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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
THE FLIGHT TO NOME

By Minna Irving. The bear looked up from his honey
 feast; Whats that I hear?' grovlsd the
 shaggy beast. The frightened mink cried. Look alive,'' As he startedsunder the bank to dive. The beaver stopped as he knawed a
 tree, There's new bird up in ths sky"
 said he. And the lynx crsuched over his man
 gled kill And snarled at the noise Ars Ls ate
 h;s fill. The wolf leaped up from his rocky lair. Fer black wolf grinned at him hiA1S
 Tn air, The eagle screamed from the spaces
 Vast As the giant pinions wi.io wed past. The silver i.N in his eartny homo Parked, They are the a;cpiaDes bound
 for Nome" But the wild bird sang ws:h . spark The spirit Of progress passes hy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
Anthony Amendment

"I think Tennessee will ratify the Susan E. Anthony amendment says Mrs. John D. McNeel, the dempcratic committeewoman from Alabama, and this will give the women of this state the ballot. Already thirty-five states have ratified this amendment and we feel sure that Tennessee will do so. The suffragis of both Alabama and Ten nessee are most anxious to have the amendme ratified at this time for they want a southern state to cast the deciding ballot. If Tennessee ratifiss the women of Alabama will in all probability be allowed to cast their first vote in the general election ln November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

1 their highly protected wool. Senator Jonathan Prentiss Dollicer, in an attack on schedule K in the Senate spoke og Warren as ''the greatest shepherd since Abraham"
 Next in length of service is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, who has the unmatched distinction of having thrice been chosen as permanent chairman of the republican national con- vention. Literature has been the profess sion of this gentleman, to which he add Cd politics as a new art The platform and the candidate of his party in this year of grace are thought to be largely the work of his hand
 But the most picturesque figure of all among those who have thus squandered decades which they would doubtless like to spend again, is Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, who came to America at the age of seven years from Norway. The remaining five are Jage of Vermont, smith of Maryland. Dillingham; of vsr1 mont. Colt of Rhode Island and Come }
 of Alabama the latter having served for
 only five months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
Why Humanity Is
 Interested in Crime

II N preface to one of his books de. 0 scribing the careers of famous criminals, American, English and French, Henry Irving, son of Sir Henry Irving, tells of long conver- sations his father and Lord Teuny- son held on criminology. You would suppose that such a discussion would be far removed from the poets habits of thought, although it was but nat ural that great actor should find the subject fascinating.
 As a matter of fact, the same human curiosity which prompts the man in the street to buy an "extra" in which there are columns relating to a murder mystery is shared by more. intellectual people, not only writers of fiction, but other persons of the most exalted station. If any thing could, that would justify so- called "yellow" journalism.
 Birmingham is just now concerned in two criminal cases which have, in newspaper parlance, a "local end" One is the gruesome murder which came to light in New York when the body of a young woman was dis covered doubled up in a small, cheap trunk. A Birmingham linotype oper- ator furnished the clue which led to the identity of the victim being learned. The other case is that of a Cleveland barber, thought to be a murderer who escaped from the lief jerson county jail fourteen years ago while waiting execution.
 An important state paper may have the destiny of the nation and the welfare of millions of people bound up in it, but not more than one person in ten, although vitally concerned, will read it from begin ming to end. The headlines and per haps a paragraph or two will suf- flee. But let trunk mystery be un- earthed or a notorious criminal be captured and it is discussed in the family circle, on street corners and elsewhere. The details are known throughout the country, wherever a newspaper is published.
 The explanation is simple enough Crime is abnormal. The human spe- cies is more interested in the abnor. nal than the normal. Shining vir. tue is certainly admirable, but it may be monotonous. Just as happy peo. pie have no history, the good mar and woman who walk the appointed ways all the days of their lives vii never be heard of in an extra. edition unless they attain the eminence ot the truly great. But the unknown degenerate of today by deed of vio lence may become national figure tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
Rest in south

q have been away from Birming- ham for a long time says walter H. Johnson, but each day l have been away has only served to increase my admiration for the Magic City and to make me glad that once more am able to be back in Birmingham.
 Tt is the finest city in the south, I think. and I feel quite sure that though we did not make as good a showing at the last census report as we expected. that the next time the census is taken that a good many of the so-called large cities in the north will look small in ssmparison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
NO WALL FLOWER

