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The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13

Regulations for great wisdom and public spirit
have been built up in this way.
A reporter is assigned to call on the bankers
every day, on the financial run. He is invited to
put his feet their desks, smoke their cigars,
and even to make a loan. If the bankers get a
reporter editor in their clutches it is time for
the people to beware Of the news as it is printed
NO USE FOR THE
MAN WHO WORKS
Even in the highest society the reporter is re-
ceived as an equal. His is white collar job, and
he adopts the CluettPeabody attitude of consider
ing old clothes disgrace labor shameful thing,
the poor man criminal.
He is $30-a-week capitalist.
That is why am quitting the newspaper game.
The trouble with the press is the men who feed
its columns. Without moral backbone, without
ideals, without of justice fair play, they
are poisoning the minds Of such people as put any
trust in the daily newspapers. In the minds of
others they are irrigating the seeds of distrust
that make each man suspect his neghbor. Without
conscious effort they teach that the struggle for
existence is with fellow men, rather than with
evil industrial conditions.
Living in false atmosphere is in part RESPONSE
bic for this reactionary attitude. Many news
paper worker has dined with President Roosevelt
at the chamber of commerce or travelled on spe-
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The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13

Gated. He learns the
hollowness of public men,
because he has talked
with them, and he con-
cludes that half of them
are illiterate and the
other half intoxicated.
Assign a reporter to in
terview a statesman and
he will seek him at the
hotel bar. The task of
writing the interview
with a political leader
calls for only a little
imagination and a knowl-
edge of what the public
or the editor expects him
to say.
Frequently the report
er has telephoned the
local pillars of society
and asked if he may
quote them on some
problem of government
or ind,1st1-v
"Certainly, whatever
you think I should say.
I'll stand for it," will be
the sum Of the telephone
reply.
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13

diploma from the University of Michigan. Father,
who had starved his way through prairie normal
school, always embarrassed by telling strangers
about my college degree, which after all didn't
amount to much as if I had earned it.
I managed to ask for job and the three of us
groped through dingy passage. Reaching room
filled with the catter of typewriters and telegraph
instruments, was introduced to the city editor
as new reporter: The next day I started in at
SIS week.
The first six months of reporters life is pure
bliss. 1t is new world and he is busy-too busy
to grow discontented, too busy to hear office gossip
journalism is not the only activity in which the
old hands lie back and let the cubs do the work.
HOW ADVERTISING
is A BRIBE
Some things will puzzle the beginner. After
turning up story of the elopement of the son of
wealthy clothing merchant with the old mans
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13
Conscience Will Not Allow Honest Man Be Newspaper
WokerA Peep Into Some Of the Tricks Of the Profession

the thought that his friends, who are civil engi-
neers, statesmen and railroad clerks are not prog
ressing fast.
LONG DISTANCE
PROGRESSIVES
AS time goes he will become completely rec
onciled to newspaper ethics. His only. comment
on the dishonesty of the policy will be humorous.
In cleaning out my locker today 1 found brief
commentary conditions in office, written by
a reporter who left to Oklahoma farm on
shares with his father. He had written it thus:
"WHAT THE DAILY BLADE STANDS FOR
"Democracy-in Russia.
"Free speech-in Germany.
estate nsurance-in England.
minimum wage laws-in Oregon.
Government ownership-in New Zealand.
"High wages-for those employed by it's enc
miles,"
But he practicing opponent of prohibition,
and think what CALLED him most was our editors
advocacy of that cause.
"I wish the wet and dry question was settled
permanently, he used to say. "If the dailies and
weekes could dispose of the matter now, they
might be forced to discuss something VITAL"
He regarded the agitation for the abolition of liquor
as camoufage, diverting public attention from the
ending of deeper wrongs
It is in such school that the reporter is edu-
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13
BY PAUL GREER

YOU had swallowed your be-
liefs," my father frequently
tells me, "you could have been
one of the big men on the Daily
Blade" Almost 10 years ago,
when l was fresh from college,
he led me into the cubbyhole of
the publisher and proudly in
troduced me as the holder of a
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-05-13
The Confession Of a RepOrt<

