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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
A Co,suenity Showing

'We have begun the summarizing of all important community activities in our monthly reports" said Charles F. Yarn, statistician of the Chamber of Commerce.
 "We do this because we have been
 impressed by the number of really big things that occur every month, but which soon pass out of mind. One thing crowds on another in Birming ham, and it takes a busy man to keep up with the procession.
 We mention the Ford proffer for Muscle Shoals in our July summary because that E of tremendous im- portance to Birmingham. So also IS the building of the $S.o0oo 900 power dam of the Alabama Power company on the Coosa. A regular monthly summary of what is doing in Bir- mingham is very informing and con vincing. We think it is good stuff and believe the people of Birming- ham will so regard it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
SPEECHLESS
From the Chicago Herald and Ex

From the Chicago Herald and Ex-
 aminer.
 A merchant was recently persuaded to purchase an excellent parrot. This one had travelled far and could jab- Der in several foreign languages. He ordered it sent home. That same day his wife had ordered fresh spring chicken for dinner. On leav- ing the house she said to the cook;
 Mary, there's bird coming for dinner Wiring it's neck and have il cooked for Mir. Richards when he gets home"
 Unfortunately the parrot arrived first. and Mary followed instructions At dinner he was duly served.
 What's this:' exclaimed MT. Richards.
 Mary told him.
 But, for goodness sake. Mary he said, this is awful. That bird could speak seven languages"
 Then. why the divil didn't he say somethinS?" asked Mary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 A slippery boy dreads his mothers slipper.
 Only high toned girl can sing
 Don't despise the lowly. The under jaw does all the work.
 Even flying machines will not en- able some men to get above reproach. every tone in the scale.
 When a girl is up in arms the young man in the case seems to en- icy it..
 Cutting off dogs tail may not affect his carriage. but it stops his waggin'.
 After marriage foolish man stops paying a wife compliments and be- gins to pay her bills.
 Why does a corporation sometimes wait until there is nothing to re- ceive before aslSinE for q receiver7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Livingston, August l, 1921.
WHO PAYS.

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 To an old man wanting to be use- full to his fell3wman, the average man seems like bull in the china shop rushing hther and yon breaking up the china.
 When you appeal to the average man to be governed by enlightened selfishness, he either takes you for "a crank ;or. i you make an impress sion. he goes away and tells his friends what you say, the friend in wise way shakes his head and says why don't you known that man be- longs to the 'interests,'" and there- upon you are done for For instance, we had the best railroad system in the world and by regulation 'we bankrupted them, and now because these railroads charge high freight rates the average man proposes to remedy the trouble by building paved roads for the use of five-ton trucks whereas. such action would require for the state of Alabama not less than s5, 100000 per annum and create a system. the operation cost of which will bankrupt the state. Don't believe it. certainly not.
 It is estimated in Massachusetts. where this method of transportation has partly been put in operation, that the cost thereof Is 50 cents per ton mile, and that if the taxpayer is to be relieved of the burden of taxation arising therefrom, each five-ton truck should be made to pay annual llicense tax of $c00.
 Should we not have little pa tience while our railroads are beiinl rebuilt from the ground up. and build farm market roads and thereby helr build up railroads, rural schools churches and people.
 HUGH l.. MELDERRY TalladeEa- Ala August s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Death of Caruso Is
 an Irreparable Loss

