davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Clover Industry

T am Tennessean and in the sec- ton where l was reared blue grass was the prize and pride of the farm ers,' says F. W. Dixon, "but since coming to Alabama and buying a farm l find that my adopted state has three grasses which are great asset, bermuda, johnson, and mel lilotis. Now comes along a fourth, which seems to be the sensation ot the agricultural world,
 T refer. to the famous hubam glover, the variety which promises to revolutionize the clover indus try. l hope the field day and barbe- cue to be given inits honor at New bern on Thursday will draw experts from all parts of the country.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
* * # German Naval Officers Found CniIty by Court

F7F1HE German supreme court has
 ll adjudged Lieutenants Boldt Hand Dittmar "aceomplices in man.
 slaughter" for the part theysplayed
 in the sinking of the British hos lpital ship, Londonderry Castle, by la German submarine commanded
 by Lieutenant Commander Patzig,
 and the subsequent firing on sur
 vivors who were in lifeboats. < The court held that Patzig, who ..has not yet been arrested, was re- for the torpedoing of the
 hospital ship in violation of inter N,national law and the rules of civ .a,ilized warfare. The two lieutenants were convicted, it appears, despite
 the fact that they were carrying
 out the orders sf a superior, be-
 cause they did not protest when he ,iordered the U-boat's guns trained "on the lifeboats filled with refu- gees, the court. holding that if they ihad done so Patzig would not have .5nsisted or the execution of his 'barbarous command. The court also declared that in not recording the sinking in his logbook and by
 attempting to destroy all witnesses { to his crime, Patzig showed he was
 aware that he had violated the laws of war.
 f Boldt and Dittmar were sentenced
 to Sour years imprisonment. This
 verdict is less farcical than some which have preceded it in the trials
 of German officers charged with
 military offenses. It fully recog- snizes the criminality of torpedoing "a hospital ship and fixes punish
 ment which is more severe than might have been expected from l, German court. One curious point 
 brought out is the statement that < the two lieutenants might have pre- vented the firing on lifeboats by opposing the order of their com manding officer. In view of the rigid discipline prevailing in the { German navy, it is doubtful if any .linferior officer would have ventured to protest against an order issued by superior, regardless of how inhuman it might have been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

which draw from 2 to 4 per cent can be advantageously used in the building of homes at 5, and 7 per cent to the builder. There is no doubt as to the security, building and loan associations having amply proved that.
 MT. Hoover's plan is nothing more nor less than bringing the peo- ple's savings into an employment that will benefit the people who put up the savings. What he ad- yocates is sound and safe and should have been in vogue generations ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
SIR BERNARD OPPENHEIMER

From the New Orleans Times-Pica- yune,
 l xxx ' EALTH, honors and fire l wv philanthroDie spirit could not keep Sir Bernard Or- penheimer alive beyond the compar- atively early age of 55. The English nobleman died few days ago at Stoke Pogesi but fortunately the good work he inaugurated will carry on even though it's founder is no l more.
 thought more consistently in terms
 of diamonds thans did Sir Bernard,
 who literally had built the edifice of
 his wealth and prominence upon a foundation of both cut and uncut
 gems. He was familiar with every detail of the diamond business from
 the extraction of the raw stones from the African mines--he was for many years and at the time of his death chairman and permanent director or the South African Diamond corpora- tion, Ltd.--to the cutting. polishing and merchandising of the finished product. Here are few of his othe- diamond connections; He was chair man of the Pniers Limited: manag- ing director of the New Vaal River Diamond and Exploration company and held the same position with the Blaauwboseh Diamohds, Limited, and was managing director likewise of Lewis and Marks, Limited.
 Being thus thoroughly saturated, as it were, with diamonds when the
 then MT. Bernard opepnheimeS felt the patriotic impulse to do some
 thing for wounded heroes of the great war, he naturally thought of
 diamonds. What better, more dig
 nified and more lucrative work might
 Be given to young men forced to a sedentary life than in Uiamond cut- ting?
 MT. oppenheimer developed his project fully in his mind before he
 made it public. Its importance is shown by the fact that 1t took a cor
 poration with capital of nearly
 $s.ooo 900 to "put over" tfe. idea. The new factory was opened in April. 1918, but by 1920 it had to be en- larged and was giving employment to no less than 1000 disabled men. Stones to the value of a s1.25o, 900, 900
 have been cut and sold.
 l The concern operates in contunc-
 ton with the government rehabilita-
 tion service. The ministry of labor
 selects the ex-service men to be
 trained. filling all vacancies as they
 may occur. For six months the men
 are paid only a maintenance allow ance by the government. Thereafter
 they pass to minimum wage at two
 pounds sterling a week, and are prac- tically assured permanent employ ment. After the training period the
 government is relieved of its main 1 tcnance burden and after two years of development the men carp over IS 2 week exclusive of any dis ability pensios E9 Hhsssr tnss ''1ey os
 -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

