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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

If we don't conserve our forests, Americans 50 or 100 years from now may have to worry along without best sellers" and 10 daily editions of their favorite newspaper.
 F x a James Hazen Hyde is quite promi- nent in Paris society. It seems only yesterday that ribald paragraphers were calling him Jimmy"
 x # * The new president of the National City bank has probably convinced the directors that he doesn't know Zieg- field Is in the theatrical business.
 % # H The Hon. Tyrus Cobb is nearing the end of his career in baseball. From a baseball point of view the Hon. Tyrus Is nearly 100 years old.
 # # + The democratic donkey should have stored up enough energy to exist on a diet of thstles for at least four years. Ring W. Lardner tells how 1t feels to be s5. If Ring has taken care, of himself, he ought to feel bully at that tender age.
 # < # considerable part of the popula- tion gets the right hand of the Presi- dent without ever succeeding in get ting his ear.
 Speaking of sinking without,a trace, CTS who looked under their pillows for bank rolls?
 The report that Americans are drinking Cuba dry is probably err roneous. They have only been at it a short time.
 A auis May Day was a great dis appointment to the disciples of unrest in Russia
 < * &
 Give a thought to China where peo- pie are starving who never listened to a walking delegate
 Einstein says his theory of rela- tivity is simple Nobody seems willing to take his word for it.
 # x 4
 Herbert Hoover didn't know what work Was until he undertook to help settle a wage dispute.
 + x #
 brief survey of Europe shows that the gun toting habit over there is just as bad as ever.
 No German cabinet could ever fall quite as gracefully as the French cabinets do.
 Dancing the "toddle" is not sign of a weak intellect, except when at tempted by centenarians.-
 x # < Civil service with notifications means Look out democrats"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
No Kick Coming

There is no kick coming with re- gard to the basic freight rates now en- loved by Birmingham" said OIL. Bum. manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Traffic Bureau.
 With the rail and water rates via the Warrior, to and from the Pacific, and to and from the east, and the re moval of various discriminations, Bir- mingham's freight rate fabric Is funda : mentally such that no competitive point now has an advantage over us. Our shippers can do the business if they go out for it.
 There are some isolated rates not yet lined up, and we shall handle those, but the foundation is laid and Birming- ham is all right from a freight rate standpoint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
First Convention

The remarkable growth of>~fhe In- ternatlonal Civitan association of clubs during the past year will be concretely shown when the delegates gather in Birmingham for the first international convention declared Dr. C. w. Shrop- shire. international president of Civi- tans.
 Special trains will bring delegations from many cities to the convention. all determined 10 show the others that they have the livest aggregation of Civilians. For the first annual convention of the lusty infant we expect to have big time."f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Coming Home

T received letter from S. w Hawkins member Of the Alabama legislature, who was forced to take his family to Colorado Springs for their health several months ago" said George c. Moore. assistant coroner. and am glad to say that he states they expect to De back in Birmingham in very short time.
 Since going out there the health of members of his family has improved very much and he now feels that he will be perfectly safe in bringing them home This l am sure will be gratify- ing news to his friends in this district. as he was well known and very popu7 lar here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Writers and Poets

Birmingham is rapidly coming to the front in the matter of writers and poets said Thornton Estes, we'll known Rotarian. "A very pleasing in- cident was called to my attention the other day when I learned that a bit or rhyme written by Clarence Wiley. secretary of the Kiwanis club, and used by our Rotary secretary in our little weekly had been reprinted in the Buzz-Saw of Kansas City, one of the biggest and most widely circulated Rotary publications in the country.
 Full credit was given Klwanian Wiley for the poem, which is really a little gem. Instances of this kind are more than pleasant, as they tend to show that Birmingham is not the only city where spirit of friendship and cooperation exists between Kiwanis and Rotary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
IN LOW SPIRITS

You have a woman mayor here?"
 ''Yes. She's just been elected and her husband is about the uneasiest man in town
 "why so?"
 He's told several of his friends con fidentially that if his wife still has the same opinion of him she had before the election he's slated for the job of dog catcher"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
In GadSden

we were mighty sorry to lose pr. James M. Shelburne as pastor of the First Baptist church, Gadsden. who was called out of the state" said w. J. Beggs of Gadsden.
 We think we are mighty fortunate in having secured Dr. w, R. Rigell d young man of pleasing personality, a thorough scholar and a good preacher. We Gadsdenites are mighty proud of our churches. our preachers and our schools, Everybody knows it Is a good business town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

