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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
UNDERWOOD AS SENATE LEADER

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Because of the withdrawal of Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska. Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama will become the Democratic leader in the United States Senate. A deadlock has lasted too long already. Party men everywhere are glad to see it broken by consent. ''
 The minority leader in the Senate, when the Senate and the administra- ton are not in party harmony, holds a position of extreme delicacy, and needs to meet it's demands, a rare combination of firmness. tact and intellectual honesty. Underwood. in the judgment of most Americans, possesses this com bination. If he lacks a sense of humor, which is often invaluable in straighten- ing out tangles. the deficiency will not be notable, as the Senate is now con- stituted; or, if noted. it will be tacitly accepted as evidence of accordance with senatorial standards.
 In such place no man can make himself the mere mouthpiece of the President without suffering loss of prestige. Also. no man can incur need less clashes with the President without making himself ridiculous MT. Under wood will do neither. Incidentally. no statesman south of Mason and Dixon's line has So much of the confidence of the conservative business public of the north and east as this Alabama man He is not and has never been sectional in his trend, in any Claude Kitchin sense. Taxation plans fair to all sec tions will be insisted on if he is in a position to have his way. For several reasons, then. we may regard Oscar w. Underwood as the right man in the right placa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
She Needs It

Sne NefOS AN
 Lovers of dogs understand why an old negro woman is about to cry her eys out because she lost her only com panion, a small yellow flee. which disappeared last Friday" said Mrs. Charles whelan, vice president of the Humane Society.
 Anyone who has ever read that most affecting of all dog stories, 'Grayfriars Bobby, recalls the devotion of the Scotch mongrel for the old shepherd, his master. the simple minded David. who had hardly a friend in the world but his dog. Yet, when the shepherd died and was buried in historic Grayfriars churchyard, in Edinburg, Bobby slept every night on his grave and maintained that vigil until he, too. died
 q imagine this old colored woman feels the absence of her dog quite as much as she would miss the society of a human companion to whom she was greatly attached. Moved by her tear full appeals. I am trying to help her find her dog. The missing flee was q female, about seven years old, with scars on her shoulders. She wore a collar with state and city tags. A liberal reward will be paid for the dogs return to 2S02 Mountain avenue, or telephone Main 76S2-W."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

From the New York Times.
 TIN former number of the Authors H League Bulletin an aggrieved play q wright sharpened his pen against a certain critic of his plays.
 In the current number of the Bulletin, Montague Glass demonstrates with the disgruntled one. Slanging the critics, ing with a traffic policeman. He can always hand you ticket next time. The thing to do is to drive humbly on and tell your wife what you could have said to him if you had wanted to-" The critic of the critic, replying to Mir. Glass, admits a certain peevishness; but he ends with a firm stand for his rights. T can't for the life of me see why it isn't just as legitimate for an author to make a skit of a critics critique as for critic to some more.'' Amen to thati According to an apothegm of the middle west, inn mcrtalized by Pudd nhead Wilson, if it weren't for differences of opinion tere wouldn't be horse racing. By all means let the playwright have his say, even though his embittered pen range the uni verse.
 If author men have critic men
 Upon their backs to bite 'era,
 Let author men bite back again,
 And so ad infnitum.
 Info Montag1Ie Class contribution to the discussion, it will be observed. has crept an accent of cynicism. infinitely to be regretted It is the implication that tho critic will retaliate on the dramatist's s next play. To do him right, MT. Glass does admit the possibility that he may not-that he may in fact lean over back ward. But, even when mentioned only to be disowned, the suggestion of spite and revenge wrongs the critic as an instl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Thersites' body Is as good ms Ajax When neither are alive.
# # # American Engineers Want Department of Public Work:

