davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
 BIRMINGHAM CELEBRATES

run lle COlumDuS EnQulrer-Sun.
 Birmingham is celebrating this week the semi-centennial of the founding of that city; that is to say, it has been 50 years since the legislature of Alabama passed the act incorpo. rating the city of Birmingham, along with a number of other cities and towns of the state.
 The record of 50 years of Birmingham has been one of marvellous achievement. It has grown from small village of obscurity into one of the livest and most progressive cities of the south and of the country. Birmingham ; growth has been more noticeable, perhaps than that of any other town in this section of the country within the same length of time.
 There have been several factors contributing to this wonderful growth. Birmingham is the center of coal and iron fields that contain in- exhaustible supplies of both; from these have sprung various industries working iron and steel that are sending their products into every corner of the world And the citizenship of Birmingham has been very live one. The peo- pie there saw the great natural blessings of the &community, the great assets the city had, and they began, years ago, to realize upon them. They have kept step with the progressive age, and today they have one of the finest cities in the country.
 Columbus, almost twice as old as Birming- ham as a municipality, extends cordial felicita- tions during this week of celebration and wishes for that City continued and increased growth and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
MY LADY OF THE zoo

George c. Chappell, in Vanity Fair. She treads on faded autumn days,
 The fallen leaves between loud cages; Feathered and furred, she turns her gaze Where Bruin roars and Leo rages, And always, where she softly passes,
 Rise Geological alas-es! The snowy egret shrieks with fear
 When near his perch her plumage tarries; And from the crocodile tear
 Falls sadly for the purse she carries. The leopard howls from grotto shady To see his spots upon lady. Old Tom, the keeper, on his rounds,
 Unconscious of her form retreating, Prescribes, to still the doleful sounds,
 An hour of hearty over-eating, Nor guesses, mid his portions gory, The deeper, inside-outside story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
Montgomery, October 27, 1921.
THE BIRMINGHAM CENTENNIAL

From The montgomery Advertiser.
 After all is said about the cosmopolitan character of Birming gham-and it is the most cosmopolitan community in Alabama~-the fact remains that it is an Alabama city whose mar velous growth is the pride of the entire state. The Alabama-born residents of that city could vote majority any day, even though they hail from every one of the 67 counties.
 Fifty years ago the first house was built in Birmingham. With the discovery of the min eral resources there and the coming of few capitalists, city quickly sprang up, and it has enjoyed an uninterrupted growth since a growth the like of which cannot be duplicated in any southern state. It is interesting to note, too, that notwithstanding the youth and bigness of the city, involving as these circumstances do the necessity for very rapid growth, the build have taken pains to beautfy as they built. Splendid business houses and office buildings and a suburban residential district that com- pares with the finest in the country have bloomed out to demonstrate to the world that Birmingham is not merely mining town" Birmingham is great city apart from it's fab ulous mineral resources upon which it has drawn so lavishly.
 The weeks celebration will be given over to aPploPilatc PdSedntly, put Cue iuoSG iHlpOr- tant day of the week will be Wednesday, when President Harding speaks and will be received by the legislature of Alabama which has ar ranged to go in body to Birmingham and hold formal session as compliment to the Presi- dent.
 But the celebration of centennial does not mean that Birmingham feels itself growing old that it contemplates relaxing its energetic expansion. The city is by no means grown. In- deed there is no reason why it's growth for an- other generation should not be equal to its growth in the past generation. The bottom of it's mineral resources has not been touched, while manufacturing industries which are inde- pendent of the mining and steel making indus tries are continually developing and spreading out Birmingham also draws heavily upon the agricultural wealth of north Alabama. For all of these reasons it has cause to expect con tinued health and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
WHERE D1vERs1F1cATIoN COUNTS

D. -Cohn of Brookhaven, Miss, delegate to the American Cotton association, speaks inter estingly of diversified crop production in that section. "Our creamery at Brookhaven," he says, ships about 50,Oo0 pounds of butter a day and pays farmers for butterfat every week. It sends out trucks over fine gravel roads and brings the milk from the farms. All the farmer has to do is milk his cows.
 "Not only does the farmer get cash for his butterfat but his cattle have enriched his lands. Lands that would not sell few years ago at $5 an acre are worth many times that amount. Truck growers around Brookhaven ship $1,- 500,000 of stuff every spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
AUTO CLUB INFORMATION BUREAU

During the semi-centennial the Birmingham Automobile club has been turned into veri- table bureau of information" said Mrs. Bertha Coughlan, assistant secretary of the club.
 Every question was asked, from how to get to the pageant to how to get to Capitol park. Everybody who lost 'quesn came to the club to ask us to help find her.
 "I never realized before what a public util- ities organization the automobile club is and 1t gave us great pleasure to furnish the informa- tion whenever we could.e
 "There werega great many visitors here wls come by automobile and all of them reported tn, roads in good condition and locomotion by this means delightful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
DELAYED LICENSES

