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Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
ENACnNc A Fraud

N. Y. Wsfla:-
In its original form the Foransy
Emergeney Tariff Bill was . clumsy
attempt by Republican politicians to
fool the farmers into believing thst
il would restore var prices for certain
products They knew better, and .
few had the courage to confess the
truth. f.
Not one Of its promoters pretended
that this political Emcrgency Tariff
bill. Il passed by Congress, would
create q market for q single additional
bushei Of wheat or pound Of wool out
Of the surplus left from last years
crop. II was obvious that the higher
prices rose for the American farmers'
products, the less able Europe in its
impoverished condition and at the rul-
ing rates Of exchange, would be TO buy
/ them.
But having started the game of
promising the farmers protection and
higher prices, the Republican leaders
found It impossible 70 hold the House
and the Senate to their program.
Every Republican member who had
farmers in his district wanted share
"a saiS Soo1 thAnks Sitat Wtfe paSSlnR
around. II an emergency tariff was
to be placed on wheat, why not on
peanuts? California raised lemons,
SO the duty on lemons was raised.
Butter, eggs and cheese were added
in the Senate, although the American
cow and hen had been friendless in the
House. BY including sugar and cot
ton, nine Democrats were landed in
the Senate. II was general scramble
to get share of the political benefits
of the bill and every day that the
Fordney Tariff Bill remained under
discussion in the House and Senate.
the political emergency" became more
grave and the demand for amendments
more nearly irresistible.
All the while it was plainly under
stood that the Fordney tariff would
never go into effect. It began as a
fraud and will end as a farce.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11

scription put
up by Doctor
Pierce over.
fifty yeanago.
DR. IS has
changed very
much since
then! But DR..
Pierce s medi.
cines contain
the same de-
pendable in
re d to.
They are stand.
ard today just
as they were
fifty years ago
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
FINANCIAL DEPRESSION is
MORE FANCY THAN REAL
THING-MORE MONEY NOW
THAN EVER BEFORE
We have Same People in Country to-
day and More Money. How Can
We he Worse on Than We Were Six
Years Ago? Mental Attitude Of
Few People Has Caused Present
Conditions.

1t is strange thing that brilliant,
thinking men will actually talk them
selves into q condition Of mental de-
preston without facts and conditions
which justify such procedure. II
they would simply reverse their talk
and think Of better things, hey would
not. injure themselves, and would i'm
prove conditions.
Financially the United States is in
n good condition, according to Charles
e. Gramlich of the State Agricultural
College, for two reasons. First, for
the past six or eight years every ma
tion under the sun has poured money
in carload and shipload lots into this
country. Altho our credit system has
been strained, it has not broken. The
liabilities of other nations and their
realization that they cannot be ex-
cused from payment holds every en-
couragement for our future, both inn
mediate and distant. The money
which entered the United States is still
here.
Secondly, the number Of people in
the U. 8. now is just the same as at
the time Of our best business condi-
tions in 1916. In fact, not only the
same number Of people are with us,
but they are the same people. II we
have the same number of people and
the same people, and MORE MONEY,
how can we be any worse of, Except
MENTALLY, than we were SIX years
ago /? 4 sj su .afs n
Further, the natural process neces-
sary for any man to lose his money
IL not discoursging to the whole COM
munity. It Is necessary to buy some
thing at high price and sell II at a
lower figure In order to lose. II A
buys bill Of goods for one thousand
dollars and sells II for eight hundred
dollars, he loses money; but, b. who
receives the goods at the low figure
makes money by the transaction. In
other words, . man can't lose money
without benefit to the buyer. All the
money Ne have lost IN our economic
adjustment has been lost to ourselves
with the exception Of the amount rep
resented by the decline in the price
Of goods. The difference in prices Is
not sufficient TO justify . down in the
mo0th" fever. Il il not enough to
discourage the destruction of our
future possibilities and present condi-
tons by talking pessimism.
1t II far better to contribute encour.
agement to the welfare Of the com
nunity than TO cast ourselves and oul
fellows into . bottomless pit Of men
tai depression from which NO good car
come. Al man thinketh, % is he;
and 80 does he buy and sell.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11

