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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
/. Weston at Eighty-two
From the Providence Journal.

A DISTINGUISHED native of Z\ F Providence. Edward Payson
 Weston. now in his eigthy- third year. has some interesting ad- vice to give to those who wish to keep themselves in good bodily trim which of course means all of us.
 The veteran walker / does not smoke or drink liquor, he eats three meals a day and his motto is tenn perance in everything. His break fast consists of rolled oats, eggs, bread and butter and two cups of coffee; it is his principal repast. He does not believe in medicine, but salt and water mixed is his favor ite remedy for throat and other or dinary ills.' He has suffered no se- rious sickness for over 50 years, and the reason he gives for his immunity is that he has kept up his walking and has led a simple but vigorous life.
 Weston's hair and moustache are white. but he is still able to cover long distances on foot without fla tigue. In 1874 he walked 500 miles in a little less than days and he is credited with believing that he can duplicate that performance at his present age. If he can he Is marvel indeed. In his seventy-fifth year he walked from New York to Minneapolis, 1,546 miles, in 51 days. an extraordinary feat, but very diff ferent from the one he Is said to consider himself still capable of per forming.
 The veteran further advises pedes- trians to carry a cane, staff or swagger stick. It keeps ones nina off the strain of the walk, he says, and prevents the hands swelling they sometimes do if allowed to swing for long periods at the sides of the body.
 At s2 Weston is remarkable il- lustration of the benefits of sound and sagacious living. He is a strik- ing example of what man may do to retain his phyical well-being by sensible and systematic exercise. We are told that ''he is spry and active though he were below the half century mark. and shows no signs, either in appearance or actions, of being an octoagenarian. He till walks erect. with the same stalwart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11

ly act" It is probable that the British government will make a suitable explanation and the cere- mony will be held, but General Pershing will not be present, and that cannot but detract somewhat from the dignity of an occasion which should serve to cement anew the friendship between Great Brit ain and America,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11

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 The death of a New York man is attributed. As it used to be said of attributed to royal flush. As it used to be said of the town drunk- ard when he fell off a whisky barrel to rise no more, he died happy.
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 The Chattanooga Times says the Chattanooga fair was big success. but it lost money That reminds one of the successful operation over which the patient was unable to re- joice.
 Another member of the Los Angeles movie colony Is dead as a result of booze party. To save time a doc- tor and an undertaken should be in vited to those affairs.
 F < F "ii' WAASoH may DO iHNteu 10 at tend the memorial exercises in honor of Americas unknown soldier. It may first be necessary, however, to get the permission of Admiral Gray son.
 Although President Harding will arrive at the unreasonable hour ot 9 o'clock in the morning. morning newspaper slaves will endeavor to be on hand.
 Times are still hard in Europe. An Americah consular official is reported to have been robbed of his gold teeth on the Bucharest Budapest ex- press.
 As long as stepping on the gas" Is favorlte pastime of the Ameri- can people there will continue to be a heavy weekend mortality rate.
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 Ten members of a negro syncopated orchestra are thought to have drowned at sea. The loss to jabb cir cles Is heavy. but not irreparable.
 & & * Morse" Henry Watterson expects to hear the bands playing Dixie" in heaven. Saint Peter will have hard time making sis feet behave.
 < a * Even in the throes of municipal election Birmingham did not forget that the Giants and the Yankees were making baseball history.
 * < # Bandits who robbed a bank at Muncie. Kan, got only $500. Hard lN enough to pay for the wear and tear on their motor car. Something Is happening every day or two to embarrass the Harding ad- ministration, but Colonel Harvey IS discretion personifcd.
 x < # Prohibition Commissioner Haynes says the enforcement of the volstead law lis most satisfactory" Room in the optimist club for Commissioners
  Haynes
 < * < The bloc" system in legislating is Just another way of throwing 8 monkey wrench into the works.
 x * $. Dry agents are going to try to clean up New York. Yet we've been told that Hercules tackled some hard jobs.
 * * F If General Pershing has to forego a trip to London we believe he will bear up with his accustomed .forti- tude.
 S.,c,.nuE E SsDuCvl ANno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
HIS QUIET DAY
Los Aneeles Times.

