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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
GENUINE CRITICISM
om Harper's Magazine.

From Harper's Magazine.
 One night, during the recent engage ment of well-known actor, two boys just plain boys-sat in the gallery before the play began. One of them asked:
 "Is this play any good, Jim7'
 Jim picked up his programme and read:
 Hamlet tragedy by William gramme and, turning to the other boy, answered.: T don't know anything about Hamlet but some of tho best plays I have, ever seen have been by this William Shakespeare"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
POSSIBLY

From Punch, London.
 A soldier arrested at Dover told the police he was Sidney Carton, tho hero of .'The Tale of Two Cities" Ho in supposed to be an imposter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
SOLVING THE HOUSING pRoBLEu

From the Washlngton Post.
 Every thirty-five minutes hy semi official estimates somebody is killed bv an. automobile. At this rate the housing problem will soon be solved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
A Good start

q am pleased with the start made by the Southern Commercial Congress in association with Alabama agencies in the work of bringing the proper kind of settlers to Alabama lands, said J D. Moore. The plan is a-good one. We shall have results if it is car ried out well and I see no reason why it should be not be.
 T am convinced that lot of the very best kind of people would be dee lighted to settle on Alabama's cheap and fertile lands. All that is required is the proper touch with them and the proper handling of them after they come here seeking homes The South ern Commercial Congress is in a posi- tion to carry on this work at Wash ington and the Alabama end seems to be in good shape"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
RATHER UNCERTAIN.

RATHER UNCERTAIN. But she might learn to love you in course of time."
 Being interested in psychic research, she intimated as much, but I couldn wait"
 You are foolish"
 Not at all. She said she could never love me in this life, sut we might meet again in some future cycle of existence"
 AS IT WE'RE.
 Pa said little Theophrastus Diggins. what is the political arena?"
 'The political arena. my son." said MT. Diggins, who is slangy person, lis the place where politicians shoot the bull.
 STRONG FOR TRADITION. What do you understand by the term "a stout party man'?' asked MT. Dibble. Tt is subject to only one interpreta- tion," said MT. Gorfling.
 "Well? What was good enough for his grand father is good enough for him. SHE DIDN'T. Now" said the irasclble man to the telephone operator, T want Green Hill 7Sss, and don't tell me the line is busy" "Out of order.'' chirped the operator in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
PRODUCERS

PRODUCERS. The gay, light-hearted creatures Who fit from store to store. From town out to the country. From mountain to the shore. Are always fitting, Hitting, That much you must admit: And poor male worms, on harsher terms Are working while they fit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
ADRIEvT WITH THE TIMES

A SAFE PREDICTION NOW. Dave Francis gives the bolsheviks Just six months more to rule, And those who've been about a pit Know David is no fool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

Iris true we've heard such talk before
 And nothing came of it; But Len and Trot, thanks to the Poles,
 May soon be forced to quit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

Washington Bureau. 300 Davidson building.
 European Bureau. 10 King street, Covent Garden, London, w. (. 2.
 Eastern business office, World build ing, New York City; western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The $. C. Beckwith Special Agency. agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
Selection of q Hamc.

-Four things go into the selection of a home which should not be disregard ed said John NJ. ?. Otis of the Jemi- son Real Estate and Insurance Com pany '"The first of these things is en- vironFnent. It matters not how valua- ble and luxurious house may be, if it is not built near other houses of a like character it is not desirable.
 The next most important require meat is location. A house must be con venient to neighbors, work. school and church. The third requirement. is to- geography and improvements. A home must be high and dry and not down in a marsh, and it must also be near lights, water and plumbing to be of the highest value. The last thing that enters is the price and terms. After all, they are governed by the others"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
Member of the Associated Press

Member of the Associated Press The Age Herald Is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exelusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published therein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
 TELEPHONE Bell (priyate exchange connecting all
 departments) Main 490O. Friendship is constant fn all other things,
 Save in the office and affairs of love
 -Much Ado. About Nothing.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

