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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
FAITH IN AIRsHIP -NoT su.xr,

py ocience Service.
 Washington,,-The ZR-2 disaster has not shaken the faith of Amer. ica's flying forces and commanders Tn the future and utility of the lighter than-air ship.
 The aerial carrier of mail and 1reight In the future will be the air. ship. and at this work it will be more efficient and practicable than the heavier-than-air planes" declares Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, assistant chief of the air service of the army.
 For passenger travel they offer very interesting possibilities, as there Is no dust. smoke or unpleasant ex- perience while travelling in them. For communication across the Pacific. or particularly to South America, air ships will be a very efficient means of travel"
 General Mitchell points out that from a military standpoint tho light er-than-air craft carrying large
 
 can be used for dropping explosives. A large airship can carry 200 fully equipped infantrymen and drop them off by paraohutes if necessary. Air ships will be the natural means of taking troops to parts of the country that can not be quickly reached by railroad or roAds. he declares.
 Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the naval bureau of aeronautics, declares that the navy will complete the zR-1, the slightly smaller Afster ship of ZR-2. if Congress will pro- vide the funds. and also that other FRS will be built if authorized. Metal for the frame of tho ZR-1 and parts of the envelope have been fab ricated at the cost of nearly s1.ooo,- 900, and are in storage at LAkehurst. N. J., near the large hangar recently erected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
ARMY'S NEW AIRSHIP, ROMA

WN 7 RASHINGToN, August S1.-
 W\V (Special.)-In spite of the
 recent disaster of the zR-2. the worlds largest airship, America has large lighter -than-a air craft that will be able to cross the conti- nent or the Atlantic ocean.
 This is the semi-rigid ship, the .,Ro- ma" which is now being assembled and erected at the Langley field, near Norfolk. Va, by the army aid service This airship like the ill-fated ZR-2 was purchased in a foreign country, in this case, Italy.
 This craft, which will be the sole capital ship of this countrys air forces, Is expected to be ready for her first flights in this country in aoout month or six weeks. For about month, army mechanics have been erecting the craft, which unlike the ZR-2 has no rigid frame through out its body.
 The Roma. technically known as Model T34,. is 40 feet long, 29o feet shorter than the ZR-2. If it were stood up on end by the side of the Washington monument, 1t would be outclassed by 145 feet. But in girth, the Roma is practically the equal of the ZR-2. The armys ship, Is S2 feet thick and 90 feet high, while the wrecked naval craft was s5 feet wide and 92 feet high. The Roma will need f,193,000 cubic feet of hydro gen to fill it's large gas bag. The ca pacity of the zR-2 was 2,72O, 900 cu- bic feet. But in speed the Roma is expected to outclass the wrecked ship. Eighty miles an hour Is ths estimated speed of the Roma while the ZR-2 only and maximum of 75 miles per hour. The armys new ship will weight 3s tons when fully loaded and 21 of these tons will be made up of crew, ballast, fuel, and other use- full load, which could include 100 pas sengers. It has six 12-cylinder, 4o0- horse power Ansaldo engines, placed in pairs at the two ends and the cen ter of the ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
Federal Tax on Railroad
 Traffic a Big Bill

N7O all the money coming out IN of the pockets of the people for freight and passenger traffic goes into the railroad coffers. The Transportation tax collected by the railroads for the government on freight bills in 1920 totaled $129,- 710,000. On passenger fares the total was $109,0O0,0oO. The grand total of money collected from the users of railroads and turned over to the government in 1920 was S232, ,710,000. That is about twice as much as is being asked of the government in annual federal aid for road construction throughout the country.
 Take one road, for instance. The Illinois Central collected from its passengers in 1920 the sum of S2,254,00o, and as transportation tax on freight, $3,os4,o00 a total of S5,33S, ,000. Think how many homes that would have built.
 Railroad freight rates and pas senger fares are not the entire cost of transportation. That should be borne in mind by those desirous of clear thinking with respect to the railroads. That the wage scale is still 10S per cent higher than in 1914 is also worthy of consideration as another element in establishing freight and passenger rates that will enable the roads to give good service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

