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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
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Large Deposits
 in Postal Savings

M OSTAL savings pay only 2 per lS cent, yet millions of dollars have been deposited because the custodian is Uncle Sam. Deposits increased $1 100000 in December and the total now on deposit in the posteffices of the country is $163, 3,000,000.
 Deposits in New York alone are $49, 100000; in Boston, Detroit and Pittsburg, S4,ooO,Oo0 each. With saw ings banks offering per cent, build ing and loan associations 5, and T., and gold bonds of the railroads and industrials and 8, it seems at first blush strange that anyone would in- vest his money at ? per cent.
 Familiarity has something to do with it. The postoffice is at one's elbow. He regards it as his very own. The small amount required to start an account is another attraction. It can begin with $1 and the $1 may be started by purchasing postal say ings stamps; dimes worth at time No matter how lowly the man, woman or child depositing in the postoffice
 
 and no matter how small the ac- count, all feel sense of privacy, SC curity and even independence whicl they might not feel in bringing theil pennies to private institution.
 The poor have been afraid of tn rich and hesitated to come to the ricl with their small savings. A certail shamefacednes has held, them back The banker and broker have no reached out to them in manner warn enough to make them feel at home. beginning is being made in that wa through newspaper publicity an otherwise, and it is having it's effec
 It is encouraging to those some times inclined to be pessimistic to cor template the postal savings account and like accumulations of the thrift Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
VALUES
VIEWING LIFE SERIOUSLY

charley Dubkins has quit wearing silk shirts"
 "what's come over himT' "A stern realization that the nation must practice economy" "Is he going to work?- Not yet, but if somebody were to offer him an executive position pay ing s1o,ooo or s12,ooo year. Charley's so wrought up, believe he'd accept it.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
HOPErUL ATTITUDE

From the Montgomery Advertiser Anatole France, the French writer
 has declared outright for bolshevism
 but we do not expect the circumstance ! to reduce the price Of cotton again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
DRIVEN TO IT

DRIVEN TO IT But you told me you couldn't al ford to buy motor carr T couldn't" replied the timorous citizen. Something happened to ~me that made me desperate What was it7''
 "A motorist who nearly ran over me shouted I'll get you next timen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Against seIf-sIauGhter
 There is n prohibition so divine Tint cravcns my weak hand.
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 thank, thee. Lord, for this fact which the world can never under- stand; that while thy love fs thc heritage of all men, yet l can mnke all of thy love mine own. Amen M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Friendly Cooperation
 Between Two Cities

n USUALLY a continent must divide
 O cities before they can be friends. Birmingham and Mobile, in the same state, are a striking excep- ton. Many lands might be scanned without finAing two such loyal cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
Gadsden's Club

I'll was with pleasure that we learned of the splendid work being done by the Gadsden Association of Business and Professional Women. our sister organization, said Miss Mary |Craven, vice president of the Birmins ham club.
 Miss Bessie Hilton, former treas urer of that organization. was visi- tor at our clubrooms last week and stated that the dues of the Gadsden association had been increased to S6 a year and that more than $20o bal
 ance was left in the treasury, January 1. There are 27 members of that club
 now. she said. and some big things t-were being planned by the members.
 She was very much Interested II {, the early closing matter now proposed for Birmingham and stated that a com mitted from the Gadsden Business ant i Professional Womcn's organization ] was at work on d similar prosositioV
 at this time. They are most opti' 1 mistic over the situation and hoped tt have the plan adopted by all mer l chants within the next few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
PARADOxES

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Iceland has sent in hurry call Tor ice, and the next thing you know the equator will be asking for heat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
An Old Auburn Man