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cial train ~ $a4esssgsWl
wit h Presi- NNnaN
dent Taft. UE11@@SsSSs
Then he has ~ IT, s1A
gone home to A
worry about
how he is to N~1 >A "a
pay the g. /ZA. V@AkA
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grocery bill. w. IINHh/IYAe
ew apers S@1aG-nas46I'k W
(where they are (WT32h4l4aITA
private citizens, and not Of tdIafsI7JYa
nceholders or corpora &c. ~MlrD
tions) are innocent of 8~MIM
much that goes on in their Vii I'M
editorial rooms. In our W-}f@ Ha
own office are held NIIshah
back by tradition. They WzEMA
fear to write the un- ,. WEA
decorated truth be- &NaNA
cause they think e@mg@#Z&%*Z# T1uA
IT would be un- EhlHgIHEA
ti'ep'ait tb e editors 80 o1.. --e 1874 R4a
talln i M doddep- Men- -~sa*s<. -
ing telegraph
editor will say to his assistant: "I have always
1t tends to stir up labor" So he throws into the
waste basket the dispatches telling of the for
bread in the woolen milling towns of New England.
If he had bit of spirit, he would execute his trust
to the people and see that they got the news.
THE NEED FOR
HONEST REPORTERS
While working the desk have tried sending
radical news through the printers and know that it
gets by without comment from my superors. The
typesetters, who are g" d union men, usually con-
trive to give it prominent position too.
The American newspaper press would be forced
to become forward looking tomorrow if the report
ers could be given a progressive point of view.
Whether this realization that they belong to the
working class is obtained by study of sociology and
economics or by association with who labor
with their hands does not matter in the least We
may yet reporters union that will call strike
when an honestly written story is distorted by a
crooked editor.
If the reporters reactionary than their
EMPLOYERS, the people are more progressive than
the editor who strives to divert their thoughts.
The success of the undertaking magazines 10 or
l5 years ago encouraged the habit of free thought
Newspapers with radical outlook came to be in
demand They started out sensational, feebly capi-
talized, very Irresponsible They succeeded-too
well. The editors now have become fat and pros
porous. Neither they nor their papers are any
longer progressive.
But the people, thus started thinking along radi-
cal lines, have not become prosperous, and they
tinue with their criticism of things as they are;
even after the editors who started the ball rolling
have stopped short
The letter of resignation of the editor of the
cleanest New York newspaper contains significant
paragraph:
II leave the active service of the Evening Post
with reluctance and a regret which it would be
impossible for me to exaggerate. To my colleagues
in the newspaper profession it is unnecessary to
lxryon 3D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

tie son. H. H., Jr.. have arrived from Zealand. Cal. to be the-guests of Mrs. Brannon's mother, Mrs. M. R. Mc- Kinney.
 Capt. V. H. Ragsdale of Camp Dodge, Ia, is the guest of his father, Dr. M Clay Ragsdale of this city. Dr. Ragsdale is at the head of the med ical department of Camp Dodge.
 Mrs. Emma Q. Fountain and daugh- ter. Miss May Fountain. have returned from New York city. where they have been the guests of Deward Fountain, who is stationed at Mineola
 George Shaw of this city has with drawn from the race for mayor of the city of Bessemer in the democratic pri- mary, which will be held May 20, on account of business reasons. 1t will be remem bered that Mir. Shaw an nounced his candidacy at the last mo- ment, or just before the time for an- nouncement had expired. In refer ence to his withdrawal, Mir. Shaw made the following statement; q entered the race for mayor not backed by any clique or faction but with firm de- termination to make Bessemer the cleanest town in the state and to buy the water works in 1920. I have not made an active campaign, knowing that for business reasons I might have to withdraw, so leave the other two candidates in exactly the same posi- tion which they occupied at the time of my entranceo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
DRAMA LEAGUE TO BE ENTERTAINED BY
 VISITING SOLDIERS

Five soldiers from Camp Mcclellan will present programme at the meeting of the Drama league Tuesday afternoon at s:3O o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel. according to a message received last night by Mrs. W. D. Smith from w. s. S. Graham, member of the Army Y. M. C. A. there.
 For several months. the Drama league has been sending various talented people to the camp to give entertainments for the soldiers. To show their appreciation of this courtesy the soldiers decided to reciprocate and will entertain the mem bers of the Drama league Tuesday after noon The same evening the visiting soldiers will give a. programme for the men and women who are contributing to- wards the camp entertainment fund, at the Tutwiler hotel ballroom. MT. Gra- ham will accompany the boys and will make . short talk on recreation in the
 cantonments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
SHAW wITHDRAws

