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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
A LANGUAGE OF GRUNrs

From the Kansas City Star
 An Italian missionary to Central Af- rica has found . tribe which uses a language that cannot be writetn or recorded. The Bacongo tribe has hand degeneration by words of queer sounds which, to European ear. seem to be a variation of grunts and gutteral noises
 No one has yet discovered the means of interpreting these sounds into let ters or signs. The codes of morals and government are expressed in proverbs. The motto of the tribe is: wherever man has passed. misery follows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
Promoting Production of
 Strawberries in Alabama

THE state Horticultural society at
 \ its recent meeting at Auburn discussed in an educative way the growing of strawberries in Alabama.
 The subject was presented by Carl B. James, horticulturist of the Lou isviIle and Nashville railroad. He called attention to the steady advance ing price of the product for the last four years. In 1914 the acreage planted in the states traversed by the railroad was ninety-eight thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and for the strawberries a price of four to fifteen cents per quart was se- cured.
 In 1917, with ninety-six thousand acres planted, the price per quart ad- vanced to six to sixteen cents. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T.

OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T. Tn July, as you'll remember, When you wished 'twere bleak Decem-
 Der,
 And wintry winds were whistling
 through the vale; When you dreamed of firelight leaping And a cozy bed for sleeping, And thought you'd laugh to hear the
 hurting gale; When you mopped your brow and
 panted And with eloquence descanted On the joys that blustrous winter
 brings to men. have no desire to task you, But simply want to ask you, Did you think thered be blooming
 coal strike then?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
TRUTH WILL OUT.

My brother" said Parson Four to a member of his flock who had iSs, known to show signs of inebriag a I'm glad to hear good reports of m these days. I understand you hay touched drop in weeks."
 That's right, parson."
 T rejoice exceedingly. Now tell 1f my friend what would you do if ST one offered you a quart of the x stuff that robs men of their reason ls debauches their souls?'
 Why-er-I guess I'd say. Get behind me, Satan. but leave the h , tle'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
FOR sELF-PRo1Ecrros.

What are the Grobcoins going t<, .ss with two country honest"
 MT. Grabcoin Is an old-fxzhtr man, in spite of his millions. He boux- one place to retire to when he feels the need of peace and quiet The ether Is to be used by Mrs. Grabcotn and tho girls when they give house parties to what Mir. Grabcoin calls lot of pikers and jazz hounds after free eats'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
THE RULING PASSION.

"A knight of the green cloth died in our town the other day"
 "oh. well. Even knights of the green cloth have to die some time.-
 The thought occurred to me on the day of his funeral that he would have been interested had he known that his pall-bearers played a quiet game of poker while motoring out to the ceme- tery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Utilization of Waste

OItAL1tlDn OI Na%tN
 When Dr. N. A. Barrett. president Of the City Commission. and Henry Page Burruss. commissioner, get together the topic usually reverts to street inn provements and sewer systems.
 About 2.0oo o0O, ,oOoo gallons of sewage fl6w through the sewers or American cities in year." Commits sioner Burruss launched forth.
 How many gallons is thatT in quired pr. Barrett.
 'If the valuable ingredients In this could be recovered" Commissioner Burruss went on. disregarding the joc- ular Interruption. land were made to yield a profit of only cent thou sand gallons the tot&s profit would be $20,000,0o0 annually. About 100000 tons of garbage a year are created in this country. The grease and tank age in this could be sold for prob ably s30. 1000. 900. There Is little ques- tion that there Is more than $5o,000,000 of real value in the grease and fer tilizer which Is recoverable annually from the country's sewage and garb- age."
 All of which led Commissioner J. Ellis Brown to suspect Commissioner Burruss was seeking to organize a sewage and garbage reclamation cor poration and offer stock for sale to an ot1-crazed public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
Bir,ninEham Should Take Bonds