But when she's in a bathing suit She wrinkles passing well.
 IN 1850
 "Whither awayr
 I'm just Hitting over to London for couple of days
 Bon voyage"
 Thanks but it's rather exasperating. I missed the fast transatlantic flyer. This old tub tugging at her landing tower takes 3s hours to make the trip.p
 SUBJECT TO INVASION "Is a mans home his castle?" Tt used to be so regarded" says Mr. Jagsby. but nowadays a mans home is merely an object of suspicion" {
 POWER OF oRAToRY Do you believe in the value of adver- tising?"
 Certainly" replied the eminent statesman. without the publicity given the American flag by patriots who want to serve it--for a considera- tion--it wouldn't mean half as much to some people as 1t does now"
 KEEP HIS MEMORY GREEN Whats this?"
 "A monument to motorist."  But why was it erected?" Read the inscription. He never cut pedestrian or raced train to cross- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
SHORT CUT TO STAGE EMINENcE

John Golden. in Leslie's.
 One day I came across an advertise ment in which man in Harlem asked for the privilege of hiring an actor manager l knew there must be some thing the matter with him or he would not have advertised I sped to Harlem and on the way became both an actor and a manager.
 found my man. If had been given the opportunity to prepare the kind of man I wanted most to meet I could not possibly have turned out anything so absolutely perfect as the individual who diffidently greeted me.
 He had friend, Miss Lillian Kitch- ell. who, it appears, was a perfectly splendid actress, but had been singu- larly unfortunate in that no company would give her an adequate part. Could find a play and organize a cast, and all that? He was a travelling salesman He conided that the theatre was lit tie out of his line, but he had several hundred dollars, and if Miss Mitchell wanted to be wooed by way of the bill- board rather than by way of the furni- ture house it was nothing to him.
 Within a few minutes he had-agreed to pay me SIS week as actor-manager had wished on him the play Caste because I knew the part of old man Eccles. which was, of course, the lead ing part, and I was on my way back to pick strong supporting cast for Miss Mitchell and myself from among our gang down on Fourteenth street.
 The citizens of Middletown, N. r., at tended our first night in numbers. As far as I could arrange it l was the whole show and I was nothing if not earnest. But Middletown, although it survived the show and there was no vio lence, knew when it had enough. One night was when"
 The money of our angel gave out and from Schenectady to Troy we counted ties l was duly and profanely throw off the boat at New York, but the coarse deckhands did not really know what they were throwing off; they were not aware they had the priv ilege of man handling 8 professional actor. had gone up the river an am ateur, but I came down a professional actor, %returning from tour" ard as such presented myself at agencies which formerly had no leisure to talk with d tyro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
HELPING AN ANCIENT FRIEND

From the Nations Business
 China has an immediate claim upon the affection and sympathy of the United States. Toward no other coun- try, perhaps, is our sentiment so warm -ly cordial, The catastrophe which is taking daily toll of 10000 lives in five northern provinces of the republic is, therefore, certain to win | substantial response from the American public. Contributions to the China famine fund will be>in proportion to our repu tAtion solidly established as Samaritan na- tion.
 But aside from the profound human itarian appeal implicit in the plight of this appealing people, there is an eco homie aspect to the situation which. however minor in importance, is not wholly to be ignored. Our trade rela- tion with China is not competitive. but cooperative. She has raw materials to sell, and needs the finished prod- ucts which we make. Her imports amounts in 1919 to $7S5.456,9 ,975; her ex- ports to $762,S42,465. Our share of this business amounted to about 65 cents per capita of the Chinese population. or about s260,0o0,000. Our annual trade with Great Britain is $46 per capita. It is unreasonable to suppose that our trade with China will ever reach such proportions but at that rate it would total $1S,000,000.000 annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
oLD-FAsHIONED SPORTS

