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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

The Age-Herald on Tuesday carried Smithson at Knoxville, and that of Thurs day recorded the death of Col. E. Talia- ferro.
 It was a strange coincidence that these two men who came from Tennessee to Birmingham in the eighties and formed a partnership which lasted for several years, and then later were partners for awhile in New York, should have died within a few days of one another.
 Both of them were warm personal friends of mine. It was with Colonel Taliaferro as the chief counsel for Dick Hawes that I made my maiden speech as lawyer, and during his practice both here and in New York I was in close and II. ost cordial relations with him; and when he and Colonel Smithson dissolved part nership l became associated with the lat ter.
 If I am not mistaken, they were reared near one another in Tennessee, and were thrown together as young attorneys at Pulaski before coming to Alabama. There were never two men more unlike in every way than my two friends; but in spite of their dissimilarties each held the other in the highest esteem as l know, shar- ing the confidence of both of them
 
 They were unlike in personal appear ance, and vet both were striking looking men. Colonel Taliaferro on account of his unusual height, his long hair, his clean-shaven face and his ante belum dress was a marked figure in any assem- bly. He carried himself in a courtly way and had the manners of the old school gentleman.
 Colonel Smithson was above the aver age height and was portly looking. He was the type of a man who would be noted in any crowd There was a merry twinkle in his eye that denoted he was fond of humor, and yet withal solidity in his massive features which evidenced the fact that he was both thinker and a fighter if occasion demanded scrap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
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Habit of Treating
 In a Bone-Dry Land

m PRISONS of mildly controyer- O sial nature are discussing the "treating evil" now that the nation has become constructively desert and the practice has lost much of. the joyous significance it had in the old days when there was only one kind of store to be found on prominent cor ners.
 After a friend purchases for us a grape juice, a glass of kickless beer, lemonade or a beaker of butter.nilk, shall we insist on returning the com right or left foot reposed on brass rail and the tip of one elbow caught the edge of the mahogony-where it was dry? Opinions differ In clubs, where men dawdle over their drinks, it is pointed out that soda pop is soon consumed. In the pause that follows the reminiscent tank of ginger ale, shall a pussyfooted waiter be ordered to repeat the dose? Would it be more sensible and proper for the individual who wishes to try something pink iri- stead of something green to pay for it himself and not insist that his friends share his misery?
 It is point that seems to have been settled long ago in the soft drink es- tablishments before they were invaded by the species known as rum hound" Have another, it won't hurt you," was never heard in such places then and why should it be heard now?
 The inducement to take just one more" having been forcibly removed, it is safe to predict that the custom of serving rounds of drinks will be- come obsolete. As Kentucky colonel might say, with snort of righteous indignation, "1n heavens name, one is enough!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
WAR WEAKNESS AND JAZZ

From the New York Times.
 with the American troops is now being followed by Hawaiian ukulele players; the advent of the hula dancer is predict- cd. London is war weary the dispatch comments, "and having more money than ever before is looking for amusement" The diagnosis is accurate. though incom- plete. All the world has more morey than ever before, but not nearly so much upon the human part of the industrial machine is as nothing compared to the prostrat ton of it's physical resources Most countries are stripped of raw material; in most, labor is demanding higher wages and fewer hours For this kind of war weariness there is no surcease in the strident jazz, the softly sensuous guitar of the Kanaka, nor yet in tht charms of those that dance without the feet. Rigid economy and full days work for all of us is the only means to make life possible now and profitable for pos terity.
 Not all the world is wage mad and jazz mad. For the salaried brain work-. CT the chief result of the abundance of n, oney has been to raise the price of all he buys; but for that and for many other reasons he is sticking to his job and his home. Economy and eight hours day-even 10 or 12 at pinch-are his watchu.ords. He is no less war-weary than the rest; but he does what he must, and for the most part cheerfuly. If all workers would do likewise. the future of the industrial world would be safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Alabama Memorial
 Campaign Progressing

t7T1HE mem -,icl campaign for rais-
 O ing funds to erect building to commemorate the valor of our Ala bama soldiers, is progressing, but only la few counties have reached their goals.
 A fresh drive under State Director W. s. Stallings is in order. There should be a general speeding up. Every citizen of Alabama should con- tribute something to the cause. Ii this is done the campaign will go well over the top.
 Tennessee is preparing to build a two million-dolla memorial edifice by a bond issue. The work will be under way within the next few months.
 Alabama is to raise the greater part of it's memorial fund by popular sub scriptions. Surely there should be enough patriotic sentiment to bring the amount up to million dollars or more.
 There should be no more dragging Organize for an intensive drive with out delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
HENRY FoRD's IGNORANCE

