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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Acted on Inside Knowledge

Knowing things helps man to act, ,' says Charles Jones, assistant manager of the traffic bureau. "A large depart ment store recently employed in it's ac- counting department a former railroad auditing expert. Soon after that man arrived. I met him and we renewed acquaintanceship. Finding out that we had live traffic bureau here. he ex- pressed his surprise that the firm with whom he had established con- nections, was not a member.
 That firm, through his instrumen- tality, is now member. Being a traf- fic man himself. this man knew the value to a merctantile firm of having traffic bureau to watch over his in terests."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Worth Seeing

People going to New York for a visit and finding themselves with time to spare will find it well worth their while to visit the American Museum of Natural History there" says Charles l.. Harold, who has recently returned from New York and Washington.
 'The museum is situated near Eighty first street in Central park and occupies a four-tory building extend ing over nearly city block It con- tains the most comprehensive display of animal, mineral and vegetable arr ticles in the north.
 Thousands of people visit the mu- scum daily, yet the majority of the millions of visitors to the great city pass it by. If ever I have the oppor- tunity of going to New York again, the first thing I intend to do is to com plete my inspection of this wonderful exhibit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Merchants Reap the
 Reward of Effort

ID PHENOMENAL business done by 0 the Birmingham retail mer- chants in May and the continuity of the pace set in May through June is gratifying in more ways than one.
 It is gratifying, because it shows that the residents of the Birming- ham district are busily engaged in production and creating large pay rolls that, in turn, cause a large turnover of merchandise.
 It is gratifying because, by dint of this large business, the merchants have greatly reduced stocks of mer- chandise, have met their bills prompt ly and face the approaching autumn on a sound footing.
 It is gratifying because the Bir- mingham retailers put forth special effort to do this business. When the term reduced price sales" first came southward after having already be- come familiar in the east, there were a few who were inclined to content themselves with what would have been impotent resentment of the ex- pression, but the good, hard sense of the rank and file took the bull by the horns and busted themselves going over their stocks and figuring on what they could do in the way of in- ducing a large business at a small margin of profit whose volume might compensate for the smlaler profits.
 The result was a 50 to 60 per cent greater business in May, 1920, than in May, 1919, and the greatest business of the year in more than one de- partment store.
 The effort was worth while.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
AT HOME ON THE MISSISSIPPI

From the Christian Science Monitor. l1G(E toiled not, and he had not the IlOl wherewithal to spin. But he had the great advantage of travel He was happy. His worries were limited to the vagaries of the Mis-
 s.ssippi river He lived in very sub stantial cottage on a very substantial raft, which had brought him and his from upper Iowa to southern Illinois.
 and in due course would convey them down river to New Orleans.
 Pap" red faced and gray whiskered, prttering on the beach. I addressed him. This proved a mistake, for he inn
 mediately desired to sell me chicken. When I declined, he said that some folks didn't buy off raftsmen count of suspicioning them of not comin by the fowls honestly" This necessitated de- cltnations and "Pap" got we'll started on a conversational career. An won t you-all step over wonder and have a look at the craft?" I would and did.
 and though "Maw" was parched little person in a calico wrapper, and my darter Missoura" was noticeable chief ly for the way in which she let her mouth stay open, it was all very inter- esting. One stepped from the foredeck into the front door, where the kitchen steve stood. perfect monument of shining blackness.
 Downstairs there was rude wooden bedstead, some equally cr.de wooden chairs and table. a red and blue sofa pillow with Peoria" struggling across it in huge letters. one rag rug. the wood box, a tin alarm clock and a copy of Captains Courageous" I asked about Captains Courageous" and learned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
sRa Shines

Will Thomas of Marion county, with several friends. came out of the rail- way station. All stopped at a boot black stand. Of the four men, MT. Thomas was alone in declining to get a shine
 You need one" friend said.
 ''Oh. I don't know" MT. Thomas answered. "I figure it out this way. bought these shoes a year ago for $10. It costs a dollar and a half to have them half soled, just s11.5O for a years service.
 Had I indulged in daily shine, 10 cents for the shine and a nickel for a tip they would have cost an addi- tionai s5475, and the rapidly evap- orating shine materials of these days would have eaten out the leather in few months, costing me an additional $10 or $20 for more shoes. As it is, the shoes are not so very bad looking, and I am, speaking conservatively, at least $50 to the good.'
 He left three men thinking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Why the Taxpayers
 Attitude Has Changed

