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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE EXTRA SESSION
 CALLED FOR THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABANG1
6F1 HERE is always political situ-
 ation in Alabama.

6H HERE is always a political situ- ation in Alabama.
 On Tuesday the legislature meets in extra session to enact laws by which the women of the state can vote in the general election in Novem- Der.
 The governor called this extra ses- sion of the legislature purely to give the women opportunity to register and exercise the same privilege of the r.en voters of the state. He did it because the Nineteenth amendment had been ratified by a vote of the legislatures of thirty-six states.
 The women are happy over the out look. and are eager that the Alabama legislature in this special session should not only provide the machinery by which they can vote, but hat it shall ratify the Nineteenth amendment, which it failed to ratify at the last regular session
 It would be wise and well for the Alabama legislators to do this. It would be wholesome and generous act on the part of Alabama's statesmen.
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 Governor Kilby. in his call for an extra session, specified the considera- tion of other legislation which was not properly enacted at the last session. He mentioned the blue sky law" in particular. This will lead to a wrangle. And when it is brought up an effort will be made to bring up other mat ters.
 The matter of selling soft drinks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
TRANSMUTATION

Harry Kemp in "Chanteys and Ballao
 (Brentanos). Since bit by bit I've died so long,
 l think I shall not mind When picks and spades have\ delv
 for me
 A hole that's close and blind. I died little when a friend,
 Unheeding. passed me by. And when a woman that I loved
 Revealed her love lie; I died a little when I stopped
 To a revengeful score Yet. as I've died. so I've been born s Each day little more. - With every. glimpse of loveliness
 I am the more reborn, With every laugh, with every kiss, With every shining morn.s s*s So. one ay.1when they think. me de; The truth of truths will be That I've just walked out through To immortality!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

I believe it was Julian Street, who wrote a delightful series of articles for one of the big weeklies about the Flavor of Cities?" In any event, if he didn't do it. it offers fine field for some de- scriutive writer.
 I want to talk a little about the atmos- pkere which surrounds our musical pleas ures. for around each one there is dis tinctive air which is unmstakable. This is also true in a larger sense of all phere and it's easy to get away with almost any entertainment.
 I. do not purpose to make either an ex- tensive or intensive study of the subject. for it opens avenues of thoughts around which many columes could be both profit ably and interestingly written. All that hope to be able to do will be to throw out few suggestions on music, and let my readers follow the lines which appeal to them.
 But seriously the whole question of amusement is one which needs to be care fully studied and overhauled, for the world is not going to be shut up to just a few which are sufficient inocuous and uninteresting as to obtain the approval and indorsement of the puritanical. There needs to be some clear and discriminating thinking on subject which gets bigger and bigger.
 Some one long ago complained that it wasn't right that the devil should have all the good music Of course this was an exaggerated way of entering protest against the religious censors who strove to suppress all music save that which bore the stamp of the church and tabooed every form of instrumental music. The story of the struggle that the organ had to get into the churches is illustrative of the change which by degrees has come over certain ecclesiastical authorities in the matter of music.
 have always believed that it was a mistake to make such decided cleavage between things secular and sacred, as in the realm of life, literatures music and art they are so closely interwoven that the dividing line is frequently so dim as to be almost indscernable. and those wno separate them do so arbitrarily. There is no need of such iivorcement either in morals or religion. but it comes from an artagonism which needs to be softened 1 in. the interest of humanity. for ir was
 born in timesl when the church had the ascendency and used it's power to sup l press the natural cravings of the heart. Having said this much. it is. however. necessary to add that the world is in- debted to the church for much in the way
 of music, art and literature; and any one can make out a good case for the service it has rendered to mankind from an aesthetic standpoint. The thing am stressing at this moment is the hour for
 classifying and casaloguinE the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
Water Convention Will
 Be Epochal Affair

