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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Boy Scout League
 MayBe Organized

If the plans now being formulated are carried out Boy Scout league will bios sem forth in the Magic City in the near future. From present Indications. the only thing in the way is the obtaining of permission from Scout Executive wester, who has charge of all scout work in Birmingham The proposition will be put up to this official in the near future and favorable reply is expected With something like half hundred troops in Birmingham proper. alone. il looks live several divisions could be easily formed and the troop champion ship of the city definitely established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

Amethysts and jet are the. two most widely-used mourning stones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
LOOKS LIKE A COMEDIAN

LOOKS LIKE A COMEDIAN
 If the stuff he pulled Monday IS and criterion Tommy bids fair to develop into a real comedian ana valuable coach this summer. He has a warwhoop very much ike the famous yell that Hub Perdue has carried through baseball. Not only that, but he gets himsef in all kinds of queer shapes. Monday, while warming up with Dutch Bernsen, Tommy gave a perfect imitation of Jim Gudger's delivery. As he let the ball go he would yell: You fool 'em, ball! Thats Jim up and down, ns many fans will remember. Jim formerly worked with the New Orleans and Mobile clubs in this league. SIR QUACK VICTIM BEANBALL
 Col. Quack Smith was not a spectator at Redwood Monday. and it may be that the Baronial proxy was detained py orders Of his doctor Saturday afternoon Colonel Smith was sitting in the dugout, probably dreaming of the tall ones they used to serve for cents, with a chance at the free lunch. "Wack" went ball, as 1f some one had met it with bat. Colonel Smith took off his hat ana rubbed his dome. A thrown ball had collided with his cranium. Pretty soon the swelling started and before he left the park there han of hiS hat rack about the size of regulation door knob.
 The youngster Kane showed up to disadvantage Monday. Looked like his fingers were all thumbs. He booted a couple and made couple of bad throws. The kid was. still there with the willow, however, getting two safe blows.
 Now. who's going to be the first to name the kid catcher "Water" Kress?
 Boss Moley got a letter from Pug Allen yesterday and the new Baron gardener announced that he would report to the club here the latter part of this week. When Allen docks, Moley will have the swiftest quartet of outfielders ever gathered in one Southern league camp.
 Allen Is fast on the bases, but slow to report.
 Johnny Gooch was complaining of a sore arm Monday. It's nothing serious, however, and Johnny ex- poets to be out there begging 'em to second, when the Toronto club opens here for it's two-day engage ment next Friday.
 Dutch Bernsen and Stuffy Stew art appeared in the role of pitch CTS Monday just for fun. Each lauded his fast ball to the skies. Finally Dutch said: Gee, I'd like to hit against that one. if you call it your fast one.'
 Its as fast a one as you aref a runner" said Stuffy. The only Way you could hit one of my fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

sey here to meet Gomez, we could not afford to go on with the match Un- doubtedly, the hoax could have been pulled on the public, but such is not the local clubs method of doing things"
 Local fans missed a good scrap and Lou Gomez lost an opportunity to make an early debut in Birmingham, The B. A. C. might lose the railroad fare paid out for Leonard and Bolan but, nevertheless, 1t seems that local parties concerned came off ahead just the same, inasmuch as they discovered the trick in time to frustrate Bolan's plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

ones and get to first on it would be to call taxi.
 Saw Delaney the catcher, Mon day. Dee Is the lad who tried out with Atlanta, Chattanooga and Memphis, but who could never land a regular berth with these clubs.
 He worked for the Petersburg club in the Virginia league last season and had great year. He has been wintering In Birmingham, and tells me he is waiting trans portation and will rejoin Peters burg as soon as the mileage ar riYes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

YanQiRanS JUL oVU VlU-- . Regulars .. 204 100 030-10 Home Run-Clarke.
 Triple-Willigrod. Sacrifice Hits-Drake, Gardener
 Stolen Bases-Stewart, Emery. Silva. Double Plays-Kane to Willigrod; Stewart to Bernsen; CroIl to Willigrod to Gardener.
 Innings Pitched--6 hits runs off Whitehill in innings; hit off-Bates in innings hits and 3 runs off Rob- inson in Innings Hhits and runs off Drake in innings: hit and run off Franke in innings.
 Bases on Balls--Whitehiil l, Bates D. Robinson 3, Drake ?. Franke ?.
 Wild Pitch--Whitehfll.
 Left on Bases-Regulars 5. Yanni- gans 8.
 Umpire-Billy McNamara
 Time of game-1:55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
REDSkIN TWIRLER REPORTS
 TO COLONELS IN MOBILE