The democratic primary election will take place on Monday, May 20, and with the election just one week off and the political situation very quiet. Three can didates are announced for mayor, the incumbent, B. Clay Jones, Dr. R. P. Me Tyeire and George E. Shaw. The latter however, withdrew his announcement to. night.
 In the Second ward two aldermen are to be elected from these four candidates: Jap Bryant, M. G. Cole, Louie E. Ling. N. B. Parker. In the Third ward, J. H. Edwards John K. Harless. A. Jack Me- Campbell and w. A. Simmons are candi- dates. No contest exists in the other wards.
 Five men, J. E. Braswell, J. c. Moorer. J. H. Parsons, J. s. Parrott, J. G. Thom- as are asking to be elected chief of po- lice For the office of sanitary inspector J M. Crook, F. R. Fountain, J. Z Hous- ton, H. F. Lipsconb, J. M. Shipp, John Shook and A. M. Spencer are the candi- dates.
 The democratic executive committee has selected the following polling places and officers to hold the election: First ward, Moore's store, on Nineteenth street; managers, J.. G. Bruce, H. C.. Ozley, F. B. Buck; clerks. c. N. Cowen E. c. Hines; returning officer w. w Kennedy. Second ward, polling place, City Hall; managers, F. A. Bruns. Jap Bryant, George Crotwell clerks, Gerard Crook and c. T. vook; returning officer Lee Mattingly. Third ward, polling place, Longs store; managers, Ed DeShazdo R.. P Mimms and w. P. Golson; clerks Henry E. Adams and Henry Fowler; re- turning officer. Jack Long. Fourth ward, voting place, o. E.. Handles store, on Nineteenth street: managers, T. R. Copeland. John R. Cost; clerks, J. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Mosely Congratulated
 by Judge for Thrashing
 Terrell; Case Dismissed
Story in Age-Herald Yesterday Had Names Transposed-Terrell Was
 Fined in Two Counts

Through a transposition of names a very regrettable mistake occurred yes terday morning, when it was published in The Age Herald that Frank Mosely was fined in the recorders court for in fray, and M. H. Terrell was reported as having meted out physical punishment to Mosely for the utterances.
 All of the story happened just as re- corded, except that the name of Mir. Mosely was placed where that of Terrell should have been. The fact is that MT. Mosely administered free treatment to his testimony, and Terrell was the man fined in recorders court. MT. Mosely is a valued employe of the McLester- Van Hoose Grocery company, and is well known in Birmingham. The story should have read as follows:
 Your honor may I tell the story of the occurrence?" asked Mosely, who is small. apparently unaggressive man. just about half the size of Terrell.
 Proceed ordered the judge.
 We were in discussion of the war with Germany" stated Mosely. T was telling of the many things that the gov ernment has done and is doing for a successful conclusion of the fighting, stating that it would not be long before we emerged from the heavy war cloud victorious.
 "'Do you mean to say that you think the allies have any chance of winning the warp asked Terrell
 Certainly, I do,' 1 replied.
 ''-Well, anybody who says that the United States will ever win a war against Germany is a - stated Ter rell.
 Upon that jumped at him. No one could have done less. I will not stand by and have my flag insulted. We can not fight Germany abroad and at home. too, so I just stopped this in the be- ginning"
 Young man, I want to be the first to congratulate you on your stanch patri- otism," declared Judge Martin, "and the charge against you is dismissed. I find Terrell guilty on two counts, one insult ing the flag and the other an affray. and assess fine of $1O in each case"
 Mosely was showered with congratu- lations and the action of Judge Martin highly commended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
COMMUNITY SING

Bessemer will have community sings throughout the coming summer months, plans with this end in View having been decided upon by mcm- bers of the Bessemer Choral society and the Wednesday Music club. This move was inaugurated by the Choral society several weeks aeo and the mat ter taken up with the W ednesday Mu- sic club Officers of the two asso- cations have planned to organize large chorus that will be under the direction of B. l.. Michaelson, and the sings will be held in the City park.
 committee of the two societies will wait on Mayor B. c. Jones this week and solicit the aid of the city in the movement. The city will be asked to grant permission for the use of ths park and to contribute a small sum toward constructing benches to seat several thousand people. This fund will be augmented by the two clubs. who will assume the rental or pur- chase of piano. The Choral societv will furnish the music and accompa- mist
 B. L. Michaelson will make an ef- Tort to interest members of the High School Glee club in retaining their present organization through the sum-, mer by affilating with the Choral so- clety and joining in the Sunday sings Tn body. He will take this matter up through Prof. l.. l.. vann on Mon day At the same time an invitation will he extended to the public to as sIst in this move that has been started to raise the musical standard of the city and relieve the monotony of Sum- day afternoons by providing whole some amusement and recreation.
 It is planned to give the first sing on next Sunday if the park can be prepared by that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
COUNCIL IF CLUBS ID MEET AT ENSLEY Mrs. Echols to Make Vel come Address at Meeting
 of Literary Clubs MOTHERS DAY SERVICE Ensley High Wins Series From CoIumbiana-Dance Carnival
 for Boys Club at
 Jefferson
MOTHERS DAY SERVICE

