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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07

I'll just confine myself to some things which I overheard a spectator get off at a recent game between Bir-
 mingham and Little Rock. hap pened to sit just in front of four typi- cal American baseball enthusiasts, who knew every fine point in the game, had the personal history of every man who went to bat could have written the memoirs of the um- pires and the managers themselves would have been astonished to learn that their faults were catalogued to a nicety
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07

Montreal is said to be the most wide open" town on the North Amer ican continent, but even at that it's about seven laps behind Costantino-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-07
Member of the Associated Press

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connecting ai departments) Main 1900.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06
"OVERTHROW WORLD ORDERv CRY COMMUNISTS
Manifesto of Communist international Seized in u S. De
partment of Justice Raids, Tells "Reds" Own
Story of Their Plans for World Wide Plumber

of
International
by Rakovsky M.
L. Trotzy Fritz PIatten."
and
capac of these lands the OF France
light Of unfolding
immesuable vfeness
Spurnng the hypocry and corruption Of the dedent
assembled the Third Inter-
national the direct of the heroic efforts
ebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg AS the First oeaw
Second International gath
national the international OF open OF the revolutionary
sufficiently lgmatzed
to overthrow this order and to erect In Its place the structure OF the
working and of all countries
emblem which the first
barbatys
monarchy the privileged classes against the bourgeois state
and bourgeois property against all forms and varieties OF social and national
oppression-UNITE!
the Third International the revolutionary struggle for and the
Petariat poetarians Of all countries UNITEl
compels proletarat make the
battle which will concentrate its entire energies namely action with
conflict with machinery
combat All other methods such revolutionary of bourgeois pa
will be Of only secondary significance
only
the ser Capitalism enemies of the communist evou
in
proleaa the
critical with its antagonists
growth Of revolutionary
capiastc
formation
Berne) give
acona these demand the formation Of revolutionary
socaled
will pesony the mutual help of of the different countries
without be
able organize the society. I
ncacuabe bestLdb
knecht Rosa Luxemburghey have must
defend ITSELF
entire world prolearat to this final struggle
DOWN WITH THE IMPERIAL CONSPIRACY cAPrTALi
TARTAN CoUNcLsi
Moscow. March 2e 1919
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06
Death of Mr.. Ed Call.

From the Obion Enterprise we take
the death of Mr., Ed. Call, son of J. M.
Call, at the Call home in Number Nine.
Deceased was born in 1893 and died
Jan. "a, 1920, and the remains inferred
at Elbridge. The young man enlisted
under the colors during the war and
served seven months. He is survived
by his parents and three brothers and
two sisters. He was known as an ex-
ceptionally fine character.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

The United States has contributed
81 per cent of the crude oil used
throughout the world, but we are
to-day consuming more oil than we
produce.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

Representatives from several lead
ing oil companies have been in this
section for several days looking over
prospects at Relfoot Lake. Negotia-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

Several new wells will start in the
Reelfoot field within the next ninety
days.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

tions are now pending for several
drilling contracts.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

America leads ell tbo nations of
the world in courage and skill in
exploring the earth's crust in the
search for oil and gas.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

There are enough oil pipe lines in
the United States TO girdle the earth
at the equator and have 5000 miles
to spare.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

Nothing venture, nothing have
is the rule in hunting oil.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-02-06

There are six million pleasure cars
in the United States.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
BLUE EYES.

