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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
HIS VIEWS

"A zoo is the place to reflect on the superiority of. mankind" remarked the bumptious citizen.
 T don't agree with you" answered Mir Grumpson. I've never visited a ZOO but two or three times in my life, but the thought that struck me as that all the animals were attend ing strictly to their own business, and if mankind had less curiosity and more consideration for dumb creatures. none of them would have been there"
 SMALL TALK
 T saw you conversing with Sena- tor snor.sworthy," said the inquisitive person.
 50 was" replied MT. Twobble. Now, there's a man who looks like a sage. He has an air of dignity, boise and thoughtfulness. A deep thinker, if there ever was one. I suppose he made some profound observation?"
 No, he merely remarked that it looked like rain.''
 NO HERO AT HOME
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A CARE FREE LIFE

A CARE FREE LIFE Let others ride in private cars And own their limousines, And smoke no end of good cigars And visit foreign scenes. Bill Seruff enjoys a weekly souse And knows some better tricks; His wife conducts a boarding house While Bill plays politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
------~---------s~------ SAVED THEM THE TROUBLE

From the Pittsburg Dispatch. A Chicago mail carrier admits burn
 ing the political dope" he was sup posed to deliver, franked congressional eches and the like. He may have been overzealous. but think of the trou- ble he saved the consignees, who would
 have had to burn 1t anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
Aen.bea Sf tho Associated Press
Good reasons must, of force. give place to better. Julius Caesar.
 X E 2
A MORNING PRAYER

0 God, there are so many tasks confronting me! Lead me to thcM one at a time. Save me from lnde- cision and give me singicness Of purpose, and judge me not by the hany | have undertaken, but by the ne I have seen through to the end
 nen.-M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
OCCUPATION FOR IDLE MINDS

From the San Francisco Bulletin.
 Bandit Bill Carlisle is doing embroid- cry work in prison. Next to knitting. it is the most restful occupation in the world. Bill of Amerongen-or is it Doorn ?-might have recovered by this time had he taken up embroidery in stead of chopping wood. Sarah Grand once wrote a convincingly study, en- titled, "should Irascible old Gentle men Be Taught to Knit?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
THE BASQUE IMMIGRANT

of winter-forage crops. Pasturage is free for members of the commune. but even to outsiders the price is only five or six equations have dignity.of their own in this pastoral country The lines of the national song of the basques ring as true today as when they were written cen- turies ago proclaimnig:
 For noble on our mountains is he who
 yokes the OK.
 And equal to a monarch. the shepherd
 of the flocks.
 Aside from the sheep industry with it's valuable products of wool and cheese. the Pays Basque is country of small farms, raising just sufficient crops for home consumption There are apples sometimes shipped to Normandy for cider-making pears, peaches, apricots, cherries. chestnuts, ~walnuts. grapes, hay, corn and wheat in abundance
 Along the seaeoast fishing is still . favorite occupation and a. para graph considerably further on connects Ameri- can fisheries. as we'll as the American sheep industry, with the Basque country. For centuries. MT. Rugg says, "the Basques have been a sturdy fishing peo- pie. Their seafaring men are famous. Along the coast of Newfoundland, and in even more distant centers~ of this indus try, many of the fishermen are of Basque origin. 7
 Judging from MT. Russs attractive description of the Basque in his own home. from which we have taken these few paragraphs. we may welcome all the brothers who come to our shores-even if goodly number of them do take home their earnings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
"YE BANKS AND BRAES OF BONNIE
 DOON"

By Robert BUfnS Ye banks and hraes O bonnie Doon, How can ye bloom sac fresh and fair. How can ye chant, ye little birds And sac weary. fu' O carot Thou'n break my heart. thou warbline
 bird.
 That wantons through the Towering
 thorn; Thou minds me O departed joys. Departed. never to return! Oft haze l roved by bonnie Doon To see the rose and woodbine twino; And lika bird sang O it's love
 And fondly sac did O mine Wi lightsome heart I pu'd rose. Flu sweet upon It's thorny trae: And my fause lover stole my rose. But. ah. he left the thorn vi nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT

From the Baltimore American.
 New York is mildly worried by an impending shortage of co->l. But let a scarcity of whisky develop and the walls of despair will rock the Rockies,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
Prospects of Another
 Democratic Administration