A society woman who refused to dance with the Rumanian Grown Prince got her picture and all the details in the papers. It Is little things like this that bring up the question, What is Journalism 2"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

N If the above has not suttietehsls Dixed YOU up. just wait a1i IT g've
 t another shake. Hippo era,es '''o p
 cl says they were in the ho;trst ana
 most unhealthy part of the summer;
 but again. If the season ~as ol oapy-
 lonians origin. as some thnA. 'len i'
 was in the early summer me Gfeehs assigned fifty days to the ba'ettt reig !
 Of dog days Now comes along one
 saving: The date of dos days has
 been changing at the rass 3f one day i,. seventy years, on accoan' oi me
 procession of the equ,noxes. SO a'-if e present time dog days in general cain- mencs in the latter part Q. July ana end in the beginning of September. When a man nonche sa- makes me eouinoxes process he is way and ,la1e ,.e and so ] Ss,r having f.llci | c,lunr I'll so bata TO e1e os my lt,lood expressions and say that s'' ,f.I as am able to tel. m he dogged l if I know when dog days hesil IT end ]. 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Scorn the Law

Scorn the Law
 have noticed recently a number of automobile drivers passing street cars with the gates open" said J. Y, North croft This is a violation of the traf- lie laws. On the other hand it is dan gerous for people alighting from a street car who are so apt to step just in front of the automobile When a driver passes street car with the gates open, he is taking a chance on hitting or killing some person stepping from the car. In my opinion he should be less selfish and more considerate of other people.
 T have heard drivers who were reckless say that the other fellow could look out IS they are coming and this seems to be Athe wrong spirit in a city the size of Birmingham. All traffic rules should be enforced to the letter and persons guilty of violating them should be arrested and fined"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

The citizen who has signed lease for place to live ir another twelve months, with only a slightly increased rental, and has laid in his winter coal supply, is presumably sitting on top of the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

A reader of The Age-Herald asks for two copies of the paper containing Senator Lodges Keynote" speech at Chicago. He must be laboring under the impression that it Is part of his-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

A German newspaper says, "Bol- shevism will now strip to the buff for finish fight But even then bol- shevism will retain it's aversion to soap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-23
Mems Hats
In Large Size Only

Felt hats that you'll have pay about double for else where These in all the good coors Tomorrow is the last day of this price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-23
$I.S5 For Mems New Fall Felt Hats

As last day feature of this sale, you can pick from several hundred fine hats in black or colors in all the smartest blocks of the season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
SERVANT PROBLEM WORRYING.
European War Factory Women Not
Returning to House Work.

Paris. July l2.-The servant prob.
lem, new to Europe, is sharing news.
paper space and private discussion in
France with high taxes and revolu-
tions. The women who went into fac,
tories during the war have not re.
turned to the broom and the pots. The
government tax on servants. definitely
included in the next tax bill, is the
least of the trouble, but it served To
bring ont long, loud complaints that
there are few servants. Employers
profess to be willing to pay double
and triple pre-war wages and To rec
ognize the servants new standard of
demands.
Unlike the American housewife the
French have not yet taken for granted
the general use of electric and gas
equipment, washing machines, patent
Kitchen cabinets and all the rest of the
labor savers that give advertisers the
courage to print pretty pictures Of the
young bride in lace apron getting
dinner to the music of ~phon0graph,
while reading book in the breeze OF
an electric fan.
France is taking the servant short
age seriously. Erudite surveys Of lndo-
China and French Africa are being
published to show the availability of
other races for household work
Beanwhile the concierge carries the
offers of better wages from an employ
er to the maid of her best friend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
FAMOUS FAMINEs IN HISTORY.
Ten Thousand Once Died in Rome in
One Day