N0T HEN rulers and potentates, WV captains of industry, soldiers, statesmen and men who have won fame and distinction in many walks of life pass on into eternity their places are soon filled. But of En- rico Caruso it is truly said that he leaves permanent vacancy. The "golden voice" which was supreme for so many years had not rival. He stood unchallenged on the top most pinnacle of song. Both as a man and an artist his popularity was so great that millions of peo- pie, in America and elsewhere, feel that they have suffered a personal bereavement, that something has gone out of their lives which can never be restored.
 'Caruso's brave battle to recover from an illness which struck him down in New York last winter ended suddenly and unexpectedly in Naples, the city where he was born and the place of all others where he wished to die. His friends in America believed that his fight had been won and that he would soon return to the operatic stage, with his health restored and his matchless voice unimpaired, but just at the time when he was sending optimistic messages to New York the end came.
 To the very last Caruso revealed the courage and the lovable qualities which endeared him to his associates on the stage, as we'll as everyone else with whom he came in contact. His boyish enthusiasm, his intense love of his art, the frank enjoy ment he derived from his success, his generosity and his complete freedom from the jealousies which frequently create discord among grand opera stars made Caruso uni versally beloved. The very news boys in the street worshipped him and among his own countrymen, particularly the poor Italians of New York and his native land, he was idolized as their greatest com patriot and benefactor to hu- manity.
 Unlike the singers who have pre- ceded him, whose fame and achieve ments have become legendary, Ca- ruso's voice will be preserved iu photograph records, but the man himself is gone. Honors and riches lwere his in abundance, and the plau-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
From the Louisville Courier-Journal. ET1 HE financial wizard of the de-
 cade is who? If certain Wall

From the Louisville Courier Journal. HT1 HE financial wizard of the de- cade is who? If certain Wall
 o street bankers were asked, they would answer promptly, Henry Ford" A few months ago New York claimed the knowledge that the Ford Motor company was on the verge ot bankruptcy. That conclusion was de- rived, not only from tho fact that the Ford plant was hard hit by the general depression and the cut in Ford prices last fall but from au- thentic information that on January the Ford company had cash on hand totalling only $20,ooo,o0o and liabilities of almost three times that amount.
 To the Wall street mind it was a matter of days or hours that Henry Ford would turn In desperation to the financial center of America for a loan to tide him over the crisis. Of the Ford liabilities, s1s,ooo, 900 in in come taxes was due the government on April Is. Notes in the sum of s3s, 100000 were due Wall street on B previous transaction three days later. In addition, a bonus of ST. 0oo,0o was to be paid to the Ford employees.
 The payment of two of these items was imperative; as for the third, Mir. Ford proceeded to pay that first of all. Certain Wall street bankers, de- siring to save MT. Ford trip to New York, went to Detroit to offer their assistance. To one of them who in- dicated that Wall street help mean Ford management, MT. Ford is re- ported to have shown the door. To ail the others, MT. Ford turned a deaf ear. He did not need their help. He would not have it. Their infor- nation about his financial status was true, yet he would find a way out.
 The bankers, amazed at the refusal to deal with them, returned to New York to await the crash. It never came. And now the Ford plant is said to be turning out more cars than 1t ever has before in it's history.
 How MT. Ford, beginning with s2o,- 900 900, raised a total of ss7,000, 900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
SERGEANT YORK SURROUNDED From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

1T Oiii thC I itlSpulS olSpdtCn.
 If Sergt. Alvin York, outstanding figure in the ranks of the American evolutionary force, were as success ful in farming as in soldering he would not now be fretting at the size of the obstacles in the way of paying the deferred obligation on his Tennessee farm. The enthusiastic friends, known and unknown, who se- lected a fine farm with market valuation of $24,000 as a present to the former soldier of the World war army, placed a heavier burden upon the modest hero's shoulders than he can carry. He is no nearer to paying any part of the s12,5oo mortgage than he was when the farm was pre- sented to him with that obligation hanging upon it.
 The friends who chose that way of expressing admiration for Sergeant York would have done much better for him and his peace of mind if they had bought a smaller farm fully paid for. That would have been genuine benefit, for he Is an experienced ag- rculturist, but dead weight of S12,500 in the form of 8 mortgage is too much for any man caught in the vortex of collapsed market Ser geant York has only two visible al- ternatives--to submit to foreclosure or resort to what he calls the com mercialization of his patriotism" which he has steadily and deter minedly refused to do. He will neither lecture, write nor put him self on exhibition, though to do so would mean a small fortune and his farm. It was just that stamp of mem tality which made him the hero of the American army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