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 President Harding has started some- thing with this reviva, of horseshoe pitching. There is nothing for the dem- ocrats to do but declare for plank on mumble-peg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
HIGHLY ADAPTABLE


 "A man should make some concessions to public opinion" remarked MT. Gads- pur.
 And if he's running for office he. certainly will" said MT. Twobble. The Hon. Jeremiah Jabwind. for instance, has been candidate for first one thing and then another for the past 20 years. All the Hon. Jeremiah asks of public opinion is just chance to anticipate it's wishes"
 DEAD LOSS TO THE TRADE "The bootleggers' union held an i'm portant meeting last night"
 What was the topic of discussionT' "A member of the union was sesm serving liquor to prohibition enforce ment officer"
 Might give the game away, eh." NO, but fraternizing with prohtbi- tion enforcement officers is strictly for bidden. Those fellows never pay for drink" PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
THE STAGE AND MORALS

kind of thing that they like, and as a rule they are not much moved by the exhortations of the pulpit. It is both more just and more wise to ignore the banal and salacious and to try to give aid and comfort to the play wrights, managers. actors and teachers of dramatics who are striving to pro- duce plays that appeal to the intel ligence and to train audiences capable of appreciating them. In this effort, 1t ing churchmen are lending a hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
A BEACH STAR

Rettina's not a movie star,
 The simple truth to tell; But when she's in a bathing suit She wrinkles passing we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

Human nature hasn't changed much. Tax dodgers were beating their breasts in the days of Cyrus the Great.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

get their thrills. Every thinking man
recognizes all of this as necessary,
but those who think their way through
know that this amusement has on it
the commercial stamp. Because the
show must be made to pay.
Who attends the moving picture
show? All classes. Especially do
children attend Here they get ideas
and ideals which are going to have a
good deal to do with their after life if
they are regular attendants at an early
age. Highly imaginative scenes which
produce thrills may be to them very
valuable and will be if those scenes
are clean and on a high plane. But
there is a mistaken idea in the minds
of many modern people, and that is,
that it is necessary to have the child's
mind soaked with all the filth and
slime of the lower world sewer in or
der to come to anything in life Just
as bad is the constant picturing of
marriage infelicity among those who
pose as being higher up In the scale.
College boys and girls are supposed
to haye come to the place where they
have their balance and can see
a lot of things of criminal nature
that pertains to the lower world and
not have it affect them. But not SO
with children We do not care es-
pecially to have our children educated
in crime or in the art of killing man
or shown what a good sport profess
sional gambler is, even though such a
Some Of us believe that 1t is really bet
ter to keep the mind Of child on a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
METHODIST PASTOR
WRITES OF MOVIES
REV. DIR. H. o. PERRY TELLS
WHY HE ASKED TO HAVE
PICTURES CENSORED.

