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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

of Chatham Institute, who fell out with his northern faculty over "Uncle Toms Cabin" regards the book as The lapse of time and better understanding between the north and the south have taken away influence, either for good or evil. It can be viewed dispassionately and should no longer cause heart burning and recrimination even in "old Vir- ginia" Surely, there is not south erner in his right senses who regrets the issue of the Civil war, which saved America and removed the blight of slavery.
 As for the dramatized form of "Uncle Toms Cabin," the south was compelled to wait until it was recently shown on the screen, incidentally without a ripple of protest, before be- coming familiar with play that has been a byword in other parts of the country for so many years that an army of original Little Evas" have died of senility and passed on to their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
MED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF
 A CAPTAIN WHO CAN NAVIGATE THE SHIP

Y7 HAVE been in Washington and New
 York for the past three weeks.
 have talked with presidential candidates of both parties and listened to their principles and purposes.
 Then I came home and viewed the meeting of the Alabama Bar Associa- ton. There is no difference in the men.
 I observed more high collegiate honors among the Alabama men than observed elsewhere
 As matter of fact, the standard in this Alabama Bar Association is high, There are men of education and learn ing in it. There are men of the high est standards. the best merits. But un- fortunately they don't know it. They don't seem to appreciate that knowl- edge and merit win, whether it comes from the north or the south or the provinces.
 That is the weakness of our south land. We think we must confine our selves to our own counties and play the game in the section where we were born.
 Look, for instance, at Oscar Under- wood. He was not the greatest lawyer in Birmingham when he was a young ster and ran for Congress. He had a good collegiate education, and he took lis chances in public life. He was elected to Congress. When he was sworn in he knew he was, in colle- giate terms, prep, or. in working terms, an apprentice.
 I happened to be Washington cor respondent of several newspapers when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

Oscar Underwood was sworn in. Henry Grady had picked me out as a likely toy for Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution. and lot of us Washington newspaper correspond ents, watching from the press gallery, had decided that Charles F. Crisp of Georgia was by long odds the greatest man and the most perfect type of leader on the floor of the House of Rep resentatives.
 Crisp, after contest. was chosen speaker. And great speaker he made.
 At that time the speaker of the House had a secretary whose duties were advisory, or friendly looking after party or political matters and keeping him posted upon what was go- ing on. The writer happened to be chosen for that position.
 oscar OnQeTWOOu came to congress, and one day. in the discussion room of the old Metropolitan hotel, familiarity known as the jaw pen" he called me to one side and said: Ed, have looked over things here several weeks. and have decided, as kid congressman, tbat I shall devote myself to the study of the tariff. I believe if I can mas ter that I can do something in Con- gressT
 Add to it parliamentary Jaw and the rules of procedure of the House" I added. "If you do this you can do something"
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 From that day Oscar Underwood studied like an ambitious boy in col lege, seeking degree. He mastered the tariff and parliamentary law and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Had n ReaSOn

"A friend of mine told me that he went up in the air the other day when a shoe repairer told him what it would cost to fix his old shoes said Robert c. Redus, but he confessed that he cooled off a bit when he was confronted with some facts which the shoemaker brought to his attention.
 The first thing to astonish him was the fact that the spool of flax thread on the big machine which used to re- tail for 90 cents had advanced to S4, in proof of which a bill was shown. Leather had jumped from 40 cents to $150 a pound, but the worst part for the repairer, who guaranteed his work. was the rottenness of the thread an ] the quality of the leather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
IN HOTEL LOPRIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
CareIessness

