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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
The Two Types

the little Michigan, the types of humanity illustrated recently
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31

to deal with.
 But the whole world is agos over it at this time
 Both sides are intense, and many of each side think any outsider who deals with this question has a sinister motive. Not so in my case. >The world today is prosperous: that is, all sections of this United States, and particularly this Bir- nlingham district
 The controversy over the street car situation in Birmingham has been set tied, because both sides were sensible and eager to prosper
 Wages have been increased rapidly and substantially in all sections of this coun- try. But there are some men operating big companies, and some small ones as well in this country who will not brook interference on the part of organizers or outsiders with their business They are willing to pay as high wages as are paid anywhere in the world, but they ob- ject to the annoyance of outsiders inter ferdng in any way with their labor sit- uation
 Such is the case today with Judge Gary of the United States Steel corporation. This concern has always refused to rec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31

Reed, Borah, Johnson and others who plan to 'trail the President on his speech-making tour for the league of nations and the peace treaty, will merely emphasize their littleness
 # < x
 facetious reporter says one of the new dances has been called Falling Off a Log" Naturally the question arises is it danced in a ball gown or a bathing suit?
 r Twenty French deputies, scheduled to speak on the treaty of peace waived their right so ratification could be has, tened. Is there a member of the United States Senate capai .e of making such sacrifice?
 By giving Uncle Sam a chance to make good in his war against the high cost of living, the railroad shop men certainly chose the lesser of two evils.
 Persons of the LaFollette type are anything under the sun without re- ferring to Americas "controlled press"
 * x #
 Thus far we have been able to bear up with our usual fortidude under the announcement that the Shah of Per- sia will not visit the United States * # # When Gen. Pershing returns to his home town, Laclede, Mo, he will be welcomed as Johnny" guarantee that , pleasant time will be had by all ; # !: In predicting that America would eventually have a war with Japan, Will | liam Hohenzollern voiced the opinion of our own William Randolph Hearst s: # a :, Geo. M. Conan seems to regard $100,- i 900, or even $400,000, as a mere triffle 1 if it can keep the clutches of organized
  labor off the sacred "drammer' 1 # # * 1 While photography is more or less 1 of an exact science, we've never yet seen photograph of spook that was convincing. as # # i Senator Knox is one of the few per- | sons outside of Germany who doesn't think Germany got what she deserved at the peace conference # # . 1 It is hard to say whether the more pulchritudinous actresses belong to l Equity or Fidelity. 1 # * # | The Hippodrome is running. New York is not entirely a theatrical de- sert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
LIKE M,LUKE SAYS

We have secured early closing of the
 store and the factory, but early closing
 of the mouth is what is really needed. It often happens that man and a woman will agree to get married and then never agree on anything else after that.
 There was a time when a story had to have a moral to make people read it. But nowadays it must have an inn moral to make people read it. What makes girl SO nervous about
 an automobile accident is the fear that she might not be wearing her best un- derwear when it happened. You may have noticed that when the price is reduced you find that you do not need af article half as much as you did when it was out of your reach. | We know a man who for the past | twenty years has been threatening to go to bed at 10 o'clock at night and get a real nights rest.
 l And a lot of fellows do not care a
 hang who has the right side of an ar gument just so they have the opposite side.
 Any man is narro~-minded enough
 to believe that you are not broad
 minded unless you agree with him, 1 When we see man wearing four or | five rings we wonder why he doesn'i wear an iron one on his skull to keer the crack from widening.
 Why is it that man never makes
 a fad out of minding his own business.
 Don't be too suspicious. Even if the jurors have fixed look when they are l listening to witness it may not mear l anything.
 The average man is just orner, 1 enough to regret the things he hasn' done more than he regrets the thing.
 he has done.
 If man wore cuffs on his wrists ant nothing on his arms, they would leat | him away to the Booby-House. But { i girl can get away with it. The girl who is limping around witl
 No. 2 shoe on No. foot can tell yol that the shoe was so large that hel foot wobbled around In 1t until i raised blister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
Aliens From Many Lands
 Become American Citizens.

