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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15

From the Louisville CourierJournal. 6RHE steel strike of 1919 is still be- ing. briefed and argued. Follow
 ing the report of commission of ciergymen comes the r-joinder of the
 Rev E. Victor Bigelow of South Church in an address before the Boston minis ters meeting on the Mistakes of the Interchurch Report.
 The commission condemned the United States Steel Corporation for ignoring the right of it's employees to collective bar gaining; it characterized Ebert H. Gary as being dogmatic and arbitrary because of his refusal to treat with the leaders of the American Federation of Labor; it deplored the alleged low wages of un- skilled steel workers, and it created a hostile sentiment among churchmen against the United States Steel Corpor- ation-
 That it was his fellow elergymen who cation for the Rev. Mir. Bigelow's de- but in the controversy.
 William z. Foster, the organizer of the strike, wrote voluminous book on the subject The interchurch commissions
 report was also made public. In these
 keep the record straight that caused the Steel Corporation to disseminate the Rev Mir Bigeow's address.
 The latter's criticism of the commits sions report is assembled under four heads. The first mistake he says is the commissions blind espousal of the prin- clple of collective barganing> Against
 that recognized bulwarls of unionism the Rev. MT Bigelow opposes freedom of contract.
 In his eyes that right protected the Steel Corporation from dealing with the, American Federation of Labor The corporation claimed that it's steel prod ucts can be and are sold at much cheaper cost to the public. that it can and does pay higher wages, and that it can and does afford vastly more re- wards fol individual effort and n- should yield to the appeals of the Amer dustry than would be possible if it ican Federation or i<apor mus the Rev. Mir, Bigelow sums up the corpora tion's case. and defends it on the ground of freedom of contract-a right he as serts which itself circumscribes the right of collective bargaining.
 He cites the case of the Boston police strike. in which Governor Coolidge re- fused to negotiate with the great labor body, and deplores the fact that every effort of the corporation to preserve that fundamental human right freedom Of contracn. is aspersed by the commission as 'wilful or arbitrary or 'autoeratic' or 'uncompromisng.
 { The second mistake" of the inter- church commission was it's offer of me- dation two .jnonths after tae strike be- gan. the refusal of which was the signal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
THE FuRRowED END

C. W. Shepherd. in the chapbook. Lon don. The blow stands idle at the furrow
 end
 Where Mullard left it but six days
 ago; And half stubble field lies waiting
 him
 Who nevermore will either plow or
 SOW, The meadowsweet along the bank The honeysuckle in the lane, May bloom and scent a thousand times And he shall never come again. The sun which ginted On the harnAss
 brass, As with his blow the autumn land he
 broke. Today comes stealing through his
 damson trees And catches brass on we'll blamed
 ioiners oak, Where lavender and thyme perfume, And bees go needless through .he
 phlox Thore--on the cleanly red brick path Lies Mullard in his tapered box. And green back coats and collars
 strangely white, Drawn from the ancient dresser and
 the chest. Move in that apple-scented garden
 place
 Which of all earth old Mullards-
 loved the best And now they bear him shoulder righ To where in quiet lies his wife Dead kings with equal words are
 met s--f | am the Resurrection and the Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
Excellent Work Done by
 State Welfare Society

A a recent meeting of the execu- AA utivc committee of the Alabama Children's Aid society, the report of the society showed that help had been given to 1928 children during the year. The work had been more than doubled. Over 300 children are now in the active, daily care of the work lers of this organization.
 At the annual meeting of the so- ciety to be held in Birmingham Febru- ary ', plans will be laid for another year of usefulness. It goes without saying that such work as this. must expand. In order to expand, it must have financial backing. That will not be difficult to obtain. The record of the society is guarantee of it's continued support by the people of Alabama.
 The noblest philanthropy being done in Alabama and the greatest econ omy that is being practiced are rep resented by the various agencies for caring for children. Mercy Home, the Boys Industrial school, the Chill dren's Aid society, the Boys clubs, the Boy Scout organizations and the homes for girls are making and saw ing thousands of citizens.
 Many a jail will fail to be built because of these institutions. Many an asylum ward will not have to be provided because they are caring for the men and women that are to be. Hundreds of thousands of dollars of court expense are being saved and tens of thousands of men and women destined to become burdens on so- ciety but for these various forms of salvage will be it's supports instead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
DEPENDS THE AMERICAN STAGE

