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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Overlooked Big Bet

Birmingham visitors to the big fight at Jersey City have overlooked one big bet during the trip" said Paul Taylor, who Is promoting the special train to the scene of scrap ping.
 "on July 1, the anti prohibition demonstration is slated to be held in New York City. Of course, it is not to be expected that any Magic City citizens would desire to take part in the parade, but this hint is dropper merely to give a word to rthe wise. Although caruso was forced to sail away without enjoying this privilege, as he styled 1t, those who go to the battle between Demp- sey and Carpenter on the special train will have this opportunity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
ROMANCE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS

Crawford they went by steamer to St. Louis, where the ceremony was per- formed
 But wherever the place, It is known that Miss Taylor's sister, braving her fathers anger. assisted them.
 The young bride died within a few months after her marriage. Both she and Davis fell ill at the same time and neither could be told of the others condition. She died without her fathers forgiveness.
 Nor did Colonel Taylor later the "O'd Rough and Ready" of che Mex ican war and a hero President of the United States. ever feel less bitterly toward the groom. Davis was his subordinate again in Mexico, and al though the general spoke highly of Davis gallantry at the Battle of Buena Vista. he never quite forgave the young Mississippian for defying him and marrying his daughter against his wishes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
GRANT AND HIS CIGARS

Mark stuyvesant in the Cleveland
 Plain Dealer.
 The quality of whimsicalness is delightful. It has frightened many d life and shed it's often witty charm upon others. When it is encountered in a ne'er-do well it may excuse many back slidings, but 1t reaches it's highest attractiveness when 1t is found in one who has reached a posi- tion of greatness. It is this particu- lar quality which often pleased the friends of |. s. Grant.
 These friends delighted to rag the general in the most respectful way about his habit of smol;.ns;. It was said, with some degree of t,ut9. shat Grant was never seen wiia9u. a cigar. In reply to the good-natured com ments made upon the large number of cigars he had smoked lhe second day of the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant-we learn in Horace Por,er's Campaigning With Grant"--toid the Following story;
 T had been a very light smoker previous to the attack on Donelson, and after that battle | acquired a fondness for cigars by reason of a purely accidental circumstance
 Admiral Foote, commanding the opera ting with the army had been wounded. At his request l had gone aboard his flagship to confer with him The admiral offered me a cigar which l smoked on my way back to headquarters
 On the road l was met by staff officer, who announced that the en- emy was making d vigorous attack. I galloped forward at once. and while riding among the troops giving direc- tions for repuising the assault, l car ried the cigar in my hand It had gone out, but it seems that l con- tinued to hold the stump of the cigar between my fingers throughout the battle.
 ''ln the accounts published in the papers l was represented as smok : ing cigar in the midst of the con- flict. Many persons thinking no doubt that tobacco was my chief so- lice, sent me boxes of the choicest brands from evesyN nere in the north. As many as 10000 were received, l gave away all could gel rid or. But having such | quantity on hand. l naturally smoked more than l would have done under ordinary circum | stances. and l have continued the habit ever since.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27

Sanford Griffith, in The North Amer
 ican Review.
 l IT CALLED upon Korfanty, the 1 Polish plebiscite commissioner,
 on my arrival at Beuthen. He has his headquarters at the Hotel Lomnitz. It could be recog- nized by the fact that there are always a number of old American army cars before the door doing Por fish courier service. 1 A group of surly, strong armed men, unwashed and collarless, eyed me suspiciously as I passed. Others with bulging hip-pockets lounged out of the neighboring wine-room at the first notice. No one passes up the stairs without signed credsn- tial.
 ' The disused elevator shaft was in- cased in heavy wire netting. This was to discourage visitors from throwing bombs up the shaft The railing, too, was wired for the same reason. At the top floor was a heavy iron gate. Behind this was the re- treat of Dr. Korfanty. But to reach his office it was necessary to pass two other offices.
 Finally, I was in the presence of the Polish defender of Polish ambi- tion and the head of the Polish cam paign in Upper Silesia. One could not fail to observe that there was an intentional simplicity about this of Pfice. There was a broken down washstand, a slop-jar, several tables piled high with papers, and a few remnants of food strewn here and there. A large map, showing his- toric frontiers of Poland extending across Europe, adorned the wall. There was a cheap print of Kosciusz- ko receiving Polish flag alongside it noticed that pr. Korfanty's win dows were also heavily wired. un- doubtedly to stop bombs which night be tossed from across the way
 pr. Korfanty gave something the impression of a prisoner in self constructed cell. He had an un- wholesome pallor, and a certain heaviness of gesture which goes with lifetimers. He admitted that he was convinced lie would be murdered at sight were he to appear on the streets of Beuthen.,
 His explanations of the Polish case and of the methods used in Upper Silesia were more astute than con- vincing. He attacked the Germans for terrorizing. When one of the guests suggested that the Poles mi ght also have used similar meth eds. pr. Korfanty only half denied the charge. saying modestly: We do not pretend to be angels" When charged with spending large sums of money for propaganda purposes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
IN UPPER SILESIA

