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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
FAIRY RUM

From the New York Times
 lazy Einstein, the prohibition Pro- teus, should transform himself into the Ancient Mariner. The New Jer- sey and Long Island seaboard call him Pirate" rum ships are contin- ually discerned by the telescopic n,- aginations of the dry watchers on the strand. Outside the three mile limit mysterious" vessels are sailing insolently. Sometimes they are as- sembled in a booze fleet" X Now "a mysterious steamer" is reported about 20 miles from Cape May. Now "a fast auxiliary steamer without lights is two miles off Two-Mle Beach--too palpable a pun. Now Ian going motor craft with a bis houseboat" draws expectant sights from thousand bathers. Now the rum-runners are trying to bring into Absecon Inlet nefarious cargo dis charged from "a large steamer" Now "a three-masted schooner"-is the word a waggery?--"from the Baha- iudo 10 qdlShCHihb ahC OCoSo OA PaC hibition enforcement hearts along the Long Island shore.
 The forbidden juice Is transferred from the phantom fleet in swift mo- tor boats, in big rafts, in sloops, cat boats, rowboats, skiffs. Signals are flashed from the pirates in the off ing to the smugglers on the shore Unlighted, sinister and presumably "rakish" craft abound. Caches are smelled or suspected in every stretch of sand or clump of bushes or col lection of rocks. No good man who reads the copious testimony, can doubt that the still-vexed Jerseys and Long Island swarm with caves and antres, no longer idle, but stuffed with kegs, barrels and hogsheads to the roof There seems little doubt that the Flying Dutchman, laden to the gunwale with schnapps and Hollands, is roaming interminably | just three miles beyond the margent | of the sea, filling the souls of landr lubbers with vain, pleasant dreams l
 from the ivory gate. For it is per mitted to believe that neither New Jersey nor Long Island bears much resemblance to the Sussex of the fine old brandy days.
 What a discovery it is that, though | the poets and the novelists have usually been convivial and oinophile prohibition stimulates the imagina- tion! In miles of windows, bottles ot l beer and even cordials stimulate blamelessly the old form, though their contents are milder than milk The sentinefs and loungers on tile shore behold wet argosies just out side the three mile limit ar. hear | an armada of smugglers bringing | loads of strong water to the climes of thirst unsatisfied. They can never hear the mystic glouglou of the
 spirits immured in glass and wood Wonderful and cheap mirage, coI- soler of our desert tribesmen! City of wetland, just without our seeing marvel ever new, fairy rum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
SUICIDES OF CHILDREN
From the Literary Digest.

From the Literary Digest.
 Tt is. a frightful indictment of our Christian civilization" when we con- template the appalling fact that out of total of 12,o00 suicides reported
 in 1920. TOT were children, the boys averaging l5 years, the girls 16 Di- vorces, congested living conditions and enactment of the Eighteenth amendment are given as probable causes for the alarming increase ir self-destruction, according to reports received by officers, of the Save-a. Life league. The increase over th' number of cases listed in 1919 i.
 given at l.0oe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Demands Release of
 American Citizens

~ ECRETARY HUGHES demand 0 that Americans imprisoned by the soviet authorities be released will serve to show just how much sanity and reason are left in bol- shevik Russia. The curt commu- nication handed to the soviet consul at Reval has tone of finality that Lenine cannot we'll ignore. Just what will be done if the demand is not complied with has not been an- nounced, but it is probable that the soviet leaders will make the best of the situation and grant their freedom to the Americans who have been kept in prison for no apparent reason, save the hostility of the bol- sheviki toward America.
 The note of Secretary Hughes reached the Russians at the same ] time that Secretary Hoover's reply to Maxim Gorky's appeal was re- ceived. It will strengthen Mir. Hoover's position that no relief can be extended as long as American citizens are in Russian prisons, even though they are but handful com pared to the millions of Russians who are facing starvation.
 The sarcastic statement attributed to one soviet official that America was holding a few of her citizens ir the scales against millions of Rus sians is beside the point. It is the principal of the thing and not tht number of persons who are concerned l As long as there is an American citizen being made the victim o, soviet cruelty and oppression, thu American people will turn dea1 ear to pleas for help.
 I MT. Hoover, in his unofficial ca pacity as head of the American re lisf administration, stated the sit uation exactly. Secretary Hughe has spoken for the American gov ernment. There cannot be, an there should not be, any better re lations between the soviet govern ment and the American governmen until American citizens in Russi are set free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
SHE WAS VISIBLE.

