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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Scheme To Get Free Coal.

happened to be passing along a street on which q railroad runs" said Paul Barnett ''and there was row of negro houses on one side of the track. I noticed on both sides of tie track a large amount of coal. Some of the Jumps n.Ast have weighed at least fifty pounds and in all there must have been at least a ton. supposed that some of the brake men had conveniently rolled it off in passing. as it was bitter cold. The next morning there wasn't lump In sight as big as a partridge's egg.
 It reminded me of the Tennessee Farmers scheme to get his winters SUD- ply of coal. The right of way divided his farm, and he had a dulldog who was taught to chase every train which passed and the brakemen amused themselves by chunking coal at him. It got to be competition between them as to who would kill the dog. with the result that in a season he was able to pick up enough to meet his needs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Woe to the Successor
 of Commissioner Roper

THE Washington correspondent
 H of The Age-Herald says Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, resigned position for which he was well fitted because the rather thankless task of enforcing federal prohibition was not to his taste.
 Anyone with the slightest concep- tion of the difficulty that will be ex- perienced for the first few years in making America "bone-dry" can sym pathize with MT. Roper. Naturally there are many parts of the coun- try where prohibition in any form is unwelcome, and there is feeling of resentment that will continue until the unregenerate "wets" bow to the inevitable.
 MT. Roper was "hold-over" from
 
 the time when liquor flowed freely. He no sooner began his campaign of prohibition enforcement than embar- rassing complications arose. Much against his wishes, and his better judgment, perhaps,s the task was delegated to his department. Doubt less feeling that private life was preferable to becoming candidate for the madhouse, MT. Roper quit.
 Whoever succeeds to the responsi- ble, but onerous job, will be enti- tied to larger salary than the Pres ident receives. If he performs his duty, hewing to the line, letting the chips and the demijohns fall where they may, he will earn at least one, hundred thousand dollars a year.
 x # <
 Taking a Charitable View
 of the Hon. Breck Musgrove A N amazing statement is attribu- 6 ted to the Hon. L. "Breck" Musrove, implacable foe of liquor and candidate for the United States Senate. The Hon. "Breck" is quoted as saying that he cares little for the senatorship, but he does want to defeat Oscar Underwood.
 If these are the sentiments of the Walker county statesman, they of fer much food for thought. It is possible that man with a cherubic countenance and the twinkle of good living in his eye, who needs but cowl to make him closely resemble jolly monk of the middle ages, can cherish such hatred in his heart? We all know how the Hon. "Breck" hates the demon rum. But that's differ ent matter. He even carried his aversion to Paris, where rumor has it that he didn't drink drop of rum during his entire visit. Of course, he was hobnobbing with bishops and was in the French capital to look into the feasibility of making the whole world dry, but he didn't have to stay with the bishops all the time.
 The Hon. "Breck" much have great CT respect for the high office of United States senator and more re- gard for the feelings of Alabana's intelligent citizens than to ask it at their hands merely to gratify a per- sonal spite. A stranger from with out our commonwealth, contemplat- ing the ruddy and beneficient fea- lures of Walker county's favorite son, would not believe for moment that he could distill such poison.
 There is, to be sure, some other explanation for the generous expendi- lure of Musgrove funds, the tireless pussyiooting from county to county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Our Imported Troubles.

Most of our troubles are imported The high protective tariff given us by the republican party to keep Europe from dumping cheap merchandise' in upon us has had nothing to do with keeping out the thousands of cheap men and expensive ideas that have been disgorged upon us," said George Lewis Boiles.
 One of the greatest needs of this countrl in my opinion, Is that immi- grafton control-control with a cap- ital C-be substituted for immigration regulation as this country has known it during the last twenty five years.
 'The current number of the satur- day Evening Post carries a most time ly, instructive and encouraging article by MT. Warner Parker, former law of- ficer of the bureau of immigration. His article discusses the Johnson registra- ton bill, now up for consideration be- fore Congress-
 The United States Supreme court has held that our present immigration laws are so written that in determin- Ing the question as to whether an alien shall be admitted or turned back at Ellis Island the burden of proof is upon the United States to show that he Is an undesirable-not upon the alien to show that he is desirable or qualified to enter.
 The Johnson bill seeks to put the burden of proof upon the immigrant where 1t belongs; it seeks to aid in the assimilation of the vast horde of inn migrants coming to this country by direct teaching and the influence of wholesome environment. It seeks to effect better distributions; it aims at passport control; in short. it seeks to lessen the ills which our great melt ing pot nation is heir to by substitut- ing for regulation comprehensive. thoroughgoing control"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
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NATION-WIDE