 Yes. the Ed N Brown. who now heads the Frisco system as chairman of the board is an Alabama man. said Dan McDonough, division freight agent 'He is native of Hurtsboro. and took an engineering course at Auburn; Ala He went to Mexico as . young fellow and helped extend tine Mexico Centra railroad, of which he finally became president. President Diaz had unlimited confidence in him and consulted him or all important matters.
 MT Brown left Mexico after the rev olution and returned to the States Hi. 1 ability was recognized automat'cali' and he has become one of the real bis railroad men of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
.wbst,s Ina Name-

t"Following up the generous gift or Erskine Ramsay millionaire bachelor of savings account in the Ensley bank of $f00 to each of his namesakes, an amusing incident occurred the other day. said Ross c. smith, There's an old darkey who used to work for us who lives over the mountain, and when ever there is an addition to his family he comes over to talk it over with Mrs Smith and myself. He has honored us by naming on eof his girls for Mrs. Smith and a boy for me and as he sort of ran out of names as far as we are concerned. when he came over the other 1 day to announce that there was fine , boy at his house, he was in a quandary
 for name. l suggested that it would
 be good idea for him to name his boy
 for Erskine Ramsay
 1 Who's he, Boss? asked the old darkey. Why, he's the gentleman who gives his namesakes hundred dollars
 replied. Yas, sir; dat's fine, says he'
 "A few days afterward he came to
 the house and my little daughter Rose
 said to the old darkey: Nose, what did you name your. baby?' He replied quickly: I dunno what his name is but named him fer dat gentleman MT Smith told me erbout. Yas ma'am
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
SOCIETY AND PUGILIsM
From the Washing ton Star.

From the Washington Star.
 Society is going in for boxing in New York. At. Madison Square Garden many of the special seats around the 'ringside at championship match were occupied by women nigh in metropoli- tan circles. They appeared to be very much entertained, and at the conclu- sion of the performance one of them, whose position in society is so secure that she is in perpetual possession of perhaps the highest social title in America, declared that she was just crazy about boxing. It was she who had promoted this spectacle for the ben eft of the war sufferers of France.
 This may be the beginning of 2 new fad. Drawing room boxing matches may become the fashion. Perhahs lead 1 ing syoung men who have heretofore been chiefly notable for their dancing abilities will take up refined pugilism as an accomplishment and give exhibit l tions for the benefit of their friends and their own qualification. There i- Inc telling how far a fancy for suck . thing will go, Who can say? May ~~~ even the fair sex put on gloves? Stranger things have happened. !. WATER LILIES Sara Teasdale in Flame and Shadow" If you have forgotten water lilies float
 ing
 {. On dark lake among mountains in the afternoon shade. If you have forgotten their wet sleepy fragrance, s Then you can return and not De
 afraid
 But if you remember, then turn away | forever M To the plains and the prairies where i pools are far apart. I There you will HRt c0Fnei SN rAngk on
 closing water lilies, ,s
 And the shadow of mountains will no,
 fall on your heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
rizitz Back From Mi-.i..ippi

'I have just returned from delight full outing at Pass Christian, Miss, said Louis Pizitz yesterday.
 'It is a very pleasant place, indeed, to spend a vacation and 1t was inter esting to find so many Birmingham people there. l enjoyed seeing Franls A. Grider, who has home down there. His method of having a good time is catching and everyone seems to fall into the spirit of it. He seems never so happy as when he has assembled crowd of children together and they always have good time with him.
 q admired the boyish way in which he is able to play and have good time. The world would be a lot better off with a whole lot more men like Frank Grider.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

There are two important mile stones in MT. Clippings life" What are they?" "rhe first was when he became president of his corporation and the other was the night a score of ad- hiring friends pronounced his home brew perfect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
ADRTFT WITH THE TIMES
\ pRoFIrABLE PURSUIT


 "Is burglary an art or profession?' q don't know said MT, Grumpson but judging from the immunity with which it is pEacticed, it's an easy way to get living without having to keep regular office hours"
 IN THE MOVIES ONCE The fair plaintiff lost her breach Of promise suit?" s"Yes, the defendaat's lawyer was too smart for her lawyer
 How so?'
 He brought out the fact that she was retired vamp.'
 CONSERVING WHITE PAPER Are you in favor of simple inau- guration?7
 "Yes,p said the busy man. If the President-elcct merely takes the oath of office and males speech, the news papers can't possibly print more than 10 or 12 columns about it in any one issue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
A BAD NIGHT