From Ine LOS AH8eieS IfHies'
 Gen. Palmer Pierce told this war story at dinner in Washington:
 "A middle-aged man volunteered and the first day in the trenches was a thing to see. No veteran ever con- ducted himself, more coolly or more cheerfully under fire.
 "It's wonderful how that new fell low. smithers. settles down to it., said a captain.
 "'Ah. Captain said 2 corporal, If you knew Bill Smithers' home life as do you'd realize how he appreciates a quiet day among the shells"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
LETTERS TO EDITOR
ClaDton POstoffIce

TO tAe Editor of The Age Herald;
 I noticed an article in your paper from Mir. Hugh Roberts in reference to the appointment of a postmaster for Clanton.
 In this article Congressman Jeffers is quoted as having said that Mfr. Tom Parrish, an ex-soldier, Is en- titled to the appointment for post master here.
 The three making the highest grades are J. N. Donnie who made rating of S4.9; w. M. Bean who made rating of 7S.s and J. l.. Wilson who made 7s.S, these are all republi- cans. and Mir. Tom Parrish, demo- orat. made 72. wonder if any sane man would ask the republican admin istratton to appoint MT. Parrish for postmaster simply because he is a democrat.
 MT. Jeffers says in an article which recently appeared in your paper, that MT. Parrish made a grade high enough to be one of the three highest JS1 AhhJ oCC AAOAh tuc dUONC ratings that he did not. He also says that the republicans are making pol itics from this appointment. If were democrat I would hesitate to mention politics in connection with the Clanton postoffice for the demo- crats have played politics with 1t for three years, and on account of this We have had an acting post master for all this time.
 The facts in the case are these. The postmaster here died In October, 1918, an examination was held in December. 1918, to fill the vacancy. Prof. J. l.. Wilson made the highest rating but as he was & republican and as the democratic party was in power, he was not given the ap- pointment but it was given to Mir. John Parrish, a democrat. who made the lowest grade and his appoint ment was unanimously turned down by the Senate committee, and as have said before. we still have an acting postmaster. and feel like the republican administration would stultify itself if it were to appoint democrat for postmaster in a county that has been republican for so long, and especially under the above circumstances.
 iThe democrats managed to appoint members of their own party during Mir. Wilson's administration, not withstanding the civil service rules, and the republicans in this county feel like they are entitled to have republicans appointed to every place where appointments are to be made, and if I were a democrat I would ministration for appointment.
 It seems to be the policy of the democratic party to criticize the re- publican administration and to try to keep 1t from being a successr when in fact, they should be ready to assist in every way they could to help get this great country of ours out of the financial distress they have put 1t in.
 When MT. Jeffers talks of playing politics, he ought to post himself on the doings of the last administra- ton. He seems to think he Is giving the present administration great deal of trouble but I do not think that President Harding or Postmas- ter General Hays is sitting up very late at night worrying about what he says about them. Respectfully,
 l.. H. REYNOLDS.
 Clanton, October 8. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
Happy Crowds

"The crowds in Birmingham have certainly been gathering joy for the last week." said J. M Phillips. The people at the fair, the elections, the theatres and everywhere are jubilant and living only for the pleasures of life.
 Most of them are looking forward to the semi-centennial as the climax of the happy days of the last week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
"Dixie' and Rebel Yell
 To Be Heard in Heaven

10 DC E1Gdf0 1n k1e0vcm
 T ATHER TIME has laid his 1T heavy hand on "Marse" Henry Watterson, but has not deprived him of mental alertness or that rare gift of humor which scintillated for so many years on the editorial page of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Dur ing the Civil war Colonel Waiter son edited the Chattanooga Rebel, to which he refers in characteristic vein when replying to an invitation to attend the Confederate Veterans reunion in Chattanooga.
 Writing from New York, the vet eran editor confesses to the infirmi- ties which have put an end to his 'junketing, but while unable to be present, he sends a message that should cheer the old soldiers who will march perhaps for the last time in city that played no minor part in the struggle of the sixties.
 My love to the old boys," says "Marse" Henry. Ut cannot be long when we shall meet on that beauti- ful shore, and when we meet, be sure the bonnie blue flag will be flying at the fore, and the bands will be playing Dixie whilst the pretty girls will be distributing the Chat tanooga Rebel to groups of ragged, red-nosed angels who have not for gotten the rebel yell"
 It will not be much longer before all the "old boys" will "cross over the river and rest in the shade of the trses," but they will be able to hold some stirring reunions lover there" which will not depend on a belated invitation from the forget ful cities of the south.
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 Strange Behavior of
 The British Government NNYHEN General Pershing went WV abroad it was for the pur- pose of laying the congressional medal of honor on the tomb of an unknown French soldier and paying . similar tribute to the British sol disr who is buried in Westminster abbsy.
 The Paris ceremony has been i'm pressiyely carried out, but for some reason which the British govern ment has not publicly explained and the American government apparent ly cannot understand, no arrange ments have been made for the exer- cises in London. It is now stated that General Pershing will return to the United States without visit ing England.
 Early in August the Washington government informed the British government that General Pershing would be intrusted with this delicate mission, but so far as the newspaper correspondents have been able to learn, no answer was made to the, request that a date be named for the exercises and General Pershing informed.
 It may be well that General Psrshing and the American govern msnt are mystified by such unac- eountable behavior. The type of American who has no great love for England will jump at this opportu- nity to charge the British govern znent with deliberately unfriend-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
MoNoPoL1zING PUBLICITY
SOMETHING NEW

oO-hnEI 11l4NI NEW T can do you bedroom farce said <fie playwright.
 Bedroom farces are out of date,' relpied the producer What the pub lie wants Is novelty"
 This would be a novelty. Three acts and not suit of pajamas in the whole show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
SPOKEN IN BITTERNESS