There is a world of pathos in the
statement made by a young man, a
native Of that great conglomerate
formerly known as Austria-Hungary.
concerning certain of his experiences
during and after the war. He de-
scribes the sunerings endured by his
family and his h~elplessness to relieve
his loved ones. But it was his good
fortune to be of the Czecho-Slovak-
ian race n that fact made it pos
sible for him to return to the United
States, where he had formerly lived
for some little time. He describes
the Joy which he felt when he was
able at last to provide his wife and
child with good food in abundance.
He @ys Of the little girl: "she is
growing well and strong; her blood.
shows rich mi red; and we are able
to see again that her eyes are blue"
Fortunate parents; fortunate child!
But there are millions. Of families in
the devastated regions Of Europe
who are denied this consolation, who
must witness the slow starvation Of
their children while they are power
les 70 prevent it. And there are mil
IassonsgtG children who have not
pareAts TO care whether they i've or
dis. And those children are dying by
hundreds and thousands because il
has not been possible to reach them
with the aid that II needed. Those
children would respond as quickly to
care and nouTishnsnt AZ .dsd the blue
eyed child; who. was fortunate enough
TO DO brought to America, and if
given 9 chance, would become as
healthy and happy ~ n Of our
children who have never known what
want q
no humane work ever undertaken
has brought better or more Immediate
results than the work done for the
starving children of Europe, and it IL
annaans how much good can DO done
With trifling sum-.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
THE LEAGUE AT WORK.

The League of Nations is at work,
and, being at work, it finds new prob
lens to solve every day. Just now it
seems likely to have a rather aninat-
ed time in determining the relative
authority of the assembly and the
council and the proper field for each.
The assembly has just adopted a res
olution looking toward a more posi-
tive policy with reference 20 Armenia
than the council seems to favor, and
discussion of the subject promises to
be quite spirited.
The political feeling which has
characterized the discussion of the
league in this country has created q
state Of mind o the part Of some OF
the disputants which inclines them to
welcome any evidence of friction or
other difficulty in the councils Of the
league. If the present meeting at
Geneva should break up in q grand
row, Mr.. Borah, for instance, would
point with pride to the fact as evil
dence that his uncompromising atti-
tude Of opposition to the whole thing
was absolutely sound. Senator john
SOL would also be expected to ex-
press his qualification.
That there would be difficulties in
getting the league under way, and in
harmonizing it's opera atoms. has al
ways been a foregone conclusion. and
that fact does not detract in any way
from the value OF the experiment. It
first few years without a let Of com
plications and disagreements it will
do what has been done by no other
large body Of mel who have under
taken q great work.
It may be that the league will be
found sadly detective In many par
ticul4rs. Most of US could point out
places where We think we could mend
it if we had our way. But whatever
its defects, the league is ar accom-
plished fact. 1t is there, and it may
be depended on that it is there to
stay until the way is found to sub
stitute something better for it. Tha,
substitution may be brought about BY
a gradual process of evolution. or i,
may come through general agree
ment on an entirely new form Of or.
ganization. But that the attempt a
world cooperation for peace repre-.
scented in this organization will be
abandoned is not to be supposed TO,
. moment. E "9
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
ARMENIA.

The problem presented by Armenia
is similar to the Russian problem in
that there are objections to meddling
with it, and other objections of APP
parently equal weight to letting it
alone.
The Turkish empire. al it existed
before the war, has been destroyed.
Most of us are well enough satisfied
with that. One group of. people form
erly under the dominion Of the Turk
the MISUNDERSTANDING II large
territory. have asserted their right to
a separate and Independent national
existence. That right is gnerally
recognized. @
The Armenians have not at present
the machinery for ,self-government.
Most of them lack the information
and training which would enable
them to rea the necessary machin-
cry. They lack wealth, education and
physical force with which to estab-
lish and maintain a government UNI
aided. The Turks, their former
masters, persist in brutal warfare
against them.
1t is universally recognized that
Without effective help the Armenians
are doomed to obstruction. It has
been impossible thus far to decide on
the nature Of the assistance to he
given and the source from which it
shall come. The major European
powers decided months ago in favor
OF a temporary guardianship for
Armenia, a curse whose wisdom was
seriously questioned, and which was
vigorously opposed by, many eminent
Armentans. The mandate for this
guardianship was rendered to the
United States, and its. acceptance was
recommended to congress by Presiden.
Wilson. Congress declined. Since
then the mandate plan seems to have
been in allegiance. largely, it is likely
because Of difficulty in selecting a
European nation whose assumption
of this duty would be satisfactory to
the others.
In the meantime Turkish activity
against Armenia continues. Effective
interference may require the use OF
armed forcs, and all the nations are
sick OF war. II the other nations
keep hands of, Armenia seems
doomed to annihilation. The easy
and comfortable thing is to let the
situation work itself out, which is
what we are doing at present. 1t i.
a little tough on the Armenians.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24

