The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-25

ana people VINO COulQ De uepeHuSu Oii
to donate have probably given all they
are going to give.
Yet, the poor theatrical manager
who is not in business for his health
is constantly being hectored because
he doesn't, apparently, believe in art
for arts sake. "Caliban" was produced
under circumstances which the ordi-
nary theatrical manager, presenting a
Shakespearian play to the public,
could never hope to enjoy. The high
brows should have made money, but
they didn't. Perhaps this was due to
the notorious inability of such persons
to figure profit and loss.
However, there must have been
gross mismanagement somewhere.
There should have been a surplus, in
stead of $4,000 deficit.
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ID ECENTLY a correspondent inter-
UN viewed Premier Kalogeropoulos
the spelling in this case may or may
not be correct, since Greek statesmen
come to the front and
Greek Premier retire with such ra-
States Position pidity that there is
no opportunity to To-
cate them in "Who's Who" He was
asked, "Are you on the side of the
entente or not?"
1t was bold question, but the pre-
mier was equal to the occasion. He
smiled and pushed across his desk, at
which he was seated, leather case
filled with tobacco and French cigar
eatte papers, for be it known that he
"rolls his own"
"Tell the readers of the Associated
Press" he said, "that 1 have smoked
French tobacco for As years"
In diplomacy reply so direct and
so convincing is seldom made. The
premier is committed to the entente.
In as years he has doubtless INDUCED
in millions of fragrant puffs. Shall
a man repay nearly half a century Of
enjoyment with base ingratitude ?
The allies statesmen may rest at
ease.
There is no telling how long the
present premier will hold his job, but
while he is in power there will be
to fear. For As years he has
smoked French tobacco and may be
depended on to act accordingly.
q YDNEY J. BOWIE in no wise ex-
~ aggerates when he says that the
educational amendment is the most i'm
portant matter upon which the people
of this state will vote in November.
In his pun
Amendment gent article
of Prime Importance in Sundays
Age Herald
Mr.. Bowie, after disposing of the fall
lacy which obsesses some men that
the constitution is a sacred instrument
and should not be changed, calls at
tention to the fact that Jefferson
county. the second largest county in
the south, and in potential resources"
the richest, has it's schools open only
seven months in the year; and this
he we'll characterizes as disgrace.
In no other state in the union with
large urban centers do such conditions
exist in the shadow of big city. The
Jefferson county schools are thorough
ly organized and admirably conducted,
but the teaching year is too short oy
two months. And throughout the state
the rural schools, with perhaps few
exceptions will never be what they
should in the number of teaching days
until the educational amendment is
ratified and counties with inadequate
revenue avail themselves of its pro-
visions authorizing a 3-mill school tax
levy.
Alabama's wonderfully varied agri-
cultural possibilities and her COM
paratively cheap farm lands should at
tract thousands of homeseekers every
year. There has been an appreciable
increase in population in recent years,
but nothing like it should have been.
And one reason has been Alabama s
illiteracy statistics. We must have
schools at every crossroads and as
good as those which are maintained
in the rural sections of the north.
Let's have the amendment and let's
roll up an overwhelming majority for
it in order to strengthen the moral
effect.
-6f7HE farmers throughout the coun-
y try should vote solidly for Will