MM1 ANKIND is naturally honest. NV0 The strain of life with it's strident call for the acquisition and possession of that which preserves and renders it endurable is what pulls in the other direction.
 The pull toward self is most sue cessfully placed under control when the individual feels that he is being accorded no more of the "hot end" of a load than his fellow.
 There have been sporadic uprisings against the tax gatherers this year, but they have subsided almost in the borning. As a rule the taxpayers, realizing that values, as rule, have been low and that greater revenue is necessary for the states welfare, have entered small complaint.
 Outstanding among the causes of this less belligerent attitude of the taxpayers is the assurance of off cialdom that real equalization of values is being attempted all over the state; that no county, no section is to be discriminated against, and none will get an underyaluation
 Men are willing to bear fair pro- portion of the burden if the other does his. There is nothing profound about it. It is just human nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Girl ".Juniors,,

T have been wondering whether or not a girl having the same name as her mother is not called a junior as well as the boys" says John R. T. Rives, assistant coroner.
 Recently in an investigation into the death of a negro woman. the girl alleged to have committed the murder and her mother had the same name. In taking the testimony we had to have some way to distinguish between the two, so I told Miss Hicks. who was taking the testimony, to call the daughter junior, and that is the way we took the evidence She stated she had never heard of calling a girl junior, but as the boys are called that didn't see why the girls shouldn't be as we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

God, how that dead boy
 Gapes and grins As the tom toms bang
 And the shimmy begins. What did you think
 We should find" said shade, When the last shot echoed And peace was made?' Christ" laughed the fleshless Jaws of his friend; T thought they'd be praying For worlds to mend; Making earth better,
 Or something silly, Like whitewashing he'll
 Or Picca-dam -dilly. They've sense of humor.
 These women of ours. These exquisite lilies.
 These fresh young flowersr "Pish." said a statesman. Standing near. "I'm glad they can busy
 Their thoughts elsewherei We musn't reproach 'em.
 They're young, you see." '.Ah," said the dead men.
 .So were we" Victory! Victory!
 On with the dance! Back to the jungle
 The new beasts prance: God, how the dead mon
 Grin by the wall. Watching the fun
 Of the Victory Ba2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
A SOVIET NIGHTMARE

T had dreadful dream last night, Said one whose face was pale; T dreamed l made dizzy flight
 By neither steam nor sail, And found myself in Petrograd
 Where bolshevism reigns, Amid the starving and the mad
 Who suffer grievous pains. Y felt the bangs of hunger gnaw,
 Heard children cry for bread And many loathsome sights I saw
 Beneath the banner red. stood before a firing squad
 About the break O. day, Then woke up loudly thanking God
 For the good old U. s. A."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Speaking a Good Word for
 Grained Seal" Journalists

0N1 HE Memphis Commercial Appeal,
 0 discussing the recent announce ment of the Philadelphia Public Led ger that it had engaged Col. K. M. House as one of it's European corre- spondents, says, "The tank of trained seal journalists is already full and Colonel House is going to find MT. Bryan and MT. Taft heavily churning the waters"
 According to the Commercial Ap- peal, "A trained seal journalist is a man without newspaper experience, but who, through politics, prize fighting, tight-rope walking, ball. playing or x-presidenting, becomes famous and then hires out to write for newspapers, under his own sigma ture, at national conventions and such places. The main value of these trained seals is in their names"
 The Commercial Appeal is not quite fair to Brother Bryan, Professor Taft, Colonel House and other ''trained seals" who have taken up newspaper work late in life. Being utterly without previous newspaper experience, as rule, it is but natural for veteran reporters to regard such celebrities with good-humored con- tempt.
 As a matter of fact, the "trained seals" in many cases, possesses what good newspaper man, who is ex- pected to write about everything from cabbages to kings, does not often have, and that is the knowledge of some particular subject to which they have devoted many years of their lives.
 There are newspaper men who are specialists, but most reporters are expected to take any assignment given them and handle it to the best of their ability. It is remarkable that so many of them write we'll on a great variety of topics, from mur- der trial or prize fight to war or a peace conference.
 MT. Bryan, strictly speaking, does not belong in the "trained seal" class. He is practical newspaper man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
A VICTORY DANCE

fired Moves, in the Saturday Evening Post. The cymbals crash,
 And the dancers walk With long silk stockings
 And arms of chalk, Butterfly skirts.
 And white breasts bare. And shadows of dead men Watching 'em there. Shadows of dead men
 Stand by the wall, Watching the fun
 Of the Victory Ball. They do not reproach.
 Because they know, , If they're forgotten.
 It's better so. Under the dancing
 Feet are the graves. Dazzle and motley,
 Tn long bright waves. Brushed by the palm fronds. Grapph and whirl Ox-eyed matron
 And slim white girl. Fat wet bodies
 Go wading by, Girded with satin,
 Though God knows why; Gripped by satyrs
 In white and black. With a fat wet hand
 On fat wet back See, there is one child Fresh from school Learning the ropes
 A the old hands rule
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