The moving picture show is one OF
the greatest educational agencies in
America. 1t is the one educational in
stitution which makes it's appeal en-
tirely through the eye. And yet as an
institution it does not profess to have
altruistic ideals. 1t is commercial,
and processes to be nothing else. In
making the above statement / do not
forget that men like d. w. Griffith
have ideals and that there are many
pictures produced above criticism be-
cause of the fact that the producers
have ideals. What l am saying is that
the institution is catering to the public
to make money and is trying to get the
picture that will do that thing. The
leading men tell us themselves, that
this is true. Many exhibitors are men
of high ideals and want to put on the
best. But even these men will tell you
that they can't because the public will
not patronize and SO as is suggested
in the last Literary Digest "the SEX
play appears at Tierman's theatre"
Why? Because it pays. 1t is the
commercial consideration which rules.
The moving picture is one of the
greatest entertainers in America.
Here young people go to laugh and to
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
lSUNDAY SERMON At
MOSCOW CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Baptism" was. the subject 'of the
sermon at the Christian church SUM-
day morning, when the Rev. W. C.
Crockett, pastor, delivered strong
sermon to large audience, including
number of University Of idaho stu
dents. The pastor said in part:
Some one telephoned to Gypsy
Smith, the evangelist, and asked him
when he intended to preach on the
subject of the second coming of Jesus.
Smith replied: / am not yet through
with his first coming"
The truths which Jesus taught did
not belong to the age in which he
lived. They apply to all ages. They
apply to this age, hence they belong
to Moscow as we'll as to Jerusalem
Jesus was a citizen of the world
Jesus is a citizen of the ages. He
is an American as well as a Jew He
is the trouble bearer of the ages He
was not the trouble maker of the
ages. 1t can be pointed to some men
and say these are the trouble makers
of history. Jesus is the trouble bear
er of Moscow.
1T has been said that the pf1iloso-
pher is the one who bears up cheer
fully under the troubles of Others"
There is more wisdom than wit in this
saying when it applies to Jesus
''The truths of Jesus live on amid
the changing environment. The voice
of Jesus is the voice of the past. It
it is also the voice of the present. 1t
is ais the voice of the future. He
shall yet speak. This noisy old world
does not now listen to Jesus Heespeaks
upon the subject of labor and capital
These industrial wrong doors that
now know no law but their own
caprice, shall hear His voice in the
future. They shall yet hear His voice
telling them that the poor they grind
under their feet are. the product of di-
vine breath. Failure is yet to stare
the wrong doer in the face and the
spirit of Jesus is yet to succeed where
they fail.
Jesus is yet to succeed where the (
grants of the earth have failed
Jesus has not closed his life of sac
rifice. The world is yet to see, the
triumph of the higher life over the I
over life. We are not yet through !
With the first coming Of Jesus
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE
INITIATED BIG CLASS

The local lodge of Moose initiated
a Class of % last Saturday night at
What was regarded as one Vt the, best
meetings in the history of the lodge.
The Pullman degree team came over
and put on the work and there were
visitors from Lewiston and other
points. The big hall wassfilled 10 ca
pacity. Following the Initiation a
banquet was served, beginning at II
clock and closing at al m. Some of
those In attendance did not leave the
lodge room until daylight w. w.
Gillette, past supreme. dictator. who
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

high plane of thinking. And tha
keeping it on such a plane is not in
any way incompatible with having q
good time. Relaxation, amusement
education, clean thinking ought TO all
be the companions of what the boys
call "A corking good time
1T has been demonstrated over and
over that good movies can be pro-
duced that will draw the crowd. They
cost more money. 1t takes more
brains and ingenuity to produce them,
but they can be had. One Of the local
moving picture men stated to the
writer that he paid a higher price for
| his films in order that he might not
be compelled to take the whole output
of any film company, but could select
the better things.
| 1t is the firm conviction of the writ
er that big majority of the people Of
Moscow want nothing but clean shows,
that eliminate crime and indecent pic
lures. 1t would be wrong then to let
the matter go on without any effort
to register by ordinance what is de-
sired. 1t is very easy to drift into
state of utter careiessness about these
matters The ordinance asked for
simply asks that the "movie" men IN
Moscow be satisfied with nothing but
the very best and provides tina. II
ever any movie man should come to
town who forgets to respect the wishes
of the people, he shall suffer accord
ingly.
Ii any movie man should have on his
he is in doubt "a thing which we hope
will not happen) he can call in the |
censors and make himself certain If
the censors put their o. K on his |!
film he is protected.
1t is a we'll known fact to all stu
dents that man is of dual nature. !
What the movers for censorship are.
asking Ia that we have pictures which
appeal to the best that is in us and if
perchance there be a very few who
can be satisfied with nothing only that
which is low, they be not catered to.
If the movie men are inclined to sup
port the movement for the best of pic
lures we think that they can be as
sured even better patronage than
would come to them in any other way.
We do not wish to injure the income
Of any man, but we do insist on the
very highest standards of purity and
at whatever cost may be
necessary to bring them about.
Chicago's chief of police has ordered
that the censors do not issue permits
''for any photo play that shows COM
mission of crime. 1t makes no differ
ence whether the criminal shown is a.
hero or villain. Even the showing.
of a policeman disguised as a burglar
is taboo" Why not Moscow as we'll
as the great city of Chicago? We are
a clean town, we desire to remain
clean, just as much as Chicago, desires
to get rid of it's filth.
1T is but natural that movie. men /
should want to be unfettered- They |
are human like other people. And be-
cause they are human 1t is we'll that
we set limitations as we do with other
people. So long as it is necessary for
us to have this, one of the greatest in
struments of education and amuse-
on commercial basis, it Will be neces-
sary to aid it by certain fences which
will keep it from stepping over the
bounds too far. The best movie men /
will be glad for the interest which the
public takes in the matter.
H. o. Perry.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
Seeds

