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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

Talcott Williams in The North Ameri-
 can Review"
 5N) ERGDOLL "got what was com IH ing to him" said the Philadelphia Public Ledger in an editorial and straightway apoiogized for the phrase. Unnecessary. The phrase was good English, good newspaper English. John Dewey is philosopher foremost in our day. Few living, l think none, have more affected teaching for the better The world of thought is his debtor; not the world of action. In bis last article he says of the war-'Most of the talk about justice and self determination was bunk" He would not and shoulS not apologize over the last word though the future may challenge bis utteranee. A prophet is not without wisdom, save in his own time.
 over the use Of 'bunkY in an editorial many good leader-writer would have creepy distrust We shun crisp dic- ton, fresh from the people. So ali speech began. When a tongue ceases
 
 to spawn new words, fresh phrases, novel images, thought and progress stop also, Keats added over one hun dred and fifty new words to the voeabu- larry of verse. In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Lewis CarrolP' (Charles l.. Dodgson) addad at least two-score These arc of inn agination all compact. New thought; new words. The closer to daily life and speech Is the writer's pen or the click of the typewriter keys, the more active, the more efficient, the more effective is the utterance of the writer and the life of the people. So long as accepted and acceptable writing accepts and shares the daily changes of the vo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
v Governor Cox to Spend Vacation in Alabama

A DISPATCH from Columbus, O., GA says Governor Cox will recu- perate from his campaign for the presidency by hunting near Tuskegee, Ala, instead of in Mississippi, as previously announced.
 If MT. Cox comes to Alabama, he should by all means be invited to visit Birmingham. Political strategy did not demand that he make tour of the "solid south." This section of the country was confidently reckoned in the democratic column. His services were needed elsewhere. Yet it would have been a pleasure to receive the democratic nominee and show him all due respect.
 Now that the stress of battle is over, and it's animosities are happily being forgotten, MT. Cox viii come to us, not as a candidate, but as the executive of one of the greatest states in the union, with the added prestige of having been his party's standard bearer. A cordial invitation should be extended to him to be the guest of the largest city in the state.
 The people of the south, and of Alabama's metropolis in particular, are eager to show MT. Cox their ad- miration of his high qualities and fe- licitate him on the gallant fight he made, even though he was defeated. His services to his country are by no means ended. He is comparatively young and may yet be elected Presi- dent of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
LENINE's AMBITION

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Russia has made our/worst neighbor of the past eight years with the one excep ion of Germany. Russia not only raises Cain at home, but sends it's emis- safes. as did Germany, to other coun- tries to stir up trouble. Lenine's heart is on making the rest of the world as miserable as he has made Russia. His head is set on proletarian revolution in other countries. The British govern ment found that one of Lenihe's agents of revolution in England was Sylvia Pankhurst, who is now in jail,
 This pumpkin, Lenine, might at least wait until he can show some satisfac- tory results from his Russian turnover before insisting that all other countries have revolutions like it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Alabama Farmers Do
 Not Need Moratorium

~ OVERNOR KILBY is right in |G declining to call special ses- sion of the legislature for the pur- poses outlined by the president of the American Cotton Association. These purposes were the establishment of moratorium on taxes due by cotton farmers and enactment of legislation restricting cotton acreage next year to thirty-three and one-third per cent.
 The governors position is that the legislation sought is of doubtful con stitutionality and he does not see the, benefit to be derived from postpone ment of the payment of taxes. The question of acreage is not matter for the state government to decide. That would be socialism of the rank est kind.
 The Alabama cotton producer has not become so poor that he cannot pay his taxes. He has not thrown away all the money made during several splendid crop years. He naturally winces under the low price of the sta pie, but he has raised products other than cotton as well as cotton. He has we'll filled smokehouses and corn bins.
 There is entirely too much disposi- tion to ask the government to do that which men should do of their own vo- lition. Production and marketing of cotton is as much business as mak- ing and selling pig iron, brass beds and macaroni. States cannot save these industries if they are not oper- ated according to sound business prin- ciples.
 l The cotton producer, once and for all, should quit looking toward the nations capitol or the state capitol, foS assistance in marketing his product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
x < #. Building Activities on Large Scale in Sight

m ENDING the presidential election l there was lull in many lines of business and especially were large building operations kept in abey- ance.
 The high cost of material and the scarcity of certain articles required in construction. made all branches of building going, But the situa- tion has been showing signs of in,- provement and there is every indica- tion that conditions are becoming normal.
 In Birmingham several handsome residences and hundreds of small homes and tenements are already planned, and before the first of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
RESPIRATION.

