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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
THE FAITH THAT SAVES

garment; thy 6S thee whole' nothing His tried seeming failure whose daughter sorey afflicted after Christ Against rbue and discourage she through the herself Chrst feet O woman" thou wilt These of the which faith the sick believed effort Him. Suppose the fishermen had the hore believing Christ but waiting Him their fish Suppose the whose had home waited for Christ things happened think for thousands and children and disappointed fishermen
 
 those who the Him The devils believed and tembed but Gods children believed through the night Jesus think hell filled with people who perfectly orthodox life There those privileged birth know the belief make effort walk with Him He through the dark and sin becuded this wicked those the bright Him be their those lives wehed and soied who the fellowship of His disciples There beve belief salvation which they think Jesus bring.
 think Certainly that His faith God sufficient alone He had He would faith which Him the shining Him dark nights of loneliness and th led Him the Garden of Anguish and at last the stark cruel this faith saved not only Christ bazed the the world n follow faith that will that belief of and life The faith that the faith that lifts
 
 which struggle through the night lonely but which brings broken last to sunrise-and God MIDDLETON S. FAREWELL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
FINAL SETTLEMENT OF COAL STRIKE

WIDER the agreement which resulted in ending the coal " strike the Birmingham district determination of the basis of final settlement left entier in the hands of Thomas E. Kby, governor of Alabama.
 Without diminishing his responsibility and without de- delegate any his authority to others Governor klby has three and trusted citizens of Montgomery give their advice and assistance reaching proper decision.
 In accordance request these are com to Birmingham personal representatives to make an When they shall have submitted their findings to the governor their duties will be at an end GoVernor
 these facts and with such others he may ob tan bv his own effort will then make hs decision There will be no appeal His word is final
 Tn this the to be commended for the of men he has representatives John
 Dur and Richard Hobbie business of the highest ype while Capt W Sheehan editor of the Montgomery Advertiser has for the interest of Ala bama's welfare and progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

!, Our little party were fortunate
 pal part of the canal, including the Culebra Cut, by Governor Harding on
 a government boat which happened to
 be going through that day The trip gives one a very different idea, from ! the reading of it, of the tremendous
 work the government has done.
 One hears all sorts of reports to She effect that the canal will have to be
 enlarged, all of which is foolish gos- sip. The canal has never been used to
 more than one-fourth it's capacity; yet lit paid last year something more than $200.000 over and above operating ex- penses. The largest ship in the world
 can go through the locks, and the chances are that none will be built in many years which cannot be handled ! by the present canal and it's lock system. effect that the canal is not properly fortified. On the other hand, no place l in the world is more strongly fortified
 than the two ends of the Panama canal. Our officials are not advertis- I ing this, but it is known fact. And ] it is further manifest, even from a
 casual visit, that we have a sufficient
 military and naval force and air equip-
 ment there to take care of any emer-
 gency which might arise. We also
 have the largest coaling station in the
 world and ample supplies of oil for
 those vessels which burn crude oil. A few excitable congressmen may
 make exaggerated \ statements at
 times, but apparently nothing has been neglected in the equipment of
 the canal and the zone
 No military or naval stations be- 1 longing to the United States govern ment are So thoroughly equipped and none where life is made more pleasant
 and attractive to the personnel of the
 army and navy.
 The city of Balboa, owned by our government, on the Pacific side, is a perfect gem of beauty nestling on the mountain side of the Pacific coast. Both flies and mosquitoes have been
 eliminated, and while it is very hot in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Strengthen Chords That Bind
 Great Britain and America

