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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31

A drls weekly says Lloyd george tempestuousness In dealing with France was calmed by King George. Since when has Buckingham palace housed a king capable of squelching a prime minister?
 # x* Germany has met the first clause Of the allied ultimatum by paying s2oo,- OOO,OOO. French miiitarists should en- deavor to bear up under their disap- pointment.
 dispatch from Ri ga says Lenine has admitted the failure of commun- ism. Whether he admits 1t or not. com munism's failure can easily be proved.
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 Score another victory for prohibit ton. ziegfelds roof show has been closed. Tired business men will soon have nowhere to go but home
 * # # Speaking of the housing shortage, a sparrow is using the fourteenth hole on the Presidio golf links San Fran cisco. to Iaise her brood.
 # # # There Is really no excuse for May trying to establish a new altitude rec ord when June. July and August are still to be heard from.
 # # * Sending more British soldiers to Ireland will merely strengthen the de . termination of Sim Feiners to die with their shoes on.
 Haywood Broup, who can review a prizefight or a book with equal facility, may even know thing or two about home brew.
 Next to patent medicine advertise ment the dullest reading matter in print is the autobiography of he-star in the movies.
 That far-aWay look in his eyes when MT. Carpentier Is sparring may be due to a desire to return home while he still has his health
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 Brisk fighting in Silesia Is just a reminder that neighborhood quarrels are hard to stop.
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 Doleful predictions have been full filled. G. c. Bergdoll. formerly ot Philadelphia, says he's writing book.
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 It is just as we'll that the hoopskirt is thing of the past. It never would fit into sport car.
 <. # # Pugilists who date back to the pleis- tocene era are telling the world who will win the fight at Jersey City.
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 The college graduate does not ex~ claim "the world is mine" but he cer tainly does wear an air of possession.
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 We should curb our impatience while waiting for the canoe casualties to come in. The list is sure to be long.
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 The Jersey COW is entitled to tho praises of grateful constituency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
Pulls In the Orient

During my many years in business in Birmingham I have received quite a number of orders for goods from persons living in distant cities and states.' said Louis Saks, but the furthest away order I have yet re- ceived came last week from Constan- tinople. from an American stationed at that distant and historic port.
 The party in question is a sub scriber to The Age-Herald and had seen one of my ads in the paper. and as a result sent an oroer for two dozen soft white shirts and four dozen col lars to be sent by parcel post.
 Naturally we were gratified to re- ceive an order from so distant a place and it was promptly filled and for warded. This incident goes to show the far-reaching effects of newspaper advertising.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
Pulitzer Prizes for
 1920 Are Awarded

7T1HE Pulitzer prize in journalism
 U has been awarded to the Boston Post for exposing the get-rich-quick scheme of Charles Ponzi. This prize was given to the American news paper performing the most disinter- ested and meritorious public service during the past year.
 The Age-Herald has no desire to disparage the Boston Post, which is an admirable and highly successful newspaper, but the exposure of swindler, while it was creditable in itself and doubtless prevented many more dupes from falling into his clutches, could hardly be classed as public service on broad scale. The number of people who were caught, or about to be caught, by Ponzi were small percentage of the population, even in New England.
 Perhaps 1920 was an off year among American newspapers which are usually concerned with movements that are much broader in their scope than protecting gullible persons from swindlers. although it cannot be de- nied that such work is laudable and worth while.'
 Louis Seibold of the New York World received the $1,000 prize for his notable interview with former President Wilson. It was an excep- tionally fine piece of reporting, and one of the most intimate pictures of somewhat aloof personality that has ever been printed. There will be lit tie or no criticism of the Columbia university for thus bestowing de- served recognition on MT. Seibold.
 Edith Wharton's "The Age of h. nocence" won the prize for the best American novel of the year. In spite of what some of the critics had to say about Mrs. Wharton's book, it-unques- tionably made deep impression and was generally accepted as up to the standard of a writer who has a se- cure place in contemporary literature. "Miss Lulu Bett," by Zona Gale, won the 1000 prize awarded for the orig inal American play. Admiral Sims book, "The Victory at Sea-" was given the prize for the best book on American history and Edward Bok's ''The Americanization of Edward Bok," received the prize for auto biography.
 The awards of Columbia university will meet with public approval. It is apparently much easier to select a prize novel or play than it is to de- eide who shall be admitted into a Hall of Fame. Perhaps that is ex- plained by the fact that the field is not so wide, nor the claims of the various candidates so confusing. * * x
 Bill Haywood has contributed an ar ticie to new soviet newspaper in Moscow on the situation in the United States. It seems to have improved since Bill left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
UNDERwooD's sTATEMANsHIP.