INSPIRATION. Whats the matter with that feiiow?'' T didn't notice anything peculiar in his actions.Y
 "He paused a few minutes before the display window of a furniture store, then jotted down something in a notebook and rushed away"
 'oh, that's playwright. There's a set of ivory and gold furniture in that window. It probably gave him an iaea for new bedroom farce
 OLD STUFF. sesssx K. {. '1s that magazine story worth read ing?"
 "Its the usual automobile romance "Yesp
 "In the first paragraph is heard the purr of an expensive motor"
 THE DAYS END. The gypsy life is a merry life-- Iris good to be a rover And follow a star that leads afar On trail the wide world over But the cottage life is a sweeter life When the cares of the day are ended, With hearthstole bright and the even
 ing light
 In a rosy welcome blended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

temple extension, and the auditorium will be under way.
 Next year will be boom year in Birmingham building and Birming- ham expansion.
 With regard to trade in general, it has been quiet during the last three weeks. Commercial travellers have been waiting until ''after the cleo tion.." Now that the people have de- clared their choice, there is nothing to halt business except the price of cotton.
 Judge E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation. in a short statement issued two days after the election, gives out a note of op- tinlisni, the psychological effect of which is not without it's distinct value.
 The outlook here and throughout the country is remarkably bright. MT. Harding says the League of Nations .is now deceased" The news should be broken as gently as possible to the tllir- ty-nine or more nations who joined it.
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 Mexican who murdered two American c'tizens was promptly executed. The time may come. when an American citizen will be safer in Mexico thanhe is now in Chicago.
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 celebrated Diving Venus is called Neptune tavorite daughter" The chances are she had never heard of Nep- tune until she learned her first lesson in mythology from press agent.
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 There is gong to be pretty fight staged for control of the Harding admin istration. chiefly because Brother Harding is neither a Woodrow nor a.T. R.
 # $ xg In commenting on the recent election, most of the democratic papers say the American people wanted a change. There is no getting around the fact that they got it.
 Millions of women voted without even mussing up their hair, which is not nec- essarily a tribute to the gallantry of the male voter.
 I. is sad to think of Tennessee going re- publican, but the fact that it elected Aif Taylor governor makes it's defection easier to endure.
 * * x~ The solid south" wavered from the shock, yet hasty survey of the situa- ton shows that it's faith in the demo- cratic party has not been weakened
 # * * Wnat we cant understand is why idols of the screen are willing to forego the California climate and play in road siiow
 New Yor,s man wants useless noises stopped. Since the campaign ended we can almost hear a pin drop. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is safe in Germany. where he is probably being wlned and dined as a war hero. Mir. Wilson's failure to congratulate the next President was not due. as it now ap- pears, to an oversight.
 # 4: x Mr. Harding will feel the need of prayer a great many times before another elec- ton rolls around.
 The old-fashioned s10o suit of clothes has been crowded out of the show win dows by the "snappy'' suit for sS5.
 T < E Democrats still cling to the belief that the hest man lost
 The Hardings win soon realize how diff ficult it is to dodge alsecret service man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
A MORNING PRAYER

God. when | fail to pray for my s.If grant me to know that some where someone in faith is praying sar mo Give me so to live that thls rrayer mny he answered, and the faith of them that love me 1usuicd' M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
MAGIC OF THE FIRST FOLIO

be made to save it from it's impending doom. It has many glories but it's greatest is that the players, John Heminge and Henry Condel, who col lected Shakespeare's dramatic works and published them in the celebrated First Folio of 1923. lived in the parish and are buried in its little graveyard. A representation of the precious volume is sculptured on their memorial, and underneath is an inscription which sets forth that they were
 Fellow actors and personal friends of Shakespeare. ihey lived many years in this parish and are buried here. To their dsinterested Affection the world owes all that is caiied Shakespeare. They alone collected the dramatic writ ings regardless of pecuniary cost
 The average Londoher entertains no doubts as to the authorship of the muchs disputed plays. To him Shakespeare in very real person, and equally real are Heminge and Conodell It is quite like ly that the sentiment of the double as- sociation of the two latter with the greatest poet in the English language and with St. Mary Aldermanbury will insure the preservation of the venera- ble church for long ti--, ta aenSe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
sw GETS IN ANCIENT EGvrr

From the DelfUIt <NeW WS.sT |Is
 The invention of confectionei Ne English writer suesses, is due to lai. who first hit on the idea of haftn down the starch of the wheat t4s juice of the grape. The result sAS a paste. said to be the original eE our present day Turkish delight %faous the ancient Egyptians whole flaita, particularly f}ss and dates. we'e asei for flavoriug purposes. the latt,af sspss cially for preserves and cakes. in alN tombs date sweetmeats have 5efr found. also records of honey jel sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
"MctnmOrphoSis