William Archer, in Harper's Magazine.
 We may freely grant that there are no actors today like Edwin Forrest, Edwin Booth. or Joseph Jefferson. There is not even any permanent artis- tic organization like the Daily company when it included James Lewis, Mrs Gill bert John Drew. and Ada Rehan--in- comparaby the greatest comic actress of our time. But to what did that bril- liant combination of talents devote it. self? Either to Shakespeare and eight eenth century comedy. or to the most trivial of adaptations from the French and German. It never Cat any rate within my recollection0 attempted se- rious study of contemporary American life. Let us by all means mourn the tors who, individually and collectively, gave us so much pleasure, but do not let us talk as though American drama died with them. On the contrary. spe-. just about the time of their decease. The people who regard the past 20 years as a period of decadence. and those who see in it period of rel markable growth are not talking or thinking of the same thing. The pessi=- mists bewail the decline of classico- rhetorical acting. the optimists rejoice in the birth and healthy adolescence of a truly national drama. Each party has something to say for its partiGula1 point of view; but the optimists, in my Judgment. hold the right end of the stick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
NEWSPAPER SCOOPS"

of scoops, nevertheless. We have only
 to recall the war and the way in which American readers were served to realize that real reporters and live newspapers are still capable of highly individual istic enterprise. The way in which the New York Times presented the war news, and especially the printing of his-
 torical documents, was distinctive achievement There were many others and Eagle readers will remember the many forms of enterprise in which this newspaper excelled notably the publish ing of the draft names. the special serv- ice of the Paris bureau etc.
 More recently we have seen the revi- val of newspaper competition across the river take on somewhat different and highly interesting form. The New York World has added several outstanding achievements to it's credit within the past few months. Ii took the initiative in uncovering the scandal in the build ing situation; it was, we believe, the first newspaper to jump on the police hospital scheme apd expose the whole business. It is now engaged in most campaign in favor of disarma- ment, This kind of effort is not new, but it is being done in more thorough fashion than ever before In the long run it is. perhaps of more value than futile attempts at landing scoops such as the announcement that the navy bal loonists have arrived at the railroad at Mattice. If some newspaper had sent out a reporter who had actually discov cred the airmen at Moose Factory, that would have been real scoop. But there is enough drama in the story of the lost balloon to provide plenty of thrills, which make the best scoops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
9e------------'- LUKE Ii'LUkE SAYS

Once in while you meet fellow who thinks that striving for the best means trying to get the better of some other fellow.
 We once met man who didn't think his wife talked too much But he had been married just four hours.
 The faster man is the more trouble he has in keeping up with his running expenses.
 You can't sell man gold bri9k twice. And you can't sell him oilless oil stock twice. But he'll go right ahead and get married the second time. You may not believe it. But the more cheek girl has, the less she blushes. You can't make a wife believe that her husbands business ever gets so important that he needs a girl secre- tary.
 Some men have followed the wrong them.
 The surest way to develop a big ap- petite is to find yourself in a strange town without the price of meal What has become of the old fash toned novel in which the heroine was a respectable girl?
 Almost every man you meet knows that nature intended him for bigger job than the one he is holding.
 Every princess should realize tha marriage may mean liXing with an uncouth brute who chews tobacco. ,snores and has hair in his ears.
 Do not go around bragging that you haven't made fool of yourself You soon will.
 
 One of the few times when man agrees with his wife is when she, e,,re- Tents long enough to say fhatkhe isn't bad fellow
 and strangely enough. il isn't the wiie With sunny disposition who makes Il warm for her husband.
 Copyright, 1S21J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
RELATED THEMES.