vessels were "blockade runners" It is believed that whisky smuggling on large scale has been going on for sometime from foreign countries and cargoes worth fortunes have been secreted in unfrequented places along the Atlantic seaboard.
 According to prohibition officers, the strange behavior of some of the ships noted was due to the practice of transferring illegal shipments of whisky from Blockade runners" to vessels bearing authoritative clear ance papers. The captain of ship laden with liquor was instructed to meet some other ship bound for an American port and transfer his cargo which could then be landed diOHS Witu q iSS ltlHidJc Odl BOs Ilif- deavoring to locate his accomplice, the captain of the whisky ship ap- preached various vessels and fail ing to receive the password of John Barleycorn, scuttled away.
 This is probably the real explan- ation of the pirate" scare. It takes all the romance out of the alleged exploits of the pirates" but proves them to be good business men. Why should anybody be so foolhardy as to engage in piracy which carries dire penalties and nowadays prom ises comparatively small returns when whisky smuggling is far more profitable and the smuggler need have no fear of ever dangling at the end of a rope?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
s'Piracy" on the High Seas
 May Be Whisky Smuggling

ilfA 7 UGH colorful romancing was llVll inspired by the reports of sspirate" craft in the North Atlantic. The obvious explanation, and one that has already occurred to many people, is contained in a dispatch from Atlantic City. It is thought that mysterious vessels lurking along trade routes are engaged in smuggling whisky into these dry United States. ;., This theory shatters the fond H. .l1usion that successors to Kidd, Morgan and other notables of the \ buccaneering days on the Spanish a.Main were proving upon commerce sswith modern facilities. Stories are wtold of strange ships approaching ...nlerchantmen and steaming away in
 
 .'ahe darkness without revealing their .l..identity. Hectic correspondents .,and some wise old seadogs said <n
 ....these ships were manned by ."s and probably accounted for the disappearance of a number of missing vessels. '. More prosaic revenue agents s,s
 .,,having discovered cargo oi whisky said to have been landed sVn the New Jersey coast from (
 pystery shiy," think the unknown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

entitled. A clinic has been estab-
 lished and every facility provided for the treatment of war disabilities so that the men may be treated at the factory with the least possible in reference with their work. Already four branch factories have heen es- tablished and recent exhibition of the work done by the ex-service men visited by the Prince of Wales. Most of the output of the factories is sold in the great diamond market at Ant werp. Can Uncle Sam point to any so definite assistance given to his wounded?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
THE HAPPY ENDING

Are you leaving before the play is over?'
 Whats the use of staying? I know how it will end When the poverty-stricken heroine. faint from hunger. collapsed on the curb young millionaire who was passing picked her up and tenderly placed her in his limousine. In the third act she'll motor back to the little home town. wearing a s1Oooo fur coat. and fall on the bosom of her dear old mother"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
GOLFERS TRICK STROKES

From the Manchester Guardian.
 The young Australian golfer, J. H. Kirkwood, is something of a wizard with the ball and clubs besides being a first-c -claas golfer In the ordinary way. His tricks include driving a ball off the face of watch without touching the glass, He can raise the ball from the ground with his niblick and catch it in it's fall without Changing his stance. He has driven ball from under a mans boot toe He has at times placed ball near the lip of tAe hole and 10 others at intervals behind it; then beginning with the tenth ball he lofts them one after the other over the stymie and into the hole, He began his golfing career as caddie and at the age of Is was appointed professional at Brisbane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