T think every one will find that the. six stores soon to be opened on the corner of Twenty first street and Fifth avenue will be a great improvement, over the old fruit stand which jutted out from one of the residences said M F. Messer, Tt was quite a difficult task on account of the half tower,' the hay windows and the arches in the corner dwelling to transform it into stores but architect and builder nave made, a good job. Rapidly the Fifth avenue corners are being converted into
 storehouses and thesd is not distant when 1t will be great retail street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

VOYAGERS. Upon the storm-tossed sea of life Are woeful teFnpests met, And many who have struggled long Have found no haven yet. But there are days of cloudiess skies When the sun his radiance pours And in the distance we may catch glimpse of happy shores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 N the very moment when deter
 N\ mined attempt is made by Bel z A Sian dramatist to set up the Earl of Rutland as the real writer of the plays which go under the name of Will liam Shakespeare strong proof Of belief in the genuineness of sha ke- peare's claims is given by the citizens and civic dignitaries of London. St, Mary Alderxnanhury is one of the many London churches which it has been de- cided to demorish in order to make room for modern. street improveme ents' Despite that fact, the church in ques- tion which suffered severely from bombs during tN German air raids. has been recently put into thorough state of repair just as if no decree of destruc- ton were hanging over if, and few days ago the lord mayor and sheriffs ,f London were present in state at a x. .,e,.,a4 service held to commemorate the completion of the restoration.
 Tine nificance of the courageous act,on of the parishioners and ,ef its approval by the city fathers lies Tn the fact that St. Mary Aldermanbury is rich in historic and literary associa- tions, and that therefore an effort will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
same old Topic.

With politics settled for q season and the hold-up list on the decline, the city of Birmingham faces serious dearth of something to talk about" said J. D. Ratterree. This is all the more unfortynate in view of the long winter evenings which must Dc wAilsd away.
 There is still one question, how ever. about which men began discus sion with the dawn of creation and will continue to talk about as long as there are any women left. The woin- ems styles. ancient, mediaeva and modern; past, present and future may be counted upon for their full share of space in the conversation of the day.
 This time-honored subject is run ming the weather a close second for the uppermost rank of boredom"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Voters Wapted to End
 Debate on the League


 777EARINESS helped to cause the w republican landslide. The na- ton saw no other means of shutting off debate and bringing a tiresome controversy to an end.
 Down at the bottom of the hall at any meeting in which an impasse de- velops one small voice timidly calls for adjournment. Two join the first voice and then a ground-swell chorus demands it. Anything to shut off the debate and allow the tired nerves to rest. The merits of the issue are lost sight of.
 An impasse had been reached in the League of Nations wrangle.
 It was realized that no progress could be made with an obstinate re- publican Senate bent on blocking the league so long as it bore the Wilson label. Right or wrong, the people were weary of the conflict and called for adjournment.
 And there always has been the un- derlying belief that, with the Wilson label ostensibly removed, the repub- licans will feel much more friendly to the league, whise the democrats cannot be found Opposing any req sonable reservations any more than they have heretofore done. The re- publican nominee has already said:
 We are going to ask for nations associated together in justice. There is a new world relationship and when the next administration comes into power, we are going to play our part"
 This is the same as to say that the league will look better and better to the republicans the further the democratic administration gathers it. self into the past. The wearied peo- pie felt something of this when they gave the republicans that tremendous vote of confidence.
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 Former Conductor
 Won Nobel Prize
 m RECONSTRUCTION problems, the lM League of Nations and the ex- citement of electing President may have caused many newspaper readers to overlook the announcement that Knut Hamsun, Scandinavian writer, had been awarded the Nobel litera- ture prize for 1920.
 knut's name and literary works are unknown to the average American, although he is commanding figure in the cultured circles of Europe. The fact that he was awarded so impor- tant prize is convincing proof of his merits and the esteem in which he is held.
 While few of us have ever read a line of Knut's masterpieces, the American people should take more than an academic interest in his suc- cess, for he once "roughed it" in this country and doubtless capitalized his experiences when he settled down as a writer. He was at one time a conduc- tor on 2 Halstead street car line in Chicago. It is related of him that his head was even then in the clouds {. At any rate, he was so absent-minded that he frequently forgot to call out street crossings along Chicago's famous thoroughfare, lane of many nations. As result the traction com pahy dispensed with his services. Al another time he was ploughboy in the Dakotas. He joined the crew of Newfoundland fishing smack and finally worked his way back home on board tramp steamer.
 Many noted writers have found that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
BEDROCK OF HUMAN RACE