DCAAAO(A 0NA( <AalAAlAAAokA 0SAOAA @ NICE McKinley's time the repub- D lican~ party has been waning in strength. It is no longer the party that makes for fundamental pros perity.
 The democratic party has been all the while a party of progressive policies, while the republicans, have been conspicuous for reactionary ten- dencies.
 The Harding programme has been from the start in this campaign long reactionary lines. Only this week Harding's managers are flooding the country with circulars stressing the idea that signal republican achieve ment would be followed by a business boom, and conversely that a demo- cratic triumph would bring period of depression. And in order to work upon wavering voters republican leaders are claiming Harding's cleo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
ROUGH CHARACTER

ROUGH CHARACTER T understand her father did some thing in literary way" You were misinformed. He was bcokmaker"
 "A binder. eh?' . Yes, a highbinder."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27
A ROUGH GUESS

A ROUGH GUESS "Pa," asked little Thomas Clipping. What's a counter-irritant?" "A counter-irritant?" said MT. Clipping, who was reading his paper. T guess that must be woman who shops all day and doesn't buy any thing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

NO HERO AT HOME You say your wife beat youT'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

COMPARATIVE FREEDOM "You remember our volunteer fire department?"
 "Ah. yes. Those were the gool old days" we wore red shirts snd glazed helmets"
 Sure. and a married man could get out two or three nights week to answer a fire alarm, without word of argument"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

I have also spent much time in the
 north where there is less passion in pub
 lie addresses, and where the appeal is rather to the reason than to the emotions. have felt the difference in the jury talks of the great advocates, in the halls of
 Congress as well as the hustings, dur ing exciting political campaigns The elcquence is more restrained, the fire may be just as hot, but somehow the sparks are better controlled It is matter of temperament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

am pretty familiar with the oratory of some of the leading peoples. Here in the south we are born in the atmosphere of polished speech for it fits the climate. 1t l is picturesque and impassioned, and seeks 1 to move the emotions. The silver tongue is descriptive of some of our most popu- lar orators Here in Alabama Tom Heflin
 and Bill Brandon are always sure of a crowd when it is known that they are to sr eak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

Living in the west for awhile. also became familiar with the breezy style which is born of the great wind-swept plains. The word spellpinder is particu- |larly appropriate to the manner of speech which always arouses the greatest en- thusiasm on the other side of the Mis- 'sissippi river. William Jennings Bryan, while a son of the middle west, yet in carnates in his moral and political ad- dresses the westerner's love for moving oratory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

IT. my visits >to England I got to hear the great preachers. both the Church of England men and the n-conformists, and there was as much difference in their manner and matter as there is between II haven't time here to elaborate 1t. It. was with no thought of ever being Bap- list that I used to sit under the preach-
 ing of Charles fTaddon NSpurgeon, and frequented the Thursday mornings at the temple to hear Joseph Parker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

Scientists have found the remains of a man who Is believed to have lived 5oo,ooO years ago But even then there were probably wiseacres who believed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

/, I believe that he got his inspiration. 1 however. from the clever introduction t lthe hands of Dr.-Newfield who withNtell-
 ling effect told of how Temple Emanu-Ei ]. was being put at the service of the com
 nunitv in the hope that in this way 1t , might better justify itself as "house 1 of prayer" It was under the nsp'ra, 1 tor and guidance of the Jewish Council
 os women that the womens clubs of Bir-
 mingham had revived the Bi-minsham
 Ivceum I'll say that it is beautiful auditorium, and I wish to thank the I.fathers in Israel for sharing it with the publics
 l There was hearty and insistent de- ,arand that John Cowper Powys De pre- svailed upon to return at some future fdate to give series of lectures on it-
 erarv subjects hope it will be done,
 for in my lopinion. after careful study ! and much thought, put him down as one of the greatese~lving interRreters of the immortals Of all countries while names tl,ave come down through the centuries. { Personally I found Mir. Powys to be a \ true ..brother in the Lord.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

The thing I liked about his, manner as a platform speaker was the fact that he was always himself, and never postur- i,rc or begging fo raplause. The lecture at no time seemed cut and dried, but parts of 1t apepared to be born before our eyes. For instance at the opening take the keen but masterly reference to Disraeli. the Jew. It was as clear cut as cameo, and we carried away picture of the "lsraelite without guile who mace even the stubbornest of Englishmen, the coan- fry squire. eat out of hls hand and beg for more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-27

There was a time when I liked to head the old-style oratory. It had a sonorous ring and the mouth-filling words stirred place a more direct form of public state
 ment. It is, however, just as easy to
 make speech too plain as it is to over
 ornament it. To be natural is gift, and to talk instead of crating is nigh unto genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
SEEK TO MEET H. C. L.
Increased Production to Be Urged
by o. S. Commerce Chamber.

