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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Numerous InquIries About HempeI

Numerous Inquiries About Hempei
 From all over the state we are re- ceiying letters every day inquifing about tickets for Frieda Hempel, who, with Coenraad V. Bos, the king of ac- companists, and August Rodeman. the world-f famous flutist. will give the opening concert in the 'al-star con certs which will be presented by Mrs Shfpman and myself this season" said Mrs. Richard F. Johnston yesterday. Tt is very gratifying to know that not only the people of Greater Bir- mingham, but people from all sections of Alabama, are interested in the big civic and educational work that our 'all-star concerts mean. and one of the most appreciated letters that we have received is from Mrs. Ebert F. Ly- man, Patriotic Patricia, of Anniston, whose clever writings have been so much enjoyed in The Age-Herald. Mrs. Lyman says:
 "T feel that Anniston owes to Bir- mingham's two public-spirited and music-loving women vote of thanks anu d. uept ol sldtituu0 ANt . such attractions as Frieda Hempel, Margaret Romaine, the beautiful young Metropolitan prima donna and Rosa Ponselle south. There will be several parties from Anniston attending all these concerts and kindly tell us how we may secure tickets-from you or the Jefferson theatre? It will be my pleasure to let Anniston music lovers know this through the columns of the Anniston. Star and I wish you all sorts of success with your splendid ven- ture'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
THE CARTOON

more convincing. voice than that of the cartoonist.
 Fixed spaces in journahsm7
 The editorial columns, the market rRge. the sporting page, the first page, as the space allotted to exceptionally striking news, virtually are fixed spaces, although there is no rigid allocation of column inches. The Herald under the late James Gordon Bennetts ownership and direc- ton was an exception to the rule that liberal space is reserved for editorial dis cussion. The Sun under Dana made it's editorial columns it's leading feature, and so they remain.
 To publish a newspaper without liked spaces would be to abandon the nurner- ous departments of daily paper. the sections of a Sunday paper. The Sun s editorials must, under such a plan, if it were carried out consistently, appear like a little periodical whose publishers, some years ago, announced that it would be published occasionally
 The purpose of publishers who wonld avoid the appearance of routine is ob- vious, but when the plan is carried to the point at which cartoons are deleted is the plan worth the sacrifice?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

A Palm Beach tom cat famous for whipping every dog that came it's way, was recently killed by skunk His De- reaved owner thinks he lost his breath before he began to fight, which is, con sidering the nature of skunks. log ical conclusion.
 As previously predicted more orr less exclusively in this column, the combined New York Sun and Herald bears no re- semblance to the late Herald. but does look decidedly like the Sun. That Black Star liner, the Yarmouth, seems to be laboring under hoodoo. However, cargo of whisky is apt to bring bad luck on any ship that fingers in American waters.
 # & #
 A Chicago banker was arrested for hav- ing bottle of liquor in his hip pocket on the ground that his trousers were vehicle" The intelligence of liquor sleuths is marvellous.
 < # *
 Numbers of Birmingham people are ap- plying for passports to Cuba, and they are not trying to deceive anybody as to why they are going to Cuba, either.
 * * #
 Representative Blanton of Texas says strikers were favored in 6OOO disputes dur ing the war. The public's batting aver age was correspondingly low. * x x
 Miss Helen Taft says she was misquoted regarding a teachers strike. but her denial will never overtake the statement originally credited to her. # # # Jurists who say members of the Ho- henzolIern family ought to be drawn and quartered are doubtless speaking as men and not as judges. # * #
 That "shipload of reservations" London is reported ready to send the United States may be merely another testimonial to Uncle sam's solvency. 1 # # E 1 President Wilson is now permitted to perambulate one entire floor of the White House. Permitted by whom? The rear admiral of course.
 # * #
 If Kiel is optimistic it will put aside it's dreams of blood and thunder and look forward to a prosperous future as a com n.ercial harbor. Denver paper has offered s25ooO for an influenza cure. Chorus of imbattled vets: What's the matter with John Barleycorn?'
 While the House of Representatives was discussing cockroaches the other day the world continued to blaze lurdly l * as I.
 In, their endeavors to show how snfall Senator Lodge is some of the cartoonists make him almost infnitesimal
 # # #
 Alabama is so dry that IS. 0. S." sig nals from flu" victim awaken nc response in the drug stores.
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 When the tom-toms beat, voice that dtowns out all others is that of ", J. B
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
No Spring In Sight