HOW TO GET THE MONEY How are collections?" "Brisk.v
 Tn these hard tlmesg' Yes. We employ girl clerks hwo've had tag day experience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
COUNTING ON PosrER1rr

COUNTING ON PosrERIrY
 You offer me only ;a for this som net?' asked the poet.
 That's correct" replied the editor. And yet, long after I'm dead co1- lectors may pay 50 times ss for the original manuscript of this poem."
 "l ou may please yoa.se,t with that kind of reflection," said the editor. Most of our contributors do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
"Dim Your Lightv

Since the Birmingham Autopobie club has instituted our .DimI Your Light stickers. placing them bn the windshield of automobiles some very interesting things have happen cd" said Mrs. Bertha Couglan, as sistant to James P. Dobbns, sesre tary of the club. Nearly everybody took it very philosophically but there are exceptions to every rule and there have been some 'kickers One man rushed into our headquarters at the Tutwiler the other day decNar- ing that if we didn't have someone remove the sign from his car, that he'd have us written up in the pa pers.'
 "Of course we told him we'd be glad to comply with his request, and tried to explain it to him but he was not to be convinced. As a mat ter of fact the Dim Your Light stickers, are intended merely as re- minders to the owners of autos to follow the slogan for if they don't many terrible accidents are liable to happen. Especially on highways when a man dosen't dim his lights along the narrow roads, there is danger of the other fellow being so blinded that some awful accident might occur.
 Our Dim Your Light stickers are in keeping with the plans of the Automobile club to do everything that we can to assist auto owners to enjoy safety"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

OLD KING COTTON Down in the land of cotton" Is where the potatoes grow. Both Irish and sweet, and corn ana
 wheat,
 And other cr,ls, row oa .ox  Time was when old King Cotton Was monarch of all he surveyed, On southern lands the toiling hands To him their homage paid But now his power's waning, His broau domain is, too; Diversity is ths modern cry. And that's what the farmers do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
ANSWERED

From the Florida Metropolis.
 A Chicago restaurant man ia es- fering $1,000 for one good reason for the private manufacture of revolvers. Wives use them in murdering their husbands. Hand us the money,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
SPARED THAT MUCH

STARED THAT MUCH How do you like being a soda water clerk?" Now that I've tried it," said the ex-bartender, T rather like it. But the old atmosphere is gone" Yes. but there are compensations.- When man has had a soft drink
  he never says, George. listen to this one.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
Not : Rad Idea

That necessity is the mother of invention was demonstrated to me the other night while driving out near East Lake" said Eugene Will Hams. While riding along in my car l noticed around the cor ner a very bright light that appeared to either be standing still or to be moving very slowly. As turned in that street the light disappeared and was amazed for the minute 10 .ss count for it until I noticed an OK cart in which an old negro man was riding with a mirror in the back of it
 That was the plan whereby he notified the automobilists of his pres- ence on the road and the reflection of the lights from the approaching cars served to inform them of his whereabouts. IL was unique stunt but one that served it's purpose we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
THE CMIMNEY sTAn

Frances Carlin, N"The Clairn of Starss (Holtl. The grayest things in my mothers
 house Are my grandfather's beard and .
 careful mouse That comes from behind the kitchen
 door For the crumbs my kitten forgets on
 the floor. And the brightest things a the
 kitchen ara A two-penny light and a tirea star That hides away until l sit Beneath the chimney to look st #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 Tomorrow and yesterday are Thine, Q Lord. Today alone oe- longs to me. May yesterdays fail- ure guide me today to tomorrow's victory. Amen.-M. $, II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
A SLIGHT sHRINKAGE

fYou say this famous comedian is bankrupt"
 Yes"
 What. became of his salary of s3,oOo a week?@
 Tt became s2OO week when he got it."
 ONE WAY To END IT Say" bawled the policeman, the middle of trolley car track is no place to argue with a woman" 'You are wrong. my friend" sa'd the subdued looking man. Its an ideal place. This lady is my wife5ane knew she'd have to sto? ,alkins wllpn q car came along'
 MORE EXPECTATION He must be wealthy"
 why sop
 He speaks rather carelessiy of his second best car"
 That's little truck he uses in his business PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
Bee Line HiEhNax

