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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29

dolls person for the American gov erment. Germany is eager to con- ciliate America and will probably not oppose any demand of the sort made by Great Britain.
 If this plan should fail the Ameri- can Legion can be depended on to prevent Bergdoll from being forgot ten.
 His homecoming, which may take place in the not distant future, w,il satisfy an insistant public demand that he receive the punishment he de- serves. And when he is brought back to serve his prison sentence he will not be permitted to search for another pot of gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
Had to Work for It

0. l.. Bum, manager of the Cham Der of Commerce, was today presented with his license to practice law in the fed eral court of northern Alabama.
 T did not get this license and my original license to practice law in Ten nessee handed me on a silver platter said MT. Bum. T studied law for three years while l was making my liveli- hood, and after I had become manager of the Chattanooga Chamber of Com merce l had to study at night and att tend night classes, but put it through
 T decided to study law after taking over the duties of manager of the Chat tanooga traffic bureau. I thought ii would help me a lot if l could present the legal as well as the traf- fife end of the argument. 1 was right shall never regret the extra work put in to get that law license"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
Railroads Suffer From
 Government Interference


 @ FEARING of the Warfield plan 8 of national railway service for the central purchase and sale of equipment and the coordination of facilities and service, F. D. Under wood, president of the Erie railroad says;
 Mir, warfeld has offered wise plans in the past. This one also may be wise in construction but it is too complicated to fit the situa- tion.
 Owners of railroad property should be allowed the opportunity to work out their own solution un- der the transportation act as it stands.
 The present plight of the railroads came about under government opera ton. The labor board does not seem able to function with definiteness The interstate commerce commission rate schedule has not brought results The first stroke of relief came from customary court procedure in the case of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic.
 Instead of move governmental con- trol, the railroads need less. Instead of more complications, they need more of the ordinary and simple methods of the past 50 years, The railroads can be extricated by balancing reve- nues and the cost of operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29

From the Kansas City Star.
 6T1HE particular value of the negro's
 work in one important phase of
 0 American activity is revealed in a recent statement of Robert R. Moton, principal of the Tuskegee institute, who is ably continuing the service of Booker T. Washington to the negro race. Prin- cipal Moton has investigated conditions thoroughly, and he declares that an- other recent declaration by the Ameri' can Cotton association is correct-ths American negro Is the best cotton pro ducer of the world.
 This assertion is put forward at a time when cotton growing conditions are apparently most discouraging, when crop that was planted year ago with the expectation that the yield would bring 70 cents pound has been, in large part turned to mar ket that has offered only 10 to 12 cents a pound.
 But Principal Moton sees cause for only temporary depression in this con- dition. The unprecedented decline of cotton in tke last twelve months. he declares, has affected alike and impar- tially the white man and the black man of the south and the financial crisis has brought to the front the es- sential morale of both races. Indeed the present crisis has brought to the south a demonstration of mutually helpful cooperation between white men and black men in practical every day affairs that is equaled only by their common loyalty in the midst of the war"
 The lesson from this situation is plain. There Is q place for the great majority of negroes in the production activity of America. At irregular in tervals in the period since the Civil war this fact apparently has not been recognized. The negro has at times felt homeless and mistreated in the south and very likely there was ground for the feeling. He has yielded to an ap- parent demand for his services in the west and in the north Through pain : l full efforts he migrated in large num- bers to various secticns of the west in the late '7os; he steadily drifted to the north in the last half century, and as l<the great war gained in momentum he crowded the large industrial centers of l the north.
 l But with the close of the struggle the \ big munitions factories ceased to oper-
 ate; production was sleckened- in all Hines: labor was released at home and
 1t again began to come in large quan ] titles from abroad. The negro who had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
THE SPIRIT OF FRANCE
From the American Legion WeekIv