"The groundhog must have been half blind when he came out Monday look ing for his shadow said Almus Vines
 yesterday. ''Or else he decided to es- tablish a pecedent and reverse the su- perstition. for from the present indi- cations there is not any spring weather in sight, It looks quite funny after the assurances of the popular super stitution which gave us hope for an early spring for the weather to act like it is doing. Last night without an ovcrcoat would hardly be called comfortable, and the temperature was hardly forecast of spring weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
A LITTLE LESSON.

T went into a shop to have my shoes mended and sat on the same seat with millionaire"
 Rich and poor are patronizing the cob bier nowadays"
 "But he was more particular about hav- ing the work done right than I wss~
 That trait of his is probably what made him a millionaire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
OH WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT
 OF MORTAL BE PROUD?
nv WILLIAM KNOX.

Travo Oh why should spirit of mortal be proud? Like swi-tfeeting meteor; a stfying cloud A flash of the lightning. break of the wave He passeth from to his rest in the grave The leaves of the oak and winow shah fade Be scattered around and together be laid; s,~s As the young the old the low and the nlsn-s Shall crumble dust and together snai iie The infant a mother attended and loved The infants affection who % pTovst s1ss father that mother aha n,as ana ~ ~ rsst Each all away to that wehns or rest The maid on whose brow whose cheek in whose sys shine beauty and pieasure-her triumpns are 5y ano an anhs or,es of mortas loved her and praised .,rbe hand of the king the sceptre hath borne rhe brow of the the itrs hath worn rhe eve of the sage and the heart Of the brave A rs hidden and in the depths or the grave The hsrdsman with his goats up the steep Th he begsar who wandefed in search of his bread iI.,-a ded away like the grass that we tread .. ,s multitude goes like the flower weed ap 7ss at @ withers away let others succeed; so soA the multitude comes even those we behold .A To repeat every tale that has often been told ,,ou .s are the same our fathers been; lus p sse M inc same sights our fathers a-vs seen; We drink stream we sect see the sss same sun And run course our fathers have run .souvnts we are thinking our fathers did think; r inc death shrinking fathers did shrink; TO the life we clingng our fathers did cling But it speeds from all like the bird on the wns They the story We cannot unfold. unfold .o1 Thsy Tnsy no will They joyed-bu the tongue of their sladness is dumb They aied-ah. they dsa-ws. things that are now And make in dwelling transient abode Meet that they met in their pilgrimage roAo yea hope and despondency. pleasure pain. sns ,he smile and the tear the dirEs Still follow each other like surge upon surge ri. the wink of an ts the draugh of ss sssa,A From ron, the glded saloon bier shroud; Oh why should the spirit of morzi pc pros-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
Influenza Widespread But Cases Mild.

WV HlLE the country is full of WV influenza, it is milder than last year. The deaths are few.
 This is the result of better under standing of the disease on the part of the medical profession.
 Preventive measures minimize the epidemic and in communities where the influenza is prevalent there is now an absence of dread
 Birmingham is free from anything like a panicky feeling With ordinary precautions we will have no repeti- tion of last years epidemic. There will be no closing of schools or the atres.
 There is every probability that Bir- mingham will go through the influ- enza season with few fatal results.
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 A young woman who was s25-a- week cashier for a Chicago leather firm, adopt ed a beautiful name and played the role of society queen when not working. Displaying mixed emotions at her success in the latter role. the firm had her ar rested for embezzlement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
STRONG STUFF.
isAtonic intoxicating 7'

''Is thisltonic intoxicatins7"
 "A customer drank bottle yesterday replied the truthful druggist-"only one bottle. mind you-then jumped into his flivver. drove madly to the top of Red mountain and shouted Glory haIleluiah! so loudly he could be heard the length and breadth of Jones valley"
 "11l take two bottles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
SELFISH.