She's an intellectual young woman" "Decidedly''
 And yet I understand she's popular. How do you account for that?', When sae goes to dance she cAecAs door,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

tauquans just why all the pure and dry and faithful must cast their ballots for that noble and practically. in view of the eighteenth amendment. dry den- ocrat, James NJ. Cox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
POSTPONED

POSTPONED I've often wished to travel Across the salty sea And view the sights of foreign lands, Whatever they may be. But drat the pesky ocean. It makes my stomach turn And causes me to hate the sea And dainty food to spurn. However. when the liners Are Hitting through the air, I'll climb aboard with joyous heart And journey over there. fig for heaving pillows Beneath me rolling byi And cen storm will do no harm Away up in the sky.
 sELF-sACRIrIcE What's Senator snortsworthy doing for his country these days?" Hes trying to save it." "In the usual way?' "Yes, he's campaigning for re-elec don'
 OCULAR PROOF Something told me she's the girl fol me-
 Did something in black and whit, tell your"
 What do you mean?" The financial rating of her father for instance?''
 THOSE REVERSED FILMS I'm glad things don't happen in req life the way they do in the movies" "well?"
 "It's hard enough to dodge flivver, when they are coming toward you Sup pose they ran backward and loopec around telephone poles and fire plugs ?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
STRANDED

What's the latest word from cuba7" "so far as I'm concerned" said Mir Bibbles, its Please wire fifty" "Hows that?'
 T have friend who went there tt put in two wet weeks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
OVERRIDING IF

OVERRIDING IT T wouldn't be surprised if a walk ing delegate stepped up and tapped me on the shoulder" remarked the first bricklayer.
 What for?" asked the second brick layer.
 "1ve just worked a full hour without stopping to study the weather. get a drink of water, take a chew of tobacco or pass the time of day"
 IN SUBSTANCE The statesman strikes a thoughtful pose, As if grave matters ruminating; We marvel at how much he knows The while impatiently awaiting For some great message, wisdom fraught
 To shape the nations destiny. Our expectations come to naught, Since all he says is, Vote for me-"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

DY luLGuSING CGltlNablNi " 'AAA ~N~N ture before frost.
 # # < Final Roundup of
 Draft Deserters 1T1 HE war has been over nearly J two years and the draft de- serter doubtless feels secure, but he is not.
 The war department is preparing to start final roundup of all the men who made themselves liable but failed to report for military duty.
 The department has given notice that the campaign will be intensive from one end of the country to the other.
 There were many draft dodgers men who failed to register. These come under the head of civilians and were looked up and prosecuted by the department of justice. But the draft deserters far outnumbered the dodgers. They will be tried by court martial. The work of sitting out doubtful cases covered several months. The men were given every opportunity to straighten out their records. but thousands acted In cowardly manner and escaped the service that their country required of them.
 If every deserter is not caught, the majority Will be, and adequate pun ishment will be meted out.
 It is cnly fair to the men who not only responded to the draft, but who foupht with valor, that the deserter should get all that is corning to him; and he will. He will surely deserve no sympathy.
 Field Marshal Catt announces that the suffrage prospects are bright n Tennessee. Boy page southern chlv- airy!
 It is announced that Prof Fred Full ton will buy a farm on Long Island, which is one of the results of the pro- fesscr's successful comeback"
 Russia is suffering under the same old autocracy. It merely has a diff ferent name and is not so favorable to soap.
 With Uncle sam setting a good ex- ample by living within his income, 100, ,ooo, GOO of his sons and daughters should lose, no time in following suit
 x # *
 Governor Cox is still waiting to be notified of his nomination. but fee reasonably certain that the report sent from San Francisco was correct.
 4. # %
 Tn shearing the hair of nlIrish girl because she stepped out with police man, Sim Feiners reached the lowest depths of infamy x * #
 Fer sustained interest, Carl Wan derer's memoirs do not equal those of von Ludendorf, although both took part in the war
 * # * l, Following recent earthquakes there was hegira from Los Angeles, the fugitives snapping their fingers at a justly famous climate. E < * Although ihis heart is in the grave, Brother Bryan did not care to have the prohibition nomination for a 1 tombstone. # * * x # x Ring Lardner found taxi fares high  in san Francisco, He should consider the number of hills san Francisco's taxis have to climb. $ j. *
 Although they have done great deal of tracking about the country, the Bergdolls will leave no footprints on the sands of time * j. * The average campaign promise is not even a scrap of paper" It's mere | iy puff of wind. * ;: x r Germany and Russia ever get to- gether civilization will have to watch Ter step.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27
Member of the Associated Press