From the Mobile Register.
 There is something impressive in tho way Senator Underwood inter- venes in the Senate debate. He brings into play matured judgment. broad treatment of national questions, and choice of words that instantly com mands respectful attention. He de- clares that consideration for the best interest of the nation and not par tisanship should control the action of the nations servants. He said Friday that he will support the Harding ad- ministration in all right policies. and certainly will avoid opposing policy simply because it Is republican. The senator's course is in accord with the best traditions of statesmanship and is daily increasing his influence as wise leader both for his party and for the people at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
A SCOOPS!

From the Boston Transcript.
 Now and then there is an item of real news in the papers. Looking around at his colleagues in the New York board of aldermen the other day, one of the aldermen said: Every member of this board will act like a gentleman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
cA0nlElMM1Aaasell
CAN'T LIVE IT DOWN

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Ambassador Harvey tells a London audience that he is not colonel, but just plain mister" It Is futile dis claimer. Whoever is once baptized in the elixir of colonelcy in AmerIca lives and dies colonel, unless he should become a brigadier general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
STAY AT HOME.

STAY AT HOME. The highways may be calling you To roam in fields afar, But let them keep on calling you' Unless you own car. Time was the blithe pedestrian Could stroll from town to town And many a pleasing vista scan Of hill and vale and down. But now a whirling cloud of dust Obscures the rural scene; The gentle art of walking must Give way to gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
ASSERTING HIMSELF.

Have you ever had cool feeling in the region of your spine when you leap out of a revolving door that is spinning at the rate of about 4S lev- olutions ninute?"
 Yes said MT. Grumpsoh. And I often have bot feeling h the reg ion of lay collar and make a few ie- marks appropriate to the occasion when l notice that the chuma who started ir to spian:ng is ! little. un- d =r .ixsd fe low"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
SMALL TOWN STyIEE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. In small town nobody ever knows a
 mans full name until the invitations to his daughters wedding are issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
sELFIsHNBss OF THE GREAT

sELFIsHNEss OF THE GREAT
 This captain of industry puts in great deal of time playing golf"
 He says he has to keep fit"
 T know the type He can't see the necessity of his office boy keeping fit bya occasionally attending ball game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
American Aviators Are
 Victims of Faulty Planes

rIHHE lives of American aviators are
 ll being sacrificed to defective airplanes. The accident near Indian [ Head, Md, in which five army officers and two civilians were killed, seems to have been the direct result of faulty machine which was regarded as unsafe by experts before the accident occurred.
 More American aviators have been killed in this country in airplane ac- cidents than were killed during the World war. The American govern ment' shipped many airplanes abroad that had not been sufficiently tested and were unfit for service. Scores of planes now in use are nothing but death traps. The list of airplane fatalities is appalling and it is seri- ous reflection on our government for army and navy flyers to be compelled to use machines that are defective.
 The government should have it's own airplane factory at Washington, where every machine turned out would be vigorously tested and standardized before it was used and there would no longer be any temptation for man. ufacturers building planes under gov ernment contract to use inferior ma terials and speed up production to make as much money as possible.
 The government was compelled to make it's own artillery because so many flaws developed in heavy guns manu- factured in privately owned plants. It <ls facing the same situation in regard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
1.AcKEp BEAUTY. Too.