Well, at any rate told Miss Crab coin I couldn't live without her. Did she seem interested?" Mildly. For some reason or other, it suggested hunger strikes to her as topic of conversation
 BLOW TO A SPECIALIST. "A Los Angeles doctor fell over in fit the other day" What caused his reason to totter on it's throne?"
 "A beach beauty informed him that she feared she was suffering from brain fas.
 CORONETs ARE CHEAP. Where are the titled foreigners Who came in days gone by And viewed our stately heiresses With cold appraising eye? Most noble dukes and counts they wers. Who cut social dash, And though they showed extreme haa-
 teur,
 Stood much in need of cash. Whats happened to the title mart? Iris queer, I must avow; A dollar princess ought to get A real bargain now.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

RESIGNED TO THE INEVITABLE
 What is Mir. Bibbles attitude toward prohbition?"
 Much the same as his attitude toward the flu when that disease was sweeping the country. if you know what mean
 T think l do"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
Vigilance the Best Way
 to Prevent Bomb Outrages

HEAR of another bomb plot kept ll New York's police department busy yesterday. It may have been a false alarm, but ever since the disas- trous explosion in Wall Street New York has been nervous.
 The old adage that an ounce of pre- vention is worth pound of cure still holds good and while we may be tempted to smile at the alarming rumors that get into the newspapers from time to time, it is we'll to bear in mind that bomb explosions have happened in this country and might happen again. The only preventive is unceasing vigilance on the part of government officials and the Ameri- can police. People who plan bomb outrage as rule care nothing for their own safety. They are willing to "martyrize" themselves in their blind hatred of American institutions. After an explosion occurs, perhaps with destruction of human life and property, it is far more difficult to catch the perpetrators than it is to act quietly on clues in advance and keep anarchists from carrying out their bloody intentions.
 The lessons we learned during the war have not been forgotten. Sus- picious characters are under close surveillance and the laxity which for merly permitted anarchists greater liberty than they enjoyed anywhere else in the world would no longer be tolerated.
 America has ceased to be happy hunting ground for the wild-eyed alien with suit case full of explo- siSes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
s1DEsTEPPING AN ARGUMENT.

sIDEsTEPPING AN ARGUMENT. Do you still believe in the League of Nations?" asked the idle caller. T do, said MT Dubwaite, firmly, but this is my busy day, and if you want to start an argument on the sup- ject, I would advise you to see that, plumber over there who is ostensiply here to repair a radiator. He seems to have more leisure than anybody else about the premises
 MISSING ACCOMPLISHMENT.
 I've never been to Italy
 That fills me with regret;
 Until go I'll never know
 The way to eat spaghet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
HIGH COST OF PROHIBITION
rom the Chattanooga Times.

From the Chattan0oga Times.
 Reports of prohibition agents have been compiled to show that during 1920 there were 10000 arrests for infraction of the prohibition laws by federal agents alone. To maintain an army sufficient to make that many arrests is to tax the American people heavily and then some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
No Complications to Follow
 Incident at Vladivostok

r7f7HE killing of an American naval
 U officer by Japanese sentry at Vladivostok is regrettable, but it is a tragedy that might have happened anywhere. Lieutenant w. H. Lang- don of the cruiser Albany, was not the first man, by any means, to be shot down by sentry whose aim was better than his judgment.
 That the soldier who did the shoot ing was Japanese and his victim an officer of the American navy gave the incident more importance inter- nationally than it might have had otherwise. The attitude of govern ment officials and representatives. Japanese as well as American, has revealed in startling way the ten sion that exists between the two na- tions. Japanese authorities were quick to offer apologies, and no time was lost at Washington in starting an investigation.
 Reports received from Vladivostok. indicate that Lieutenant Langdon and the sentry were both to blame, the one for not making his identity known more quickly and more intel ligently to the sentry, and the other for shooting after the officer had started to walk away. The sentry was evidently stupid fellow, dan gerous type to be entrusted with such duty, and the officer paid for his carelessness with his life.
 A situation that might have brought a serious breach between the Jap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
sorNDs LEGITIMATE.