From the Boston Herald.
 The peak of high prices looks more like tableland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03

Washington Bureau. 500 Davidson building. ..oa+
 European Bureau. 10 King Covent Garden. London. W. c. C.
 Eastern business office. Woriu p.4as a..a office, Tribune building Chicago. The & c. Beckwith Special Agency asen's Tor foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03
Member of the Associates Prea~

The Age-Herald is the only mornns and Sunday newspaper in Birmins nam carrying the Associated Press ois- patches.
 The Associated y4ress is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all new dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news puonsneo herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserveo'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03

I have only given faint outline of the purposes and poss. bilities of the Alabama School of Trades and Indus tries. but I hope enough to get you to give Watt Brown hearing if he calls upon you to interest you in the big un- dertaking so close to his heart which is to be established at Ragland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03

The need is so patent that it seems strange to me that any educators could have seen fit to oppose 1t, and yet we know that it comes at last into being in the face of an opposition which was stilled, but which I fear still is un- friendly to its success. But there is no
 use dragging up the past, for we must look to the future and see to it that the
 school Is not handicapped but given |. fair trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-03

l believe that every boy is entitled to be educated and trained in the line of his occupation, and not to meet this need is to discriminate in our educa- tiona1 system. This is why am an ad- vocate of tpe Alabama School of Trades and Industry. for which my friend Watt Brown has fought so long and so hard, and lat last is on the eve of seeing his dream come true, for it has been taken out of the region of debate and by the action of the last legislature is now within the realm of practicality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
THROUGH A WOIMAN,S EYES
NEWTON
JD or DO,CJr
By JEAN NEWTON

Everybody knows that if two differ
emit standards are to become anc aud
the same, one must rise or the other
must fall.
When we 50 fippantly speak, in the
heat of our newly emanCipatedness, Of
the end of double standards and the
new sauce that serves for goose as well
as gander, it might BE- profitable TO give
q thought to the question, "Whirh is
it to bc--the higher or the lower" For
IN moral issue ther" can be no COM
promise. One must rise or the other
must fall.
Mr.. Bernard Shaw, in his latest cf-
fort TO dsScCt w. and tell the world,
gives very good example Of how this
works ont. H. j. speaking of ~nVk
ing, which happens to be neither a
moral issue nor the issue Of this article :;
but it makes as good an example as any
other.
"Alcn." he says, "always were Iitt'e
ashamed Of it and were actually head
ing for its remuneration when women
gave it an enormous impulse and made
it quite Shameless.
OF course we all heard in orr cradles
about the Rome that went into dc"in"
with the decline Of its women. But
the fact remains that the decline o.
both was due TO demand of the women
for single standard and their adopting
the men = standard, or rather phIlOsO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
INCHES FROM
The heGolden-PlafedRule
BIZ Lillian PaschaI DAY
TtUO Stars

/ went TO Il fresh water college.
CO. educational, small student body.
My boy chum and ] studied together
] boarded at Clara Mack's.
She was the college widow.
All new comers made her jealous.
She Centered on me-she liked Carl.
He and botanizcd together.
She threw out my flower specimens.
Told Carl l was not at home.
was up stairs studying, she knew.
Two sororities rushed me.
Decided to join the =. Q. O.'s.
All the girls liked belonged.
| Colors were white and gold.
Pin was n gold star, white letters
Greek letter girls were nice. too.
Wished later ! had joined them.
For ] was put uD by the p. Q. O.'s.
Clara Mack black -ballcd me.
My girl chum told me, crying.
! Although it was against the rules.
Carl tried to comfort me.
But ] could see he was chilled.
He wondered what was wrong.
We drifted apart.
| felt disgraCed about the =. q. y. 5.
They had rushed me so openly.
| The whole college knew about it.
| Greek letters girl / rcbuffed.
! Felt sore, fearing another slight.
These are tragedies to young girls.
But l braced up, studied harder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
Shall She Wait for Hlm7