The Age-Herald is the only morning end Sunday newspaper in BiTmlng ham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively emitted to the use for publication of s4l news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published d therein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

Washington Bureau. 300 Davidson building.
 European Bureau, 10 King street. CoVent Garden, London. W. C. 2.
 Eastern business office, World building, New York city; western busl- ness office Tribune building, Chi- cago The S. c. Beckwith Special Az sncy. agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

Our remedies ort In ourselves do lie, Which we ascribe to heavek.
 ---AlI's We'll That Ends We'll,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

mingham's hospitality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

serenity of the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-27

But did not sit down to take seriously fthe charge of the insular- minded English scold, but to use his creed merely as
 basis for asking my readers to stop for a moment and think of the wonderful strides which America has made durins l the past 100 years in literature, arr, science and manufacture. Never agam will any Engishman have the nerve to l draw such contrast between the accom- l plshments of John Bull and Uncle sam as was drawn by Dean Swift, for during 1 the last few years America has shown :, to the world that it was a reservoir II power and resource in helping to save fertilization.
 | If the dean could return to life he
 would have to run his eyes for he would
 find that America had truly become a giant and. stran@e to say. that Guillver. | the book in which he proclaimed his gospel of woe and into which he poured
 the vials of his wrath in deadly ahnse
 of his fellow man. has become a child's book and has been read with wonder
 and delight by generations of children. i Time has it's revenge on prophets of woe
 and the years bring to naught the slurs ! of the critic who. in his foolish imagina-
 tion. indicts whole nation.
 l I read the great writer for his wonder i sul prose. and there is a certain fasci-
 nation about his life in spite of his bru- i tality and unfeeling temper but with
 Thackeray. .I think I would rather have
 had notato and friendly word from I Goldsmith than have been beholden to
 the Dean for guine and dinner. for remember that when Faulkner. Swift $ i Dublin publisher. was rallied by some | friends.o account of the peculiar way ! he ate asparagus. gave excuse that ] it was the manner in which be was
 taught to do so by the author. and when 1 laughed at all. the more. said: ''If yoli
 had been his guest you would have eaten your asparagus as he bade you"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-19
The Largest Labor Paper in the United States Calls Upon
the Men Who Work to Make All the Money they Can
Now, While the Sun Of Prosperity Shines by Producing