Mobile. March 21.-Bcn Tincup, In diG;l pitcher-o -outfielder, reported to the Louisville American association, who are training here. He worked out here and is apparently in the best of form.
 Fred Beebe. veteran twirler. has been released by the Louisville club to the Wichita club. Beebe has not played in organized ball since leaving the Colo nels In 1913. but was recently rein5 stated.
 The St. Louis American league team plays the Mobile Southern association team here tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
OLD DOLLAR BILL SEE:


 wives We a ribbon on typewriter
 PEPPER BOX DOCKS RIcKWOOD Fans parked dogs and immediately about the business boys the morning hours he went out the after rabrds The personal magnetism smile broad the Boston bah and is always saving something full of Tommy got rookie tilt Monday afternoon and he had by lightning stuff pulling. that Fela do that his first dav ont remarked than that the benehegged kinks the Dallas the roof of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
FarreS Goes to Terre Haute

St. Louis, March H.-steve Farrell, pitcher. has been released to the Terre Haute club of the Three league by the St. Louis Americans, a dispatch from the training camps at Bogalusa, La. to- day said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
ANOTHER GAME TODAY

The Barons will spend Tuesday after noon In another practice affair and Wednesday they will take on the How ard college boys for an exhibition game. No admission will be charged to this affair, however. Box score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

crowd, didn't shine quite so brilliantly afield Monday afternoon, but he was still there with the willow work, con tributing a couple of safe licks to his huddiau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

The exclusive food of the harpy eagle of Brazil is monkeys
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
One Chop!

An EAglish newspaper woman, who re-
(nYnsd recently from tour Of America, writes
iAeut The courtesy With which women are
esatsd I'm the United States. In this connec-
Goa 10 repeats comic story about woman
Ind her husband, who are English. They
&oDpsd It country hotel for the night The
knlloea said hs had little for them to eat
Asrs was only one chop left. zone chop"
~ the traveller. why, what will my wife
eatrs
The woman vritsr says the position Of
wunsu u % diGsesat here Il might b neces-
Mt 70 explain the Joke in America
/ However accurately she may have gagged
I Amsriean courtesy - you see 1t sxemplined
IN nock Island. she 10 wrong about our sense
oe humor. Il isn't necessary to explain Jokes
to Americana
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13

Do you picture the Far North - land
q psrpstual mOw and Ice? II %. you've been
Aoaxsd. according to Vlhtaimur stsfaasson.
Arctic explorer. who says:
Tho American school geography Is the
mase widely rod bit Of fiction It informs
you that there IL practically NO life north Of
the Arctic circle. that there ID nothing but q
barren waste Of snow and ice.
The Arctic explorer is largely responsible
for this myth. II, when come back from the
north. you think have been coping with
vondrous hardships. you worship me ~ q
hsrs. And il appear little reticent You
love me for my modesty. All have to do IL
not to give the game away.
"The coolest temperature at the North pole
Il 60 degrees below zero. The coolest ever re-
ported in the United States was IS below at
Havre, Mont.
"The United States weather bureau main
tains station ON the north coast Of Alaska
1t frequently reports a summer Temperature
Of 100 in the shade
There are 10 times as many mosquitoes In
the Arctic circle as there are at the equator.
Stefansson considers the Arctic regions q
coming empire and predicts that within SO
years the reindeer that roam it, fertile val
legs will be supplying most Of the worlds
meat
Another illusion goes by the boards
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
Another Gold Rush.

/ From the Far North, Canadian Indians
teias . stoey about river Of gold. Pros
5oceors are rushing northward.
4 Wild goose chase, you say! You're prob
~ risAu The real gold mines are the op-
lnetunities right here In Rock Island.
Men have hunted gold since history began.
IT only 1880 tons Of gold are above the
daslAS surface today. Maybe l in 100 seekers
1nle he gold horde
] But 1sak about you and you'll see the aver
II Of success runs higher among your
fefGhboa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
X-RAYS ENTER
THROUGH WALLS
AND HURT MANY