r7r1HE English-Speaking union is do- Il ing a great deal to promote friendly relations between the United States and, Great Britain. Thoughtful citizens of both countries realize that the preservation of our civilization depends on lasting peace between the two great English-speaking countries,
 There may be differences of opinion and even friction; each nation has its peculiarities and fits weaknesses; but the fact should never be forgotten by any one who can visualize the uncer- tain years ahead that we are of one blood and speak the same tongue. The possibility of England support ing Japan in a controversy with America is unthinkable, regardless of what may be said about it by the jingoes.
 According to the Landmark, off eial organ of The English-Speaking union, it is expressly stipulated in the Anglo-J apanese treaty, which has given our alarmists so much concern, that nothing in this agreement shall compel either contracting party to go to war with another power with whom an arbitration treaty has been completed and is in force. Besides, as this magazine points out, Australia and Canada would probably sympa- thize with the United States.
 Any organization which seeks to bring about a better understanding between the people of the United States and Geart Britain is building a bulwark against future aggression Most of the prejudice that has ar rayed Englishmen and Americans against one another is due to lack of information. Wherever they take the trouble to get really acquainted latent hostility gives way to mutual respect.
 The World war brought better understanding between the two ma tions than had ever existed before American soldiers, though they might indulge in fisticuffs with Tommy At kins, held him in high esteem, but the work of strengthening Anglo-Ameri- can friendship must be continued with undiminished zeal because agitators and trouble makers in all parts of the world for selfish reasons are trying to drive the two nations apart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

In some states. when a man is too narrow minded to be fit for for any thing else, they send him to the legis- lature.
 man knows that his wife is going to bawl him out every time he stays out all night and blows himself. But he figures that the spend justifies the scenes.
 | Once in while you will run into, a man who hasn't enough push to oper- ate wheelbarrow.
 Wouldn't it be fine if rose would only keep it's odor the way a moth ball does?
 We do not know much. But we do | know that people. who marry for money earn every penny of 1t.
 When the wind blows your hat off your head into muddy street the hat is chased. but your remarks are not.
 If man insists on being a rounder after he marries he Is going to be kept busy squaring himself
 Sometimes the cheerfulness with which man pays preacher for tying knot is as nothing compared with the cheerfulness with which he pays law yer $16o for untying it. A woman just naturally hates to start a serial story because she can't tell how it is going to end until it is finished.
 Anyway. we doubt that there ever will be woman Vice President in this country. Vice President is supposed to be seen and not heard. And it<is easy to see through men who are making spectacles of them selves.
 ! woman pays 6 lot of attention to what the girls are wearing on the stage when she goes to a show. man pays a lot of attention to what they are not wearing.
 The world is growing better. Boys dc not use their sleeves for handkerchief as much as they used to. Copyright, 1s21)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

faculty. alumni, student body. and 'visi- tors.
 was pleased at the attitude toward the man who for nearly two score years had put his life into the institu- ton, but I was grieved at the thought that had he been given the proper sup port by the state in the way of ade- quate financial support he would not have so soon been sacrificed on the altar of duty. The work he carried was hard enough without having to be always worried to get money to keep 1t going.
 The wonder is not that at last his body failed under the weight. but that l it was able to bear up under the load as long as 1t did. only hope that his sacrifice will be clarion call to those upon whom the responsibility to pro- vide sufficient funds for the college to see to it that his strenuous years of whole-hearted service shall not have been in vain. and that he may live to I see the seeds which he planted bloom and fruit into a greater Auburn.
 
 The thing which impressed me most 1 about the new president was his will ingness to face conditions squarsly and unflinchingly admit to the world the present condition of the Alabama Poly technic institute. There was no false pride in trying to cover up its present poverty. His exposure. while done in spirit of love. was thorough. I for one believe it's best to tell the truth about such things. A cure hangs upon a proper diagnosis.
 I certainly would have been disap- pointed in him if he had used the hours given to him to speak at the inaugural lceremonies and the inaugural banquet to flatter the institution simply with misplaced compliments as to the pres ent and optimisic utterances as to its brilliant future. All are willing ts gladly admit that with the means and ] equipment at hand, the past admins. trations gave good account of theil stewardship and that pr. Thach mads Ia wonderful showing of making bricks without straw" The thini
 which pr. Dowell drove home wa that 1t was a shame for 2 great ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

same rules have applied to the mar keting of cattle.
 Alabama farmers have learned that they must cooperate and must grade That lesson has been one of the most valuable of all and it is good to real ize that the practice is rapidly be- coming almost universal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

