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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

Nineteenth street and the baseball park. being attracted by the fact that they could collect 25 cents for the ride and regardless of the fact that the burden of handling the traffic along the lines along which they usually operate was thrown on the street railway company. Fortunately. because of the fact that no reduction had been made on account of the op- eration of the jitneys, the cars of the street railway company were able to accommodate the traffic"
 In considering the further impor- tance of first-class street car trans portation to the business interests of a city 1t is clearly apparent that to the large army of industrial workers dependent upon street cars to go to and from their homes, and their re- spectiVe places of occupation the value of sustained reliable service Is inestimable. The successful operation of the various industries of the city are in a great measure dependent upon the operation of the cars of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
THREE

fair and equitable but effective man. ner to the end that the large sum of money variously estimated at from S1.50O to s25O0 daily or approximately s7 30 900 annually be restored to the street car company upon whose shoulders must rest the great re- responsibility of maintaining service for the citizens of Birmingham In both profitable and unprofitable territory. Respectfully submitted,
 A. R. DEARBORN,
 A. c. MONTGOMERY,
 J. l.. YANCEY,
 Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

ing protection against competition for his peanuts and potatoes, the American Farm Bureau association, insists that its members be not taxed to increase the profit of those from whom they buy thelr necessary supplies.
 The farmers, as is recalled, some weeks ago sent representatives to Washington with instructions to file before the ways and means committee of the House the rate of protection they required for pea nuts peanut oils, cotton seed cotton seed oils and the like; and protests against the efforts of Nebraska potash producers to secure a protection for their product The farmers could not understand why they should be taxed by increased fer tilizer prices simply in order that Ne- braska producers might reap an addi- ticnal profit.
 AS TO SHIPPING
 In almost similar style, the American Farm Bureau federation makes it's repre- sentations to Congress. After a session of two weeks, it draws up statement to Congress- In that statement the fol- lowing appears;
 q. The American Farm Bureau fedora tion urges and demands of Congress treatment for agriculture that will af- ford the American farmer protective tariff upon Iarln prOuuCJS equlNdlenI lo the tariff upon products of the factory and we urge that no elusive shuffling of rates or other methods be employed to obscure this general principle. In ar irving at the American labor cost of food, we demand an hour wage basis both for the farmer and his help that shall comport with the hour wage basis of equally skilled labor in manufacturing and other industries.
 ''2. The American Far mBureau federa- tion. believing 1t Is contrary to public interest, is opposed to placing tariff on lumber, either rough or dressed
 "2. The American Farm Bureau federa- ation declares against a tariff on fertil- izer. '
 SEE IT ONE WAY
 For lumber and fertilizer the farmer of the United States expends a large percentage of his total cost of produc- tion. Naturally he doesn't want his bur den increased. But he wants protection for his own products 80 that their cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
PROTECTIONISTS
 ARE OPPOSED ID
 OTHER FAVOR|TES
Farmers, Factory Owners and Fertilizer Gentry Insist That They Only Receive Spe-
 CiaI Privilege"
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau rms Ass-Heraid
 son OaNldsan HuildtuH


 Washington April 27.-(special)-Th American Farm Bureau federation. which as result of it's virility has seemingly dis placed the National Farmerss' union as the Washington body really representa- tive of the farmers of the United States, sentations to Congress. After a session ducts of the farm
 But. like the individual farmer desir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
Correcting an Error!
This Appeared Yesterday A. M. EXTRA SPECIAL

