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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
LUKE M.LuKE SAYS

Feminine modesty nowadays seems to consist of keeping the ears hidden and letting the rest of the anatomy rEa for Sweeney.
 What has become of the 0. f. store that sold box of candy for two hts
 When the other fellow acts that way. lit is Laziness. But when you act that gay :t is because you are Run Down from Overwork.
 Women are better buffers than men. Jus. watch a woman who is we t.;rs a string of imitation pearls as big as baseballs and see how she acts like they were the real thing.
 Love is funny thing. It makes a 100- pound man feel comfortable whNn he is holding 200-pound g.rl on his kree.
 A lot of the theologians are now holding that there ain't m hell. But we'll bet that there is some warm spot in the next world for ths man who spends hours in prayer and nothing on charity.
 girl used to play the p'aro to keep her hands supple. Now sne pumps it to keep her ankles supols
 The easiest wayato make your wife mad is to buy Suit of clothes or a hat exactly like the last one you bought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
MORAL FROM THE MUSIC HALLl

these she lifted herself out of the terrf flying slough into which birth had casN her. If, says her friend, her later coursS may have seemed somewhat cynical and calloused. it was inspired by but one pur-l pose, and that was to drive off the ever menacing and horrible nightmare of pow erty. The truth is that she paid with her life for her fears and her desire to over- come them with her charms. She died because she refused a simple operation that would have left scar upon her throat. Can we not, then, say that the account between Mammon and justice has been balanced?
 But there yet remains an ethic consid- eration, not wholly the child of exegesis, of the value of philanthrophy made pos- sible by actions we shall not judge and distributed posthumously. Has not the fear of poverty always been the arch angel of the god of mammom? We mere- ly suggest. we make no attempt to evalu- ate for uses beyond the grave the moral- ity involved when one gathers together by devious means a good part of the earth's bounties, enjoys them throughout the life span and then releases them when the trusteeship can no longer be retained The lowly Nazarene did give some sublime advice to the rich man, but we cannot say that this richly un- selfish counsel is attuned to modern thought. We do know, however, that for Gabrielle of the Lilies no more than for numerous other millionaire distributors Of earthly treasures, when such treasures no longer availed, there is a depth of philosophy in the simple truth that there are no pockets in a shroud.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
''Pussyfoot" Johnson
 a Unique Character

ID BIRMINGHAM will have as a lO guest today prohibition lead CT who captured London. Incompre- hensible as it may seem, "Pussyfoot' Johnson became what is rather un- usual in a wicked world, popular reformer.
 London, we are told, did not take MT. Johnson seriously until he was seized by crowd of riotous students and during the "hazing" which ne re- ceived, lost an eye. His conduct in circumstances which were both trying and painful, was such that he won the sympathy of the English people. As London papers expressed it, he proved himself a "gocd sport" In England, and for that matter, in America, such praise is the sign and seal of popularity.
 MT. Johnson became internation- ally famous because of his experience in London, but he has long been an active worker for the cause of pro- hibition. He possesses both physical and moral courage. He is a force ful speaker and it is said by his ad- mirers that the most recalcitrant ''wet" will find him interesting, hu- man and likable.
 The task of making the world dry seems gigantic now, yet America is living under strict dry laws and pro- hibition is making headway abroad In the English speaking countries Ii is predicted that the breaking up oi the liquor traffic is only a matter of time.
 Under the leadership of such men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
w. P. C. Harding's Ability
 Is Again Recognized

ID RESIDENT WILSON yesterday 4 reappointed W. P. G. Harding of Birmingham to another term as governor of the federal re- serve board and by this act tion gives executive approval to the great ability this Alabama banker has shown in handling the nations finances.
 Governor Harding. who was first appointed to the board in 1914 and has been governor since 1916, is a man of whom Birmingham and the whole state are proud. He has made good in everything he has ever un- dertaken. In addition to his duties on the reserve board he has been managing director of the war finance corporation since 1918 and is rec ognized as one of the hardest work CTS in America.
 His reappointment yesterday is a compliment not only to Governor Harding but to Alabama and the en- tire south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
Splendid Outlook for
 Iron and Steel Trades