Among the famous famines in his
tory was that terrible period of suffer
ing from 70 to IS, A. D. when the Ro-
man world seemed to be shaken to its
physical foundation. At that time,
In addition TO the devastating drought
and famine which swept over the ltal-
ian peninsula, during which 10000
citizens are said to have died in one
dav in Rome, there followed the shock
Of earthquakes and the cataclysmlc
eruption of volcanoes.
In no other country in the world
has a people been brought TO such
low ebb of morality or become so com
pletelv lost to all semblance of natur-
al humanity as in the series of fam
ines which swept over Europe during
the tenth, eleventh and twelfth cen
tures under Mahometan rule. A low
Nile in 967, A. D., resulted in a famine
the following year, which swept away
eO0, 900 people in the vicinity OF Fus-
tat. G'awhar. Mahometan Joseph,
founded new city. the Cairo OF to-
day. Short distance from the strlek
en- city. and Immediately organized re-
lief measures.
One of the worst calamities that
ever befell the human race was the
Black Death, and the accompanying
famine. which afflicted all western civ :
ilization during the middle decade of
The fourteenth century. Its toll has
been variously estimated at from one
fourth to three -fourths of the entire
population of Europe. and was not less
than 10000 900 persons Detroit News,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Last Night Passed Without
the Expected Out
break
TROOPS CONFINED
TO THEIR BARRACKS
But Military Officers Take
Every Precaution Posi-
BILE Against Disorder

Belfast, July l2.--Last night passed
quietly in Ulster and as the great Or
ingemen's day parade was formed in
his city this morning there was no
violence the day would be marked by
anything out of the ordinary for
celebration of July II. Telephone mes
lagos from Londonderry and other
points reported everything quiet, and
II was stated they were expected to
remain so.
Troops in the regular garrison here
have been confined to the barracks un
II Tuesday morning, but military off
GERS have taken every precaution
against disorder, even TO arranging for
4 special hospital service.
Many wild rumors were afoat in
Belfast this morning, one being that
trainload of Sein Feinners was coming
from Cork to attack the city. Inyesti-
CATION proved this, as we'll as many
other reports OF trouble, untrue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Peanuts are Product of Western Con-
tinent

The chief item of expense in raising
peanuts has always been the picking
of them from the vines, this work be-,
ing done usually by women and chill
dren. Lately, however, machinery has
been introduced for the purpose.
One reason that we have for being
interested in peanuts is that the plant
originated in the new world. II was
first obtained and carried to Europe
from the American tropics, probably
from Brazil.
Peanuts as living ration were first
fedito human beings on board of slave
ships which brought cargoes of cap
tive negroes to this country from Afri-
ca. They were fed to the blacks be-
cause they were cheap and sustain
ing.
Peanuts are very rich in protein, the
stuff that makes muscles and blood;
also they are rich in starch, which is
good fuel to run the body machine.
Thus they furnish a sort of balanced
ration. With nothing else 10 eat. one
could live for long time on pea
nuts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
SUPERVISED BY EMPLOYEES.
Post Office at Columbus, Ohio, Attains
High Standard of Efficiency.

Columbus, O., July l2.-Unlike any
other post Office in the United States,
the management of the one in Column
bus is supervised by employees A
system of management by the en-
ployes, similar to that adopted by
some of the country's larger indus
tries, has been in operation since Feb
ruary Postmaster Samuel Kinnear
says the system has brought about a
number of beneficial changes in the
operation of the post Office and is prov
ing a success.
The innovation was adopted to bring
about higher standard of efficiency
to the public and better working con-
ditions for employees.
Grievances Or suggestions made byt
employees are reported to committee, OF
whom there are about 40. Followiney
their investigation of the complaint orr
proposal, their recommendation is re
ported to the post Office council com
posed OF all committeeman. The coun-I
ell debates the subject and either api
proves or rejects the recommendation.
The postmaster has the power TO
veto all recommenda of the coun
ell, but it is said that anything APP
proved by the council is likely to re-
ceive his approval, as he is heartily in
favor of the system.
Nothing of radical nature has yet.
been proposed to the council.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
Dried Fruits and Roots of Asphodel for
Pottery.

