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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29

room is apt to be raided at any mo- ment, with resultant fines.
 The chief disadvantage for a tour ist who hopes to spend few bliss ful days in Havana is the difficulty of finding a place to stay without paying an exorbitant price. Even when a room has been found in one of the cheaper hotels, the chances are there is no way to take bath, and the Cuban climate calls for fre- quent baths, even though one may not have the habit.
 The American tourist, after a heart-breaking quest for a room, set ties down to "see the sights" In a few days the novelty has worn off. He discovers that there is nothing in particular to do, but drink liquor, bet on horse race or risk little money on some form of gambling. He misses the comforts of home. He is in a strange land where most of the people he sees don't speak his lan- guage. Even the race track is deadly dull, except when the Cubans turn out in numbers. After short while he suffers from acute, nostalgia and is glad to return to dry America.
 As the average American under stands it, Havana is not a wide open" town. Such things as gam bling and drinking are permitted, but there is no license, according to Cuban or Spanish-American stand ards. Dry New York offers more di- version in day than wet Havana does in week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
AMAZING MISREPRESENTATION

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 1l N THE current issues of numerous
 weekly papers in Alabama appears a S political advertisement published by the Musgrove volunteer committee of Jasper in which an abusive attack is made upon Senator Underwood, an at tack that does no credit to the sense of prcpriety. justice and fairness of the committee. For instance such express sions as this generally characterize the advertisement: Tt will be seen that MT. Underwood was acting solely in the in terest of the saloons" and MT. Under woods activities for liquor and brewery interests" etc These are slanderous in- uendoes, false in all their implications. qualified misrepresentation of fact to which we would draw particular atten- tion. We quote from the advertisement;
 QD When the question of ratification by the states of the eighteenth amend ment was being brought before the va= ricus legislatures. MT. Underwood re- paired to Alabama, where he made speeches against Judge w. W. Brandon, Thomas E. Kilby and others who were not opposed to the ratification of the amendment, and also urged the election of legislators who held views on this subject similar to his own.
 @ In his campaign for the senator ship six years ago. Mir. Underwood ob- tained votes and support on the theory that prohibition was not an issue; still his election was heralded to the world as a victory for the open saloon, and this argument was used to turn the tide against statewide prohibition with the result that for four years during the O'Neal administration, Alabama was again placed in the list of wet states.
 The fact is, and every informed man knows it, that MT. Underwood did not come to Alabama and make speeches against Judge Brandon and MT. Kilby nor did he make speeches against any candidate for governor, nor did he make speeches for any candidate for gover- nor MT. Underwood did make a series of speeches in opposition to ratification of the federal prohibition amendment.
 As to the second instance of misrepre- sentation of fact: When MT. Underwood ran for senator in 1914, Governor O'Neal had already served three years of his four-year term, and the local option
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policies of the O'Neal administration hadI
 been in force for three years at the tinneI of spring primaries in 1914 Less than|
 a year from the date of that senatorial!
 primary the legislature or Alabama had
 re-established the policy of state-wide| prohibition.
 Another point of the campaign literal ture of the men leading the dwindling| opposition to Senator Underwood will
 bear word of remark. and that is that| in some way Mir. Underwood obtained|
 his victory over Captain Hobson six
 years ago by misleading the prohibitions
 ists of Alabama. The inference is that|
 MT. Underwood either remained silent on|
 the question of prohibition, or else led| lrrohibitionists to believe that he was one| of them and would support prohibition policies if sent to the Senate. The fac1
 is that no voter in Alabama went to]
 the polls April s. 1914. under any illu-| sions whatsoever as to the positions of
 the two candidates for senator. Captainl
 Hobson, apparently to obscure the real| issues of the campaign, declared that
 the issue was one of prohibition. Hel vnlified Mir. Underwood from every|
 stump in Alabama in the same reckless terms that the Musgrove supporters now
 are employing. He attacked him as al "tool of the liquor interests" Taking
 care to state very clearly that he was opposed to federal prohibition, giving
 his reasons for taking that position, Mir. Underwood nevertheless declared that federal prohibition was not the issue De- fore the people and he refused to con- 1 fine the discussion to that subject, which Captain Hobson had forced to the front. MT Underwood left no doubt
 whatever of his position on this question: and other questions introduced at the time. Since going to the Senate he has i followed no course which the people di,1 not expect him to follow when they elected him. He was chosen as Sena- tor because he was of senatorial calibrti because of his statesmanly grasp of great public questions and the special fitness which his long training had given him. Thousands of prohibitionists voted for him, knowing his position on 1 the prohibition question. Thousands will again vote for him, knowing his record
 on the question. They are for him be- lcause he is statesman equal to any occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
A CAPITALIST