Tt Is a known fact that most of the port the theft of their automobiles, do not know the license or the engine numbers of their own autos" says B. F. Hubbard of the city detective de- partment
 "Yet they blame the policemen be- cause the car is stolen and they blame him still more If it is not recovered by the next day. Recently while making a little trip through the country in the neighborhood of Calera, two other of- ficers and myself found an automobile hidden behind some bushes about two miles off from the main road. The car was completely stripped of seat covers, tires and even the license num- Der had been taken.
 After about half an hours work succeeded in removing nearly half an inch of caked oil and dirt from the engine number. When we got back to headquarters I phoned the person that I thought the car might belong to and asked him to give me de- scription of his stolen car. He said that all he knew was that 1t had spot light on the left-hand side and that it was painted blue, with black lenders.
 Most of the work that the police have to do in searching for stolen automobiles is uncalled for. Many of leave the keys hanging in the locks. Others leave their cars on the down town streets for half day without going near them. Then they are ready to kick if their auto is stolen. When more than likely the theft came about through their own carelessness."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
College Row Started
 By "UncIe Toms Cabin"

"A LTHOUGH the Civil war has GA been over 55 years and south ern blood was mingled with northern blood on the battle fields of France, the refusal of the president of Cha than Episcopal Institute, large girls school in Virginia, to permit a lecturer to deliver eulogy on Har- riet Beecher Stowe, caused the entire faculty of women teachers, graduates of northern colleges, to resign.
 Perhaps "Uncle Toms Cabin" is still t-' n a bit too seriously in aca- demic bacEwaters. It is notorious fact that too many college faculties have narrow outlook on life and, to speak plainly, are behind the times. The attitude of the average southern CT toward "Uncle Tom's Cabin, y which gave immortality to Mrs. Stowe and was no inconsiderable factor in abolishing slavery, is amused toler- ance. The books great power at the time it was written is conceded and the laudable motives of the author are accepted in good faith, even though she may have exaggerated, through ignorance of southern con- ditiens, some phases of slavery. The experiences of Uncle Tom and other negro characters described in Mrs. Stowe's book were the exception rather than the rule in the south. Simon Legrees were few and far be- tween. These statements can easily be substantiated.
 The Rev. c. o. Pruden, president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
TO A THRUSH

Touchstone. in the Continental Ec;;:on of the London Daily Mail O. happy bird. from whose pulsating
 throat There pours the liquid note or -care-free joyance and of sheer felicity. You have no need to roam To find an ideal home In which to sip the joys of domestictty. From you no ruthless instrument of fate Demands the local rate: No income tax assessments come to
 worry you; No thoughts of early trains z Or purely sordid gains Ger matutinal worm feasts ever hurry
 you. Nor does the cost of living daily rise Before your very eyes To check the flow of native mirth and
 jollity.
 But natures law abides. Which free of cost provides A spotted waistcoat. quite of pre-war But you. sweet bird. can make me quito
 forget The turmoil and the fret. Your gentle music hath a magic spoo
 in it:
 And 10. as in dream, You make our country ssem Fitted for unheroic souls to dwell h q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Likes the Trucks

"The new truck system which was put in operation Tuesday at midnight lis proving highly satisfactory says Postmaster R. B. Smyer. The mail is moving much more rapidly and more satisfactorily. Each truck load rep resents about three wagon loads.
 "An intelligent and efficient or ganization has been formed and be- lieve that the new system is going to work out beautifully. The drivers are getting onto the details with rapidity.
 The new trucks present much better appearance-than the old wagons did and I believe they are going to prove much more economical. We al- ready have had several bids for the garage to, be maintained to care for the equipment. I expect several other bids before the time expires"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
JUDGE wEAKLEY "OPENS ups

From the Selma Times-Journal:
 The brethren do not dwell together in unity. Judge Weakley. in . wide- ly published paid political advertise mert. unlimbers in a savage sort of way against his prohibition yokefei- low. MT. Musgrove. He arraigns him as 'hopelessly unfit" and also as being mot church member. not q married man. and not total abstain err"
 The judge has an eye to rhetorical emphasis in shaping his biting climax, making mot total abstainer" the very apex of his opprobrium. It were an interesting topic for academic dis cussion. whether being mot a mar ried man" or not total abstainer' $ tie graver offense against good morals and good citizenship. |.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Revolt Is Spreading
 Tn Troubled Mexico