stricted productions they paying the price fixed by
vendors who sell their commodities at the price asked
because there not enough of anything to supply nation
amply supplied with money got by charging for everything
excessive number of inflated dollars which constitute
the medium of exchange.
"The only possible relief from the high cost of living
must from increasing production in industry and ag
cuure If would go this problem of the high cost
of living which bears hard upon great body of the peo
pie who have for compelling prices for the
bring results must increase the production of all things
in which the most important element of cost labor.
There is lodging this fact the industrial resources
of the country plant and capital and labor drawn
upon the limit the market would presently be supplied
with all needu things and the prohteer whose activities
primarily based upon scarcity would disappear from
the economic maPand not necessarily by the route nd
Gated by Mr.. Atty. Gen. Palmer.
The trouble is that disposition Loaf job
job the the world
The substantial prosperity Of this country and the lavish supply Of
have thrown little off balance Having dol
than wont to have take time to get rid of
those suPerfous dollars We sort OF alcoholic de-
bauch but going wake with headache presently
do let spebnders tell you that somebody profeerng
unduy through the products of aboeven that should happen
too
urge upon friends their work now speed up
labor while getting
good With increased production there will gradual
of the mpossby high the of living
the to normal price conditions will be brought about by
natur
"Mae money while of prosperity shine-orget the
of living rejoice in the high price of Labor Work
such form and fashion drag every idle dollar energze
every idle machine. Produce and prosper"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-19

"a days labor that gold but disspaed in ideness
is gone forever Capital may work tomorrow but today
the day of the whose capital is his muscles. Produce
and prosper"
The foregoing is from 'The Union" the oldest labor
'The country is fed up with schemes for the forcbIe
ducon of the high of living by artificial mean-legs-
latve administrative, or, by straghout compulsion.
at simply can't be done.
Admitting the good will of congress- that body has no
power to egisate in such fashion to give fifty cent
dollar the buying power of hundred cent dollar.
Granting the fervid desire of the attorney general of
the United States reduce the high of living by elm
mating the profeer and his ability put that undesirable
citizen in JAIL still the general level of prices will be
materially reduced He cannot, for instance attack and
put in Jail millions of people who selling the
greatest and most important commodity in the country
labor And labor being important element in fixing
the price of any commodity he cannot therefore, get at the
of the
1--WE doubt the ability of the most optimistic of those
gentlemen who talk uently and cheerully of how basic
farmers that is their bounden duty to come into market
for; know positively that these same economists will
induce any considerable number of the thirty mil
lion wage to reject half than half
of the contents of the pay envelope the theory that they
really haven't earned any than half the contract price
of their labor
Everybody selling what he has for as much as he can
get for it and the high cost of living ascbed wholly to
the fact that people buying in market supplied by re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03
REPORTS ON THE "FLU."

Dr. Garrison, state health officer yesterday officially drowned on the suggestion made at "flu meeting here Saturday that news of flu developments in Pine Bluff be sup pressed Dr. Garrison instructed To- cal health officers to request the physicians to report all cases to Dr. McMullen or Dr. Powell, and told these officers to give the reports from day to day to the newspapers
 Yesterday morning the Graphic laid the matter before Dr. Garrison through it's Little Rock representa- tive and asked for action. In the event that favorable action was rot forthcoming, this newspaper was prepared to go to chancery court and make certain that this news was not withheld from the public.
 Dr. Powell and Dr. McMullen, themselves, were not responsible for the proposal that these figures be with held, but they had not gone
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03

tabulated, the physicians and the city authorities acting upon them could probably save scores of livas in this city.
 We have no milk inspection in Pine Bluff. We have nothing to regulate any trade or traffic that af- fleets the city's health. We have one county physician and one city physician. These are the only health officers we have There used to be board of health here and sometimes the members got active. That was in the old days before modern health methods were in use and long before any intensive cam paign to save lives and prevent dis ease had been begun anywhere. The old board used to accomplish much more than is being done now. Both the city and the county health off cers are efficient and able men, but neither is able to do much by him self We ought to have a health department with both medical and lay officers in it to enforce health measures in Pine Bluff.
 They should have sufficient funds to properly attend to their dcties, and they should have the support and endorsement of physicians and lay citizens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03