Enough automobile licenses fall due on No vember 1, it is surprising how few people have gotten license tags thus far,' said Woolsey Morrow, chief clerk of the probate court, Last year there were licenses taken on 10000 cars, bu. we have only issued third that number this year.
 "It seems to be American failing to wait until the last minute and then stand in line to get anything, whether theatre tickets or anything else. It is only necessary for a person to walk up any street to see how few cars have new license tags"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
HAD GOOD TIME

"The party given by Joe Mudd last Satur- day for the members of the Community club was rip-roaring success" said w. V. M. Rob- ertson, IT,, land the boys all had the time of their lives. Really we did show Joe, who was married this week, good time, but he took it all good naturedly and seemed to enjoy it as much as everyone else did.
 Each member brought present for him and the presen aSion uf these brought forth much laughter and efeeriar from the boys. Joe is real sport and hs fsok all the teasing in splendid manner ana we certainly did enjoy his party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
LETTERS TO EDITOR
STANDS BY PROMISES
litor off The Ape-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: z I notice that you have come out for Judge W. W. Brandon for governor of the state of Alabama in the next election, and I want to state to you that you have certainly indorsed one of the best men that ever ran for governor. He stands for retrenchment and reduction of taxes, and firmly believe that he will be one governor who will stand by his promises and execute them faithfully.
 I am a strong Brandon and am thor oughly satisfied that under his administration the state of Alabama will prosper. heartily commend your action in indorsing him. Very respectfully. LEO STRASSBURGER.
 Montgomery, October 25, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
STATE AND COUNTY AUTO
 TAX SOON OVERDUE z

Payment of state and county motor vehicle l, and will be delinquent after October 31, next Monday. If not paid by the close of the month, a 15 per cent penalty will be added, and in case an officer cites the delinquent, there will be another charge of dollar and half
 The city license tax is not due until January 1, but the state and county tax must be paid by Monday night or the penalties will be inn posed Several dollars on the smallest motor vehicle will be saved by avoiding the delin- quency charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
FOR BRANDON AND M'DowELL

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 I was particularly pleased to see The Age Herald come out for our mutual friend, Judge ". W. Brandon, whose election I feel is now sure beyond any reasonable doubt. His many friends in this section of the state feel as I do, and I am very much in hopes that he and Charlie Mcdowell both will enter the primaries unopposed
 They going to win by big majority re- gardiess, and feel sure that they are going to give the people of Alabama Splendid admin istration. Sincerely
 CLAYTON T. TULLIS.
 Montgomery, October 27, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
DEEP DEPRAvITY.

"Do you know anything discreditable to Dolb- lay?"
 Wears ago." said Mir. Grumpton, "he oper- ated matrimonial bureau"
 "We, man might even live down thing like that"
 q doubt it. Anybody who has so little re- gard for the peace and happiness of his fellow man as to operate matrimonial bureau would regard the robbery of widows and orphans as the hallmark of responsibility"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
TOTAL ECLIPSE.

What effect did that 'mOOnshine' have on you?"
 q don't know" replied the victim "A chance acquaintance said Try little of this,' and when I woke up heard doctor saying to a nurse, Nothing but his strong constitution pulled him through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
A suLLIeENr AIslToR

w. w. Ogden of Sn gent, is one of the semi-centennial and lotion conveniscn visitors. He $ one of the argest land owrers in western Alabama and is ormer president of the Alabama Merchants ass ociation. He said
 T always like to come 10 Birmingham, ba- cause it is what ail Alabasla should be proud of. By the way, why dor't they revive that merchants association? ! headed it once and it did very well. Ii tha boys need me, they can have me again and u 5 will come to Bir- mingham bigges and stgeng er than ever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
JADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
FURTHER TRAINING.

"I understand you have a new reporter on the Chiggersville Clarion" \ ''Yes," said the editor.
 "How is his work?"
 Pretty fair for beginner He writes snappy birth notice, but is trifle weak on deaths and funerals I'm thinking of sending him out to the cemetery to improve bis style by reading the epitaphs on tombstones"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
A MORNING PRAYER
 This day, O Lord, may be slow to anger and quick to forgive. So shall my life and my love be like thine. Amen.--M. s. B.
THE YEAR 1907 EVENTFUL IN BIRMINGHAM'S HISTORY