From the Louisville Courier-Journal dispatch from Lexington concern ing the Kidnapping of Paul Little son of F. R. Little. ''horseman and reputed millionaire" includes the following: Twenty years ago MT Little was
 produce peddler in Mount Sterling. His
 business increased until it extended on large scale, acquiring fortune Today he owns five or more blue grass farms, totaling 1000 acres. has exten- sive oil holdings and races several trot- ters.
 "He moved to Lexington three years ago. purchasing the Stoll home. show place, facing Pennsylvania College" Thus are capitalists self made in
 America. No agitator, presumably, ob- techs to produce peddling as a means produce peddler enjoying prosperity as result of being an able and con scientious peddier.
 Any reference book which deals with notable Americans is full of just such biographical information. In this coun- try nearly anyone who has little "git up and git" becoihes capitalist if he tries. Many become capitalists in a small way only. Comparatively few become millionaires, but there is no capitalist class as large as the class
 made up of men who began without
 capital aid by dint of industry and thrift acquired it. Yet soap box orators
 speak of the capitalist class or the em-
 ploying class as if it were made up
 mainly of men who were born with cap-
 ital and heean life as emnloYers.
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A CRUEL JOKE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Breck Mus grove complained in his first campaign speech at Birmingham that some folks were hurting his feel ings; they were taking his race for the Senate as joke.
 Of course, any man with . true sense of humor regards the raoe that Musgrove is making as joke. but there are certain people who have no rusiness saying that the Musgrove race is a joke. They are some of the peo- rle who brought Nr. Musgrove out Mir. Musgrove said he entered the racel for the Senate not because he reaND wanted to run. but because many pe rle persuaded him to run-soms oil whom. now that I am in the race. take it as a joke.'
 Mir. Musgrove, we gather from his first speech, held a conference in tho political trenches. mapped out plan of campaign and agreed to go over the top at the zero hour. At the ap- rointed hour MT. Musgrove "hopped eff and let out a yell of defiance. Then he looked around and his follow CTS were not there. They had stayed behind. which was bad enough. but they were laughing at him as he was being shot to pieces. The matter was no Joke to Mr Musgrove; 1t was deadly serious. No man likes to be doubls- crossed merely because he is hops- lessly beaten <
 Of course to the minimizing the situation has clements of humor in 1t. Ii is funny, for one thing. that MT. Musgrove should say that his original supporters were taking his race as q joke. Until Wednesday night Mir. Mus grove had not made campaign speech. We understand now why his friends delayed putting him on the stump. Wea wonder. too, if he will continue tol make such speeches as he made Wed-1 resday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
RATIFICATION PREDICTED

Washington Special to the Sun and New
 York Herald.
 President Wilson has been reassured by the stars that the German treaty with the League of Nations is not dead. Sooth- savers of the country are almost unani- nous in their opinion that the President soon will find the treaty ratified in form satisfactory to everybody concerned.
 large number of letters and tele- grams have been received at the White House-unsolicited, of course-from pro- fessors," who say such thing Is evil dent from the reading of the planets Sew eral letters arrived by special delivery to- day and told the President not to be dis couraged over the defeat of the treaty in the Senate. One writer took the view that before June the President and the Senate would come to terms on the treaty and that the United States would join the League of Nation.
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There's not one wise man among twenty that will praise himself.
 --Much Ado About Nothing.
Germany Violates
 Terms of Treaty

