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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
M EN, WO M EN
 AND T Fl IN G $

A convention was held here last week which would have created far greater attention than it did had it not been overshadowed by the semi-centennial celebration and yet it got good notices in spite of the handicap under which it was held.
 w. R. Greene, the convention manager, can well congratulate himself the amount or publicity it received, and Harvie Jordan, the secretary on the number of delegates in at- tendance, and President J. Skottowe Wanna maker on the great address delivered (his own being among the best).
 It was the third annual convention, and while held in an industrial city, made pro- found impression on the merchants, bankers and manufacturers by the breadth of it's plan and the strength of the men behind it. On the programme were men of the highest rank Tn finance, government and business.
 I have had much to say about diversified tion, both in print and by word of mouth, and I am a hearty believer in it; but to talk about abandoning cotton or cattle or anything in the south, is to talk foolishness. The day has not arrived when King Cotton can be dethroned, but the hour is here when he can be regulated.
 The personnel of the convention includes the wisest men in the south from many walks Of life, and study of the committees will show that it is working body with definite aims and not a loose jointed organization whose purpose is to meet annually and hear lot of oratory and have a good time and then go home and forget all about the objects of the American Cotton association.
 roll call of the states included in it will show how wide AAerritory it covers. Alabama, Arizona Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Caro- lima. North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas are being mobilzed to treat the question of raising and marketing the crop in the manner best suited to conserve it and bring the best re- turns.
 Sometimes get the best idea of all association from it's committees I was sur prised in looking over the various ones to find just how thoroughly the American Cotton citation had been organized for effective work. Here are the divisions: Banking and legisls- tion. warehousing and insurance, marketing, tare and statistics, cooperative marketing, seed improvement and crop rotation, cost of produc- ton, cotton acreage and crop diversfication and enactment of legislation.
 But the association does not limit itself to these general committees but in addition works through special cooperative conferences. There is bankers conferences educational
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
CLEARING HEADLIGHTS

There have been number of complaints made in the'past few days concerning the dim ming, lack of it, of headlights on automo- biles" said Harold s. Moore, local jithe. driver.
 ''Many of the new cars have been equipped with special lenses that throw the light in such way it does not blind the approaching mo- torist, but there are still many cars that do not travel so equipped It is concerning these that l speak. On lights of that sort there is a small dinner bulb, that gives an insufficient light and the majority of the drivers that have cars so equipped only turn on the dinners when meet ing another car onsthe road. Sometimes they forget and we cannot see. It is especially an- moving to us because we carry passengers for whom we are responsible and whose trade we must cater to in order to maintain our business
 An accident would ruin a jitney drivers reputation, and few would ride with him after its occurrence. We have made many com nfplaints to the police, but I notice that the drivers still do not cooperate with the approaching driver. It is only road courtesy after all to turn them down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
SINGING AUTO

The Talking Willys-Knight, at the automo- bile and industrial show created quite bit of comment last week." said Frank Flynn. "It was a really novel stunt, the mysterious voice coming from the hood and carrying on con versations with passers-by. It had the folks guessing, and made 'em discuss it, after they had departed from the tent heard two ne- groes talking near downtown street corner after had visited the exposition, and was ar- tracted by their subject. The big negro said 8 Gosh, Brudder Jackson, yo-all had ought to see dem automobiles dey is got up near Cap itol park. One of dem in puttickulah is sho hanted automobile.'
 How come it's hanted?" said the little ne- gro
 Cause dat automobile talks
 !" Dat ain't nothin',' said the little negro. Ans been in automobiles which would sing
 'Naw.'
 'Yes suh. Ans been settin' beside some crazy speed debbil' at de wheel an hear dat car singing, Nearer My Gawd to Thee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
LETTER FROM MRS HARDING

"When the idea of sending to the private car of President and Mrs. Harding a cut of roast beef out of the grand champion steer of the Alabama State Fair, it was with no thought that Mrs. Harding, through her secretary, would send nice letter. said Nicholas Davis, secretary of the Hellenic American as- sociation.
 '4I only wanted to let her know that born a Greek, l was now a good American. It was very much to my surprise and, of course, my qualification, however, when letter from the White House came, saying: Dears sirs Mrs. Harding asks me to thank you for the very de- licious roast of beef and to express her appre- citation of your courteous thought in sending her this gift. Sincerely yours, Laura Harlan, secretary
 q have had the letter framed in red, white and blue, and will keep it in window as an evidence of the graciousness of the First Lady of the Land."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01

of the antis. I've since found out that not one in one hundred men knows anything more than the women do. The remedy for that is to make the men interest themselves more." Further along in her speech Miss Robertson declared, "The women have no right to seek special leg
 The apathy and indifference of men who ought to vote and take an interest in poiitics but do not may be held largely responsible for misfits in office, freak legislation and the other ills which afflict democratic form of government. Few men take the trouble to in- form themselves about candidates and their policies. In that respect, despite their airs of superiority, they know little more about slich matters than their wvies and daughters.
 Miss Robertson is right. Women are already beginning to shame men into doing their duty at the polls. Birmingham had an illustration of this new influence in the recent municipal election. By cooperation men and women vot- CTS can improve the electorate and make it di- rect it's energies more intelligently, can keep scalawags from being elected to offices of re- sponsibility and trust and insure the enaction of sane laws.
 And that brings up the question of class leg isation. Miss Robertson sees the futility of such movements. Where women vote merely as women and for reasons of self-interest as opposed to the general welfare they will ac-. complsh nothing. With common object in view, men srfd women voters can make the bal. lot in America what it ought to be, the express sion of national iSeals, compelling clean gov ernment and the conscientious performance of public duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
PAUL COOK.