First step in the making of the Bee Line highway the official route to Florida by motor travel this win ter has been taken" said James F. Dobbins, secretary of the Blrming- ham Automobile club. "The Bee Line boosters have dispatched Thad D. Holt to Nashville to begin the log ging of the entire highway from that point southward through Br- mingham. He will be accompanied by sundry boosters of the highway.
 "Peyton Van valkenburg, mana ger of the Florida Automobile assoeia- tion, is cooperating with us and seems as enthusiastic as we are There is a little matter of 0o,Ooo automobiles going to Florida in the winter season and the importance of having this travel routed through Birmingham renders the work we are doing more than worth while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19

Q the difference of man md man!
 king Lear. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
Thinks same Way snli

The reporter writing me up in the lobby column as reconciled to the Seventeenth street paving misunder. stood what l meant by acceptance ot the inevitable" said Phil Edwards. T opposed the paving at this time in the name of my clients and I do not now approve it's being done yet, my belief being that it could be done at lower cost to tax payers later, on. z When l spoke of the inevitable. simply meant that we all had to be as cheerful over the inevitable as possible because there is no way of getting around that animal. How ever my position as to the paving is precisely what 1t was"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-19
Jobs for Dinner Clubs


 T think it would be fine thing if the different dinner clubs would each take on certain civic accom- plishment ambush it to conclusion" said O, l.. Bum. They are made up of the very best timber in the city and they can put across any thing that they make up their minds too. l have often thought how much could be accomplished if each of these clubs undertook one specific thing rather than all wait on some general movement
 One club might place Vulcan on Red mountain, another stand behind the development of Green Springs park, another get more street mar kers for the city and so on. In tEat way each team would have something of it's very own to do and I believe work and pride would rem der effort inyincible withd1t any special burden on any one"
The Washington times., 1921-10-23
BY Lady Duff Gordon
4" L v Gil e I" }

>HE Fall hats three characteristics. They
likely be Napoleonic they probably velvet
duveyn; and while their background foundation be
munincence splendor
splash Of red yellow blue but of vvidness
vivid. brilliant
citation with black
Occasionally in
black
and the trimming
black
Such a combination shown
the or burgundy velvet, IL has wide dropping
large The trimming Jet band emphasized
large nall head front The
hy sisr campsn
The Washington times., 1921-10-23

and best in styles for wel-desed women.
Lady DufGodons Paris establishment brings her close
touch with that of fashion
Lady DufGordon's American establishment is at No. l9
East Fifty fourth street, New York City. sp
circle With this richly colored Is worn
white
The ghthand displays kettle shaped velvet
tiny rolled
ostrich
and falls
On the left picture OF a
The brim curvng yet sn and the
velvet Around the
ribbon The dropping yellow feather bird Of paradise The
Is sable
The picture presents street dress and
hat forming smart costume
With trimmings OF black souache
timing Chinese brocade do the beshaped
sleeves The hat Of brown
front is drawn band Of red Chinese embroidery
the top OF the brm with ostrich plumes in burnt
Napoleon hat of black OF
orange conved by embroidery or velvet ribbon
ts smart aud suitable Tor occssionsJ
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-22
KENTucKY's POOR TRAIN SERVICE.