The daughter of a rich bootiegger has entered a fashionable girls school.
 Now, if somebody were to ask her how her father made his money, what do you suppose would be her answer%'
 "If she's smart girl she might re- ply that he made it operating in the Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
Advertising the Route
 to Public Good Will,

HB1O0E E + RANh AND ADV VERIISE,' ,'' Ibis the sound advice given pub lie utilities by P. H. Gadsden of Phil adelphia, president of the American Electric Railway association, at a , meeting of the Indiana Public Utility association, held in Indianapolis. Mir. Gadsden pointed out that many utilities need an inflow of new capi- tai. The answer to that problem, he declares, is ''the granting of rates to the public utilities which will insure return to the security holders that will induce them to invest.
 The desired end will be hastened in MT. Gadsden's opinion, by "a thor ough understanding of the public utility problems" This is the point to be arrived at by advertising. Mir. Gadsden very truthfully remarks: If you have a good case, as most utilities nowadays have and you will tell the whole truth about
 your situation in a simple and con- {
 vincing manner and give it deserv-
 ing circulation through the best
 available advertising medium you
 are certain to rally the public to
 your support.
 Much of what MT. Gadsden advises has been done and it has borne fruit, both for the utility companies and the public. The public wishes good street car, water, electric and gas service, and is willing to pay fair price, The companies should keep in such close touch with the public that the public will always be so familiar with the situation that spirit of antagonism will not arise.
 Utilities all over the country have secured raises in rates with a mini mum of friction, the people having been convinced that they should get more than they were reciving. If spirit of understanding is perpetuated through the Gadsden policy, many useless wrangle will be avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
HIS ONE WEAKNESS.

The tireless reformer
 Who's never cast down And can't be discouraged,
 Though multitudes froWn, Will often grow weary To troubles a thrall- When pursestrings are tight and Collections are small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
1t Surprised Him

"I had been stopping off in Birmng ham between trains for number Of years and was pretty familiar with the downtown district" said Fay Murray president of the Nashville Live Stock exchange, 'and it was only on Friday morning that l really got good chance to see the marvelously beauti full residential sections of the Magic City.
 T was never more surprised in my life as the car circled around the hills and finally climbed the mountain al the panorama stretched out before me. It's hard for an outsider to believe tha | Red Mountain is being mined at the back doors of some of the handsome st homes in the city, and yet I had in- dubitable fact that such was the case for l saw it being done with my own eyes,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
sPoILING THE SHOW

SPOlLfNG THE SHOW. 'I understand the magician's perform ance was broken up in disorders Yes. While he was levitating Princess ocmpah, careless stage hand. left door open and exposed her to strong draft
 "wen2a
 She began to swing, and ribald pa- tron in the gallery shouted, Rock-a-Bye Babyr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
HE'LL GO TN

From the Kansas City Times
 oh we'll maybe the Inauguration Of Mir. Harding will be legal and con stitutional and binding even without ball in the pension building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
Tide of DrifterS

The tide of drifters and unem- - ployed men which flows through tl.is office every winter continues to come although there are not quite as many as there were week or two ago. said H. E. Oliver of the municipal federal employment bureau. Tn about three or four weeks, if the coming and going of the drifters runs true to form, there will be decided falling off in the work, and then before 1t is found fade away to nobody knows where.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
kNncK1NG rHE MOVIES.

" Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves. of ocean
 bear; Full many a face is seen upon the
 screen. But neither art nor learning put it
 there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
WOE. WOE! WOE.