Increased production as the only
means of reducing the cost of living
is to be the keynote of the eighth
annual meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States to
he held in Atlantic City tomorrow,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
Industrial unrest reported By mem
bers of the chamber is without ex-
ception ascribed as the basic cause
for the high prices the average work
err has to pay for everything he
purchases. Against this. however, is
reported an apparent disposition on
the part of the worker to reduce his
effort during working hours or to
lay off a part of each week or month.
The convention will endeavor to work
out a program by means of which
both the manufacturer and the en-
ploye will be shown the necessity of
augmenting output for the common
good rather than as method Of in
creasing immediate profits.
Work alone offers a cure for many
Of the ills left by war" said Homer
L. Ferguson. president of the cham
Der. Increased production means a
larger share of the necessities and
comforts for our own people: it means
more for Europe, where people are
In IL lies the only means of making
up the wastage of war.
The duty of America is to pro-
duce. The responsibility lies on all
alike. the merchant, the farmer, the
worker. The contribution of each
of these will be laid before our meet
ing"
Several of the officers and staff of
the chambers headquarters here left
yesterday for Atlantic City to have
everything in readiness for the open
ing session tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
cCALDS KILL LUNATIC
IN HOSPITAL BATHTUB
aged Patient at st. Elizabeth's
Left by Attendant, Says
Police Report.

Coroner hewitt yesterday afternoon
received from st. Elizabeth's Hospital
belated report of the tragic death
If John Osborne, an insane patient,
Who was scalded to death in a bath
ub in the institution. Police of the
ELEVENTH precinct later made an in
estigation and reported the circum-
tances under which the patient was
,calded.
1t appears from the police report
that Osborne, who was seventy-fiv
years old, was taken to bathroom
about $3.50 o'clock Thursday afternoon
by an attendant and placed in a tub
partly filled with water.
James H. Costello. the attendant in
charge of the patient, went to the
linen room to procure bench seat,
the police were informed, and was
away from the patient very short
time. When he returned, according
to the police, he found the hot water
spigot open and the patient badly
scalded.
The elderly man was taken to a
ward in the hospital and given
medical aid. The physicians were
unable to save his life, however, and
he died about 2;30 o'clock Friday
afternoon. 1t was not until nearly
twenty-four hours after he died that
the affair was reported Ito the
coroner. and an inquest will be held
at the morgue tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
BOY SCOUTS Celebrate.
Troop 81 Holds Annual Parents
Night Meeting.

The annual parents night was cele-
brated by Troop 81, Boy Scouts, Fri
day evening, at Mount Pleasant Con-
gregationai Church. Colin II. Liv-
ingstone of the national headquar-
tiers was the guest of honor. Other
Executive Edward D. Shaw. Deputy
Executive L. c. Drake, Deputy Com
missioner w. /. Lee, the troop COM
mittee of Troop 81. comprising Wal
ter S Gard. Percy III Russell. Al
of the Scoutmaster's Club. Scoutmas-
ter Hugh i. Taylor presided and in
troduced the speakers.
President Livingstone spoke on the
work achieved by the Boy Scout or
ganization during the past ten years
and lived up to by scouts all over
the world He was followed by
speeches from Mr.. Gard and Mr.
Tingley, from the Troop C committee,
and Executive Shaw. from local head
quarters. Col. Walter K. Wilson gave
a talk on scout training, and efficiency.
Troop Treasurer Perry 9. Gard, on
behalf of the members of Troop ST.
presented Mr.. Tingley. trustee of the
church where the trop has it's head
as token Of appreciation from the
boys.
e. L. Maschmeyer. former scout
master of the troop, was presented
with a gold veteran scout badge.
Mr.. Gard was given a gold troop
committee pin and Messrs. Shaw and
Drake were the recipients of photo
graphs. Assistant Scoutmaster oliver
Brown, who was in charge of the
entertainment last night. was given
diploma from national headquar-
tiers.
In a basket ball game which took
place between teams from Troop -
and Troop 81 the latter won by a
score of to 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
LAC WATER m BIG DEMAND
BY LOVERS OF ]. BARLEYCORN

