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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
WORK OR STARVE!

From the Corn Belt Farmer.
 TIT was in France during the world
 H war. The English had 45,oN Chinese S coolies working for them; the Ameri- cans had 25.0O0. As usual. the Heather Chinee'' (quoting Bret HarD were giving their overseers "pecks of trouble they were eating a-plenty, but working very little. The overseers were in despair. They coaxed; they swore; they growied- They dashed the coolies; they beat them; they kicked them-nothing dom The coolies. accustomed to such treatment and hardened to it till it had no erect on them, merely went on in thelr old' idle. shiftless way-eating more and working still less.
 At this point enter young Ainericah officer. Placed in charge of the coolles attached to the American army ne al orce sized up the situation He saio' to the American overseers under nm lano to the English overseers not under hlml
 Your system is all wIong; these naro- ened creatures never will respond to sich treatment. From this day every coolie found loafing on the job IS tirea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Mighty Sweet Words

'l have trade last for The Age mine from another state, who was visiting me, said that he thought The AgeHerald was one of the most pro- gressive newspapers printed in this part of the country says Frank Jones.
 q am going to back him up in what he says. have known him a long time and I know he always tells the truth, and then, too, think the same thing myself. There are thousands of other people right here in Birmingham who think the same way, and if they don't get their Age-Herald in the morning before breakfast they would believe they were starting the day wrong"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
A Good Judge

Judge Feagin was noble man and I was very sorry to hear of his death,' p says William c. Cunningham, clerk of the recorders court. 1 was associated with him for several years while he was recorder of the police court. As judge he was always fair and square. Every person, white or black, from the highest to the lowest, was assured of a fair trial when arraigned before Judge Feagin.
 'To him belongs the credit for the present juvenile court. He saw the danger of bringing children into court along with hardened criminals. He be- gan the campaign that resulted in es- tablishing the court for children. He was colonel in the Confederate army. think the papers stated that he was only a captain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Appreciates Miss Dolly

'I read The Age-Herald always with great deal of pleasure" said J. w. Adams. superintendent of the Birming- ham Machinery and Foundry Company, and find much that is both interest ing and informing in the feature stories of Dolly Dalrymple.
 "I do not know who she is. but I do know that she is brilliant writer. was particularly struck with her il- lustrated story in Sundays paper about the Hon. Thomas Taggart, and French Lick. It gave me new viewpoint of the character of Tom Taggart. I had no idea that he was such versatile and cultivated man. Take it all in all, the whole article was most readable. not only as a character sketch, but IS piece of fine descriptive work of the noted pleasure resort.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
LUKE M.LuKE SAYS

It doesn't hurt to tell the truth once in a while. The reason why a husband is henpecked is because the poor fish is chick cken-hearted.
 A man may disagree with you on other matters. But he'll always agree with you when you tell him that he is working too hard.
 A man doesn't know it. But his wife notices that he doesn't look at her the way he looks at other women.
 Call a girl vision if you want to. But for heavens sake don't call her a sight.
 Don't waste your time envying the other men. Keep hustling and you'll soon have other men envying you.
 The bird who tells you that clothes oon't make the man is the first to laugh at you if your pants are shiny on the seat.
 Even selfish man can be mighty renerous when it comes to sharing his troubles with you.
 Anyway, the mother who has four small boys in her family doesn't have to spend any money for antique furni- ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
AT THE TOMB OF BACCHUS

From the Sun and New York Herald If f PoN proper occasion this news Il paper, patron of Joy as well as
 Art, has expressed interest in the midsummer jinks of San F'rancisco's Bo- hernian Club, an annual gathering in big tree grove which at first, nigh on to half a century ago, was but week. end outing, and is now a two weeks festival of concert, opera and drama, with swimming hole and other material diversions to relieve the art strain.
 This years announcement has been looked for with some anxiety because we have somehow gained the impression that among the gods summoned to aid the festival spirit came Bacchus also But how now? In the Sire's foreword one reads:
 For two wondrous weeks we shall once more touch the dim hands that link us to gloriously pagan past; we shall evoke again water sprites and woodland faun. vanquished gods of other days, and if we are simple of heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Alabama Wins

