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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
Fair Play Has Brought
 About Better Conditions

TM EOPLE recommended building l homes when they could afford to do so. The first to benefit from the resumption of home construction are those who have made it possible by reduction of costs. These include the material men, labor and manufactur- CTS of hardware and sanitary fix lures.
 Raam on ream was written and hour on hour spent in exhortation to build when building was impracticahle from a financial standpoint.
 The first response to home building has been resumption of work at the sanitary pipe shops. Those in Ala nama were doubled in number anl capacity in 1920. Several went idle as socn as compl eo. Now they are starting by twos and threes as the tide of home building rises.
 As the pipe plants melt the iron on hand, they will want more. One blast furnace and then another will resume operation. One Alabama fur mace has already resumed. As build ing progresses, the call for nails, wire and wire fencing, products of the wire drawing mills, will be in de- mand and they will increase their present subnormal capacity of produc- ton.
 Lumber is already responding. The American Lumberman says, leach week sees an increase in the number of homes being built. The people are hungry for homes. Indications point to an early boom in building. Volume of sales by retailers is increasing"
 A better tone exists "on the street" in New York. Pessimists have veered to the bull side. Theorists working at academic relief have been side tracked by mans practical realization of conditions. The building activity is the result of fair play induced by necessity. It IS the beginning of the rejuvenated business of the entire country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
"Marse Henry Proposes
 to Launch a New Party

TN quitting Galveston, where he ll spent the winter with his family because he was driven away from Florida by the rapacity of hotel keep CTS, "Marse Henry" Watterson ad- dressed a farewell to the people of Texas through the Houston Post. In one paragraph he says:
 Excuse me, but. did l hear you
 say you still call yourselves demo-
 crats? It is to laugh dear boy.
 There is no democratic party, no
 republican party-just two empty
 old bottles bearing two wornout
 fraudulent labels l am going to
 organize q new and real party. It
 shall be select from the ground up.
 No girls. except those that wear
 their skirts below the knees nd
 their waists above their collar
 bone. No blue laws or blue stock
 ings or oppressive legislation. And
 whoever says prohibition" shoot
 him on the spot
 Don't everybody speak at orce.
 The new party proposed by Colonel Watterson might indeed "fill a long, felt want" but where would he get recruits? The women won't join un- less fashion decrees that they wear long skirts and high waists. There is nothing to indicate that fashion proposes to do anything of the sort. That leaves out the women voters, except possibly few hapless females whom nature compels to be conserv- ative in their dress. since disclosure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
Why Not Make Gifts to the
 Community While Living?
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7T7HE idea of leaving bequests to ll the city in wills is an excellent one. Some men and women have done so.
 It is better to make these commu- nity gifts while one is alive and can zee to the working out of the dona- Lon. Why not have it done while one is here to take a hand in it and share with his fellow men the satisfaction wrought by his beneficence? Why wait until man is dead to bring flowers and show one's appreciation and why should man wait unti be is dead to confer on his community that which he intends to confer?
 Many men have chosen to do these things while alive and, in all such ill., stances, they have been don.s vel. The man of means is generally one of sound sense, one who knows the value of a dollar and how bes. to in- vest collars. Such a man can do more wisely with his money than the usual governmental body of com munity, both because he is single
 
 minded in the matter and because he is an experienced business man. He will not be influenced by anything outside the best use to which his gift may be put.
 The Carnegie libraries are more widespread and reach more people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
DOLLAR A TAIL FOR RA1TLERS From the Brooklyn Eagle.