From the American Legion Weekly.
 lN M( ONSIEUR and Madame le Bara- JWl auet live in the shadow of sois- SVo sons cathedral They are very partial to Americans. Particularly Madame le Baraquet, a dear old aristo- crat of the old order, confesses that she adores them for, as she explains, "Si les Americains netainent pas venus, on n'aurait pu revenir chez soil" And she her great earnestness,
 Living amid their old scenes is very difficult for the Le Baraquets. If you knew Soissons under shell fire, you will wonder why, in Heavens name, anyone would care to come back to this town of Der that all the houses around the cathe- dral were leveled by the bombardment Once upon a time the home of the Le Baraquets, with it's carved rafters in the dining hall and it's oak panelled library was thing of rare seventeenth century beauty. But there is not one stone of 1t laid upon another nowadays, and the Le Baraquets live in what was once the'r wine cellar. Monsieur is s2, Madame is 76.
 Today the couple sleep in a bed which the old gentleman has fashioned out of packing box A decrepit French army stove stands at the foot of the bed. Just beyond Monsieur Gin spite of his rlieumatism) has built a little table against the wall Their cooking utensils have been picked up from the debris Their plates are American issue mess kits Once their table was graced with rare Limoges china and antique silver ware. Gone are the ancestral paintings In their place there are three crude lthographs, one of Marshal Foch, one of Prince Bonaparte and one of General Pershing.
 On the opposite wall hangs the ivory erucifix that Madame rescued from the ia mily chapel when the old couple fled from their home during the lombard ment On nail below hangs Madame S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
Bergdoll May Soon Be
 Returned to America

6HhE Philadelphia Public Ledger is
 Il published in Grover Cleveland Bergdoll's home town, but it is not proud of that fact. On the contrary, the Public Ledger has 1bundly de- nounced the stacker who made the name of Bergdoll one of the most in- famous in American history.
 Bergdoll's period of gloating may soon be over this paper thinks, an opinion shared by nearly every one who has been following the case since he arrived in Germany. Two Americans who tried to capture him may have been sent to prison as a Concession to public opinion" and there were doubtless jeers and misses in the courtroom when they were tried, but few disgruntled Germans do not represent the attitude of their government.
 Inlspite of complications caused by the United States being still tech nicaily at war with Germany, the charge that he used a forged pass port may enable the British govern nent to get possession of Berg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
Light It In.

T think the plan of making Fifth avenue. north, from the terminal sta ton to the Tutwiler, a welI-lighted thoroughfare is one of the most con structive thoughts advanced for some time," declared Percy Rosenberger.
 Visitors to Birmingham who arrive here at the terminal station face a tunnel of darkness no sooner than they emerge from the station. which gave promise of better things. A white way would strengthen the visitors impress sicns 100 per cent.
 Civic organizations can show no better spirit of constructivenesss than by endorsing this movement. No one can deny the need for such action. Let's make Birmingham . city, not approached through a tunnel. but over an avenue of light,''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
accomplished, they have promptly re- stunned the building of homes.

to be relieved of taxation. He does not want exemptions. He is content to bear his part of the burden when he believes it is fairly distributed. All the home-seeker wanted was a price within reason. That came because he would not start without it.
 By the time the 10 proposals for relief of the housing shortage get actually into legislative halls, there will be no problem unless unwise ma terial men start another ballooning of prices. That is not likely. The people have shown that they know how to hang onto their money until they get value received
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 When Jefferson county man was bitten by rattlesnake a friend handed him quart of superior "moonshine" and told him to drink it ali. The man recovered and the snake died violent death, but he will always hold that rep tile in affectionate remembrance.
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 Girls were barred from witnessing drills at the East Boston High school because the cadets were slow to exc cute the command Eyes right.' when the girls were on the left. The fem mine lure was ever irresistible.
 < # x With Fitzpatrick languishing in a Russian prison and two Americans serving prison terms for trying to ar rest Bergdoll. it doesn't look safe for an American citizen to be abroad.
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 Jay E.. House, "column conductor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, says he is a sad-eyed man with a protrud- ing Adams apple. in other words. natural born humorist
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 General Dawes, of "cuSsing fame, went to church with President and Mrs. Harding last Sunday. The pastor lost a fine opportunity to inveigh against the evils of profanity.
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 Mir Wilson's friends say he will not reply to MT. Lansing's book. We have shrewd suspicion that it would have spoiled his day without an attack of indigestion.
 The Lord Mayor of Cork says he for got all about the governments order of deportation. He might at least have iotted it down in his note book.
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 The Indiana man who says his wife forced him to sleep in the barn is as mad about it as if 1t were reflection on the size of his ears.
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 A poverty-stricken Germany has not put the ex-Kaiser on short rations and poverty-stricken Russia is able to pay fancy salaries to propagandists.
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 No matter who writes about Colonel House, all agree that he was and is discreet. There's a man whose heputa- tion is as fixed as the North star.
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 Don't envy or emulate Babe Ruth" says the New Orleans Item, which isn't talking to American boyhood.
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 One advantage of owning your home is the opportunity it gives you to snub your former landlord.
 The governmental red tape in which thousands of ex-service men are now entangled is worse than the Argonne. We may not be able to indorse all of Sam Gompers' views. but he has the right idea about soviet Russia. A Charleson. w. Va, cat has adopted rat, but the rat had better retire when other cats are calling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