The use Of dried fruits of trees. such
a. the gourd and the cocoanut, for
holding water aud liquid substances is
familiar. hut it is not so generally
known that cups, saucers and jars to
take the place Of ordinary earthenwsre
are made in the Orient of a glutinuus
and plastic material entirely OF vcge-
table origin, which is easily nodded and
dried
There is more than one instance in
history Of vegetable matter being com
bined with earth and clay. The pulpy
parts of various astrngent fruits haze
the peculiar plastic property OF clay,
and bv hardening in the air. after be
ing nodded into pots. they are imper-
vious 10 water and have the additional
advantage that they can fall to the
ground without being broken.
There is peculiar ware that Is
made bv the Baisras in the central
provinces of India from the fruit of
the aoula. The fruit is collected and
dried. It is then boiled in water until
quite soft and pounded. the stones re
moved and the pulp beaten up and
worked with the hands into thick,
brown sticky mass. When this Is quito
ready the manufacturer takes an earth
on vessel-anv shape that pleases him
and covers il all over with r thick
laver or coat Of the pulp. This IS then
nut aside to set a bit and when hard
rude devices are stamped round the
neck and shoulders Of the article. which
i then sci aside to dry. When entire
IL hard the gharra inside i broken
and the pieces removed. These vegeta-
lilo nots are sold according TO size
from four To eight annas each and are
much sought after by the people. The
anna j. worth about 2is cents at eN-
change rates.
The aoula tree Is abundant through.
out the forests 81 tropical India and
Burma. and the fruits are frequently
emploved in medicine and for Tan
ming.
Another material used in making
lars i the root Of the great asphodeL
The feshv root Of ,his plant, by drying
in a sand oven and grinding. u pre-
psred into a -four, which, when mixed
with hot water. Yields rlost tena-
cious vegetable glue with which the
persians make great vessels Tor hold
inc oil and clarified butter. The ma
tive rnbhlers employ u in preference
to animal glue in their work.-New
York sun and Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
HOW ONE SPY WAS CAUGHT.
German in Leavenworth Became Too
Confidential

Leavenworth. kans.. July l2.-Lotha
Witsche, the only German spy sen
fenced to death during the war, was
received at the federal prison here re-
Gently to begin serving a prison sen
tence. The death sentence was com
muted by the president. Witsche was
lieutenant in the German army.
During naval engagement in the
Atlantic ocean. in which the Teuton
warship ON which he was serving was
sunk. Witsche was east adrift. He was
picked up by vessel bound for Mexico
and later made his way across the in
ternational line into the United States.
He succeeded in making a number Of
maps and drawings Of harbors and
fortifcations along the Pacific coast
and returned to Mexico There he be
came confidential with an American Of
German descent. who induced him TO
return 10 the United States for fur
Their espionage work He walked into
the trap and at Nogsles fell into the
hands Of federal officers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
PROHIBITIONISTS
NAY NOMINATE
Hold Their National Convention at
Lincoln, Neb., on July
21st

Chicago, July l2.-The present pros
pect is that the prohibition party will
nominate a presidential ticket in its
national convention at Lincoln, Neb.,
beginning July Dist, says Virgil g.
Hinshaw, chairman of the prohibition
national committee
Both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties by emitting a plank en-
dorsing the 18th amendment have dis
mally failed in living up to the stand
ards demanded by the American people
in As states" said Mr. Hinshaw. in a
formal statement. 1--WE of the prohi-
bition party consider it incumbent up
on us to maintain party organization
to give expression to the millions Of
dry voters in the country.
For the first time in the history of q
prohibition national convention one of
the sessions will be given over to a law
enforcement mass meeting. Another
new feature of the 1920 convention will
be the discussion of world prohibit
ton. "Woman's Hour is the theme of
third session Aaron Watkins of
Germantown, O., as temporary chair
man, will make the keynote address,
Mr.. Watkins was the party's vice.
presidential nominee in 1908 and 1912
Clinton \. Howard of Rochester, \.
Y, who presented the case of prohibi.
ton before the Republican national
will speak of The 18th
Amendment The Lost Plank Clay
Needham of Los Angeles. CAL will fol-
low with an address, why Democracy
SHED at It," w G.. Calderwood of
Minneapolis is to speak of How the
Committee of 4s Met the Call" Mr.,
is national vice chairman
Of the party.
Thursday morning July y, is SEIZED.
uled to bring election of the national
prohibition committee and the report
on platform and resolutions.
Thursday night is to be devoted TO
the Prohibition Foundation" an in
for the extension of nation
al and world prohibition work.
Adoption of platform and presiden-
tial nominations are scheduled for Fri
day morning, July %.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
{ ROCODILES GUARD
.4NN4WS WEALTH
Ruler Put Treasure in Palace Tank
and Then Installed Saurians
in Pool