The young clerk who stole more than s772,000 in Liberty bonds from a Chicago bank was his mothers pet and model boy. That type of youngster will usually bear watching.
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 MT. Hoover need not expect to re- ceive any flattering attentions from Boise Penrose when he takes up his official life in Washington as mem. Der of the Harding cabinet.
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 Having recently conducted a beauty contest among motion picture aspir- ants, The Age Herald is in d position to state that the supply of would-be stars greatly exceeds the demanb.
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 The Sim Fein is sticking doggedly to it's policy of attrition, despite the fact that it will wear itself out long before it can wear out the British em- pire.
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 Brother Mellon's connection with "Old Qverholt" will be regarded as a distinction in some parts of the coun- |try.
 Debs' conversational privileges have been considerably curtailed. He is not Ieven permitted to pass the time of day with his lawyer Thomas W. Lamont says President Wilson used a damn" during the peace conference. This raises him still another peg in our estimation. The average man who is offered a |cabinet job jumps at the chance Hughes and Hoover preferred to talk lit over first, Peppery Costa Rica and hot-headed Panama are trying to stage a martial Isideshow. Munitions manufacturers are not greatly interested. * * x Some of our modern bards are mak. ling more money than Keats eve, heard of, but it isn't likely that theil |centenaries will be celebrated E * q z New York isn't likely to go to the ldcnnition bow-wows by the Afternoon tea route.
 Edwin, Denby. the next Secretary oi the Navy. fought with the marines and probably knows the difference be tween dreadnaught and cruiser. $ . Charges that coal operators ant miners conspired to gonge the public wilr give the ultimate consumer some Ithing else to think about. I * * Y 1 The Georgia woman who denies tha her dead husband is on his way home does not propose to set lamp in { window for ghost. E $ The future of the automobile busi ness is assured. The world has ac quired the habit of going on wheels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

"Ths king is dead! Long live the king! "This is the law of life, and no one need question 1t.
 And yet there is always an under tone of sadness at the thought of an end-coming to e reigp-it matters not as to whether it was bad or beneficent.
 Kings live and die and others take up the reins of government, for there must be no pause in seeing to it that the affairs of state shall be adminis- tered according to the law of the realm without any hiatus.
 The same thing holds good quite often in the welded state, for even distracted Hamlet lamented to Horatio that
 "The funeral baked meats
 Did coldiy furnish forth the marriage
 tables"
 And yet we are reminded in the Bible that it is not good for man to be alone.
 These and similar thoughts were running through my mind as l sat dur Ting the inaugural ceremonies at Au- burn on Tuesday, the 22d, for with all my liking for pr. Doweli. there was in mS subconsciousness the memory oi pr. Thach. the older man who had broken down under the burden which the younger mar. was taking upon his shoulders.
 And so in my mind, on the joyous occasion. when. one of my splendid young friends was coming into his own. was a tinse of melancholy at the thought that in q nearby home sat the man who for more than quarter of 3 century had been the incarnation oi the Auburn spirit ureble on account l of health even tp be present was glad however, that honor was done to him in all of the proceedings during the two days celebration. was sure that such would be the case but was hardly prepared to find tha | 1t was SO genuine and spontaneous. for say what you please, too frequentl! demonstrations are worked up. It wal l unmistakable on all sides that Dl Thach was lovingly in the minds Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Profits of Grading and
 Co-ouerative Sales