LACKED BEAUTY, IOO. What was the play?" eMacbeth,'" said MT Gawker. How were the witches?' q didn't think much of their in terpretative dancing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
Settlers for nlnbama

Maj. W. M. Matthews, wko is in- terested in bringing settlers to vacant Alabama lands with special eye on former soldiers. is in Birmingham to open up permanent offices of the Ala bama Development association, the vehicle through which this work is to be done.
 Former Commissioner of Agricul- ture J. A. Wade is on his tour of the states advertising Alabama said Major Matthews. land we expect to begin to have results from the prepara- tion work which we have been doing the past several months.
 Laying the ground work has been slow and tedious, but we believe we have things going we'll now and our permanent office in Birmingham is with a view of bringing our work to a head"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
On Pablo Beach

Pablo Beach. near Jacksonville, Fla. Is as nice place for a little recreation as have ever known" said D. B. Mills, statistician of the Alabama Coal Operators association.
 T have just returned from vaca- tion spent there with my wife and boy We had lots of bathing and fishing and good things to eat. It is warm in the sun in the daytime but there are al- ways cool and shady spots, while at nights a fine breeze may be relied on.
 The Florida roads are a delight. One can go anywhere in motor vehicles over roads as smooth as city pave- ments. It will be great day for Ala bama when we have such roads. By the way most of the brick in the Flor ida roads came from Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
ADRIfT WITH THE TIMES
STRATEGY

' You say this bank was robbed in broad daylight and nobody inter- fered?"
 Exactly
 How did that happen?
 One of the robbers set up a mo- tion picture camera on the sidewalk without any film in it, and briskly turned the crank while his pals brought out the loot"
 POLITENESS PAYS. The citizen we once passed by And even used to mock, We now regard with envious eye He has some private stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
A MORNING PRAYER

Grant me, Lord, to be grateful even for the thOrns which line my
 way for, it is in days of sorrow that thou and I are nearest to each other. Amen. M $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
POLITENEss pAvs
AN EYE TO VOTES.

AN EYE TO VOTES. Senator Snortsworthy has the quaI- tiles of statesman" All but one" And what Is that?" NO matter how warm the debate grows. he never forgets that he holds an elective office"
 THOSE HEAVY SUITS. In days of old When knights were bold, They rode in high disdain, But when they fell They had to yell For help to mount again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
PRISON TAILOR.

'I've been told that 'moonshine' is poisonous stuff" remarked the tour ist.
 Well" said Colonel Jagsby, T have reasonable doubts on that subject. I know mountaineers who have been drinking 'moonshine' for 30 or 40 years and the only time 1t ever im- paired their health was when it's man ufacture led to close confinement in federal penitentiary."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31

Bill Haywood has contributed an ar ticle to new soviet newspaper in Moscow on the situation in the United States. It seems to have improved since Bill left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-31
Member oe the Associated Press

They say he parted well, and paid his scOreI So God be with him. -Macbeth.
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
: FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

A healthy growing savings account
in the First National Bank of this city
is the best and most powerful friend
the average citizen can have. 1t also
is big help to him in establishing a
sound and satisfactory credit rating
in the community and means he has
acquired the habit of systematic saw
ing. The First National Bank through
its directors and officers affords ev-
cry possible inducement to the peo-
pie of this city and vicinity to join
it's big family of systematic savers.
One dollar opens a savings account
with the bank, and once you have
made the start and make regular de-
posts you will be surprised to see
how fast such an account will grow
The bank pays you four per cent. in
terest on your account and is always
ready to give you every possible as
sistanee that your credit rating will
justify. If you are in business, the
bank extends to you the facilities OF
a highly organized banking institu
ton. If you are farmer and need
frequent loans to finance different
crops, the bank will be glad to have
you become one of it's patrons. II
makes short and long term loans
buys and sells first real estate mort
cages and also attends to collections
of all kinds.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
ST. FRANCIS xAVIER'S CHURCH
WINDOW, MINI.