Nothing pays so well as good roads. Tourists spend money lavishly and the more highways the richer a community becomes. As numerous as good roads have been, they will multiply greatly in number.
 In ten years from now Minnesota will witness two thousand automo- piles passing every twenty-four hours, spending $1.25 an hour. And the the better the roads the greater the travel. A bad road will soon be a thing of the past.
 In the south the tourist enterprise is showing rapid increase and will in time catch up with Minnesota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Haa n Substitute Orator

What am I going to say in my ad- dress at the annual meeting of the chamber Tuesday evening"" asked M. F. Northington. new president of the chamber, of an inquiring friend. What am going to say? I am going to say that General Manager Bum is to make all the official addresses for the new president of the chamber and that the Presidents addresses will be strictly of that vicarious kind.
 q am going to do my best as presi : dent of the chamber for the city of Birminghams welfare, but my best does not include delivering addresses. No one need ever fear coming to cham Der meetings in the apprehension that have a speech on ice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
GO TO CHURCH

From the Baltimore American
 The news that several pastors are sending women home from church for not being properly dressed should do much to stimulate attendance. We may ha missing snmathin&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
SUCCESSFUL JOURNEYS

What is the meaning of bringing home the bacon?'" asked the foreign visitor
 That's just an idom which means getting what you go after"
 T see Then it isn't necessarily ba- conf"
 No In the case of Americans who go to Canada it's sometimes quart or two of Scotch'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Left Too Soon

q had an odd experience on Satur- day night" said Dan Dimick. I got to town and found out that a couple of darkies in one of my plants had been arrested for indulging in their fondness for African polo.' and being touched by their plea for me to come down and bail them out, found myself at the city 'Bastile' at about |S:15 o'clock It was almost deserted, and I wandered around until I got some one to wait on me. and then went to the southern Club. We'll. in less than half an hour it looked as if tho whole town had business at police Headquarters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
DAD KNOWS HIM

DAD KNOWS HIM How had I better approach your fa- ther when ask him for your hand?" Be firm But suppose I can't express myself intelligently?" Father won't expect you to do that, Reginald"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES Do you find much enjoyment in golf Nc" said MT. Grabcoin.
 Then, why do you play?" "Weli-er-after a man has made : much money as I have the public seen. to expect it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
A PROUD MOMENT

PROUD MOMENT Are you badly hurt asked syrnp, thetic spectator. What hit ne?" asked the victim.
 You were run over by Gladys Glas eyes, the motion picture star sf stopped her car and here she, comes no to inquire about you" "Ah" murmured the injured citize just before he lost consciousness for tl second time, this will be something tell my grandchildren about" NO TOP sERGEANTs AROUND Your new hired man was in the arm I hear" Yes" said MT. Cobbles. The was wit Pershing." Does he show any effects of his mil tary experience?'
 Well, he seems to get a lot of sa isfaetion out of bein' able to do as I durned pleases.'' DROWNING HIS SORROW
 What did he say when you refuse him?'
 He told me his life would be a de. ert,'' said Miss Teacher. 
 Poor boy!'
 But the next time saw him I judge from his condition that he had foun an oasis" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Tourists in Minnesota
 Spend Ten Dollars a Day

II INVESTIGATION by official count 0 CTS along the Jefferson highway in Minnesota in 1918 shows an average of eleven hundred and forty four automobiles passed certain point every twenty-four hours. Most of these were registered in other states, showing that they were pleas ure tourists. Further investigation showed that these tourists spent SIPS an hour-something like ten dollars a day.
 One hundred million dollars was appropriated for roads in Minnesota and one hundred thousand dollars was voted for a publicity fund to invite the people of the United States to come and enjoy the roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
THE TEST

The acid test of candidates
 Lies in the cry, FSay' friend, shall these United States Be wet or dry?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
Not the Soil
 For Mob Law