THE waterway convention to be U held in Montgomery next Wednesday comes at a crisis in the history of one of the states greatest assets. The inland waterways are on trial. There can be no delay in the progress of that trial. There will be no early revival of interest if the ver- dict is not favorable.
 The big men of Alabama realize the importance of the occasion, and it stands to reason that they will attend the conference. It is not a Mobile affair, not one of the War rior, of the Port of Birmingham, of Muscle Shoals. of the Tombigbee, the Alabama, the Tennessee, the Coosa, hut that of the common interests of all the waterways and their common port.
 \ I The development of water power, navi ation of our streams and har- messing them to the car of interna- tional trade are some of the outstand- ing Considerations that claim the at- tention of Alabamians.
 Port aid comes first because with out the strength of the entire state behind the project, enabling the build ing of a real port, inland waterway development would be choked at the very point where it is to achieve sue cess.
 Other problems will present them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
Summer Weather in
 Birmingham Today

N7ORTHERN ALABAMA is blessed LIN with an equable climate. The winters are seldom excessively cold.
 Not often does the mercury drop as low as 10 degrees above zero, and when it does it does not stay there long. We can count on two months of real winter-January and Febru- ary-and little more.
 Our summer season extends over a period of four or five months. The thermometer climbs highest in June, and July, as a rule. But some of our most oppressive temperature is in September.
 The thermometer does not indicate intensive heat, but people are now complaining of what they term the "hottest spell" of the year. It is be- cause of the humidity.
 In some years the crops are prac- tically made early in September, but the incessant rains in May and June ruined the spring planting, and made second planting necessary as sum- mer was approaching.
 Only hot July and August saved the south from small crops. As it is, we are sure of abundant harvests The heat of the week just passed has been worth millions of dollars to Alabama, and the coming week prom ises to be equally propitious.
 People therefore, can afford tc swelter when they remember what the humidity means to crop production. As to summer vacations, persons who can regulate their time would be wise to continue at work in June July or August, as the case might be and take two or three weeks off ir September. They would then return
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

made by the old brewing companies of this country will be urged. As the law now stands. anything that looks like beer, tastes like beer or smells like beer cannot be sold in Alabama. This law has deprived the state of a very large revenue, and many prohibition ists as we'll as others are urging the repeal of the law now on the statute books which prevents the sale Of such soft drinks.
 large element wants the state laws of Alabama to conform with the Vol- stead act. Indeed many prohibition ad- yocates claim that the prevention of the sale of some soft drinks in this state leads to violation of the dry laws. They claim if soft drinks made of malt and hops were sold there would not be nearly so much moonshine whisky made and sold.
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 The old-time politicians of the state predict that when the legislature is once in session all manner of local legislation and other legislation will be proposed, and that trades will be made by which a two-thirds vote can be gotten for each one of these mat ters. In consequence. they predict that it willsbe long session-perhaps last ing from forty to sixty days in actual time. Of course there can be session of only thirty legislative days.
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 Perhaps the labor situation will be brought up, and matters of local taxa tion for improvement purposes in such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
AMBITIOUS YOUTH.

three as secular or sacred, and putting them in pigeon holes Is passed, and in my opinion ought to be permitted to remain in a state of 'innocuous desuetude.'
 