From the New York Herald.
 The Washington hotel keepers are as cheerful as eat that has had s founder taken away fron~ft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
European Hordes Are
 Not Coming to America

2 A LEARNING reports that America
 A was about to be invaded by mil lions of Europeans seeking to get 9Nay from postwar conditions were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
Young blood doth not obey old decrees Loves Labor's Lost. + x x
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 I do not ask, Lord, that tbou wilt take me to heaven. I only ask that thou wilt show me the way and give me the strength io climb. Amen. M s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Prosperity in Sight


 The present financial and business situation was not unexpected and is but the natural result of conditions and business methods which have been in force since the war started" said Sam F. Clabaugh, cashier of the City Ma tionai bank of Tuscaloosa,
 "A readjustment was inevitable and we are fortunate that it has gone so far with such little real distress. As soon as this process is completed we shall see a long period of normal, healthy and sane prosperity and un- usual development along sound lines.
 Conditions in Tuscaloosa, which are typical of most other sections of the country, are perfectly sound, despite the depression in lumber and farm pro- ducts, two chief sources of our busi- ness. Our banks have far more money than ever before and the people gen orally are better prepared to weather storm than they have ever been."
 Mental Links
 Tt has always made me feel queer to hear some educated and refined per sons declare that Mary Garden, while very wonderful woman, is not much of singer" said Edward M. Barnes.
 Tt is so far from being true that cannot account for it except that her personal magnetism and charm are so great that people think that is what has made her and, not taking the time to analyze her singing for what it is worth, give the entire credit for he" success to that other part of her.
 Mary Garden is one of the most re- markable women in the world today, and she is remarkable because she has a superb brain It has made her do everything which she has attempted we'll including her singing. 1 predict her success as director of the Chicago grand opera company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15

John of Leyden.
 The fanatcal branch of the Anabaptists undertook to establish the kingdom of God on earth by force. The city of Munster was forcibly taken, and made the center of the proposed kingdom. A lygamy was adopted. missionaries were sent out and threats delivered to the governing princes of surrounding states to surrender on pain of death. Under King John of Leyden, whom Memo Simons denounced. the Munster fanatics are said to have practiced the grossest ilicentiousness. The city was reduced in l5s7 the leaders executed and their forces were scattered
 had to bring the above into this story Memo Simons in reorgAnization on more spiritual basis after the Munster disaster that led to the body's taking his- name. He was rather preacher Of a system of personal sanctity than either a dosmatist or violent fanatic He
 
 enthusiasm. whose account of his own conversion reads like a passage from the "Confessions'' of Augustine. He sums up the result of his labors as con Isisting in the conversion and recovery of the wicked. his teachings being prin- 'cipally of moral and practical charac- ter So far as have been able to dis cover he was meek, humble, noble minded men. carried away with the spirit 'of his times, encouraging ali that was good and pure among his followers ana aserny rebuking tiie guilty.
 P, s.-In another story will enter ore Into the growth, development and teachings of the Menuonites. for it is one of theA tenets against going to war that lis getting them the front page at present. | ~AnuNlthZEx0oaa<fH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-15

ing forward to seeing the whole world dry. He should live so long.
 $' * F If it's exercise they want the Turkish nationalists are getting plenty of it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-10-27
SAM HAYESAT-
TEMPTS SUICIDE

Sam Hayes. who has been employed
as superintendent of Riverside Hospi-
tai for a long time, attempted to take
his own life last night and as result
is lying in the hospital in very low
and dangerous condition. Mr.. Hayes
has been mentally distressed for some
time, occasioned by grieving over the
condition of his wife, who has been in
the insane hospital for couple of
months. This fact is responsible for
his own condition and last night it had
so worked on his mind that he took a
razor and went into the toilet and cut
his throat. AS soon as discovered he
was rushed into the hospital and given
medical aid and word comes from that
institution that this morning he is in
a most serious condition. It is indeed
a most unfortunate affair and the
friends of Mr.. Hayes feel very sorry
for his condition. No man whose
mind is in the condition that his has
been in for some time can be blamed
for what he has done, on the contrary
he is entitled to the deep sympathy Of
his friends. He is member of the
K. P. and Odd Fellow lodges and his
brethren in these orders are doing all
they can to look after him and see that
he is properly taken care of.