 SPOKEN IN BITTERNESS What's going on here?" asked Nj Grumpson.
 Some grateful tenants are pr' senting their landlord with a lovin cup"
 "Umph! It's just as well that lov ing cups are made for other pun poses"
 "Hcw's that?'
 There couldn't be any demand fo one to use on an occasion of this kin more than once in a hundred years
 JAZZ IN THE JUNGLE "so you made peace with the can nibal chief?"
 "Yes," said the explorer, who wa relating his adventures. T gave hii string of beads and a pocket knife. "Ah! A simple child of nature" 7 Not so simple as thought. II next wanted to know what I had i the way of photograph records"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
A DIFFICULTY SOLVED

We were just about to go to pre- last week" said the editor of | Chiggersville Clarion. when we di covered that we didn't have any ink
 But you got out the paper nsual?"
 'oh, yes. had happy though I rubbed the office towel over | type forms and we printed a pret fair edition"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

THE RETURN OF BEN BATTLE Ben Battle was a soldier bold
 Who had no fear of strife: He went to France, if truth be told,
 And there he took a wife. But when he found a soldiers pay
 Made married life strain. He gave Florette the slip one day
 And came back home again.
 OBSERVING THE PROPERTIES
 You said you would not indulge in personalities during the campaign"
 "well?"
 But you charged your opponent with being a liar, a thief, an oppres- sor of widows and orphans and a rum-soaked frequenter of the low dives, of .bootleggers."
 Not so. I merely said those were current rumors in regard to my op- ponent and I left it to the judgment of an enlightened citizenry to say whether they were true or false"
 MoNOPOLIzING PUBLICITY
 q won't be able to stay in America but short while" said the visitor, and I can't expect to see it all. Is there anything west of Chicago?"
 "Oh, yes There is q great deal west of Chicago but judging from the newspapers there isn't anything out there except Hollywood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
Had Taken Possession


 T have owned several cars in the past few years" said Hoyt Keith of Springville. and while l have had few accidents, I have met with some incidents that were strange. to say the least. Several days ago I was returning from fishing trip when the steering rod broke while going down hill on a narrow country road. The car turned into thicket of thorn bushes before 1 could stop 1t.
 Next morning we returned. made the repairs and drove home. Upon stopping we heard a noise in the back of the car that seemed to come from under the seat After investi- gating. we found that a cat and her family of three, who seemed to be several weeks old, had taken possess sion of the tool box under the rear seat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
FIsHERMAN's LUCK

From the Florida Metropolis.
 A fish on tho string is worth 90 in she yarn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
THE REAsON

HE ftEAOON I sing of a woman who never goes To see all the latest movie shows; But maybe you won't be much su
 prised
 If I tell you the poor things par
 lyzed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11

A MORNING PRAYER
 thank thee. Lord, for the length of life In which | may climb to thee. and for the brevity of life which lenves mo longing for etcr. nity. Amen---M. s. n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
< Model Camp,

The camp of the Alabama Power company at Micheil dam Is model one" said 2. R. Johnston, who has returned from visit to his brother there. "To begin with, the camp Is pitched in shady groves on high hills, which makes 1t ideal from a standpoint of sanitation.
 "The quarters of men and officials are brilliantly lighted with electric- ity and have an abundance of wood, as well as coal, for heating the stoves. Water pipe and sewer pipe are being laid and In week to ten days the camp will have Q sewer and water system with shower baths and running water.
 '"rhe mess halls serve as good a meal as anyone could want, and the cooking is excellent. I never ate more wholesome food or better Ire- pared. There is a fine set of clean young men down there, and every thing is orderly. neat and natty. It Is an ideal place for city man who wishes to recover from the nerve racking city life.
 The company store is large end airy and the stock of goods is fresh and attractive. Altogether the camp at Mitchell dam is just about the last word In that sort of thing. The scenery Is as wild and picturesque as anything in Jefferson county"
 Celebrates Semf-CentenniaI
 F. A. Gulledge. retired merchant of Verbena. and now handling real es- tate, loans and discounts, said: "I came to Birmingham Monday, October 10 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of my visit to this place.
 My first visit was on October 10, 1871. when went down to see the old courthouse In Elyton to see a man who owned a piece of land near Yer bena. I wanted that land for invest ment purposes and came to Birming- ham to make the deal.
 T made the deal. bought the land on credit and paid 20 per cent in terest, but knew what to do with 1t and made my first real stake on the turnover. was young and optimistic and my optimism was justified.
 T came to Birmingham to see few of the old cronies who owned property here 50 years ago and to stand in front of the old courthouse site In Elyton and celebrate the fif- tieth anniversary of that deal of mine.
 T am coming up to the big semi centennial later In the month and help the real pioneers celebrate that event"
The New York herald., 1921-07-13
LOST BATTALION HERO
TO BE BURIED FRIDAY
Priuate Jack Munson Broke
Through Foes Lines.

