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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20

cause you were buying dollars s worth
 of sugar which you could scarcely carry in your boyish arms at the time Condon's
 right foot was being parked in ye editors clothing. You thought ye editor was be-
 ing assassinated. didn't you? And how the other paper came out. and told all about it in the next Thursdays issue, and
 that was how the town newspaper row started?
 Have you forgotten fat Milo Giles. the
 drayman, with red whiskers who always wore linen trousers in the summer time but never had on a coat or vest and his lsuspenders were dirty and he chewed fine cut tobacco2 Or Chicken Smith, who was always trading dogs i'll winter and ped- ding apples in summer?
 Or the town feud that started when the new opera house on the ground floor and the school house above and the town clock was built, and how half the town wanted a rooster weather vane and the other half huge gilden pen at the top of the flagpols? And how the pen" crowd elected a majority of the school board and the pen went on, and how some Of the survivors have not spoken to each other since?
 You can't remember the days when silver quarter looked bigger to you than a s20 gold coin looks ts you now? fad that hot afternoons when you pitched hay for tight old Ben Messenger and didn't know how and tried to pull the hay out of the bile by main force and at sun- down he handed you silver quarter? And you went into town with that quar- ter and. spent it for strawberry soda water at the Tufts marble fountain that had metal polar bear on it, and was sweaty with the cold vapor, and ice cream enough to fill a lard can and big sticks of striped red and white candy and a watermelon?
 Would you like to see that store now?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
USE FOR THE SUNFLOWER

other crops. Sunflowers can also be used as q last resort where failure has occurred with the silage corn planting.
 The average wield is from twenty to thirty tons per acre. One cultivation is all that is necessary as rule. and the sunflower soon chokes out the weeds.
 Careful testing also showed that sum- flower silage kept the cows in good condition, insuring a large yield of milk and butter fat In fact, all the experiments were so satisfactory in all the different States that the question is being asked by leading dairymen today. Are sunflowers to take the place of corn to supply the dairies of the future with silage?"
 In West Virginia and similar states where the tillable acreage is limited and it is difficult to grow sufficient silage and roughage for dairy cows the sunflower comes as great bless ing, adding wonderfully to the wealth and industry through the dairy prod ucts It is certainly interesting to note the many hitherto familiar but unat- tractive products that have been found to be abounding in possibilities of use fulnessxand wealth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20

From the Thrift Magazine.
 COTltIE old fashioned sunflower has
 II always been looked upon as a
 S plant of no startling value. It chicken feed. Lovers of birds have raised a few for food for some varie- ties of birds. And some have regarded the sunflowers as disorders of malaria, and other undesirable germs. Hence they have raised them for their health giving qualities. But now the sun flower steps to the front row if you please as silage product
 In Montana, Nevada and number of other states, where tests have been made, they show a heavier yield per acre under similar condi tions than corn and are of immense value to the dairy man. They have proved to be the cheapest dairy silage, and thus prom ise to take the place of corn.
 The sunfIower is an exceedingly quick and heavy growing crop. It has an advantage in this respect over corn. It can be planted from ten days to three weeks after corn and still mature in good shape for silage. It is sturdy grower and may be planted on foul or
 weedy ground, which is unsuited t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
show Appreciation