T I oA lhc Dioohlyn EsdSle
 T have a mongoose in my bag. I'm taking him out to my brother in Chi. cago, who has been drinking too much and is troubled with snakes said the quizzical Englishman. "Them's imagi- nary snakes" exclaimed the inquisitive Yankee. Yes" scountered the quizzi- cal Englishman, and this is an im- aglnary mongoose." Association of ideas recalls the old, old story, as we read that, on the plea of West Haven the legislature of Vermont has passed d bill granting a bounty of one dollar per tail for every rattiesnake killed in the state hereafter. West Haven is in a state of mind, humorous or hysteri- cal, according to the point of view.
 A real orgy of ophidians In Rutland county is unthinkable. West Haven is down on the southern spur of Lake Champiain. She hasn't seen snakes for years before though stories of them lover on the New York side. in Warren county and the Adirondack north, have been common. We discredit wholly the tale that rattlesnakes have bsen seen swimming the laAe headed toward Yer mont. It's the easiest thing In the world to mistake a rattler for an eel, and the deadly crotalus doesn't swim and never had anything to do with water if he could help it. That rattles have been heard in the valises of pas- sengers ferried across to Rutland coun- ty is d far more tenable hypothesis.
 Counties will never fill the prescrp
 tion West Haven needs. though they may fill some empty pockets. The i'm asinary mongoose is the thing for West Haven. Rikki-tikki-tavi, once import ed. breeds fast ana is always on the job, as active dry enforcer as any biped in New England. and incorrupt- ibly devoted to his work. If Vermont will give the imaginary mongoose an imaginary chance. delirium tremens will be more obsolete among Green Mountain males than delirium trim min'ssis among Green mountain females. The avoidance of the obvious is the gravest fault of modern legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
Tribute to Miss Brown

Woman demonstrated her ability to make success of things when a wom- an ably aided us through the trials and tribulations of the recent Rotary con- yention.' said Rotaran John Sparrow
 Miss Ola Brown, oL able and effi- cient secretary, contributed largely to the success of the convention and she deserves great praise for her effici- ency and sweet and charming disposi- ton displayed through the days of preparation and realization. Never out of sorts,s yet always one the job, she smoothed away difficulties and strengthened out many a tangle. We all bow in admiration to our secretary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

THEY DON'T
 How about your stenographers?' Tn what particular"
 Do they watch the olock?' NO, there's a full length mirror at the opposite end of the office"
 DIDN'T LOOK THE PART Did you ever meet Rallies in real life?"
 T met polite burglar once" said MT. Gadspur.
 In evening clothes%'
 No. He apologized courteously fo- robbing me. but his linen was nothing to speak of and he needed shave
 HELD in REMEMBRANCE "You seem much affected" q am," said MT. Bibles as he laid aside his newspaper and sighed heavily.
 Anybody dead?"
 Not exactly, but I've just been reading a list of confiscated Scotch whisky, champagne, vermouth, gin and brandy, and it was like calling roll of the dead' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
A MORNING PRAYER

Through this Easter week, dear Lord, look with pity on those whose loved ones have passed beyond, and give them to know the certainty of that glad reunion which awaits. Amen.--M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
The Beautiful Warrior


 There is no prettier sight on earth said H. K. Miiner, than the banks of the Warrior river at this time of the year between Tuscaloosa and Fort of Birmingham and between Port of Birmingham and coruova./ l have Just made the trip on C., S. Bisselrs motorboat and it is lnore than worth while.
 T was surprised at the number of houseboats and motorboats that are on the river, and 1 saw a full rigged schooner. That was certainly nov city for an inland stream. The yes sel, of course, was equipped with steam power, or it could not have made the Gp-river trip without being lowed
 Any person who has the opportu- nity should make a motorboat trip on the Warrior. It is more than worth while"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Hog and Prosperity

T am from the great south Alabama county of Pike" says E. J. Bassett of Troy, and being warehouseman can state that the greater part of the cot ton crop made last year is being held, for out of s,ooo bales only 1900 have been sold.
 Only small crop was planted in 1920 and only a small one will be plant ed this year.
 The hog has saved Pike county and there will be more raised in 1921 than in 1920 The peanut crop was great disappointment and hardly netted the expenses of planting and gathering Pike county lands, being largely sandy. do not tempt its people into the cat tie business, save for milk and butter purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
NOT A BAD EXCUSE