aa s A SLIGHT RREbIMINARY Are you the manager of this matri- monial bureau?s
 T am. sir.@
 T got a wife here two weeks ago and want to exchange, her"
 wen be glad to Accommodate you. sir, but you will have to see a di- vorce lawyer first RIPPING. AS THEY SAY IN LONDON Another artists model is writing her memoirs
 Poor stuff, I dare say
 "Yes, but the illustrations are good,
 A STRANGER TO IT
 This story about the champion pugilist is all right" said the manas- ing editor to new man on the sport desk" but want to make one criticism"
 What is that, sir?"
 If I were you I would not speak of his annual income as the fruit O: his toil."
 AN AFFRoNT TO MoDEsTY Hon. Robert P. McDavid. former newspaper man, purveyor of musical instruments, chronicler of the Chicken Run" and good fellow, is conducting department in Birmingham Saturday Night. Relating what he saw. or thought he saw, from the east veranda of the Country club, Bob says, At tired in sport shirt and pipe, Louie Schillinger lounges nonchalantiy in a giant rocker" If that's all MT. Schil- finger had on he should be arrested for indecent exposure of the person.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
u,A srEn Anrtcr

WASTED ADVICE Listen Little Lady, s
 Better cover up your knees; All the weather prophets say
 We're going to have freeze. SUPPLY WOULD LAST LONGER T always wanted to have a Jap. anese valet" said the man with lux lrious ideas.
 I'd prefer a Turk, replied the citi- zen with some choice bottled goods stored away.
 "Why?'
 His religion forbids him to drink"
 TO BEAR HIS NAME Who's the prosperous looking citi- zen?"
 "A reformed profiteer." "Has he reformed enough to make restitutionY
 Well, he's building a hospital"
 A PIONEER IN THRIFT "A rather seedy looking old fel- low"
 That's zeke Toppit," said Squire Witherbee. Ever hear of zeke?" T never did"
 Hes the village miser. zeke went on buyers strike 40 years before the World war and he's still out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
NEGRO IS CALLED HOME