Haven't I seen you some where be- fore'" asked the young man who was quaffing S5-cent soft drink.
 Ordinarily" replied the fair soda jerker. "I'd think you were trying to get fresh with me. but I was on the stage before hard times hit the show business. Maybe you have seen me somewhere" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
COMMUSION

COMMUSION Samuel Minturn Peck. in Harpers send my love unto my dead each
 day; I know not how; I only know 1t goes Forth from my heart, and, goines
 ever grows; That as it flies, there's nothing can
 affray; That. like dove. it fondly keeps It's Through dark and light along the path it knows; That in Its faithful flight it never
 slows, And if l toal or sleep goes not astray, I send my love unto my dead. and They know 'tis sent. that I have no:
 forgot; For often when am alone feel s Their iowe return-and. oh. no words
 can say The peace that comes to me! It mat
 terk not What woss Detide. I have Asrswita
 to heal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

The Princess Fatima is being re- ceived by our best families, but it isn't likely that American women will follow her eccentric style of or namenting her nose with a precious stone.
 V # * * g A woman who supports 14 children by taking in washing told the judge she had a right to swear. There are hardly enough oaths in any one lan- guage to fit case like hers.
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 A Chicago woman says a wife's failure to make herself attractive to her husband has wrecked many A home. She wasn't boosting any par ticular brand of cosmetics, either.
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 An embezzler who spent more than s1,00o,o00 belonging to his employer Is the most popular man in his home
 
 town, probably because his home town didn't lose the money.
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 There is always something to clut ter up the mails. Just now it is souvenir cards sent out from resorts where the climatic conditions are too good to be true. # # *
 viscount Northcliffe is shaking hands with New York newspaper men. A newspaper man never gets too high up to talk shop.
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 New Orleans has more useful citj- zens than Hon. Pete Herman, but a great many people in the United States don't know it. The American citizen who gets dis satisfied with life should stop to con slider how much worse off he'd be In Russia.
 The wood alcohol route isn't be- ing travelled as much as formerly, but 1t Is still catching a few way farera
 + x * If Henry Ford were put in charge of the nations railroads a great many desk men would have to go to work.
 By assailing America one moment and whining for help the next. the soviet leaders are running true 10 form.
 l Every new motor car sold in- creases the hazards of pedestrianism and the importance of the traffic cop.
 William Jennings Bryan was ar- rested for speeding in Illinois. Dear dear! And at his time of life. too | x * E
 Something new is invented every day, but no improvement has been made on the hammock built for two | x * E Mustapha Renal Pasha has sen, out hurry call for peace. The es. teemed Turk knows when to quit.
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 Six robbers got $1o.0oo from 2 Florida bank. It won't last long Il they put up at a Florida hotel.
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 Captain Kidd was born too soon {, exchange the gentle trade of pirac, for whisky smuggling. T x * #
 Great Britain may be able to ge the black and tans out of 1relanI by Christmas.
 j. * x Bimini continues militantly wet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

TOO NOISY, FOR ONE THING. What is that machine7" A concrete mixer" Let's have look" Its not adapted to making hom' brew"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
How St. Louis Gets
 Business With Mexico

