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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
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made their husbands" she said. "and commiserate with them for what they have had to do. | would like to be a prime minister's wife because it would be a glorious chance for get ting things done, but it is one of the most difficult jobs in the world.
 Prime ministers rise to such dizzy heights that their wives are the only persons who can speak out flat to them. ] am sure Mrs. Lloyd George would agree with me. Never have there lived five less pompous men than our prime ministers, and we must thank their wives for 1t. Their wives have kept them straight and told them not to be ridiculous"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
OTTER HIDE IS WORTH
 THREE-F0UR THOUSAND
By Assoclntell Press

Tacoma, Wash, August 6.-The hide of black otter, the only one of which Tacoma furriers have any record, was brought here recently by a trapper from Whatcom county. in the mouptain country of Washing ton. The otter generally has a brown fur. but this one is jet black on the back and silver colored on the stom- ach.
 Furriers said the hide was worth between SS,000 and $4000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
LADY AST0R GETS OFF GOOD ONE ON WIVES OF
 IMPERIAL MINISTERS
By Associated Press

London. August 6.-Lady Astor, at luncheon recently given by the British Womens Patriotic league to Mrs. Lloyd George and the wives of the Dominion premiers. replied to a toast and caused much amusement when she said she had a profound admiration for the wives of the i'm perial prime ministers.
 q admire them for what they have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
FORMER PREMIER
 IS PLAYING CHECKERS
By Associated Press

Berlin. August 6.-The acquittai of suleiman Teilirian, the Armenian murderer of Talaat Pasha. the war time grand vizier of Turkey. has prompted the former Premier Rados- lavoff of Bulgaria to quit Berlin, where he has reside dsince the armi- stice.
 No former statesman's life is safe in Germany since the Armenian has been acquitted" declares Radoslavoff, who considers the German courts verdict as "a dangerous incentive to the primary instincts as they prevail in the Near East and the Balkans"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-07
COUNCIL MEETING.
 COMES IN NICK OF. TIME, SAYS BARNES.
Gap Between England and France Is Fast Widening, But America May Step
 in as Peacemaker
By GEORGE \. BARNES Former Member British Cabinet Special Wireless Dispatch to The Age
 

Herald
 Copyright, 1921. by The Age-Herald)
 London, August 6.-The meeting of the allied council, which begins Monday, will be the most important yet held, for it will review many of the questions arising out of recent and current events. It is satisfac- tory to all Europe to know that an American representative will be there to see and to hear.
 It is high time that all the nations should sit down and take counsel together. France of late has been pursuing an independent and provo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14

ham and growing rapidly, the ne- cessities of today are no measure of what they will be a few years hence. Large as our new federal building is, we know already that there will be no lost space there. Indeed, it is quite probable that there will be use for the old build ing now as well as hereafter.
 Central city property comes high. and it is no easy matter to get the government to make purchases. Where the government has central city property in a progressive com munity, it should by all means re- tain it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Only Woman in Congress
 Opposes Maternity Bill

F1THE "lady from Oklahoma" has U decided opinions and expresses them forcibly. In stating why she would not support the Maternity bill, Miss Alice Robertson declared she would not be influenced by ridicule and attacks from female lobbyists.
 q refuse to work under the de- moralized compulsion that has been used in this instance" she said. q accordingly face being ridiculed, persecuted and eliminated, but face it fearlessly. It is my duty"
 Miss Robertson charged that Sen ator Morris Sheppard of Texas and Representative Towner of Iowa, who wrote the Maternity bill, had made no effort to obtain accurate statis- tics in their state regarding the deaths of babies and mothers, all though there is plenty of informa- tion about eggs and chickens. "Sob stuff" is the term she applied to the alleged death rate of babies.
 What Senator Reed of Missouri had to say on the subject was more caustic and hardly less pointed, but 1t is not surprising to learn that the only woman in Congress doesn't propose to be dictated to by spin sters or any other members of her own sex. Women are that way. The lady lobbyists who have found it comparatively easy to coax and wheedle men in legislative halls, would do we'll not to heckle feminine legislators. It inevitably leads to var.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
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Modern River Freighters
 and the OId-Time Packets