Apply little system to your farm
business and see what wonderful re-
suits it will bring about. Once you
get into the habit, you are "victim"
forever.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
HIGH SOCIETY ON THE
RAMPAGE AT BALDWIN

lneerestiag Tale Combining Fset and
Faney. Funiahsd By SPECIAL Ger
rssSssdeace II tbe NC al that OAis
Greek Neerspslia.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11

Montrose Press: morn
ing Mn. Albert veo fell on : load Of
hay At the ranch above cimarron.
The team. started NJ suddenly and
Mra yto was ehroWn vislenfiy hack
u1zd sysr d. end II Tie; load, stfilt-
tls ~ sfoe1d heevily. sustatning !
brolea dhs6ldsr ard bruises and pos.
aibly intsynal injuries.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11
In Ye Olden
Time

heep skirts were worn BY tSoss w3o
FIRST asked the druggist for. and insisted
on having tho genuine Favorite Pso,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02

aids statement that only wilful distortion of his language as printed in the newspapers of the country could lead to any such foolish assumptions"
 The points is that political demagogues and other critics of the President attributed state ments to him which he did not make. They either did not read his address as published, else failed to understand plain English. Some of the charges were 50 absurd and pre- posterous they were clearly based on hearsay which is usually the worst kind of misinforma- tion. It was said here in Birmingham and ese- where that Mir Harding advocated intermar- riage of whites and blacks and social equality. Nothing could be further from the truth. He took just the opposite stand. Just what he meant by political equality op@ns up wide field for speculation, but with that exception he said nothing more on the race question than distinguished leaders of the south have been saying for the past 30 or 40 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
SOME MORE HISTORY

"The semi-centennial pageants episode of the Elyton-B Birmingham section was correct so far as it went," said W. D. Smith. "The calico pony, the special trains and the report of Gem eral Grant being here were all right. But that is only part of the whole story.
 "The calico pony and General Grant feature was Colonel Powell's doing, but Elyton was not asleep. Finding that Birmingham boosters had turned the trick, the Elyton crowd circulated among the voters and spread the news that there was to be big watermelon feast at Elyton. So the voters, blacks especially, hied to Elyton and, while enjoying the wstermelons, voted as willingly for Elyton for county site as they had done for Birmingham.
 Even this did not end the contest, for Col onel Powell went to Elyton, gathered his vot- CTS together the second time, brought them to Birmingham and they willingly voted for Birmingham again-anything to oblige.
 gro make sure that Elyton would not again get his voters, Colonel Powell herded them to special trains and had them carried out of town. As it was, the voters cast three bal- lots and, had Elyton been allowed time to ar range, there would have been fourth election in one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
HALLOWEEN CALLS

Answering the telephone at the call desk at police headquarters last night carried me back to the days when I was boy" said Desk Sergeant z. F. Hollums
 Almost before dark calls began coming in thick and fast to the desk asking for the serv- ices of the police to protect property from the Halloween pranks of the exuberant American spirit. The weather seemed to have no effect upon the children, and by o'clock it became necessary for us to send the emergency call officers scouting tour of the city to break up the damage that was being reported. In- sistent telephone messages from irate property owners kept both phones busy until a late hour. Many of them were merely the harmless pranks that boys usually find to be such fun on this occasion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
ALABAMA AS A COTTON CONSUMER

"Alabamians should know their cotton mills will consume this year as much cotton as tho state produced" said J. O. Thompson, president of the Alabama division of the American Cot ton association. "The Alabama yield is about 775,ooo bales, and the mills will have taken that amount or more.
 Cotton is almost in the exclusive hands of the southern people, and by the time the mar keting associations have been perfected, it will be. Alabama is about to organize cotton mar keting association based on the plans that have been so successful in Oklahoma and that will place this state among the progressive ones that have already organized"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
woMEN's DRESS IN POLITICS