Do you know what I'd rke?' asked the first road hog.
 ''No. What would you like7" said the second poreine person,
 "I'd like to have motor car so big there wouldn't be room on the broadest boulevard for anything to pass me but breeze"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
QUITE BARE

You lost money in Jobson's scheme7~ q should say sor' But didn't he let you in on the ground floor"
 'eYes, after the ground floor had been swept so clean there wasn't even a plugged nickel lodged in corner.''
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
CIVIC DAY DREAMS.

CIVIC DAY DREAMS. I'm afraid this isn't progressive com munity."
 why not?'
 "It's the only town ever visited Shat didn't have lot of architects plans set ting forth it's future greatness on a scale so extensive it will never be realized"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE PUBLIC TASTE. Manifold the wonders shown upon the screen; Mountains, lakes and rivers Ne'er before we've seen Prodigies of science,
 Great machines at work. Glimpses of strange peoples, Wilds where monsters Turk. Truly educative
 All these films must be, Covering completely
 Every land and sea. Do we prize such pictures Give approvafs stamp No. we crowd the movies Which exploit f'vamp."~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
RETURN OF oLD-TrMERs.

From tne FIOTIud T IIIilts- UIIIoH
 Jonah and the whale. Adama and Noah and other old-timers are once more get ting into the spotlight. which proves that the A over. no matter what Congress may think ahs..s 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

Death remembered should be like mirror, Who tells us, lifc's but n breath; t" trust it. error.
 --Pcricles, Prince of Tyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
AccoMMoDArING.

will you do me favor?" asked the shabby looking visitor.
 "No, won't,'' growled Mir. Gruppson. q presume you want money"
 Well. I'd be glad to do you favor" replied the visitor, as he edged towarh the door. ''rd be so tickled to act as your pallbearer that I'd even, provide my own white gloves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
Opposes AffiIlation With Labor.

T quite agree with the article in The Age-Herald several days ago which set out some of the reasons why school teachers should not become allied with labor organizations" said D. B. Grace. "As teachers they are employees of the city or the state, and 1t has been well said by a labor leader. We cannot strike against the government Teach CTS ought to organize for their mutual improvement and the help that they can be to each other in their profession. but when they decide to join forces upon the strike to force compliance with their demands they cannot hope to have public sympathy with them. In the event they were to become affil- lated with the American Federation of Labor and one of the local unions went out on a strike the teachers ight be called upon to strike in sympathy with them. The state cannot tolerate the 'hig stick methods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
High Prices In Cuba.

""The secretary and sales manager of one of Birmingham enterprising man. ufacturings concerns who left Tuesday night for Cuba" said J. F. Slater, told me that the Cuban hotels were the rankest kind of profiteers and that commercial travellers and tourists needed well lined purse to satisfy their outrageous charges for accom- modations. It seems that there is an exodus to the wet isle which has sent not only drinkables soaring, but food, clothing and lodging.
 He cited the instance of a New Yorker. who. after much trouble, got a chance to occupy a bed in a room for the sum of $25. This being true. he was of the opinion that after all it migot be cheaper for those with a thirst to satisfy 1t at home by paying the curb price for moonshine. He stated. however, that his was busi- ness trip to sell stuff and not to have chance to put his foot on bar rail or sip wine at a table"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. What did you think of the senator's speech?'' asked the low-browed citizen. "I thought it was rather pathological" replied the high-browed person.
 Well, if it taught you anything. that's more than it did for me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

Washington Bureau. 300 Davidson building. .+
 European Bureau. 10 King sIiee" Covent Garden. London. W.eC. z' .,s
 Eastern business office. Wofiu puiae .ass ing New Yor, City; western business office. Tribune building Chicago. Ihe $. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents TOT foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

Entered at the Birmingham AIN-' postoffice as second-class matter, der act of Congress. March s. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

Remittances can be made at eurren1 rate of exchange. The Age-Herald VII not be responsible for money ssN' through the mails. Address . THE E-HERAL4D,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
Membcr of tbc Ausociatcd Press

Membcr or JIG AHAUtI"tN" =
 The Age Herald is the only morhlns and Sunday newspaper in Birmlnsna nan varying the Associated Press, "'' patches. ,,.,
 The Associated -.ress is exclusiVely entitled to the use for publication oL sll new dispatches credited to IL oI rot otherwise credited in thls papet & ud also the local news puoNshsu herein. -to,
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserNeu'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