..I worked hard for this money said the lone pedestrian. plaintively.
 rso did r. growled the footpad. I've been standing around here for two hours in the rain waiting for boob like you to come along. There's no telling what the Missus will say to me when she finds out I've got my feet wet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18
BEYOND HIS coMPREHENsIoN

BEYOND HIS COMPREHENSION
 "A curious case came mp in the court of domestic relations this morning..
 What was it all aboutY' asked the meek little man.
 "A wife charged that her husband cut out the department store adver- tsements from the family newspaper before he'd let her read it. He was brute, wasn't he?'
 Certainly" replied the meek little man. But what I don't understand is how he managed to get hold of the papea first" VALUES There's much in life that all may wln' Yet this we do not doubt The man who puts but little In will get but little out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18

Oaths and the taking of life were absolutely forbidden; hence the mag istracy and the army were forbidden and unlawful ceilings; but ma gistrates as before noted, were to be obeyed in l all things not prohibited by Scrip lture. The new teachings and praxis 1 spread rapidly through Holland, Ger many and France. Wherever theySset- tied their Dutch thrift and industry I caused wilderness to blossom as |, rose. They were humble folk, who simply wished to cultivate the re- l ligious life apart from the world. In l 1730 and 732 their refusal to serve in the army brought on them in Ger many the threat of repatriation anu in 17s9 they werc forbidden To become 1 landowners.
 Catherine II. learning of their ex- ,celient qualities as colonists invited
 the Mennonites to Russia in l7se. ana
 three f-ars later 22S families settled
 there, and later these were followed
 by many others. They were guaran,
 teed fety of life and property, free,
 dom of worship and a grant Of land
 to each family. exemption from mill
 tary service in perpetuity. Mennonite immigration continued up to 1Slz. Bu
 later they were notified that the prom
 ise exempting them from military ser
 vice in 10 years would be withdrawi; After making inquiries as to the ad
 visibility of crossing the Atlantic. the. . decided to leave Europe. and the Unite' f. States was considered preferable t
 Canada is a place of settlement. Twen
 ty thousand dollars was raised as OK pense money and 12 men were sent | 1 spy out the land and choose the mos ! favorable settlement. The wester
 prairies and some of the souther 2 states were selected as the most suit s able places for settlement But l can anow go into the early colonies whic came here as early as 1888 " Wilitaf 2 Penn. or even touch on the later Ca !, ment on the present controversy, as m .colunn is hlie3
 < 's'33II,S;,.iIs1ltalN113aeias't.fl1 ;,iI ' ia'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-18

While the horrors of the( Munster fana ticism. which culminated in 1534 made Anabaptism a byword, and in- creased the severity of q persecution directed against all Baptists indiscrim- 1 inately the reaction against the fata errors of the Munster experiment in creased also the adherents of commu- Eities which discarded the sword. T 1 was necessary to bring this out in or
 der to show the full reason why tho Mehnonites under the leadership o. 1 simon Memo who had denounced tn Munster type of Anahaptism was SC flor peace. x.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
WILL RELEASE MILLIONS.
Hungarian Government Must Yield
Money Owned BY American Firms.

BUDAPEST. March 26.-Thirtv mil
lion kronen belonging to American firms
is to be released by the Hungarian gov
eminent upon representations by the
american commissioner, Grant Smith.
Inc money was taken as a 20 per cent
levy on bank deposits.
The question whether the authorities
had right to levy on American CAPITAL
in Hungarian banks has been long ar
gued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26