Previous to the year 1895, the few
Catholics who resided in Window
were given very limited facilities for
the practice of their religion Occa-
ssionally the priest would come from
Heron Lake to say Mass in private
home. or sometimes in 4 hall secured
for the occasion.
In the year 1896, the church OF the
Norwe9ian Lutheran congregation
was purchased and moved TO a new
site. and Mass was there said once a
month. This church served the needs
of the congregation for six years. In
1902. the Catholics were inspired with
ambition to improve the House OF
God, and it was decided new church
should be erected. Rev. Joseph Sond.
who was pastor at Heron Lake, and
attended to the needs of the Cath
olics of Window, labOred assiduously
to assist the members of the conSre-
cation TO realize their ambition. The
church was then situated in what is
known as the East Side,' and there
were few Catholics in that portion
of the town. 1t was decided to secure
a new site in the town proper The
present beautiful location was Sc
cured and the fine brick structure
which is the home of Catholic Wor-
ship in Window today, was erected in
1902
The Rev. E. Van-Hoenackere was
placed in charge in 1902 and remained
until January, 1904 He was succeed
ed by Rev. John P. Sherman, who at
Dresent so ably directs the Cathedral
parish in the city of Winona. He
was in charge of Window for about
q year. After Father Sherman's pas
torate. Window reverted to the status
of a mission, supplied from Heron
Lake. 1t remained a mission until
1907. when Rev. A. Hennekes, then
assistant at Heron Lake, became pas
tor. He erected the present paroch1al
house. struggled with the existing
debts, and during his eight years pas,
torate succeeded in lessening the
debt so that when he left st. Fran
els Xavier's Church in 1914, practic.
ally only $1,000 incumbrance remain
ed.
In February, 1914, Rev. F. ]. Prakes
newly ordained, was appointed pastor
and remained in charge until Octo
Der. 1916. During his passionate, the
remaining debt was paid off, and the
beautiful artistic affairs were placed
:. in the church. In October, 1916, the
present pastor, Rev. H. j. Mckenna
was placed in charge. During the
past year the interior of the church
has been decorated. new statuary
Communion railing, and Stations OF
the Cross have been placed. At pres
ent it stands one of the most beauti
fully finished churches in the diocese
1t was a long step from its humble
beginning to present conditions. II
was a difficult struggle but today st
Francis Xavier's is a f1ourishing par
ish of about sixty families,
H. J. McKENNA.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
NORTH SIDE MEAT MARKET.
John Lokken. Prop.

Selection of tender meats is an
easy matter if one makes his pur-
chase at the sanitary and up-to-date
meat market conducted by John A..
Lokken in Window. Every effort is
made to keep the meats in perfect
condition and no expense is spared in
equipment and apparatus to handle
the meat through the hottest weather.
If you like real tender home cured
hams, they can be had at this mar
ket as well as the best quality OF
smoked bacon The market also car
ries a good large stock of canned
meats, vegetables, fruits and fish
soups, and other preserved articles
of food. 1t is headquarters in this
city for fresh dressed poultry anG
game, dairy products and fish and
oysters in season. II you like rea
| cheese. you will find it here in al
kinds and varieties OF domestic afit
imported makes.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
RINGkOE.POPE LAND CO.

The man Or woman who invests IN
land now through the Ringkob-Pope
Land Company is bound to make a
handsome profit on the venture when
he sells later. In the first place, pa
irons of this company have the ad.
vantage of the experience of it's mem
bers and their intimate knowledge of
land values and the location of the
good pieces of real estate. Then also
there is the information of how much
adjacent pieces of real estate have
brought in recent sales, the trend of
building, and the like If you have
had an ambition for some time to be
"a farmer Or to own farm as an in
vestment, you will find that this firm
has some excellent farms listed with
it for quick sale. The prices have
been placed at an attractive figure
and unusually easy terms will be Civ.
en- The firm also has some choice
prairie tracts and ranches listed, as
well as city property both vacant and
improved. 1t can put you in touch
with owners of some very desirable
homes in good residential districts, all
modern improvements and priced SO
low that you will readily realize that
the property is bargain. 1t will beat
paying rent and in addition you have
the satisfaction of paying on your
own home.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
MULLER CLOTHING CO.