many Drinkers to the uSe Of suosti-
tutss, all Of them, II 10 stated, being
more or less dangerous. Hair tones
are used by many persons, but prob
ably not In such great quantities as
Is the lilac water. Bay rum also has
been good seller since the city went
dry. and alcoholic preparations. espe-
cially those containing wood alcohoi,
caused several deaths.
1t Is said there are several brands
OF bitters on sale in drug stores that
are in demand because Of the large
percentage Of alcohol they contain.
Such bitters are not permitted to be
sold in eo-called near beer places,
their sale in such places making
them come within the meaning of al
coholic beverages as defined In the
volstead act
Chief Clerk Hesse OF the police de-
partment has q quantity OF bitters In
his possession which he refuses to
release without a court order or re-
moval permit from the internal rev.
enue bureau.
Corn Whisky and Snakes.
In Police Court the past few days
many of the persons arraigned FOR
drunkenness said they had been made
drunk by drinking corn whisky, while
others admitted the drinking of sub
stitutes. Police started an investi ga
ton to locate a local distiller of the
corn liquor. but without success. and
it is said that sellers Of the liquor
no longer are in evidence.
II want this examined" said caller
on Chief Clerk Hesse, drawing a pint
bottle from his pocket and exhibiting
it's contests-about two ordinary
sized drinks.
! Examined for what?' he was
asked.
The caller Immediately became ex-
cited and spoke of the large snak IS
that appeared before him almost i'm
mediately after drinking the liquid.
They go this way and that way"
he shouted, extending first one arm
and then the other
His visit resulted in his arrest on
charge of intoXication. and health
department chemists are making an
analysis to determine the ingredients
that cause snakes to appear so sud
denly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
DR.. KERR CHOSEN HEAD
OF MILITARY SURGEONS
Washington Is One Of Contenders
for Selection as 1921 Con-
vention City.

NEW ORLEANS, April 24.-Surgeon
J. w. Kerr Of New York of the United
States public health service was
elected president of the Association
of Military Surgeons OF the United
States at the closing session of the
here late today.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Capt. F. l.. Pleadwell,
Medical Corps. U. S. Navy, Naval War
College, Newport. r. l.; second vice
president, Col. Charles Lynch, Medi-
cal Corps, U. S. Army. assistant to
former Surgeon General Rupert Blue
Washington: third vice president
Col. D. S. Fairchild, Medical Reserve
Corps. U. S. Army, Clinton. Iowa, and
Col James Robbchurch, Washington.
was reelected secretary and treas
urer.
Washington, New York. Chicago
and San Francisco were contenders
for the 1921 convention, but the place
will be decided at a later meeting
of the executive committee.
The morning session was taken up
with a discussion for the rehabilita-
ton of disabled ex-service men, which
was led by Col. Frank Billings, Medi-
cal Reserve Corps, United States
Army. of Chicago, who stressed the
justice and wisdom Of the work now
being carried on by the government
through it's vocational educational
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25

3-fold Screen, burlap filing,
II inches high; re- CT no
inforced oak frame sDO.yO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25

