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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
GIVING NERO A THRILL

"N' sA ShtSd8o LTiDune.
 One assumes. from the happv one toms obtaining at their fetes chan,. petre. that the Texans cannot en. dure ennui. How Caligula or Nero would have loved the naive fellows Diamonds in the rough, but artists Either of the Caesars would have hitched his chariot to the Lone Star
 Imagine the Taurian amphitheatr.. it's canopied galleries with So,ooo per. sons-the Roman senate: priests in sacerdotal vestments; vestals in linen; oriental princes; foreign am. bassadors and other dignitaries; i, the center. Nero. in the imperial pul vinar.
 Nero. bit bored, as the hyenas de- vour a few odd members of the rab- ble; as the Ethiopians slay the lions. al the blood Of gladiators redden the arena carpet of sand. cinnabar and bofax.
 : But. ah! What spectacle is this that kindles even the eyes Of the yes tais? Stalwart figures. in Ku Klux Klan costumes, escorting woman The ring g-master announces;
 ''The boys from Teneha. Texas. vii. now strip, tar and feather Mrs Beulah Johnson
 Can't you sec, Nero leapinK to hls feet; can't you hear him shouting:
 "Ain't We got fun?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
steps on the gas when the limited i 50 yards from the crossing"
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steps on the gas when the limited is 50 yards from the crossing"
 RICHES. The poet has a store of gold And silver, too--his wealth's untold, But not in worldly gain; His gold is in the sunset skies When the lord of day in glory dies, His silyer's in the rain.
 REVISING SHAKESPEARE. The champion wants to play Hamlet. { T don't see how we could arrange that"
 There will have to be knock -out somewhere"
 we might substitute, eight-ounce gloves for rapiers and let him fight three rounds with Laertes in the last act"
 LIP LYRICS. He pressed the maiden's ruby lips, ] But he was soon to find That when he took his lips away The ruby stayed behind.
 Scraps. He pressed the maiden's ruby lips And history affirms Before ten seconds sped away He'd crushed ten million germs.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
MED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE MOBILE
 RAIDS, ALSO THE FEDERAL RESERV SYSTEM

the raid in Mobile, he made flag rant error of judgment.
 The entire state is aroused over the conduct of Nhese men, and chances are that we will never again hear of alleged law enforcement officers in- vading private residence.
 Every man has a perfect right under the law of the United States and the laws of the state of Alabama to, keep in his home whatever he chooses, provided it is not dangerous to. his neighbors, and that he does not use his residence for illicit traffic. There is no law which en- titles an officer to invade a mans home even though he might be sus- pected of having quart of whisky there for his own use.
 No self-respecting officer would is- sue a warrant nor serve one in home unless 1t was clearly manifest that said home was being used for illicit traffic for. profit.
 Because of a great furor being made by certain southern and west err members of Congress about the methods of the federal reserve board, an investigation of that board by congressional committee is to be made
 Governor W. P. c. Harding, of the federal reserve board, we1coms this investigation, and has asked that the bridle be taken off, so to speak, and the committee be authorized to ask any questions and make the hearing public.
 This will give Governor Harding a splendid opportunity to exhibit the great and profitable work of the federal reserve board.
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 We all remember that when cot ton was selling for more than 40 cents pound certain congressman advised farmers to hold their cotton reserve board to make loans on 1t as high as 40 cents a pound. Had Gov ernor Harding and his associates made such loans the federal reserve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
CONTRARY TO PRECEDENT.