left what seemed to be a troubled homo in the south was among the first to suffer from this change. He found him. self suddenly without means of sup port and at distance from most of his friends and relatives. He looked again to the south, but there also were un- employment, depression and hardship.
 In this mixed condition the fact which Principal Moton now emphasizes furnishes light and hope. There is work and friendship for the negro in practically all parts of the country, but pre-eminently in the south.
 TIDE MOVES TOWER or LONDON From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 It is stated that the Tower of Lon- don moves four times daily, as tho tides of the Thames ebb and flow. It seems that the movement is due to the fact that many tons of water penetrate under the foundations with the rising tides and passed out with the receding tides. While the volume of water is under the building, and gradually in- creasing as the tide comes in. 1t has the effect of moving upwards the whole mass of the Tower.
 THE SWORD OF ROBERT LIFE By Abram ]. Ryan,
 From it's scabbard, pure and bright.
 'Flashed the sword of Lee! 4s Far in the front of the deadly fight, High OCT the brave in the cause ci It's stainless sheen. like beacon of Led us to victory!
 Out of its scabbard. where full long. It slumbered peacefully,
 Reused from it's rest by the battles song.
 Shielding the feeble, smiting the strong. Guarding the right averaging the
 wrong
 Cleaned the sword of Lee,
 Forth from Its scabbard, high in air | Beneath virginia's sky;
 And they who saw 1t gleaming there, That where that sword led they would To foilow-and td die
 Out of 1t. scabbard. Never hand Waver sword from stain as free Nor purer sword led braver band, Nor braver bled for brighter land. Nor brighter land had cause so grand I Nor cause a$chief like Lee.
 Forth from its scabbard! How VI | prayed tNS # sks l That sword might victor be; @ And when our triumph was delayed. And many a heart grew sore afraid, we setfll hoped on while gleamAd the l . blade l Of noble Robert Lee. Forth from its scabbard. all in vain. | Bright flashed the sword of Lee: '. .,.sps ssssss:s sss .'.ss sssss as Defeated, yet without q stain.
 Proudly and peacefully. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 Let me prosper, Lord. or let me fall according to thy will, but let use never cease to love my fellow men, for in love prosperity will fin'i
 me humble and poverty unafraid. Amen.--M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29

"How's Poor Lo getting along?"
 Fairly well. A silk -shirted indi- vidual whose tribal name Is Seven Eagle Feathers showed me over the reservation in his 5000 car"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29

THE RICH ,ABoRIGINE T hear you've been visiting the In- dian country" "yes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-29

 ley has been constantly in evidence as he handled the matters entrusted 10 him, and Rotarian Stevens has nut forth mighty exertions to line up suf- fcient automobiles to handle the visi- tors while Miss Brown has worked smoothly and efficiently, like the great secretary that she is.
 believe,~however, the busiest spot | in the hotel has been the registration headquarters, with Rotarian Adams sitting at the seat of customs, while his valiant aids have been working I like beavers to register the local and visiting members. It had the air of money changers. but every one was strictly on to his or her job. It took four typists to Keep up with the de- mands made upon the force to write in the names and fill out the cards for the badges ana for proper identifica- tion. If much of the work had no. been done before the rush came there ever, one of the things which caused us to laugh the heariest, was the signt | o1 Rotarian Chalifoux sitting at a ta hle handling out white, pink, blue red, yellow or green tickets for the different dinner sections.
 There were other committees not so much in the public eye which have done vaiiantiy in order to perfect the arrangements. Every member true t, his Rotary pledge has done the thing asked of him without fuss or com plaint. and the visitors have been mos, I reasonable and patient in waiting foi their assignments at the hotels. It has been good for the eyes to see the gaudy ribbons on the hats and over. coats of some. of the delegates. The Florida bunch had braved the seasoi with straw hats and white flanncl trousers. They looked mighty matt; on sunday afternoon and night, but towards Monday noon it made me s1iv. CT to look upon them. If you wan to forget your troubles Just drop arount to the Tutwiler and take your stant in the lobby or mingle with the hilarl ors bunch and your grouch will van. li$
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The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-02