0N ONSUMERS. of pig iron do not S purchase metal six months ahead unless they have confidence in the stability of the markets.
 They do not purchase far ahead unless they believe that the price of pig iron at the specified period of delivery WI be as high as it is when the order is placed.
 Hence there is significance in the opening of the buying movement of Birmingham pig iron for 1921 .deliv- cry. Of special significance is the placing of an order by one consumer for his requirements for the first half of 1921. This is the same as to say that this consumer believes the present forty two dollar base for pig iron will not recede within the com ing year.
 He has basis for that conviction. Not only is there the present enor- nous demand for finished iron and steel products, but there is that other great demand to come from the rail reads, the largest consumers of iron and steel in the nation. The rail- reads, to run at all, must buy loco7 motives, build cars and lay rails dur ing the next few years as they have never done before.
 The railroads will have the money. The increase in freight rates will meet the increase in wages. As for southern railroads, they already re- port good earnings. Southern farm and industrial products are increas- ing in manner that insures their prosperity.
 Iron and steel are great barome- ters of business conditions. The out look for these industries speaks glow ingly of that of the nation as a whole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Rents and Rentals

anu httHtahS
 am renter. also a rental agent. am on both sides of the fence, but not politician,' said Louie Reese. "I am not, however, posted as to the du- ties of fair rent board, but taking It for what the name implies, I assume that a property owner who is not get ting per cent net on his money is Justifiable in taking the matter up with the board for raise, and they in turn would advise raise, and in turn fair minded tenant should gladly pay more just as quickly as he would accept a reduction if charged more that is, If 8 per cent net is a basis for fairness.
 Tt appears to the writer that at least 10 to 12 per cent should be allowed as the person, widow or whoever it may be has to pay the high price for the necessaries of life, taxes repairs and insurance that every one else has to pay, and in view of the fact that you can buy in Birmingham such stock as the Southern railway that will pay II per cent.
 "If we don't allow the landlord per cent equal to what he can get elsewhere we will always have short age of houses.
 My office rent has been raised this year, and was raised last year. A great deal more than 90 per cent of my ten- ants are being raised. yet I am satis- fled"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
Georgia Official Quits
 Because Work Is T'hankIess

TN URING the world war patriot @%> ism impelled every good citi- zen to work for his country, re- gardless of pay. Men too old for the military draft gladly accepted positions tendered by the government with pay only nominal-in many cases only dollar year.
 In time of peace men especially equipped for important duties have been drafted, but free service is no longer agreeable, except in the case of miliionaires. At least John A. Manget of Atlanta has found it so He was filling the place of fair price commissioner of Georgia, and was giving close attention to the work, but declaring that his only pay has been criticism, abuse, and slander," |" he has resigned. He is good busi- ness man, and looking after his pri- vate affairs more assiduously will be satisfactory to himself and reason ably remunerative.
 It is evident that Georgia does not appreciate good thing when it has it without cost The fair price com mission is one of far-reaching inn pcrtance The United States Attor- Iney Gereral has found an Atlanta at torney who will act temporarily. But s<(ving without fee or salary will bring the same trouble that MT. Man get encountered.
 Now that the United States no longer is fighting, Uncle Sam should not expect busy man to work for nothing. Better results could be ob- tained if a salary were attached to the office of fair price commissioner. Certain it is that no reasonable per- son car blame MT. Manget for throw ing up his job unceremoniously. # * *
 MT. Gonpers claims victory for labor in the primaries. This is refresh | ing. Somehow. we got the impression 
 that labor was being trampled under foot ey heartless politicians and cor norations without soul. < # <
 If Harding sleeps at home during
 most of the campaign the chances are
 that after the returns are all in there will be nothing to prevent him from
 continuing to sleep there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
They Have Enemies

House flies have enemies the same as anything else,' says pr. J. D. Dowl- ing, city and county health officer During the month of August millions of flies will die with various afflic- tions that effect them at this time of year.
 However many flies will be pro- duced at the same time and every pre- caution should be taken to destroy their breeding places. Horse stables, COW barns and hog pens are the most fertile beds for flies and these should be watched with special diligence. The health department is doing all it can by inspection and other means to keep down the number of flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
Killing the Roll WeeviI

MT Pierce of our place believes he has stopped the boil weevil ravages in his ten-a cotton patch" says Sam A. Benton of Columb biana. His plan with kerosene on a stand about as high as the cotton stalks. In that pan he rests a lantern. At night he lights the lantern,4 the light attracts all man. ner of insects and they fall into the kerosene which kills them.
 MT. Pierce has sixteen of these lan- terms in his cotton patch and has caught millions of insects, among which he claims boil weevils predominate He thinks he has solved the problem"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
Did Not Feel the "au.ke-

My wife is in Los Angeles, says Walter Moore, "and of course, I fully expected her to write me a vivid &C., count of the earthquake shock of last Monday. Thinking that l might be un- easy. she wired me on Tuesday that she had been through the quake with out knowing that there had been any such thing until the newspapers came out in the afternoon and informed her to that effect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
ARTISTIC TEMPERAMrrr.

ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT.
 Whats the use?" sighed the melan- choly individual. Are you troubled. my brother?" asked the kindly old gentleman.
 T am. sir. I spent twenty years of my life perfecting cocktail shaker and now the country's dry"
 But can't it be used for soft drinksY' ''Yes, sir, but rather than seesit used for that purpose would starve to death. I'm only poor inventor. but I have the soul of an artist" PAUL~COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
THE CALL THAT DIDN'T COME
1, the Washington Star

From the Washington Star.
 The Hohenzollerns have long since ceased to finger at the telephone re- ceiver expecting message from Ber- lin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

We know they used to bore us And there are many pleasant ways That still lie fair before us.
 LIGHT SKIRMISHING. How's the campaign?" Rather brisk" Any personalities z Nothing serious. The Hon. Thomas Jefferson Fowler says the Hon. Cicero Bolts has been robbing widows and or phans for thirty years, and the Hon. Cicero Bolts charges the Hon. Thomas Jefferson Fowler with having stolen sev- eral hundred thousand dollars of the pub lie funds. but neither is accused of any crime that would prevent a man from holding office in this country"
 FABULOUS MUSING. When "moonshine" $ poured into a stream fellows apt to wish That he could have a strange, sweet dream And change into fish. WORTH WHILE ACQUAINTANCES Do you notice the large number Of horny-handed sons of toll who are now riding in Pullman cars?" T do," replied the travelling salesman. And for my part, I'm glad to see them.s 'Why so?" I'm hearing some brand-new stories in the smoker" EYES ARE MADE TO SEE WITH.
 If peach
 On the beach
 Trip along,
 Come what may,
 Should we say
 That is wrong?
 If one swerves
 From the curves
 That invite,
 'Tis abuse,
 Not the use.
 Of his sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

as "Pussyfoot" Johnson rapid prog ress is being made. The war, terrible as it was in many respects; gave an impetus to the cause of prohibition. Even in France it was recognized that alcohol and fighting efficiency do pot oo +ooa+bo,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
France Is Gloriously
 Replacing the Destroyed

THE Anglo-saxon has learned 0 something about the Latin. He fought with him in Flanders. He laughed at the poilus when they kissed one another, but he marveled when they fought the enemy. Here are a few items from official data bearing on Frances recovery from the ravages of war:
 Arable land rendered useless by
 war, 100000 acres; arabic land since cleared of shells, 6.525,OO0 acres.
 Bridges viaducts, etc, destroyed,
 47s5; bridges, viaduets, etc., recon
 structed, 2,424.
 Railways destroyed, 3,460 miles;
 railways reconstructed, 2,556 miles.
 Factories destroyed, 11,50O fac-
 tories reconstructed and at work,
 3.640, factories under reconstruc-
 tion, 3,S12
 Canals destroyed. 997; canals re-
 constructed, 490
 It may be argued that France had to do this to live. That does rot take from the quality of the perform ance any more than the endurance and courage of our pioneer fore fathers in the face of stern condi- tions detract from their splendid record.
 One thing came out of the world war; the enlightenment of nations of the earth with regard to one another. It is this which has paved the way for the League of Nations that today exists without regard to the written specifications of the earth's word trimmers.
 The bond of the battlefield re- quires neither parchment nor seal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
MIGHT STAND PAT.

Our candidates for office are compared to prominent figures of the past"
 .'Yes-to George Washington. Abraham Lincoln and others.
 What do you suppose a candidate would do if some spellbinder were to say he was innbued with the spirit of Genghis Khan?"
 If he didn't know whether Genghis came before or after 177s he probably wouldn't do anything"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
A TASTE OF LIBERTY.

T see where hard cider has won a great victory" remarked MT. Bibbles.
 'Hows that?"
 According to new ruling, farmer can squeeze the juice out of his apples and let nature take her course"
 "Fine!'
 'Yes. and if he doesn't cooperate with nature b0 using little sugar, he's just as safe from prosecution as if he lived in free country.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

Joe Pilsudski has lived next to Rus sia all his life, and yet he had no more sense than to grab the bears tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
MY TROUBLES

MY TROUBLES By Clinton Scollard. took my troubles up the road
 All on a summer morning; The sun from out it's blue abode
 The meadows was adorning My troubles were sorry pack; They chung like care upon my back. And there was Doubt, a dubious thin g And there was foo.lsn Frettins, And there was Sorrow with it3 sting, And hollow-eyed Regretting, A grievous brood to bear along When all the air vas filled with song Then came I to the wide free crest
 With aught but sky above ne; A soothing wind my cheek caressed; Methought it seemed to love me, . And there breathed upward from th|
 earth
 The fragrant messages ot m:'th. And seeing far below me TO
 The lands so g. cen ard spacious My troubles lifted rem my soul.
 And life again grew sracious. And so I trod the downward road Without a troubis for a load!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
LOST MOTION.