Clothing values at the Muller
Clothing Co.'S store have always been
right, and you will find there now,
as in the past, some of the best val.
ues and bargains you have ever seen.
This store handles the famous Kup.
penheimer line of good clothing The
kind that have value and quality
made into them and which look we'll
fit we'll and wear we'll The new
spring and summer stocks are now
on display and are proving popular
and in great demand among the men
and young men of Window and vicin.
ity. In addition to the stocks of suits
and overcoats to be found there, you
will find shoes, shirts, neckwear, col
lars, hosiery, hats and caps and I'M
derwear in wide assortments.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
THINGS ACCOMPLISHED AND
THINGS YET TO 20.

Taichowfu is well.l1nown mission
in Che Kiang, China, and many foun-
dations have been made to embrace
the needs of young and old, we'll and
sick
Rev. Theo. van Often says of the nu-
merous works:
'At the beginning of this year. we
opened a little workroom for girls
and women; their number is now in
creased to one hundred and we canno'
receive more for want of places.
think of opening another little work
room soon. May the Divine Provi-
dence send us the means.
''In our dispensary opened only one
year ago, we have, Notwithstanding
the two great Protestant hospitals,
cured a larger number than both of
them. tts
Formerly the work Of conversions
In The city OF Taichowfu was espe.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
sEGAR & sTEpMAN.

If you don't get the best of drugs
then it. is your own fault, for they
are used entirely in prescription fill
ing by Segar & Stedman's store. This
store makes specially of prescrip
ton filling, giving prompt and accu
rate serviceswith competent and ex
perienced druggist always on the job
In addition to we'll stocked prescrip
ton department, one finds there a
very complete and attractive stock
of novelties and art goods, manicure
sets, stationery for school, office and
home. fountain pens, cameras and
supplies for the amateur photogra
piers, magazines and books. The Ia
dies to look to this store to keep them
in touch with the latest brought out
in toilet preparations. A line of de
licious candies in bulk and boxes and
an up-to-date fountain also make the
store a popular shopping center.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
SiLuIMAN BROS.

The best of overhauling and repair
work on your automobile or truck is
shown by the manner in which ii
stands up afterWard, and that is why
we recommend the garage tof Sill
man Bros. to all of our friends. The
workmen employed there are. experts
in their line. They have experience
on all makes of cars and realize the
vital Importance of having every part
of car or truck in perfect condition
that serious and fatal accidents may
be reduced to a minimum. The ga
rage is equipped with the latest ma
chinery and equipment to handle the
most difficult job that can come in
and all work. is done quickly. You
will find here fine line of automo
bile accessories and novelties, also
high grade oils and greases.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26
EARL MARSHALL G. SON.

If you are about to build this sea
son, you will find that you can get
the best line of builders hardware
and other hardware requirements at
the up-to-date store of Earl Marshall
& Son, in Window. 1t will pay you
to get prices from this firm on the
troughing and spouting for your new
building, and if it is store, there
will be the metal cornices for the
front. All Of this kind of work in
metal is done by this firm The firm
also carries q complete stock of shelf
and heavy hardware as well as paints
oils, glass, rope and sporting, hunt
ing and athletic goods. Quality ranks
first in this stock.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-26

scription. Referring to the condition
OF his mission he has something to
say that should touch consciences
which have become a little hardened
regarding the work of the Church in
mission lands.
Il am sure no Protestant would
suffer his pastor to dwell and pray in,
the decayed dirty building that we,
nevertheless, call chapels. 1t is true.
We must forgive our Catholic brethren
as they never saw our needy mis-
sions, and so cannot feel ashamed @
touched by the poverty of their mi
sionaries, who are too happy in thei
poor stables of Bethlehem to NAL
many complaints. But surely even
missionaries would like to 60 TO
Nazareth after a time to have a better
home, as Our Lord did,