John R. Hornady. city commissioner, is keenly interested in the sale today of batch of municipal bonds, par value s1,oo0, 900. bearing per cent in- terest
 Birmingham capital should pur chase this s10ooO00 issue of city school bonds MT. Hornady declared. We've got the money here and we ought to finance our own municipal progress. And especially as they bear 5 per cent interest. I believe. further. that Bir- mipgham money will Sake care of the proposed total issue of $4,50o,0oo.
 The municipal bond market is show ing wonderful improvement. For the 10 months of this year ending October s1 the total of municipal bonds sold amounts to- $5S2. 900. 900. exceeding by 40 per cent the largest previous total for similar period Pittsburg has just sold an issue of $500, 900 on a 4.2s per cent basis. Hawaii sold 1,500,- 900 worth on a 42S per cent basis There should be a smashing good de- mand for these Birmingham 5 per cent bonds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord. would choose my ideals so carefully that ' need never change them would have my pInns perfected, | wocd be sure of my course. And IT am wise. I can do this; for one Stands by my side, saying, sI am the way, the truth and the life, H. NJ. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02

shut doors after you; fast bind. fast find; Provcrb never staIe in thrifty mind. mind.
 Merchant of Venice.
 x x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
Paucity of Facts
 Regarding Mexico

WHo is responsible for an the
 w misleading stories that come out of Mexico? Time and again the most sensational rumors have gotten into American newspapers, only to be denied the next day. While they were printed for what they were worth, these reports nevertheless had their effect in stirring up public senti- ment and feeding the fires of jingo- ism.
 It may be necessary ere long to "clean up" Mexico, for our own good as we'll as that of the country to the south of us, but the job will be done in thorough-going fashion and the alarmists who are making the most noise now will not be found leading an army across the border.
 Considering it's proximity, it seems not unreasonable to expect the maxi mum of truth and the minimum of lies about Mexico. Irresponsible cor respondents who impose one public credulity should be curbed. For years the border towns, both in Mex ico and in the American states ad- joining Mexico, have been clearing houses for rumors, great many of them without vestige of truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
Time We Were Ending
 Strife and Diasension

M RE we . united nation or loose H ly federated society in which class is arrayed against class in a struggle for supremacy?
 There are many evidences in Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
COAL NOT MODERNIZED

Taylor of Kansas City, president of nc National Coal association, that this con- dition might be remedied hy Joint action on -he part of opef lnrs ~as sta ran- roads. If the operat x ssonla rsas,ce the price in summer, an ths railroads should reduce the freight -aae At tAs aarie t1ms, then the reduction, he n@hevas, would be sufficient to hlai.ce large consumers like the public utilities ard "a soriea. te prepare storage sce 9ralno &tinglA The Star dosnf nsegead 10 gsy whothar this plan is the righg aae Buf some plan should be devise t4 resulzssze the in- dustry for the sasa both or the minaro and the public. Tt would ss 11s tho benoh4 of the miners to hAvc ragrlRs employmen' all the year SC khsy ncec mes loaf . goo sharefof the tine in the sur ner It would be for the benesa. 5f 1he Jsiblic to have the labor force of tAe aa lon used eco nomically. II 's cessfsints highly waste full to conducs an in1uzsrs m such . basis that hundreod 5s tsesu2ey ds of mon ar idle for moiH'ag 4a skc ysir. scwG Eden Pm sr4 Spectator. The redss fer, the gold's ea
 <.khe
 Heigho,
 nip ta s5 tho year at the Height
 The sn shine bright on Heigl : z4eig1ss
 But sa iasine if arvest bs one to him Heif ~ ohrey
 All C sht g~ila weather. the wind and He he. Heggho!
 Fc gav ttlat nads summsr win not
 ocr.3 sesdn- H .ghs 5hrny! ss isi7 7 sn he Hurch at . yoas .(
 trsn's whim- .sefgko He ;ho! 4 " ot . cuss for tn. iu,. ! ! 'Faess rSs. oh hny!
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02

Washington Bureau. 500 Davidson building.
 European Bureau, 10 King street. Covsnt Garden, London, w. '. z'
 Eastern business office. World ouho- ing, New York City; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. Iae 5 c. Bsckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
Member Of the Associated Pre.s