5 e GENES were witnessed recently g in the United States district court, presided over by Judge W. Il. Grubb, that might have inspired a poet, a painter or a novelist. It was a vivid representation of the melting pot" in action. Sixty-two aliens, from fourteen countries of the world, renounced their allegiance to the land of their birth to become naturalized scitizens of the United States. The docket set for hearing consisted of 40 cases, said by court officials to ! be one of the largest ever recorded at one time in the south.
 : Whether it may be considered strange or a mere corollary of the war, Germans were more numerous than any other nationality, there be- ing as many Germans as there were Russians and Italians, who came next in order. Rumania, Greece, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, England, Portugal and Turkey were some of the countries represented in that motley throng of foreign-bor who had fol lowed the vision that led them to America, still the land of opportunity
 Some of these men bore on their faces the stamp of national tragedies They came from lands that have been oppressed for ages. Others hail from countries which suffered heavily 1T the recent war and if some of theil reasons for desiring citizenship were quaint or amusing, as in the case o1 the Rumanian who said he preferred America because it has prohibition and a German who wanted to become citizen of this country because i
 made such fine showing in the war and against his native land, at that we may rest assured that most O them are actuated by desire to real the advantages offered by American citizenship and will prove worthy.
 The immigrant is always an inter estine and often pathetic figure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
DESERVING.

A poet climbed the golden stairs And stood without the pearly gate; Saint Peter, he of reverend airs, Said, Friend, proceed your case to
 state" The bard while his head did hang, Then plucked up courage-took a
 chance And said, Good sir, l never sang About the poppy fields of France" Saint Peter cried, Walk in, walk in! For that starry crown you win! You had the courage to eschew What all the others tried to do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
IN HOTEL IOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Resort Hotel Closes

T am mighty sorry to learn that my good friend Louis Gelders is going to close down his hotel at St, Clair Springs said John Calman, flor I have found it fine place for myself and family to get good rest under pleasant surround ings. I do not blame Louis, hawever' for he says it is impossible to Keep servants and he doesn't care to burden himself and his family with the strenuous tasks of running a summer resort with out competent help. He was getths everything in fine shape and it looKea as if St. Clair Springs was once more going to be favorite summering place for Birmingham people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
Fine Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits in Florida look better
 than I have ever seen them," said H. F.. Shropshire, who has just returned from his seventeenth annual trip to the clt-
 rus fruits growing regions Of Florida' q find that the fruits have been well sp1hyed, well fertilized and well culti- vated The crop this year is 70 per cent larger than that of last year and also will be earlier. The fruit is ripe land of desirable sizes. l found that the decay which wrought havoc last year is not in evidence this season.
 While the crop is larger than usual' the demand is stronger The growers are demanding higher prices for their products but when they are compared with present prices of apples and other fruits the prices seem not unrsason- able"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31

In my story about the Buy Home Campaign" I featured largely its eco homie side in relation to the commun- ity, and while this is tremendously inn portant there is personal side which ueeds to be mentioned.
 Home" is q very compelling word, and one does not have to buttress it's power of appeal with the immortal poem of John Howard Payne. It is like the word mother" in that it has the ability to evoke it's own sweet dreams without the peots aid.
 There is the longing in the mind of nearly every normal man to own home of his very own; just as there is in the heart of every good woman the wish to be the mistress of house in which she shall be sheltered from the outside world; while to the lord of the manor, "his home is his castle"
 did make mention of the restrain ing effect while home ownership made on the workers It ties them to the land as nothing else does or can. It makes for better citizenship in every way. It makes men patriots. To thousands of returning soldiers home will have a new meaning after the sacrifices of war.
 But I turn from the subject as II is related to the civil, social, and pusl- ness betterment of the community, 'o that of the transformation which 1t works in the. individual. for the pros nective home owners interest equals in ,mportance that of all the other ele- ments combined. The householder mas taken root and is no longer drlfter Now. only a few of the fortunate start life bv owning their home free of deot ] The large part must borrow in one | form or another. Here it's the rule to pay down certain sum and give
 mortgage, or go through a building and loan. It ought to be made as easy as possible to convert renters into fbuyers. Any individual, firm or corpo' ration doing this is a public oenefactor 1 The moment a man assumes an ooii' | gation to pay for a place it gives hin
 a personal interest in the administra .tion of public affairs. He has not only
 an object to work and save for, bu he develops immediately sense of pro
 prietofship which makes him want t'
 have a hand in running his town. Ill takes his citizenship more seriously l and will be more careful with his vote His family shares with him tni | sense of responsibility Home-owninl
 affords the best environment for child hood. It makes for better living con ditions, and imparts stimulus lfather; mother and children to tax pride in their house and surroundings lit brings about family morale tha lean never be obtained in rented dwell
 ing.
 think one reason ws Ind 90 man
 slip shod people h eur cities come from the fact that the rsnters has n personal interest either in che hous Fin which he lives or its grounds. an 'instsad Of tsking care Of tho propert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
BRITISH CHIMNEY-PoTs TO