Dear Cynthia---I have been going with
a young man for about a year, and It
seemed that we loved each other very
much. ! am more than convinced that
he loved me. We were supposed to be
engaged In a few months.
Just about two weeks ago, he left his
place Of employment on account of hav-
ing a quarrel with one of the executives
In his department. He was not able to
find work, and he got disgusted. F'o,
two days we did not hear from him, un-
III one day we were told by an officer of
the Navy that he enlisted. He Is now
on his way to California. He enlisted
for two years. He did not even come to
say Good-by to his mother or myself. but
he sent us letters saying that he wanted
to go away from here to make good and
save up some money. His mother Is
very sick on account of It. |, myself,
have not been able to work, as | am
very nervous on account of It.
Now. dear Cynthia, please tell me
what to do in this matter. Should l
wait for him, or should l try to forget
him, which certainly will be very hard
| for me to do. Let some OF the readers
give their opinion on this Hoping you
| will print this as soon as possible.
remain ROSE l..
| It depends on how great your love for
| him is If you do not feel that you car
be happy without him, wait. Otherwise
do not, as if you do not care enough
| to wait for him, you had better FORGE
| him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19

ply prevailing among the men. This
was EplcureaniSm. And "a a standard
of modes and morals it was vCry low.
So the women declined with the men
and Rome went down with both.
Fortunately our women did not at
trmpt, as did the Roman women. ~
leap from obSCurity 10 equality. III { ,
free mingling Of the sexes nowada =
the way has been paved gradually for Il
single standard Of morals. and girls
have ample opportunity TO work their
influence for the higher standard. to
make it the basis of the single standard.
And the question now is how are
they going to do it? Will the single
Ntandl"d mean that girls are going to
laugh at what formerly they would
have bhshed to hear. that they will GO
to questionable places and do question
able things in the name of single
standard? Will girls first kiss nc
longer be of moment? VIII they pirate
''frecdom' and practice laxness?
Or does a single standard promise q
realization among young men that girl,
o." ir aniing of them tho same fnrnoS,
and purity, the same wholCsOmcncs4 Of
mind and heart that men have always
expected Of them? Does it promise q
maphood taking pride in living up tC
the higher standard instead Of down tc
III" lower and a shame for the lower
instead Of complacency and Arrogance
in it,
Which shall it be. girls--up or down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
Occupation for Young Married
Woman

Dear Cynthia--What in the way of in
terests and activities Is there for a
young married woman who has always
been used to working in some manner?
1 nav, nad cgnL years lIUra.y li,tim
and five years at normal school. ! am
anxious to get Interested in something
beside housework. Do the free Libraries
ever need home work done? | also
paint china and would like to get tint
ing to do at home.
What Is the location of the nearest
library to Fifty-second and Chestnut
streets? Also Y. W. c. A. branch. and
do the Y. w. c. A 5 in this city have
courses in dressmaking, etc?
/ fell as If | must keep up with some
into s. and, be ng Il stranger, haruI\
know where to begin. | do not want
to become narrow and stagnated. You
helped me once before. and ! viii Ger
tainly appreciate this information.
MRS. L. NJ. w.
Are you interested in young girls
Why not tax" w n C'ass ut Inc -. ;
giving several hours once Il week to 1t?
Could you not teach literature?
The nearest library to your home is
at Fortieth and Walnut streets. There
.nrt o. West Phlladelph a pranCl al
Seventeen street and Woodland avenue
II ere Is Y. w, G. a. at FiftY-secOnt
and SAMSON streets, where they have
classes for girls and whcrc the girls &c
Tor gymnasium and swimming. Send
self f-addressed envelope about dress
making courses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