7T7 HE engineers of Alabama, along
 4 with their fellows in all parts of the United States, are strongly supporting the Jones-Reavis pill, which seeks to make the present de- partment of the interior the federal department of public works, combin- ing practically all the engineering functions of the government under one head.
 The idea is practical one and should result in greatly increased efficiency, with consequent saving of public funds. The haphazard way h which government departments are conducted has long been a marvel to efficiency experts and the heads of large industrial concerns.
 This is not so much reflection upon the heads of the various depart ments as it is the result of duplica- tion of effort, lack of cooperation between departments and the aston ishingly varied duties that some of them are called upon to perform.
 By merging in the department of the interior all the governments en- gineering and construction work, the necessity of adding another member to the cabinet will be avoided. The department of the interior as consti- tuted at present is called upon to per- form a great many different duties, ranging all the way from looking after the governments Indian wards to handling pensions and directing in- sane asylums-
 By transferring to the proposed de- partment of public works all the en- gineering divisions now combined with other departments and giving to other departments those functions that have nothing to do with engi- neering which are now a part of the department of the interior, the gov ernment would have highly trained and well-organized bureau which could concentrate its efforts on sin gle branch of work.
 The Alabama Technical Association and the American Association of En- gineers are urging the passage of the Jones -Reavis bill, for the nations benefit and the development of en- gineering. All engineers and others interested, who believe that the gov ernment should be as efficiently managed as great steel corporation or railroad, are urged to write to t their representatives in Congress, in- dorsing the Jones-Reavis bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
THAr AvICIoUs CIRCLEv AGAIN

From the Providence Journal
 Birmingham Plumbers Have. Chauf- feurs Now Demand Twelve Dollars a y'-Headline
 But do the chauffeurs get enough to have plumbers?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
APRIL VOICES

By Clinton Scollaro. Now you may hear Trail voices in til air. Making melodious answer each !:
 each. As sibyls did of old in sylvan speech They are from Aprirs children fress
 and fair. t T have just wakened." said the maiden
 hair, Replying to the whisper of the DeeclI And l." the anemone murmured, "6l
 beseech Where the bee is, if he has loft hi
 lair?'
 '1.- the stream tinkled, must ava
 to De Part of the restless and awaiting sea T." the bird enrolled. as it preena
 it's breast. { Intent upon some fond approaching ca Look for my mate; it is Loves tin'
 to neet!" And April smiled to hear and ssa tAs
 all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

There is nothing more disconcerting when working ones garden than to dig up dozens of angle worms that will never be affixed to a fish hook.
 Failure to here from Mars does not necessarily mean that the Martians are absorbed in presidential campaign of their own.
 shortage of news print is also work ing hardship on the rural housekeeper who uses newspapers to cover her pantry shelves.
 Oh, well, it is some comfort to reflect that there are no mansions in the skies being prepared for profiteering landlords.
 # # <
 It is awe-inspiring to observe the cas- ual way in which a scientist remarks that Light travels 1s0,OO0 miles a second.
 # # #
 Every movement nowadays is consid- cred moribund unless it employs at least one press agent.
 There are times when the United States appears to be almost norunal-and then somebody mentions the Peace Treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Timely Enterprise