If you are on the lookout for a chance to save and at the same time get your boy a smart straw hat, come and pick out one of these excellent Milans, Split Straw, Leg horn or genuine Panamas at this give-away price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28

the earnings of this line on a 7-cent
 fare were less than the earnings for
 the same period last year on a 6-cent
 fare by , per cent or $281.
 "The same conditions exist to a lesser
 degree on the other lines affected by jitneys.
 "The street railway company on the
 has been that, s a result of conges
 ton in the business district, and the citys requirement that the jitneys stay on our tracks in this district. It
 is entirely a matter of guess work as
 to when street cars entering the busi-
 ness district will come out, thereby
 making it impossible to maintain re.gu- lar service an any of the lines enter ing the business district of Birming- ham.
 Conceive. if you can, the manage ment of street railway company op- erating it's cars and accommodating the public when the weather is fa-
 vorable and when the weather is dis agreeable retiring and denying the public transportation facilities when most needed. The jitney driver operat-
 ing as an individual without any ob- ligation to furnish any particular or definite service, is governed entirely
 by his own desires as to when he will
 operate and when he will not "2he street railway company, on the other hand. is obligated to furnish adequate service, and without any
 means of ascertaining when the jit- neys are going to operate or when they are not going to operate, has so 1 far continued to maintain the services
 in effect before the jitneys became so
 numerous. As matter of fact, even | if the street railway company were
 to have notice from day to day as to whether or not the jitneys were to operate, it would be unable, after hav- ing reduced service, to restore same because of the time required to em- ploy and train operators for the cars.
 Perhaps the best illustration of this situation is that existing on the Ave-
 nue B and Twentieth street loop lines where for the week, ending April 10,
 the average load per car going out
 Twentieth street from 4 p. m. until 2 D. m. was less than 14 passengers per car. In other words during this pe-
 riod, which is ordinarily the rush pe-
 riod, the average for the week was less than half the seats occupied. In | the event of heavy rain during this pe-
 rod and the absence of jitneys tenn l porarily, cars are loaded to capacity 1 Further, in the absence of obliga- 1 tion to furnish definite service, the i jitneys are willing at all times. ana so advertise, to run anywhere desired
 and do frequently divert their opera tion to some point where the possibili- | ties of greater remuneration are of- fered. For instance. on Wednesday, April 13, the opening day of the base ball season, practically all the jit-
 neys abandoned their regular route
 and piled between Third avenue anl
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
THE CHURCHES

1t is significant Of the deepest feel
ings of humanity, that the first or
ganization formed in a pioneer set
Element is commonly either church
or a Sunday school.
The mining camp or numbering set
Element has hardly got out of the tent
stage, before some cheerful home
missionary turns up, and proceeds TO
organize for worship and instruction.
And the toughest men instinctively
welcome this form of association.
They have probably seen somewhere
from practical experience, the results
that follow from church and Sunday
school organization. They know that
where the churches go, life and pro-
perty are safer, there is less crime
and drunkenness, and education and
human welfare are improved.
When a community reaches a high
state Of civilization like Columbus
the tangible benefits created BY church
organization are not so Immediately
apparent. But If you were to close
up every religious organization, it
would not take long TO see the differ
ence. People would not care TO live
in a city that did not recognize the
deepest aspirations Of man.
Where the churches are a lecadent,
a selfish spirit grows up in a COM
munity, that restricts all develop
ment There is no stronger reminder
that people should live for something
besides their own selfish interests.
Effective church work accomplishes
many results other than the spiritual
blessings il was primarily established
TO create. A gospel Of generous Civ
ing and helpfulness makes people
more willing to take hold and work
for community causes. People who
have learned to give up time and
money to promote the generous aims
Of their church. are also apt to have
public spirit, and to be willing 70 worl,
for The benefit Of the community IN
social educational and civic ways.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
Stems