While the closing games of the sea- son, so far as the Barons were con cerned was somewhat disappointing to the local fans, yet I hope that they will remember the game fight the Barons made for the pennant,' said Hardie Brown. Those who have seen the Barons in action on the home diamond can testify to the never give-up' spirit of the entire team.
 "The individual members have always played to win and have at all times played together. There has been. little or no dissention among the players and I for one believe that every one of the boys has done his best to land the pennant for the local club.
 Today the fans will have the oppor- tunity to show their appreciation by attending the benefit game that will be played at Redwood park. The pro- ceeds will be divided among the play CTS, and I expect to see large crowd present just to show the boys that their efforts during the season to play the game for all it was worth was thor oughly appreciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Most any photographer can tell you that it pays to fiatter woman,
 If we were the Creator. we would give every girl pretty face and perfect shape A girl has a tough enough time of 1t without being homely and slab sided
 The reason why the Straight and Mar row Path isn't crowded Is becausS after yoh get to the top the world doesn't give a hang what route you came over.
 Many single girl who has studied Eugenics feels that 1t is tip to her to write book on aWhat Every Bride ought to Know"
 Any husband can tell you that no matter how much money you give T wife per week she always needs $10 more.
 What has become of the 0. F. woman who used to look at 4s vacant houses before she found one she rented?
 A Doctor used to be able to make a rapid diagnosis when man got sick. It was usually either too much Food or too much Beer. But nowadays Doc can't advise the patient to out out the Beer.
 Why is it that. the man who never had courage enouA to take | dose of it himself always advises YOU to take Castor Oil?
 A womans idea of Independence is to have enough knives and forks and spoons. and dishes to entertain with out borrowing from the neishbors.
 once upon a Time a man was offered all the $20 gold pieces he could carry away in sack. And, of course, he made such hog of himself that he hsd to spend every cent of the money to recover from the strain caused By car rying too big load.
 You may not believe it. But many a married man has to press his owI pants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20

From the San Francisco Chronicle. FNHE recent increase in railroad pas
 senger and Pullman ear rates may
 S be fine for the railroads, but It has brought wailing and gnashing or teeth to Pullman car porters and dining car conductors.
 Even more than that, the 70 per cent increase in passenger fares. coupled witii 50 per cent increase in Pullman rates has caused the aforesaid Pullman car porters and walters to Emit dismal howl.
 The porter brushes off train dust as of wore; he shines shoes as of old; he assem- bles grips and bags as in days gone ny' he does all that and more, but does ne harvest the tips as of wore?
 He does not.
 The average passenger, with an eye on the 20 per cent increase in passenger fares and the 50 per cent ineretse Tor the Pullman, privilge, is not inclined to part with dimes, quarters and half dollars as frea,v as in the days of lower fares. No
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
4' x + Legislature Will Inspect Two Ala hama Coilapes


 n R EMBERS of the state legisla- DVI ture who will visit the two leading educational institutions of the state, the University and Auburn, will learn a great deal about the needs of these schools. Alabama's progress is closely related to her splendid col leges, which have made an admirable showing and have been ably con- ducted, but are handicapped for funds.
 It is safe to assume that there is no citizen of Alabama, with the best interests of the state at heart, who would oppose needed appropriations to carry on the work that is being done at Auburn and Tuscaloosa. The University of Alabama and the poly technic institute are source of pride
  to all Alabamians. They rank among the leading educational institutions of the country, but they never have been given the financial aid to which they are entitled.
 By seeking first hand information the legislature can learn more in a few hours about the state university and the school at Auburn than it could derive from lengthy reports submit ted by investigators. It's decision to visit Auburn and Tuscaloosa will be. highly commended. The knowlege of what these schools are doing for Ala bama should insure an adequate ap- propriation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
THE HOME TOWN STORE

Charles E. Hunt, :. in the Portland Ore gonian.
 XXX THAT has become of the general
 WW store that you remember in
 the old home town. and the owners wife who was leader in the town society? Where is that mixed odor of dried apples, tar paper and newly sprinkled and swept floor that used to greet you when as barefoot boy you entered on errands for mother? And the blue placards with the silvered white let ters hung on a wire that ran overhead the length of the counter and the We Buy for Cash and We Must Sell for Cash and Don't Ask for Credit when the proprietor had all the farmers on his books from harvest to harvest and settle ment of bills was once a year?
 And the wooden rakes, and rubber boots, and bolts of calico and alpaca, and seersucker coats for men? And the box stove that would take stick of cordwood at time and the sheet metal drum above it that was supposed to double the heat capacity. and the lazy dog that slept all day under the stove?
 Where is the old homemade spittoon filled with sawdust, and the free pack age of Peerless tobacco and box of matches on the cleared space on the counter nigh the stove?
 Have you7 forgotten how carefully the dry goods were kept on one side of the store in neat bolts. and the groceries and patent medicines and harness and nifi- linery goods on the other and the hard- ware at the rear?
 Do you remember the time that ye ed- itor printed some sort of a derogatory story about Shoeman Condon, and how Condon met him in the general store anu kicked his trousers in such way that he had to go home in an apple barrel? You couldn't have forgotten that. De-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
 FRENCH "EFFERvEscENCE"

From Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Russia has gone crazy. Italy is hav- ins a sour dose of sovietism. English radicals are running roughshod over English traditions and are bulldozing the government. Germany is com pelled, from time to time, to call out her soldiers to suppress rod insurrec- tions Alone among the greater na- tions of Europe France trudges along her mater of- fact path. France has her radicals and her wild-eyed cranks, but she does not permit them to dis turb her equanimity. The French na- tion ses clearly and acts prudently. ;
 French "effervescence" is proverbial. The Gallic race is supposed to be ex- citable and flighty. Frenchmen are ex- pected to "go up in the air at the slightest provocation France today is proving the injustice of the accepted estimate of French traits, Fracne to- day is the sanest. sturdiest. most relia- ble nation in Europe. France stands trines of common sense.
 More and more America. looks to France as her best and most useful friend France and America, standing together against the frenzy of the times. may bring the world to it's senses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
Some of the Signs
 of Alabama Progress

= OJIR of the central city banks
 show deposits on September IT, of s55, 900 900 compared with S47'-' ooo GOO at the same time in 1919, an increase of r per cent. This IS put me of the many evidences of the prog rcss of the district and Alabama, along the most solid lines. It has been shown in structural operations, in investment of new capital in local enterprises, in the larger iron and steel production. We will see it next in the crops that are about to be gathered.
 We have seen it in the increase of population in this city and that of Gadsden, Anniston and other munich palitics inethe industrial section. We have seen it in the coming here of great cen@nC WoTkS anu iicW Plo- ducers of finished iron and steel products. We have seen it in the enormous volume of steel, pipe, wire and coke that we are sending out of Mobile and other southern ports to Europe, to Asia, to the Pacific coast, to Cuba and to South America.
 We have seen it in the willingness of the people to bear their share of taxation that the institutions of the state may perform the mission for which they were founded. We see it in the importations of ore and ni- tratcs which we are bringing in from Brazil and Chile in return for that which we send out to them.
 It is an inspiration for She indi- vidual to grow mentally and morally as his district grows; to measure un in his person to the bigness around and about him and thrust upon his attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
Safety First" Applied
 to Canned Ripe Olives

7 AST winter the newspapers gave lA a great deal of publicity to sev- eral deaths caused by eating ripe olives that were spoiled. The Cali fornia Olive Association begs to state it's side of the case and it is only fair that it be given hearing.
 According to letter received from Frank Simonds, president of the as- sociation, six containers out of one hundred and eighty million shipped from California since the olive indus try was established there held spoiled fruit. Mir. Simonds declares the olive association packers immediately with drew all questionable containers from the market and joined the National Gamers Association in app opriating $100,000 to have an investigation made by leading scientists of a sterili- zation process to prevent ripe olives from spelling after bcing canned.
 Experts engaged for this work made their report August before the California state board of alth. A resolution was passed making it unlawful to market h Ca.ifo.n,A canned ripe olives that have not been subjected to a temperature of 240 de- grees Fahrenheit for forty minutes, which kills the botulinus germ.
 The olive packers took prompt steps to maintain the purity of their prod uct. They indorse and will strictly conform to the findings of the board of health. They suffered financially and their prestige was hurt by the panic of last winter, but it is evi- dent that the ripe olive will in the future be made safe and kept safe for the consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
UNHAPPY PULLMAN PORTER