From the New York World.
 Amusement jostles surprise in the press comment upon what is called Henry Ford's ignorance, revealed in his esamin- ation as a court witness But the test might have been reversed with equally interesting results.
 MT. Stevenson questioned MT Ford upon historical events; upon characters, like Benedict Arnold, that every school ination day; upon mobile armies and other war technicaities that did not in terest the plaintiff in his pacifist days. Mir. Ford hardly shone in answering but are there not many business men, and even fat-fed professionals. who would have blundered as badly?
 Suppose Mr. Ford turned questioner, were to ask MT. Stevenson about ohms and ampheres, Ignition sparks and in- jectors, vacuums and lubricants, tensil and shearing strains, the design differ ences of combustion engines for road work, farm tractors and lumber haul ing. If the lawyer runs his own auto mobile he might manage for a while, but he would soon begin to founder ii, the depths of an innocent ignorance.
 The fact is, of course. that Mr. Ford has a vast fund of useful knowledge, flrst-hand, accurate and on tap All men are ignorant somewhere; even the learned Dr. Johnson misdefined a horses ''pastern' in his dictionary, and gave Ignorance, madam; pure ignor- ance'' as the sufficient excuse. Most of Mir. Fords critics could easily be tangled up themselves in an examina- ton directed by skilled counsel along lines remote from their daily experi- euce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

1, There was abonhonlie about Colone! Talaiferro which was lacking in Colonel smithson. and the mere fact that the former was more man of the world had i a fascina tion for him, just as the sterl- ing character of Colonel Smithson made strong appeal to Colonel Taliaferro. They both understood one another s | weaknesses and good points, and got
 along together famously.
 From a familiarity with the legal lumi-
 naries of the New York, the Atlanta and the Birmingham bar, l can say without fear of being extravagant that Colonel
 Taliaferro was one of the greatest ad- vocates I have ever seen before jury,
 and many of the old d-timers here who
 heard him either in noted civil or crim- inal cases will bear willing witness to the claim l have made for him.
 Col Noble Smithson was a first class office lawyer. He was strong in the prep
 aration of a case, and any business put ir his hands was attended to in the most efficient way. I used to as a young man marvel at his industry. I think he
 was the most industrious lawyer I have
 ever known. I thought in my associa-
 tion with him when society was pulling at
 me that he carried industry to 'ridic- ulous excess"
 But no man ever loved young men bet
 ter. He never complained when I frol- icked and left him the big end of the load. He couldn't have enjoyed my hav- ing a-good time better if he had been my father. When the time would come fol me to go off in the summer he would laughingly say, "Ill keep the office go-
 ing, but be sure and bring back lot of good new jokes" He enjoyed a good story and was a great practical joker. Life is a queer thing. For several years cur lives touched closely here in Birming- ham, then the boom busted and with out any pre- arrangement it wasn't long before we all three turned up in New York city where we foregathered as only scutherners can who are lonely in a great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
WANTS HIS WAGES

And this unfortunate patient?" He thinks he's motion picture come dian"
 Does he give you any trouble?" Not much, but the only way we car keep him quiet is to pay him sSO,oOo in stage money every Saturday night"
 THE PIRATES OF AUTO ROW" "I'm thinking of buying a car.'' Yes?
 "An inexpensive carr My friend, there's no such thing as an inexpensive car. Consider the number of gasoline service stations, the tire emporiums, the accessory and repaT shops People who run those places are not in business for their heath''
 GETTING SARCASTIC. "As to that s20 1 loaned you--'
 A temporary forgetfulness. I'll attend to it."
 "Umph! If you call a hiatus of six months temporary. how long does it take VOL to dress in the morning?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Mental Qualities
 Creation of Wealth