sThe movement recently inaugurated by the Methodist Churches of Bir- mingham to establish and maintain a cooperative home for the benefit Of business girls, is, in my opinion, one of the most timely enterprises ever undertaken in our community" said Rev. R. l. Walston, pastor of the East Lake Methodist Church,
 "This movement looking as it does to safeguarding the physical and moral welfare of a large class who would otherwise be deprived of the stabiliz- ing influence of home life and sub jected to innumerable temptations as well, commends itself to the conscience judgment and support of all who truly love humanity and appreciate the sanctity of womanhood I heartily in dorse the movement and pray for its success"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD From the Mobile Register.
 The Washington Stars article upon Senator Underwood as Senate leader of the democrats, which article was re- printed in Sundays Register. is fair reflection of the general opinion of the country regarding the Alabama sena- tors merits. Alabamians will do we'll to ponder it. These are ticklish times, who will make denial. The country is going through a great crisis after a great war. Now, if ever, it needs the services of men trained in the manage ment of great affairs. As the Star says, Both parties in both houses of Con- gress have need of their best men in the forefront; and in the Senate par ticularly. where the Houses work un- dergoes review, experience and ability are worth their weight in gold-''
 And the Washington paper adds to this that Underwood, as we all know is true, is "a very competent man." The Star declares that when Bankhead was there, the two, Bankhead and Un- derwood. placed Alabama among the foremost states in the Senate. That Alabama should hold on to the one that if left is the plainest of propositions.' ? is the observant newspapers eonclu- sion.
 That is 1ogical. It has only to be stated to be accepted by all who are able to reason correctly from the pre- mise laid down. Underwood Knows is panoplied for his new duties" Such mans experience and ability truly gre worth their weight in gold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
STRONG FOR OSCAR.

From the Houston Post.
 Birmingham is making one thing pretty clear. While it is the leading overall town of the south, it is also the strong est Underwood town in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Headed for Opera

"One of the greatest pleasures that has come my way for a long time is the visit I am foing to make to At lanta to hear the Metropolitan Opera" says C. c. Holcombe.
 T am leaving today, arriving in time for the Thursday afternoon per formance of Halevy's La Juive.' in which Rosa Ponselle and Enrico Caruso will sing. I have heard Ponselle's beautiful voice on the machine, of course, and I have longed to hear her in person and was delighted when l found out that the All Star Concerts would present here here on the eve ming of May 12. and later when dis covered that I could make copnections with the opera in Atlanta and hear her there also, I was tickled to death
 T am glad that Miss Ponselle is so- ing to sing some of her noted operatic arias on the programme here, includ- ing One Fine Day from Madame Butterfly the big aria from La Forza del Destino' and the dramatic Sui cidio' from La Gioconda.'
 4Ponselle, Caruso and Farrar are great drawing cards at the Metropoli- tan in New York, and Birmingham is lucky to have Miss Ponselle booked here'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Real Russia Sure
 To Triumph in End

ID ENEWED confidence in the ulti- IN mate destiny of the Russian democracy is inspired by the volume which has been written and published by A. J. Sack of New York, director of the Russian information bureau in the United States, under the title "The Birth of the Russian Democ- racy."
 The struggle against autocracy ex- tending through almost. century is graphically set forth and perhaps the most interesting feature of the strug- gle is the high character and type of men and women who engaged in it. Interesting sketches of the leading characters in the movement are given and half of the volume is devoted to data and documents bearing upon the events directly leading up to and fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Nc FR1LLs.

T want to build doghouse on my lot
 -Yes. sir" said the fashionable archi- tect. We have plans and specifications for all kinds, Now, here's the plan of poodle's bungalow we designed for prima donna only last week. architectural ly beautiful. yet comfortable and sani- tary."
 You don't understand me-" said the d;sgusted caller. with glance at the architects drawing. T don't want ca rine palace. want plain. old?fashioned .Goghouse that a seIf-respecting dog can worry bone in. if it suits his pleasure and not feel like apologizing to every stray mutt that passes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

IN THE DISTANT AGES. "confound the luckr' exclaimed Sen ator snortsworthy. "every time make a speech and quote history some Smart Aleck writes me letter to tell me where got name or date wrong"
 What are you going to do about it7' I'm going to have my secretary brush up in Chinese history and confine myself to events that happened before 177s."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
A THEME FOR TEARS.