one knows it better than the porter.
 Only few days ago traveller strained a point and slipped porter half doi- lar.
 '.Thanks, boss" he trembled, that's the first piece of money I've seen in two days. Other porters report similar strin- gency in the money market
 Dining car conductors feel the pinch or poverty even more. Passengers who are com pelled to track down chop and find it secreted under a bashful half leaf Of lettuce or even Brussels sprout are not moved to part with gratuities, especially when they remember the 20 and 50 per cent increases in passenger and Pullman fares
 The rates of increase are estimated to swell the revenues of railroads to the im- |pcsing total of si,55S ,Soo,ooo annually, but the Pullman car porter and the dining car waiter do not get any of it.
 fiAnce the wall they have unIoosed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
THEIR BOND OF SYMPATHY

From the New York World.
 Mir. WilsonSw was never fit to be Pres ,ident by training or temperament.' says Senator Penrose. That is the. way the former Kaiser feels about it. That Is the way the Hohenxoilerns and Haps- hurgs feel. Mir. Wilson was the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrohs time. and it would be strange indeed if Boles Penrose. as member of the Sen ate oligarehy that has had it's own troubles with the President, held diff ferent opinion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
GElsHAs AND sAkI

GElsHAS AND SAkl
 From the Baltimore Sun.
 The uplift in Japan is trying to take the ioy out of tho junketers lives. Ihe tsmperancs societies there have De- sought the congressmsn to escnew wine women and song oniy they call it geishas and saki. The geisha IS a sinaing and dancing girl Saki IS Nipponese light wine or beer.
 C;e1sha is a Chino-Japanese "oru s,enifyinr "person" of pleasing ac- com plishrfiente." The training or me true eeisha includes lessons in daneing and singing, and often begins when ths girl has reached the age Of seven. Hsr anprenticeship over. she contracts sitn ay, employer for period of years. hnt conditions are such that she is se,don, able to achieve economic in denendence except through the avenue of marriage. All of her class are com callad to pay a special poll tax.
 Inconsiderate persons have lowered tba word geisha to include the woman u-hc inhabits the "red light district of Tokio. So the geisha problem in Japan finas A parallel in the vice question of this country.
 Saki is the national beverage of the Japanese and is made of rice. It con tains 12 to Is per cent alcohol. thus standing about midway between beer and wine It is a yellowish- white liquid and it's flavor somewhat resem- bles that of Madeira or sherry The iiuuor Is warmed before consumptioi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
i. < * League of Nations Past Academic Stage

6HH HE much discussed League of
 J Nations has gone ahead with out seeming regard to those Ameri- An statesmen who are arguing wheth- ef we shall have one or no. The nations of the earth in the league represent three-fourths of the word. An organization, which em- braces that much of terra firma in its membership and the pale of its influence, has passed far beyond the academic stage and become 9 real pulsing entity.
 The league comprises the original membership, those states since ad- nAitted and those signifying their willingness to join. Three-fourths of the worlds surface and three-fourths of the worlds population are in the League of Nations to keep these na- tions at peace.
 The company outside the league is not that which this nation sought in the world war. It is rather that which had set itself to destroy world liberty and bring it under the Ger <nian yoke. It is that which we met on the battlefield and worsted. The principal nations outside the league, excepting the United States, Russia, and Mexico, are Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria, the quadruple |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20

alliance which, an humanity's name, this country beat back in Flanders.
 Whether we join this league or do not join, we will be forced to deal with it. Our international relations are inextricably tied up with the members of the league. America must decide whether she will deal with these nations and this league as an outsider or as one of the council on the inside and assisting in the direction of the affairs common to the interest of all.
 The league exists, whether the can idate from Marion, O., realizes it or does not. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
Feasibility of a
 Symphony Orchestra