6H HE discovery of 12,000 three
 l inch guns and 5000 airplanes in Germany will give the French government additional reasons for questioning her good faith in carry ing out the terms of the peace treaty
 Although the German army should now have but 200 three-inch guns and no airplanes, according to the treaty, it is reported that $500 field guns were found by the interallied commission in the vicinity of Berlin alone. The 5000 planes were intact and ready for service.
 A dispatch from Paris states that the delivery of submarines has "only been partly executed, while nothing has been done regarding the delivery of arms and munitions or demobillza- ton of the naval forces" Further more, the reparations commission Ce- cided that Germany was able to de- liver 860,000 tons of coal a month to France, but deliveries have fallen from 3O0,0O0 to 150,000. This is re- garded by France as proof that Ger many is not honestly trying to fulfill the terms of the peace treaty.
 Ever since the armistice was signed it has been evident that Germany had no intention of paying the penalty of her crimes if there were any way to avoid it.R Her course has been one of constant misrepresentation She endeavored to pull the wool over the eyes of the allies time and again and in a measure succeeded. France, however, has never been deceived and the time may yet come when the powers who fought Germany will thank the French government for it's vigilance.
 The first step in the rehabilitation of Germany in the eyes of the world was a strict compliance with the terms of the peace treaty, as far as was humanly possible. That was the speediest wayfor her to regain the re- spect of other powers forfeited by her ruthless and interruptions con- duct during the war.
 Apparently the German sense of honor is as dull as ever.
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ssIss',7 dn,e D C. nssss msss 'sm ,n. spotlight swings to Syria. Ac- cording to a recent press dispatch the i syrians have declared their country m denendent and have chosen Prince Feisal as king.
 l This move may have a wide reacn- ing effect, for Syria is coming back :! into it's own as a result of new raii- ways which make 1t once more Ink l land In history's chain. Explaining I the significance of these events the National Geographic Society has is- sued the following bulletin, based on communication to the society by May nard Owen Williams:
 Syria colses the east end of the Mea- iiterranean and is bounded on the mortn 1 by7 the Taurus mountains. The syrian and Arabian deserts limit further set clement to the east and south. But Tn connection with world commerce 1t mas always been closely related to the Ter l fila valleys of the Nile and the twin Mesopotamian rivers, and its commer-
 
 cial life of tomorrow cannot be di- vorcsd from that of Mesopotamia | The future of Syria depends upon l the development of two ports and upon I who controls these strategic centers or I politics and commerce Alexandretta and Haife will attain new importance l as soon as the Dardanelles are inter nationalixed and free passage. open to l all nations, cuts across what Germany was forging as Berlin-to- Ba gdad route. all but 300 miles of which, be- tween Nisiffn and Tekrit few miles above samarra, Is now complete. This new line of traffic from Alex andretta past Aieppo to the Euphrates river at Jerablus, connecting the oldest routes of international commerce, also 1 separates two important lingual groups, for Turkish is generally spoken I to the north of the railway and Arabic ] to the south.
 Whatever political adjustment is made between England and France I Italy and Greece, Arabia and Syria, con- servative Mecca and liberal Beirut Zionist and Greek orthodox, Christian I and Moslem, Maronite and Druse, the ! line of division between the Turkish and Arabic tongues will bs significant for language differences as well as those of race exert profound effect on political life in the Levant.
 The Haifa railway separates north- ern Syria from the southern part. which 1 has long been called Palestine. Haifa is of importance because 1t is the southernmost Syrian harbor capable
 of large development. and is the ter
 minus of the railway which is becoming the key to Jerusalem as well as the more important line to Damascus and Mesopotamia. It is the real prize of the near east for once more 1t is to become the greatest port of-the eastern
 Mediterranean littoral. as it was when it served as the chief landing place of l the Crusaders and the transshipment | point of the Venetian, Pisan and Ge-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
American Tourists May Be
 Disappointed In Havana