finitely more to the world than he received.
 The powers who take part in the disarmament conference will be ex- pected to pay their own expenses. However. the cost of an entire floor in Washington hotel would be less than the price of a new battleship.
 4 # +
 Sixteen students were expelled from the University of Michigan for attending party given to Norma Talmadge. Judging from somewhat meagre details, it must have been a regular" party.
 # < #
 lawyer for the "BIack Sox" spoke of "underpaid" ball players. It may be regarded as heresy, sac rilege and treason to say so, but most ball players are paid more than they earn.
 The passport of Dr. Reitman, former associate of Emma Goldman, has been cancelled. No other c.- planation is needed than the fact that he was former associate of Emma Goldman.
 Olga Nethersole is a candidate for a seat in the House of Commons. It used to be said that Olga went too far on the stage, but tastes have changed.
 It is the irony of fate that Ca ruso, whom we could i'll afford to lose, is dead, while Lenin and TrotEky continue to enjoy normal health.
 In accepting help from the Amer ican relief administration the soviet authorities will no doubt try to con ceal their gratitude as much as pos sible.,
 /" x 4 x Encouraging reports are being re- ceived from the anti-blue law league. An organization of that kind is bound to be optimistic.
 # # 4 Pictures in the newspapers of mail clerks armed to the teeth have not broken up the gentle pastime of rob- ping mail cars.
 # < # The orator who waxes eloquent over the 'inaudible masses" should take an afternoon off and attend baseball game.
 The Pilgrim fathers missed a great deal by landing in this country 300 years before the jazz era.
 
 A great deal of first-rate material for movie thrillers seems to be going to waste in West Virginia.
 # + # The purchaser of "bonded goods" who can't tell bogus label from real one is out of luck.
 
 King George and Northcliffe are at peace. In spite of that, all is not right with the worin.
 # # #
 The assassination of Obregon has been postponed so many times he may live to ripe old age.
 x + < Secretary Melons proposal to tax automobiles will be received with the cut-out open.
 # # # The human race has survived far worse periods of demoralization than the jazz era.
 France still talks as if the fruit of victory consisted chiefly of a de- cayed lemon. The whisky smugglers are strong helieyers in the freador, of tba sa,s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
---s8 8s----- SONG

By Bon Jonson. Follow shadow, it sti11 flies you; Seem to fly it. it will pursue: So court mistress, she denies sael Let her alone, she will court s0H Say. are no. women truly, the Styiee but the shadows of us faer At morn and even shades are
 longest; At noon they are short or noua So men at weakest they are strong
 est.
 But grant us perfect. they'r Nos
 known. Say. are not women truly, then, Styled but the shadows of us gnen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A MILD PROTEST Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land" But when blue reformers Tireiessly crusade, Oftentimes we wonder
 Why the earth was made. If we can't enjoy 1t
 As we go along, You and I and others
 or the human throng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

SPREADING THE GLAD TIDINGsl
 would you give 8 wayworn wan1 derer a. bite to eat. num?"
 T will. if you'll do me favor"
 What Is it, mum?"
 "Go across the street to that green house, ask the woman over there for a cup of coffee and say you sawNa new electric washing machine in my house. She's been going around tell ing the neighbors I couldn't afford one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

and the sos were not paupers. Cones toga wagons were not given away any more than are automobiic traA- CTS convertible in 10 minutes into comfortable bungalow sleeping guar. ters for five persons.
 Sophisticated as the age is, this ex- cursion back to the land stirs the in- terest of all of us. It would be fine to go, if-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Forcign-Ilorn Here

"As there has been so much talk, and particularly so around election times. IS to the number of foreigners in Birmingham" said Arthur Crowder, T was glad to see the statement giv- ing the facts.
 "of the number te,0S4) born in 1920, 1850 were Italians, 752 English, 70S Russians, 45s Germans. 445 Scotch, and the others scattered. I wish the number of boys and girls had been given, but from voting standpoint 1t cuts no figure now, and will cut less when they reach their major ity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
LIQUOR sUPPLANTs OPIUM

