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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
GOVERNING BEAUTY

I... Is r.Iur.r, Starr again. ou thc subject of l.r.r Starr r IHe professor of mtmopo.ogy m the University. Cu.eo who mot long ago came into public ...r anuuurr. that g0por cent of American women ... r. N.a .. proceed, to cucdatc further. lt ap- ....- ...t I. was mduly charitable before
 -T. ar. n. beautiful women in the United ~.-.-" .. t.I.- IH, ca~-., "lt is only our American ..I r.. .'.. makes us cllI a girl who is mot phcuom ...H. ..... nn.t. girl. handsome man or woman is ...- a'I ..otIr.- There is uo real beauty in the Emitted States h.au~. we are mougrcl 0cc Only ,.r. .u-. races like tho Ibcriau is real beauty to be um0"
 T.r."uv Koreans Frequently supass us m spcci- .Itt. H.>y> Also thc brown lggorotcs of the r.rH.... WIir. leads ou gently to the depressing ..-..s .. U.-'|.u>.aumcut
 -E..r.. in blond race is next to impossible It is ...r. .".. ..u blonde to measure up to beauty stan U.rI- .... r is fora bnmcuc.'
 w. .u.-- rs. win hold us for a while. Most of us ..t. ..,..- in u.r Deoti~m imagined that fairness was .,... tn. ..>t attributes of beauty The Greeks, su- .... .r.... .- h.au.v before Prof. Starr appeared ...-.. r...r.h. dar, themselves made their mytho- ..-i.. .r.~ and 4ols air Dark races in general have I... -....-.. T.. envy white complcNous But maybe .r.r........ .... Is wrong.
 u.....r Prof. Starr really means what he says. I.I.... ..u. t. Alaska aud tcl some of our m'idens I.. n. ..... low beautiful they are. Or he might go .. 1ur Eota or Madagascar. where hc would not .Ir. his ..- offended br ugly bouds Unless hc does ann. .n.. his dark beauties win bc forced to con -'uI.t.t his amsou l, of thc long range variety and that I. Iu.- uu. .ar. to study his subjects close mp.
 W. ...v nothing about Prof. Starr, but it is a safe a .. rour.tcJ p-otis who ycams for the me.eht, .- am muriua.g lowe Ior printers ink and his vile 1T n, .a- .a..- blonde.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
LOSSES RESULTING FROM DLENEss

How easily people get to taking for granted very serious matters. Time was when smallpox 9yaged whole communities and most of the surviving population had faces dsfgured people thought had to be that way
 Unemployment is conceded to be very bad bHt nec- cssary Nobody knows wly but every once m a while a period must come in which business can't make profits Then some of 1t quits. Men refuse to risk their capital hey discharge their workers and wait for better times
 But isn't it time to stop taking this situation for granted as necessary3 It is more serious than most people think How much money raised in a Liberty Loan drivel Three billion dollars. Everybody stood aehast when it was first announced that the government was going to raise money in such colossal humps But conservative estimates put the loss in wages alone caused by unemployment in this country this year, at more than twice that amount The workers who could not work have lost six and a half billion dollars
 There is mo way of estimating all the losses that follow from tbs Industries that would have employed these men and paid the wages have lost profits aud per- haps capital Farmers who would have sold raw mateu as and foodsufls have lost millions because of failing price and decreased demand. Merchants railroads every interest that serves the public has shared in the losses n .urrcd bv this business staguaton In addition, dmagC has been done of incsmablc extent to public health morals and the general welfare.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
FREAK LEGISLATORS

Down in Oklahoma last fall a republican nomination in hopcIcssly democratic district went to am obscure md unpopular candidate The landslide carried him to victory at thc polls What read of his activities m oercss leads us to believe that he misreprcscntcd his constituency He appears to be political accident and . mere freak.
 Columns of newspaper space were given him m Eastern papers some months ago because of freak egs- atiou which he proposed affecting young women and' whether justly OF miusty, he charged in some quar- cr with dishouorable designs and with foolish advances .oward some of the other sex.
 That commotiou having subsided, he comes to the rot with what he seems to consider necessary safe guard for pure and mdefied Americauism Amy one mpcrsouaug king or queen in play pageant or earn Na is to be subjected o fine of not more than SlOO0O and imprisonment from ten to twenty years with like rcatmcut for producers He wants also legislation Chat ,taudardzc an wages standardzc all prices of commod
 cs fix the price of wheat for ten years to come regard less of supply or demand and offer advice to France about how to conduct her military operations lin Ger many
 No wonder Congress sometimes mpresses visitors gs a mcnageric OF bear garden
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
RELATIONS OF FATHER AND SON