The Roma is of a radically sif- ferent design from the wrecked Brit ish built ZR-2. English aeronauti- cal designers patterned their ships to great extent after the German Zep- pelins, which have rigid frames that do not allow the gas bag to deflate even when empty. The Roma was built by Signor Celestine Usucili, a wealthy Italian business man in col Liberation with the engineer. Pras- some, Colonel Greece. and others, who believe that the semi-rigid construc tion, in which frame work Is only needed along the keel of the gas bag. has all the advantages of the rigid ship while reducing the expense of construction and considerably speed- ing Up this work.
 Aeronautical experts of this coun- try and other parts of the world had been looking forward to the perform ances of the Roma and the ZR-9 as the first real comparison between large ships of the two different types
 NSNo ol lhS lOSS or the British ship caused regret on that score as well as because of the loss of life.
 The Roma, which is the largest semi rigid ship ever built. was da- signed originally for the purpose Of flying across the Atlantic. This 1eat, however. was abandoned as there appeared to be no material gain in such flight except for dem onstfative effect, and the ship was knocked down and sent to this eoun- try as freight. While in Italy, it un. derwent strenuous trial flights.
 Both the zR-2 and t+e-Roma wets bought by the United States Sovern- ment so that the lighter -than-air forces of this country would have . living start in its building procesz The lessons that were to be. learnAa rom them would be utilized in th. oulidlng of airships here in America Besides the Roma, the air forcss nave only totally non rigid "bllr,ns" and captive kite balloons. The arpv mas three "blinps' in comnoission number. eaiis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
eAmIEIaMlAaustfH
POINTED PARAGRAPHS From the Chicago News.

Marriage has soured the sweet dis position of many fair maid.
 All young men fall in love, but most of them manage to climb out again.
 Many a man owes all he has to his wife--and lot ri..A to other people.
 Between a lunch and a luncheon tho difference Is anywhere from a dollar up.
 The young man who gets good start in life doesn't always make a satisfactory finish.
 Money may not make the man. but a little thing like that doesn't worry the man who makes the money.
 In after years 1t usually gives q married man q headache every time he hears somebody whistlins the we'd ding march.
 Young man, don't flatter yourself that you have made an impression when a girl smiles at you. Perhaps she Is too we'll bred to laugh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
ON TILT SUWANNEE
From the Boston Transcript.

r loHl lne BoSton transcript.
 way down upon de Suwannee rib ber," in these twentieth century days hogs, rather than the verses of the song writer are given fame to the region to which the thoughts of null IItitudes the world over have been di- rected ever since Stephen Collins Foster wrote his "old Folks at Home. The distinction which Foster gave to the sluggish and muddy southern river was accidental. He had never seen 1t, but the name fitted musically into the verses written to accompany his plaintive melody. The story is that he looked through an atlas to find the name that he wanted, and "Suwannee" proved to be the best for his purpose. So far as Florida streams are concerned, it is obvious that 1t would never have done to de- scribe the dear old folks at home as way down upon the Chostawatchee ee ribber,p or the Withlachooche~. or
 the Apalachicola. And Kissimmee suggested words more appropriate to modern music of kind that Foster never knew, than to the airs which he composed, and which were sung the world over. So fame originally came to the Suwannee river through the words of the song.
 But times have changed. The Flor idan Times Union in a recent issue, discussed the forward place being oc- cupied by Suwannee county" in these later days. Suwannee county, we are informed, lis turning its good things to good account, making them of real value" And chief among the good things are hogs. All the world may be sad and dreary, save for that portion of northern Florida where the hogs especially those just ly famous big-typed Poland-China hogs" are bringing prosperity and happiness. It is reported that "car- loads of hogs in recent months have been shipped from Suwannee county farms to buyers in the west, a sec
 
 tion that formerly proclaimed itself as the predominant swine section of the entire country" After that, who will dare deny the assertion that "Suwannee county has justly won at tention and share In that live stock prominence?"
 Hogs doubtless will do more to pro- vide comforts for the old folks at home in Suwannee county than will the familiar song. Livestock is a better asset for the dwellers along the Suwannee river than the dream of a poet. The development of the in- dustry bespeaks the enterprise and spirit of the new south. Perhaps the publication of Fosters verses and the livestock quotations in parallel columns would furnish material for picture of the changes that the passing years have wrought in the for tunes of many southern communities. But however that may be, there is satisfaction in the thought that the song will continue to be sung regard less of the existence of those justly famous bigtype Poland China hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
Watch Paris RennrfS