Parh-X-fays pass through
brick walls and have injured per
sons in buildings adjoining labora-
tories. members of the Academy of
Sciences have just been told by Pro-
lessor Contremoulin. radiograph
expert He advised the X-ray lab
oratories b completely enclosed in
LEAD sheeting quarter of an inch
thick.
It has been found. DR.. Contre-
moulin aaid, that rays sufficiently
powerful to be useful TN treating
cancer. have affected persons in
rooms on either side Of brick
walls and in apartments above and
below The fadiograph room.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
AUToD0Y0GRARHY.
PuYohe2oefenl U1gt1ltoo,

xOyU8OD4 - t
Discipline b . good thing t0f .
boy. 0ouettmes punishment tsm-
pored with reason 10 . good thing
Tor him. But woe to thoee parents
Who decisive children In tho ~
tampt to command obedienco.
One Of the harmful statements
Parents make to children y. John
nile, II you don't stop that III whip
you, or Mary, l won't speak
again." Johnnie SOON discovers
that no whipping follows. even
though he fails to stop. and Mary
cannot help wondering why moth
er keeps right on speaking about
1t in spite Of her promise. Young
sters have Z way OF thinking over
such affairs for themselves. and It
IL natural for them to conclude
that II father and mother can make
statements 90 easily shout small
matters and then not carry them
out, why, one must take their as
sertions about important matters
with q grain Of salt
Another mistake which some pa
rents indulge in is the DOGGY man
myth, or the good fairy and bad
fairy myth, or any other myth in
volving the notion Of reward or
punishment from some wholly I'M
aginary source. Every one Of these
familiar receptions tends to alien
ate the child's true affection and
respect for the parent who deceives
him.
The worst Of all the statements
parents make to their own children
Is the one about the stork, for that
story is told, not for the child'a
best interest or welfare. not be-
cause It can do anybody any good
but purely for the purpose Of help
ing the parent to evade a sacred
duty. 1t is q misstatement that has
far-reaching disastrous effects upon
the psychology Of the child, for il
mother and father can practice
that kind of deception how can q
child put confidence in the revis-
ions Of the yarn which mother OF
father may feel impelled to make
later on? Think it over, fathers
and mothers, and l hope to good.
ness you'll give your own children
q fair start and never fear to tell
them the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth. Thinl
it over, potential parents. and re.
solve right now that IL God does
bless you with children you will
not play them false. It is sad in.
deed to feel that there should b<
any such wall of deception erectet
between mother and daughter OF
between father and son.
tell you it is glorious feeling
for a fellow to know that his dat
has never wilfully or Intentionally
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13

\ n. LAlyman performs under water in .
Paris aquarium. He stays under four minutes.
eating cherries and emitting bubbles. Says he
NreaAhes-in water and takes air out Of it, like
. Ash.
4 4 Human scisntists say the original ancestors
O. svery ono in Rock Island were fish. One
nah wanted to ny, grew nns into winsa. be-
came . bird Then . bird wanted to pick
things Up % badly that it, desire made its
wings into claws. That was the first animal
Eyplutton produced man.
u n. LAlyman hoax or . throwbsck!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
THE REAL BOSS
By BERTON BRALEY.

cine soviet rulers are making many con-
cessions to capital In order that their people
may be fed)
You may start . revolution
In highly brilliant style
And your new-made institution
May endure for quite while:
But the crowd is sure to grumbls
And behave In manner rude
And your government will crumble
II you do not give 'em food!
Though your orators are able,
Though your theories are nna.
II there's nothing on the table
When your people want to dine
You are heading for disaster
And you may expect the worst
For the stomach b the Master,
And you've got to MI it frst
You can speak with case and unctsoa ~
OF the -proletaztan state-.
But Il int going u function
Not for long. 4 any rats-
II starvation dulls the ardne
OF tie proletaE3at
And there's noehing In IL lasder
Which would sven fse6 rat
TAoalA your armies vim each hssfla
Though your peuDaGanAss speaAd
TAroesA he world tAsif line a praGtle
9Aat b militanSly nd.
TAcagA 20 prinE your cash n hzumockk
0urlItoez1y snd LauanA
r % doa1 Ail Dsauass stpuaehA
oak - % uDaa yun Seaai
tCnpys1gh& I'm. ly Nsvueosr lneus.aA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
Lament With Mexico.