From the New York Herald. '
 Perhaps it was unavoidable that women should bring into politics that which is of great interest to 99 per cent of them. This of course, is clothes. Men used to discuss clothing in presidential campaigns. Back in the sos the argument about the wool tariff and it's effect on mems garb ran fast and furious. 'I cannot find myself" said Benjamin Harrison in 1888, fin full sympathy for this demand for cheaper coats which seems to me necessarily to involve cheaper man and woman under the coat.'
 Fashion played some little part in the days when only men voted. There was the white plug hat of the first Cleveland campaign and the red bandanna handkerchief of the Thur manites. But now we find serious discussion between the republican and democratic candi- dates for register of New York county, both women, as to what women should wear. Both ladies are conservative. "The perfect dress," says Miss Boswell, should always be frame for the wearer." Miss Mathews favors wear ing "what is becoming, bearing in mind always the occasion" 3E
 There may be no genuine political fight over fashions until there is a United States style commission. Then we may see campaign in which the issue is the length of skirts. There will be the knee high candidate, the shoe top candidate and the ankle length candidate. How will the men vote? They have certainly been literally educated on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
INSIDE INFORMATION

"A funny incident happened to me the other day which certainly made me laugh" said Inzer Hood, deputy register in chancery. Several lawyers were in our office and we had been discussing the large number of divorce cases filed and the various grounds given by persons seeking separations.
 "When the attorneys left one of the janitors who was busy cleaning up the office, said, MT. Hood, is you married!' I told him was not, and he said, Well, there is one thing certain, if you ever do decide to marry, you will know all the ways of getting loose."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
BANK CLEARINGS SHOW THAT
 TURN HAS BEEN MADE

Birmingham bank clearings for October show an increase over October, 1920, and are the first since last November to mark an increase over the preceding year. Moreover, they are the first in Il months that have failed to show a decrease
 Bank clearings which had been running ahead for IS months, began to drop of fast De- cember and in January they were $11 ,O00, 900 behind the preceding January. This was the average decrease until September when clear ings came fractionally within those of the pre- ceding September, but October went substan- tially ahead of October of 192O and marks the actual turning of the corner and advance in the opposite direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
CoMER FOR GOVERNOR

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Do you like Ex-Governor Conner? Would, you like to have him for our next governor? would, and believe if he was candidate he would be elected. He is fine, conservative man, and was one of the most constructive governors Alabama has ever had, do not be- lieve any one except few would deny this. All we need to help Alabama go forward now is to have him for our governor. hope some. day to vote for him in some candidacy. | admire his ability very much. Yours truly,
 MRS. J. L. BEDDING. Siluria, October 31, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
M EN, WOM FEN
 A N D T H IN G s

Some people have expressed surprise at the meeting of the national democratic commit tee at St. Louis, as the election is many moons away, but 1t is well in the nterest.of the party that time should be taken by the forelock
 Few citizens not actively engaged in the political game have any just conception of the importance of the national committee. The convention itself is the final source of author ity, but it meets only once in four years, for the selection of the presidential and vice presi- dental candidates, the adoption of the party platform and the transaction of other party matters. In the intervening period it exercises it's authority through the national committee. As a body the convention elects this committee, one member for each state, though it's action in this matter is merely perfunctory, for it invariably chooses the man proposed by the state d%ega- ton and, when state laws require the election of committeeman at the primary, the con venton is pegded to accept the man so chosen. Alabamas woman member of the committee was chosen by the state delegation.
 In their organization both the republican and the democratic conventions have taken Congress as their model. Originally the mem- bership was precisely the same that of Con gress itself; thus the republican convention WHICH nOminAbeu 1lnColH III loou Ildu oNe HleIli- Der for each senator and representative in Washington The original organization was not based upon population; it was merely a dupli- cation of Congress. The convention also adopts the rules of the House of Representatives as its own
 1 haven't space to enter into the details of the organization of the two outstanding politi- cal parties or to set out the peculiarities of the republicans and the democrats when they come together every four years to function, or I might have to say something about "south- ern delegates in the former and the "two- thirds" rule of the latter. Each convention has its own anomalies.
 As l said, the power of the, national com mittee is very great. In se,the presidential or vice presidential candidates dies before election, the national committee has the option, either to nominate candidates or to call another convention to do so. The weight of the whole presidential campaign rests upon this commit tee; it frequently determines the success or failure of the party at the polls.
 Another custom, as invariable as statute law, gives the presidential candidate arbitrary power to name the chairman of the national committee, and any one at all familiar with presidential elections in the past is we'll aware that upon the right selection much depends, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
MARKETING OF COTTON ON
 THE TOLL PLAN