WV 1TH 5 President s.t C o"fran'a f1sa a, re, large part of the republic in success ful revolt against his government, it begins to look as if another lurid chapter of unhappy MeXico's history were about to be written south of the border.
 Heretofore there have been sporadic outbreaks, with the banditry always more or less active, but the movement which started in Sonora has been seized upon by practically all the dis satisfied elements in Mexico as pre- text to overthrow Carranza.
 Probably few people in America realized how unpopular Carranza was in Mexico until Sonora set fire to the train of powder that now menaces the Mexican capital and the very life of the man who has been pictured as a patriot and benefactor to his coun- try There must be something more behind the present revolution than the usual jealousies and ambitions of rival leaders which have kept Mexico unsettled ever since the fall of Por- firio Diaz.
 Events south of the Rio Grande will be chiefly interesting to the Amerl- can people in the effect they may have on our governments policy. It is difficult to say whether MT. Will sons treatment of Mexico was best for all concerned or not. It was dic- tated by a humane desire to give the Mexicans every opportunity to work out their own salvation, but after years of disorder, including numerous outrages committed on the persons and the property of American citi- zens they don't seem to be any near CT a solution of their problems, un- less the latest revolution is going to have different end from those which have preceded it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Two-MiIl Tax Will Help
 School Pay Materially

ID IRMINGHAM is to have an i'm lO portant and spirited two-mill tax campaign this week.
 The amendment which the people of Alabama ratified last fall author ized Birmingham to levy as much as five mills for general purposes. It has been decided by the city fathers to ask for only two mills and the revenu from this fund is to be applied altogether to the teachers pay rolls. The pay is now woefully made ouate. Today the minimum salary is only $7S0. With the augmenta- tion of the income by the two-mill tax the salaries would range from s1,OOO to $1,2OO. This would not be as much as it should be, but it would help. the cause,
 The campaign will be conducted by good speakers and will be full of pith and zeal.
 A preliminary organization was started Friday night at compliment ary dinner rendered by Syd J. Bowie, one of the most ardent and tireless champions of education in Alabama. He was the father of the district five-mill tax and with his leadership in the pending canvass there should be no question of failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
LUKE McLUKE SAYS

No Nobel Prize has ever been awarded to business man for mind ing his own business No man has ever done that for an entire year.
 Any man will drop what he is oo- ing now to start brasging about what he is going to do tomorrow.
 Every wife knows that other wom- ems husbands behave themselves and take their wives everywhere they want to go.
 After a few years of married life wife discovers that what her husband lacks in kisses he makes up for in .cusses.
 One nice thing about a wife is that she will believe all o. vour lies when you ARE guilty anu won't believe word you say when you are NOT guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Wants Another

When there was an announcement recently that Birmingham was to have a new vaudeville theatre says Harry M. Blue, many people began to say that there was not room in the city for a third theatre of this class, and that the enterprise would be unprofit- able.
 Very often when I want to enjoy a show at one of our vaudeville houses I am told by the ticket seller, Standing room only;' and l have to go back home after losing the entire evening. Not only do I believe that Birmingham could accommodate an- other theatre. but I think that it would be a good thing. both for the owners of the theatre and the public who dislike to be told that there Is standing room only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

have been all along greatly interested in the movement within the churches to use cards posters and space in the news papers to advertise their services.
 realize that the pioneers ran up again the conservative prejudices of many of the older saints in the membership, but gradually, like many other innova- lions after much opposition it has come to stay, for this is an age of pub licity.
 It is however, no longer Tn the ex- perimental stage, for a few years back a. Church Advertising and Publicity, De- partmental of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World was formed, and it has been doing some good work In piaz- ing the way for the churches better ap- proach to the unreaches masses.
 The members of the conference out VI which was born the united effort was drawn both from advertising men and minister's for several hundred of the lat ter sat in the sessions. The advertis- ing men found them not only willing but anxious to consider every proposal that
 1xytn ncin Kingdom of God. both at home and abrcad.
 I.auress J. Birney, dean of Boston Uni versity School of Theology, well says; .Good advertising may make man rich bv collar button or any other bauble hut if can never make him successful It takes something immensely greater than incom. to make an immortal life success ful. That something is found in the goods the Christian Church offers to the world. and it's found nowhere else. Be- cause it is the one thing that can make fife a success, it>is worthy of the most skilful work of which the art of adver- Using is capable
 The English learned the virtue of using the great dailies in the solicitation for religious and charitable organizations many years ago. and such appeals are one of the features of the Times; but it is only recently that the American churches have had the temerity to use printers ink or any considerable scale; but today there is change coming over the de- nominations and they are going direct to the public through the pages of the secular press.
 can well remember the time that there was hue and outcry because some of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
SING sING\sHoEs