The national convention of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's Asso- citation, held in St. Paul last week. was one of the most enjoyable conventions l ever attended" says Mrs. c. T. May field.
 There were some brilliant women there from all over the country and the Alabama delegation felt highly compl- mented when our state won the prize for having done the best work during the past year. The whole theme of the convention was not that the women want to take the places of men. but that they want to be their associates. "At the present time there are 2600o mem bers of the Business and Profess sional Womens Clubs throughout the United States and organizations are being formed in practically every city in the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

being rushed to Peking to aid the le- gation guard in the contingencies of the developing revolution. They are at this moment chasing bandits, main taining order in Haiti and Santo Do- mingo; waiting, watchful, aboard American warships in Mexican waters, at a moments notice to protect Amer ican lives in case of need. They are present, ready, capable. in every sea to the cause of their country. And all most weekly comes the news of the death or wounding of some Devil Dog" in battles with bandits or revo- ultionists.
 The service of the marine is no play job. We honor the men of the air and land forces, the fighting men of the battle ships; but the marine is en- titled to praise and lasting fame as the pioneer in every struggle He has brought imperishable distinction to the nation. He is the sharp point of the nations lance of justice and righteousness. His glory should be claimed, his services shrined in tha hearts of a grateful people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Good and Growing

The community chorus, recently or ganized, is one of Birmingham as sets" says W. K. Milestone. and is thing that the city should be proud women and did such splendid work during the recent reunion of Rainbow Veterans, when patriotic songs were rendered on a large platform erected on First avenue and Twentieth street as the parade passed. It is composed of small choruses from the various sections of the city and practically every church. Sunday school or organi- cation of any kind has formed unit to be a part of this community chorus"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

perhaps shah come upon some fairy revel silvered by the magic Of full blown moon"
 F'orebodying words, those, '<vanquished gods! But stay! Is there not a hint of hope in -if we are simple of heeart r' The Sire writes ons
 Yes, in spite of politics and prohibi- tion, all these beauties will De revealed to us; our only moment of sadness when we turn down an empty glass at the tomb of our beloved Bacchua''
 We'll. well, The Sire bravely seeks to cheer Bohemia: Fabrics of fancy her poets and artists and minstrels will weave ravishingly to clothe Nature. who unadorned is coldiy beautiful" A minor note, that; yet we seem to find in further reading that while artists will warm coldly beautiful Nature, some ing-something!-wiu warm the artists. those of simple heart, and the glasses turned down at the tomb of Bacchus will be empty only when they have been ay,o ptiod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
1NOT DEATH. BUT LOVE-

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. I thought once how Theocrftue had
 sung Of the sweet years, the dear ans
 wished for years, Who each one in a gracious hand
 appears To bear gift for mortals. old or
 young; And, as r unused it in his antique
 tongue, I saw in gradual vision though my
 tears, The sweet. sad years. the melancholy
 years, Those of my own life, who by turns
 had flung A shadow across me. Straightway I
 was ware, So weeping. how a mystic Shape
 did move Behind me. and drew me backward by
 the hair; And a voice said in mastery while
 strove. t'Guess now who holds theey" "Dsath.'
 I said. But there, The silver answer rang. Not Daath. but Love-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

s-and stays fired till he Is ready and willing to come back and do an honest days work. Anybody caught giving these loafers assistance or anything to eat will be ourt-martialed'
 The longest period any coolie stayed away from the eating which went with his work was thirty-six hours, and one inning on the Work or Stsrve'' basis cured every patient of the deadly nal ady of idleness. The problem resolved itself into self-soiution. It was a case of Work or Starve." They wroked
 Labor is only P per cent normal It is F per cent lower than it was last year, when probably 100000 men still were in the army. Somebody's losfing Let's prod them up with the white hot end of this Work or Starve' proposi- ton. How can it be done? By pointing the finger of scorn at the loafers, by arousing such acute public sentiment against them that they will seek the cover and protection of healthy and wholesome productive work. The results will parallel our success with the re- cent Work or Fight campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Develop Fifth Avenue