NOT A BAD EXCUSE That new clerk of ours won'- do" said the junior member.
 why notr' asked the head of the firm.
 He was an hour late the first morn- ing he came to work"
 T spoke to him about that. He said he overslept because he sat up until o'clock in the morning writing out of-town friends and relatives about what splendid concern had given him a job. We need a quick thinker around here and I guess we'd better keep him."
 NO MORE FACILITIES Temptations follow thick and fast Upon the heels of man. But, sooth, the sinful time has passed When he could rush the can.
 TROUBLES OF HIS OWN Your friend didn't seem much in terested when I was discussing that outrageous peeonage case" He's a peon himself"
 "Eh@'
 He's trying to support a wife and six children on $1,2oO a year."
 RAIN COMES TO BIRMINGHAM
 (Contributed.) silver smile steals over the face of
 the city And her heavy heart Forgets the smoke and pain of toll And laughs with spring, Happy at being alive. A. A. Rosenthal, Associate Editor "The Pagan.n New Ynrk citv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

colonel would never, if he lived to be thrice his present age, make peace with the Anti-Saloon league, the off cial whip cracker of American poli- tics.
 movie producer doesn't have to depend on mechanical effects to pro- duce realistic storm. He can wait until the weather is rough and send eameramen out to wade around in it. A chemist reports that a sample of whisky brought to The Age Herald office is first-rate bourbon. If this announcement puts any confidence in consumers. they are welcome to it.
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 That Dutch orchestra conductor who recently sailed from New York after being mobbed by feminine admirers can tell the folks back home how 1t feels to, be kissed black and blue
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 Mary Pickford put on her wedding dress in honor of the first anniversary of her marriage to Doug" After that will the state of Nevada insist that her divorce was illegal?
 Hope springs eternaf' in the bol- shevik breast that by some hocus- pocus Uncle Sam may be persuaded to recognize the soviet government of Russia.
 Tattooed socks and jewels on toes are the latest Paris fads. Neverthe- less, we continue to have a high re- gard for the French people.
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 Hungary must be looking up. The fox trot, the one-step and jazz music have been banished from dance halls by ministerial decree.
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 Those peonage md murder cases in Georgia may discourage the colored brother in the north who is being in vited to return home.
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 China is doing quite we'll in the toy tnsipeeu carn,ap., ovarloal,aa -... many bets when she started out to lick the universe.
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 The Stillman case is simmering down. It may soon be possible to put the lid on it and shut off disagree able odor.
 Keeping in mind President Harding's 'Laddie Boy" we'd like to know just what people mean by leading a dogs life?'~
 Since we haven't been able to "get" the profiteers we might as we'll fall back on the slogan, Get Bergdoll"
 < * * Doctors may get writer's cramp from writing liquor prescriptions. but not. we venture to say, in arid Alabama.
 2 Being an exile from Russia is no great hardship when you stop to con- slider what Russia is today
 F
 When you come to think of it. MT. Lansing is being highly paid to air personal grievance.
 * E x In the meantime. what are we going to do about saving the white race in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
OfficinI Chnneron

Sidney Sterne is the official chap eron of the Albany, Ge., contingent of kotarians. MT. Sterne IS fnerchan- disc broker when at nome, but when on the road with the Rotarians ofshis city he is the leader in all the lighter veins. MT. Sterne is never at loss to meet the situation.
 Some one asked him where Albany, Ca, was, if it was really on the map and if city of the size of Birming ham could afford to recognize it.. With a smile, he replied; say fel- lows, this Birmingham is a mighty fine place. l never saw it beat ex- cept by one other town. l can say this for Birmingham: It is just next to AL bany and, if it continues to grow as it seems to be doing, first thing you Enow,~ we folks over in Albany will have to sit up and take notice"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
in their case would be more painful than concealment.