Organization by experienced business men of . sl,o0o,OOo corporation for the purpose of handling cotton to be sold to European spin nsrs on the toll plan fits in with the practical aspects of the cotton problem. Central Euro pesns cannot pay fair price for cotton in their debased currency, but they pay for 1t in goods which they manufacture from the cotton, retaining share of the product, as miller retains part of the flour made from wheat.
 The practcability of the plan has been dem- onstrated. Owners of 10000 bales of cotton shipped to Bohemian mills in January have re- ceived 25 to 28 cents per pound for their cot ton, which would not have brought more than eight cents in the open market. The return was in the cloth made by the Bohemian mills and sold in the worlds markets. What has been done in this instance on the toll plan can be done again and again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
GLAD THEY CAME

Tt seems to me that one of the chief ad- yantaees of the semi-centennial celebration was that Birmingham was able to show the people of Alabama that it was glad to entertain them," said W. D. Nesbitt
 "Of the thousands of people who were in the city, did not see one that was not having a good time. It is a splendid thing for Bir- mingham to have the people of Alabama know we are glad to see them, and ready to welcome them with outstretched arms.
 "Of course, another advantage was we were able to convince ourselves We could put over great civic enterprise during period of busi- ness depression"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
SOUTHERN INDUSTRY NEEDS SHEFFIELD POWER PLANT

The government should at once allow the use of tk, federal steam power plant at Muscle Shoals for relief of southern industry. Caro- lima cotton mills, at time when their product is in great demand, are suffering for motive power on account of the low stage of rivers. In spite of some help from the steam plants of the Alabama Power company furnished through the interconnected power systems of Georgia and the Carolinas, many mills are not running,
 This situation can be relieved by putting the Muscle Shoals plant, with 90,000 horse power, into operation. This plant is connected with the Alabama system of the Alabama Power company and the latter could operate it and transmit the current to the Carolinas. In al- lowing the Alabama Power company to oper- ate this plant the government need not enter into contract interfering with any deal with Henry Ford anyone else with regard to permanent disposition of the Muscle Shoals properties.
 Important southern industries are experi- encing heavy losses in production in the face of an active demand. The government should allow the Alabama Power company, the only concern in a position to undertake the work, to operate the Muscle Shoals plant and furnish the power needed until the rivers rise and the emergency no longer exists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
INvICTUs

By w. E. Henley.
 Out of the night that covers me,
 Black as the pit from pole to pole thank whatever gods may be
 For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance
 have not winced nor cried aloud; Under the bludgeons of chance 2 My head is bloody, but unbow'd. Beyond this place of wrath. and tears
 Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years
 Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how straight the gate,
 How charged with punishments the scroll, am the master of my fate
 am the captain of my soul.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
LETTERS TO EDITOR
SCHOOL AT MouNpYILLE
litor of The Age-Herald;