N ALE county held another co-op- lO erative hog sale recently. In porting the result of the sale the ex- tenison department at Auburn says:
 "The price paid was $7.021s, which vas the lowest for sometime, but it was close to the price in market cen ters and, therefore, everyone was thoroughly satisfied"
 County Agent Crosby writes that sethe farmers are we'll pleased with fhis system of selling, which enables them to raise and market the high est grade hogs at the highest prices and at the same time dispose of their lowest grades and roughs in another way and thereby not compete with the best grades"
 Whan the Alabama raiser of hogs I'll cattle gets the price paid in the |narket centers he has done as well as it is possible to do. He stands an ea,,al opportunity with any other pro- xlucers. He did not receive the mar ket center prices until he sold CO., soperatively and in car lots and he did Ut get the value of each grade of |hox until they were graded and the 11fDorent grades sold separately. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT A TRIP TO PANAMA |
 AND HOW THE CANAL IMPRESSED HIM

, midday there are always breazes a, night.
 On both ends of the isthmus are splendid schools, churches, hospitals, clubs, Young Mems Christian associa- tion buildings and, indeed, everything which could lend to the pleasure Of living for those of the government service assigned to the Canal Zone.
 The government has not neglected one thing that could possibly be thought of in well organized and modern cities, all of which is practically free to the
 man in the government service, to
 whatever branch he might be assigned.
 Particularly is the water supply ex- cellent
 One can write volumes on the
 Panama Canal Zone and the great indeed worth the time of any American citizen to make the trip there during the winter months.
 The steamship service between both New Orleans and Panama and New York and Panama is excellent. The food is as good as on any Atlantic liner, and the accommodations are as comfortable as any steamship service could afford. It is five-day trip from New Orleans. one in going out down the Mississippi and across the Gulf or Mexico must wear winter clothes and heavy coats. After passing the west , end of the island of Cuba, you must change to the thinnest of costumes and in Colon one wishes he could almost
 be without any clothes at all, cspe- cially if you have to lay in the aarbor | in the ship overnight.
 In returning on the regular ships
 one can spend a half day in Havana. or he can lay over week there. tak- ing the next return ship if he can sf- ford Havana prices.
 Next to Paris, Havana is probably the gayest and most interesting city in the world. It affords all manner of excitement and as good accommoda- tions as one can find in Paris. The winter trip to the Canal Zone and back via Havana is well worth the taking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
|THE GREATER AUBURN-By Frank Willis Barnett

rich state to make such demands upon any president.
 For some years I have been going to Auburn from time to time and I have always taken the trouble to look care- fully into the class of work and the equipment with which it was done, and unhesitatingly say that the Auburn product turned out under the various handicaps has been the best testimony to the untiring and unselfish labors of pr. Thach and his able co-workers. have marveiled that they were able to make good under such conditions.
 
 Tho brilliant ceremonies attending the installation of President Spright Dowen, while affording a few days CT pleasure to those taking part in them will soon be forgotten unless those present caught the vision of a Greater Auburn" and returned to their homes to use their influence in every possible way to make the dream a reality. There were enough men and women of influence in all walks of life on the campus to bring it about.
 for one caught the gleam and while an alumnus of University of Ala bana. feel that the best way in which I can be true to my alma. mater will be to be broad-minded enough to be willing to do everything in my power to help carry out the programme of the incom- ing administration at Auburn, and 10 this end pledged my pen and my voice to President Dowell. the trustees. face ulty, alumni, and student body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
TO HELEN

By Edgar Allan Poe. Helen. thy beauty is to me
 Lake those Nlcean barks of yoFe. That gently OCT a perfumed sea,
 The weary, way-worn wanderer bofe
 10 his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam.
 Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face. Thy Naiad airs have brought me homo
 To the glory that was Greece And the grandeur that was Rome. To, in yon brilliant window niche.
 How stAtue-like l see thee stand.
 The agate lamp within thy hand. An. Psyche. from the regions which Are holy land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
Cash Bonus Does Not
 Enjoy Smooth Sailing