Lilac water IL said to Be the best
= ,er found on psrfrmsry counters OF
d. al stores. It In not beoause OF its
:, gicate odor that Il Is popular. but
/ ,,ause Of It's results when taken
ss substitute for cid John Barley
n.
A lilac jag" Is the latest expression
lard from persons who have been
ven TO use substitutes for the ex-
rrnsive whisky. and the police have
ndied many persons made fnfoxicat-
4 by its use the past week or two.
What are YOU doing buying per-
fpmery?' was asked OF man at
-,erfumery counter in one of the big
torres the other day. the person ask.
Iug the question being a friend OF
NO prospective purchaser,
You have six children at homN
'',e friend added. and you ought to
r.. buying hog and hominy instead
rs perfumery to make you smell like
uosies'
4 don't want 1t for smelling pur-
rcSes; I'm going to drink It," was the
sore patrons frank response.
Many Persons Buy Drink Daily.
Il was remarked by the clerk that
~, was only one of many persons
no have acquired the habit and who
Ike almost daily TRIPS u tHo SUI Q.
ne alcoholic strength of the toilet
alter is said to be great enough to
-~oduce intoxication.
Drinking lilac water" was the ex-
anation given by young man for
y ; first arrest. and he said his friend
md himself were willing to violate
W after they had INDUCED in pint
- the fluid.
Never again." he added. when he
become sober and fully realized
hat he had done.
Several persons, made i'll by drink
: = the toilet water. were taken to
,spitals the past week. and the pro-
bition department of the internal
venue is deeply interested in the
testion of how to put stop to the
! actice. Maj. Gessford. superintend-
nj Of police, and other police officials
{" so are interested in the question.
Hair Tonic. Bay Rum, in Demand.
Inability to obtain whisky has driven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
Relatives of Mr.. Fess Near Death.

Representative Simeon D. Tess,
chairman of the republican congress
siona1 campaign committee. has re-
ceived word that his mother. Mrs. Eva
Richey. in Lima, Ohio. and his moth
er-in-law, Mrs. Ella Thomas, in Co
lumbus. Ohio, each of whom is more
than ninety years old. are dying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25

Mrs. Leonard Wood. wife Of the SOL
dler.aspirant for the republican presi-
Dental nomination, was born in
Havana. where her father, a United
states Army officer, was stationed at
the time. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25

Costumers, in golden oak,
fumed oak, mahogany and wal
nut finishes; Finch square
Value is $50. 81 80
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

Warren, Thomas Mcdonald, Francis
Silver, G. A. Brasier, Miles Cavan-
augh, w. K. Goodland, G. T. Wade,
H. A. Johnson and James Smell, re-
publicans; d. B. King and Ed Roul-
eau, democrats.
Stillwater-Julien d. Ray, r.
Sweetgrass-Harry H. Austin, R.
Teton. B. Boiling and H. T.
Rhoades, both republicans.
Toole-William Black, r.
Treasurer. r. Swift, Jr., r.
Valley L. B.. Gillette, K. H.
Knudsvig and e. t. Phelps, all repub-
licans.
Wheatland-Ward Beley, r.
Wibaux-C. w. Reid, r.
Yellowstone-W. e. DoWlin, B. G..
Brockway. r. G. Dillavou. Fred P.
Rixon and j. A. Shoemaker, all re-
publicans.
Judith Basin-G. C. Spratt (poli-
tics not gfven).
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
KILLS HUGE CAT
in LONELY CAVE
INTREPID HUNTER STALKS A
MOUNTAIN LION; KILLS BEAST
WITH 20 RIFLE
Animal Measures Eighty-one Inches
From Nose to Tip of Its Tail and
is Largest Into Helena
for Years; Hunter Trails it for
Three Days in the Snow.

Otis Synnes, son of Ole Synnes, g
pioneer rancher of the Gate of the
Mountains, brought to Helena last
week a mountain lion which meas
used 81 inches from the tip of the
nose to the tip of the tail. The ami
NAL is the largest brought into the
city in years and was killed after
Synnes trailed it for three days,
climbing over the cliffs and canyon
walls along the Missouri river and
finally entering a cave just big
enough for the hunter and the lion
and shot the animal through the
nose as it covered three feet away.
Synnes picked up the trail of the
big cat near his home and followed
it. At night he was forced to give
up pursuit and return in the morn
ing. He stayed with the trail until
he sighted the animal on the cliffs
which rise sheer above the river bank
and form the canyon walls of the
Missouri, just below the rock walled
Gate of the Mountains.
When the big lion saw the hunter
the animal ducked out of sight into
a nearby cave and Synnes followed.
AS he approached the cave he got
his rifle, a 20 high power, in readi-
and crawled in after the animal.
His brother, who had Joined the
hunt, was near him. The cave was
so small Synnes was compelled to
enter on his hands and knees. The
"cat" began to spit and growl as he
entered and when Synnes was sure
the animal vas cornered he aimed
and fired. The bullet entered the
nose and killed him instantly.
The state pays a bounty of $40 for
the marauder, which is one
of the worst enemies of stockmen.
The pelt also is valuable.