with the conductor about the price he will
pay for ride.
If a youth takes a girl to the movies
once or twice, her parents expect him to
marry her.
Turkish saleswomen. even in the small
est shops, are required to understand and
TO speak seven or eight languages.
Native men are accustomed to rent
a pipe to smoke, while they sip their
afternoon tea.
y policeman, if he finds pickpocket
at work, may beat him almost insensible
and then let his prisoner 60
Some ConStantinOple stores have signs
IN as many as eight languages over their
doors.
n tourist may engage boatman to row
him for two miles for two or three cents.
AS American paper money in Turkey
IS worth ID to 20 per cent more than
Turkish gold, it is possible for one to buy
a SO gold piece for IL paper dollars.
Christmas Is celebrated four times a
year, once for each of the different relig-
ious calendars.
y man walking along the street often
may be seen followed, five or 10 PAGES in
the rear, by few of his wives.
n bootblack will give you a good shine
for cigarette.
There is no limit to automobile speeding
I'm any. part of COnStantinOple, but it's a
case of AL you can make
n Turkish barber is courteous. but
when he shaves you he never washes off
the lather, but covers your face with
powder.
A suit of pajamas, or its equivalent is
enough evening dress" at a grand ball.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
WARDSBORO.
New Books at the Library.

The following books have been received
at the WardsbOrO public library from the
free public library commission at Mont
pelier:
Fiction-AIother. Kathleen Norris I.
Maid of Orleans. NJ. $. G.. smith: The
Amazing Interlude, M. X. Rinehart: The
-Four Million. o. Henry SINNERS Dress
Suit, III. l. Dodge; The Country of the
Pointed FRS, $. o. Jewett Bobbie. Cen
eral Manager o. II. Prouty: Standish of
Standish, j. g. Austin
Non-Fiction-The Rough Riders. Theo-
dOre Roosevelt; Out-of-D0ors in the HOLY
Land, III. VanDyke; Ny Home in the
Field of Honor, Huard Leading Ameri-
can Inventors, g. Hes The Making of
an American, Jacob A. Riis: Life of Alice
freeman Palmer. G. II. Palmer; Book of
Novel Entertainments, Glover.
Children's Books-True Story of Ben
lamin Franklin, Brooks: Ben the Battle
Horse, Dyer; When | Was a Bow in
China, Lee: How a Little Girl Went TO
Africa. Bicknell; Wild Flowers Every
Child Should Know, Stack King Arthur
and His Court, Green: Seven Little Sis
tiers, Jane Andrews: Stories Mother Ma
ture Told Her Children. Jane Andrews !;
Zen Hur, Lew Wallace; Passe Rose, A
:. Hardy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
IN TURKEY
FINDS AMUSEMENT
Street Car Passengers Banter With Con-
ductOr as to Cost of Ride
Sheep Stop Traffic

CONSTANTINOPLE, March 26.-
There are many curious things in this
ancient city of the Turk which are I'M
known to most people. 1t has remained
for a sailor aboard the United States war
ship Scorpion to classify some of these
oddities for the readers of Far Seas the
paper published by American bluejackets
Just imagine" he writes, tying up
traffic on the main thoroughfare of a big
city. during the busiest hours of the day,
by driving a flock of sheep slowly down
the street But they do it over here
Some other alleged strange things done
by the Constantinopolitans he cites as
follows:
\ street car passenger often bargains
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
STOP!

At Miles Grocery or COOgan's Market
and get IA can of those large, whole, lus-
ciOus tomatoes with that exclusive fla
vOr retained and you will eXclaim,
RIGHT FROM THE VINES" and at
less than half the price of hOt-hOuse. A
limited number only, packed each sea-
son, but under most eXacting and sani-
at FuIIer's or Hollands Grocery and
Meany's Market.
Insist ON the Imprint.
w, n. DUNKLEE, South Vernon, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26

added fifty pounds OF lead to the soles
of his shoes.
Owing to the rigidity of the suit. pres
sure at the depth attained was but
forty pounds to the square inch inside
the suit, while it reached 10 pounds on
the outside.
The suit has baIl-bearing Joints and ar
tIhcial hands. 1t cost about $4,000 to
build. Mr.. Walters is well known
diver.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
DiUer DeSCendS Into Ocean
Glad in a BaII-Bea1ing Suit

VANCOUVER, Il. c., March Dc
That he can dive five hundred feet into
the ocean and still work comfortably and
easily, is the contention of Frank Wal
tiers, diver and inventor of an aluminium
diving suit. In recent test he reached
a depth of 1876 feet, said here to be a
worlds record
The suit Is built of 5-S and IL inch
metal and weighs over 300 pounds. In
making his recent descent Mr.. Walters
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26