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 Here is another instance of rela- tivity; The opium habit is being sup planted by the less harmful drinking of liouor in China. That country always did have a way of reversing western processes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
TAKING THE JOY our OF LIFE

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 About all we are able to deduce from, the activities of one class of re- former is that bathing in public is very, very sinful. No longer may we intelligently interpret Tam O shan ter" or bibulous Omar. Is the day at hand when we may not with propriety refer to The or Swimmin' Hole?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

PROFOUNDLY INDIFFERENT
 My friend" said the man with serious cast of countenance, "do yd know how the other half of the worl lives?"
 'No." said MT. Grumpson, and don't care. Furthermore, when hes automobiles stopping at neighbor house late at night don't even ris from my comfortable bed and pee out of the window to see what he up to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
NOT PUSHING HIMSELF

Did you interview many pron nsnt people while you were in Was ington?"
 "Why, mo-" replied the modest ci zen. T remarked to a rather il posing doorkesper that I thought was a hot day, to which he agre' but the only other important pers I conversed with during my stay W a hotel clerk"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
-TE-Hsasas- ADVTl.

A toilet preparation Will never travel far Till blazoned through the natlon As the standby of star.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

THAT MUCH SETTLED
 Of course, I'm poor now" said the suitor ''but I'm ambitious and there's no telling where I'll be few years from now"
 That's what said to papa, Angus tus, but he said he'd be-something terrible-if you'd be permanent boarder under his roof a few years from now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Using the Warrior

Yes, we are getting some goods trom the Pacific coast since steamers Mobile for ans-shipment up river by the Warrior barge line" said Rob ert l.. Sumner vice president of Col lins & Co.,, wholesale grocers.
 T can say that the merchandise comes to us in very good shape. So far the service has been satisfactory, and there is no reason why this traf- fic should mot increase with the growing volume of business and the more frequent sailings between Mo- bile and the Pacific coast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
Cost of Motor Trip

James L. Davidson, secretary of the Alabama Coal Operators association, left early Monday morning for Will Transport. Tenn, distance of 1SS miles, and arrived there at o'clock in the evening.
 Speaking over long distance te1e- phone of the trip to D. w. Willis, at tache of the coal operators office, he is quoted by Mir. Willis as saying
 Tt was the most inexpensive trip ever made, covering such a distance. I, wife and child made the trip in our car in good form and pleasantly. The net bill, as figure it, was this:
 Ten gallons of gasoline, 10 cents worth of ice, 25 cents for bridge toll at Albany, loss of two cigars that were jolted out of my pocket and 20 gallons of precipitation. There were no other expenditures or casualties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 IT Thou calIcst me to suffering, Lord. let me feel the blessed com- panionship of Thy Son who suf- fered with and for me. Amcn.-- M. S. IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03
WHY NOT?

These seed catalogues do very well, as far as they go," remarked d the suburbanite.
 "Well?"
 But the reading matter Is rather prosy. It seems to be they'd be more interesting if few journeymen poets were employed to sing the mer- it's of the giant turnip and the early squash"
 WON'T LAST THAT LONG q bequeath to my heirs and assigns forever" said the old gentleman who was dictating his will "1o cases of Scotch, one barrel of--''
 "Just a moment" interrupted his lawyer.
 "Eh?"
 You might as well eliminate the word forever"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

The Pointer maidstone was as fla nous in the south as the Parker mad stone in the southwest. It claimed an ancient antiquity and was reputed to have brought over from China by Tom Pointer of Halifax, Va, about 1915. Later it was broken, hands of Pointers descendants. As late as 1889 one of them had de- soription of the way it worked in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-03