I. Whats wrong with that story I submitted?" asked the author.
 You made big mistake in the first paragraph" said the magazine editor, and couldn't use it." What kind of mistake?"
 You stated that when the hero re- turned from France he was given his old job back with increased pay. That sort of thing isn't being done, you know"
 LIGHT LABORS.
 What are you doing now?" asked the first publicity man.
 I'm working for a screen star who is being sued for alienation of affec- ton by the wife of a multimillion- aire," said the second publicity man. Easiest job I ever had"
 "Yes?"
 "All have to do is to drop into court occasionally and see that the newspaper mem are there.'.
 FATAL1sT AND FOOL. Pa, what's fatalist?"
 "A fatalist, my son, is a man who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Prohibition Officers
 Invade Mobile Homes

~ OvERNOR KILBY will be com G mended for his prompt action in suspending three members of the state law enforcement department for raiding the homes of prominent citizens of Mobile. The action has aroused intense indignation through out the state where the old idea pre- vails that citizen has some rights which an officer of the law is sup posed to respect.
 It appears that the officers who raided Mobile homes had search warrants, but that they forced an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

at present am not thinking of sweethearts or heads of families, but in terms of dollars and cents, for names have a commercial value, or they would not be registered. If you want to get an idea on the worth of trade mark, just call to mind the magic word, "Uneeda," for which it is said million dollars was offered.
 A new word has flashed across the world which in my opinion will add thousand fold more wealth to the farmers than has the word "Unaua" to the farsighted business men who have made it household expression by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in publicity. This may seem to be an extravagant statement but I believe time will shdw that "Hubam" is golden word which will shower riches broadcast on those who plant it.
 "Hubam'' is the registered name of the annual white sweet clover which was found at the Iowa State college in 1916 by Prof. H. D. Hughes. in charge of the farm crops, and sug- gested by J. w. Nicholson, manager of the seed department of the Mich igan State Farm and Bureau fedora ton. And yet having told you this much. I am sure you are still in the dark and therefore will turn on the light.
 Get the name of Hughes, the dis coverer, in your mind. and then add to your mental picture stalk of Ala bama's marvellous annual white clover and you are ready then to do a little combining. Remember am not de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Spain's National Hero

From the New York Tribune Spain's great festival at Bursos
 might, erely as the seventh cen
 tenary of the cathedral, command but little attention in America, althou sf
 the city was once the capital of the
 kingdom of Old Castle and tho cathedral is one of the supreme mas terpieces of thirteenth century archi-
 lecture. rivaled in interest by only
 those of Leon and Toledo.
 But what makes the celebration of interest to all the world Is the fact that it will witness the transfer of Ximena, from the town hall to a stately tomb in the cathedral, and will thus be reminder and a con- firmation of the reality of that na- tional hero of Spain who, as Fl Cid Campeador the Lord Conqueror, has for centuries been so enveloped in like Roland and Prestor John, more mythicaltt than real,
 The Poem of the Cid.", the oldest existing document in the Spanish language, does indeed actually sur pass the "Chanson de Roland" an.l vies with the Lay of the Nibelungs' for fanciful and extravagant inven- tion. The familiar romances of the Cid cutting off the head of the Count of Gormaz and then marrying his daughter, his invasion of France and his defiance of the Emperor and the Pope are all sheer invention.
 Yet there was Rodrigo Diaz, who because of his prowess in battle was called by his Moorish vassals "SidI." or My Lord,' and because of his overthrow of a mighty Navarrese champion was called "El Campeador." He married ximena, cousin of King Alfonso of Leon. He scourged the King of Aragon and the Count of Barcelona, he conquered and captured Valencia, he routed the vastly su perior forces of the Almoravides, for five years he ruled as sovereign over the fairest and richest territory in the Ibernian peninsula, and he died of grief and wrath at the defeat of his hitherto always victorious army. His bitterest enemy, Ibn Bassam. of Seville, uttered his most striking eulogy, coupled with fierce maledic- tion:
 This man, the scourge of his time, was, in his love of glory, strength of character and heroic courage, one of the marvels of the Lord. Victory all ways followed his banner - Gods curse be on him!'
 He was descended from the pro- genitor of the royal house of Castile, and one of his daughters was an- cestor of the horses of Bourbon, Hapsburg and Guelph. For 10 years after his death his embalmed body sat enthroned beside the high altar of church near Burgos; then his and his wife's ashes were buried in the town hall of Burgos, whence they were yesterday transferred to the one spot in Spain deemed wor- thiest to hold them. Students of his- tory, lovers of romance and wor- shippers of heroism may we'll turn one thought this week to ancient Ruroos f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Great CuItural Asset