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-, 80 rs
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
Why I Liue In Grand Forks

". A. Odell, head Of the .Odell COM
pany, is n Of the successful. pro-
gressive business men Of the city. The
odeA company is one of the city's fin
est business houses. and It has been
made 10 because Mr.. Odell had faith
sn Grand Forks and has worked to
make it develop. Here is what he
says:
Il consider Grand Forks n Of the
finest cities in the United States
classified according to size, of
course.) The city has provided a
good system of public schools; it has
the state university, Wesley college,
and several other very excellent edu-
cational institutions, GsandAForks
ranks among the first IN North Da-
kot:a as a business center and the
spirit Of friendliness that exists be-
tween the people is hard to beat. Isn't
that sufficient 2"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24

anecdotes OF his eventful career: ne
had raced q good deal and still g
several expensive racing lars. mere
wasn't anything very dreadful
that except, OF course, 1t was danger.
Gus. He used to gamble . great deal
but he had promised her he would
never do It any more because she
thought 1t unrefined. OF course "
wasn't as though he hadn't plenty OF
money; and her mother had told her
that all. young men did those Things.
No, not her father of course, for ,ne
had been unusual, but times were dii-
ferent nowadays. Young men were
expected to be a little wild. It was
the influence Of college life n a
progressive age she upposea.N.
didn't do any harm. They away SCI
tied down and made good husbands
after they were married. Michael
Of course. did not understand these
things. No, not, her father Of course.
for he had been unusual, but times
were different nowadays. Young men
were expected to be a 4ittle wild. It
was the influence Of college life and q
progressive age she supposed u
didn't dc any harm. They always
settled down and made good rus
bands after they were married. MI
chaei Of course did not understand
these things. He had spent q great
many years in Florida with, q dear
old professor and a lot of good little
boys. Michael was un%acquainted with
the ways of the world.
Thus she reasoned, yet nevertheless
Michael's warming troubled her and
finally she decided to go to the best
source of information and ask the
young man himself.
Accordingly three days after Mi
chael's visit when he dropped In to
ask IL she would go to the opera that
evening with him instead of some
thing else they had planned to DO to-
gether,, she la%ughingly questioned
him.
"what in the world c8n you ever
have done, Mr.. Carter, that should
make you unfit company for n -
She asked the question lightly yet
her eyes watched his face most close
|ly as she waited for the answer.
The blood rolled in dark waves
over his handsome face and his brows
grew dark with anger which half hid
the start of almost fear with which
he regarded her.
."What do you mean, Starr?" He
looked at her keenly and could not
tell IL she were in earnets or not. .
Just that she Knocked halt
gravely., 'Tell me what you have
been doing that should make. you un-
fit company for me? Some one nag
been trying to make me promise to
have nothing to do With you. and
want t o know what 1t means"
Who has been doing that?" There
were dangerous lights in the dark
eyes. lights that showed<t the brutality
of the coward and the cyildoer.
"oh. a mani" said Starr provok.
.inglx: but if you look like that
shan't tell you anything more abou'
it. I don't like you now. You lool
as If you could eat me. You make
me think there must be something ir
it ALL"
quick to take the warning thu
warning the young man brought hi
face under control and broke into s
hoarsc artificial laugh.s A@s1fdeMsssayi
sion Of understanding had gonsesst'
him and a fear was In his heart
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24