pr. Joseph Beech. in the National Geo
 graphic Magazine.
 The western part of sze -chuan prov ince, China, might well be called the Museum of the Human Race, the as yet happy hunting ground oi the ethnogolist and physIog omist. Here are 10 be found the surviving refnnunts ence that humanity has ever waged and who, for lack of better term. we call the "Tribesmen."
 As we cross the Min river, which, flowing south, divides the province into east and west, and move westwRfd. to- ward the snow covered mountains, ws come upon the shambling homes .roi these people. hidden in impsssabie ra" vines or perched upon cliff or mountain side, of which they seem to ne pat and counterpart; for as the irresistible sid" thrust of continental Asia pushed these mountain masses high into the snows and left them crumpled, broken and isolated storm swept peaks, so.1 evl- den,ly. a similar convulsion of powerful peoples of Asia, in their movements to- ward this center. have driven back the weaker or defenseiess nations. they in their turn being compelled to follow into these Inaccessible places, where, like the mountains to which they still cling. they may yet reveal Tor us' stratum by stratum. the bedrock of the rage.
 The Chinese call them "Ihe Eishte Nations" but it is believed that tn. 2 are several times eighteen nstions oy tribes. each under its own king. co r ciiy or fe udal lord, independent of sf Y independent of each other and of hr Chinese in whose borders they dws
 Among the tribesmen are found Es2' sentatiyss of ithe black. yellow n6 white bFancaes of the human f. afe'lss and some of them. especially the {asAfs peoplss are believed to be ef vs ss cient origin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Coal and soldiers

"I think all employ CTS of soldiers oni duty at the coal lt.nes should write ton of their jobs,' said O. l.. Bunn. lo-' cal fuel administrator. When the sol- diers are relieved of duty a the mines,s they should be given some kind of a demonstra tion in Birmingham before they leave for their homes They nave served to maintain law and order and are entitled to some mark of appre- citation. I also. think that every con sumer of coal should use as much run of mine coal as poss. ble }so as to con serve the small amount of lump that is available in the retail yards. They can certainly use the run of mine coal in their furnaces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Too Much Talk.

'.The big trouble about there being so much speeding is the fact that there is too much talking being done and not enough real actoin being taken said Gaines Kelly, What we need most of all is some one that will either put up or shut up.
 eff we are going to have more drastic laws against speeding, then get more men on the police force. then let's get them. But let's not keep on talking around on the corners and let ting accidents happen all around us. for they are going to happen just us .lona as the present condition of things continues to exist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
THE, NTEIl IauEIrsg

L. NJ. Priest in tho 4entF iUsezew London).
 He said, T will live bes uu saxss No more. lest FheAF asa These small foptstet.s asNa Soft soft, as the rstA; The big house is filfefi with snlHa Light footsteps fill Sae 4t,pias And I know not Wk are 2 A.s fisiS st. Still dawns or the hseNlSA ssoo1ns Of the dusk. Like sparrows twittering The voices whisper and thrill Mid the dusks that are haunted for In the house on Heartpreak Hill. Alone in the shades with remem-
 brance! Shrili whisperings fill the house; And the wind. like thing a-weary, Sleeps mid the cedar boughs. Laughter voices % footsteps They're louder for to me. These sounds that are stilier than
 silence.
 Than the roxring of the sea. -.Af. I will go and III theHa
 Peter. Joia. Are you there? Only a gossamer laughter Drifts down the darkensd stair Drifts down and dies; and rustlings Of scurrying footsteps fill With dark and dreadful sadnese The house on Heartbreak Hin, T follow we play in the darknesA Peter. John, and l. Hide nd seek Tn the darkness .er--s- of feet goes by;
 sna wnd of their flying footsteps Sstls 3 my hair. and shrill FAeiy nostly laughter mocks me In sts house of Heartbreak Hill. gfefa gone and calling in vain. lehs Peterr come once moro ro TN room; and a pool of twilight tiata rs about the floor
 "il live hare no more. swear it. Ana yet ... when the dusk falls still. " the voices, the footsteps. lure me Ge he house on HeartbreAk Hiilg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Falling Off

The manufacture of face and common brick for building purposes has slack ened considerably. Some of the yards have larger stocks on hand than they usually carry and operations have been curtailed. M
 John W. sibley, speaking of the prick market, said:
 There is So little demand for face and common. brick for building pur- poses that the plants have greatly cur tailed production. Some, in fact, have closed down. pending a revival of the demand I know of one plant that has 2,Ooo.ooo face brick made up and on yards. Of eourset-it does not care to increase that supply and has stopped manufacturing.
 "As<to prices they have not come down Nnd l do not well see how they can be reduced with labor and raw ma < terial costing what it does. There has been no change in the price list
 Paving brick, on the other hand, is fairly well cared for. This is owing to the road construction going on, which is supplemented by the federal aid For that reason manufacture of paving brick is in a much better way tharr that of face and eommon building brick' M r ies