1t is only within the last hundred
ears that the tomato has come into
General use as food. Some people up To
fifty years ago refused to eat tomatoes
believing that Z they caused cancer
which, however, has been disproved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
DEBARK
AT BUENOS AIRES
Once Prosperous, Now Broke, Immi-
grants, Numbering 400, Seek I'M
mediate Jobs in Argentina.


mediate Jobs in Argentina.
BUENOS AIRES, March 26.-Four
hundred German immigrants came to
Argentina few days ago to seek their
fortunes anew, on board the first passen-
gerNvessel flying the German flag which
entered this port since the beginning of
the war.
Most of the contingent were members
Of the former German middle-class and
about so were officers of the German
army. but few are understood to have pos
sessed any capital with which to start life
afresh. Many of them were counting upon
prompt employment to provide them with
livelihood.
The same vessel landed about 800 Ger
man immigrants in Brazil and a smaller
number in Uruguay.
1t is understood that this was the first
Of several steamers which are to bring
contingents Of German immigrants to
these shores.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-26
NORTHFIELD. MASS

Ernest Maynard is visiting his sister.
Mrs. Roy lngraham, in Guilford VT
w. l.. Hoyt, editor of the Northfield
Press. attended banquet for editors at
the Mansion House Wednesday.
Miss Jennie Whitfield. who has been
with her niece, Mrs. Frank Kendrick. all
winter, went to Bernardston to visit
Thursday.
Prof. and Mrs. Newell of Springfield
are rooming at J. Il. Nye's aud have table
board at Wayside Inn. Professor Newell
is teacher of natural science in the public
schools of Springfield.
Harry Murray came from Nova Scotia
Wednesday and is with his sister. Mrs
Fred L. Pallam, this week. He is to be
I chauffeur at the Mortified this sum
mer
The sewing class went to Sunderland
this week to observe demonstration of
corset fitting at the home of Mrs War
lers under the direction of Mrs Reed of
she state domestic science department.
Mrs. ". G. Roberts, representing the
w. Z. L. o., shipped to the Boston
Flower mission Tuesday 175 dozen eggs.
which were contributed by citizens, young
md old. of the town. The eggs will be
distributed to needy families for Easter.
1t is only within the last hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
Notice to Property Owners

To Whom It May Concern.
 Notice. Is hereby given that the assessment roll or list. prepared In accordance with the law in such cases. made and provided under an ordinance entitled Improvement Ordinance No. S2-D, an ordinance to provide for certain improvement on First avenue, from point 100 feet east of 18th street. to 59th street" adopted on February 22, 1921, and confirmed on March Is, 1921, by the Commission of the City of Birming ham, has been delivered to me and is open for inspection In the office of the City Comptroller, the peson au thorized to make collections of as- sessments for improvements con strueted under said ordinance, and tl.at the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 18th day of July. 1921, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birming- ham, at 5 o'clock, D. m. to hear any objections, protests or defenses that may be filed to such proposed assess ments or the amount thereof. 2 The general character of the inn provements constructed under said ordinance consists of certain grading, ! sidewalks and combined curb and sgutter paving.
 The streets, avenues, alleys or oth- CT highways or portions thereof along which said Improvements have been constructed and the terminal points of said Improvements are as follows, to-wit: On First avenue, from a point 100 feet east of 56th street, to 59th street.
 Fl. s. RYAIIL City Clerk
 IAge-Herald, June 2S, 1921
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
MAJOR GENERAL HARRIS WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
 On STACKER LISTS
By Associated Press

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 27.- Maj. Gen. P. c. Harris, adjutant gen sral of the United States army, who isto be In attendance at the conven- tion of the Tennessee American Legion Friday, has notified Com mander Phil Whitaker of the state address upon the subject of "The Stacker Lists and Records of the World War;
 Other notables to come to the con- vention are National Cont ander John Emery and Col. Alvin York, Tennessee's hero of the World war The legion will open its sessions on Thursday and continue throughout Saturday