The Age-Heraid is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dls- patches.
 Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled 10 the use for publication of ai1 news dispatches credited to 1t or nc- otherwise credited in this paper ana also the focal news published cSrein
 1 Il rights of republication of several @.soa tcheS herein are also reserved
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
KAHN ADVOCATES
SALVAGE BUREAU
N. Y. Financier Also Discusses
Reasons for Present Liv-
ing Cost Crisis.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2-creation by the
United States government OF a bureau
q salvage, similar to the one in Eng
land, which in three years saved to
the nation $500, 900, 900 worth Of mate
rails, usually consigned to the scrap
heap" is recommended by Otto H..
Kahn, ~financier, In a memorandum as
70 possible measures for ~alleviating the
nlgh. cost OF living, made nublie here.
otner suggestions include appointment
py the government Of a nonpolitical
nody OF experts ITO study the effects Of
me various kinds Of taxation which have
peen IN force during and since tho ter
concentrations to congress based upon
such study"
Mr.. Kahn in his statement. Analysing
the effect Of the excess profits tax
abroad, said a British investigator found
mat labor received 81 per cent more
taxation, 40 per cent more, and capital
. per cent more. He said the enhanced
cost OF living and the diminished pur-
CHASING power Of the dollar affected the
owner Of industrially invested capital
no less than they do other callings.
Declaring that zone of the most val-
liable byproducts Of wise taxation is the
promotion Of thrift" Mr.. Kahn charged
that the income tax, by reason Of the
Kind and manner Of its graduation, in
stead OF promoting more frugal living,
Is q breeder Of exaravagance and thus
OF higher prices" The investor, in or
der 70 recoup a portion Of his income
tax he said, demands higher rates Of
Interest, thus enhancing the cost Of
capital, which again makes for higher
prices. "or he buys tax exempt mu-
nicipal, state or government bonds, thus
diminishing the quantity Of funds avail
able for private enterprise
The house famine and high rentals,
Mr.. Kahn attributed to the fact that
the private investor, generally speaking,
has withdrawn from the field Of real
estate mortgages, because they do not
yield him a sufficiently attractive re-
turn after. taking into account the in
come tax"
In conclusion, Mr.. Kahn says the
appointment Of one or more nonpolitical
commissions consisting OF business men,
working men, farmers and economists,
for the purpose Of making studies and
recommendations On a nonpartisan ba-
sis, would be Of great advantage to the
country at a time when grave eco
nomic, social and financial problems are
pressing for solution"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
BE

nose VINO nave had opportunity in Washington for ohso-,
ing the s~crupulous care that President Wilson is ohI;red ~. ~,
y ms healh, and the great amount of outdoor exerc;so -
10 Keep MN tit in mind and body, can but sympatb;ze WIZ tHS.
ana feel a degree OF apprehension for hin during tbe to-, Ian um
tour, IN which he will carry direct to the people his fioht q
oenaii u the league OF nations, beginning at Columbus q So ~
= and ending at Louisville, Ky, Sept. %, 26 davs in Al, ~
Wnch VIII be crowded 28 set speeches and in all likelihood roan
Others not on the program. N'"o'u '"diy
II IS to be hoped that the various committees at III. rlo..,
asoieu py "e president III his itinerary, of which a mart will
eohsSt Oh reception, music, entertainment, luncheon nl,tfor,
presiding, introduction and ~numberless Others will tpLe ;rtn,
account ,nt the appearance OF the president is essentially and
exclusively tor the purpose of giving him an opnortunitv ~
speak to the people, and was not planned with the ide, % ,;,;n"u
dent. TNN" ~ "e plesi-
Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. Tumulty, the presidents sscra.,r,
Aumirai Nrayson, his physician, and his other numerous attend
ants are capable of looking after his personal comfort cyerS
where except when he appears upon the platform. where u.
presiding officer is presented to the audience and the nresid;nc
officer introduces the speaker. who in turn will introducc thsS
president. N" "e
hat will be his most trying ordeal, He will be helpIess
IN .e lace OF 1t, Nothing short OF a bolt Of lightning or a
stroke OF apoplexy can save a packed house, a sweltering audi
ence ana a tired executive, If the speakers will otherwise and
insist upon carrying out a cut and dried program that will tax
president himself. WV
The president will speak in Memphis on the evening of
Sept. r. 1t will be the fagend Of his Journey. Already the
program for his entertainment is in process Of formation The
suggestion is made now that a tired and busy man he SHARED
any unnecessary attention and any unnecessary WEAKNESS nj
mind and body that the world may continue to have the benefit
Of his unimpaired inspiration, and that he may continue TO direct
the affairs of this nation with the wisdom and the vision that
have characterized his administrations.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
AID CLUB MEN TO
TOUR BELT LINE
Thousand Visitors Will View
Memphis Industries
From Flat Cars.