map~has not seen fife he really Is not
worth much. 1t is his own affair, and
business OF yours. ] must ask you
to refrain from saying anything of
thts natter to anyone. Understand?
Not a word of it! My husband would
be deeply outraged to- know that q
young friend of his daughters a mar
Of refinement and position. had been
n object of scandal by one who
should honor anyone whom he hon
ors. I really cannot spare any more
time this morning."
But madam! You certainly do
not nsean that you will not investigate
this matter o yourself? You would
not let your daughter accept such a
man as her friend-?"
The lorgnette came into play again
but its share was quite Intellectual
upon Mtchael's white earnest face.
deep eyes lit with horror at this
OF .mether@loye. ssss-
1.-THE time has come for you = to
stop. 1t Is non of your business
what I mean. You have done what
you thought was your duty by telling
me. now put the matter entirely out
of your mind. Desist at once!'
with q final-staret she swept out of
the room and up the broad staircase
and Michael. watching her until she
was out Of sight, went out of the
house with bowed head and %burdened
heart. Went out to write a letter to
STAIRS father. a letter which would
certainly have performed its mission
as his other efforts had failed; but
which because Of a sudden. and .Qnsx-
'pected change Of addFess tust missed
him at every stopping place. asSSsit
travelled Its silent. unfruitful way
about he world after him, never get.
ting anywhere until too late.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
EVENING EDITION..

There was nothing like being bold
and taking the. bull by! the horns.
..ru wager can explain the riddle
YOU he said airily. .I lost nv
the other evening Coming nome
late. You rec tiSare had been some
mistake and my didn't cor.a 10
the club for me. started on foot.
leaving word for 1t to oyertake me
He lied! as he4swent along. He had
had q short lifetime OF practice and
did it quite naturally and easily, .and.
I was thinking about you. and how
soon I dared ask you q certain .ques-,
ton, when all, at once noticed that
things seemed sort Of unfamiliar. t
turned to go back but. couldn't for
the life Of me tell whtchSEway had
turned at the last rner--y see
what a dangerous influence you have
over me-and I wandered on and on;
getting deeper and deeper. into
things. It wasn't exactly q savory
neighborhood and I wanted to get out
as. soon as possible for Il. suspected
that it wasn't even very mfe down
there alone at that hour Of the night.
n was hesitating under q street lighs
close to q dark alley, trying to- decide
which would be. the quickest way out,
and meditating what I should do to
find a policeman, when suddenly there
doomed up beside megin9the dark out
Of the depths of the alley q great tail
brute of a. fellow with the strangest
looking yellow hair andSa body that
looked as II he could play football
with the universe II he liked, and
charged me with having come down
there to visit his girl.
Continued In tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
THERE COMES A. TIME WHEN
WORDS WON'T DO.

THERE COMES A. TIME WHEN
WORDS WON'T DO.
There comes a time when words wont
However fine the thoughts ypu say.
They Will not drive the care away
Or make the gray clouds into blue;
Not kindly thoughts. hut kindly
deeds. 2
There's no philosophy can soothe
The aching heart beset by grief,
Death hurts in spite OF our belief:
Speech capnot troubled waters
n such hoa an hour all MORALS need
The comfort of a helpful deed.
A word of courage now and then
Will spur. the faltering spirit on.
Rektndle hope when hope seems
But there are times of trial when
BY real service we must share
The cares that others havesto bear.
friendship then must step aside
To prove in some substantial way
The finder thoughts Its lips would
say,
Must share the burden and BIZ tried
Until its friends shall smile again,
Or otherwise all speech is vain.
However fair the speech may be,
II. cannot tighten real distress
Nor change mans woe to happiness,
Nor serve a. friends necessity
. Then, true devotion swiftly speeds
II To prove itself by helpful deed.
Another of the "last OF Clusters
Indian Fighters has just been killed.
A. fivver ran over him. He had four
bullet wounds from the Little Big
Horn, battle. but q Lizzie driven by a
gill got him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24

sound basis Until the community be-
Gins to feel too prosperous, when the
whole process ID repeated. ss !
n 4 the tropics. where food may be
picked on treess andslife b even. We
ana very little prosress.s onsahas TO
be knocked down every little while
to learn how 30 night. -
The average man In business can
not run counter to the general dis
position, although the very strong
man often times viii hnd his greatest
success in. backing conditions. Many
big fortunes have been founded by
taking advantage of fear and buying
out businesses at low prices. People
always speculate when prices are ris-
ing. Since the armistice literally
tons Of worthless securities have
been sold to small investors who are
lHred into believing that any kind OF
an enterprise will be successful.
The foregoing explanation of a
panic and a depression. and state
ment that a panic cannot occur again
in this country is. for the most part,
in the exact words of w. p. G. Hard
ing, governor of the Federal Reserve
board. given to Samuel Crowther and
reproduced in the December number
of System. The undeniable. idea back
of what Governor Harding said is, that
this country is near the end OF its
depression in business and hat the
best time to make solid investments
is going to DO over before the people
know it: that prices will be going up
before the people realize they have
have stopped going down.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24
TX.