4 Frenchman returned with an ac-
count of a singular national treasury
in AMMAN. writes an eastern CORES
pendent. II the story is true--and it
presents no essential improbahility-
he treasury is in no danger Of rob
berry and is destined to become ia
Nious.
Now. in Annsm' iron safes of good
resisting power are for the most part
unknown, and. unfortunately, adroit
hicves are not 70 defend his most
costly treasures the native ruler had
20 resort to some means in harmony
with the natural circumstances of the
country.
Armed guards he could not fully
trust Animals do not steal money,
md nature had supplied the ruler with
creature that could not he wheedled
nor killed except with a great deal Of
trouble The crocodile is such an ami
NAL The ruler would have the croc-
odile guard the special reserve.
Yet to avail himself of the service
Of the crocodile he must keep his mon
ey in place where crocodiles are at
home. Nothing was more simple. In
the interior of his palace the ruler
caused to he constructed large tank
or basin. which he kept filled with wa
ter. Then he took several teak logs,
which he had bored with holes, and
into these holes he put his special re-
serve Of gold and silver. The holes
were closed up and the logs put into
the tank
Then some crocodiles of the largest
and fercest description were installed
in the tank and maintained there
not being fed. however. with such a
superAuitv As to interfere with their
natural ferocity ANY person who
should undertake 20 reach the treasure
laden logs would surely be eaten by
the crocodiles And any one who should
attempt to put the saurians out Of the
way would have 10 make noise enough
to attract the attention Of the hui.
man guards aud Of the ruler him
self, for he, by AMMAN custom. j. re-.
Quired to remain very closely IN his
palace.
At any rate, the royal crocodile
treasury has never been robbed and
il cannot burn Detroit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-12
SUNLIGHT FOR EVERY CELL.
Is Only One Provision in This New
Prison.

Joliet. ILL.,. July II. 49, Sunlight for
every cell and individual washbowls
with hot and cold water are con
teniences to be found within the new
cylindrical state prison at Statesyille,
ILL.,
The prison house. the first of its kind
in the world gives one the impression
upon entrance of being in an aviary.
Every cell has been provided with 80
minutes of sunlight, coming through a
skylight This universal distribution
OF sunlight accomplished by a slight
curve in the skylight was figured by
Forest Ray Moulton, professor of as
tronomy at the University Of Chicago.
cafeteria system, another new idea
for prison life, has been installed.
Most Of the eatables are supplied from
the 2.200 acre honor farm upon which
the prison is located
The PAS cells. which are all alike, are
built of concrete with cork insulation
in the walls. The doors OF the cells are
doubIy locked. They can be automst-
ically locked by hydraulic oil control
and then the guard comes around and
locks each cell separately. They can
be opened individually.
In the center of the prison is a
tower from where the guards can watch
the movements of all prisoners.
= At night the outside of the prison is
lighted up with electric lights by which
the guard in the center of the round
prisonhouse can see everything that is
going on in front of the windows.
The prison is surrounded with cir
cular concrete wall 1919 feet high. Ia
inches thick at the top and "a inches
thick at the bottom. The New York
state building commission has adopted
this idea and expects to enclose Sing
Sing with a similar wall.