r,ou.css a-o there was celebrated throughout the Emitted ~arc. w.a, wls called Father and Son Week, t.. ulo, h.u- To ~ct aside a special period m which tH,- uI .Hc'. sons would become better acquainted. !. i, d beautiful practice in theory but that 1t all-eN- ...t where thc fathers SO occupied with pure, uaHur.u..I >eUshucss thot they have mo time to de- .u. U. -..r sons aud special week set aside once each gear .. fat purpose mot going Co improve the relations -r. .....- fo tHcr to am apprcciablc extent.
 T..... .u.j father who was strict solemn and -..u amt u.o v, looked upon by his sons iu fcar awe am. apprehension. who was a kind father according to .- H-.- I. v.o hal poor system of lehts-is seldom i..I u.. I.u n. was man of mystery in lis own ..u-.... True. h. wa, am oracle there and as such he .. respected. hu ac was seldom loved with thc same I..r.. o. ,oaidn- passion that was bestowed upon ......r T. u.I Fashioned father rarely ever took his ..u u.. ..- confidence or reasoned with him. On the ....r.,I ..0.l- ideas were mpartcd to son b, clip .. t....r .. u.u.,atcJ hr thc woodshcd paddle
 E. .u.- ..rc changed both fathers and sons. In ... .r-.u. I. sons ar. governed more by reason and -. .r.I.u.. .a, ny fear aul straps but thc idea of sc ...u- a| designating ouc special week in dfty-two io' -,.H ....u.. aud reason puts both father aud son. II -... a.. normal. u a had i-it Every week of the fifty .,.- should h. Father and Son Week.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
rLorrRE ADVERTISING

Ala n..- meeting of thc Affiliated Advertising Clubs co. America a female member, in thc course of a talk ou .rer-t. d.pIorcd thc custom of using pretty girls Ir..-u. commodities from soap to cereals and rdl.u'. t.. idea of woman in evening dress presiding over washing machine.
 Tn. woman was right. as too many articles, and es- nc.aIr trashy ua-azucs. placed ou the market and expected .o he sod-aud are sold-by front page pie tur. U. in many instances savers of the vulgar Much %. u.csu. day buying for the homes is done by house viy.. and mo. ,uo of them in a hundred is tempted to buy ou account of some coarse type of beauty Adver-
 ir. h. pictures. ,o long thc picture is in explanation of the arfe. is very proper but otherwise the custom should b. .rovucJ upon meaningless and out of place
 X watch that was lost ou am Indiana farm twenty ,crs ago was recently found bot. strange to say it rot iu good order and still running.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
THE STRANGE LURE

One of the wsest Americans that ever lived was Phneas IT. Bamum, the circus He was thc first big advertiser.
 BaIuum son of a village tavern-keeper was a wizard lat psychology study of human nature Socrates would have enjoyed talking to hm-and probably learn cd something new.
 In 1894 Barnum heard of Joyce Heath, alleged negro nurse of George Washington He bought her for SlO0O took her around on exhibition and cleaned up lot off money
 His next venture was taking hold of a complete fail ure the American Museum in New York. ft ceased to be a failure the day Barnum bought it. He announced that the museum had acquired a wooly horse, white negress a combination of fish and monkey called the "Japauesc mermaid " also General Tom Thumb ,he fa- nous dwarf
 Ddpcoplc flock to see these freaksl They did Why s interesting even to read about them. after lapse of so years
 The secret of Bamums success was simple Realiz ing that this world at its best is rather du he mutivey caught the idea that people will flock to the unusual
 healthy baby, born in Juneau to parents you don't now does not interest you But if you told that the baby has six tccth you sit up and take notice.
 Many slrewd men have recognized this psychologist cal truth and proted by it. That is they have opened he gates to fortune by doing the customary "od suf' in slightly different way. At this trick politicians es- pccialv are expert each eecon-time rotiug out the old buuko with a coat of paint like Bamm's white elephant which was exposed when the rain washed the wmewosh off during parade
 Take what you are doing for a living. If you can |uglrc out how to do it in a different interesting way, success is yours.
 Bauum, though he had interesting exhibits, knew that mo one would hear of them unless he advertised Among other kinds of advertising, mainly newspapers bc invented the blboards.
 But his greatest ad the circus parade winding up with calliope that rang in your for wecks- to keep the circus in your memory. No conservative band for Bamm.
 Bamm died in 1891. His circus went on. Finally 1t consolidated with Rnglmg Bros-the Dmgdong Broth crs as they are called in the sawdust ring During the 1920 season. the parade eliminated That must have had am effect on the cash register for Charlie Ringng announces that the parade will be restored in 1922 elandcr than ever, to recover lost ground.
 There's a tip to advertisers Keep everastingy at it.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