I1ARRINGToN EMERSON, well 9 4 known efficiency engineer and councillor, who delivered an illuminat- ing address at the Southern club Fri day night, has contributed recently an informing and constructive article to the Old Colony Magazine on the sub lect of wealth. He begins by saying that a widespread delusion and often repeated fallacy" is that all wealth is created by labor, meaning manual labor.
 The conditions that make "wealth accumulation possible and easy are provided by mental qualities, by far flung vision" It is always the result of self-discipline, of "a soul quality which is the very opposite of muscular activity"
 MT. Emerson, after relating some of his early experiences, asks the ques- tion, what is wealth, and answers by saying that it is the margin above immediate need. He stresses his con- tention that "it is not true that labor creates wealth." Countless millions have toiled, have died without produc- ing wealth.
 Labor, unguided, unsupplemented, produces only enough to keep itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
and SMITHSON-By Frank Willis Barnett

1 city Tanaferro was always the optimist.s squint ahead. while I was too busy liv, l ing to have any plan.
 Wednesday evening I vas over at my ! brother, S. T. Barnett's. home, just across the street from mine He was .fcnd of both Taliaferro and Snlithson as
 they had been his lawyers as well as l W arm personal friends in the old days. was telling him about receiving tele- gram and later rapers concerning the lattors death, and remarked that l had expected Colonel Taiiaferro to die before Colonel Smithson, and he shared the same
 idea. And then the next morning the
 paper told of the formers death at
 Huntsville. @ The death of my two friends leaves me
 bereft, for both of them came into my life when l was at an impressionable age, and I am indebted to them equally for having inspired me along worthy lines. J. have always thought of Taliaferro the orator, and Smithson the worker. The brilliant speaker inspired me with a des,i sire to cultivate the art Of speech, and the plodder taught me the value of appli-
 cation. a Colonel Smithson was self taught man
 but what he knew he knew. l used to
 marvel at his accuracy in the statement of facts To his casual acquaintances he was strictly business, out to a few or his intimates he was known as being checked full of sentiment He found time from his arduous duties as lawyer and a law writer to write a novel of merit dealing with southern life in which he mirrored the chivalry of ante-bellum days. ae In this brief sketch of my two friends have merely sought to lay a tribute of love at their feet with no idea what ever of making a character study of the two lawyers who will be pleasantly re- membered by many of the older members of the Birmingham bar who practiced in
 the courts in the sos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Thing. Have Changed


 About 2S years ago when I came 10 Birmingham, if you tried to walk across Twentieth street it would be a difficult matter not to get your shoes muddy,
 said Assistant Coroner F. E. Askew. At that time Birmingham was more or less of a rowdy place and there were sections it was dangerous to go into. but today there is not the least fear felt in these sections There was one good size hotel or the best in the city, the Caldwell hotel on First avenue, and it looked as F there were at least a saloon on every corner and between the blocks. LOOK what a growth from about three-story to twenty-five in buildings and everything has changed so much that stranger being away from the city that long would never in the least dream that he was in the same neighborhood. It is remarkable the Progress Birmingham has made"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27

alive. Wealth is the surplus or eX- cess, as MT. Emerson points out, abo 1e elemental needs. It is something saved that might have been squan- dered.
 In the past ages the surplus was very small land only those powerful enough to rob others of their small savings could acquire great wealth; but during the last century produc- tion has been increased as never be- fore. not by harder work on the part of the many, "but by intelligent con- tributions, by the few, of materials otherwise worthless, of savings other wise unproductive, of labor otherwise futile"
 The world war has taught us many lessons. Among them that wealth IS made up from the gain between pro- duction and consumption. "A man saving ten cents out of each daily dollar earned-the Holland method will grow rich as fast as the man who earns ten dollars day, but only saves one cent out of each dollar-tae American way. Therefore, if our country is to prosper, initiative and organization should be encouraged, savings should be encouraged and pro- tected." The facts are: That the great moralists, the great teachers, the great hygienists, and the great industrial waste eliminators have alone ameliorated conditions; that op- portunity is as wide and unlimited as space"
 These are profound truths and when pondered and applied will bear good fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Unfair Competition

'The passage of the proposed revenue tax bill by the state legislature would harm not only the mining corporations, but the district as we'll for if Alabama min- ing companies are strangled by unfair competition, it is bound in the long run to hurt everything in the district said Morris Bush, president of the Rotary club There was a time when Alabama mined more coal than Tennessee and Kentuckv together, but conditions have changed greatly and it has become time in which keen competition is offered. With the proposed tax of five cents per ton on coal and iron it is going to greatly effect the sales from the Alabama mines and cause many buyers to go elsewhere n search of cheaper coal rates than could be obtained with Alabama s tax being added to the bill. We need to endeavor to induce more outside trade than to pass any legislation which would tend to keep if away. It is not matter of sentiment but a matter of business and competi- tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Apartments Needed