Lo0le0t WIN MEXICO.
F. TDevelop0ents in the direction of American
rsooguition Of Ohregon's government in Mex
Loo tssm 10 indicate tho desire Of tho admin
istratiou to Be Reasonable, II not lenient in its
demands Of coaduct guarantees. Well enough.
4 Information in possession Of the Warrington
s1aes department. Indicates such lenieney is
juoeinsd. From past performances Of Mexican
pdministrstsonA II would - natural for Amer
loan ofncials 10 - s1spicioas even Of obrseou's
regime. especially - to the possibility Of it,
eenesol Of il own nationala At present, With
news altering n now and then to tell OF Amer
lon citisens being SLAIN ~ MEXICAN banditA
there b ground for sus3scting that Ohrsgon's
rspstsd .ison hand dos not grip the bandit
eRsaasn - tightly = his diplomats have
ssprsssntsd
Amsf1caAs afs not psrtlculariy haxdhsaded,
~ tAsy cannot b criticised for insisting upon
IL right kind It assaTaaess from Mexico.
Anefican intarssts in tAaa eu1n1xy want double
DFotsstioa fus the rsassa - eoGA lives and
propsfH are snda1a aDA1g - Tie Mszi-
}aA sovernmsnt DD 10R opsratioaa
fsn1sAszieaA rsg1nss1nuA svsa dilasssy
~ - Dgnla1n1ua Hsz1oaA sst-
1se u fAesll1safy but b
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
Superstition.

Out west, young man couldn't get . pass
port because he refused to have his photograph
taken He said that was making craven i'm
ages. hence contrary to biblical law.
In Rock Island you probably could ind some
ono with the same notion.
In ancient times. ever. one believed thai
possession Of their photographs gave others
power over them. Neptanabus, the magician
claimed 2400 years ago to work spells on 9th.
err by making waE figures Of them. which he
moved about ~ hs wished the originals tt
move
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
The Daily Short Story

the two went OF.
At 2 o'clock the stenographer
was once more seated at her desk.
thinking things over. She admit
ted to herself she had never spent
q happier hour or ever conversed
with q more delightful young man.
He had left her with a promise to
return the following day. And so
he did, but strange to say, just aft
er the manager had left. OF course
he stayed awhile to chat with Anne,
and promised to come in the next
day. This went on for a week.
Each day he arrived Just after Mr..
Jackson's departure.
Finally he told Anne he had re-
ceived assistance from another
source, and that he was calling to
see her and for no other reason.
Following this explanation, he ask
ed permission to take her to the
theatre that evening, and received
it.
The next morning Anne was
startled to hear her employer ask:
Who was the fine young man ]
saw with you last night?" and then
in a sadder tone-"I once had q
nephew who looked like that, Oh,
how I worked and planned for him!
But now"
The voice trailed OF into silence
. silence which Anne brok- by re-
marking nervously:
Eyes, he 10 fine! Would you IKE
me to bring him to see your
The much flattered old man read
lily gave his consent, so that very
afternoon Anne escorted a tall,
strapping young fellow into the Of
ice. She led him straight to the
manager and said sweetly:
"Mr. Jackson, meet Mr.. Jack
SON"
For moment there was silence
IN which the two men scrutinized
each other. Then young jackson
felt his hand shaken in a mighty
grip, and heard a choking voice
suffering in an attempt to speak
There followed a long explana.
ton of the injustices done years
ago to the father, and a promise tc
make. ample restitution through the
son.
| But when the old man looked nj
through his tears, he found hii
nephew gaxing-not at him-bui
deep into the eyes Of the girl be.
side him.
| And as jackson, ST.. looked from
the proud smile Of the boy to the
flushed and happy face Of Anne, hs
exclaimed and admitted In his hear,
that
Running of with q stenographe,
Is not the worst thing, after ALL"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
A Bitter Sweet.

Egyptian riotsfs have been shooting Eng
lishmsn in the streets Of Alexandria They
want 70 compsl Dnsiand to give Esypt its
"One cannot look It map Of the world
without seeing that Egypt 10 the center Of it
lfrpm IN aviation point Of view," says Air Mar
sshald Trenchafd Of London.
/ that's Why England wants Egypt. though
officially she has NO more right to run 1t than
the local city council has.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
Chance.

After going unscathed through terrible
fighting in France, Colonel Galbraith is killed
in an auto accident The irony Of chance!
What kind Of . death does chance hold
n store for yoa3 viii it be Q natural end or
violent death?
! \ Are you safse On the streets Of Rock Island
} INN lying In the clouds, or mining under the
/, a6tth, or nghting at the battlefront?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13