'T believe Birmingham Fifth avenue will one day be the principal business street of the city. A Athink in time the heart of the business district will ex- tend on Fifth avenue from the Ter minaI to Twentieth street and from Fifth avenue on Twentieth street to the Louisville, and Nashville depot.'
 This is the opinion of Anderson Smith. Continuing,\ N.e. Smith says: Some work along this line is now un- der contemplation. I know of a real estate firm that will soon build se ries of stores on Fifth avenue. These stores will be built at intervals be- tween Sixteenth and Twenty-fourth streets"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Personality Counts in
 Presidential Campaign

TIT is evident that Senator Harding O will be forced to make few speeches away from his Marion front porch Plans are already under way for him to appear in several of the larger cites, in order that the voters may come into personal contact with the republican candidate fer the pres idcncy.
 Is th,s decision confession on the part of the republicac campai:;h man agers that they are not sure of an easy victory in November? Is it not also an unwilling tribute to the : forceful and winning personality of Gov ernor Cox? With the democratic candidate going about the country and hailed by enthusiastic multitudes as Jimmy" Cox, it is reasonable to suppose that some of the people who , do so much cheering will vote the way they cheer, although this has often proved fallacy in political campaigns.
 The dignified but less spectacular methods of Harding may suffer by contrast Both Cox and Harding are "good mixers" with the advantage, however, in favor of Cox. Whatever talents Senator Harding possesses "a "mixer" will be needed between now and November.
 With a huge slush fund and anti Wilson prejudice to work on, the re- prblicans would probably make good showing, even if they kept their candidate at home, but there are times when even a well-oiled party machine cannot elect a candidate without the cooperation of the peo- pie who vote.
 K In democratic circles it is believed that Cox can win, and, provided no serious blunders are made, will win . They are not averse to having the American people see what manner of man they hope to put into the White House. Neither are they afraid that unless he is gagged from time to time and his addresses carefully revised by his managers, he will make ship . wreck of the party's chances. The caution of Penrose and others of the "Old Guard" in respect to Sen atpr Harding contrasts strongly with ! the personal initiative and vigor shown by Governor Cox. While this may not be an indication of the abil- ]. ity of the two men, it certainly shows tAe way they are regarded by their respective parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
sADLY sENTIMENTAI..

SADLY SENTIMENTAIs Why do you sigh and nloan?" asked the sympathetic movie patron. Don't you think this is a good photoplay?" splendid" said the melancholy man. And this is my favorite queen of the screen. just happened to think that have been worshiping her for six or seven years. and I don't even know the color of her eyes"
 GETTING DESPERATE. "A delegation of suffragists to see you, sir"
 "Telf em I'm out" said the harassed statesman.
 They said if you were out they would wait until you returned" "All right. let 'em wait I'll sneak out the back door and go to Europa" DOWN IN A MINUTE" -Mr. Clipping seems to be a patient man"
 ''He was forced to acquire patienoe.~ ''How soT'
 Mrs. Clipping takes as long to dress for motor ride as she does for party"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

rest the progress of the juWooistic
 cult and re-establish a b4lance of
 taste and finer perceptions.
 America is crowded with high class singers and virtuoso pianists and violinists. They must not be pushed off the stage in the cities, and they will not be. The ambition of the smaller towns is surely being ove rdona
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

ing names to streets and roads in An- con, Balboa Heights and Balboa, is amended as follows:
 The road leading from Ancon post office through the grounds of Ancon hospital to the top of the hill at the womens bachelor quarters, and known as Hospital Road is designated 'Gorgas Road is in honor of the late Gen. William c. Gorgas, U. 5. A.. for mer member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. and in commemorAtion of the many distinguished services rendered by him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
BIRMINGHAMs MORNING NEWsPA-
 PER