Marion, Ohio. went Democratic at the late election by 1000 majority Maybe it would have been different had w. G. been there in person. At least the majority would have been one less.
 Only eleven persons were killed in Kentucky on elec- on day. Can be that chvaly is dying out there or can they not shoot straight any more2
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

It was pleasing to this paper to note that Judge Wickcrsham in his address before the Alaska Native Brotherhood at Douglas recently, explained to the mem bcrs of that organization that they are Indians and that hc word "Nativc' as they apply it in designating their race is a misnomw and meaningless. We also note that w. T. Lopp superintendent of the Federal Bureau of Education for Alaska and who was in charge of thc late Alaska census uses the word "Indian" in his report to the government and that the word 'Natiye' as applying to or designating does not appear in his report It is highly probable that within few years the white children born in Alaska will outnmber the Indians two o one and to apply to the latter the word Native wilL io say the least be rather embarrassing to the native whites More plain statements of the Wickersham yari- cty and less 'sobbcr in addressing Indians would give the latter much better understanding of their station in
 fife and how to better improve it.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

Less than half the members of the New York state legislature ever completed common school educatons and only fifteen per cent of them have college cducaons At that the New York legislature must have the congress of the United States faded to frazze in the matter of education.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

While every patriotic Au.srcau is proud of the honor that has been done am unknown soldier there would be occasion for more swelling with pride if soldiers who are known were accorded more honor and recognition for their services It was noticed however that in the re- cent cecons throughout the country the factions favor ing soldiers bonus won in practically every instance
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

Public sentiment against big things like batteships and .Fattv" Arbuckle continue to increase The fate of the former is being discussed at Washington and that of the latter in San Francisco and both will probably be stripped of their glory if not wholly dismntled.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

The National W. c. IT. U. is starting movement to have drinking scenes eliminated from moving pictures We are with you ladies' and we believe the men generally arc What man wants to have tender memories that are mclowcd with age revived every time he goes to a movie!
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

Among the separations to be made to France by Ger many are twenty thousand hives of bees Germany will probably find consolation in hoping that somebody will be stng
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26

That Divine call former Emperor Charles of Hun gary imagined he had to return and resume his thron' recalls that old P C. story. Anyway the world will for give and forget him unless he insists on writing book
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
PENROSE TRIES TO
INTIMIDATE

Washington. May 2-(Special )-Sena-
tor Penrose. chairman of the finance
committee, is inclined to intimidate wit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
TRAINLOADS OF ELKS
Santa Fe Announces Plans for Han
ding Sixteen Special Trains

Chicago, May 22.-(Special)-One of the
heaviest transcontinental passenger move
rnents ever scheduled for a single organ
ization has been arranged by the Santa
Fe. 1t has secured is special trains OF
Elks from the east, leaving Chicago and
Kansas City July and 4, via Grand
Canyon, for the Los Angeles meeting.
In addition, several special cars assigned
for use by the Elks, will be attached to
regular trains on those dates. The COM
bined one-way mileage is more than $1,000
miles, or nearly one and half times
around the earth. 1t will require a total
of 1873 mammoth engines to haul these
trains and Fred Harvey will have TO
prepare for the serving of approximately
%, 900 extra dining-car meals within four
days period.
The Santa Fe also announces four
other special trains. during June and July
from Chicago to Los Angeles by way Of
Grand Canyon for the following meet
ings: National Association of Credit Men
at San Francisco; National Association
of Builders and Managers. at Portland
Ore. and Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
convention, Los Angeles. On July Of
July there will be Santa Fe special
train from Chicago to Colorado Springs.
for the convention of the Talking Ma
chine jobbers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23