Birmingham may we'll mourn the loss of Dr. J. H. Phillips" says Dr. A. J. Dickinson; for he was truly a great educator. In my long residence here I was thrown. with him often and came to knew him intimately. He was not only great cultural as- set but was. ever in the forefront of every movement which had for it's object the betterment of his town, county, state and country.
 Tt is only when death removes such man that we properly evaluate his worth to the community life. A has gone to his reward"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
'HUBANT' A PUZZLE NAMELY Frank Willis Barnett

You will search in vain throug gin Webster and Worcester. and the Standard and Century willtthrow no light on the word "Hubam& Neither will the International Nelson's, Brit tanica or Americana give you lead
 The dictionaries and encyclo- pedias know it not and yet it is a magic word which in a few short months has been heralded far and wide and is on the lips not only od those who live by the sSi,, but is spoken of with respect in editorial sanctums throughout thls and other countries.
 It has jumped rivers, sped over plains, leaped over mountains, and crossed seas to stir the mon of re- search and gladden. the heart of agri- culturists. II is noSa new breakfast food for man, but bees will thrive on it and cattlel be made fat in it's eating. while the earth itself wlli de- vour it with avidity and be made the richer. lt
 Mir. William Shakespeare asked some centuries ago, What's in a name?" and threw out some hints that there was not much in nomen- ciature, but it wasn't to be taken lit erally. but merely to show the pretty
 
 anxiety of Juliet when she thought of the foolish family pride which sep arated her from her lover on account of his being a Montague and she a Capulet.
 If there wasn't anything in name, men would cease to strive to leave behind them honorable ones; but just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
SYST TEM

1 board and its member banks would have been bankrupt. The system would have bene failure. The fed eral reserve banks are not political They are supposed to be as conserva- tive and cautious as national banks.
 The system is not supposed to be a party to pulling the market price of any commodity regardless of the urging of political statesmen.
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 Now that cotton is back to pre-waf cents pound-which promises to be more or less stable, the member banks of the federal reserve system are coming to the aid of the farm CTS and the country banks on a prac- tical and sound basis. It is said that on this crop the country banks will be enabled to lend probably cents pound, or thirds of the selling price of cotton at the lowest point it isA thought probable it can reach. Some banks may be able to lend t more than tsis. but the chances are that the reserve banks will redis- count notes at this rate.
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 While we of the south were glad to see high cotton. and while it made the agricultural section of the south ! extremely prosperous, 40 cents pound was out of all proportion to- prices of other commodities, and the politicians who sought offices on promises and predictions of higher prices were simply making monkeys of the farmer voters.
 The federal reserve board has done no more than its duty in acting as a safety valve on the financial engine of this country.
 Governor Harding may have been abused by a few fly-by night con gressmen who desired to hide their political predictions behind a smoke screen, but his conduct has been ap- proved, and will be indorsed by the business men of this country and by all the thinking people.
 W. P. G. Harding has been the best friend of the southern cotton pro ducer and the cotton dealer.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Club Boys and Girls
 Motoring to Auburn

T IFTY boys and girls, chosen H from the nine junior agricui- tural clubs of the county on account of their good record in the various branches of club work, leave Mon day morning in motor busses for Au. burn, where they will attend the farmers summer school and partici- pate in instructive exercises ar- ranged for their benefit.
 The Chamber of Commerce, which Is defraying their expenses, could not have made a better investment ef it's money. These 50 boys and girls will soon be 50 men and women of Jefferson county. They will be the better able to do we'll what is before them by having had such ad- vantages as the Auburn trip and the lectures and. demonstrations which will be given there.
 Alabama will make progress ac- cording to the preparation which each generation receives. The time to inject ideas into the human brain is when it is in the pliable state and that is in youth.
 Farmers of Alabama were slow to accept the advice of experts, but the boys and girls gave willing atten- tion. The result is already seen in the new generation that is tilling the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Dinner Series of