I Korfanty replied indignantly: "W,l are honest in ouP propaganda. We, have not spent nearly as much mon. ey as the Germans. Whats morel I've never put my name to anything| compromising
 Korfanty takes particular painI with foreign correspondents. Before the pressure of business became .oc| great, he made himself familiar witll the writing of the man he was tol meet, and casually referred to one od his articles in the course of conver sation. During interviews, his sec retary will some etimes burst nastilyl in with telegram of some new Ger man atrocity. The night 1 was therd first a telegram brought at the op| perfume moment. read that Germans at a frontier town had held up d train of Polish plebiscite voters.
 No visit to the Lomnitz is complete without meeting Moritz. the faithful wolfdog of korfanty, When hi s master opens the door of an adjon- ing room, this beast dashes out with fierce growl ready to attack the calf of any unfriendly visitor Al timid Dutch journalist decided to placate him with a pat and a "nicsi doggy" but Dr. Korfanty pulled Eim' back with warning, Don't touch him. He bit French journalist the other day"
 Whether an Upper slesisn feels himself Pole or German is entire an educated man, and made a living by a profession in Upper Siicsia OF elsewhere in Germany, he must have effaced- his early Polish training. Le- cause as such he cannot advance as teacher, lawyer or priest, An archi, tect at Beuthen told me that he had met so many obstacles with a Polish- sounding name that he had finally felt obliged to change it. \ Catholic priest at Deutsch Piakar described the misery of his Upper Silesion boy hood in changing from one world 10 the other. During my early years at home" he said. "I heard nothief but the native Polish dialect, Thele I was put into school. typical prps- sian one taught by an outsider (Prussian). who didn't understand d word of our dialect. We did not in- derstand German, but were not per mttted 10 speak word of anythtus else. Those early years of study were nightmare. l found the same discrimination against us even in he church. Instead of being permitted to remain here in the region l was sent to a poor Berlin parish. Natives of the region in the Prussian system lad no chance of advancing snd rarely of getting posts in the region. Their only hope on selling their souls was to find subordinate post some where else in Germany"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Pure-bred Cattle Help
 Community Progress

G1 ELMA creameries sent agents 1 to registered cattle sections to purchase carloads of cattle, which were sold to farmers at cost. The farmers milked the COWS, sold the milk to the creameries and so paid for the cows, using the skinned milk for calves.
 Bankers of Tuscaloosa county bought carloads of pure-bred cat tie and sold them to farmers at cost. The farmers mixed these cows, sold the milk to the local creamery and deposited their earn ings in the banks, the creamery likewise increasing its bank de- posits.
 The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce has brought carload of pure-bred Guernseys to that city. Montgomery county farmers will get them at cost and pay for them in their daily production of milk. The merchant members of the Chamber of Commerce will bene- fit in one way and another by the increased purchasing power of farmers possessing and using pure bred stock.
 The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce invested $3,000 in Jersey calves for the farm boys of Jeffer- son county. This fall the boys will receive the difference between the cost and selling price and will have learned much about the care of cat tie. Birmingham will benefit from the trained intelligence which these young fellows will bring to the con- duct of their adult farm operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Dearborn Independent
 Advertises Birmingham