 Take, for instance, my own case, and I can only speak with any real worth out of my own experience; but in so doing I do not mean that any one shall accept it as a guide. for I merely give testimony in order to get those who read arter me to make examination of themselves and find out just how they gre influenced and affected by the subject under discussion at this time. In other words. want to get what are your reactions when it comes to things sacred and secular.
 Now get genuine joy and uplift from hearing congregational singing in the churches, associations, conferences and conventions. There is something in the old hymns sung in unison which stirs me in sense I lose my individuality by merging it into a great chorus of song. This is particularly true in evangelistic services and bears witness to the fact that no great revival can be had unless it is a singing one. This was eminently true of the great Welsh revival. which was born in song and prayer.
 But because I react under the atmos- phere of religious music as conducted in church. is no reason why am insensible to the beauty. melody and inspiration of a great oratorio, or that the grand pas sages in the well-known operas are lost upon me; for to be truthful I have at times while sitting in the opera house in the great cities of the world, been swept off my feet by the majesty and the power of the operatic stars in their great roles; just as I have at concerts well nigh forgot myself in listening to the singers. or inttrying to follow the score of the orchestra.
 In the old days when r lived in New York. before the time when was even a church member. remember it fell to my lot one Sunday to entertain cousin from the south. who was intently re- ligious In the morning we worshipped at a church of his own denomination, and at night I took him over to Brooklyn to hear Talmadge; but in the afternoon took him to what was billed as sacred concert at the Metropolitan opera house. was anxious to know how he would re- spond to the great stars. He sat as one entranced. and when a great prima donna finished. 'he turned to me and said, Its heavenly" and foolishly remarked. Its too bad it's an aria from Faust" Do you know he wouldn't sit another minute, but got up and left.
 did not set out to convert or convince any one. have merely stated a few facts from which you may draw your own conclusions. but so far as I am concerned am glad that the Community sings have become an established custom. and I only hope that next season those who.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
Costs Less Here

Birmingham is the cheapest city to live in that l have found in the coun- try" said Octavius Roy Cohen, the au- thor. T am required to spend two months each year in Los Angeles, &C., cord!ng to my contract with the Gold wyn people, and I found everything. with the exception of food, higher there than here. However, food is cheaper there than almost any city I have visited recently. While the car fare advances here to six cents and scft drinks to eight cents, the same things are ten cents there. I have also been up east, and I can't understand why people of Birmingham kick on the high cost of living here In my opin- ion, it is more reasonable than n the majority of other cities of the same size."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

cities as Birmingham, Mobile ] Montgomery-all of which will q sume time and lead to long hearil before committees.
 Then there is the matter of cI stitutional convention, which the gl ernor mentioned in his call.
 An element in Alabama is aIrea preparing to fight the call of a d stitutional convention. This element however. composed of lot of n. who have selfish interests. At the sal time every intelligent citizen of Al bama realizes tha: many, amendme are needed to the. constitution of t state. n
 The antagonistic inte, est n,er| fears the election of either ignor3 or selfish members of such a conyl tion by some of the counties. aga # * *
 As, a matter of fact. Alabama outgrown it's old constitution. It's velopment deserves better safegua] around and about Investments.
 The present constitution was md long years ago, and was enacted those days when Alabama was not prosperous nor as ambitious as tod
 Let us have constitutional conyt tion and let us enact at the session. the legislature beginning Tuesd those laws which are necessary to , Alabama in the class with the mi progressive states in the nnion.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
STEEL A BUSINESS BAROMETER

STEEL A BUSINESS bAHOMEIEhs From Leslie's.
 Steel h5s long been regarded as [. barometer of business in this count The prosperity of this basic indust. is a measurs of the general prosperis And the United States Steel Corpoi tion. by virtue of its pre- -eminence this field, is the barometer of the st business United States SteePs con tion is largely judged by the amol; of thrilled orders on hand at the e of each month. While some deducti must be made for the recent inabil to deliver products because of tran portation difficulties. United Sta Steers showing of 11,11s,46S tons thrilled tonnage on July 31, 19l reveals a very healthy state of affais This was the largest volume of boI orders since 1917. and compares vi with the highest record. 12,183,0S3 tol in April. 1917. The thrilled orders July 31 alone are sufficient to kei the plants in operation for eiss months ahead. and undoubtedly nj orders will continue to come in. Unit States Steers promising outlook shared to a greater or less degree the other steel companies With. oE of it's principal industries so flouris ing. this country is very far from beil in bad way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

selves from year to year. Alabama must have an organization prepared to act at a moments notice and eff ciently whenever the interests of the waterways require attention.
 Next Wednesday should be epochal in Alabamas annals of progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
THE RULING PASSION