Committees from the Ensley Fed- .erated Literary clubs. have completed
 their plans to entertain the repre-
 sentatives of the clubs that compose the council of the Second district which convenes here Wednesday and Thursday, May il and Is. The meet ings will be held in the auditorium or the Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church. and lunch will be served ia the basement each day. With the rep- resentatives and the personnel of the four clubs large attendance is eX- pected Mrs. Jack Crawford of Jas per is the president of the organiza- ton and among the speakers will be Mrs. J. R. Hagan, the state president of the Federated club. Other interest ing features will be an address cn Public Health" by Dr. Bowling, aad B talk on Child Welfare Work by Mrs. NJ l.. Cotter of Mobile. "The H. literacy Work Among Our Soldiers" will be discussed by Mrs. Bowling, a representative of the government, who Is. here working as a preliminary to the drive to be put on in June for funds to carry on that work among the soldiers.
 Airs D. A. Echo1s will make the well come address and Mrs. J. Alec Moore will respond. The meeting, which will last two days, will be interspersed with musical selections by Mrs c. J. Sew erin Mrs. H. J. Kribbs Mrs M. Lively, Mrs. Frederick B. Dodge. Miss Mar garet Murrah, Mrs. Conrad Boterweg; with Mrs. Lively and Mrs. Boterweg aecompanists The soloists with Mrs. Goldsmith. Mrs. Stonaker, Mrs. Long and Mrs. Dupuy. will compose a dou- ble quartet that will lend the patriotic airs and sing several selections
 sBesides the programme many club reports will be heard, reports of stand ing committees and election of off, eers held, The first meeting will be- gin promptly al 10:30 o'clock Wednes- day morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Bill Providing Textile
 Factory in Atlanta
 Prison Passes House

Washington. May 11.-The bill author izng the establishment of factory of the United States penitentiary at At lanta, Ga. for the manufacture of cotton fabrics for the government, was passed by the House late today, after oppo- nents declared enactment will open the way for general industrial prison sys- tenn. The vote was lsl to 75 It now goes to the Senate.
 The bill authorizes an appropriation oi ss5o,ooo for the purchase of machinery for the manufacture of duck and other cotton goods for the war and navy de- partments and for the shipping board and an additional $s5o.00o for working capital. Representative Moore of Penn sylvania. republican. led the fight against the measure. basing his opposi- 1 tion on belief that goods manufactured at the prison would be in competition with free labor
 New England representatives, particu- larly the members from Massachusetts opposed he bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
NEWS OF BESSEMER
MISS BERNEY GILLEN, corre.pondsn.

