The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-08
Mark Twain" Admitted
 to the Hall of Fame


 to the Hall of Fame
 7T1hERE will be no quarrel with the U electors of the New York Uni versity Hall of Fame for dedicating a niche to Mark Twafn." The great humorist richly deserves the honor. It is gratifying to know that he re- ceived 72 votes, although 51 were nec- essary to elect him. However, he should have been admitted sooner. His fame was long since worldwide and secure.
 Samuel Langhorne Clemens has justly been called the most Ameri- can of all our writers. Opinions may differ as to whether "Huckleberry Finn is his masterpiece, but if that question were voted on by the mill lions of people who love. Mark Twain" and have read his books with the keenest enjoyment, "Huckleberry Finn" would probably carry off the honors. It is much superior to "Tom Sawyer" but in an imposing array of volumes including "Innocents Abroad" "Mark Twain" wrote little that was not worth while.
 Noah Webster was not admitted. after consideration" It would be interesting to know why. the lexico- grapher was kept out. Susan B. An thony, the suffrage leader, who was denied admission, may get in later. Martha Washington and Pocahontas, who were also defeated candidates, owe such fame as they possess large ly to what may be termed fortuitous circumstances. There was no good reason why they should have been ad- mitted, although they have their place in American history and in the lasting affection of the American people.
 The other successful candidates were James Buchanan Eads, Patrick Henry, William Thomas Green Morton, August Saint Gaudens, Roger Will Hams and Alice Froman Palmer, Most of these names are familiar and call to mind substantial achievements. Eads was great engineer. His name conJures up a vision of the mighty bridge at St. Louis which bears his name. He was also a benefactor, to the south because of his work in i'm proving the Mississippi delta.
 Every school boy knows who Pat rick Henry was. August Saint-Gau- dens ranks first among American sculptors, though born. .an lrishman. Pr. Morton discovered ether as an anaesthetic, thus saving the human race untold suffering. Roger Williams claim to immortality is not debatable. Mrs. Palmer's name is associaed with Wellesley college. She was a suc- cessful and distinguished educator. Joel Chandler Harris, Walt Whitman, Thomas Paine, John Paul Jones, Samuel Adams, William Penn, James A. McNeil Whistler and Joseph Jef- ferson were rejected, yet most of these celebrities are worthy of places in the Hall of Fame.
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 Stock Breeders Have Fine
 Opportunity for New Trade 7HHE annual international dairy J exhibition of the Argentine Ru- ral society to be held at Palermo, a suburb of Buenos Aires, May S-27 next will afford American breeders an excellent opportunity for demon stration. The exhibit will be divided into three sectjons-the first for breeding and dairy cattle, sheep and goats; the second for dairy appliances and teh third for dairy products. Two representatives of the United States department of agriculture, David Harrell and H. P. Morgan, visited the dairy show last year while on a tour of South America. They report the farmers of Argentine tn he deeplv interested in imnrnvinp