Letters Of congratulation cre cent to
friends who have been publicly nonored
in any way, whether by political office or
promotion In business, or by some signal
professional achievement or reward
When boy or girl graduates from high
school or college. congratulations are in
order. When girl Is engaged or married
she receives best Wishes" and the Con
gratulations" are rendered to the happy
man.
But, by-and.by when. in the course Of
time, the stork comes. bearing hostage
to fortune to the welded pair. when q
son or daughter ia born, then the con-
gratulations are extended to both Some
times visiting card is sent with 'con.
gratulatlons" written in one corner, but
this Is rather cold formality among
friends A letter Is best. u letter ex.
pressing the cender's rejoicing In the
fortunate event, and. his or her most cor.
dial wishes for the health and happiness
T the little newcomer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
They Talk Of "Aeart. Breaker"

They Talk Of "Heart. Breaker"
Dear Cynthia--we Just could not re-
stst answering Heart Breaker" so.
cynthia, please print this letter for his
benefit.
We are going on eighteen. Just pass
able when 1t comes to looks. Heart
Breaker" don't you think you have been
cruelty misled about girls? First, all
the few you have met; second. some
girls can, will and do live without kiss
ing. And do you really think any girl
would be annoyed kissing you? | am
sure we wouldn't. You, Heart
Breaker" evidently think you are some
BODY, probably n member of the V. c, G.
wed love to meet YOU and see just whae
your methods are. We think fellows are
all right to have fun with, but. as to
mushing over them and pettlng them up.
never We don't do the mushing up
we leave that to the fellows. And, be-
lieve us, they know how to do It, You
must be rather good at 1t yourself. II
we were to believe all that you say, we
would take It for granted that you have
taken lessons from the girls. And. on
"Hoart-Breaker," you are getting old
Twenty-Five and not married yeti No
wonder you are peeved. OF course, ali
the girls have thrown themselves at you
You want to get your own girl You
should have lived in the Dark Ages
things aren't run that way nowadays.
We hope you will answer this letter
You amuse us, so please write and lot
us hear what you have to say for your
self. Girls, please write and save
Heart Breaker In Distress"
MARCELLA AND GLADYS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19

from the bones Use the wings, legs and
thighs. Form into dumplngS and then
tie in individual dumping cloths and
plunge into boiling water. Cook for
twenty five minutes and then lift to a
hot platter.
Mince the giblpts fine and add to the
stock in which the chicken was cooked.
Season and thickCn slightly, then pour
over the dumplings.
To servo lift the dumplings on a slice
of toast and pour over the gravy.
Cream Tapioca Pudding
Wash one cup Of tapioCa and place
in saucepan with four cups OF water.
Cook slowly until the tapiOca is clear
and soft and then add: One can Of
Nvaporatcd milk. Cream the yolks of
two eggs,
ono cup Of sugar.
One tablespoon Of butter.
Add to the tnpioca. beating TO mix
well and then fold in the stiftly beaten
whites Of two eggs. Cool and then
serve.
Peach Cake
Place in a mixing bowl:
Ttro- thirds cup Of sugar,
One egg.
Four tablespoons Of shortenUg,
one and three. quarters cups Of fOur,
One lcrcl tablespoon Of baking pow.
der.
Three quarters cup Of ,catcr.
Beat to mix and then turn into n
we'll CREASED and Toured deep layer cake
pan. Spread higher on the sides than
in the middle Cover with the well
drained peaches and sprinkle with
brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a
moderate oven for thirty minutes.
Chicken Ia King
Cut celery in one inch pieces and then
parboiI and drain. Place in sauce
pan:
Tro cups of cream sauce.
One and Onc-hGt cups Of prepared
cClcry.
Tro red peppers, cut in inch pieces
and pGrbOilcd.
The breast Of chickCn, cut in inch
pieces.
! Season to taste. Heat slowly to the
boiling point and then serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
BIZ Lillian PaschaI DAY