Another Thanksgiving day has
come and gone. We had much to bt
thankful for; our crops were injured
of course, by the dry weather, but we
can look around us and begin to count
our blessings and they are many, too
numerous to try to mention, and we
are indeed very grateful for the many
blessings we enjoy.
We have had a beautiful fall, al
most like real spring weather, but at
this writing the wind is blowing furi-
ously from the north and that means
hog killing and lots of good things to
eat.
Miss Mary Annie Wright spent
Thanksgiving with her parents.
Mrs. Annie Harris and daughter,
Miss Alice, charmingly entertained a
few of our young people last Satur-
day evening from 1880 to 1890. They
had music and games, after which de-
lightful refreshments were served.
We are glad to report little Miriam
Perkins getting along nicely and up
playing around, after suffering
bruise and cut on her head. caused
from falling barn door.
We are feeling almost "citifed"
with such good bus service. 1t GER
tainly is an accommodation to the
travelling public and we wish it much
success.
Miss Sadie Robinson, who attends
school in West Point, spent Thanks
giving at home.
Mr.. L. f. Meadows and little son
Archie, were with home folks for
Thanksgiving. Also Mrs. w. II.
Nichols and children.
No service at the church Thursday
We missed il too, as it has been the
custom for many years to have ser
vices at the church on Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. Mary Lance, of Columbus,
spent Thursday with friends here.
Mr.. G. f. Lance and family of May
hew, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd LOFTS and
little daughter, and Mr.. Jobe LOFTS Of
near Bent Oak also visited in our
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Clifford Robinson is visiting
in Crawford the guest of her sister.
Mrs Wallace Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bib spent sew
eral days last week very pleasantly
with their daughter, Mrs. Felix Hun
nicutt, in Corona, Ala.
News is hard to get, nothing much
doing in "our neck of the woods but
Wood Lawn is still on the mar.
Bob"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
LOVE TRAGEDY

Geneva, Nov. 25.-The love tragedy
of twin sisters who drew lots for
death by poison became known rec
emily in the Innsbruck court when one
of them was tried for murder. She
was acquitted after she told her story.
The girls, daughters Of a farmer
named Goldheim, fell in love with a
former Hungarian officer who was I'M
able to distinguish the girls and court.
ed both, thinking he was always with
the same sister. The officer, when
he realized the situation, asked the
girls to decide which would marry
him. They solved the problem by
preparing a glass Of water and glass
Of poison. They drew lots and the
loser drank and died.
When the surviving sister was ar
rested. the officer disappeared.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
MAKE AMBER MARMALADE
FOR 4 WINTER PRESERVE

The fruit crop was injured or de
stroyed by frost in so many parts Of
the country this year that the stock
of cherry plum, apple, and Other
preserves in the household is apt tc
be lower than usual Citrus fruits
however, are available and the United
States Department of Agriculture rec.
ommends the following easily made
amber maumalade to increase the
supply of sweets during the winter
months
Amber Marmalade.
| orange. weighing about ounces.
! grapefruit, weighing about /
pound ounces.
/ lemon, weighing about 3 ounces.
Select especially tender. clean, yell
low, smooth-sknned fruit, free from
blemshes. The thick-skinned variet-
les are better for this purpose than
those having a thin. tough peel, since
this thin peel is likely to become still
tougher after cooking with sugar and
acid.
Wash the fruit we'll Remove the
skins and slice them very thin. Cook
this peel in quart Of cold water
three times for minutes each, dis
carding the water after each boil
ing.
Cut the fruit pulp into thin slices,
removing the seeds and rag" and
combine this sliced pulp with the par
boiled skins. To each weight or meas
ure Of fruit add three times its own
weight or measure of water and boil
for rs minutes. Then add equal weight
Dr measure Of sugar and boil rapidly,
for 25 minutes longer, or until the
jelly stage is reached. Put at once
into scalded jelly glasses, and when
cold cover with paraffn.
The marmalade should have a clear
amber color, not at all Of a brown
.sh east; il should be jellied through
out, and the strips Of peel which it
contains should be transparent and
tender.
The amounts Of fruit mentioned
above make about o pints Of marmal-
lde or ~ to Ia glasses. When larger
quantities Of fruit are used, longer
periods Of cooking will be necessary
before the jelly stage Is reached, be-
.ause Of the larger amount of water
which has to be evap6rated by boil
ny.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
AN OPEN LETTER