than concealment.
 Eliminating blue laws, blue stock ings and oppressive legislation and, last but not least, prohibition, would leave the colonel with a mere cor poral's guard to storm the redoubts of the enemy. One gets the impress sion from a cursory survey of the American people that reform is in the saddle and the bluer this country can be made the happier everybody will be.
 The average state legislature is a veritable hopper into which scrambled ideas are poured and from which freak laws issue in never ending stream. The more spacious days in which "Marse Henry" grew to manhood and achieved fame are gone never to re- turn. Even his, Come to Kentucky, and maybe you'll find that there is still little sugar left in the bottom of the glass" is merely an echo of the past
 "Marse Henry" has not lost his sense of humor and his proposal to launch a new party is his way of pro- testing, with characteristic vigor, against world gone to pot" but it promises no fulfillment because the colonel would never, if he lived to be thrice his present age, make peace with the Anti-Saloon league, the off cial whip cracker of American poli- tics,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
DESERVED DEATH

whats become of the old fashioned dramatic critic who used to write about an Uncle Toms Cabin show and compliment the dogs?"
 "rve located his successor in little western town"
 "well?"
 "In reviewing Hamlet as presented in the local theatre. he said the large number of fatalities at the end of the play reconciled the audience to the performance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
SOON FORGOTTEN

Mans fickleness is sad to see, His gratitude is scant; The hero of today may be Tomorrow's mendicant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

He's trying to support wife and six children on $1,2o0 year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30

movie producer doesn't have to depend on mechanical effects to pro- duce a realistic storm. He can wait until the weather is rough and send
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-12
We Hold No Special Sales

Unusual values offered low every day prices for cash. with
price every body has been unaerabe policy for
years policy that has built the largest chain department
ganizaiOn in the world in this short space of time
Patrons of c. Penney Company always of the
greatest possible purchasing their dollar regardless of when
they may come here to spend it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-12

THE LARGEST CHAIN DEPARTMENT.
STORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-08

The Abilene Rotary club received
its charter at the hands OF District
Governor Ross Il. Burns Of Joplin,
NO., Monday evening at banquet at
the Union Pacific hotel. The Rotary
members with their wives Of the sur
rounding towns were invited and $50
sat down to fine four course ban
quet served by Manager kahler that
was a credit to the hotel. Young
ladies OF the Business WOmen's club
acted as mattresses. There were 40
visitors from Harrington, 55 from Sa-
lima and 25 from Junction City and
the gathering was one OF good cheer
and jollity. Songs were interspersed
with the speeches and came in almost
any time throughout the evening. b.
d. Whitehead was song leader with
c. +. Bath at the piano. Fred Dur
and of junction City sang solos and
everybody Joined in the Rotary music.
Fred Coulson, president Of the Abb
lene club, presided; G. M. Harger
gave the address of welcome. Dis
trict Governor Burns in his presenta-
ton speech urged a Rural acquain-
lance" campaign for closer acQuain-
lance between Rotarians and the COM
munity in which the clubs function.
He insisted that selfishness be not al
lowed to enter into the campaign,
and urged the campaign be pushed
only by the guidance of the Rotary
motto Of service above self" Presi-
dent Coulson resopnded briefly in an
admirable manner and short talks
were made by J. e. ClemmOns Of
Junction City, w. e. Blackburn and
p. B. Barton Of Harrington, j. ].
Eberhardt and Raymond Gels, who
organized the Abilene club, of Salina.
All were much enjoyed.
The gathering was one Of the pleas
ATTEST in the history of the city.
The first convention Of Rotary was
held in Chicago in 1910 and the "Na-
tional Association" formed. At this
convention Chesley r. Perry was
elected secretary and he continues to
hold this office at the present time.
Rotary emerged from a national or
ganization to an international organ
ization two years later at the Duluth
convention. A short time previous to
this convention club had been
organized at Winnipeg, Canada. and
during the convention cablegram
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-08
Thouubt II Was Morning