Keep your eye on Paris" said Aristotle Bouros one of the best .n- formed Greeks in Birmingham. If a Paris dispatch has 1t one way, put 1t down the opposite as the truth.
 Some time ago Paris said the Turks had captured 5000 Creeks. It developed that the Greeks had cap tured 5000 Turks.
 Paris had the Greek army around Angora, the Turkish national capital, as being in horrible straits. Next days dispatches from Athens via Smyrna were to the effect that the Greeks were about to enter Angora
 France is against Greece in this war, and erroneous and colored stuff comes out of Paris for anti Greek propaganda purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
ORIGIN OF "pELHAm,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger Edward Bulwer, who later becan Lord Lytton. began Pelham" one of the most popular of his works of biographical fiction, when a young man just out of college, early in 1895. He had entered actively into a liter ary career, and aside from his maga- zine articles. at the age of 22. he found himself not only writing the opening chapters of Pelham" but sketching the outline of the tale of ''Falkland"
 Pelham" was not finished and placed in the publishers hands until three years later. MT. Colburn, sec ing in Falkland" the promise os better things, offered the author $2,500 for novel in three volumes. Pelham" was finished and gone over and placed in the hands of the pub fisher. MT. Colburn read 1t and was so much pleased with it that he dis patched messenger to Bulwer with the. check.
 Pelham" was published without the name of the author on May 10, 1928. For two months the book created no impression on the public and seemed destined to perish pre- maturely, but in the third month 1t suddenly sprang into favor, and rap pidly acquired enormous popularity It was translated into French, Ger man, Spanish and Italian, and within a year 1t had become textbook about English society. and was read with avidity throughout Europe.
 In 1s40 Bulwer wrote: Whether Pelham answered all the objects 1t attempted, cannot say. but one at least I imagine that 1t did answer was to turn the thoughts and am- bitions of young gentlemen with out neckcloths, and young clerks who were sallow. from playing the Cor sair and boosting that they were villains.'
 A change In the fashion of dress, NhiSi Nooh PidtC dpOuI tItS tlIu6, mas also been attributed to tho influ- ence of Pelham" Till then the coats worn for evening dress had been of many colors, but they were eventually discarded for the black coat. While Edward Bulwer's story of Pelham was criticism of the man ners. and customs of the period, yet in its writing he introduced con- spicuously many characters of his acquaintance. and really patterned his hero after his friend, Frederick villers.
 Bulwer recognized the redeemins qualities In this man of the world. T have seen him." wrote Bulwer, "on many occasions in positions of dan- ger that might somewhat shake the hardest nerves. and in these his fear less and cool self possession was perfect. Much of this and other at, tributes of the man-such as his lively humor. his playful satire on common people contrasted by a log ical philosophy that made him, if aris- tocratic by temper. democratic by reason. assisted me in finishing and completing the character of Pelham. The various phases of French life introduced by Bulwer in Pelham was learned through personal con tact, he having made a complete study of characters and institutions 5 in Paris. in company with the Abbe Kinsela. It was at Versailles that he completed the final chapter of the novel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
Sec Kant Kntchem

We almost got Kant Katchem Tuesday night" said M. B. Wyndham in the Tutwiler lobby.
 We saw him trying to get In the window of q house on Canal street. in West End, about half past nine CT ten o'clock. Tho owner of the house fired at him as he fled up the street Neighbors rushed out Of adjoining houses and took after him, but lost the would-be burglar in a field of tall grass on Canal street
 We all searched the field and sur- rounding neighborhood for half an hour afterwards with the help of the police, who had been summoned. but without success. He has operated in our end of the city repeatedly for some time. never taking anything but cash"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
HERO EVEN IN POVERTY
,n tne Pittsbure pispatch.

from tHc Iittepui DiepdtSH.
 The tragic deaths of veteran O. the Thirteenth division in the World war and his invalid mother in New York. comments ironically upon our sense of gratitude. It is not enough to say this former service man in France had no special claim upon the people of New York. He had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
SHOULDN'T BE AT LARGE
From the Chattanooga Times.