Starr was very angry with Michael
when he left her. There was per-
,haps hurt pride and pique in
her anger than she would have cared
to own. He had failed to succumb
to her charms. he had not seemed to
notice her. as other men did: he had
even lost the look Of admiration he
Used to yea when they were boy and
girl. He had refused utterly to tell
know.
She had been SURE was sur yet,
that if Michael would tell her what he
had against Stuyvesant Carter she
could explain 1t satisfactorily. Her
flattered little head was almost turn
ed at this time with the alteration she
had received. She thought she knew
almost everything that Stuyvesant
Carter had ever done. He was a flu
ent talker and had spent many hours
detailing to her incidents and
E-STF- EETELEs Or "EHE@IGI
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-24

4N~NA
Starr had set for his call, he went
little before eleven o'clock and sent
up the caro- of the firm with his own
name written below: for he had very
serious doubts of obtaining an lyner-
view at all If the lady thought he
might be there on his own business.
It is doubtful whether Mrs. Endi-
cots recognized the former Milky.
Under the title written below his most
law FIRMS name. Anv
representative of Holt and H1lt was
to be recognized of course. She came
down within a half hour, quite
graciously with lorgnette In her
hand, until she had reached the CEN
ter of the reception room, where he
had been put to await her. Then Mi
chael arose almost from the same
spot where she had addressed him
nearly four a before, the halo of
the morning shining through the
high window on his. hair, and with n
start and %stifening of her whole form
she recognized him.
"Oh, it is you" There was that in
her tone that argued i'll for Michael's
mission, but with grave and gentle
bearing he began:
MADAME I beg your pardon for the
intrusion. I would not have come IL
there had been any other way. I
tried to find Mr.. Endicott but was told
he had sailed
you needn't waste your time. and
mine. I shall do nothing for you. AS
II told o before. if I remember. I
think far too much already has been
done for you and ] never felt that
YOU. had"the slightest claim upon OUT
bounty. I must refuse to hear any
hard luck Stories"
Michael's face was a study. Indig-
nation, shane and pity struggled with
a sudden sense of the righteousness
of the situation.
What he did was to laugh, a rich.
clear. musical laugh that stopped the
lady's TRADE better than he could
have done It in any other way.
Well! Really! Have you come to
insult me?" she said angrily. II will
call q servant and she stepped curt
" toward the bell.
Madam. / beg your pardon" said
Michael quidkly, grave at once. 81
intended no insult and I have come to
ask no favor Of you.-I came because
Oft serious matter. perhaps a grave
danger to your home, which ]
thought 0 should be made ac-
quainted with"
.noAe noS.e' su
Mrs. Endicott, q mollhied. my
time Is Has some one been
planning to rob n
Michae looked straight in her face
and told her briefly a few facts. deli
cately worded. forcefully put. which
would have convinced h heart OF
any true mother that the man be-
fore her had none but pure motives.
Not 80 this mother. The more Mi
chaef talked the sitter, laughter.
more hateful. her stare; and
when he paused. thin ling not to utter
" overwhelm her With his facts, she
remarked. supercilt0usly:
How could you possibly know All
these things. unless you had been in
the same places where you claim Mr..
Carter has been? But, oh. Of course
forgot! Your former home waa
there. and 20 Of course you must have
many friends among-ah-those peo-
ple." She drew her mental skirts
e.: .w.y .n asem Go fent ami attn con. contact "a :,
punctuated them with = contemptu-
'.But, my dear fellow. she went on
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