To the Baptlsts Of Columbus and to
Christians Of Other Faiths;
For several weeks the First Baptist
Church has been making careful pre-
parations for the revival meeting
which begins today. So far as the
pastor can see conditions are favor
able for a gracious meeting. There
is no good reason why we ,hould not
expect as a result of this special eff
fort large increase, both in numbers
and in spiritual power The effort,
however, since it will be lead by our
home forces, viii test out the spirit
ual vitality Of our people. il is a
time when every member is needed.
The congregation should stand as one
man. and should not be handicapped
in this great undertaking by the dis
certing influences Of shirkers, slack
ers and deserters. These give COM
fort to the enemy, satan, and are pro-
perly classed as his allies.
Mr.. Butler and his accompanist,
Mr.. Klintworth, Of Springfield, H..
will lead the music. They are both
well equipped and experienced lead
ers. Their services will be a very
attractive and q very wholesome fea-
ture Of the meeting. A large chorus
choir Of not Jess than a hundred voices
a junior choir made Up Of the boys
and girls and an orchestra Of several
instruments viii furnish delightful
and soul-stirring music. The pastor
will do his bet without fear or favor.
to bring clear and practical gospel
He is counting on his peo-
pie TO stand by him.
Christians Of al faiths are invited
TO join Us a. far as possible in this
campaign. We need their presence.
their prayers and tkeir cooperation
in many other WAYS We hope the
meeting shall result in rich spiritual
blessing 10 al the churches. Every
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
Nyra Brown Coming
Thursday, Dec. 9Th.

/ Nyra Brown, the clever Broadway
musical comedy star, appearing IN
Listen Irene" Geo. +. Wintz's SEN
sational musical comedy at the Col
umbus Theater Thursday, Dec 8th
has some ideas of her own about what
constitutes good dancing.
"A Dancer" says Miss Brown
should do more than simply fit grace
fully about the stage. She should
give her spectators a message, and
her dancing should mean something.
It must either tell them story or re-
fleet some emotion happiness, jeal-
ousy, something. The actor or actress
who simply goes through certain me
chanical steps, no matter how grace
fully he or she may do it, is not a
dancer nor an artist. This sort Of
dancing is very insipid and unsatis-
flying. 1t means absolutely nothing
and any fairly graceful person can
learn it. The artist dances with her
face and her whole body, not simply
with her feet. As she goes through
various steps, her facial expression
changes and she makes gestures, con-
veying a message most clearly to the
spectators. Her dancing actually
speaks, not any of the languages in
everyday use, but language that is
far more beautiful than any other
language known. 1t speaks the Ian
puapa of the dancav
Seats will go on sale tomorrow
at Weaver g. Harrington's
1rug store.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
Barge Line Making
Big Gain on Roads

Washington, Dec 3.--Latest avail
able reports received at the Depart.
ment Of Commerce show that the Mis-.
sissippi barge line is making deer
inroads in the freight business along
the river, formerly exclusively handl-
cd by the railroads. During the
month Of August the line carried a
total Of 5S,345 tons Of freight, which
brought in $266,578, which is an in
crease in tonnage Of about $4,000
tons, and in money about $66,500 over
the previous month,
Since the inception in November.
1919, the barge line, operating from
St Louis to New Orleans. and return.
has carried a total Of 456.82l tons.
with revenue Of $2l09,357 each
month shows steady increase in the
amount Of freight carried, especially
in wheat, a total Of 81 ,6iS tons having
been transported down the river.
The fleet Of the barge line now con
sists Of 10 towboats, 80 cargo bargcs
and 23 miscellaneous craft, a total of
SO. Forty of the barges are of steel.
with a capacity of 1000 tons. Ten
have been adapted to carry oil, each
having a capacity Of 49, 400 gallons
in the wing compartment, in addition
to the bulk cargo.
In addition to local river traffic, the
line now serves a wide re-
gion, at substantial savings in trans
portation charges, through joint rates
established with the rail carriers. The .
iifferential rates between New Or
cans, Memphis and st. Louis are APP
'roXimately 20 per cent lower than
'ver the all-rail route, and rates cor
'espondingly low are in effect to and
rom interior points in l6 states.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
Presiding Elders
Dates For Holding
First Conferences