A THEME FOR TEARS. T never realized before how much sadness could be expressed in the tones of the human voice." "Noy"
 Colonel Jagsby just now invited me to join him in nut sundae."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Member of the Associated Press

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dls- patches
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published therein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

Washington Bureau. 500 Davidson building. ..
 European Bureau. 10 King seree9 Covent Garden, London, w. C' z'
 Eastern business office, World pullu- ing. New York City; western Duslnvss ,Cn office Tribune building, Chicago. The IS. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28
Their Faces


 "It's really amusing when a person rushes inte police headquarters and says that a man dressed in brown suit and black hat nearly ran over him with an automobile at such and such a place. says Sergt. E. w Crump of the police department.
 ''The average person doesn't seem to realize that in the city at the pres ent time there may be hundred diff ferent people who are wearing brown suit and a black hat. If the average person would only stop to notice the color of the eyes. The size and straightness of the nose. the shape of the head and if there were any scars or marks of Identification upon the face, the police woulds have better idea of who they were looking for. They would not be working in the dark, as they are over most of the descriptions and reports that are turned in by people who know better, but who just don't stop to think"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

DONATE TO EVERYTHING. How do the Grabcoins stand socially?" Hike most climbers who have money. 'How's that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connectine all departments) Main 4900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

They stand and deliver"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

Entered at the Birmingham. AIa-' postoffice as second-class matter un- der act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

Many intimate details are now being published about the presidential candi- lates which have no particular bearing ,n their fitness for the office to which hey aspire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-28

1 The sporting editor of The Age-Herald
 whose desk adjoins mine, leaned over
 the other morning and said, Doc, do you think there is much interest in horse racing in Birmingham" He has only
 recently come into our midst, and wanted l to get a line on the taste of the public 1
 may have answered wrongly, my reply being: Not as any one can discover" Time was when there was great interest | in it. but so far as I have been able to
 kepe in touch with the situation. it.s dead issue now.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
INCREASED STREET
CAR FARES

u was natural that increased
street car fares should be granted
following higher cost of labor, ma
teiial and operating expenses.
The apex Of this movement has not
yet been reached az many OF these
utilities are still piling up deficits
under rates that are too low
In hundreds OF American cities en-
tire systems have suspended. lines 70
new suburbs and interurban lines
have been abandoned. M
Rates have been increased a. fol
lows: In 81 cities to 10 cent fares
in three cities to 0 cents, in SO cit.
les to cents. in 1919 cities to Z
cents. in 1877 cities to cents, = ~
Take the single item OF cost Of
fuel for generating power. average
cost coal went up from t3.s6 pc,
ton in 1914 to $7.75 per ton in 1920
Public service commissions raised
rates on street car lines a. abov'
stated In recognition Of the actua
facts Of business. H.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
AIdERICAN PLAN WINS

iiach'v .a'a, specialists and helpers
"a the number OF $500 in the San
IrAnci co hay region hive signed
Abe cards prepared 10y The California
Mo'-l f"aGeS association. by which
thcy agree TO 90 any work in their
.rioulcr craft assigned to thcm,
Sar,.!ess Ct boycots declared by la
Tor unions.
Tho policy OF the association Ia to
accept every competent man for
whom thcre Is a Job open These
ycn are acce pied on the American
pan " whi treats bath union and
ron-union n,an on equal terms.
Thus hs- TO nrw'r n tabor die
t1icrs been broken In San Franchise,
r city which has been crippled indus
t,ially for years by labor radicalism.
g'Aie IL "a much vltory for homes,
lrbcr "a II Is for industry, for II
means an end OF iogt time and wag-
os on account OF trumped up strike
orders over matters entirely disasso-
ciatcd from local conditions
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
ECONOMY A is CIVIC
DUTY