6NIE current issue of the Dear
 U born Independent devotes q page to an article about Birming- ham. written by John Tippen, a member of The Age-Herald staff. The illustrations include the new federal building, scene in Avon dale park, the Jefferson County Bank building, "tallest in the south," the heaviest corner in Dixie" and Birmingham's first church, built nearly 50 years ago and still stand ing in Elyton.
 In half d century Birmingham has become great industrial metropo- lis. The story of this city reads like romance, but it's truth can be substantiated by men and women still living who have seen it grow from struggling hamlet to city of 100000 people.
 Such progress has more than justified the faith of our pioneers who came here when the present sites of skyscrapers were open fields and had vision of the future which has been richly fulfilled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
YOUR GRANDPAMENTs

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 From one of the Annislon Stars hot weather editorials we learn that in your veins is the blood of o5,u00 peo- pie who were walking the earth when C. Columbus discovered America. In the past IS general tions or since about 1900, you haveNhad 2ea,144 grandpar- ents, That is. you're descended from that many says the Star, Then 1t suggests that you figure out how many grandparents you have had in 5,0c0 years. This is all very interest Ing. In view of the fact that there are some lo5.00o.o00 Americans. there is little wondes that people talk so much about their ancestors. There was time when nothing but ances- tors walked about in human form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Birmingham Steel Is
 to Be Reorganized

A ALLEGATION of creditors of A the Birmingham Steel corpo- ration for withdrawal of their peti- ton seeking to have the concern de- clared bankrupt and receiver ap- pointed, was good news to the dis trict and yerifies the claims of the company that it is solvent and was enduring only the embarrassment caused by delay in effecting a set clement with the federal govern mcnt.
 Tins was war-finaneed corpora ton. A fine plant wal built and it fabricated the shapes for dozen steel ships made by an auxiliary concern at Mobile. Following the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
ALABAMA NEWSPRINT

covered had not been discovered lon. ago by some one else. One Altar {, publisher said: The idea that cer tain tree or shrub exclusively con tained the elements necessary fo newsprint always sounded to me lil a pipe dream" That's just it. Nh Barrett discovered that the spruc pine of Alabama, and possibly 10 Georgia, had the clements necessar. for making newsprint paper. and thu did what others could have done. bu did not
 The time may not be far away whel paper mills will be as numerous il Alabama and the south as cotton mill now are. With a great acreage 0 spruce pine to start on, and a carefu programme from the start to replac, cut timbers with new growth, tn south may become the worlds great est paper source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Southern Pine Paper
From the Atlanta Constitutlon.

| CAAl NhG <AAAanld
 During the recent convention of the Southern Newspaper Publishers asso- citation at Ashevilie, N. Ca>the mem- bers were presented with copies Of The Birmingham Age-Hersld. printed on paper made from southern spruce pine, known more generally in the south as "oId field pine" an arboreal species common to the Piedmont sec ton and especially plentiful through out northern Georgia and Alabama and the Piedmont section of the south
 i Some time ago k. W. Barrett, editor 1 of The Age Herald, conceived the idea that southern spruce pine could be satisfactorily used as a basis for the manufacture of news print pulp, and to an eastern paper mill, where it was | pulped, made into paper and sent back l in rolls, from which last Mondays S l edition of The Age Herald was print | Nbf iilohiHS S h ic dS dIlIdCllNe in appearance in every way as any 1 newspaper published in the United States
 For many years all suggestions of converting southern woods into paper have been discredited by pulp manu- facturers who maintained that 1t could not be done, because. they de- clared these woods are not suitable for that purpose.
 | That is exactly what was said when it was first proposed to make steel rails from Birmingham iron ores.
 Pittsburg steel rail manufacturers maintained that Birmingham m ores were not suitable for steel production; :; but today if is universally admitted that the best and most, durable steel rails in this country are those made in the Birmingham district
 As it was with steel so it may be with paper.
 Surely, with our vast stretches of forests covering the Blue Ridge sec ton of the south, science will devise some plan by which such of our woods as are now practically useless for other purposes can be converted into paper-if indeed. that has not already been donel
 Our southern spruce, ''old field" or 'lobloily'' pine. which Is unlike the pine of the great pine belt, in that it is practically non -resinous, is soft and fibrous, and unfit for building pur- poses because it quickly deteriorates after being cut.
 If some way could be worked out whereby this practically inexhausti- ble supply of this now worthless wood could be made into print paper it would mean the addition of millions of dollars to the resources of the south.
 MT, Barrett has gone about the work of testing out the feasibility of the wood pulp paper industry in the south in the most practical way possible, and the results of his con tinned efforts along this line will be watched with increasing interest, not only in the south, but throughout the whole country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27