, suspicious turn of mind. But aloud
ne merely said
It's Just a trifle late for chatting.
so Wen leave that over till the morning.
I'ut might I ask you II you found your
brooch?"
Mary shook her head
We'll that's a pity. No doubt it'll
turn up in the morning" said the man,
cynical little smile lowered about his
lips.
Good night" said Mary softly, still
embarrassed over this unexpected meet
lug. She hurried down the corridor to
her room, slipped in and closed the door
behind her, locking It, Oh, what a fool
she had been to run the risk of such an
encounterl Darlington Bellairs had
looked at her as though she had had
some hidden motive in her downstairs
rambling. She almost felt she hated
him for his censorious eyes.
But pretty soon she was in bed and
sound asleep, her troubles temporarily
forgotten.
Eve Rochester was not an early riser.
She liked her tea in bed. with the blinds
still drawn. and a rose-shaded lamp cast
ing a becoming glow on her complexion,
Arrayed in a fetching boudoir cap a
catin negligee. with powder puff some
where close at hand for all emergencies,
Eve felt fortified to begin her day.
she felt considerably annoyed, then,
when a handful of gravel was thrown
against her bedroom window, awakin g
her from slumbers, at what she consid-
cred was a perfectly ungodly hour.
Il suppose its Darlington, wanting me
to go out riding! Well. l won't take a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
THREE

scrap of notice." She turned round TO
the other side and drew the quilt more
snusly round her shoulders. It was de-
liciously warm and comfortable in this
Louis XIV bed-she wasn't going to leave
it--no, not likely
Bang Thud! Another heap Of tiny
pebbles hit the window
Eve switched on her reading lamp and
glanced peevishly at her wrist watch.
il was just seven o'clock
Thud. Another sharp percussion. And
Eve, muttering some expressions that
we're forcibly if not entirely pretty,
slipped out Of bed
She crossed the floor and Jerked the
blind aside To her establishment she
then perceived that her early morning
Romeo was not her guardian, Darlington
Bellairs, but the much-admired, insou-
Giant Julian Vandaveer, who was even
now gazing up at her with a killing ogle.
A stable boy was with him and a couple
of horses, and Julian himself was imnla-
culately arrayed in riding breeches, coat.
cap. gauntlets and all the paraphernalia
of dandy in the Row.
ITS a glorious morningl Como on out
and have a canterP Julian waived an
imperious hand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
RECOGNIZES APPLICATION

Moulton. May 22.-(special) 1.-The
state highway commission has in
formed the directors of the Lawrence
County Civic club that recognition has
been made of their recent application
for aid in completing the state high
way between Moulton and Albany-De-
catur, the work to be done beginning
one and one half miles east of Moulton
and extending to the Morgan county
line. a distance of about IL miles.
The plan is to raise by private sub
scription loan to the county with pay
ment garanteed by county warrants, a
sum sufficient for the completion oil
the work partly done on this road; the
amount above county funds required to
be given by state and federal aid; a
complete survey and estimate is prom
Used to be made by the highway COM
mission at as early date as possible
that work may be begun this summer.
The road was partly built by county
bond issue several years back but has
not Ken kept in repair: from the coun-
ty line on to Albany Decatur the pike
has been in use for considerable num-
Der of years. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23

nesses who would testify against the re-
peal Of the excess profit taxes.
w. NJ. Clark, speaking for the four rail-
road brotherhoods, was asked for his Gre
dentials. The witness replied that he
was authorized by the executives tc
speak for the unions.
THAT doesn't mean anything" said
Penrose. Anybody can say they speak
for lot of people. have seen it done
in politics"
When Benjamin c. Marsh; representing
the Peoples Reconstruction league, de-
clared that he spoke for 100000 people
Penrose demanded the list of members
The witness replied that the lists were
retained by local organizations. but gave
assurance that he spoke for more people
than any other witness.
There is no evidence Of that" Penrose
retorted.
1t was then announced that unless wit
nesses RETAINED from discussing ex-
traneous matters, the hearings would be
discontinued
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
ACT ON MOBILE
CASE THIS WEEK.