In the great campaign for readjust
nient to a sound peace basis there
is no higher civic duty than personal
economy.
We wasted, or as good as wasted
for economic purposes. twenty biz
lion dollars on the European war.
expanding prices twenty billions
more.
II every family of five persons
in our country would save and lay
by in the banks q thousand dollars
this coming year that would be made
up.
There would be abundance of cap
ital to build railroads. undertake
great reclamation and Irrigation.
works, build homes to relieve the
house shortage and extend mining
and utilities. M
Without economy on the part OF
the individual there will be no stor-
age Of reserve capital to undertake
development and KEEP labor employ
ed.
Suppose in a county of $4,000
people a great public improvement
were needed like q railroad or an
Irrigation project and NO money
available.
II half the people would save and
deposit in the banks 5000 each there
would be at the end Of the year five
millions OF stored capital available.
Two thousand communities at this
rate would store ten billions OF
available capital and al this capita.
would seek investment at interest.
Is not individual economy the
highest and most patriotic civic duty
under the circumstances and Is not
economy what our nation mos,
needs?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
Costly orchlda

Nearly all the orchids found b
Burma can be grown with little care
and attention In private gardens
There Is one exception. a sweet-smell
Ing spcrles called tazln by the Bur.
mese, and which Is usually brought
TO market In Christmas week IN Ran
COON. 1t only seems 20 flower In tho
most malarIous and lcust frcQuentcd
localities, and at time of the yeaI
which Is The tigers mating season
and wheu they are most dangerous tC
tuman beings. II Is In great demand
BY BuriGcse, and sells for Its weigh
u silver.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
VraeIna origin Of "eoo.S

A Sde-lIght was thrown upcn tn
word "gob" by the ScotsmaA Of An
gust 4, 1890, which said that when &
meeting Of the coast-g guard tales place
the men indulge In protracted yarus
a draw Of the pipe, and friendly
chew. Such session Is Invariably
productiyU of considerable amount %
good-natured banter, as WEI. rs free
sXpectora Ion all around, wherefrom
our friends came to be known as "gob-
bies" (frym "goh." i's mouth. In
the process of tim. COB and gohbl'
cV le to be applsd &c the ships manned
BY the gobs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02

a sudden and local motion Of the
al not otherwise seen but by it,
whlrling NJ the dust on n dry road
IN calm weather. IL the manner Of O
-nterspout, Is q sure sign OF COM
Ing storm. When swallows fly low II
Is sign Of approaching rain. This IL
accounted for BY the fact that before
rain insects which are the swallows
food fly very low, and the swallows
always ly where their food liz.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
sion at Washington, d. c., at the
earliest practical date.
New York's indian Reservation.

New Works. indian Reservations
There are Indian reservations at
Erie. Cattaraugus county; Oneida res
ervntlon ut Oneida, Onondnga reser-
ntion, Syracuse; ST Regis reserve
don, Franklin county; ahlnnecock res
ervation, Southampton, L. L.; TCoa-
wanda reservation In counties o< Erie
and Genesse, and the Tuscarcra reser-
walton In Niagara county. Some Of
these reservations are quite large,
running up to 1900 acres. They sr6
open to visitors s.most any Tina
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
Terms can be arranged to meet all
BUYERS. Call US for demonstration.
Cache Valley Electric Go.
Phone So Logan, Utah
nUunced.

nounced.
The examination is open to all cit
liens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application blanks, form 1853,
and full information concerning the
requirements of the examination can
be secured from the postmaster al
the place o: vacancy or from the U.
s. Civil Service commission, Wash
ington, d. q.
Applications should be properly ex
ecuted and fiied with the commits
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
tad Left Trivial Things Behind.

Mary had attended kindergarten the
preceding year and on her return from
the FIRST days attendance OF the pri'
mary grade this year her mother cues
toned her concerning some OF the Gus
IONS, asking. Are they the same a'
sou had IN kindergarten" Filled will
a sense of her advanced position, Mar
answered Indignantly: "Why, mother,
they don't do those things IN the high
er grDdes."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-12-02
'73iW'I
1!smese Superstition.

At the birth Of child In Siam, .
cord thst has been blessed by the
priests is tied trc,nd the outside Of
the house, and three balls Of rice are
lorcTn In 'lucky directions" by three
I'D women, who are always present
at such time and whose business II
Is to solicit for the little one the pat.
rcnage and protection Of sundry
guardian angels.