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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
Great Prosperity
Portends for 1920

/ IL ROM every part of Alabama
& come reports of unusual pros
! perity during the year 1919 with q
constructive programme on more
! pretentious scale than ever before
attempted for the year 1920. Probably
the biggest single item to be under
taken this year is that of road build
ing which contemplates an ultimate
expenditure of between forty and
fifty million dollars during the next
eight or ten years.
The state highway bond issue pro-
lyided for in an amendment to the
state constitution to be voted on 1T
the special election on February Is,
| is by far the biggest thing ever un-
,dertaken by the state in internal inn
provements. If the voters approve
the bond issue, the next eight or
i ten years will see every county in
the state traversed by one or more
first-class permanent roads, and
every county seat and practically
every municipality connected by one
or more good roads with all other
parts of hte state.
At the November election another
amendment will be submitted author
fxing the state to extend its aid to
the Mobile harbor, thereby making
possible one of the best harbors in
| America right in our own state.
| In addition to the state road pro-
| gramme, several counties have
worked out highway systems which
they will begin building this year,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

The professional labor agitator is no
longer effective here.
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In this column last Sunday mention
was made Of the splendid service and
leadership OF Senator Oscar Underwood
His speech at the mass meeting at the
Tutwiler hotel Friday evening Demon
strated the truthfulness of these state
ments
No man in American public life ever
defined a position more logically nor
explained tho situation more clearly
than he did in that address.
Men went there coached, and for
the avowed purpose of quizzing him on
his position on railroad legislation. Yet
no question was asked him. His posi-
ton was SO clear. so logical and SO
just that no man could publicly dis
agree with him.
Ii that speech, in the exact words
he used, was published throughout this
country, and every voter read it, it would
make him the next President OF the
United States. His only weakness is that
he comes from southern state, and as
much as one dislikes to admit it the
south has had some conspicuously weak
men in political positions during the dem
ocratic administration of the past sew
eraI years. The south has thereby weak
ened itself in the great public eye. I'm
fortunately in recent years we of tn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
SIZE AND IMPORTANCE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, who
gave Berger that Cougar sentence. says
he is sorry the laws of the country
wouldn't let him order Berger stood
against wall and shot Judge Lands
ought to have been named for the Rocky
mountain system.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
QUITE CATTY.

QUITE CATTY.
"why don't Mrs. Clipping and Mrs.
Twobble speak any more?"
'.oh, they had a little spat and Mrs.
Twobble insinuated that Mr.. Clipping
was squirrel food-you know the slang
word, nut
We'll! Well! She surely didn't come
right out and say that?''
mo, but she advised Mrs. Clipping to
keep a close watch on Mr.. Clipping when
she took him for stroll through the
park"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
Federal Government Wages
War Against Bolshevists

1.-THE governments campaign
q against the "reds" continues
mabated. Dispatches tell of more
than four thousand five hundred ar
rests in New York, Chicago and 9TH
er cities where radicals have long
been active.
People in the south, where the pop-
Tlation is largely native born, are
apt to underestimate the influence
exerted by the propaganda of an
anarchy to be met with in other parts
OF the country. They do not realize
how strong bolshevism has become in
communities where there are a large
!. number of foreigners, knowing little
about the United States and easily
1misled by agitators.
1t is significant fact that bolshev
iSsm gains the larNst following where
there is a large foreign-born popu-
lation. The average American citi-
zen is not disposed to pay any atten-
tion to soap box orators, but the new
arrivals from Russia and other parts
- Europe do listen, and as result
Sbolshevism makes many converts.
! The deportation of Emma Goldman
land Alexander Berkman, along with
two hundred and forty-seven other an
Iarchists, should have served as a
warning that the government is de-
'termined to deal firmly with radicals,
who have heretofore enjoyed COM
lparative immunity.
The department of justice is do
ling great work for the nation.
Every patriotic citizen will rejoice
over the thorough way in which it is
combating the menace of bolshevism.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

entailing expenditures of several mil
lion more dollars.
Further industrial developments in
the immediate vicinity of Birming-
ham representing millions of dollars
of investments, the Muscle Shoals
power and nitrate projects by the
government, extensions and enlarge
ments to existing industrial plants at
Alabama City, Gadsden, Mobile, An
niston and many other places portend
a year of greatest activity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