A tour Of Memphis industrial Sec
tion around the Municipal Belt line atop
a train of flat cars win be one OF the
features Of the entertainment of the
company Of 1000 ad club men who will
stop off In this city two days en- route
New Orleans. :"
This was decided at a point meeting
or the local ad club with the publicity
convention and entertainment sections
oL tne chamber Of Commerce. Seats
VIII DO placed on the flat cars and the
visitors from the North will be able to
view the industrial of Mem
! at their ease. The tour will be
made' Friday afternoon, Sept. 10. the
Ilrst day OF the two-day stay Of the
Other evidences of hospitality will be
SHOWN the ad club men In the form Of
2 tour Of the city's cotton warehouse
the morning Of Sept. 10, and a ban
Quel IN the evening at the Hotel Gayoso.
the ad men are expected to arrive on
Doth Sept. 10 and 20, and those who do
not arrive until the morning of the goth
VIII De treated to an automobile tour
or the city that morning. In the after
noon me visitors may attend the Tri-
STATE lair and see Lieut.. Locklear dare
death to seize him while he transfers
IRON one airplane to another in midair.
About 300 delegates to the Mississippi
River Scenic Highway association con-
vention will be in the city on Sept. 20,
and they will be welcomed to my OF the
FEATURES Of entertainment planned for
the ad club visitors. A banquet will bo
given the evening Of the goth at the
Country club for their especial benefit.
Gus f. Schlecht, chairman of the en-
tertainment section Of the Chamber of
Commerce, was elected general chair
maj Of the committee which will ar
range for the ad club visitors. A. c.,
chairman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02

AMERICAN BRIGADE
FOR LITHUANIAN ARMY

PARIS, Sept Am American bril-
gade for service in the Lithuanian
army has been formed. the work being
2 complete success, according to an an
nouhcement made by the military mis-
SION or the Lithuanian delegation TO the
peace conference. Enough demobiliEed
american officers to form the staff
nave applied for commissions and mar
discharged enlisted men have entered
the ranks, Il Is said.
me Lithuanian government is said
70 be planning to protect the enlisted
men and is reported TO be negotiating
with a prominent American Insurance
company to Insure the men along the
lines followed by the American army
war insurance bureau. The company's
Paris office has cabled headquarters for
authority 70 issue such policies. The
American Red Cross has also cabled Of
ficials In America for permission 10
form a medical and welfare unit 70
serve with the brigade.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
MOUing Pictures
Strand.

1t is confidently asserted that "The
valley OF the Giants" which is Wallace
Reds new Paramount Aircraft pic
ture and which will be shown at the
Strand theater all this week, is a photo
play that win transport the spectator
Into the land Of the big redwoods of
Northern California.
The story, which Is one of Capt. Peter
-, kyne's most charming and masterfuI
creations, deals with life in the big tree
country. There are found great and
noble specimens of manhood, strong in
mind and body as invincible to greed
and hatred and dishonesty as the big
trees themselves, 80
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
Majestic.

Billie Burke's latest Paramount-Ar
Widow which Is playing this week at
the Majestic theater, was named BY d
girl employee of the Famous Players
Lasky Corporation, producers Of the
picture. A new system is In vogue in
the Paramount Aircraft offices, where
by each employe may submit two sug-
Eestions for titles for the pictures as
tney are produced. The winning title Is
given. a prize OF $40. Miss Burke's latest
vehicle was adapted from "Billeted,"
the three act play by F. Tennyson Jesse
and II, M. HARDWOOD.
THE Misleading Widow" Is a delight
iul story OF a pretty widow who,
financially embarrassed, her
absent husbands death to collect his In
surance Later the husband turns up
and complications ensue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
OIL DRILLING CONTINUES
AT REELFO0T LAKE

HICKMAN, KY, Sept, 2. (Spl.)-
work OF drilling an oil well on the
other side of Reelfoot lake will proceed
at once: according to information re-
eeived here, q stock company being
formed. Callahan and Rice, OF Mem
phis, a short time age sold 81 acres
of land, this land being cut up into
small tracts Of 10 feet square for $40
each and II is understood now that
s25, 900 worth Of this has been sold. the
money to be, put in the cost Of ma
will he started right away. This will
be the first well to be put in since
the arrival of w. II. Newberry, Of
Texas, millionaire oil man, who began
buying up leases throughout this Sec
tion, the work Of dri'linR 2 wei above
the washout on Reelfoot lake being in
dependent of outside oil neonle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
sAL2 YOU HERE7