Eighteen hundred and seventy-one will al- ways be the outstanding date in Birmingham's history, because in that year the city was born. The year of the cholera, 1873, which nearly wiped out the little town, is another eventful one. The first coke and the first blast furnace and steel mill will be recalled as stepping stones in Birmingham's progress
 But the year most fruitful of events of a far-reaching nature was 19o7 It was a year of panic, which tried Birmingham but proved affixed his signature to the Greater Birming- ham bill, giving the city its present boundaries and enabling it to show gain of 242 per cent in the 1910 census over that of 1900.
 In that year the Steel Corporation took over the Tennessee company, which was financial paralytic, and began the series of improvements that have made Birmingham an industrial cen- ter to be reckoned with by steel producers the world over.
 In that year tho government granted per- init for building the dam at Lock 12 and the Comer legislature adopted the liberal charter laws that encouraged English and American capital to build the Coosa dam and bring water power to the factories and utilities of the state
 It was in 1907 that the Conner regime drove the railroad lobby from the state capital, es- tablished railroad commission with real power and created the commodity rates on intra- state shipments still standing.
 The year 1907 marked the adoption of the statewide prohibition law. Birmingham was the first large city in America to come under pro- hibition.
 In 1907 the state board of tax assessors was created and Alabama passed out of the self assessment taxing system.
 The most liberal allowances for Auburn and the state university on record were made that year. A greater university and greater Auburn are the result.
 The Boys Industrial school passed into state control in 1907, and thus became permanent state institution with greater capacity to serve than had been possiblee under private benevo- lence.
 The antl-pass law was aoupteo III lSUf, ana all efforts to have it repealed have failed.
 The law under which county high schools have been built was adopted in 1907.
 It was the year marking Alabama's entrance into the age of steel and of water power, two of the greatest factors in the development of the state. It would be difficult to recall any one wear in Birminpham's history so crowded with epoch-making events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
THE AGE OF REASON.

"How old is Miss Sereleaf?"
 q don't know" said Mir. Dubwaite, ''but she has reached the eommon-sense period in spin sters life"
 And what is that?"
 "She no longer gets her ideas of husband from poetry books, but would be willing to put up with man who stayed out late at night, kicked the cat slammed the door and quar- reled with his victuals."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
AN ATTEMPT TO INTERPRET MIR. HARDING'S SPEECH

President Harding's address on the race ques- tion delivered in Birmingham has attracted moro attention than any speech he has made in long time. It is now topic of discussion throughout the country Mir. Harding showed unusual courage in making a frank statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
COULDN'T PLEASE THEM BETTER

T A kind, forgiving nature
 Is admirable to see, But plodding on life's journey It often seems to me That when we turn the other cheek For enemies to smite They seize the opportunity
 With ill-concealed delight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
PERILs OF THE LOCKER

gamer"
 q don't know about that,D said Mir. Cad spur. q never accept an invitation from a fell low player to sample a recent purchase that I don't feel as if I were taking my life in my hands," . PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
LOVES LABOR LOST.

Madam" said the suave agent, as he care fully placed his foot so the door could not be slammed in his face, "I have labor-saving device here that will make your housework a pleasure"
 Nothing could do that" said the sour-faced matron.
 Nothing, madam?"
 "You heard me. I keep house for man who's never home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
A BRIGHT SUGGESTION.

'eYou> will have to eliminate that murder scene," said the censor.
 "But the whole plot of the photoplay hinges on the murder
 "WelI, have it done off stage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

very dishonest thing about woman who is married for her money is not to have it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

A man wonders whether he ought to~marry until he does-then he wonders why he did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL

From The Florida Times-Union
 Near beer bills have failed in Alabama leg slature. But that state is still speculatihg on the number of gallons of corn to the acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
eAu.4IElMMaA0nsiI
EXCEPTIONS

From The Boston Transcript.
 An astronomer says that the term fixed" applied to stars, is a misnomer Still, we know some stars that are mighty well fixed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

About the only work some office holders do is work for reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

when at home on any Wednesday night might be found at prayer meeting and having a part in the services
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

Being able to do everything you plan units you for doing anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From The Chicago News. thing is cash down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

People who do nothing are always worrying about what they will do next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

The average mans brains are chiefly useful to some other fellow who knows how to make use of them.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03

sit at the international disarmament
conference. No woman was named.
The president appointed Root, Lodge,
Hughes and Underwood as delegates
to represent America. Underwood il
a Democrat, the rest Republicans.
None of those appointed have been
conspicuous in the movement for dis
armament and world peace. A ma
jority of them, it can be safely said,
favor rather strong" United States,
armed to the teeth. i.
Underwood will probably prove the
most progressive Of the lot. Root and
Lodge are reactionary Republicans.
Hughes was formerly considered q
progressive, but he has been disap-
pointment to progressives and liber-
ais in the present cabinet.
Women's organization will now
bend their efforts to secure the ap-
pointment of women on some of the
subordinate committees Of the dele
cation, but there is little chance now
OF their having much influence except
by pressure from the outside.
Half the voters of the country are
women. To women is due the de-
nand for world peace and disarma-
ment that resulted in the conference.
Yet their country ignores them in
naming Americas peace delegation
This will be something for the Re-
publicans to explain when, they are
after Women's votes at the next elec-
tion. KS
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03
MISS KELLER ON THE
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE

'The most hopeful thing in America is the
way the famous Helen Keller described the
farmers Nonpartisan league on her recent
visit to Minneapolis.
Miss Keller as child was deaf, dumb and
blind. She has been able to learn to speak
and to follow the conversations of others. She
has been able to acquire university educa-
tion and is recognized as one of the foremost
thinkers of the country.
While in Minneapolis Miss Keller looked
up two of her old friends whom she had
known in Kansas and was greatly pleased to
learn that they were working for the Nom
partisan league.
"The people of the Northwest" said Miss
Keller, probably do not realize as they
should that the-wide-awake people of the
East look on the League as their hope also
for relief from the distress brought about by
the giant monopolies and their complete
domination of our political and economic life"
Miss Keller spent considerable of her time
in visiting with the disabled soldiers, none of
whom have such great handicaps as she has
SO nearly overcome.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03
About Mrs. VentZke
A Tireless Worker for the Cause
of Progress in Washington

Mrs. Alta Salmon Ventzke of
Winthrop, Wash, has been chosen
superintendent of the organization
work Of the Women's Nonpartisan
clubs for Washington. Mrs. Ventzke
was raised on a farm in the state of
Kentucky. She is now living on a
farm in the Methow Valley, and is a
practical farm woman. She worked
her way through several educational
institutions and taught for more than
20 years in the schools of her native
state, North Dakota, and in Washing
ton.
In 1920 she was nominated for
superintendent Of public instruction
on the farmer-labor ticket. She made
a splendid campaign through the state
discussing from the platform the con-
ditions of the schools of the country.
Mrs. Ventzke has been identified
with the progressive movement for
several years. Few women are bet
ter acquainted with political and eco
nomic conditions than she. At present
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03

ed her neighbor as she turned the contents of the
can into a pan to be cooked
ut is hardly worth while to open another can
The family seem to be tired Of them now, and it is
only the last of January and my cellar is still full
OF canned fruit and vegetables" complained Mrs.
Atwell greatly preplexed and worried.
I'VE never tire of the canned goods" beamed
Mrs. Harvey, "and can tell you how to handle
them so that your folks can't tell them from fresh
fruits and vegetables" Her friend sighed hope
lessly, but sat down and motioned the speaker to
continue.
"You know, Mrs. Atwell, that flat taste of canned
goods is due to absence of oxygen and this is what
is lost in canning and is what your vegetables need
to make them palpitable." !"
But how can this oxygen be furnished" asked
Mrs. Atwell becoming interested for the first time
Turn the canned goods into coander, and wash
thoroughly with fresh water Then spread contents
on something fat and expose to the air for at least
two hours. The oxygen which has been lost will be
reabsorbed, and the food is fresh once more con-
cluded the visitor as she arose to go.
= I'll try your method hereafter" declared Mrs
Atwell "Now wonder if you could tell me some
new way to serve my peaches.'
Your peaches will be much more appreciated if
you Will serve them varied; you can make the most
attractive little sundaes by cutting circle from a
piece or leftover cake, dip this into the can OF
syrup, arrange on desert saucer and place half
peach on top of this. Fill this with whipped cream
or marshmallow whip. A few chopped nuts sprink-
LED over the top makes most delicious DESERT - =
III try peach sundae this very day." exclaimed
Mrs. Atwen as she led the caller to the door. and
then hurried to the cellar determined to have nice
surprise for her family who had grown tired of lust
peaches and cream z-s.ISs -.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03

she is giving her time and energy to start the won-
ems study clubs in Washington, and SO far has been
paying her expenses?
Mrs. Ventzke has beautiful ranch in the Methow
Valley. There you would likely find her herding
sheep, possibly with pencil and tablet getting out
some work for the womens clubs, or for the Non
partisan league of which she is state secretary;
maybe she would be busy on some work for the
Grange, OF which she is a well known member. She
women of Washington are to be congratulated in
having secured such woman as superintendent for
their club work.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03
WOMEN IN CHINA

There are quite many hen-pecked husbands
in the Republic of China as elsewhere in the
world, according to WI Ting Fang, former
Chinese minister to the United States, in recent
article. Moreover, women of this part Of the
Orient bob their hair short, wear tight trousers
and go their Occidental sisters one better in many
ways
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-10-03
Washington State
Women Organizing
A Canning Help
Loss Of Oxygen Is Cause of Tasteless Fruit
and Vegetables
BY F. C. B.

: written especially for the Leader)
a GOODNESS" exclaimed Mrs. Atwell az
A she opened a can of string beans which
Il had been on her pantry shelf since last
summer, 81 am so tired of canned
a goods, and nothing has the flavor it
had when fresh" Mrs. Harvey Watch-