From the ChAttAnooEa Times.
 An enterprisins writer of sensa tional buncombe in the New York News is telling the world that the collapse of the zR-2 airship was due to deliberate purpose on the part of the English builders of procurins the death of a lot of picked Ameri- can naval officers. The proper place for that writer is in an asylum Tor feeble-minded persons of criminal in- stincts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
school of Christianitx

The school of Christianity of Ier- cer university, Macon, Ga., undor the leadership of Dr. Rufus Weaver, the president, is to become in fact real theological seminary" said Dr. l.. L. Gwaltney, editor of the Alabama Bap- tist. 'Dr. A. H. Newman. one of the leading Baptist historians in the country. is to occupy the chair of church history, while Dr. c. B. Will Hams, who recently resigned the presidency of Howard college, great Greek scholar, Is to occupy the chair of New Testament Greek. pr. A. P Montague. a former president of Howard college and one of the great Latin scholars of America, has for some time been occupying the chair in Latin."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

ana human Sl0e or ms character. There was apparently no attempt made by the struggling Zaccahea family to attract the Presidents at tention. His congratulations and a letter to Papa Zaccahea's employer, John Wanamaker, which is confi- dently expected to improve the fanily's fortunes, came unsolicited, which makes MT. Harding's act all the more creditable to himself and to the Zaccaheas.
 The Presidents touching refer ence to his own mother, and her desire to have twice as many chil- dren, was understood by the Italian mother. Lifted from obscurity by newspaper photograph, the Zac- caheas have become famous and may now regard the President of the United States as their personal friend and benefactor.
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 A Do You Remember contributor wants to know if we remember when women used one hand to hold up their skirts. We have an indistinct recol- lection of clinging to that kind of skirt in the days of our infancy.
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 We don't wish to discredit any of the Americans released from soviet prisons. but how could they make an intimate survey of Russia while they were kept under lock and key? Little Eva" Wilhelm has done quite well in major league baseball. Tn spite of his nickname, Little Eva" is not one of the chocolate soda boys.
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 If the ku Klux klan wants to make a success of it's university it should not fail to- engage a competent foot ball coach.
 The bolsheviki may not be engaged m 1,; ;-rI, l,,4 are giving fair imitation of piracy at home.
 The harmonious environment of the Pan-American building will be just the thing for the disarmament con ference. One of the chief objections we have to Senator Lodge is the fact that he look so much like an Airedale ter Tier.
 A brisk demand for school teachers is reported in some parts of the country. with no increase in pay.
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 Japan views the "open door" with no more misgivings than Sam Com pers views the open shop.
 # # x The report that 12.Oo0 people were killed by automobiles last year should put new agility into pedestrians.
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 Lloyd George complains of being overworked. He can't expect to have as easy time as King George.
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 The Cackle Poultry farm of Butler county has been incorporated. There's word that spells service.
 < # % Hugo Stinnes wants to he fr;erd1,, with America and Great Britain Hu- go has an eye to business.
 # < # Smaller dirigibles will at least re- duce the number of fatalities by re- curing smaller crews.t
 * # # It Is rumored abroad tba+ sno4. deep purple romance has crept into the life of Peggy Joyce.
 * * # Many a graceful eyebrow is the re- suit Of intensive cultivation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
How To Do It

The Business and Professional Women's organization urged trade at home in the most effective way of promoting that spirit that I know of." said Miss Margaret McArdls. When they scheduled their new club equipment, they adopted that slogan, and whatever goes into that equipment will have been purchased In this city.
 Tt is not so much a case of urging some one else to trade iu Birming- ham as to do 1t ones self If all catch the spirit. they will all do it.. and no urging will be required. The best preaching Is in practice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

PLENTY OF HER SORT. Have you any qualifications for q screen career, miss?"
 Well, shot man and was acouit- tea after spectacular trial" mean any unusual qualifica- tions."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

HOME SWEET HOME iionne rom vacation, home from the ry nome from tho sounding sea: nearing them talk of their aches an1
 their ills, -' rome seems good place tn he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
A WORD TO AvALANCHEs

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 Grover Bergdoll is speeding around in the foothills of Switzerland. Ava lanches. do your duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
MIR. GRUMPsoN EXITS.