m FADING Mark Twain's Life HN on the Mississippi" in which he describes stirring events in the days when packets raced from New Orleans to St. Louis, the imagina- tion paints a picture of volume of traffic far beyond what it really was.
 Our conception of those "busy days" on the Father of Waters must be altered when we realize the diff ference between the carrying tonnage of those earlier fleets and the new ones now on the river.
 Col. c. E. Humphrey, manager of operations of the federal barge line on the Mississippi, says:
 The. government has provided for the river fleet of seven tow
 pOAlS anu 10 DdrSeS. Iney nave a carrying capacity greater than the combined carrying capacityg ~s of the S,149 packets that docked in St. Louis in the zenith year of
 the bygone "heyday of the river"
 It is true that the frequency
 of whistles in the hills has de-
 creased, but one of these modern
 towboats can push 10000 tons,
 whereas the average cargo of
 those 3,149 packets which touch
 ed St. Louis in 1852 was only 26
 tons.
 The freighters Tuscaloosa, Birs mingham and Mobile, on the War rior river, have each carrying ea- pacity of 2,Ooo tons, which is near ly 100 times the average packet cargo on the Mississippi in the Mark Twain days.
 Thus the glory of "old times" passes away when measured by the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

ONE OF THE BACK DISTRICTS You say he Is an ld-fashioned politician?"
 Decidedly" How does he manage to hold his job in this enlightened era?"
 "He comes from a section where the voters aye in the habit of re- electing the same man to office a. long as he lives and sometimes vets
 AN UNwRITTEN CHAPTER
 T see where a champion pugilist buys expensive motor cars and main tains a large retinue, but there's one episode in his life I'm still waiting to read about" said the cynical per- son.
 And what Is that?"
 "An account of how he bestowed a nice new tiled restaurant on the hot dog vender who fed him when he was hungry"
 SAFETY IN SILENCE
 "To save my life. Geraldine, can't open my mouth when your father is around"
 "Then keep it closed. Percival. I'd rather far father to suppose you are a deep thinker than to have him know fhe worst,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
SMOKING AND WORKING

From the PtttSburg DlSpatcn.
 Sooner or later the poison squads" made famous during pr. Wiley's re- gime as government chemist were to be expected to get around tos robac-
 CO., The journal of the American Medical association gravely reports kindred. observations attempted to determine the relativity if any, be- tween smoking and working. A number of men doing the same work in bottle making. factory were the subjects. The report is far from en- tightening. The best workers were found to be the heaviest smokers, and those who did not smoke at ali Chewers and light smokers were the poorest workers. A theory that ths chewers .>absorbed more nicotine which affected their work fails down when the same result is noticed in light smokers who did not chew,
 leaving the inquiry as much in the air on that point as for an explanr- tion of why the heaviest smokers an nonsmokers should match work h conclusion, the experiments suggest that the better workers may have been heartier lot of workmcn, re- gardless of their heavy smoking or nonsmokinE. And so we arrive back at the starting point, as wise sor as little informed as before the test.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
F E League of Nations Asked to Solve Silesian Problem

1T7HE inter-allied supreme council
 U has just given in Paris another choice illustration of old-world diplo- macy, by lodging the issue pre- sented by Upper Silesia and "pass- ing the buck" to the defunct League of Nations.
 The Silesian controversy has dis turbed the peace of Europe ever since the armistice was signed. It should have been settled long ago. It was supposed that the sinter- allied council would make short work of the problem and thus go far toward stabilizing European conditions. Instead of doing that, it has requested the council of the league to "study" and "advise," i" which will mean further delay of months, while Upper Silesia will remain a potential storm center. The inter-allied council was ex- tremely careful not to commit it. self, but drew up its resolution so the question could not be decidedIby the league. The pledge of the Brit ish and French premiers to accept the leagues advice doesn't mean anything in particular, unless the advice is agreeable.
 Another resolution admonishes Germany to remain, quiet while the issue is being settled. That was a bit of unconscious humor. With conditions such as they are in Up- per Silesia grave and dignified ad- monitions have precious little weight. No wonder Lord Curzon smiled and Marshal Foch laughed when M. Briand proposed, after con- ferring with Lloyd George, that the supreme council submit the boundary dispute to the League of Nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Need Two Lights

T notice that a number or people still operate automobiles with only one light burning" said F. l. Harris, "and this is a most dangerous prac- tice.
 "When a person sees only one light coming, it is hard to tell whether It is a motorcycle or an automobile and in my opinion collisions are often the result of driving cars with just one light.
 While advocating that everyone use dinners when meeting other au- ton1obilists, it would be splenolo thing to protest against the operation of cars with only one headlikht.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEW HERE
Hubam Clover a Wonder