They are telling this story on
farmer who lives east Of town: FOL
lowing a hard days work, he ana MS
wife retired rather early. After they
had been asleep what seemed to pe
several hours, they were awakened
by the noise of q mouse which hao
found its way into the family organ.
They got up and closed the doors
and windows tight, so that the little
nest could not escape and then
moved the organ out into the center
of the room. After killing the mouse
and sweeping the dirt up from the
corner where the organ had stood,
they decided that 1t must be nearly
morning and they had just as well
stay up. The good wife got break
fast and made mp the beds while the
obliging husband carried In some
wood and water. The latter was
lust getting ready to start out to tne
barn to feed the stock when ne
glanced at the faithful clock and
noted that the hands stood at ii p.
M. and was still running. He pulled
out his watch, and It registered the
zane hour. He didn't know whether
10 swear or laugh, but finally decid'
ed TO do the latter. He broke the
news gently to his wife and they re-
irad
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-08
Music pLEAsEs THE CROWDS
Hospital Fair Has Over $1,000 From
the chrjstrnas Fair

The Abilene band gave a fne rom
cert ut the Hospital Fair last even
ing that was much appreciated by a
large audience. Miss Dorothy Har-
ger, Mrs. Chris Sexton and b. ID.
whitehead gave solo numbers that
were applauded. Tonight the high
school orchestra, minstrel number
in charge Of Mrs. c. w. Brooks and
solo by Miss Frances Fuller are on
the program. On account OF the storm
admission will be free, the 20 cents
charge being abandoned.
The Live Wire club furnished lunch
counter supplies for Friday and the
Tip Top Inn doughnuts have proved
a big hit, Chef Moman handing
them out red-hot. The Belle Springs
Creamery booth displaying dairy pro-
ducts and "skimit" is ably presided
over by Mrs. Forney and number
of assistants.
The first days cash receipts were
$599.91; second days cash receipts,
S4S5.26 total $1,085.17.
On account Of the storm the fair
will be held again next Saturday
December 10, and the public auction
for benefit Of the hospital is also post
poned to that afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-08
viii Change Guaranty

The Rubber Association, including
most tire factories, has new guar
anty on tires. That portion OF the
warranty that covers the change In
policy toward adjustments reads:
1--WE do not guarantee automobile
tires for any specific mileage, but
every pneumatic automobile tire bear
ing our name and serial number Is
warranted by us to be free from de-
fects in workmanship or material.
Tires claimed to be defective will be
received only when all transportation
charges are prepaid, and when ac-
companied by this cOmpany's claim
form duly filed out and signed by
owners. If, upon examination, 1t is
our judgment that the direct cause
of the failure of the tire to render
service is attributed to
faulty material or workmanship, we
will, at our option, either repair the
tire or replace it for a charge which
will compensate for the service rem
dered by the returned tie, based upon
its general appearance and condi-
ton"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-08
INHERITANCE TAXES $4,000
Three Large Estates Pay Major Part
of Collection Since July

Inheritance tax collections by the
state since the beginning OF the pres,
emit fiscal year, July to November IN
elusive. were $1SO,O0O, according to
reports to Norton A. Turner, state au-
ditor. on this amount $9s,417.7o
was paid by Kansas as tax on estates
in this state; $89.934.7l was paid
from New York on estates In Kansas
The remainder was paid by other
states.
Three large estates furnished the
larger part Of the total tax collections
for Inheritance. A total OF w.
428.3S was paid In inheritance tax on
the Willard N. Hall estate OF Topeka
by Louis r. Hall, administrator. the
amount received as inheritance tax
from the administrator Of the George
w. .Pennell estate Of AtchisOn was
sea, 553. 25. The estate Of Ruth Lv-
ingston Mills, Of New York, paid
$52,171.SO In inheritance tax, the
largest amount received in the pres
ent fiscal year. The Mills estate was
composed largely Of Santa Fe railway
securities.