The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13


During the last two sea sons Mr.. Loose
has leetured in over 200 cities. with many
more booked for the coming season OF
1871.
in cooperation with the United States
department of justice, Mr.. Loose made
the investigation. arrest and prosecution
of Samuel j. Rosenthal, The Fake
Bankruptcy King" recently sentenced TO
Fort Leavenworth. In cooperation with
the United States postofflce inspectors
he made the investigation, arrest and
prosecution of DIR. Ottoman Ear Adusht
Hanisch. OF Sun Cult fame. He collected
and produced the evidence OF the Chicago
council crime committee that proved to
them the existence OF the system in
crime that it was just as highly organ
ized as any legitimate business; that the
receivers of stolen property are the cen
ter of the web OF thlevery and that 80
per cent OF organized crime could be
traced to them.
Of the report Of the vice Commission OF
Chicago, and has handled every known
class of criminal from the "pickpocket
trust to the so-called s,oooeoo burglar
trust.
THE FOURTH WATCH
BY Roy Ivan Johnson. The Cornhill
e rcrany. Publishers. Boston.
The Fourth watch is charming col
lection OF poems from the versatile pen
of Roy Ivan johnson and contains some
readable and interesting verses.
Among the most attractive of the
poems is one entitled
THANK SEWING AFTER WAR
Men whose strength has felt the strain
of wars demands
Men who did the nations work with
willing hands,
Men of every race, of every creed. of all
the lands.
Thank God for Peace!
Women, you whose steadfast hearts a
nation cheers,
You who steepod your souls in prayer
but not in tears,
You who hid with smiles Of courage all
your fears,
Thank God for Peace!
Children. you who felt tho hand and heel
of war,
Children Of the nations, you who will not
mar
That dawn which breaks across the
world with hope-filled star,
Thank God for Peace!
..rfE LUzUMIYAT OF ABU'L-ALA"
BY Ameen Rihani James T. White 4
Co., Publishers, 10 Fifth Avenue, New
Y ork City.
Did Omar Khayyam read the works OF
Abu'l-Ala? Was he inspired by them!
Is he an imitator or a plaglarist? These
questions are discussed by Ameen Rihani
in his preface to the Luzumiyat of the
Syrian poet-philosopher of Ma'arrah, who
antidatcd Omar Khayyam by about 50
years Abu'I-Ala wrote odes and qua
trains whose resemblance in thought and
sentiment to those of the Ientmaker Is
too close to be explained by any literary
coincidence. And Omar, according to
Mr. Rihani. wrote duatrians IN Arabic
as we'll as in Persian, which owe mucn
in their form and idea to those OF Abu i
Ala On one subject. however. the two
poets differ for the "old familiar juice.
which is the burden of Omar's song. is
denounced by Aou'l-Ala with the enthu-
siasm of modern prohibitionist, Those
who have read and admired the qua
trains Of Omar will find matter OF spe-
cal interest to them in the Luzumiyat
Of Abu'l-Ala.
This Syrian poet. who was the fore
most literary figure Of hts time. was
something OF 81 '.knocker,' according 10
Mr.. Rihani's excellent translation ana
scholarly study OF his work. lie IS mer-
CHESS in his flashing Of hypocrisy ana
ouackery and cant. "He attacked the
surerstitions and false traditions Of re-
ligion, proclaining the supremacy OF the
mind: he hurled his trenchant invectives
at the tyranny and despotisrn OF rulers
asserting the supremacy OF the human
soul" There is a twentieth century sag.
gestfveness in his tenth century outburst
OF dissatisfaction with the existing order
OF things. and it is not surprising tnAt
the deyout Mohammedans have not been
anxious to bring his writings to the
knowledge of the European world. But
Although nezlected for ten centuries, ne