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Good shoes. made all of leather. are being turned out at Sing Sing in the prison shops and sold at retail for s450. The warden declares that this price al- lows for overhead charges and sub stantial profit, and should give some idea of the actual profits of dealers who are charging two and three times as much.
 Making every allowance for possible economies. achieved by prison labor, the conclusion that shoes as good but no bet ter, sold at prices so mucN higher, are examples of profiteering seems to be log ical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

procedure. He became Header of the House of Representatives-and the only leader who ever held democrat- ie congressional majority intact.
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 By virtue of Alabama circumstances, in after years, he was sent to the Sem ate; and before serving his full term, only last week. he was made democratic leader of the Senate of the United States.
 It merely goes to show what man from the south and from Alabama can do by application and study.
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 The mothers and fathers of this state don't have to tell their sons to persi- flage in politics, and seek influence and wealth and all sorts of dam rot" as Roosevelt used to describe it. They've get to have the stuff to get there. and to get the stuff in them they must study and learn something
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 All of which leads up to the fact that neither political party has predomi- rant candidate for its nominee in Junes But will, as the schoolboy says. bet my biggest white marble that neither party will dare nominate a man who has no brains, education, mental and moral strength, and some knowledge of government. If either party should do otherwise, political party lines will bs shattered and the people of this coun- try will vote for the man rather than the party.
 We must have captain and that captain must know how to navigate the ship of state.
 1l.6R,1sea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
Z,A)4ouea

STAGING A HOLD-UP What's going on here?" "A self made millionaire Is returning to visit tho little town where he was born"
 And these citizens, I presume. con. stitute a reception committee?" "A combined reception and finance committee. If the self made million aire escapes without donating at least S50,000 to hospital, a park or a now auditorium I'm afraid he'll have to leave his baggage behind"
 A LONG DISTANCE WoRRIER The sun was shining brightly On one whose head was bowed, Who walked as If in sorrow, Unheedfu1 of the crowd. Twas not the cost of living That weighed upon his heart, And made him thus look solemn Amid the busy mart. Twas not that his digestion Was anything but good, Nor that a maids unkindness Induced his bitter mood. e1 It seems the little nations" Had robbed him of his rest; Although he mispronounced them, They left him much depressed. Dear me- he said. "the future Is hazy as can be, I fear we'll have shortage Of outlets on the sea-"
 pAJ1Y COnK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

give even summary of the inspirational words or describe the effectiveness of the illustrations. I have written this much to commend the vision of the religious leaders who had faith that when tho needs of organized Professionalism wera made known that the American people would show their appreciation by a Fen. erous response.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