Chamber ot Commerce
 TN arranging for weekly luncheons l the Chamber of Commerce is following the good example of other organizations of business men. [
 Being body with more than 2,OO0 members, all could not well dine together at the same time. It was, therefore, determined by the in- coming administration that, begin nfhg at an early date, each of the 17 directors would invite 50 mem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

entry into these residences merely on suspicion is shown by the pitiful hauls they made. In one residence they found two bottles of beer and In another six bottles of blackberry wine. Truly a fine example of zeal and efficiency in enforcing the pro- hibition law by humiliating respect able families while the bootlegger and the moonshiner continue to ply their trade! F The first duty, and perhaps the only duty, of the law enforcement officers is to stop the traffic in liquor, not to invade private homes and confiscate bottle or two of beer or homemade wine when there is no evidence that liquor is being sold and the reputation of the people subjected to this kind of treatment makes the charge absurd,
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 Is 1t just coincidence dr some thing else that Governor Small of Illinois, who Is charged with mis- appropriating state finds, is a pal of Big Bill" Thompson.
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 A friend of the south uses up nearly a column in the New York Times defending us. Thanks, but 1t really isn't worth while to prolong the argument.
 The old-fashioned tourist who went to Europe to see the sights has been crowded off the ferry boats by tired business men with thirst. Leasing a liner from the shipping board looks like an easy way to make money, particularly if you don't pay the shipping board anything.
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 Charley Dawes proposes to save the government $112.Ooo,ooo. The shipping board wants $500, ,ooo 900, What sort of progress is that?
 # * # Now that daredevils have started off airplanes into rivers, the fool killer should be able to increase his batting average.
 Business has fallen off in the big league parks. It will never do for old Hard Times to camp at the turns tile.
 ' It has about reached a point where there is nothing in the lockers of this countrx but dry goods and hard ware.
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 owen Moore seems to have gotten even with Mary by marrying a more pulchritudnous person than Mary ever dared to be.
 It required the trial of the Black sox" in Chicago to- bring out all the possibilities of the double cross. By the time Uncle Sam gets around to economizing there will no longer be any necessity for it.
 F x *s America has thousands of women farmers who can manipulate Ford about as we'll as anybody.
 Youthful movie stars must be a great trial to their mamas and papas on pay day.
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 The most that can be said of some 1 of our fatter-day poets is that they pound a mean typewriter.
 E # x At any rate our air bombers proved | that they, can hit battleship when It' is in no position to hit back.
 * * * Kidnapping oneself is pust another way of raising money in these febrile imes.
 All is not lost as long as Devalera md Lloyd George can send for Jan shuts J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
Delight the kidat..

The dolls being offered by The Age-Herald for subscriptions are most attractive. and don't hl, Y. the kiddies from wanting them" said K. B. Parker. Going out on the ca the other afternoon noticed a smal siri with one of them, and evidently she had just gotten it, for she wss caressing it and making it talk, and was so proud of it.
 When the car stopped she got m and walked with it down the isle of the car, and the dolls walkinr at tracted the attention of all the pas- sengers. They are beautiful and arc so life-like it is not strange the chil. dren love them so."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

From the Emporia (Kan) Gazette,
 A man driving Ford car ran into the curbing in front of the telephone office this. morning while trying to drive and look at a billboard picture of Mae Murray wearing robe thrown over her shoulder, No dam age was done to either Lizzie or Mae.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
WHAT THEY .AwKED"

Pearson's Magazine.
 w. Reid Dick. the famous sculp- tor, tells an amusing story of cock ney couple on a visit to the Royal academy.
 One picture in particular attracted their attention. and they gazed at It long and earnestly. Its title in the catalogue was Hawking in the old- en Days.
 ",Awking in the olden days" mur- mured the puzzled 'Enry. furrowing his brows. .'W9ll, they didn't 'arf do it. My word. 'orseback an all.' Rather" agreed 'Arriet. But wot are they 'awking?" Blessed if I kndDw." responded the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
YOU KNOW HIM. l speak of a golfer
 Who's true to the life; Hes kind to his caddy But mean to his wife.