Bogart & Claveau were the success, full bidders.
 D. R. Lewis of Chitina, is a Cor dova visitor being registered at the Northern hotel
 Joe J. Sherry, an interior mining man, was a passenger on the North western en route to Seward.
 Dalton Barr and wife have moved from the Mccormack house on B street to the Slater apartments on First
 In the U. s. commissioners court Saturday, R. Canalzo was sentenced to serve six months in jail for petit larceny.
 MT. and Mrs. E. I. Clarke of Kenne- colt, were Cordova arrivals on yes terday's train and are en route to the states
 II. J. Downing, who is superintend- ent of the San Juan cannery at Saw mill bay, passed through Cordova on the Northwestern Saturday.
 k. c. Eamesberry, with a crew of men, was a passenger on the North western en route to the Broad pass country, where they will work for the government railroad. MT. Eamesberry is the construction superintendent of general construction company of Chicago.
 The steamer Admiral Watson ar rived in Cordova at 4 o'clock this morning and sailed to the westward at 7. The following passengers were for Cordova: Leon Jeter Geo. Nc Conoghy, w. A. Vanscoy, Geo. Watt, M. Travierse, A. 1mlach, J. F. Mills, E. J. Dyer, Emma Kilkenny, E. D. Hamilton Passengers leaving Cor dova for the westward were John Groth, Rev. Wallace Marble, Dan Van derford, Sanford Johnson and Ed.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-02
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
 AROUND TOWN

The city council meets in regular session tonight at o'clock in the council chambers
 c. D. Hirdning left for Fidalgo bay on Saturday, where he will be sta dioned for some time.
 Deputy Marshal Wm. l.. Fursman was a passenger for Valdez on the Northwestern Saturday
 J. M. Meyers and Bartley Howard were passengers for the westward on Saturdays steamer in connection with their work building roads.
 Pat O'Connor, mining maa of Fair banks and Tolovana, was a through passengers on the Northwestern Sat urday, en route to the interior.
 J. M. Brown representing the Un- derwood typewriter, was Cordova visitor Saturday while the Northwest ern was in port, en route to Anchor age.
 Supt. G. F. Taylor and wife, with crew of 96 men, were aboard the Northwestern en route to Uyak to be in readiness for the coming fishing season.
 P. A. Claveau was a passenger on the Northwestern Saturday for An chorage, where he has a crew of men waiting to paint the Susftna bridge. The painting of this bridge was let by contract and the firm of
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-02

JobnSOn TOT Anchorage, and Hans Wold for Seldovia.
 James Gilmour was passenger on the Northwestern Saturday for An. chorage, where he expects to spend the summer.
 Harry Christie, who has a tie con. tract at Mile 19, after spending a few days in Cordova, returned home on this mornings train.
 J. R. Brabazon and Frank Cox. who have been stationed at Tiekel dur. ing the winter service of the railroad returned to town on yesterdays train
 Dr. w. A. Rystrom, formerly of Anchorage, was a through passenger on the Watson from the states, en route to Cold bay, where he will prac- tice
 K. J. Kinney, with the road com mission, passed through Cordova on the Northwestern en route to the Cash creek district to resume work | for the season.
 Mrs. Emma Kilkenny, who has been visiting in the states for the past couple of months, was returning passenger to Cordova on the Watson this morning.
 MT. and Mrs. Schultz of Kennecott, l are spending a few days in Cordova, having arrived from the interior on yesterdays train, and are registered at the Windsor
 r. l. Lippert passed through Cor dova Saturday on the Northwestern, en route to Anchorage, where he will he employed by the Alaskan engineer ing commission as an expert steel bridge constructor.
 P. Denhart greeted local friends while the Northwestern was in port Saturday. MT. Denhart is en route to the Cook inlet country where he will have the management of mining property on Crow creek.
 Postmaster Chas. H. Scheffler re- ceived word on the Northwestern that his brother Frederick Scheffler, had been drowned in New Orleans. MT. Scheffler and his small son were out fishing and when the father fell in the water, the son thought he was swimming. After waiting two hours for his father to appear the little chap was found by people going by the scene of the accident. When in formed of what had happened, took
The Cordova daily times., 1921-05-02
VOTE OF THANKS

The Pioneer Women of Alaska Aux Hilary No. 5, wishes to thank the general public for their generous tronage at the May day dance; also the several committees in charge for their efforts and the success of the various booths; all those who contributed to the grab bag and the men who assisted in various ways; the Ballet Girls, the Sprite, Mile Ribeau Mrs. W. H. Chase, Mrs. J. V. Sheridan, Mrs. James Clarke and Mrs. George Walker
 MABEL GREENIG, Pres. Evenrude Engines. Factory price.