All the time we were riding Richard
 Hobbie and Bruce Kennedy were point
 ing out farms which had been sold cheap a few years back and resold
 later at large profits. Some hustling
 Kehtuckian had bought large acreage at s6O or more per acre which had been mark eted at s20 an acre only a short
 while before. and when somebody twit-
 ted him for paying so much for it. re- piled: q do not care at what price it once sold: all Care about is that picked up bargain in it and would not sell it for s100 per acre." It's the men from-Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois. at last realizing the true worth of Ala bama land
 1 The good Lord distributes His boun- l ties in many ways. Here we have a. rich valley, but narrow. girted in, how | ever with hills stored with coal and iron, and the smoke of our industries blackens the heavens; while down at l Montgomery it's citizens are surrounded l bv a rich farming belt. No city is suf- l fieient unto itself any more than any i man is sufficient unto himself The l war taught us that the big word in I rrogress is "co-operation." Birming- ] ham has the manufactured stuff to l sell. and Montgomery has food for con sumption. This makes the basis of ex- change This is why I want to see this great manufacturing center brought | closer to the farming sections in all parts of the state.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05

No communication will be puoilsneSS eS
 without it's authors name EeSeIs EeSIsss manuscript will not De returned @e unlesS stamps are enclosed for that puIposs'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
s11RscRIPrIoN RATEs

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-05
GARRIcK.s WIFE A GERMAN

When the tom-toms beat, voice tha dIowns out all others is that of ", J. F
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
FRAUD CHARGED
AGAINST bkBS0N
$ AND GEO. CREEL
tRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, April IL - Legal
proceedings by the government
against George Creel, former chair
man of the committee on public in
formation; Roger w. Babson, Of
Wellesley Hills, Mass. and others
concerned in the transfer of the COM
mittee's war publication, the Official
Bulletin, to Babson are recommended
in a report made public Sunday by
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
chairman and Representative Kiess,
Republican, vice chairman of the joint
congressional printing committee.
The report charges that Babson OBJ
tanned the Bulletin in March, 1919, by
secret connivance" with Creel and
others without the government re-
ceiving a cent in compensation" and
urges that suit be brought to obtain
Just compensation for the govern
ment.
Regarding the transfer of the Off
cial Bulletin, when its publication by
the government ceased, to Babson, the
report charged that with the evident
assent of Creel,' and through Edward
S. Rochester, former editor under
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
OF COLUMBIA STARS

Musicians who will be here for the
annual convention of the Indiana State
Music Teachers, April 20-22. will be
interested in the program Of the Col
umbia Stellar Quartet.
Members of the quartet are Norman
Arnold, first tenor, who showed him
self an artist in his May festival ap
pearances with Madame Schuman-
Heink in Maine last year; Andrew
Sarto, baritone. who has appeared
with such directors as Gustav Mailer,
Josef Stransky, the Damrosches, Vic
tor Herbert and Modest Atschuler;
Reed Miller, known from coast to
coast as the leading tenor oratorio
singer of the country; and Tom DAN
bassos before the American public.
Frank Braun is pianist.
The program follows:
Quartet-Viking Song (Coleridge-Tay
lori Columbia Stellar Quartet.
Duet-The Lovers Oh. Lane WILSON,
Messrs. Arnold and Daniel.
Solo-Prologue (PagliaccD - Leonca-
vallo.
Solo-If With All Your Hearts eli
jah) delssohn)-Mr. Miller
SluafteIS-I he beeLle ana the lower .
On. H. Veit); A Summers Lullaby
Is. Archer Gibson; Swing Song
CIV. M. Cook Columbia Stellar
Quartet.
Piano-Concert Waltz "The Bat"
(Strauss)-Mr. Braun.
Trio-The Duel (Scene from FAUST
(Gounod)-Messrs- Arnold, Miller
and Sarto.
Solos-Little Mother of Mine (Bur-
leigh; The Ringers (Lohr)- Mr..
Daniel
Solo-Ah! Moon of My Delight U.iza
Lehman)-Mr. Arnold.
Quartets-Carry Me Back to Old Nir-
ginny (BlanO; Absent (MetcalD ;
The Lost Chord (Sullivan) -Colum-
bia Stellar Quartet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
RULES FOR 5-ACRE
CORN CONTEST MADE
PUBLIC BY THOMAS
Nv W. r. SANBORN