My nephew, Allen M. Collins. writes me from AllenvilIe," said B. M. Allen, that he thinks the discov- cry of Huban clover by pr. Hughes Is nothing more than a godsend. The clover is everything they claim for it and a great deal more" He adds:
 II know it will grow five feet high on land in four months, where. al- falfa would not grow six inches. know it will grow well on land which does not show any lime reaction. Of course at this time it will be grown for seed, as it will be more direct profit, and the best authorities advise us that it can be grown for seed at a handsome profit for at least five years. We have had some of the most foremost agriculturists with us this summer, and they all are loud in their praises and prophecies. We have had men such as Peters from the agricultural department, Wash ngton, professors from two western colleges, editors, leading farm jour- nals, etc.. No one as yet has been able to give it a. kick.
 1T inclose you two kodak pictures which were taken Is days apart. You will note the clover is 40 inches high in the first, and as I am feet 10h inches high, it is up to my shoulders in the second picture.
 "I would advise you to make ap- plication at once to the Alabama Huban Sweet Clover association, New bern, for membership. l think the association will take some new mem bers, but not large number.
 "I expect to plant 500 acres next season, and if I do not get rained out right at this time, my crop has been estimated to be worth $30,000. However, I had heavy rain yester- day and today. I will be satisfied with one-half of the estimate. I have 100 acres planted.
 ""The land business has already be- gun to pick up, and the country IS full of strangers looking at the clover fields.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
A PREACHERS WILL
From the Augusta ~chronicle.

From the Augusta Chronicle.
 We find references to the will of the late Rev. Alex w. Bealer in the Early County News. He bequeathed all Of his worldly possessions to his widow. With reference to his chill dren This will says:
 "To-my chilren leave that which is of no commercial value in the marts of the world, but which is rather to be chosen than great riches "a good name It has caused me much watchfulness, many prayers, a greahamount of labor to make it. leave to my two boys and to my daughter a name at the mention of which they will never need to blush in shame. This priceless possession is the result of life surrender to the best of my ability to the Lord Jesus Christ, and spent in His service commend to my children the Lord who has helped me to live and who has taken away from me the fear of death. They will find Him sym pathetic sharer in all the simple joys of life, and He will be to them as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land in the days of trouble that will come to every life. My chief ambi- ton has been to see my boys active workers in the church and my girl living as her mother has lived, for the glory of God and the uplift ot mankind. commend them to the Christ who has meant so much to me the Lord whose I am and whom serve.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14

haps you'll better understand what some have thought a discrepancy be< tween them on the time of the cock growing and Peter.
 Tho third of the divisions of time among the Romans was called by them gallicinium, the time when cocks begin to crow 6 a. m.); tho next was conticinium, when they ceased to crow. Probably the Ro- mans sounded the hour on trumpet (bugle) three times, and If 50, 1t would explain the diversity of the gospels, reconciling the accounts Be fore the cock crow" and Before the cock crow twice." that Is. before the bugle had ceased blowing.
 Strange. Is 1t not. that as little thing as the growing of cock nearly 1000 years ago Is used by some conn mentators to establish a harmony be- tween Mathew, Mark, Luke and John. It only goes to show>how trustworthy is the testimony of the four men who have preserved to us the story of Jesus of Nazareth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE ERA OF
 GRIMES AND FATAL ACCIDENTS HEREABOUTSA

7 F any town in the world needs ed-
 ucation in various lines 1t is Bir-
 mingham.
 We have the narrow minded in re- ligion and the reckless and untutored at the wheel of automobiles.
 Every days Herald Is hlied with stories of murders and fatal au- tomobile accidents. Last Tuesday's issue contained 14 separate accounts of fatalities. It was so conspicuous that Alabama Power company of hcials pasted the different stories to- gether under the first page caption. had 1t photographed and sent copies to all employees, cautioning them and urging safety first"
 * * *
 One sends his family shopping or tO SHufSH III rear ana trembling lest reckless automobile driver smash Into them. Totally inexperienced people are found every day at the wheels of motor cars; and some jitney drivers cut in and out between other cars in reckless abandon. Every aft ernoon at Five Points there is a jam due to jitney drivers stopping and collecting fares as their passengers get out. They could easily collect their fares as the passenger enters or while riding. Unless some change In regulation is made the@ Is sure to be fatal accident involving women and children at Five Points. No woman is safe as it Is in driving her car to that shopping district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
''Poetry.''