And / moved away from Mack's.
Left school for newspaper work.
Was given dangerous assignment.
A man was claiming to be Christ.
Hundreds were hypnotized followers.
Women we're "angels," men slaves.
Schwein took all their money.
He lived in regal style.
| took anti hypnotism lessons.
Then joined the Church Triumphant.
But l lived at safe distance.
1t made three Sunday pages.
Paper spent $4,000 advertising it.
My story swept the country.
Schwein was jailed-dupes freed
Columns of press notices came.
! A tin reporters star was given me.
1t bore the Chicago papers name.
l went back to college commencement.
Wore my tin star outside my coat.
Went into morning assembly.
The students rose and cheered me.
They got the point about the star.
1t was a take off on the p. Q. O.'s.
"OH HITCH-your WAGON TO;
STAR! -
Their feet kept time to the chant.
Again the 2. @. O.'s. asked me to join
They said there'd be no blackball.
II know it," I replied with dignity.
'For there will be no chance"
Clara Mack? Fate blackballed her.
A negro killed her in an opium den.
Isn't it odd?
One little star seems all to youth.
Life's heavens are full Of stars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
TT WAS n barn dance.

TT WAS barn dance.
l. The room in which it was held was
not a barn, it was regular ball room
but it had been decorated for the oc-
casion and, with straw around the edges
of the floor, it had a general hayseedy
atmosphere.
All the girls had been asked to wear
gingham dresses. aprons and sunbon-
nets, while the boys were to wear over
alls and broad -brimmed hats.
Most of them were delighted with the
idea. and some of the boys even went
so far as to add chin whiskers and o
"rube" accent.
1t was late when Anita arrived
tashionably late. Most of the crowd had
arrived, the jokes had been exchanged
until they were getting little stale and
the orchestra was getting ready to start
the first lance.
But that was just what Anita wanted
With becomingly GREATNESS manner
she came into the room and everybody
turned and stared at her.
| INSTEAD of sunbonnet she wore q
L leghorn hat hanging down her back
by a ribbon tied beneath her chin; hel
hair was hanging in curls.
The bingham dress was organdic
in lovely shade Of pink she wore the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-19
SHE CAME TO THE BARNDANCE
IN A LIGHT, AIRY COSTUME
Whie Al the Other Girls Were in Sunbonnets and Ginghun
The Other Girls Enuied and Disliked Her and the
Boys We're Disguised

apron, but it was the stage milkm,,a
type Of apron, tiny, frilly, and dainty
She was the country girl de luxe,
And she knew It. L...
The party was spoiled for some of the
girls; they knew the sunbonnets vera
not becoming, and shey had hated "a
wear them in the first place.
Now with Anita appearing in he,
dainty costume, with her hair so prettr
and her hat so becom,ng-oh, how tbey
wished they were at home in regular
clothes!
Why did anybody want to give
foolish party like this. anyhow? Have n
get yourself up all ugly and unbecom.
ing!
Anita made just the impression--or
the girls-that she had hoped to make.
DUT for some reason or other tho
- boys didn't rush out and surround
her as she had expected.
She didn't quite understand that, and
it rather spoiled her evening.
It's good thing she could not know
what most of the boys were thinking
'She certainly does hate herself! Com.
ing in here all dolled up like that, and
trying to make the other girls look
.Si"r I'll say she certainly hates her
self!"
4 girl who thinks so much about her
looks that she has to appear prcttier
than the other girls at any cost will
never he very popular.
The girls-well. you know what the
girls say about her: "She makes me
sick ~
And you can't say anything much
stronger than that when you re q girl.
The boys have ''got her number. p"
She is too obvious. They haven't any
time for girl who works so hard to
gNt comnHwont: there's no fun in
giving 1t to her.
In fact. its much more fun to say
something like. "What did you think
this was, fashion show? You didn't
wear the right costume and see her
squrm with offended pride.
THE other girls may not get SO much
l. open admiration or so many compli.
! ments; but when they do get them they
feel that there is sincerity behind the
words.
They've won the praise, they haven't
! dragged it out by the hair Of It's head
And they'll go on getting it. long after
Anita has given up hope and stopped
working for it.