south have not selected our best men t.
office. The demagogues, the noisy an
the populistic element have predominatee9
in our political life
The time has now come for the moro
thinking and conservative element oil
the southern people to assert tnemseives'
as they did in the decade or more fol-
lowing the civil war. Then the south,
put its greatest men in political office
and sent to the National Congress Is
best thinkers and its most substantial
men.
The time is ripe for the south to re-
assert itself and select all men for pub
lie office from that type so well repre-
scented by Underwood.
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Oscar Underwood's speech Friday even
ing should break down all opposition to
him in this state. Brock Musgrove is, in
deed and in fact, the only candidate
against him. Breck is good fellow,
l:keable and jolly. He is making cam
paign upon an old issue which has been
settled. He has gotten all manner OF
publicity out of it, and he has made .
lot of good friends. But he has no chance
whatsoever OF an election, and the time
is now opportune for Musgrove to xnAs-
unanimously retire and not cause Under
wood the annoyance Of making q cam
paisn in this state, when his undivided
services are 50 much needed In the
Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
American Legion Post
Rejects cred" Sympathizer

Rejects cred" Sympathizer
l7T9HE Charles H. Fox post of the
u American Legion, Croton, N.
Y, rejected the application for mem
bership of Dudley Field Malone be-
cause of his bolshevist sympathies.
The Westchester county committee of
the legion held a meeting later and
unanimously upheld the action of the
Croton post.
| Mr.. Malone is the first man, it is
said, in any branch of the service
iduring the war, to be refused men,
hership in the American Legion. He
has been prominent at meetings of
radical groups in New York, such as
the Russian Soviets, Friends of
Irish Freedom, Friends of Freedom
for India and others, all of them po-
|tentially mischievous.
The entire country applauds the
attitude of the war veterans who
refuse to put themselves in the po-
sition of countenancing bolshevism
land other un-American creeds by ad-
hitting to membership a man who
associates with radicals. Whether
Mr.. Malone is misunderstood or not,
one is judged by the company he
keeps and he has been intimate with
a class of people that, to say the
least of them, are highly undesirable
citizens.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Malone gained much notoriety by his
protests against the arrest of suf-
Ifragettes in Washington and the
treatment they were alleged to have
received in jail.
Chicago thieves passed by safe con-
tanning valuables, but carried off $4,000
worth Of liquor. No self-respecting thief
| nowadays wastes any time on safe
containing nothing more precious than
money and securities.
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The Prince of Wales remembered the
secret service man who guarded him so
faithfully while he was in America.
Edward didn't give Brother Nye . castle,
however. He merely sent him New
Years card.
Lot us hope that the pictures Of the
hard-favored Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Berkman will never again appear
in American newspapers. Still. that's a
great deal to hope for H
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Captain Deter admitted that no par
lor methods were employed by him in
the treatment Of soldier prisoners, but
couldn't explain how he happened to be
on the carpet himself
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A canine whisky runner was recently
shot while swimming the Rio Grande
river. The New York Herald suggests
monument A rope for the dogs owner
would be about right.
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A champion pie maker sent Sencretary
Daniels big mince pie for New Year
gift and enemies Of Josephus insinuate
that the pie was made in the old-fash-
toned way.
Tho reds" aboard the soviet ark are
repirted to be having q 'meditative"
trip. A few may be in a chastened frame
of mind when they reach Russian soil.
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A word to prospective tourists: 1t may
be possible to ny to the wet islands of
the sea in an airp,ane and thus avoid
any preliminary seasickness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
MOST uNT1MELY.

did she say she would, be yours"
II don't know what she meant She
merely said, 'Glub-giub.
Good heavens. Were you choking herr"
mo. I proposed right in the middle of
a pathetic movie and discovered she was
crying"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
A MERE DABBLER.

II know one thing"
Tell us that one thing you know
when a young person says she is
going in for music, art, politics, uplift
work or occultism, it's a safe bet that
she isn't going in very far"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
THE ACID TEST.

81 understand you are interested in
prgilism."
We'll" replied Mr.. Dubwaite, It am
to limited extent, but don't call myself
a 100 per cent devotee.-
Nor
For instance, I read the running &C
counts of all the important bouts pub
lished In the newspapers, but I have
never yet been able to wade through a
detailed summary giving a fight by
rounds"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

THE speech of Senator Underwood
at the Tutwiler hotel Friday night was
one Of the ablest / ever heard" said
c. H. Pearson. Every word he said
proved that he was master of the sub
ject he was discussing. and his ex-
PLANTATION of the provisions of the Cum
Minis railroad bill were SO clear and
simple that anyone could easily un-
derstand The deliberate manner in
which sAnator Underwood speaks. the
thorough way in which he analysed
his subject. and the forceful manner
in which he presented his argument
must have carried conviction to every
one who heard kim"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
GOING TO SEED.