My lungs began to crov like chan
 ticleer
 And I did laugh-sans 1ntermission And hour by his dial.'
 If Shakespeare overlooked any thing I haven't yet discovered it, and wonder he is called the myriad minded" The growing of cock and the Christian superstition about it never escaped his rare powers of ob- servation.
 Tn his day. the cock being the watch bird was placed on church spires and therefore sacred; and in Hamlet we read:
 "The morning cock crew loud, And at the sound of it (the ghost)
 shrunk in haste away, And vanished from our sight"
 The ''cock growing" was the name of the third watch of the night, just before the dawn in the time Of Our Lord, and so the growing of the cock is note of time. Jesus said
 "Ye know not when the master ot the house t<meth. at even, or at mid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
CantaIoupe Year

"I have never known the market to be so flooded with cantaloupes and waterme1ons as 1t is at present, said Russell Hunt, "and they are both cheap and good.
 .'The dry season gave them a chance and the rains came just at the right time. It is rare thing to find cantaloupe which has been injured by worm, while some years it is hard to find one that has es- capped the pesty insects.
 The side tracks of the railroad yards are crowded with cars of melons, and at nearly every promi- nent street corner areN truckers with scores of baskets of cantaloupes for sale. It has been a great time for the consumer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Afternoon or Evening

"One of the hardest things for me to learn when I first came south was the difference between the definition of some people for the word eve ming and the definition or others' said Sam Parks. Tt is particularly embarrassing for our ticket sellers.
 Ladies come up to our box office, and ask for ticket to the evening performance. I never know whether they mean the matinee or night show. Several times I have sold night tickets, and the persons to whom sold them walked on into the theatre without noticing that they hadn't matinee ticket. But I'm getting ac- customed to it now, and whenever I am in doubt, I always ask"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
ABSTRACT YOUTH AND AGE

From the Florida Times Union
 "Ain't no old folk in dis town re- marked a colored laborer as he pitched a shovelful of dirt from one side of the road to the other and stopped to rest awhile.
 No old folkses tall: n no chilluns. neither. All the old folks rassel round like young uns and de chillun dun growed up fore dey gifts started"
 After which soliloquy he resumed work-for a few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Old Postoffice Site
 / Should Be Retained

ssHE old postoffice site and T building should be held by the government, which will surely find aeed for it.
 h . city the size of Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
THE GROWING OFTHE COCK-By Frank Willis Barnett

night, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning" The Hebrews divided the night into four watches-1. Even" or the ."beginning of the watches;" 2. The middle watch" or 'midnight;" 3. The cock growing" 2, and 4. The morning watch,' Or ''dawning."
 The chrowing of the cock has taken on significance in the New Testament in connection with the denial of hiS Lord by Peter, one of the most vivid pictures in the gospels. throwing light not only on the power of eJesus to search hearts, but giving Interesting information aAout the mode of reclS- oning time and establishing with par- ticularity the homeliness and truth fulness of the gospel narratives.
 The Romans divided the night into 16 parts, each one hour and half, beginning at midnight. Now. bear in mind that at the time of the inci- dent referred to in the four gospels by the evangelists that the Romans were masters of the country and per- DUsE STRUGGLED TO~FAME
 From the Argonaut.
 The daughter of poor Italian play CTS, Eleanora Duse was made to do her share in supporting the family at 4 years old. when she played Co., sette. From then on she was always working. playing first one role and then another, always travelling from place to place in dirty third-class Italian railway carriages, often hun gry and cold. There was nothing to compensate for the drudgery of this l fife. She was not heralded as any child prodigy; in fact, her companions 1 looked upon her as a rather stupid, plain little girl, who was absolutely hopeless as an actress. Duse's great ness did not manifest itself unDl she was mature woman. Rachel was famous at IT, but Mrs, Siddons
 was 27 before she made her first >great impression, and Duse was "A i before she showed evidence of genius. She had achieved few small suc- cesses before that, but it was her twenty-ffth year in Naples, after her first sad love affair. that she brought the Italian public to her 1 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
INTAGLIO

c, T. Davis. in the Arkansas Ga-
 zette.
 A high hill in a distant land A high, white, distant starr x whisper of the restless sand
 And. infinitely far, Lifting rune of ancient hate. Cold with an old alright. Aching and evil, desoiate,
 A wolf howls in the night Slowly and dim the years have run,
 Yet clear and sharp see The hill, the star. the wolf-and one Who -heedles--watched with mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
2,eJs3,use1

FINS Burning the wind was his favoritet
 diversion, Burning the wind was the way that
 he died; Now he has gone on lengthy ex- cursion That couldn't be classed as another
 joy ride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14

THE FORWARD VIEW Let poets sing of the good old days In many a Hitting measure; The pick of their sentimental Jays Anthologists may treasure. But today Is better than yesterday, Tomorrow'u be better still For those who are climbing life's
 roseate way And those going down theehill.