Eighteenth amendmnt.
 # x # A society reporter in a small New York town described the clothes worn by the bridegroom and his best man at a we'd ding, perhaps the first case on record where justice was done to a subject that has been too long neglected. It is said the Turkish Sultan fears as- sassination so much that he seldom sleeps two consecutive nights in the same bed room. What would he do if he had to face housing shortage?
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 It may be perfectly permissible for landlord to try to recover the money he lost during lean years, but what if his tenant was not with him during those lean years?
 Mrs. Harding we are told, has a mind of her own, while Mrs. Cox says she's the governors wife We detect a slight difference between these two excellent ladies.
 Even superman may occasionally show mortal weakness. For instance, MT. sBabe' Ruth famed five times the other day.
 # # #
 Somebody is always taking the joy out of life. An advertiser says ss per cent of roast beef is water, plus per cent waste.
 Lenine may last long time in Rus sia, but it isn't likely that he will live to make a triumphal tour of Europe and America.
 If that English barber had succeeded in going over Niagara Falls in barrel without being killed, he would have spent the rest of his life talking about it. Interviewed in the Washington Post. southern man says the boil weevil is largely myth. A statement of that sort is much easier to make than to prove
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 It is said that Napoleon Bonaparte was the father of the canning industry May be so History relates that he canned" Josephine
 As political fiasco the attempt tor launch third party is in a class by. itself
 By the way, how long is it going to be before the mail order houses start to selling monkey glands?
 As we understand it. the allies will help the Poles if they'll agree to stay in their own backyard.
 # * *
 Lloyd George made a great concession at Spa. He said, "Dr. Simons is reason able opponent
 Unlike the "forty-niners." the forty eighters" failed to get what they went after.
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 The business of shooting up the country has been resumed in Mexico.
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 Declaring war on profteers is pretty good example of gesture"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
PATHETIC FIGuREs

According to the philosophers, pow erty is blessing"
 Perhaps they are right. but I never could quite take that view of the maj ter when watching the humble hire- lings of hotel going about in the lob by with broom and dust pan and sweeping up cigar ashes dropped on the floor by prosperous traveling men and careless millionairesn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
\ PERFECT CHESTERFIELD

T had little experience this morn ing with an extremely polite man.
 Tell me about it7
 T was standing near him in a bar Der shop while dark attendant wal briskly applying the whisk broom Tn gentleman turned to me and said. 'Ex cuse my dust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
AT LEAST BE CAREFUL

the likeness of human cuticle. ? mented by nature, upon human che dedicated to the art of Rembrandt. a to employ the slap-dash methods Of | house painter and the whitewasher is sacrifice to incidence . genuine ODD unity to attain distinction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
CAMPAIGN DIVERSIONS

''What is party platform. anyhow
 'Why-er-a statement of party principles. I suppose. to let the voter know what it stands for.7
 Maybe so. but one side seems t think it is just something to run O and the other side thinks it is merel something put up to shoot at"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
MAKES A DIFrERENcE

Do you find inspiration in sea of upturned faces?'e
 Not always" replied the spenbinde,. Tt depends on whether they are cheer ing or hooting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
HIS STATUS

Has Bibbles a scientific turn mind?"
 He thinks a great deal about hop malt and yeast cakes. Would you ca him scientist?r No, would call him an optinist."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
THE EXCEPTION

'FThe trouble with biographers is ths they usually emphasize great man good points and ignore his bad ones. But rot Invariably"
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 I've just been reading an inter esting work entitled. Forty Famou Criminals
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Member of the Associated Press

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches. Mf
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or sL news dispatches credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published therein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Many New Investors

The high interest yielding short term securities of the railroads and other concerns that have been recent ly offered have been quickly absorbed ' says George Ward broker. 'The Eu- ropean securities. like the Belgian bonds, have also been taken up quickly.
 There have been many new in- vestors in securities since these su- 'perior offerings have been made Many of the investors are citizens of the smaller towns in Alabama The Bir- mingham investor is especially keen and there has been ready response to the attractions held out by the re cent issues.
 There never was a time in the his tory of finance when as high rates of interest and so great net yield were obtainable in the gilt-edge se- curities market.
 Tt is inexcusable for man to take chances with good money when there are so many securities yielding hand some returns that are absolutely safe and relia ble."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17
Cost of Gun-shot Houses

M. J. Gregg has been building houses for tenants for many years and is fa- miliar with the cost at all stages of the game. He says:
 "A very excellent negro. to whom I rented a house in the past and who saves his money recently persuaded me to build for him what is known as a three-room shotgun house. I have built many of them.
 Prior to this time and over a period of years this type of house cost me about $450. When it cost more. had reason to suspect that I was being gotten the better of. Well. the new shotgun house. which formerly cost me $45o. cost me $1.500 or more than three times the old price had some minor plumbing done in another small house that used to be a matter of $s to $9. That set me back just s25.
 Whether it is a new house or keep ing the old one from falling to pieces, | it is all the same; from 100 to 200 per cent more than it formerly cost I have no reason to believe that my ex-
 perience is exceptional"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17