GOING TO SEED.
Time was a daily rhymer
Found subjects stiil at hand;
He thumped his old typewriter
And rhymed to beat the band.
Eut fate has sadly changed him
And made his labor hard;
1t took him day to fashion lay
To go on a Christmas card.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
ENDLESS wRANeLE.
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Whenever there's an argument about
the relative honesty Of men and women
at Mr.. Gadspur's house, he tries to ciinch
his side of the question by saying that
ninety-nine out of every hundred women
who 60 abroad would smuggle contraband
goods into America if they had a chance
Does that end the argument"
NO 1t merely reminds Mrs. Gadspur
that she has been trying for years to
get Mr.. Gadspur to take her to Eu-
rope and she makes a flank attack that
finishes Mr.. Gadspur for the day.
FEMININE REASONING.
This gentleman is naturalist, you
say?"
Eyes, madam. His favoritc animal is
the hippopotamus'
How extraordinary! And he has such
a pretty wife,.
ANOTHER BASE swINDLE.
"A fellow told me to put gallon jug
on a certain stump, in certain grove.
and place a $40 bill under it, and walk
about for half an hour aud thea retura
to the stump and | would and somethie:
there for me-
did you find something's
"Yes-a note of thanks for the $40 bill"
PAUL. COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
END OF THE PICTURE BRIDES

from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Quite aside from its hearing on the
question of Japanese emigration to
America, the action of the Japanese gov
erEment forbidding picture brides
hereafter is of much sociological interest
1t is easy to understand that Japanese
wooers resident here were often disap-
pointed in the wives, selected from pic
lures, who came to them from Japan
For the counterfeit presentment, as Ham
let called it, gives at best an imperfect
impression of the real person, even when
| it is not actually misleading Henry
Wits disappointment in Anne of Cleves
lis an historic case in point
So far as photographs go, the best rare
| Iy reveal 'the soul of the SITTER" nor
have painters, who have better chance
to do this, always succeeded in accom-
panying the revelation with an Identify
ing reproduction of the bodily presence
There is truth in the frequent assertion
that pretty girls may appear quite ugly
in photograph. The coloring is gone
and the expression caught by the camera
may be anything but a happy one.
Beauty of feature has a better chance.
But any strongly marked face will u.s.
ually respond fairly well. That may be
why the photographs Of men average
better than those of women.
Youthful imagination has more than
once been carried away by a pictured
face and has sought the original, not al
ways with fortunate consequences. Nor
would any picture of loved one prob
ably be satisfying but for the imagina-
ton, which transfers to it the remem-
bereo actually. Not often is it
thing to wonder on,
AS if my image in the glass
Should linger when myself am gone
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

The Prince Regent of Serbia, who was
reported dead, is in Paris. There used
to be belief that when good Americans
died they went to Paris.
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Denikine and Kolchak have both gone
by tho board. it seems. Isn't it about
time for another instaliment of the
truth about Russia"r
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The next time the sheriff of Cook
county. Illinois, has a hanging party,
in common decency he ought to use a
dummy.
II Admiral Decker mistook himself for
the American ambassador to Spain it
was doubtless due to the stress Of war
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There are no automobiles in Bermuda.
How can people live without inhaling the
fumes!
Wood alcohol enables the fortunate
possessor to soon acquire a wooden over
coat.
The census-taker endeavors to be both
polite and accurate. so kindly cooperate
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES

.es fortunateIy in recent years we Of the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
TIE FARMERS AND THE La
B0R UNIONS.

Labor unions are interested chiefly
IN securing for their members the
largest possible wages and the small
lest possible outlay for the things they
buy II the farmers Of Lincoln county
are interested in paying higher prices
FOR labor and getting lower prices for
their produce then your interests ere
identical with those of the labor or
sanizations and It would be wise for
them to act in harmony. That Is the
question before the farmers when they
are asked by the nonpartisan league
leaders 90 affiliate with the American
Federation OF Labor. The desire Of the
labor unions is perfectly legitimate.
and so is the desire Of the farmer to
get his labor as cheap as possible and
soil his produce for as much rs posi- /.
BILE bur Il would require some sort 81
super magic 90 reconcile The two
propositions irio work ng ptopo.
sition
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
TIE MAN BEHIND THE
BUSINESS.