 ANIMAL SUPERIORITY.
 Did you ever see movie star without some kind of silly affecta- tion?" { Only one"
 Man, woman or child?"
 "Nsssther- A dog"
 CROSSING THE STREET.
 Why don't you look where you are going?" bawled the angry mo- torist.
 T was looking where was going" said the illustrated pedestrian. T had my eyes on the postoffice when you nearly ran me down."
 OVERRIDING THE THING. "Do you subscribe to the Baconian theory?' asked Professor Diggs. "No, I don't" answered MT. wad- leigh, fretfully. Somebody is always poking a subscription list at me for my signature, and I'm getting tired of donating.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

N7oTHING has ever occurred in UNI Alabama so outrageous and so
 clearly in violation of the con. stitution of the United states as the enterting of homes in Mobile bystate law enforcement officers.
 It is true there is law in the state of Alabama against holding liquor. There is also law against having liqIor for sale, and every ef- fort IS being made to enforce the latter law. But the state law pro- vldes distinctly that one can make and own as much as five gallons of wine. In the Mobile case in the home of Mir. Albert P. Bush a very prominent and respected citizen, some blackberry wine was found and MT. Bush was put under arrest and summoned to appear in court.
 There is also a law in the state against concealed weapons. We might hear of homes being raided and citizens arrested for keeping pistol concealed in the bureau drawer. Law enforcement officers might next be heard of raiding homes for pistols which everyone is sup posed to keep as protection against burglars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24
HANK DIsCHIMINATlOx.

From the Chicago Herald Examiner.
 The bolshevik have ordered every body in Russia to SG to work but the barbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

lending the etomology of the word. but simply telling the story of its formation. Here goes: Hughes. the accent being on the ''Hu," all sounded in these first two letters. and .'bam," being. the syllable with the accent, and the pronounced distinctive part of Alabama, and you have "Hubam'' Like 1t or not, its the name by which the new clover goes at the Iowa ex- pertinent station. and the one it uses as it's distinctive trade mark. What -isgit? That's another story,
 JUBAL By Daniel Henderson.
 Jabal: "The father of such as dwell in tents. and of such as have cattle.' Tubal -cain: An instructor ofeevsry artificer in brass and iron" Jubal: The father of all such as handle the harp and organ"
 Genesis 4:2o-23. Spoke the Voice of Creation: "Jabal shall keep the herds. He shall be the lord of the reaping And warden of beasts and birds "Tubal shall mind the metals UndergirdinE the grassl He shall upbuild My temples And bring the cities to pass! "Jabal shall rule the meadows; Tubal shall plant the town! Yet I foresee them toiling With body and soul weighed dowa "Sick of the country's silence. Tired of traffic and throng. So, for their strength and solase. Jubal shall lift his song"' Fourth went Jubal, the minstrel. Making his timbrers tune Like to well in the desert; Like to tree at noon. Building out of the Babel; 5 Over its woe and care, Up to the calm of heaven.
 Tones ethereal stair! Forth went Jubal.g the dreamer. Soothing the pain of Saul! Sounding a march for Caesar! Pealing the chimes of Gauli Hark. Whose heartening mu.ss Stills our turbulent street? who zoos over the pastures To sing to the thresh of wheatf Who but wandering JubaI,
 Come to us out of the old. Lifting our spirits. shackled
 By herds and Houses and selai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-24

Fortunately Governor Kilby has suspended these alleged law enforce rient officers and recalled them to the state capital. Such officers must have been devoid of common sense or else 'venomous against certain citi- zens of Mobile. Under the constitu- tion of the United States ones home is onss castle, and no law enforce ment officer has the right to invade 1t except in search of murderer or one guilty of some heinous crime, and then it can only be done under search warrant issued by a respected citEen.
 Conrad Austin, who has had long service as a public officer, has never stopped 10 such Aetty deeds as oc- cured in Mobile. and had he been there the raid certainly would not have occurred. While Austin is an enthusiast for law enforcement, he has always exercised judgment. But in selecting the deputies. who made