Private Jack Munson of the Lost Bat
talon of the Seventy-seventh Division
will be buried Friday in Cypress Hills,
Private Munson died of tuberculosis last
Friday in Bellevue. Until Friday. ac-
cording TO Capt G. c. Graham, adjutant
of the Twenty second Infantry. yester-
day, his body will remain in the care of
an undertaken VINO works for the GoHr
ernment, under contract. The burial will
be made in tho military section of .he
cemetery.
Capt Graham said the details of the
honors to be paid the man who succeed
ed in breaking through the line of Ger
mans surrounding the isolated battalion
and establishing communications with
regimental headquarters of the 308th
Infantry will be completed to-day or
tomorrow ana then made public Capt.
Graham and Capt. George McMurtry will
command the military escort which will
include twenty-five OF Munson's former
comrades. These men will fire the honor
volley. Charles w. Whittlesley, who
commanded the lost battalion, will be
present as we'll as men from the Second
Corps area and representatives of sew
eral posts of the American Legion.
The New York herald., 1921-07-13
TROLLEYS IN COLLISION
ON WET RAILS; I3 HURT
Fifty in TrUo Cars Are Badly
Shaken in Brooklyn.

Thirteen passengers on two Franklin
avenue trolley cars at Parkside avenue
and st. Pauls place. Brooklyn, were in
jured seriously enough last night to re-
quire medical treatment. though none
went to a hospital, when the cars were
in collision. All of the fifty passengers
in the two cars were shaken UP.
Both cars were Manhattan bound and
travelling close together. The first car
stopped, but the second slid on rails
made slippery by rain and bumped into
it. Two ambulances were summoned
from Kings County Hospital, and these
passengers were treated:
Gussie Blatt, Willett street; Edward
Cappatta, 226 Lee avenue; Herbert Rut-
tenberg and Paul Ruttenberg. 1851 st.
Johns place Robert w. Potts. $50 Mon
roe street; James Ward. 1924 Pacific
street; Geneva Dusher, 995 Kent avenue !;
Joseph Polio, 757 Bergen street; Louis
Merkowitz. 703 East Ninth street. Maria
McCabe, 1885 Dean street, and Mrs. Ar
mold Engol 256 Gates avenue. of Brook
lyn and Samuel Wintrant. 1S4 Ludlow
street and Bridget Dale, 219 Eas
Eighth street. Manhattan.
The New York herald., 1921-07-13
LINER CALLAO ARRIVES;
CREW SAW NO PIRATES
Ships Wireless Was Prey,
However, to High Static.

1t was all news to the crew ana sew
nty-folr passengers on the Munson line"
Callao. which docked yesterday at Ho-
bollen. that their ship had been captured
by the pirate raider which makes inter-
estng reading these hot days.
CaDt. Thomas W. Sheridan when
given a full account OF how the Callao's
silence had mada some people fearful
that his ship had fallen prey TO the black
flag. said that the only thing that had
happened to the CalaC was the reaching
OF a region of high static" which made
it impossible for the ships wirelsss to
send messages While the ship was IL
the Caribbean it was impossible for the
wireless operators even TO put on the
headpieces, so loud was the atmospheric
interference.
Among the passengers was Louis T.
Swift. Jr.. son of the Chicago packer
Charles f. Christian, son OF George B.
Christian. secretary 70 President Har-
ding. and Linton Massey. both students
n the George Washington University. ar
rived after q trip as cadet officers OF tce
ship.
The New York herald., 1921-07-13
SHORE WIRE TAPPING
INQUIRY STARTED
Atlantic City Officials Confer
on Procedure.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, July f2.-Conferences
were held this afternoon by city officials
in connection with the charges by Judge
John j. White of the Court of Errors
and Appeals that the police or operatives
Of the Prosecutors office have been
working in collusion with a fake wire
tapping gang. William 5. Cuthbert.
Director of Public Safety, who commands
the police, and Prosecutor Gaskill at
tended the meetings. Later Director
Cuthbert announced his intention OF
making thorough investigation.
This thing cannot be cleared up in
day or two" he said. II intend to go
through with 1t absolutely. Meantime
will have nothing to say"
Prosecutor Gaskill announced that he
could state positively that no tip on
police activities went to the swindlers
from his office. while Mayor Bader. after
saying he was not familiar with the
facts discussed b. Judge White, told re-
porters he would have something to say
In day or two