The Rev. A. T. MeIlwain has an.
nounced the following times and
places for the holding Of the quarter
ly conferences for the first round Of
the new conference year.
West Point, preaching December
4th A. w., Q c. January II.
Columbus, Central, preaching Dec
ember 4th T. NJ, @. G. January A.
Columbus, First, preaching. Deem
Der 18th ?. NJ, @. c. January 10.
Brooksville, preaching December III
2. NJ, Q. c. January rs.
Starkyille, December 18th A. M.
Mayhem and Sessums. at Mayhew,
December 18th, p. NJ, o.
c. February 1.
Artesia, preaching December 25th.
@ G. January s.
Macon Station, January 1st, A. NJ.
Shuqulak, January LIST and 2nd.
Macon Central January 7th and
Sth.
Crawford and Skaters, at Crawford,
January 8th and 9th.
Caledonia, at Piney Grove, January
llth and 18th.
Cedar Bluff, at Pheba, January Il
and %.
Sturgis, at Sturgis, January n.
McCool, at McCool, January 28th
and Goth.
Ethel at Ethel, January 10Th and
10th
High Point, at Cedar Ridge, Feb
'uary Bird.
Noxapater, at Flower Ridge, Feb
'uary 4th and 9Th.
Louisville, February 9th, P, NJ.
Chester, at Pisgah, February 18th
nd 18th.
Alderman and Weir, at Alderman,
february 18th and 18TH
Kosciusko Central, at SpringdaIe,
'cbruary 18th and 10th.
Kosciusko Station, February 10th,
; NJ.
Mashulavile, at Mashulaville, Feb
uary 25th and 26th.
District Stewards are called to meet
/ the Methodist Church at West
oint, at / o'clock, December 10Th.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-04
THE MARCHING FLAGS

Flags Of the great nations are inter
folding for forward world movement
And why should they not? Why
should there not be world neighbor-
hood of nations?
\ All real human interests are one.
There are no essential differences.
Human interests, like the common in
terests in music, call for copcord and
not discord. At the very base of life,
what are the great human interests
Is not sorrow a common complaint ?
And is not comfort a common and a
universal human need? Is not hun
ger the one thing common to all hui
manity? And is not commerce based
on this universal human want? All
of US humans must be fed and cloth
ed and homed. These are the ties of
need which bind all the nations into
one world empire of want, Why
should not the flags Of nation cntwine
themselves and interfold in universal
fellowship and friendship. Our
world is discovering at last that the
nations flags must be the flags of
friends and not the flags of foes. In
ternational acquaintance, like beau
tiful sunrise, is flooding its radiance
on the race. The peoples of all lands
are now saying, LET US be friends
and not foes" Peoples are saying,
LET our flags fly together for the
welfare of the world family of hui
mainly"
Some day we shall have the rain !
bow of peace arched across the field
of world flag of friendship. 1t will
mean international concord and CO.
operation. All of this will be con-
sistent with national distinctiveness,
as neighborliness in community is
consistent with personal prominence
among the neighbors. The feet of
the world are surely moving forward
toward this glad goal Of the nations.
God be thanked The Marching Flags
are marching to mutual agreements 5
and not to mutual disagrcements.
United in all common human interests
hese flags will keep on flying, but
divided as to these interests some of $
hese flags must surely go down in {
he dusts of dismay. The mobiliza- I
ion of mankind is now in progress !
n Washington. Let no man or nation q
invite the thunder strokes of divine l
Justice by handicapping that great
mobilization. $
The Marching Flags are marching j
nto world empire of enrichment for !
III mankind The standard bearers /
f the great brotherhood are moving 6
tut of the fogs and frenzies, the des- Q
'airs and the death of war into t
world of peace and pros
'erity. As individuals may get rich {
nd grow greater in a community and !
till keep their individualistic quail n
les, so may it be with the community !
{ nations. To whom much is given d
or him much is properly expected {
lot much is expected of Lake Itaska, s
S a lake, but when it widens into &
he mighty Mississippi men expect it "
D minister to the welfare of a great n
alton. e
THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPOR- ri
ION is THE ONLY NATIONAL
ND INTERNATIONAL WORLD n
ALANCE. No nation can any long e