borhood have organized a grange and old clothes club with the slogan, "No more silk stockings until tobacco reaches 40 cents a pound" If the women of the south would live up to the slogan, "No more silk stockings until cotton reaches 50 cents a pound" the high cost of living would be knocked into cooked hat a. a. # 1 London firms are now writing Pussy 1 foot" insurance to cover the risk of par liament passing a prohibition act within twelve months AS "Pussyfoot' does not expect to return to England until next year, the insurance companies are do- ing good stroke of business. # < # | Judge Weakley charges the Hon. "Breck" Musgrove with being an un- married man. Since the Hon. "Breck' 1 is well able to support a wife and send on a shopping expedition, the indct- ment is serious. l < * # l The compliments paid Senator Under wood by the leading newspapers of the country, republican as well as demo- , cratic, are a sharp contrast to the at tempts being made to belittle him in Ala bama.
 1 Mrs. Cora Nelson, once noted ac- tress, died the other day in an Ohio in- stitution In spite of temporary afflu- ence, a surprising number of stage folk end their days in the poorhouse. 1 j, # # Twenty British merchants are ex- pected to visit America and study our stores. Let us hope they will frown on the extreme hauteur of American sales ladies.
 1 poet sings, Wood, the man for me-" themselves as in previous years, which may or may not be due to the influence of jazz.
 # * * l If Edna May received only about s. 900 from the estate of her late husband, she may soon be granting interviews to theatrical mana gers. #. < + l The Massachusetts egislature has passed 275 beer bill, but Massachusetts still has a considerable distance to go before it gets 275 beer * # # | Candidates go up and down the land addressing voters and county court houses are being used chiefly as audi ltoriums.
 | While Pullman rates have been ad- zens, travelling in Pullman is not a necessity.
 In withdrawing from the race for the pTeSlueilCy Ol NeAlCO, l HdSlO Iooi&iiioS may be acting on the policy of safety )first"
 The Anti-Saloon League has approved of lGovernor Lowden of Illinois who will be expected henceto-th to look and act like a camel
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 Mir. Bryans name has been associated with unfermented grape juice, but he has never sung the virtues of a hair tonic. * X x
 Two citizens of Washington paid s6,0OO for six barrels of water had the horrors of prohibition brought home to them.
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 Nearly every strike is declared to be ithe Hast straw.s' yet the downtrodden public continues to suffer.
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 H. c. L. totters in the middle west. Two Chicago restaurants have reduced soup to five cents.
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 As we understand the circus pro- gramme. NJ Carpentier follows the ele- plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
DETERMINED TO STAY orr

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 I'Annunzio is forming an anti League of Nations. And it's a safe bet that our Congress wouldn't even vote to join that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
NO POETRY IN HIM

NO POETRY IN HIM
 "This is picturesque country home" Tt belongs to a retired plumber "Ah! man of means. and of imagi- nation as well. hope?"
 ''He has the means, but no imagina- ton. This home cost $100,000 and he calls it 'Plunketts Place." BROUGHT THE ATMOSPHERE ALONG "This beautiful movie actress says she loves her ancestral home.'
 Nonsense. The house she occupies has only been built a year or two" "You don't understand the artistic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

As surfeit is the father of much fast, So every scope, by the immoderate use' Turns to restraint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
SHUTS OFF THE VIEW

SHUTS OFF THE VIEW Do you call Chiggersville progress siye?" asked the sarcastic visitor. "Certainly," replied the proud resi- dent. This town has a great future before it."
 Maybe it has, but all I can see before  it right now Is a box car"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
A FATAL POLICY

"A EAIAb EOLICI Strike, strike, strike. 'Tis a popular fad, 1t seems; A radical plan, and the working man Is striking in his dreams. Strike, strike, strike, When the wheels have ceased to turn. And the world to advance, why then
 what chance A living wage to earn?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

temperament. It became ancestral the day she moved in."
 CLOTHES PSYCHOLOGY (Which do you regard as more inn portant for enjoying grand opera, receptive mood or sclothes?" T should say clothes" replied Mrs. Grabcoin.
 "Yes?
 When a woman is well dressed her mood is usually receptive"
 CAPTIVE OR FREE? What's become of your friend. Dub bins, the mining expert?"
 He's sojourning in northern Mexi- "Is he spending few weeks with Pancho' Villa, or is he in a position to return to the United States whenever he feels like it?"
 NOT DISCOURAGED How was the wedding?" "The bride failed to show up.' Dreadful. How did the bridegroom take it?'
 "Coolly. He apologized to the camera men present and assured them his next attempt would be an unqualified suc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-02

i temperament. It became ancestral the
 day she moved in."