The gentlemen from Ashland who have been reconnoerhs III
the Big Sandy Valley found the railroad service poor "'
discovery Everyone who that ioy has been
src Immediately with the poor equipment the slow trans ana the
crcuitou routes been said by traveller VINO Knows w Dig
SANDY boroup that no criticism railroad service there
matter how severe, is baseeSs
The has long been in obtaining better
passenger train facilities Kentucky not between any particular
points but for Louisville happens although the
METROPOLIS is almost inaccessible people from certain parts oil the
state but ousves Anticipated railroad service is no worse IMAM
that of many other Kentucky towns and cities.
Indeed to parts of Kentucky hardship Even
the prosperous parts of the state which nave contributed 10 '
support prosperity of railroads shameuy treated TRIP
of hundred miles involves lost time to nothing OF dis
comfort The poor sleeping between cene rs
responsible osng people the of the morning and
scarcity of trains make necessary for busy men to devote egh
hours to a trip which should take three.
The railroads in Kentucky to think we are living IN the
Nineteenth Century accommodation trains equip
the days Immediately following the demise of the coach and
the pony express
The assiud toward the needs and just require
ments etard development prevent progress and
ave off prosperity has been said that OF the chief differ
ences between civilization and barbar that the former human
state characterized by easy of communications while the
latter depended upon foot trails.
Kentucky has walked least all of Kentucky except the rail-
roads They continue their curious old scheme OF
things oreve The question whats the matter with Kentucky
must them for solution 1t matter Of favoring
one city against another wholesale regeneration of the train
service Kentucky asking and has right to expect
Give Kentucky trains reasonable schedules and will
Put enlightened and aeday time cards and equip
rlen business will sally forth Treat Kentucky fairly and
kentucky will repay the effort AT present Kentucky getting the
worst of it-Courier Journal
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-22
WORK THAT TELLS
Plenty Of 1t Has Been Done Right
Here In Maysville.

To thoroughly know the virtues Of
medicine you must Investigate its
work. Doan's Kidney Pills stand this
test, and plenty Of proof exists right
here in Maysville. People who testi-
fled years ago to relief from backache,
kidney and urinary disorders, now
give confirmed testimony-declare the
results have lasted. How can any
Maysyille sufferer longer doubt the
evidence?
Mrs. W. A. Schatzmann, COS East
Second street, Maysvills, gave the fol-
lowing statement November Is, 1915:
From the benefit have derived from
the use of Doan's Kidney Pills have
every reason to recommend them to
anyone. Whenever my kidneys have
been irregular in action or have sur
fered with weakness or lameness
through the small Of my back have
used boz or so Of Doans and they
have always proven sufficient to cure
the complaint quickly"
On November %, 1920, Mrs. Schatz-
mann said: "Doan's Kidney Pills GER
tainly do all that is claimed for them.
I recommend them again as did be-
fore when publicly endorsed them in
1916. Doan's have made lasting cure
for me-"
Price 60 cents, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mrs. Schatzmann had. Foster-M ilburn
Co, Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-22
HARVEY KEEPS LONDON GUESSING.

Great Britain has heard much of shrtseeve diplomacy in the
days of Theodore Roosevelt and John Hay hut made protest
this of international activity figure of speech
abstraction 1t different George Harvey the job and
he has shocked the exclusive circles perhaps would be
accurate say the exclusive link circles of the United Kingdom
The subjects of King George have objection to dpo
macy but they nonpussed by the shrtseeve dpomahe
Ambassador who has little regard for the dignity his exalted
station that the plays golf
Society is all and kept wondering what the American
will do First he punctred the snsbes of the asocracy
by riding around London Ford and he added the humility of
the diplomatic corps by refusing high hat
Perhaps he snsed ncongrty between high hat and Ford
BE that adequate has been why
diplomat may travel in Ford wish is convenient
and economical form of transit and ambassadors
paid.-The New York Telegraph.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-09-22

There are less than 100000 acres Of
pasture land in the state, this amount
including all forms of pasture from
bluegrass to the poorest growth of
weeds and wild grasses. The law av-
erage carrying capacity of this land
could be increased materially by CIV
ing the pastures more careful atten-
ton through the fall and winter, ac-
cording to R. E. Stephenson, soil spe-
cialist at the college.
Most pastures can be improved by
good treatment" said Dr. Stephenson
Good bluegrass will produce more
feed if the weeds are moved off once
or twice each year. Some Japan clover
which comes on in dry weather when