The general trend Of newspaper tall
about the wood alcohol poisoning dur.
ing the holiday season seems 10 exert
itself in trying TO prove that prohi-
bition was responsible for those muir
ders. You are all wrong about IL
boys. That was just one more example
Of the mate cussedness Of the man
who sells booze. He is a man without
principle or honor or concience and
ne has always been that kind OF man.
Bad as the booze business is of itself
The prohbitiOnists would never in an
other thousand years have been able
TO put Il over on John Barleycorn if
the men who handled the business had
not been constituencies criminals will
ling 10 do anything for money, even to
sell wood alcohol. The criminal in
stincts Of the sellers Of booze placed
them in antagonism to every law, how
ever mild. enacted to regulate their
business which Of itself was bad. But
L was the bad men handling II rather
han the bad business that killed
ghiskey and the wood alcohol sellers
ire a fair sample Of the lot.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
SOCIALIST REPRESENTATION

Honest criticism is entitled to con
sideration. but when the socialistes
contend that Victor Berger was denied
a seat in the house Of representatives
because he is a socialist they are
either ignorant of the facts or just
plain liars. Berger was rejected be =
cause ne is a convicted criminal with
10 twenty year sentence hanging over
his head and is at large only on bail
Fending an appeal TO a higher court.
The five socialists recently excluded
from the New York legislature after
having been elected thereto were elect
cd on platform declaring for the
destruction Of the government of the
state of New York and Of the United
Smtes What would you be justified
in doing to a man who has gained ad-
mission to your house as an invited
guest If while there you learn that he
had politically pledged himself to Sc
cure your invitation to become your
guest in order that he might disrupt
YOUR family and burn your house?
That is the platform on which these
i've men were elected to the New
York legislature. These men were
pledgcd to destroy this government,
,eaceably If possibly but forceably IL
necessary.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
STOP LOOK! LISTEN!

DO you remember the "Camofiage of
shirley" the Junior Glass play given
last spring? why of course YOU do.
and wasn't II a great success? This
same company only they are Seniors
now. win again make their appearance
ON the stage Feb. e7th In and Home
Came Ted" screaming comedy in
three acts. The play is sure a hit. for
most Of the characters have had con-
siderable experience in the school plays
given during their four years Of High
School work and they have heen very
successful In securing Miss Faris as
coach. The work is progressing very
rapidly. each and every one going into
Il as II he meant business. and we are
sure that after seeing this play no one
will regret that he went. Don't forget
tho date, Feb. eth at the Raugh Opera
House.
The 18th Graders win meet Gooding
9TH Grades in Basket Ball Friday even
in~ at Gooding.
The last half Of the school term be-
gan last Monday. Several new classes
were begun. The eighth grade United
States History class is taking up Civil
covorr"'e~t insieod IT History. and !
he edvanced shorthand class is taking
IN office training. Each member has 1
dntv 70 do such as: caring for the
vnewriters or correcting the tvpewrit
ng exercises and speed tests. The
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

% . g g g g 9 9 @ 9 g
The annual state examinations IN
History. Geography. Physiology and
spelling were held this week. Tho
seventh and Eighth Grades are the
victims Of these exams. as might be
Inferred from their earnest coacentra-
lion and melancholy locks. American
History Physiology and Geography
were given Wednesday. while the
spelling examination in which the
whole n. s. was included came Thurs
day morning. Altho only the Eighth
Grade pupils win be graded. Every
High School student in Idaho win be
subject to this spelling examination in
order TO test the efficiency OF the ain
Grant towns in Spelling. and the ad-
vancement made by pupils in the High
schools. The remainder OF the pupils
wish the unlucky ones much success.
The boys and girls team will meet
the Jerome high teams on our floor
next Friday night at eight o'clock.
Altho the boys were defeated in Jerome
and on their home floor by Twin Falls
they have not given up yet and expect
70 carry home the bacon next Friday
light Considering the defeat BY
Twin u was expected but not by such
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
The Six Senses

In primary school examination. a
question about the senses was an
swered by bright pupil in this fash
ion; "The Ave senses are sneezlng,
sobbing. crying. yawning and cough
Ing. BY a sixth sense is meant an
extra one which some folks have.
This is sno-ing. Transcript.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23

business English class is beginning the
new semester with Commercial Law.
The Chemistry class is very glad that
they can begin in experiment work.
Every body come out and see Twin
Falls and our boys in action Saturday
evening.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23
New Kind

Little Frederick, five. was visiting
their neighbor across the way and no.
ticed Mrs. Smith with a new pair az
eyeglasses. "Oh, mamma" he ex-
claimed on arriving home. Il went over
TO see Mrs. Smith and she wears look
ing glasses on her eyes"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-01-23

The rattle of the coal going into the
bin is to many the sweetest music of
the winter.