Elmo Scott Watson in the Chicago
 Her aid and Examiner
 @ NE of the prettiest romances in U I American history had it's be- W ginning in Illinois and result ed in the wedding of a young hero of the Mexican war. who was destined to become President of the Confeder- ate States of America to the daugh- ter of another veteran of that con flict who later was President of the United States of America.
 In 1882. when the Blackhawk war broke out. one of the army officers ord cred into the field was Col. Zach ary Taylor, who had seen service in this same part of Illinois during the war of 1912. One of his lieutenants was a young Missssippian. West Pointer, named Jefferson Davis. Davis was then 20 years old, tall slender youth with a lean. handsome face and keen gray-blue eyes. Col onel Taylor was accompanied by his daughter. Sarah Knox Taylor. come ly girl several years younger than Lieutenant Davis
 A strong attachment sprang up be- tw sen the young couple, but when the consent of the colonel to their mar riage was asked he furiously refused for what reason is unknown. Some say that the colonel did not wish his daughter to marry an army officer; others assert thatsi 1t was because of differences that arose between the colonel and the lieutenant during a court martial upon which both sat. Whatever the reason. Taylor sternly forbade his daughter to have any thing to do with Davis.
 At the close of the trouble with the Indians lieutenant Davis was as- signed to Fort Gibson. Okla. re- mote post. heartily disliked by all army mem It is believed that Colo mel Taylor had something to do with Davis, removal to that place. If he did, his plan to separate the lovers l failed.
 Davis resigned from the army in l1ss5 and that year the young people eloped.
 1 Where they were married is un-
 known. and at least five different places lay claim to being Ehe scene of their romantic marriage. Old Fort Crawford. near Prairie du Chitn. Wis. i is one of the places; Fort Gibson is
 another. and Fort Smith. Ark. Is an- other One story says that they were married in the Taylor homestead
 near Louisville Ky. and still anotter states that after sloping from Eprl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
AT AMERICAS DOORSTEP
From The March of Events" in tn,

From The March of Events" in the
 Worlds Work for July.
 Haiti has had 27 presidents. Six teen of these were driven Into exile or fled, usually with the contents of the treasury Four were assassinate ted, one committed suicide, and three die N from unknown causes Two were AN lowed to retire alive. That account{ for 26. The twenty-seventh. owing i'd the American marines, is still in of- flee, and, also owing to the marines. the treasury Is intact. From 1915 to 1921, while the marines were there. there has been no violent overturn in the Haitian government. From 1908 to 1915. there were seven changes. and all violent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
Usual Verdict Is
 Returned In Chicago

M R RS. CORA ISABELLE ORTH- HVl WEN has been freed by a gallant Chicago jury. Mrs. Orth- vein was charged with the "conven- tional crime. She shot her para mour. Although it'Vas shown in the trial that she was insanely jealous of the man she killed and the trag- edy was the continuation of a pro- fligate life, it was only necessary for her to weep early and often. for her lawyer to plead for "this poor, weak woman," and the jury did the rest,
 Such trials are farcical, and an in- suit to decency. Mrs. Orthwein was the twenty-eighth woman acquitted of murder in Cook county in the past 10 years. During that time only three women were convicted. They must have been a trifle old and somewhat homely.
 Until justice supplants mawkish sentimentally in American courts women will continue to slay and in popular parlance, "get away with it." Next!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
OPPORTUNITY