The rental situation is in such 3 serious condition that unless something IS done at once, great many people will be forced to leave here. because they
 cannot find homes to live in," said T. l.
 AnSiin of MeConnell-Anglin White RealtI company. T think one of the best and
 quickest ways to give some relief is for property owners to convert their houses into apartments. A seven to ten-room
 house can be converted into duplex apartment at d cost of one to two thou sand dollars, and each apartment vii, rent for as much as the entire house now ! brings. And the duplex is the most de siraoie of all apartments, as you have !, light and ventilation on all four sides and the privacy of a home. Where the
 house has ten rooms or more they can | easily be made into three or four apart ments of two or three rooms each. We
 have recently changed several houses in this way, and expect to change several more within the next few months."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
A VALUABLE ARTICLE
Sheffield Standard,

From the Sheffield Standard.
 Every citizen in Alabama should read the article, Analysis of Proposed Income and Excess Profits Law for Alabama, in last Sundays Age-Herald. The ar ticle is by William B. White and is a fine explanation of the proposed tax.
 MT. White joints out the burdens of the tax and shows how it will practically kill small business.
 The people of Alabama should study the proposed law and insist on their repre- sentatives giving heed to their protests
 Driving through legislation regardless of the peoples wishes has caused the present ills of the state, and it is hardly fair to use the same steam roller meth ods in an attempt to cure the ills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Regrets Removal

am leaving for Washington where [ nave seen ordered said Capt Robert Hemphill, who for some months has been here on government work at Gorgas and who has made his home at the Tutwiler
 nave become quito fond of Alabama, having first been assigned to the nitrate plant at Sheffield and later transferred here. Birmingham in my opinion has T great future. I have been charmed with It's social life and will recall my stay in 1t with genuine pleasure, and it is with real regrets that l am taking leave of some delightful friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Overflow Crowds

"Overflow crowds and great meeting is going on at Leeds, said the Rev. Collis Cunningham, who was in the city vesterdav. We have a tent with quite a large seating capacity, but during the past week it has not been large enough to accommodate the crowds attending the sermons of Dr. Thornton B. Price. The meeting will continue through this Wees and in the meantime the people are add ing more seating room. We are conduct- ing a joint meeting with the Baptists' Methodists and Presbyterians all taking a n active part
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
ENTERPRISE

An efficiency expert is without ani- wishes to see you" rt-s "1s he a real efficiency expert?r asked the captain of industry
 He must be- There wasn't vacant chair in the waiting room when he came in, but l hadn't turned my back before he seated and a fat man was stand ~ ing" ee Show him in.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
PoPULous DISTRICT.

What's the size of the average family in these parts?' asked the tourist.
 Well stranger" replied the noun taineer. Tt varies a right smart Some families runs more to dawgs than they do to young uns and some runs more to young uns than they do to dawgs, bat about fourteen of one and fourteen ot other is a middlin' fair average
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
Methods of Farming

Alabama offers one of the greatest opportunities for the development of agri- cultural interests of any state in the union, said S. Bethea of the Bethea Real Estate and Insurance company, yester- day. "The most important fact at the present time is that the people of this state have yet to be educated to that fact and also educated in the most inn prot ed methods of farming. Progress, however is being gradually made along that line. I have just returned from the rural districts in this county and find great interest being shown in the latest and best ways of farming. Not only is much interest being shown but in many cases it is being put not practice on a small scale.Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
JUST ABOUT THE ONLY TIME

From the Kansas City Star.
 About the only time newspaper para grapher ever gets laugh from his own wife is when he tells her that Next time the ice man tries to work off a 2S- pound chunk of snow on you for 5O- pound piece of ice, you let me talk to him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
ENLIGHTENING BERGER

From the New York Evening Sun. Victor Berger is under a singular de- fusion in arguing that the Congress can not legally keep him out. It could refuse.
 him. if it wished, because it did not like the way he parts his hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-27
TIP FOR KITCHEN pIsrILLERs

From the Joplin (Mo) News Herald.
 When you have made your first booze in the kitchen. pour little in the sink. advises the Joplin News Herald If it takes the enamel off it is ready to bot tie"