Alfalfa; Red Alsyke, White and
Sweet Glover; Orchard, Bronze, Rye,
Grass' Kaffir Corn III, Ee tfdI Amber
and Garden seeds, Poultry and Bee
Supplies, Fertilizers, ETC., etc. Write
for prices.
MARK MEANS COMPANY.
Seed Merchants Lewiston Idaho.
119-125
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

is here experimenting the drive for
20Jt MEMBERS acted as toast master
and there we're many responses
Prosecuting Attorney McCar4y, OF
Lewiston, dictator of the Lewiston
lodge, and Attorney Kasberg, secre-
tary OF the lodge at Lewiston, We're
in attendance The Moscow Lodge is
making rapid growth and trying to
add 200 new members
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
Celebrated Sixteenth Birthday.

Members of the Ivyhurst club wers
ho stcsses at a surprise party ir hon
or of Mrs. W. G. Barge, Saturday
evening Since it was according to
the guest of honor her sixteenth
birthday, the guests came in appro-
private costumes. The following
guests spent. the evening playing
games and telling stories: May,
Laura, Clara, Arabella, Isabella, Ma
tlida, Annie, Jake, Edna, Jimmy, Eff
fie, Johnnie, Doolittley Lou, Eddie and
Little Eva Refreshments were ser
we'd late in the evening
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

Elks temple Wednesday evening,
February %, to which all Elks and
their wives are invited. The game
will be 500 and. refreshments will be
served by the committee in charge Of
the entertainment.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

EIks Dance Tomorrow Night.
The Washington's birthday dance
of the Moscow Elks will. be held in the
temple tomorrow (Tuesday) night
and all Elks are urged to- be present
early. There will be a supper served
by the lady Elks
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
J.F.PAPINEAU
AUCTIONEER

am prepared to handle any
auction sales, large or small.
My experience with livestock
business, with 10 years OF sue
cessful auction sales, places me
in a position to render valuable
service. | will appreciate your
business and guarantee owners
and purchasers square deal.
PUREBRED LIVESTOCK
l am also breeder of pure
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nay stock before buying.
office with Veatph Realty
Company, Moscow, Idait0 Tele-
phones, Main IS, or Farmers
9TfX1.
Yours For Better Business,
J. F: Papineau.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21
Moose Dance. Thursday Night.

The Loyal Order of Moose, of Mos
COW, will give a dance In its hall
! Thursday night, February "a The
|lbest of music Has beeH secured and
a feed" will be- served
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

A large numbeE Of Lady EIks Of the
Moscow lodge met III the temple Mon
day afternoon to, make Email prepar
atoms for the dance and supper TO be
given there Tuesday night. Every
thing was placed in readiness for the
WashfngtOnis birthday dance.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-02-21

Elks VIII Ptay Five Hundred
There will be card party at the
Bisbee daily review., 1921-05-01
Treasure Seekers
 After Gold Buried
 ByLittle Corporal

WARSAW. April 30. - Treasure seekers are to begin work soon in an effort to recover wealth of gold and silver reported to have been hid den from the enemy by French sol diers in lake near Wilma during Ma poleon.s retreat from Russia in 1872 The task is to be undertaken by French and Polish engineers under su- perv1sSon of the two governments.
 A plan of the lake. marking the spot where the treasure was dropped into the water by the troops, has been re- covered by the authorities. Estimates of the value of the gold and silver ranges from 45,o0O,000 to -60,0O0 900 gold rubles (s22.5OO. .OO to $50, ,0OO, ,0OO)
 Many guns and flags and even car riages and other articles belonging to the emperor himself were slipped in- to the lake at the time, it is said, to prevent their falling into the hands of the pursuing Russians.
 Initial plans to recover xhe treas ure were interrupted by the begin ming of the war in 1914.