The department OF agricultural eA'
tension at Purdue was represented In
Richmond on Monday by X. ). Thomas
who visited county agent Murphy 10
arrange the details ofthe five-acre corn
contest. Each contestant must De-
come q member of the Indiana Corn
Growers association, the dues IN
which are so cents annually, and pay
able by June 18th, at latest. For inns
fee the members receive a monthly
letter, and such bulletins as are issued
in connection with the work.
The only prizes given by the state
are medals, but each county must auo
prizes of from $25 up, cash or equ'sa-
lent Gold medals are awarded lot
100 bushels per acre and upward; LOT
IS bushels and less than 100, siiFer
medal, and for from rs to IS bushels
q bronze medal is given by the state.
Wayne Not Participant.
There were 451 contestants In Do
counties, who finished last year, put
Wayne county was not participant
being without a county agent TO take
charge of the work, but in 1918 wayne
had a lively contest with many en-
trants. A number Of names had peen
received by county agent Murphy up
to D. m. Monday, but the list will
not be given out until the contest en-
tries are more numerous, time being
given for that purpose. Entry must
be made previous to planting, and
blanks will be furnished for record
ing the required details, to all who
participate.
Winners in 1919.
w. II. Baker, of Greene county,
holds the 1919 record, his average be-
ing 118 bushels on five acres. Everett
Mcclure, of Dearborn county, carried
off the honors in 1918, with 1OS bush
els Union county leads in the num-
Der Of 1919 medals, having garnered
IA; two gold, five silver, and seven
bronze medals going to that county.
Greene county led in gold medals last
year, five farmers producing from 100
bushels up on their five acre plots
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
Graduates From Schools
In Washington I ownship

MILTON, Ind, April 12.-Graduates
from the eighth grade and high school
of Washington township follow:
High School - Lillian Margraves,
Howard Bryant, Clara Shafer, Howard
Warren, Ardesta Murray, Bruce Man
love, Margaret Ohmit, Dorse Lyons,
Lee Florea.
Maple Grove-Ada Knipp, Harold
Larson.
Doddridge David Wambo, Eppie
Ayres.
Wallace-Clinton Fread, Josephine
Seffren.
Milton-John Baker, Dorothy Bal
lard, Thelma Hicks, Ruby Knipp, Ber-
nice knipp, Michael O'Connell, Helen
Taylor, June Templin, Gertrude Con-
hell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
Mrs. F. A. Brown Is Dead
In Los Angeles, Cali.

Word was received here Monday
that Mrs. F. A. Brown, Of 200 East
Main street, died in Los Angeles, Cal,
Sunday at 4 p. m. Charles Blair, c. &
o. ticket agent, Mrs. Browns brother,
had been with her. The body will ar
rive here next Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Brown went to California last
fall, to spend the winter, and word was
received two weeks ago that she was
seriously i'll. At that time Blair went
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12
Boy Withdra,us Plea
OF entity: Is Freed

Wilbur Murray, 10, arrested on
charge of burglary, from north-end
business houses, who plead guilty
Saturday, withdrew a plea of guilty
and plead not guilty in circuit court
Monday morning. He was released on
his own cognizance by Judge Bond. He
was advised by the court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12

west to be with her, and later tele-
graphed that she had undergone an
operation.
Mrs. Blair left two brothers, William
Blair, of Chicago. and Charles Blair.
Her husband has been dead several
years. She has relatives in Westville
and Germantown, Ohio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12-If, as
the trade reports now indicate, sugar
is to exceed 80 cents pound, the
price will be entirely unfair to Ohio,
which is producer as we'll as a con.
sumner, according to W. F. Calender,
Chief Of the Ohio State Federal Crop
Reporting Service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12

Creel. Babson, came into possession
of the Bulletins name, good will,
prestige and value as going concern,
staff and office and even was permit
ted to copy it's mailing lists and sub
scription accounts without paying the
government one cent"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-12

Mrs. Lloyd George, wife of the
British premier, is thoroughly Welsh
in her tastes, both in music and
literature