"A prominent republican was run over by a motor car this morning. Be- fore an ambulance could reach him hs was dead"
 Distressing" Did he speak before he died?"
 Yes. His last words were. Boys, get the money"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
CRUEL AND INHUMAN

Every time MT. Clipping takes Mrs. Clipping out for motor ride he drives past the county poorhouse."
 What's the idea?"
 'He's trying to persuade her to let him sell their car and he uses the poorhouse as an object lesson"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
Valuable Advertising

looking for an advertising scheme they could not have hit upon better plan than that of bringing the national elimination and international competi- tive balloon races here,'' said J. D. McNeeL There is nothing which peo- pie all over the world will be more interested in reading about and see- ing enacted on the screen. There will probably be correspondents and pho- tographers from all over the world here fer the, events, and Birmingham and abroad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
JEFFERsoN DIsLIKED POKE,

JEFFEHSON DISLIkE ED POKER
 Jefferson Winter in Saturday Evening
 Post.
 Joseph Jefferson detested all forms of gambling, and the game of poker in particular. All of his sons and most of
 the other members of his theatrical company, including me. liked it much and played it often. especially when travelling from city to city on rail-
 road trains.
 If Jefferson took fancy to stroll
 through the company car, as frequently
 he did. his advent would elicit the
 warning. Duck, duck! Here comes
 father" And we would attempt to con- ceal our cards and chips. sometime es with success. but more often not, as the old gentleman was quick of eye and we'll acquainted with our ways. When he detected us flagrante delicto Jeff ferson would once in while walk by us without uttering a word, but with a glance of satirical contempt most eloquently expressive. As a rule, how ever. he would pause and in accents of cutting sarcasm address us in terms that substantially did not vary. "Oh, don't stop Please don't stop on my account" he would say. T like to see young gentlemen enjoying them selves in such nice. friendly wax All friends, aren't you? That's what you pretend to be. But it's all pretense Who ever heard of friends sitting down together to try to take each others
 money away? And at such a game-a game the essence of which is to de- ceive and mislead your adversaries Delightful. isn't it? I wonder you don't try waiting for each other up dark al- leys and do it with clubs. But go on go on! Don't let my prejudice inter- 1 fere with your friendly enjoyment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
BREAKING IN

Maggie said the wealthy Mr. Gawping. Let's go to Europe and see if we can't buy a castle"
 We ain't used to our new town house yet" said Mrs. Gawping, plain lively.
 "Thatll help us to get used to it. I understand them castles don't have many modern conveniences.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
.Hoboes in Evidence

There has been more so-called sho- boes travelling over the railroads throughout the south this summer than ever before," says Eddie Long, special officer of the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 "A majority of them are young aoys who seem to be just starting into the game. I know many of them by heir faces and I know which of them like to ride the passenger trains and which like the freight trains. There gre many different types of buns that beat their way over the land. Some of them wear nice clothes and the minute they step off a train they change their suit of overalls foy neat suit of clothes. which they carry along with them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12