n WRITER in Golfers paints a EA somewhat gloomy picture of life in Cuba, regarded by many thirsty Americans as paradise on earth. He says that instead of being crowded with care-free Americans, they are much in the minority and soon begin to realize that they are having dull time.
 While it is true that liquor flows freely, the money spent by Amer jeans for refreshments means little to the Cubans, who are making mil lions out of sugar. Selling drinks to tourists Is a side issue, and a small one at that. Sugar is the cock of the walk and is creating vast for tunes for the Cubans.
 Gambling, of course, flourishes, but it is strictly regulated. Whereas horse racing, cock fighting and all kinds of gambling are permitted, they are under police supervision. The Cuban police, says Golfers cor respondent are uncomfortably eff cient. A plunger may win or lose a fortune playing the races or betting on a cock fight, but little quiet poksg.zane among friends in one's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
FIRST NIGHT RICHARD III
siestried sassoon, in the New Republic,

siegfried sassoon in the New Republic
 I Assassin with the murder -musng smile, The horrible hunch-back, slim, and garbed in guile And buging dingy metal, seeks and wins Unmasked soiloques, superbly stage Slow fades each historical scene but each begins In similar pomp He stabs King Henry sased. tAnd wears a scarlet cloak. Next, gets engaged. vermilion-clad. blacklegged. and sallow with sinA Another King goes sick He sneers in brown The King dies off. Astrde his calm white steed He broods and plots and lours London town. And, gives his piping nephews all they need Then (crafty in a crimson velvet gown.) Lrnps toward the golden madness of crown
 II No single blood-stain sonnet could have shown Richard: all his registrations told. Now shrunk and sable on his tragic throne He glowers envenomed, drNped in cloth of gold. Big business with candle and his Queen Beautifully poisoned somewhere in the wings. Then doom and glded armour; and scene Of ghosts; dim, husky-voiced Shakespearean thingn The casualties were numerous: and at last died in clashng brass-ware. tired but tenso: Lord of his undoing. crazed, ashast And prorertied regardless of expense. And the whole proud production paied and passoa $ self4onscous. like it's brilliant audience
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
Was Much Beloved

We were all made very sad this week by the receipt of the news of the death at Colorado Springs of Dwight o. Green" said William Cosby. and whose funeral took place Sunday at the home of MT. Greens mother. No couple in the entire Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church membership was more universally loved than MT. and Mrs. Green. and no two people did more for the church than they did up to the time they left Birmingham three years ago. MT Green was a Sunday school teacher, was made superintend- ent. and was devotedly loved by all the young people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
Faulty Taxation
 And the Results

IM ITO H. KAHN in a foreword " to his pamphlet entitled, "The Years of Faulty Taxation and the Results" says:
 Wrong economies, however we'll mentioned, have been more fruitful of harm to the people than almost any other single act of government.
 We have had two years test now of scheme of taxation which is un- scientific, inconsistent and ill- designed. The result is writ large in the high cost of living, industrial economic dislocation, and social dis contention all of which our taxation policy is a strongly contributory, though, of course, not the sole, cause"
 Mr. Kahn is recognized as finan- cier of transcenent ability. While a practical banker, he has studied deep ly the complex problems of taxation and his conclusions are at once per- spicuous and constructive.
 Extreme rates of taxation "do not and cannot fully reach those whom they are intended to reach, the masses of the people," is MT. Kahn's contention. It is pointed out that faulty taxation affects the masses of the people "unavoidably and harmtul- ly, even though it be in no way laid upon them in the shape of direct or indirect governmental impost."
 In chapter V, MT. Kahn says:
 I know the political mind shies from laying hands on the presumably popular structure of huge super taxes on incomes and profits. But I venture to think that the politi cal mind is once more acting ac- cording to it's inveterate habit of understanding both the integrity and the intelligence of the people.
 Twenty odd years ago Mir. Bryan, acting, I am certain, from true con- s viction and in absolute good faith. offered to the people a scheme which they were led to believe would prac- ticaly cut their debts in half, en- hance greatly the price of farm products, then at low ebb. increase wages largely. and bring about other results strongly appealing to selfish interest. No more tempting lure was ever held out to the popular vote.
 It took the republican party manas- CTS a long while before they mus~ tered courage to meet the issue squarely and to come out flatfootedly. However, they did finally and Mir. Bryan's challenge was met by most intensive campaign of education and information. Intricate questions of economies and currency were dis cussed and debated up and down the land
 The result was that a great ma jcrity of the people recognized the faultiness of Mir. Bryan's programme and rejected it.
 The importance of business men spreading information among the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
.pLEONExIA-
From the Talladega Homes,