IT N the debate over a cash bonus for ll World war veterans by the Senate finance committee on Friday Senator Shoot, republican of Utah, and Senator, Thomas, democrat of Colorado, joined in opposition to the cash bonus as a soldier relief meas ure and declared that it would en- tail tax of a billion and a half dollars.
 The Journal of Commerce is in- clined to believe that the cash bonus would not prove of real benefit to the soldiers, and casually remarks that "there is no reason to suppose that the ex-soldiers are one whit worse off-than the rest of the com munity." This thoughtful and con servative newspaper takes the posi- tion that if, in order to grant this special favor to the soldiers, business is to be burdened by additional taxes, ''it is very doubtful if the recipients themselves will receive any gain" The Journal makes this sugges- tion:l
 If the Senate really wishes to promote the welfare of the sol
 dier and sailor, it should take
 such action as can be expected to
 encourage return of business
 prosperity, thus paving the way for the men formerly in the army
 and navy to find productive and sclf-sustaintng work. Whatever form soldier relief takes that is not bad philosophy. The help that the entire country and all classes in the country need is that which will enable them to help themselves.  I Dickens. ve are told. did not invent all the curious names found in his novels. For that matter, neither did he invent most of his characters. The world is full of Pecksniffs and uriaf Keeps.
 *, < Y The warrant against ambassador Martens has been cancelled. and he is now at liberty to return to America from Russia If he is as smart as hs lis reputed to be, he won't come back * * E only $ will save a life in China where human life is cheaper than | is anywhere else on earth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Added Appreciation

T felicitate myself" said Mrs. J. Fred Robertson of Bessemer, that I wrote the first appreciation of Richard F. Johnston's For Good of the Com munity.'
 Tn Saturdays Age-Herald I note that man way down in Buenos Aires quotes what the column had to say, October IT, about Alabama ships. In Thursdays paper Joseph E. Johnson different spelling of the name-makes this comment:
 "No man who desires to keep abreast of the times can afford to miss these splendid articles
 Years ago there appeared in liar pers Magazine some articles by Hugh Casson styled, The Romance of Pitts burg Steel and Iron'-these articles were afterwards published in book form and are wonderful history.
 We suggest to MT. Barrett that he appoint some twentieth century Dos- well custodian to these Johnston pa pers and after a time, bring out a complete edition, yclept, The Romance of the Upbuilding of the Birmingham District The perspective of the years will, if anything, add to it's value and who knows but that the book may De slipped into Dr. Elliot's shelf Of classics"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27

N IL of us have read about the A\ Panama canal, but compara-
 lively few of us have visited it. We go to Florida or to southern Cal ifornia during the winter months.
 Some of us go to the gulf coast and try Gut fishing and duck shooting.
 But to get real warm and enjoy the hottest sort of summer weather, one
 must take a ship of the White fleet at New Orleans and make the trip to the
 Panama canal zone, and return via Ha-
 vana or some of the other isles of the West Indies.
 To the stranger in the canal zone
 there is much of a mixup as to wheth- CT you are in American territory or within the confines of the Republic of Panama. Your ship lands you in Cristobal. Tbat is the American city at the entrance of the canal on tho Atlantic side. But in driving or walk ing through it, you never know wheth- CT you are in Cristobal or Colon. Cristobal is strictly prohibition, and lColon is directly to the contrary. You isimply walk across the street for liquid refreshments. It is the same way at the other end of the canal on the Pacific side. where the Americans occupy Balboa and the Panamans live 1 in Panama City.
 The best hotels on the two sides of the Isthmus are the Washington on the Atlantic side and the Tivoli on the Pacific side. Both are conducted by
 the United States government and the Washington is particularly good. The
 Tivoli is older and is wooden struc-
 ture more or less like a resort hotel of past days.
 In making the trip down on the Fruit Line steamers, one has three days in the Canal Zone while the ship lis unloading and loading. That time | is ample for the casual visitor to see both ends of the canal making the trip by rail from Colon to Panama One can likewise make the trip through the canal in some seven hours If he is fortunate enough to catch
 passenger liner going through, or if
 the canal officials arrange for him 10
 go through on government boat. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-27
FOOLISH QUESTION

There goes Lieut.. Podkins. He has travelled thousands of miles under water"
 "In submarine?7
 "Of course. Did you think he tied paving stones to his heels to keep him down and held his breath?"