Washington. May 22.-(Special THE
meeting of the Alabama delegation,
scheduled for this week, at which it
was the plan to discuss the necessity
of substituting private ownership for
railroad ownership of docks and ter
minal at the port Of Mobile, was neces-
sarily postponed, but will probably be
a feature of the ensuing week.
The delegation is admittedly greatly
moved as result Of the revelations forced
to it's attention by Washington dis
patches to this newspaper. Secretary
Weeks, as previously reported, has con-
veyed to the interstate commerce COM
mission statement prepared by the en-
gineers of his department in which it is
said that the government might not in
the future feel justified in making fur
Their appropriations for ports which are
prevented by railroad monopoly from
functioning naturally and thus develop
ing in accordance with physical and in
dustrial possibilities.
The members of the delegation, as in
dividuals, have expressed their appre-
citation of the danger involved in the sit
uation, and their willingness to aid in
arousing the people of their several dis
tricts 1t is agreed that the first step
must be one calculated to convince the
people that any. proposed legislation will
not result in increasing their burden OF
taxation. Senators Underwood and Heflin
are heartily IN sympathy with the pa.;s
of the House members.
| Representative McDuffie, as previous
| Nv reported in The Age-Herald. has is
sued invitations for the delegation Il
| convene in his offices.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23

naval appropriation bill an authorizes
ton for the construction of dry dock
at Charleston, carrying an appropria-
ton of s., 500. 900; and also inserted pro-
vision denying the expenditure of a sum
appropriated in the rivers and harbors
bill for further dredging and otherwise
improving the port.
/ The move of the Senate was apparently
anti-southern And below Newport
News there is no dry dock Of any pro-
portion on the south Atlantic or gulf
coasts. The Secretary of the Navy urged
the Senate to permit the authorization to
stand with the understanding that he
would not exercise it without coming
again to Congress for authority. But the
Senate was obdurate.
Since the action of the Senate, prac-
tieally all ports on the south Atlantic
and gulf have prepared themselves for
dry dock construction which will be
ultimately undertaken.
Senator Lodge declared in the Senate
that in the future the government woul'
be compelled to construct a dry dock
ample enough for the governments re-
quirements south of New York He de-
clared belief that Charleston was not the
port for this construction.
This news caused Savannah to prick up
it's ears. And on the gulf, Mobile, New
Orleans and Galveston are Interested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
ANOTHER ANTI-sOUTHERN

Washington, May 22-(Special )-Tne
Senate, despite the insistence Of the Sec
rotary of the Navy, knocked out of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-23
SCRAMBLE COMES
IN JITTY

Washington. May 2-(speciaL)-It is
reported that there will be no develop
ments in the scramble for Alabama pat
ronage until after July l.
1t is understood that the powers that
be- in Washington have given powers
that be- in Alabama until that date tc
get together and agree. The intimation
is advanced that unless agreement is
reached by that date, Washington will
proceed to make appointments without
reference to the so-called Alabama ref
erees.
O. D. Street of Guntersville, national
committeeman; Gordon Ashley of St
Clair Springs, j. Aubrey Thomas of Jeni-
fer, former member of Congress from
for Congress from the Seventh district
and other republicans who came tc
Washington to secure the position of col
lector of internal revenue for Mr.. Ash
ley, have returned to Alabama. 1t is
safe to state that they received little
satisfaction, although nothing developed
to imperil Mr.. Ashley's chance of event
ually receiving the plum
AS is known, Mr.. Street and his CO.
referee, Pope Long of Cordova, have
beef unable to agree on Endorsement
OF applicants for the collectorship. While
Mr. Street is convinced that Mr.. Ashley
is the man, Mr.. Long is convinced thai
Will Ford is the man. In view of the
fact that Washington insists on ar
agreement, the indications are that Mr.
Street and Mr.. Long will agree. 1t is
understood that if they do not agree
their entire slate will go smash.