We much admire the energy
 Of William Patrick Henry Blair: Although, as far as we can sec.
 It never gets him anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
HARD CIDER TRIUMPHANT

of the republic no cellar was stocked for the winter without it's barrel of hard cider nish cheer for the household and it's guests.
 How this venerable drink has escaped the blight of prohibition is puzzle, but apparently it has. for the internal reve- rue bureau has ruled that the owner of sweet cider may let it lie until 1t turns to vinegar. The only qualification is that one must not use sugar or yeast or any other substance to hustle nature in the proces sof fermentation. Fair enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

His overthrow heap'd happiness upon
 him; For then, and not till then, he felt
 himself, And found the blessedness of being
 Ht-Ie. Henry VIII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
LOOK FORWARD.

Why sing about the good old days! We know they used to bore us And there are many pleasant ways
 That still lie fair before us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

do not 20 together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

One statement I found is careful .o point out that the relationship between the Speaker of the House of Commons and Gully had never been established; but I rather prefer to take the version that he was grandson, as it gives piquancy to the fact that the latter was the only incumbent of the digni- fled position who had been obliged to call in the police since the days Of Oliver Cromwell to duell disorder among the members. It will be re- membered that some Irish members became obstreperous and had to be re- moved forcibly. If Grandfather Gully had been presiding. he could have done his own flinging out without call for outside help.
 As a country gentleman with his seat at Marwell Hall near Winchester, MT. Gully. the ex-prize fighter. and stud owner lived respectable and dig nified life until his death at the age of so. in 1863. He boasted of his three ambitions, but the fourth he kept to himself. for being twice married, he had twelve children by each wife. Gull lv was some record holder: Champion in the ring, owner of derby winners. member of Parliament and the father of couple of dozen children I take off my hat to Gully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

If Harding sleeps at home during most of the campaign the chances are that after the returns are all in there will be nothing to prevent him from continuing to sleep there.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-09
CHARLIE" CHAPLIN
HURT IN FIST FIGHT

Los Angeles, April S.-Charlie
Chaplin's face today bore marks of
a hotel lobby fight here last night
with Louis Mayer, film producer and
manager of Chaplin's wife. Mildred
Harris Chaplin.
ASK Mayer and my wife; they can
tell you" was Chaplin's statement
regarding the fray.
According to witnesses. Chaplin
met Mayer in the hotel. lobby and
demanded he remove his glasses.
Mayer complied, and Chaplin missed
a swing to the jaw. After several
exchanges ChaIlin fell to the floor.
The film comedians nose showed
several deep scratches today.
MayerI said the trouble arose over
the settlement to be made with Mrs.
Chaplin.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-09
WOOD REVERSE
IN OHIO LIKELY;
HARDING GAINS
Senator. Expected to Get
Home State Delegation
At Primaries.
COX SURE OF VICTORY
Governor Certain to Get
Support of Democratic
Delegation.
BY WILLIS J. ABBOT.

Toledo, Ohio, April S.-The Ohio
primaries which will be held on the
eth offer little of excitement in the
way of a contest.
On the Democratic side Governor
Cox is running without opposition.
as the withdrawal of Senator Pom
creme left him alone in the field.
Even had there been invasion of the
State by outside candidates 1t is
improbable that there could have
been any successful opposition to
Cox, who is not merely a politician
of great resource. but an admins
traitor of State affairs. who has dis
tinctly made good. 1t is not, how
ever. probable that Cox will go far
with the delegations outside of
Ohio in his pursuit of the Presi-
dency-nor is il certain that he is
his friends, as indeed among many
Democrats. the feeling that this may
be good year to lay the founda-
tions for a successful candidacy four
years hence, but not one in which to
anticipate immediate victory. TheIe
lis a sentiment that if Mr.. Hoover
had been willing to seek the Demo
cratic nomination there might have
been a chance of carrying the coun-
try, but that no old-line Democrat
can accomplish that feat, unless
there shall be some serious split in
the Republican ranks.
Cox Strong VITA Labor.
Cox is strong with the labor ele-
ment in his State without having
lost the confidence of the business
community in which he has himself
been successful. He would appeal
strongly to the vets. without hav-
hostility from the drys as has fallen
to the lot of Governor Edwards.
But he is essentially an old-line
politician with whom il would be
impossible for the Democrats to ap-
peal to the new and progressive ele-
ments in the American electorate
that must be secured in order TO
win victory for either party. Nor
have l been able to find in the other
States that l have visited any senti-
mcnt among Democrats in his be-
half, although in Kentucky some
Cox following has developed. and
Senator Stanley is looked upon as
friendly. With the solid Ohio dele
cation behind him he will, of
course, be a power in the conven-
tion. but as a candidate he does not
appear to possess winning quail
ties. He is sufficiently wet to in
cur, in all probability, the antagon-
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