per cent less at the equator than at
the north or south pole. This is|
using the word weigh" in its strict
scientific meaning. The so-called
weight measured on an equal arm|
balance would be the same at all
places. because the weights used
on the scale change their true
weight in exactly the same ratio a.
the object weighed.
@. From what are canoes made!
W. M.
A. Strictly speaking, the term
cameo refers to all gems cut in re-
lief. but it is applied more especi.
ally to those diminutive pieces OIL
sculpture which are prepared from
precious stones having two layers
OF different colors, the lower oil
which is left to form the back
ground, the object to be represent
ed being cut in the upper one. Sar-l
donyx, onyx, agate and tropical sea-
shells are often used for cameo es-'
craving.
Q. Why is the burying ground
field! O. RI. !
A. The name Of "potter's field
Ii derived from its use in St. Mat
thew xvii, verse z: And the1|
took council and bought with then
go pieces Of silver the potterSI
Held to bury strangers in"
Q. What does q. s. mean vhsal
used in formulas? A. W. d.
A. Q. s. stands for quantum sG.|
nett. meaning sufficient quantity.
@ Who is the governor Of vi
Virgin islands? D. C. N.
A. Captain s. E. W. Kittelle sue
ceeds Rear Admiral J. W. Oman
o s. N, who has recently returnsel
70 this country after two years 81
duty a. governor Of the virgu
islands.
G. How many home runs has ons
man made In . baseball game!
| NIB
A. Tho greatest number of hone
runs made BY an individual in on
game was seven. This record W.
made by Harry Wright Of Cinc'p'
natl against the Holt club OF New
port. Ky. ON June IL, 1867.
Q. Which sex Of the glow wofp
gives light! w. L. 7.
A. The department of agrcw
ture says both sexes of the glos
worm give light. and that light =
J also found In the larvae Of sons
apecieA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
A Long Dry Spell.

Recent legislative actions give little hope
to those who predict that booze Is coming
back.
The tendency of state law makers seems
to be all in the other direction.
The Illinois legislature has just banished
wine and beer rs medicines and the governor
has promised to sign the bill. All the signs
points to long dry spell in spite Of wet
nropAR anda
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-13
A MERE STENOGRAPHER
BY Eleanor F. Day.

Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dicate, lnc.)
And We are sorry to state
that we can do nothing to assist
you in this matter"
The hand OF the unperturbed
stenographer moved swiftly across
the page. She was by no means
surprised at the words Of her en-
ployer-she was only too used to
his harsh ways and methods. She
was startled. however. q few min
utes later to note softer express
sion on the old mans face than she
had ever seen before. He began to
speak, and soon she realized he
was telling . story-the story Of
an ungrateful nephew, whom he
had looked upon as son. He had
intended him to enter his firm and
finally to inherit his fortune. In
preparation for the bright future
before the lad, he was sent to COL
lege.
"But what did that young scamp
do" he fairly shouted at the girl.
"but run OF with the deans stenog-
rapher. A boy with his prospects
to marry . mere stenographer-
criminAl!"
Miss FaroR moved uneasi1y in
her seat. Mere stenographer," in
deed. It occurred to her that in
her employers mind she was sum-
med up in just those two words.
She had often built castles of her
own, in which she pictured herself
loving and being loved by . hand
some and exceedingly wealthy
young man. But now.
The old man went right on with
out noticing. or at least without
pretending t., notice. her discom-
future.
THAT was IS years ago. I cut
him OF without q cent and today
received . letter-the 11fst in al
that time asking me to finance his
son in some fool business project
Like a. not, the boy II inst Ike hin
father, and most probably will ran
| OF with ribbon clerk or some
blonde stenoZraphee.s
And with . snort, tAe ir1te old
man strobe out Of the omee, leGv-
ing behind him . fuseotful little
lady, who in turn shot Indignant
glances after his retreating figure
and patted the light golden curla
fthat persisted In falling carelessly
round her troubled faca.
l YSfA fAAAaA h>>&-
bearable under him. Mere stenoe-
rapher." and with . toss OF heI
head she turned once more to her
machine and soon the rhythmic
"ciickety-click-click" Of the tyne
writer was the only sound to be
heard.
An. hour la4er the quist Of me
once was broken BY . young MAJ
who stepped in and inquired 10,
Ar. Jackson, pIeaser
He vas informed In . eoff voacl
that the manager would b back q
11:4b. And ~ that voice sounded
20 muEcal1y in his ear. and be.
cause the face before him was se
vexy attractive. he decided to wait
The clock hands reached ll:4l
and passed it-but no Mr.. Jackson
However, the visitor was by M
means bored. He informed Mia,
Faroh that he Was the con Of he,
employers nephew, and was seek.
ing business loan from him. Thi,
brought on more conversation. ~
his listener was 10 attentive thai