From the Birmingham News.
 The Brmin ghan News extends to the
 Birmingham Age-Herald it's cordial con
 gratulations on the twenty-thlrd ahhl-
 versarv of it's life under the ownership and control of Edward w. Barrett Through it's more than score Of years the newspaper has had its ups and downs. it's lean years and it's fat years, but as other strong and serving newspapers IL has muddled through them all, and now if seems to be on sound going business legs well deserving to be classed as one of the south's strongest morning journals Quite recently the growth of business necessitated a substantial addition to It's
 physical property. It would seem that
 the twenty-third anniversary would be a suitable moment for dedicatfnE the en-
 larged structure to the urg3owth ana out
 spreading of Greater Birnlnghan,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
X MYsrERInIs PERsoN

A MYSTERIOUS PERSON. lately met barber
 Who spaketh not word. A scraping as he shaved me OCT
 Was an the oouno I nesru. And as I lay in silence there
 My heart was strangely stirred. I wondered what he thought about This old world we are in, That doth upon its axis round
 The sun forever spin, So full of toil and trouble, too,
 And heartache and of sin. N hat were his views on politics,
 The leading candidates? The League of Nations. is it good For these United States? And shall we taste of happiness
 When living's cost abates? And what about the pennant race AAnd Babe" the swatter king? Is bolshevism at our door. A most abhorrent thing? And shall we see another war
 Play havoc in the spring? A little talcum on my face,
 And then I rose to go. He thanked me Cor the tip the which ] hastened to bestow. But what that barber thinks about I'll never, never know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
GoRGAs HoNoRED os Is1 11aUs

From the Panama Canal noo<N.
 Following the death os MaE Gen- eral Gorgas in London on JutN |, nu- merous memorial tributks Nefe paid on the isthmus. where ne W4s chieI sanitary officer during R1A soonstruc. tion period of the canxk 1n July the governor issued the fo1fowing GIT cular, naming in his honPrsthe road through Ancon hospital one or ms principal interests durink his Iis on the isthmus:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

COULDN'T SMASH TT. "Mr. B1obbs is a brute. Why so?'' 'He gave our Tommy an indestructibie toy and nearly broke the little fellows heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
cHANGING THE sURJrcr.

CHANGING THE SUBJECT. | Whats the matter?" asked the terri ] fed tourist
 "Oh. we're just having Kttie c-rrn- quake, said the Los Angeles citizen. "But did you ever see anything like this glo- i rious sunshine?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

Great men oft die by vile bezonians; 4 Roman sworder aud baBditti slave, e--
 Murdd sweet TulIy; Brutus' bastard
 hand SIahb,d Julius Caesar; savage islanders
 by pirates. --Hcuy VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Looks Backward

"A man who wants an hour of real enjoyment should get the old books he used to read in childhood and read them again" says Rob Kyle.
 These books contain wealth of romance which he will recall with every word. Genuine joys and horrows will be remembered with each page
 T have one book at home which will forever associate with a piece of stick candy. because 1 read it while eating candy years ago. The impress sion remains with me yet.
 Tn addition to these memories, a man derives from the books many little morals and thoughs that escaped his childish mind I believe this would be better world if we would practice reading the books of childhood occa- sionally"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