BRITISH CHIMNEY-POTS TO From the Philadelphia Public Led The doctrinaires who figured so Ia in the federal housing service durinl
 war. and tried so hard to build imit English villages over here witho, porches or the outer kitchens or
 American details outside and in that hy1l5 for generations. will get the shock of | their lives when they learn that the Brit ish are not so enamored over their typi- | cal chimney-potted cottages as has been | assumed, So, one of the English news | papers is offering prizes for model houses which will have some of the comforts and American conveniences, including the 1 revolutionary addition of central heat ing, or furnaces; anything, in fact, to ] get away from the fireplace in every room' which has been a. drag on the ser want in the English house from time immemorial, and a feature too, of every theatrical curtain raiser that plays up
 the "1ady slavy" and her more than Gin | derella burdens of fireplace and coal carrying activities.
 l Naturally with these interior change
 will pass the outward and visible sig, of England's worship of the coal scuttpkl since by law there must be flue and
 chimney pot for every open fireplace l nd ic 4.
 which so many of the picturesque feat
 ures of the model village have been due
 and which were initiated over here to a
 meaningless degree in the housing
 while you wait'' that spawned so many
 settlements on the country during the
 tation is to be applied on the other side
 and in our favor ought to put an end to a great deal of insufferabie architectural
 snobbery that has masqueraded as the
 best taste in the way of garden city,
 effects, since the real determining fact is that our own suburban architecture in
 the great essentials of suitability to the climatic extremes of winter and summer,
 coupled with real charm Of structure
 and design and beauty in tho setting, is quite the finest thing that we have de- veloped in our own vernacular of style. Of course we have had for years the me-
 chanical conveniences that Europe is just
 coming to. and slowly at that as every
 soldier found out at first hand. But the call of beauty was denied US without warrant. For we had that at our finger
 ends as well as the mechanics. too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31

It claims full justice and right in such It claims that no company in the world treats it's employees with more gener- osity and more consideration than does the United States Steel corporation.
 It is a notable fact that in this district the employees of the Tennessee company are paid the highest wages and their sur- roundings are as attractive as can possi- ply be made. The employees of this con- cern are as prosperous as any employees of like concern in the world It is more or less a cooperative corporation Many thousands of the employees are in- terested as stockholders as well as work ing men. Therefore it would look like there is justice and right in the conten- ton of Judge Gary.
 Everyone knows that there are few abler men in this country than Samuel Gompers. He was conspicuous in the peace negotiations in Paris, and it has been rare that he has made a mistake. although he is always working for the interests and upbuilding of union labor This is his business, and he has been faithful to his trust
 I am not thorough optimist, but I do not believe that the insistence of the rec ognition of labor unions as such in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
MILD STIMULANTS.

T don't suppose anybody about here ever sees the sea serpent now?'
 "No,'' replied the summer hotel pro- prietor, in slightly sarcastic tones. Not since our bar closed. We've had to fall back on the aurora borealis and an oc- casional shark scare to keep our guests from sinking into state of coma"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
WINDS OF NIGHT

By Thomas Moore.
 Signing winds and the sun sinks low
 Oh, sing a miserere! For life is sad. I know. ! know;
 All human hearts grow weary:
 sobbing winds. and the night ishere
 Is here with her ancient moan; An, God. how filled with ruth and fear
 Is the soul that fares alone! Winds of night, and star set low$ Whisper of peace to be: For there IS rest. they tell mo SO, "a h the calm of Eternity!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
A sINECURE.N

And what was he during the war;"
 "A shell inspector"
 Did he know anything about shells?"
 "Of course not But he knew enough to find his way to the private office of a shell manufacturer, accept an invitation to lunch and o. K the factory's out putt cl4,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
BE A HOME OWNER-By Frank Willis Barnett