A DISPATCH from Mexico City &A to the Wall Street Journal is to the effect that the city of St. Louis occupies the most strongly entrenched position of any Amer ican city with reference to trade in Mexico. Special mention is made of the fact that managers of ex- port departments of St. Louis man. ufacturers are at this time in Mex ico for the purpose of extending the sale of their respective lines.
 St. Louis is also Ion, not near the Warrior" figuratively speaking, and is fully alive to it's position. It enjoys the same 20 per cent less than all rail rates to New Orleans down the Mississippi as we do tc Mobile and New Orleans down the Warrior. St. Louis has it's trade representatives in Mexico. Have we?
 The Wall Street Journal says:
 Through bills of lading are is-
 sued via the St. Louis. and New
 Orleans barge line and regular
 lines of cargo ships that ply be-
 tween New Orleans and Vera
 Cruz. Shipments are ordinarily
 delivered to Vera Cruz in six
 days out of New Orleans. St.
 Louis merchants are also ship
 ping by water to Manzanillo on
 the west coast of Mexico via the
 Panama canal.
 Birmingham could and should dc the same business St. Louis is do. ing, but we will probably do little of it until we have agents in Mex. ico directly representing our fac tories and in personal touch witt Mexican business men. The oppor- tunity is more ours than Mexico's because we have a shorter haul te tidewater.
 The dull season through which we have been passing was a goot time in which to build for this bust ness by being on the spot. Tha1 seems to be the St. Louis method
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
TOO FULL FOR UTTERANcE.

TOO FULL FOR UTTERANcE,
 MAYBE.
 When Parson Goodleigh tried to start his fliyver he choked the en- zine off three times in succession" Hal Did he make any remarks appropriate to the occasion?" NO, he didn't, but he didn't have exactly the same kind of expression on his face he wears when he says, Let us pray"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
TWO HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR

tions because Congress will not real ize the needs of broad-visloned air service and take steps to meet them.
 Our backwardness may not now seem worth worrying much about. but who knows when it may become alarming? It is time for public sen- timent to demand a change and to insist that in aerial matters this country stop initiating and begin. In a commercial as well as in mili- tary and naval way, to do some ac- tive experimenting and perfecting of its own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
THE WAY WE DO THINGS.

Henry" said Mrs. Twobble, lis there really such bird as the dove of peace?"
 No" said MT. Twobble. and it's a lucky thing for the. taxpayers of this country that there isn't.''
 why. Henry?"
 The chances are all the European nations would get together and ask the United States to support it. and Congress would probably pass mill lion-dollar appropriation for bird seed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Have Turned the Corner

This district has been wonderfully blest during the past few years and the present falling off in business should not occasion any uneasiness al to the future,' and Fosters Hamil- ton, cashier of the Bank of Alabama yesterday. Business is naturally off during the summer, yet our deposits and our business volume holds up well and we are not inclined to be worried over the future.
 .I believe that business will show x decided improvement from this time forward. We have turned the corner I think and have only to maintain strong front to pull through in good shape"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Loved "Bob, Tarry

We, who have known him many years, are sincerely greived to hear Of the death of J. B. CBobD Tarry, the we'll known and gentlemanly colored barber" said J. L. Davidson. He was favofite with the business men of the community, whose hair he had cut and whom he had shaved ever since he came here more than 50 years ago.
 Bob was especially interested in baseball and had the record of the good players at his fingers end. He loved to talk to his customers while waiting on them and was always en- tertaining. He was sober and up- right, really good citizen. and one whom all who knew him could but respect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
old swimmln' Hole

"One of the incest places in this district to swim is in the little Caha- ba. river, about four miles beyond the pump house." said c. W. Pitt man, deputy United States marshal.
 "The water at that point is just as clear as can be and is constantly running so a person is never in the same water long.
 "The people of Birmingham realize the value of this swimming place and are taking advantage of 1t. It is absolutely impossible to visit the place anytime without finding a number of devotees of that sport"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Not His Job

Because I am invited to sing quite often, people seem to think 1t is my However, it is not.
 "The other day met an acquain- tance on the street and the first thing he said was, 'how's the music business? I told him I didn't know, as my vocation at the present time was in the sales department of the United States Rubber company and singing was merely an avocation.
 Usually when a man sings or plays people seldom think he does anything else, but I am not as fortunate as the majority of others and therefore have to do other work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
ROMANCE IN BUSINESS