sand This year a total of twelve million five hundred and nineteen thousand is promised.
 Alabama's agricultural experiment station, with F. L. Thomas, associate entomologist, in charge, has shown how the boil weevil can be checked and the cotton grower has followed his advice. Alabama will probably produce a crop of eight hundred and fifty thousand bales
 "It is the [ ain truth that in France ard England responsible public men bitterly etr!cre the misrerresentation of America " Dr Wisor."-Senator Mccormick. That doctor" is the un- kindest cut e ali.
 < # # If there were in Russia today 1000 men as brave as honorable and as patriotic a KoIchak, Lenine and Trotz- ky would soon be taking to the tall timber. carrying bolshevism w,n them.
 Jonesville. Ind, had a population of 2l3 ten years ago, and the last census gives it the same number of people. Jorosvile is aot promising .ocatio', fer movie house.
 # # #
 Queen Mary of England recently bought some wearing apparel at an av- craze cost of $50 per garment, but no body expects the stenogra phers of Lon don to follow her shining example.
 I. # #
 A. Mitchell Palmer has not succeeded in reducing tne cost of living to the point where dollar will buy more than fifty cents worth. # x # Bella Nun is reported to be once 1 more On his way to Moscow, but not t0 starVe nor yet to freeze next winter
 It is stated that the Mexican governe ment will so pay all of yilla's per sonal debts. "Pancho" may yet be hailed as the father oe lis country
 # + +
 The moves are takea seriously in Kentucky VI ere three young men sent an exhibitor to the ho sp,tal fer show ing an old finn.
 # # x I: Is estimated that American news papers spent s5og,Oo) h "cnvering" the San Francisco convention exclusive of the cost of White paper.
 # # #
 The mere fsci that Penrcse isn't siv- ing out Interviews evs,y day doesn meaa that he isn't kesp:ag his ear t. the ground. Citizen Villa desires to establish schools. With cattle rustling as post graduate course? # # F It's painful to think of the valiant Poles quaking in their boots, but that is exactly what they seem to be doing + < x Harding wants to get off his front porch and stretch his legs a bit. He'll bc safer at home. S. F x Presider Wilson's retirement from sheep raising was not cue to any pres sure exerted by the wooden trust No m',her what hapIens in Novem- | Der, Editor- Farmer Cox anticipates 1 fine corn crop. Communism IS at work in London, but let us hope it will find British prejudice another Rock of Gibraltar. | Although Eergdo,rs chRu,teur has | surrendered. he will no- b. accepted as q proxy.
 l Jimmy" Cox nromis to meet his friends in the Whit" House. Here's hoping.
 1 Ccgnac was quoted in the Birming ham market yesterday at SIS quart, l I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Itinerant Beggnrs

something ought to be done to re- move the pencil-selling, crippled beg gars from our street corners says Henry G. Caudle, of Massey's Business College. Tt seems that some kind of industrial home could be provided for them where they could help earn their living. l. for one, would be willing to pay a special tax toward the upkeep of this home.
 spent some time in New York re- gently and 1 was surprised to find that no beggars infest the streets in that city. l understand place is provided for their care and they are not>allowed to solicit aid on the streets. I think that this assistance should be given only to local unfortunates. No charity should be shown toward the itinerant began who drifts from city to city wherever he can fare the best"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03
Change in Demand
 for Musical Attractions

MM USICAL AMERICA stresses AVA the fact that towns of second ary or lesser magnitude have devel- oped a preference for the multiple music attractions over the solo fea- ture. It says the organization is now exalted over the individual ar tist, save in a few well defined in stances amounting virtually to ex- captions that prove the rule. The small town is today engaging orches- tras, chamber bands, choirs and opera troupes, and is displaying in- terest in such music far beyond a lone singer or instrumentalist-b ring one of sensational repute, like Gallicurci, Mccormack, Schuman- Heink or Kreisler. This trend of fashion in provincial communities has been quiet but rapid.
 Musical America concludes:
 This state of affairs is not en-
 couraging, or the sort of thing to
 be regarded complacently by per
 sons having at heart the artistic
 well-being of the nation It indi-
 cates with alarming clearness how firmly the ideal of sensa ationalism has become implanted here since the war. No enc rightly minded harbors resentment against com munity for its desire to applaud a noted choir or orchestra. But it is the idea of exclusion. of counter balancing indifferences to the ef- farts ot gifted individuals unaided by glamorous adjuncts that alarms. In this there is a kind of repul- sive nouveau riche element It looks as if the noise, the excite ment, the glamor, the vulgarity, the cheap sentimentalism. the megalomana of the war period had made emotional pArvenus of a large section of our people. Physical higness gaudy sensation. sonorous show and circused trum- pery are prized above subtlety and unbedizened refinement. The prob lem of curbing such inclinations is | the problem of correcting a bour- geois state of soul. Moralizing uiu not affect the cure Musical salvation, like most every other | type of redemption, must be wrought from within. One can only hope that better judgment born of increasing artistic education and finer idealism will eventually ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-03

A GREAT SUFFERER. During the war did Mir. wadleigh give UT til it hurt?'' 'T understand he was never free from pain"