does as little as possible in the way of its upkeep or improvement This is perfectly natural. Alas! In too mary instances landlords and tenants are inveterate foes. There are, of course, happy exceptions, but it is easy to tell a rented house from home.
 write out of my own experience. After marriage, like most young couples my wife and I passed through board ing houses, renter dwellings, until at last the day came when dissatisfied we wanted a home. This is a happy and an important hour in any mar ried man and womans life, when they put their heads together and resolve to make sacrifices in order to build or buy permanent place of residence.
 Now, home building in Birmingham is more alluring, for on all sides are picturesque sites to tempt one to erect homes. This city is wonderfully well located to become the most beautiful resident town in the land. Some think it has already achieved this honor, and the way the travelled who rave over the loveliness of our homes perched or the top of the mountain, placed against its sides, or nestled in the winding val leys, give us reason for pride for what we have done and the spur to further enhance it's activities.
 I never see the starting of home, be it ever so humble, but it makes a strong appeal to me. I never tire of looking at blue prints, and I can pore over pictures of houses by the hour. ] never cease to get thrills out of going through residences in the course oi erection have wished hundreds of times that I might be able to build homes for sale,. not so much with a thought of profit. but fascinated with the ideas of seeing them take shape under my guidance.
 | What finer sport is there for home | loving man and woman who have given 1 themselves to one another than to plar 1 home and see it grow into blessed 1 reality I have had happy life. have tasted some of the best pleasure of life. I have wandered far and wide
 but the greatest joys which ever came
 to me were the ones got in the months
 I gave over to building home.
 I was fortunate in securing lo
 with magnificent views in all direc. tions. Then I put comfortable house 1 on it, and on a never to be forgotter day moved into it. Glorious months ou in the open air passed quickly by a. I wrought with the aid of my wifi
 to make Aflower and vegetable gar den. and 10 plant grapes. and set ou
 fig. peach. pear and apple trees, ant
 convert a hillside into aplace of beauty And, just because of my experience know that there is nothing like th-
 tonic of home building to set man
 feet in paths of pleasantness, ant
 therefore I am joining wholeheartedl. | in the movement which born in Bir
 mingham. after several years has got l ten back here as nation wide cam paign in which we are asked to hay
 a part "pwnYour-O Own Home" is no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD

The democratic state convention at Zanesville Ohio, has nominated John R. Mclean, editor and owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer, for governor
 The fact that Captain Robley D. Evans has been named to represent the United States navy in the recep- tion to be given Admiral Dewey is re- gar6ed by friends of Admiral Schley as another attempt by the administra- . ton to slight the hero of Santiago.
 President Mckinley was yesterday given great reception by his fellow townsmen of Canton, Ohio.
 An erican interests in the Rand are reported to be making strenuous ef- forts to get the American governnen nj to aid England in the trouble now im- minent with the Beers of South Africa Secretary of State John Hays an will do everything in its power to as- sure the safety of American citizens.
 Rccordlng 10 dlSpatcn rom SaT Juan, 1900 people were killed in the hurricane which swept over Porto Rico August s.
 The Twentieth street crossing vii be discussed today by Chairman Nc Knight with the railroad superintend. ents. City Engineer Kendrick ha! compiled some data relating to thu traffic over this crossing. The mum, Der of persons. vehicles and street carr using the crossing between the hour. of m. and p. m. is estimated a 1e ee0 J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
AsJ37usA

AFFLUENT "Lo.- Did you see any specimens of the noble red man while you were out westr' Yes, but I didn't get good look at them.'' Why not9-
 T was too busy lodging their super sixes"
 A GREAT CONCESSION. Would you be willing to try love ffl a cottage?"
 "oh. dear, no!. replied the lank nkuid beauty.
 I'm afraid there's not much sentiment in your makeup" Indeed there is. I've always said 1 would be willing to drive my own car if the man I married were unable to hire a chauffeur.
 THE BRIGHTER SIDE. Well, did the captain of industry s your"
 "No," replied Mr. Gadspur V "You bear up we'll under the disappoint- ment.'' Yes. You should have seen his private secretary. It was a pleasure to b@ turned down by such a rare combinaS tiop of femiuipa tact and 1ovalinase,
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
Insurance Regulation.

Tt will be a splendid thing for the Birmingham district and for the state if the state legislature enacts the pro posed insurance law to regulate insur- ance agents in the state" said Hubbert Smith. This law provides that men shall have certain requirements before entering the insurance field, and this is certainly necessary. There are many men engaged in the insurance business IT. the state who have absolutely no scruples as to how they write policies, or how unstable their company is. Un- der the present law there are no re- strictions placed upon men doing an insurance business and as conse- quence a great many interruptions men are humbugging' the people with fraudulent offers of insurance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
ANOTHER pRoFIYEER LOCATED

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Speaking of profiteering-when are they going. to get after the train newsboy who charges two or three prices for daily papers. and adds a nickel or so to the regular price of every magazine?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, thou has the calm of great space, of perfect power and of infinite age. \ would enter into it with Thee and sit by Thy side in it's possession. Yet Thou are restless with love. Thy holiness is burning passion. Thou workest hitherto and now and for ever. I would live with Thee Thy double life of peace and pain. Amen. HI. NJ. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-31
PROGRESS

From the Augusta Chronicle
 Southern cities are awakening to their opportunities. Birmingham has just voted bond issue of four and a half
 millions to start big building cam lpaign of municipal improvements.