J. E. Haffner has been appointed chairman for the Bessemer district in the Red Cross campaign for funds that will be inaugurated on Monday, May 20. Mir. Haffner stated that he has appointed all members of the Liberty Loan committees to similar positions in the Red Cross drive and that that organization will be retained through out to put Bessemer lover the top in the coming campaign.
 The city will be districted as it was in the Liberty Loan drive and the fol- lowing chairmen given the downtown districts A C. Mitchell E. R. Smith. Pasquale Schellici, George D. Wood row and John T. McEniry. J. B. Nor ton is general chairman.
 J. A. Snider will again act as public ity chairman and is arranging some features that will be the most novel yet offered in local campaign. Pa triotic meetings are being planned and number of speakers have already been engaged to appear here. Among them will be Major Watts. the noted chaplain of a Scotch Highland reyf-
 HeHt. Ine puDi1clly campaign will be launched this week
 This campaign is to raise s100. 00o,- 900 to carry on the work that was e,- tablished with funds derived from the last Red Cross campaign, and during which drive Bessemer rolled up an oversubscription that was hailed by the press of the state as a record for towns of this size. This city is ex- pected to do even better this time. equipped as she is with an organization of workers that have just completed ringing up an oversubscription to the Liberty Loan that almost doubled her quota of s250,00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dr. w s. Marlborough secretary of the state mission board, will preach at the morning service of the Ensley Baptist church. Rev. A. K. Wright will use for his subject, '"The Revival Call"
 Rev. J. F. Hixson of the Ensley Pres byterian church will use for his morn ing topic, The Old Folks at Home" In the evening he will preach on Christ, the Good Shepherd"
 Services al the Ensley Methodist chruch this morning will be in keeping with Mothers Day, with appropriate music. In the evening Rev Claude Orear will have for his topic, "The Law of Successful Living"
 Rev. Thomas Lennox of the First Christian church will use for his morn ing subject, Emergency" In the even ing he will talk on Looking for an Ease of Conscience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
". C. T: .. Actiuities
God, Home and Native U
 Fly MRS. MABEL F. LEAKE

The social session of the central union Tuesday afternoon was we'll attended and an interesting literary programme was rendered. Misses Gladys Hinds and Emogee Reeves of the Louie Compton seminary favored the guests with beauti- ful readings. Miss Anna Bell Reid of Iuka, Miss, who is the house guest of Mrs Charles Rice, gave a most interest ing review of the great work of the Womans Christian Temperance union in the different states. their accomplish ments in Red Cross work. social service and the great part the women were playing in the ratification of the na- tional constitutional prohibition amend ment
 Mrs. Southall was pleasant guest of the meetnig and gave her name as a member.
 Mrs w. w Bussey, chairman of the headouarters committee, reports the tea room is growing in popularity every day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
MOTHERS DAY

The Baptist Sunday school will ob- serve Mothers day, with appropriate exercises Sunday morning at their Sum- day school hour, at which time the following programme will be rem dered: Opening prelude; song No. 151; song No. 24; Scripture reading, Mrs. T. J Reynolds; prayer, the Rev. M K. Thornton; Origin of Mothers Day" by Mrs. Rose Huey; vocal solo, ITO My Mother,'' Miss Margaret Murray; reading (selected) Miss Lucille Wick CTS; solo, Mothers Prayer for a Sol dier Boy" by T. Bryan Waller; lesson; talk on Memorial Service for Faith full Mothers" Mrs. Charles Brownrigg vocal duet. God Bless the Mothers" Mrs. Charles Brownrigg and Mrs. T. B. Waller; song by congregation, and benediction. This programme was ar ranged by the adult class of the Sun
 day school and will be given for the
 senior and adult department. the ele-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The Clarendon Avenue School Im- provement association held most in teresting meeting yesterday afternoon | in the office of the school at which time it was decided to change the name of the organization so that they might affiliate with the state and na- tional associations. The name of the organizat tion was changed to the Parent Teachers association. An interesting
 talk was made on the work of the as- sociation by Mrs. Bagley of Birming- ham, who is state president. Follow ing this talk the election of officers for the ensuing year was held, which resulted as follows: Mrs. Sam Brick, president; Mrs. George D. Britain, vice president; Miss Maude Buck sec retary; Mrs. Ella Leeper, treasurer ! chairman of the programme commit tee, Mrs. E. H. Hawkins; chairman of attendance committee, Mrs. Mabell Brown; chairman of entertaining com mittee, Mrs. w. P Golson. Other mem bers of the committee are: Mrs. George Woodrow. Mrs. John Martin. Following the session, social hour was enjoyed, and refreshments served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

and the report of the secretary, Mrs. Myatt, at the meeting Wednesday morn ing was excellent. Mrs. Bussey and her committee invite the public to make the headquarters more generally useful. The clubs are especially invited to use the auditorium and rest room for their meet ings Mrs Myatt can be reached over the telephone, S25S, every day from 10 a. m. until 3 D. m.
 Mrs. w. H. Jeffries. state president, is making a tour of north Alabama in the interest of the work. She is now in Huntsville.
 Mrs Ada Edmonds Camp very graci- ously remembered the prisoners at Speig- ner with large box of magazines and books The donation was made through the central union. Mrs. Camp says: With all our war work. our own un- fortunates in Alabama must not be neg lected or forgotten. and the power for good in the way of kindly courtesy can not he oyerestimated.