On the same day the actors strike
reached Its height In New York 1t
showed and on the same day Esmer-
elda was announced In celluloid In
Memphis. The old line Is recalled.
why, Simon don't turn that little
gal out In the cold, It's showing out
side Esmeralda."
We expect soon to see Sal, the Circus
Gal, who was born at the roadside and
grew up to whip four canvassmen and
finally marry a millionaire, soon to be
depicted In the screen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
Princess,

Mary Pickford. who Is being starred
at the Princess theater for today and
Wednesday In "Rebecca OF S~unnybrook
Farm" Is at her best In this famous
and delightful stage play, The photo
play version OF this play oxcels the stage
presentation In a remarkable degree,
The love story which Is unfolded In the
five reels Is one that will be peren-
nialiy delightful and seldom has Miss
Ptcktord been offered In q vehicle'more
fitted to her capabilities, She has been
given q strong supporting cast. The
added feature today IL Houdini In an
other episode Of The Master Mystery"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
ONE THING LACKING.

A retired bootlegger. rehabilitated In
health and apparently 10 years younger
than a year ago, Just out OF Atlanta
prison, tells Of what q fine time he
had there, Handball, baseball, movies,
library, concerts and many other forms
OF amusements were provided, he de-
clares. Free medical attention was also
a feature. Being Of Jewish extraction
aforesaid bootlegger was given the
pleasing job OF counting prisoners az
cell house.
1T was fine" he declared, but there
was just one thing lacking. outside
Of that II was all right"
What was the n thing?" he was
asked.
Freedom"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
ACADEMY ENLARGED.

YAZoo CITY, Miss, Sept. 2. (Spl)-
To meet demands OF an increased at
tendance promised the coming year, ST.
Clara's Catholic academy in this city
a enlarged its buildings TO give a
greater number Of rooms for the pu-
pills. When school begins, In a short
time, 1t is expected that a record at,
tendance will be had. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-02
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A T SLICE o. LIFE.
Rou KWoulton.

.La "A AMAAAI DAANE " n Nt
We we're not exactly satisfied And took note of the meter
concerning our gas bill And asked us to look at the meter
And we registered a protest. With all its little dals.
The man in the gas office After we had looked at the thing.
Was very pleasant about 1t He marked down some figures
And said he would attend to the And said: Now, is everything
Matter at once, which he did. All right and OK? and we said:
He sent q man up to- the house EtSurest thing you know"
To read our meter, and, meantime We don't know yet howthe got the
Teephoned us to go down cellar figures
With the man and read the meter That he marked down in the book.
AT the same time he read 1t All Of which goes to show
So there would be no mistake. How n nan will liz 40 uo Ala
Well, the man got to the house ~. a. - =. -
And we followed instructions :" So ns P"0 y"
And went downstairs with him II goes to snow
And he pulled out a book That you can't skin a gas company,
Several gentlemen want to stand up and fight Jack Dempsey. All
we can say is that they are welcome to the job,
A resourceful feminine friend of ours has fixed up a great sub
sttute for the saloon-her own home. She has erected a brass foot
rail in front of the sideboard and sprinkled a lot Of sawdust on the
floor, moved the payer-piano out in the dining room, and the old
man never thinks of going away from home in the evening.
RULES FOR HOT WEATHER.
Don't hang around peoples offices and bother them. The more
you talk, the hotter you get.
Have an out-of-door sleeping porch so you will know how much
cooler 1t Is to sleep in the house.
Lie in the sand where the temperature is 112, instead of sitting on
the hotel porch where 1t is 90.
Don't get all het up about the league of nations. Remember YOU
have nothing whatever to say about 1t.
II is all right to play golf. You really don't get hot until you begin
arguing about your score in the clubhouse.
MORE STATISTICS.
Dear Roy-Recently you had some statistics about safes but ~
III all the safes in the United States were placed in the ocean. the
ocean would be a very safe place. c. H. G.
Nobody yet has solved American morale, but it is always right an
the Job when somebody takes the trouble to dust it off and wind IT " IN
When the trouble starts 1t isn't In sight anywhere, but in the twnkring
'" a A \ a a per norn s on I'll nr, IL f cylinders n su and d eating attn! up the mileage.
and II seems as though he had always had it. AS a matter Of fact, It
a always been In the family and is more of a hereditary condition
Keeping tab on the morale in this country is not a diffcu,t ioh
'or mere ae loo'OoooOo American spies on the job "a hours a day.