Doctors say ''pleonexia'' is what makes a man a profiteer. ''Pleonexia" is merely the scientific term for greed.-Birming ham Age-Herald. Well, whatever you call it. it's spreading at an alarming de- gree among many of the high and low estate, We need to fill up the fails with the gang for the benefit of an afflicted country.
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Vegetables and Flower

We are doing 50 per cent more busi- ness in garden seeds this year than we have done before" said George B. McVay, Jr. The sale this spring ex- ceeds even the war-garden sales of the past few years. This fact I think is due in part to the high prices of farm produce Many people began their gardens this year as a matter of econ- omy. Before they have half finished they are becoming so Interested they cannot secure enough varieties of -vege- tables to satisfy them.
 Flower planting also is receiving 50 per cent more attention than, ever be- fore. That flowers are expensive helps to account for this,-.b I believe that the best explanation is that the re- action from the seriousness of war is finding expression in greater de- mand for flowers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
EXPENSIVE ITEM

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 It doesn't cost much to get to Cuba but the footral there comes hisn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
A Joyful Feeling


 "A friend of mine met me on the street the other day, and asked me how I felt" said Chappell Cory, land I replied, As happy as I can be- He then wanted to know why I was so joyful, and I told him 1t was because had decided not to plant my little farm this year. and I had the same feeling which no doubt would have come over Sisyphus of old if the rock which he had to roll up hill had re- mafned put instead of rolling down for him to begin over again his task of pushing it back.
 We give the farmer a great deal of advice about planting as much as pos sible as a patriotic duty, but few city people have any idea of just how hard it is to get labor, and having gotten it, to keep it satisfied and paid up. l have made up my mind to let my acre age grow up Sin blackberries and plums."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
If Weather Permits

Sunday was such q bad day that hundreds who had planned to wear their new Easter togs, so as to get used to them for the first time, and to enable them to appear more natural on the regular coming out day, are wondering what the weather man has in store for them next Sunday" said T. R. Patterson.
 There are many old-timers who predict that there will be a cold snap about due next Sunday, it being their claim that there is always decided
 drop in temperature just about time everyone has decided to appear in spring clothes.
 Be this as 1t may, Birmingham mer- chants report the largest weeks busi- Fness in months. all of them enjoying splendid sales of spring goods, and in spite of the high prices. there promises to be the greatest array of good things to wear displayed on the streets of Birmingham Easter Sunday than in years-if the weather permits"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
New Nsphs,r. of Uncle sam

"The eagerness with which the large number of aliens embraced United States citizenship. and the intense de- sire to become good nephews of Uncle Sam was apparent to even the casual observer in the federal building during the past week." said E. R. Greene.
 "The men answered the many ques- tions quickly and earnestly, with a convincing air of faith in their new country. Even when at liberty to go' they congregated in small groups to discuss their new duties, or gathered around the men in the office of the clerk of the court, asking questions, drinking in the words of advice which were given them.
 There is no doubt in the minds of the witnesses that these men will make good citizens. To watch former Turk, Greek and Italain, now Ameri- cans all. mutually giving help and ad- vice, was to bring to ones mind prick of conscience that perhaps he himself had been alittle negligent in the past toward his nation. and a firm resolve not to be surpassed in patriotism by had been a little negligent in the past
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