By John J. Ingalls,. Master of human destinies aH |, Fame. love and fortune on my foot
 steps wait. Cities and fields l walk; penetrate Deserts and seas remote. and pass
 ing by Hovel and mart and palace, soon or knock unbidden once at every gate If sleeping, wake-if feasting. r.se
 before turn away. It is the hour Of fate And they who follow me rAich every Mortals desire, and conquer svcry fos Save death; but those who ioubt oi
 hesitate Condemned to failure, penury ana Seek me in vain. and uselessiy i'm
 plore answer not. and return no more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27

From the Anniston Star.
 SH w. BARRETT's experiment with Alabama spruce pine in mall-
 ing pulp for newsprint pa per has started people to tslking. The copy of The Birmingham Herald printed on paper made from Alabama spruce pine was discussed with lively interest by southern newspaper pub fishers at the convention O. The South ern Newspaper Publishers associa- tion at Ashevllle, N c. The achieve ment or the Birmingham publisher also attracted lot of notice in At lanta, and now Atlanta is casting around to see just, where it can get share of the prospective paper making activity in the south.
 To the Atlanta newspaper publish CTS and to those at Asheville, there was surprise that what Barrett dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
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Opportunity to End
 Warfare on Ireland

IT LOYD GEORGES earnest ap- lk peal to De Valera for a con- ference should not go unheeded. It follows the plea recently made by King George in Belfast for recocil- iation and lasting peace between distraught Ireland and the British government.
 Now, if ever, is the time to ad- just the differences which have led to appalling bloodshed. The world Is weary of the internecine warfare that has been going on Tn Ireland, with savagery and bitterness for which there is no justification on either side.
 The British premier proposes meeting to be attended by repre- sentatives of the British govern ment and southern and northern Ireland. Lloyd George, De Valera and Sir James Craig, premier for Ulster, have it in their power to reach an agreement on a basis of mutual good will.
 . Here is a splendid opportunity to serve humanity. Lloyd Georges offer was made in spirit of con- ciliation. It should be accepted in the same manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27

Mir, Ford says he no longer desires seat in the United States Senate, but just wants to know if seat can be bought. That is a reasonable curl osity,
 * * A cowboys hat has been presented to Mr. Harding by the city of chey- enne. Wyo. A golf cap would come nearer to meeting his requirements. The return of silver dollars will enable man with three or four 'eartwheels' in his pocket to make a noise like millionaire. < < * If Mr. Harding needs anything of the sort Mr. Wilson can give him some helpful hints on how to avoid the too persistent public.
 % *-~ We can't help wondering what kind of message would have been sent if the Little Black Bear" had proved to be twins.
 $. < :. The jitneys have been forced out of business in Sioux City. The fight is just beginning to warm up in Bir- mingham,
 < < # No matter what else we think about him, we'll have to give Wash irgton vsnderlip credit for having large ideas
 T. 4 * Andre Tardleu says Great Britain and France are drifting apart. Hurry up with that tunnel under the British ct annel
 When you come to think about it. Germany doesn't seem to have half as much to worry about as the allies have.
 x x x MT. Harding is feeling the strain of too much handshakng. Unless we call him king hell have to keep it up.
 It is doubtful if the biggest dry raid in history" absorbed all the  moisture in New Orleans
 :. # < Crowds in Montreal turn to look at Fred Bcauvas, the most celebrated living guide.
 Paris experts say tobacco smoke kills germs. Respectfully referred to the tobacco crusaders.
 K * <: If women ever do get equal rights an for killing man in Chicago John L, Lewis says he bears no enmity- Nevertheless, we suspect he is nursing a few sore spots.
 l. ]. .s High freight ratesi prevent the common carriers from becoming ex- ccssively common,
 < < .r At. any rate. the secretiveness of Georges will end when he steps into the ring at Jersey City,
 < * < The American people are not react ing as they should to the polo cham pionship.
 # * * Loving cups are still popular but there is noticeable falling off in the demand for punch bowls.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-27
What to Plant

''ln the midsummer season now on us, the important matter for truck CTS and home gardeners is to know what to plant for a second crop" said H. l.. Brown. county agent, 'I am preparing a statement. showing what should be planted in this section, and will give it to The Age Herald for publication this week.
 Gardening is just half over and now is the time to lay plans for the early fall and late fall stuff, as we'll as the stuff that helps out in the winter"