Washington Bureau. 50o Davidson building.
 European Bureau, 10 King street. Covent Garden, London, w. C. z.
 Eastern business office, World building. New York city; western busi- ness office. Tribune building, Chi cago The s. C. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17

I have been asked so much to state the number of delegates here that asked Dan Dimick for the figures, and I here with give them for any who may not know the number. There were 1,sss reg istered. and they came from thirty-one different states. This means that nearly 2O0o men will return to their homes. scat tered all over the country. to carry a me ssage about Birmingham. It was a great publicity stunt, but what's more, it brought within our city fearless, open eyed, clean-living and God-fearing young men from north, south, east and west. who gave to us the chance of seeing with our own eyes the best types of American citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-17

It was a joy to talk to the sterling young fellows from all parts of the coun- try The very first man l engaged in conversation proved to be from Cali fornia, and by the way, the average Californian is very sympathetic with the south in it's handling of the difficult race question. as his state is always obsesseo by the nightmare of an invasion~of the yellow races. They realize that while we have "our brother in black on our shoulders, they may some day have to bend their backs under the pressure of the Asiatics-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-27
MRS. YOUNG HAS
 GAINED b POUNDS
Friends Tell Her How We'll
 She Is Now Looking

"Tanlac has completely overcome my troubles and added 15 pounds to my weight" was the statement made just a few days ago Mrs George c. Young of 775 Twenty-seventh street, Milwau- kee, Wis.
 When I started taking Tanlac I had been in badly run down and weakened condition for over year." she con tinued Hot flashes would come on me all during the day and precipitation would break out all over my body would have short, dizzy spells all through the day, and when I would lie down at night and also when l got up every morning, and at times 1 could hardly stand up, l could not sleep well at night. and all the time I felt tired and worn out.
 q had heard a lot about Tanlac. but l didn't decide to try it until I saw a statement in the paper from a lady who described my case even better than l could, and l thought if it could help her it ought 10 do the same for me. New l can say that 1t has helped me; in fact. il has restored me to complete health and I want you to publish my statement so others may benefit by my experience. l am no longer troubled with the hot flashes or dizzy spells, and when l go to bed at night sleep just as sound a. d ch Sl and ge. up of morn ings feeling simply fine. I am stronger than I have been in years, and l have gained so much in weight that friends stop mo and remark about how well l am looking l feel just like new per son and | give all the credit for my well and happy condition 10 Tanlac"
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Patton-P Pope Drug Co,--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-27
By A,..eI.t.d rr.s,

Paris, January 2e.-The text of the su- preme councils note to the represepta- tives of the Russian Cooperative Union, regarding the partial lifting of the block ade, was made public today It follows:
 'First-The allied governments notify the cooperative union that they are dis posed to authorize an exchange of prod ucts upon basis of reciprocity between the Russian people and the allied and neutral countries and they invite this union to export from Russia the surplus of it's cereals, it's foodstuffs, and it's raw m aterials with view to exchanging them for clothing and other merchandise of which Russia is in need.
 Tt should be we'll understood that the value of the merchandise and importa- ton of which into Russia will be author ized will be based on the value of the merchandise exported from Russia within reasonable period.
 "Second-The Russian delegation at Paris will communicate immediately by wireless with the controlling committee at Moscow and will ask if the co-opera- tives are ready to assume responsibility for handling these importations and these exportations and if exchanges of this sort are practically possible. The repre- sentatives of the co-operatives at Moscow will determine immediately these Ques- tions.
 "Third-The central committee of Mos COW will guarantee that the exportation of cereals, flax, etc, shall be authorized and that the necessary transportation fa- ciiities shall be furnished.
 ''Fourth-As soon as certainty IS
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Text Allied Note to Russian Central Co-operatiUe Union

reached in this matter the central com mittee at Moscow will inform Berkenheim (Alexander BerNenheim, vice president of the All-Russian Union of Consumers So- cieties) at Paris.
 ''Fifth-The cooperative unions in for eign countries will then take measures to furnish Russian cereals and flax on con dition that the co-operatives shall be ad- vanced 9 per cent of the value of the ex- ports either by direct contact or by Brit sh. French or Italian Hnanciers.
 "Sixth--The balance of necessary cred- it's will be furnished in London or Paris by Russian resources of British French or Italian operatives, private banks or traders.
 'Seventh-G Goods purchased by the above credits will be loaded immediately in Black sea or Baltic ports, risks of loss or confiscation being assumed by the Russian co-oDeratives.
 "Eighth-The central committee at Mos COW will endeavor to supply at least four complete trains for the transportation of goods to and from the Black Sea ports Should Moscow not succeed, the co-opera- tives in foreign countries will employ part of the credits for the purchase of freight ears and locomotives in the allied coun- tries. Tn any case they will send motor trucks in order to help railroad transpor- tation.
 "Ninth-As soon as the exportation or cereals, flax and other raw materials from Russia has commenced effectively the contracts referred to above will oe considerably increased in order, for ln- stance, to reach million tons of cereals which would be the quantity available for export in a little longer time.'