VT is to be sincerely hoped that the negro victim of the Saturday night mob will recover. In that event this city's record of not having, or permitting, lynchings will not have been broken.
 This much to the city's credit: After the law got hold of the ne- gro, the mob Sought him vainly. In Duluth sixty policemen armed with guns in a brick barrack gave way to mob equipped only with fire hose and allowed them to lynch three negroes.
 The last Birmingham mob prior to that of Saturday night dates back to 1888. It retreated with dozen dead, but the stone jail yielded rot.
 The Knoxville jail did not sur render this spring. Several members of that mob perished that law might prevail.
 There was no excuse for the Sat urday night mob at any time, and there was certainly no excuse for that unseemly demonstration at the city jail and in front of the hotels. It is the pride of the southern man, who styles himself a gentleman, that, while he draws the color line firmly, without exception and inexorably in social relations, he so highly regards the title of gentleman that he neither deals out mob law, nor condones it. Let there be no mob law in Bir- mingham. Rather let there be no attempts at it. It cannot live here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

Washington Bureau. 500 Davidson building.
 European Bureau, 10 King street, Covent Garden, London, w. c. 2.
 Eastern business office, World building, New York city; western busi- cago. The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency. agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

Men, that make Envy and crooked malice nourishment, Dare bite the best.
 Henry VIII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
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 exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it 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.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

For the benefit of the Montgomery Advertiser and other puzzled contem- poraries, we are pleased to announce that Michael McGarvey, who was paid s35 by congressional appropriation for set of false teeth, lost the said teeth while employed in the New York navy yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

The effort was worth whi
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22

 to know what Birmingham is going to get out of it more than the Joy or having such gallant lads in our midst, let me point out the fact that from an advertising standpoint it Will pc oy Tar the biggest thing Birmingham mas ever vet put over, for remember that they come from the north, the west, the east and the south, from the four quar,ers or tf.is land of ours, and what they see they will 20 home to talk about and in this way the Magic City will be known Tn every state in the union
 Rut more than this. The soldiers Of the Rainbow division are young men. many of whom have not yet found tnem- selves, and consequently not neins root, ed anywhere. may like this district well enough to make it their home. If we entertain a convention of Rotarians, or medical men, or manufacturers, we are hut showing our advantages to men who have already established themselves Tn other centers, and therefore make It more difficult to uproot them. With the boys we have a chance to get some mlghty good citizens.
 But as I said in the start. we are not inviting them here to profit out of them. but with the one thought of giving them the very best we've got. Now. the best way to get the most out of their coming for yourself is to make up your mind at the beginning to do your part. and feel that at least one or more of them is going to be guest in your home. There is no chance of finding places for 5000 of them in hotels and boarding houses. for even Atlantic City. with all os it's facilities for caring for conven- tjons. is put to it to handle such a crowd. So get ready and entertain them. If you can't do any more than put a room at inc disposal of the housing committee it will help a whole lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-22
JAMES H. HYSLOP

an oasis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-02
costume. the second in a GORGEOUS

costume, the second in a gorgeous
Spanish costume and the last an
American Jazz Fox Trot in an up-to-
date New York creation. The Saxa-
phone sextette will play all the latest
popular jazz selections as well as
some serious compositions like the
Mcdowell ITO Wild Rose" and
Bokers's beautiful Chinese lullaby
from the New York hit. East is
West" A capacity house is assured,
This attraction is appearing in
Concert series instead of the Harrison
Farrar number as previously announc-
ed. AS the general seat sale is to
open at a. m. March 8, at the Weis-
brod music store, season ticket sub
scribers to the concert are urged to
renew their seat reservations now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-02

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Remember "Bayer" means genuine! Say
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but few cents Druggists also sell larger pack
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facture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-02

one and she then does the Dying
Swan" a difficult toe dance, made
famous by Pavlowa. The last number
in this first classical group is Ami
tra's Dance" from Grieg's peer
Gynt" suite, in a costume originated
by a Norwegian artist. In the sec
ond half Of the program Mile. Rous-
kaya does her violin solo. For this
appearance she wears a modern ball
gown designed by Lucille The clos
ing group is composed of three modern
dances, the first one in Portuguese
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-02
NAMES OF STREETS IN
PARIS ARE CHANGED
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, March 2-More prominent
Paris streets have received new names
by which the memories of men who
won fame during the war may be per
petuated. Boulevard st. German,
from the Seine to Rue de La Bac will
herea fter be known as boulevard Geor-
ges Clemenceau, while the rest Of the
street as far as Rue Napoleon will be
called boulevard Marshal Petain
boulevard Raspail beginning at the
river will become boulevard Ma rshal
Foch as far as Rue de Rennes, whence