From the Forum.
 Joseph Hamb.en Sears well known literary critic, writing on the endur- ing quality of The Three Muske- teersv as a stimulus to morale through generations, remarks
 "1f. in few weeks another im- possible problem arose. there on the table. ready at hand. lay the four swashbuckler youths of France who encountered all sorts of impossible rrob,ems and never threw up the snonSe If the great minister oi Louis XIII could be outwit'ed by nArtarnan, why not the bill collector by smiths If Athos could keep per. .fscuy calm when attacked by 2 dozen brigands. why should Jones Hose his nerve when the boss gave him the blue envelope?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Exnccts More Trnffic

Since Connie Austlns services have been dispensed with we are ex- pecting to have trouble with our roads leading to Shelby county, due to increased traffic in that direction" said E. J. Reed, chief clerk of the board of revenue yesterday.
 'It was said Austin's good services have kept down the amount of travelling which would otherwise have been headed to the neighboring county, and now Connie has been dismissed the roads will probably be travelled a great deal.
 We are fully prepared to keep the road in good condition, however. as the county has recently purchased several tractors, and road work is going ahead steadily It Is commonly rumored liquor is to be cheaper now. and I guess that means the Shelby county roads will have to be kept in good condition. There is one con- solaton, though-persons who may be returning from a trip over there won't know whether the roads are bad or not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
R. Y. F. U.

Alabama Baptists are looking for ward to the various meetings to be held from July S1 to August 20 at Mentone, their summer asse mbly grounds" said Dr. l.. l.. Gwaltney. editor of the Alabama Baptist. -
 "The B. Y. P. U. week August 7-12; Sunday school week. August 1920: Sunday school convention, August 1914; State conference organized classes, August 16-17.
 "A large crowd Is expected as the assembly grounds on the crest of Lookout mountain together with the hotel and other accomodations will draw people from all over the state
 'In the mornings and evenings in spring and educational programmes will be given as the best talent in the south has been secured; while in the afternoon there will be tennis swimming. and hiking parties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Increased Use of s
 the Motor Vehicle

e57SHAT the American people ac-
 Il cumulated . a large reserve fund during the period of high pro- duction is shown in the increase
 in the number of motor cars as com pared with 1920. From reports secured from 46 states the Akron. O., Chamber of Commerce figures the number of motor vehicles regis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Alabama Organizes
 State Farm Bureau

HHHE Alabama Farm bureau has u been organized as a perma- nent factor in the development of farming interests in this state. Or ganization was perfected at 3 meeting held in Auburn, incident to the farmers summer school, and parts of the state were chosen.
 This is another forward movement by the farmers of Alabama. The farmers bureau came into being shorn of the political features that characterized former associations of the kind.
 The bureau has branches in the precincts of the counties, which, in turn, have representation in the county body. The county organiza- ton is represented in the state body and that in the national. In this manner the farmers of the union are welded into business associa- tion devoted to the betterment o1 farming conditions.
 Numbers of Alabama counties have organized farm bureaus ant their operations have proved bene ficial.
 x x x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
YES, HE SANG.

Your new lodger didn't.stay long," He was too high-toned" "Eh?"
 His upper register started all the dogs in the neighborhood to how.- ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
DErRAvITY NOTE.

Remarked a hoary sinner,
 With bark worse than his bite. I'd like to be skeeter
 When some beauties heave in sight, And added he in lower tone, The kind, you know, who roll their
 own.'" THE GREAT AMERICAN QUESTION There's mysterious craft hover ing off shore. Would you like to run out in my motor launch and look her over?"
 Are you good judge of dis tance?"
 What do you mean?
 Do you think she's three mil.A out?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
BOTH COULDN'T GO.

Honey said the colored suitor, when we gifts married you ain't swine to give up dat good job you has workin' for de white folks. is you?"
 But ain't we gwine to have no honeymoon an take a trip on da train somewhere?"
 One of us might go. honey. Dey ain't thing holdin mes but you's got responsibilities"
 ADDITIONAL HYMNS OF HATE. A man who makes me rave Is William Henry Platt; Who says that he can shave
 In seven minutes flat. And knowing Robert Slade
 Gives rne but little cheer; He says one razor blade
 Will last him for year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

Palm Beach suits half off means that summer is more than half gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
YusT THE THING FOR HIM

rrom the New orleans Times.
 Picayune.
 .An automatic skinnins oesice na' been invented" The rent noe a'' ways was an inventive genius
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