''Just minute, MT. Grumpson. T want to tell you something clever my little boy said.'
 Write it out and mail 1t to me, marked Strictly Personal and Con- fidential,' will you? I'm in a big hurry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

IN A BAD WAY
 The star is having a tantrum." NShall we send for her husband?" Tt wouldn't be worth while. Her maid fetched her poodle from the hotel, but even that didn't quiet her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
UF-To-pA'

UP-TO-DATE CHILvARY Sir Hamar was a knight
 Of stainless chivalry. He vowed that he would fight
 Till he set the lady free. The ogre proved defiant,
 Sir Hamar changed his note. lie couldn't slay the giant,
 So he cut the lady's throat. London Nation and Athenaeum. Sir Perciyal was brave,
 A truly gallant knight, And yet appeared a knave In his fair lady's sight. An arquebus she aimed
 And shot him through and through Then tearfully exclaimed
 Twas what she had to do. Although 'tis true" said she,
 "I loved him very much" The which, you will agree,
 Was quite a. modern touch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
MORALE.

MORALE. There's one thing you must learn" said the head waiter to a new mem Der of his staff. we pride our selves on our morale here" Yes. sir?''
 Never show your disappointment when patron fails to tip you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

!, PLAIN AS DAY Professor, how in the world did you happen to drive your car into that tree?"
 Well, saw the car was getting little out of control. so I pulled the thingumbob and pushed the what-you may-call-it. Then--" Say no more. professor. see now how you did it."
 A DESERVED REBUKE "Tourin', stranger?" asked the na- tive
 Don't look like it?" snapped tn. crusty motorist who was making s few repairs.
 Yep. you sho' do. But If didn't git more fun out of 1t than you seem to be a-gittin', gosh blimmit. I'd stay to home.'"
 PAITT. COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
. MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER I thank Thee, O Lord, for these three thingsi That I am alive, that this day Is before me, and that may make of it what I will. Amen. ---M. S. T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
Likes the Citv

Its rather strange that I met a first cousin of mine for the first time the other day, though we are both over 50 years old, and have been Iiv- Ing within a short distance of each ether all our lives" said Walter l.. Howard. His name Is Louis R. How ard, and he came to Birmingham from his home in Starkville, Miss, for the first time the other day.
 Aside from the fact that I was much pleased at meeting a cousin for the first si=ae, I was very much interested In hearing his comments about Birmingham. He was simply delighted with the city. so much so that I believe he will decide to locate here.
 He says that regardless of whether he comes here to live or not. he is certainly going to pay the city frequent visits hereafter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

The world Is still deceived with ornn- DIent. Merchant of Venice.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

Before going, however, I went down to the place of business of my friend 'Lige Chandler, who had kind ly agreed to put up in special boxes an assorted list of groceries at whole sale rates. He not only did this, but when he found out that the cash s15 short, he heartily said, "Oh, that's all right" and wouldn't hear to the sum being made up to pay his &C., count in full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWH HERE
Rents Too High

The reduction by the industrial companies of wage rates will not bring about return of prosp erity and calm thinking until the> rent profiteers are curbed," said J. w. Cam of the semet- solvay company yesterday.
 The houses that were built before the war at low prices have been raised in taxes. very small per cent, yet the rents have been raised in most cases 100 per cent to take care of the slight tax increases.
 Houses that were built during the war have been increased to an almost prohibitive figure. think the owners of houses in Ensley could well afford to make a reduction, and they will fill every house, causing many to move to Ensley from other sections. This is a most vital and necessary liquidation and until this matter is adjusted no one need try convince an industrial employe that good times are returning''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-01

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post office as second-class matter under act ol Congress, March s. 1879.