"You might as well eliminate the word forever"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-22
Why Peck Was Traded

majors today may wear different uni forms next season. It's a good bet that Zack Wheat of the Dodgers, who had lead the National league a couple of times with the stick, will be traded to the Reds in a deal that will shift Mike Gonzales, late of the Giants, back to Greater New York. And it also is more than probable that Eddie Roush, boyish sulking outielder of the Reds, will be with some other club next season.
 While Garry Hermann put his foot down and declares emphatically that he will not allow Roush to gain his point by selling or trading him 1t is extremely doubtful if Garry will go through with his decision to put Eddie on the voluntarily retired list. Roush would bring big money if sold out right and a big bundle of players and some cash if used in a trade.
 However, it won't be surprising to see Roush wearing a Giant uniform next year. It's cinch that McGraw has some deal for a good outf1elder in mind. His willingness to let George Burns go indicates that.
 Larry Kopf is another Cfnci Red player who is booked to go in Moran's plans for revamping his team. Kopf is fair player, although his fielding wasn't of the best last season. He ranked eighth in the fielding lists of the league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-22
Grid Warriors Banqueted By
 Connie Lewis

<. Connie Lewis performed in the role of host at a chicken dinner ten dered to members of the Bridgeport A. & U. football eleven last night at GreeElawn- It proved an enjoyable affair and is an indication that part in the gridfron sport next sea son. The affair was supposed to be a complime entary banquet to the team, but it turned out to be a praise feast for she genial Connie and Man ager Jack Kearney.
 we are 50-o0 champions this year.
 but next year we wal be at the top" declared Connie, in a brief speech af-
 ter the appetizing meal had been dis
 pensed with. Connie also took occa-
 sion to thank the players and the
 sporting writers for their loyalty kearney in his remarks also lauded Connie we'll as handing a bouquet 1 to the players.
 Jack Fitzpatrick acted in the role of toastnaster, and he also hurled a
 volley of good sayings in the direc- were also made by Dutch F'orst,
 Fred A. Hunt. Bill Steinke. An ex- | cellent menu was put on the boards by Joe Casila, and the affair passed off without a hitch.
 1 Among those who assembled Lewis, Jack Kearney. Jack Fitzpat- | rick, "KaP' Calhoun, Bobby Callahan. Joe Waters, Harry Grnwald, Fred A. i Hunt, ,Howie aBker, Al Bakos, Arthur
 Luidy, Dutch F'orst, George Dutch"
 Meyer. Steve Halopin, Fudge Pjura, George Moshier, Bill Steinke, T. J.
 Murphy, Chick Creator, Eddie Shu- grue, Ed Sweer~- George E. First l brook and MT. Taylor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-22

Ruths
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-22
Frazee Target
 For Hot Blasts

The Boston sport writers long opposed to the E'razee regime in the American League, regards the departure Of their four Red Sox stars as the Last straw
 'Frazee has jIInked his ball cflIb,' says Paul Shannon in the Post in type an inch high
 ''rhe great Red SoX armada that won Ehree Words Series frcm 91o to 1918 has been scrapped," says Burt Whitman in the Herald.
 Jim O'}eaIy. in the Globe, says in disgust: Its Frazee'S team. If he has gold himSClf he is the one who must suffer.
 Might a well hang crepe on Fenyvay Park next sefsson,'' says Shannon.
 Boston fans feel the same way, although some no doubt think that the deal of AIcInnis for Smith. Burns and Harris is fair enough from the Red SOx view point. But there are loud roars over the New York shal1e-uD. They assert that Peckinpaugh is tbe only asset that comes from the YankeeS-that 'HRip'' Collins, Bill Piercy and Jack Quinn are all liabilities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-22
Donovan To Pilot
 New Haven Club

New Haven, Dec. 22-Winiam E. (Wiid Bin)) Donovan, was today ap- pointed manager of the New Haven Baseball club of the Eastern League, by George Weiss, owner of the local club.
 Donovan is former big league star and manager. He pitched for the Detroit Americans, played in three worlds series contests. served as man. ager of the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Nationals and Provi- dence Grays, his last engagement be- ing as manager of the Phi1lieS. He will serve as bench manager of the local club, his pitching days being ended. Donovan succeeds Chief Bender who has managed the New Havens for two years.