~ TIES not as large or as ann N> bilious musically as Birming- ham have the foundation of symphony orchestras in moving picture shows.
 The principal cities have picture or chestras of 75 or so pieces. New York and Chicago have several such and Washington maintains 40piece orchestras. Even Montgomery has an 1Sepicce orchestra in one of it's picture houses.
 There should be enterprise enough in Birmingham to supply two or three picture houses with orchestras of concert proportions. High-class music in the movies" has come to be s strong feature. Music of this kind pays.
 If Birmingham were to get in line in this respect, first-rate symphony orchestra could be organized for giv- Sunday afternoon concerts at small admission fees.
 . Any city that is without . grand orchestra in these progressive days is musieally backward. Birmingham has a competent conductor-a nausi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
Rare Programme

"A programme of rare excellence was that rendered at the Tutwiler last style and perfect intonation,' said Fred G. ,Wieganl, His Prologue to Il Pag liacci' was splendid specimen of dramatic fire. One of the most beauti- ful orchestra numbers was The Girl From the Golden Vest
 William Nappi, who has been study Ing trumpet in Washington for several years, is back in Birmingham, and was heard to advantage in the otchestra-'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20

FISH By Foiger Mckpsey. the Bentztown Bard. fish in the streams of sunny dreams For the fish of the silver scs.a For the trout ana the pike and the
 frisky breams. The rock and the monster whale. And fairy hook and a phantom bait Is all that need the while. As I sit at the mouth of the golden
 gate And fish with a heart of smile. For once in garret so far away From the sea it was a shame to tell fished and fished and fished all da0 Like a man in the old dry well. But ever and ever the shiny things Of the sun and ocean and spray, The fish with fins like rainbow wfns4 And the fish with the stringins ray, And the fish that sang and fish that
 spoke And fish that loved and sighed. They rose as cast with steady stroke My line in the dreamiand tide. And now whenSI want to fish the most think of that garret, and take To the old oak bed with its high heA1s
 poat And sail to the childhopd lakA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
Strong for Aldermen

"The bill introduced by Senator West at the special session of the legislature in reference to allowing the citizens of Birmingham to vote on the form of municipal government is causing much comment" said Harry J. Berry. "Ae- cording to the provisions of the bill, the people are to decide whether they, want the present commission form, the aldermanic system or the general manager plan.
 Judging from the comments that 1 have heard regarding this matter l firmly Believe that if the question was submitted to the people at this time without long drawn out campaign the aldermanic form would carry by an overwhelming majority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
A MORNING PRAYER

Almighty God, when l nm iooe on my own life and grievhs oe1 .n sorrow that comes 10 me- 'ea to pray for the Tightening oi o'ne burdens; give me 10 serve ioi Irightening of other lives. so s T ,;,. in tby light which shines on
 s ,,,., through me. Amen.--M. s. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
should Hold Wenpons

Carrying concealed weapons is ono of the greatest dangers that is facing Birmingham and the entire state at the present time" says Gaines Kelly, and should be broken up if the safe : ty of innocent persons is to be pre- served.
 ''The laws of a good many of the states are to the effect that when a person Is arrested for carrying con cealed weapons the city or the county has the right to hold the weapon and let it go towards paying his fine. This, I think, would be a very good law to have in Alabama, especially at the Present time when so many citizens and good police officers are being killed by people swho haven't sense enough to keep out of trouble, much less carry a pistol"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
IN BAD COMPANY

rron the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Austria. Turkey. Russia. MeNico. Ger many and the United States are the six nations that have pot joined the league. How do you like yonr alliAs7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
TROUBLE AHEAD
From the Houston Post

From Inc Houston POSt
 Mrs. Adele McNeel of Birmingham writes that with women enfranchised, the nation and the states are son due for regular housekeeping. The mar ried male, politicians will know the agony that thisNforecast portends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-20
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AUTO surrLAsrs CAMEL
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
 Autos are traversing the Sahara and tffe camel. the ship of the desert'' sian. What scientific progress is bringing the world in the way of com fort and utility. 1t is losing it in pie turAsqueness and tradition. Going across the desert in motor car is too prosaic thing to brag about at home.