A MORNING PRAYER
 My God, I do not sufficiently trust Thee. When the way is dark and I cannot sec, let me know that Thou Ieadest on! Amen.--M. $. B,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-29
Walter York

Walter York of Carmel, who was
brought TO the Kennebec Valley hos
pital, i'll with typhoid fever several
days ago. from Indian Pond, where
he was employed. in numbering for
Preble & Robinson, passed away at
that institution late Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. York was born in Carmel. the
son of Charles York, IS years ago. He
was a widower, his wife who before
her marriage was Miss Ada Conkson,
died five years ago Mr., York is sur
vived by SIN children, the oldest on
" IS years of age. They are as fol-
lows: Howard and Charles. who
live at the Forks; Esther Bernice.
Glennis and Enrol, who reside in
Carmel, and twin brother, Wallace,
of Bingham. and two sisters Mrs.
Nera Merrill of the Forks and Miss
Edith York of Boston
The remains were taken to the
home of Mr.. Yorl's cousin, Mr., and
Mrs. Harry l.. Chase of York street.
where the funeral service will be
held this Monday morning at
o'clock. Mr.. York's remains will be
takep to Aetna for burial beside his
wife
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-29
MUNICIPAL COURT

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Jacques of SO
Northern avenue were hailed before
Judge Cony Saturday morning on COM
plant lodged by Mrs. Viola Harvey
that they were common braWlers.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Evidence was submitted By several
witnesses who lived in the neighbor-
hood Of the Jacques home to show
that trouble came often in the vicinity
of 50 Northern avenue and that the
Jacques were generally at the bottom
of it. Among those who appeared for
the complainant were Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Harvey, who live upstairs in the
same house with the jacques; Mrs.
Mary Cloutier. who also occupies the
same house. and Mrs. Prantc, mother
of Mrs. Harvey. After sitting the
evidence in the case. and taking into
consideration the fact that Jacques
has nine children and has a reputation
for being honest and a hard worker.
Judge Cony decided to continue the
case for one month on jacques prom
Use to keep the peace and to find a
farm at once on which to place his
family. Attorney Herbert Locke ap-
peared for the plaintiff. while the
Jacques were not represented
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-29
Indifference the
Danger Church Must
Fight Saws EndeaVoro1

Boston, Aug. 2S-Lazy Indifference
due to wealth and self satisfaction
was pictured as the present peril of
the churches and the nation in a
sermon delivered here today by the
Rev. Francis f. Clark. president of
the Worlds Christian Endeavor I'm
ion.
The lukewarmness. the neither
hot nor cold state which results
from prosperity and self satisfaction
is the great peril which threatens
our churches, and indeed our nation
he said
THE next few MONTHS he contin-
ued. will be the most momentous in
their tremendous opportunity which
the history of the world has known
for a thousand years. Shall the prin-
ciples of Jesus Christ prevail, or the
principles of Mars. backed up by a
Grinning Satan Shall We be salts
fled with our wealth, our banks, our
crops. our commanding position in
the world, and with lazy indifference
let the world plunge into new hor
rors because perchance some other
nation will not disarn until we do?
The choice is before US as a nation
and the churches of America will
have much to do with the choice of
the nation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-29
Greek Successes
Reported at Athens

Athens, Aug. 2I.-The Turks have
orga nized defensive line which parts
at the confluence of the Bursak with
the Sakaria river near Ancient Cor
dunn, says an official statement re-
garding them tlitary situation in Asia
Minor, disseminated by the Greek
Official agency.
The Greek attachments which are
marching south of the Sakaria says
the statement occupied last Monday
the Turkish advance posts south of
the Cheuk and Kathrandi rivers. The
Greek right wing broke through the
Turkish line Friday night, crossed
the Gheuk and occupied positions
north of the river. The Turks launch
ed counter attack, which, the state
ment says. was easily repulsed
The statement asserts that the
Turkish positions south of the Kath
randi also were occupied by the
Greeks after battle and that the
Turks have retreated toward their
main positions north of the river.