fers a great loss in the death ot the Rev. W. D. Buckner. Dr. Buckne1 for 12 years was rector of the Trinity church in this city. Several years ago he moved to Memphis to accept charge of Trinity church there. Here and in Memphis he was practical preacher and a church worker of great value to the community in which he labored Likewise he represented the highest type of minister that we have m the United States-practical, broad thoroughly trained, well-educated, a forceful speaker and hard worker Dr. Buckner's loss is severe one for the church would be much bet ter for the service of such men as he.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03

counter to the suggestion of other men at Saturdays meeting on this point.
 The "flu" situation in Pine Bluff is not serious now. But whether ser ious or not, this newspaper will keep the public informed as to it's developments. As it was stated in this newspaper last week, secrecy is the worst possible thing in situa- tion of this sort. Instead of allay- ing suspicion and discrediting ru- mors, silence serves to inflame the one and increase the other. It is not this newspapers purpose to un- necessarily alarm the people of Pine Bluff about anything, but it IS the purpose of this newspaper to glge the people the facts whether it is calculated to alarm them or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03
15o YARDS AT 5c
Remarkable Advertising Facts That Appear Absurd to
 the Uninitiated.
TRADE SECRET DISCLOSED.

In recent issue of a local paper the Hub" Store of this city an nounced to the public that they are in position to furnish the 150 yard "Clark's" o. N. T. thread at cents, whereas since January 1 of the pres ent year other houses have been supplying the new 100 yard spoo!s at the same price. Though the amount involved appears insignifi- cant, a little figuring will disclose the astounding fact that the actual amount saved reaches 50 percent, a sum not to be sneezed at when the supply of an entire city is consid cred.
 The advertising space used by the "Hub' sells for approximately $50.00. The net profits derived from the sale of sewing thread O.. N. T.) is about 4 cents or dobzen spools. To make the thread advertisement pay back just it's cost solely from the sale of thread, the "Hub" Store alone would have to sell 15,000 spools of 0. N. T. tread, or about one spool to every two persons within the city limits, a feat that for one store would be entirely impossible.
 How does the Hub" make such ads pay? By the waking up the public to the fact that they are wide-awake merchants; that they have the interest of their custom CTS at heart in buying wisely, in quantities, for cash, and what is more important, letting them know about it. It is chiefly for these req sons that the above stated adver- tisement was made possible, and when the dear ladies get to talk about it and the Hub" Store - then the ad pays. 1s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03
A CITY BALL LEAGUE

The meeting Wednesday evening of those who are interested in playing baseball and the formation of a city league in Pine Bluff ought to be of interest, also, to the business men and industrial leaders of Pine Bluff. A good amateur city baseball league would provide real amusement for hundreds of Pine Bluff people throughout the summer months. The amusement situation in this city is serious thing. We have practically no amusements. In the week day there are only the movies and one vaudeville house. On Sundays there is nothing. We have no public park. In the summer time there is a nata- toriunl, accessible to limited nur1- Der of people, and one or two places outside the city limits where there is dancing; and little else. Local amateur baseball on Wednesday, Sat urday and Sunday afternoon in Pine Bluff would be great boon to- wards making the newcomers to this city satisfied to stay here. It would keep lot of youngsters out of mischief, as we'll. Most cities have realized this. Amateur leagues are the chief summer amusement in every city in the north. Every big ;pduc+r;a1 r1ont in tha north hac ifs own team. The workers take great interest in these organizations and the ball season makes for loyalty and contentment. There is nothing in Pine Bluff that could relieve the dearth of amusements here in sum- mer months more effectively or at a less cost than local amateur league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-03
HEALTH MEASURES HERE.

How many babies were born in Pine Bluff last year?
 How many died within two or three weeks of birth?
 How many of these deaths could ! have been prevented.
 How many of these deaths were due to conditions here that could be remedied?
 What are these conditions?
 How much malaria is there in Pine Bluff? How much of it could be prevented by remedying conditions here?
 How many men are there in Pine Bluff who can answer or approxi- n1ately answer these questions?
 There are very few. These statis- tics are VITAL to Pine Bluff and the health of Pine Bluffs citizens. If they were properly gathered and