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 Inssmuch as the damaging claim has had very wide circulation (twice reaching our ear that the same was printed in one of last months Birmingham dailies), namely, that Horn & Sons. contractors, of Greensboro, were trying through law to collect for school building at Moundville, whereas the state and the board refused final payment because work failed to come up to the standard. We would like tt be known through your columns that said re- port has no foundation whatever.
 We have put in 40 years of our life contract ing and never have we had unpleasant deal ings. Would ask that you kindly add the en- closed letter to this A letter received when we had completed that brick school house at Moundville and turned the keys over to the school officials.
 sSupt. Edward L, Colebeck, Greensboro, Ala, Dear Mir. Colebeck: I am today in receipt of report from our supervisor of construction work, Mr. W. E. Benns, on the Moundville school building. This report indicates that the building is complete in every detail and is sat isfactory, both to the state and to the citizens of Moundville. wish to congratulate you, the county board of education and the local con,- munity on the erection of such an excellent school building. am sure that it stands as monument to the educational interests of the entire county. It gives me very great pleas ure to release your state warrant amounting to $3,200 state aid In the erection of this building. Very truly yours,
 JOHN W. ABERCRoMBIE,
 "State Superintendent" P. S,-Apparently our work gave satisfac. ton. lSince inspecting there the state has given us the erection of two schools, an $1s,000 school at Pine Hill and sso,ooo annex to the Livingston State Normal.
 H. HORN & SONS. Greensboro, October 29, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
ROANOKE PROSPEROUS

"I am just passing through Birmingham on my way from Roanoke to Meridian,' said Dr. w. F. Hines, pastor of the Roanoke Baptist church. q go to assist Pastor B. s, Vaughan in series of meetings
 "I am glad to report that Randolph county made larger cotton crop than was counted on and in connection with the price has given it quite a forward movement. think that on the whole our hustling little east Alabama city, Roanoke, is in as good shape financially as any one in the state. It has in it soma mighty progressive business men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
TO LEAVE BEssEMER

After having been in business in the Bir- mingham district for S2 years, it will be rather hard for us to close out" said Ben I. Schwa- bacher, of the Schwabacher Jewelry company, of Bessemer.
 My father, who has been dead for six years, was one of the pioneers of the Bessemer steel district, and stayed here steadily until death overlook him. When we leave the city we hope to take with us the best wishes of our many friends in Bessemer.
 "We will still retain our home in the ity, however"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02

the chairman of the national committee directs the campaign, and is the head and front for the offensive and the shining mark of the de- fensive.
 , for one am a party man and believe iii parties and think that every man and woman of voting age should become member of some political party and take an active part in the management of>that party, and should exercise whatever influence possible over it's policies and, if opportunity offers, unhesitatingly &C., cept public office. I believe that much Of our political evils can be traced to the fact that most citizens hold lightly their party allegiance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
COTTON PARAMOUNT |,

"No matter what happens to the south be- lieve cotton will always remain king, even in spite of this diversified agriculture" said Thurston Mayo.
 ''You will notice in the speeches made re- gently by ex-Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, and ex-Senator B. B. Conner at the meeting of the cotton association. they were thoroughly behind the idea to have cotton still retained as the chief southern crop, provided the farmer receives adequate returns for his labors.
 'I was born and reared in the country and still have warm spot in my heart for the fleecy staple"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
FORGET IT

"Why the limp?"
 ."I slipped on cake of soap in the bath tub and nearly broke my leg" ''When did that happen?"
 Might before last"
 "why not pass it off as Halloween prank and be merry?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
ADDING TO THE UNEMPLOYED

From St. Johnshury Caledonian.
 A western paper suggests Mind your own business week. If so, there'll be lot more of people out of work.
 It begins to look as if the railroad workers just wanted to. find out what the executives had up their sleeves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-02
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NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

From Pearson's Weekly (London).
 Lawyer: And what was the defendant do- ing neanwhile?"
 Witness: "He was telling me funny story" Lawyer: Remember, sir that you are un- der oath"
 Witness: "Well, anyway, he was telling me story"