main braced
 While the weather cannot be or dered to suit everybody, Birmingham is in climate that satisfies most of us the year round.
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 A woman in Kansas City, Mo, asked policeman to direct her to an ad- dress. After he told her she thanked him, took out a plug of tobacco and Dit off a chew. The policeman ar- rested her for disturbing the peace. The judge thought if women have the right to vote. they have the right to chew tobacco. That seems fair enough. and besides they don't have boards to get all niussed up.
 # x # De La Huerta is quoted as saying Wilson is the worlds greatest states man and Harding is a rank imperiafist. Isn't he overlooking Mexico's main chance? Wilson is going out, but by some hokus- pokus Harding might go in.
 Georgia isn't getting much comfort out of the newspaper comment on Tom Watson's election to the United States Senate. A popular headline for edi- torials on the subject is '"rhe Shame of Georgia"
 Fifteen million Dutch flower bulbs recently arrived in New York from Holland. We can stand peaceful in- vasions of that sort until the cows come home.
 When liquor smugglers off the Flor ida coast sight revenue officer they retire to the three mile limit and call lously ignore him.
 * H. x The militant "suffs," like the miIi- tant "drys," are determined to fight on until everybody gets used to the change.
 Brother Bryan said, Let's have a drink" to some Washington newspa- per men. They had it-at a soda fount
 .y. Although the colored visitors a. Marion shouted "Amenp' it takes some- thing more than that to elect Presi- dent
 It is said Governor Cox is called False Alarm Jimmy" in the far west. That sounds like Hiram Johnson stuff
 < * x beautiful motion picture actress died of poisoning in Paris. The moral is: Stay away from Montmartre.
 * * * It looks as if Senator Harding would soon quit his front porch. Gosh. how he dreads it.
 * E E Money diggers" who draw $500 a week naturally feel that they have to make good.
 * # * Our large urban population &C., counts for the millions of dollars made out of movies.
 
 The schoolboy's shining morning face" registers no alarm over a short age of textbooks. sA
 * * H Seismically speaking. Italy is just now very much on the map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
SPANISH TREASURE TALE REVIVED

 From the Washington Post.
 Now that the Ponzi case has again completely vindicated MT. Barnum, we may expect to see some energetic fell low start selling stock in a pirate treasure cove again." remarked Peter Lomax of Corpus Christi. Texas. at the Harrington. "rhe recent discovery of twenty-five skeletons on Pete Island, a small islet near Corpus Christi, reviv- ing the legends of the ancient days when Spanish ships visited the gulf coast and Corpus Pass was the inlet for light-draft vessels trading with tribes of savage Indians. offered an opportunity for such an enterprise. Tales of treasure ships sunk in Corpus Pass with millions in bullion as their cafgoes sent many romantically in clined people to search the vicinity for the bars of gold and silver and dubloons of ancient coinage However, I under stand that the only find consisted of a razor hone. pair of field glasses and the hilt of an old sword inlaid with silver.
 Tn the early days, before there was even a settlement at Corpus Christi, Spanish trading vessels brought their cargoes to the shores of the bay where they were met by traders from the in terior of what was then Mexico. Many vessels are said to have been lost along that shore. and twenty-five skeletons found there are believed. to be those of sailors from a wrecked vessel who were killed by Indians.
 There is a tale of. the discovery, of Spanish gold on Padre Island many years ago. It seems that an attempt was wz.hed up on the island in a storm The captain of the ship was walking along the shore when dark. round object in the sand caught his eye. On examining it, he found it to be a Spanish peseta, tarnished by sea water. He began digging. so the story goes, and soon uncovered 5000 more coins ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
HE GOT THE JOB

T want a boy to run errands."
 T kin do that" said the freckled- faced applicant.
 T said run I don't want you to stroll
 Yes, sir. won't stroll, except when start to leave for the night That will give you a chance to call me back if you think of anything else you want done."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
THAT'S DIFFERENT

THAT'S DIFFERENT T wouldn't strike" Said Miner Mike,
 In righteous indignation. You're not at work" Remarked the clerk.
 I'm taking a vacation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
JUST THE THING
Sacred and Secular Music---By Frank Willis Barnett

like Mrs. Jack Adams and others. hs carried the burden, will find many m to share it with them. Let's have | dear old hymns which cheered our fath. and mothers; let's have the newer oi with their swing to please the rising gt eration; let's have the sacred classi but let's also have some of the secuI pieces which breathe forth the spirit patriotism, as we'll as those which ha gained worldwide immortality in i realm of secular music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-12
, MORNING PRAYER

"A MORNINU PHA HIN
 Almighty God, who seest the ohn- pers by which I am encompassed' beIp me to conquer, but if should be conquered grant that l may taii with courage unbroken and faith III tbee undimmed. Amen.-M. 5. II.