conference, special ginners' conference, women's conference and special boil weev;l conference. It's the purpose of these confer ences to bring the proper groupssinto a study of the thing which affects them most, and after they have determined upon plan to make 1t known and felt before the convention.
 have sometimes thought that my friend J. o. Thompson, general manager of the Amerlcan Cotton association for Alabama, was a bit ove2 enthusiastic over its aims, but having come in contact with the body in convention assembled, met its members, heard the experts and studied it's programme, am convert and wish to add my humble testimony to the great and unself- ish work contributed to it in money and time by President Wannamaker and others who arc upholding his hands in befriending the south's greatest crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
SAVED FOR FUTURE

"The recent purchase of the Altamont park property will give the city of Birmingham one of the prettiest cites for city park that could have been obtained under any circumstances" said Dr. N. A. Barrett.
 There is only one other panoramic view in the city that can be compared to that which meets the eye of the visitor from the new park site-frem the roof of the Jefferson Counsy Bank building
 "The tract of land involved in the park pur- hasce was gained before it had been fully de- veloped and built upon to any extent and was thus gained at a more reasonable figure than would have been demanded had the city pro- crastinated did New York in the purchase of the property that is now the we'll known Riverside drive, for which millions of dollars were paid as a result of delaying the buying of the land until after it had been developed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
THE OTHER BIRMINGHAM

From the Birmingham, Eng, Mail, of October 1.
 Birmin gham, Ala, which, as was pointed out few days ago, will shortly celebrate the jubilee of it's birth, may very properly be regarded as a daughter city of Birmingham. So far, l have not been able to definitely establish the fact that this wonderfully progressive industrial city, which is the county town ofs Jefferson county and lies n picturesque valley known as "Jones," was founded by persons from this city. But there is unquestionably strong pre- sumptive evidence that there were Midland men among the founders, number of railway officials, who constituted land company. Tine American Birmingham has, in an industrial sense. many points of similarity with out own Birmingham. It is the principal manufacturing center in Alabama, and in it, and all around it, is district very similar to our own Black country There, here, are to be found the heavy industries for the manufacture of iron and steel but in addition the youthful Birming- ham possesses what the district of Mother Bir- mingham formerly had, large quantities of iron ore and limestone, which it gets from the Red mountain. In South Staffordshire these have, of course, long ago been used up. Again, Bir- mingham, Ala, makes in immense quantities its own coke, and it's exports of pig iron are equal to six-sevenths of the total of such iron exported from the United States. Curiously the highest point above sea level of both Bir- mnghams is exactly 600 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
LETTERS TO EDITOR
INCIDENT or OLD ELYToN
Editor of The Age-HeraId:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Your sem-centennial souvenir of Wednesday, October 26, has just come into my possession, and the pictures of the first settlers and old Elyton'' on the second page, recalls an inter esting historical event of the Civil war. Fifteen cadets at the University of Alabama were de- tailed and placed under command of Captain Massey, an officer of the Confederate army, in the early part of 1865 to go to Elyton and haul three wagonloads of wheat to Tuscaloosa, and to burn what we could not haul, to keep the Yankees from getting it.
 The wagon train consisted of two four-mule and one six-mule team. The cadet escort was not allowed to ride either in going or return ing, in order to preserve the strength of the mules, as the road was more or less through a rough mountainous section. The trip occupied about two and half days going each way. One of our detail was my roommate at the univer- sity, Nat Hawkins, son of Dr. and Mrs. flaw kins, whose pictures appear on the second page of the souvenir, and it was at their residence that we spent the night on reaching Elyton, where we arrived about the middle of the after noon.., The wagons were sent on to planta- ton mile or so beyond Elyton, on which the greater part of Birmingham is now built, to
 
 the plantation belonged to Dr. Hawkins father, the grandfather of our comrade, Nat Hawkins.
 In some sections of the most mountainous portion of the road, special precautions were taken in parking the teams and stati6ning our guards, as there was a considerable number of deserters from the Confederate army and sympathizers with the Union, body of whom passed us during the night, but against whom under order of our commander, we were not to make any demonstration unless attacked A few miles out on our return, something about our wagon teams needed the services of a black smith, and we stopped at roadside shop to have the work done. The blacksmith had some difficulty in scrapping up enough charcoal to do the work. One of our party told me few years afterwards that four feet beneath his forge one of the richest coal mines in Jefferson county was found
 Congratulating you the interesting and elegant display in your souvenir, yours cor dially, w. P. COPELAND. Eufaula, October 29, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
CLEVER STUNT

"The Age-Heralds Wednesday edition in honor of President Harding was of the cleverest newspaper stunts have ever seen," said Dr. T. W. Palmer, president of the Ala bama Girls Technical institute at Montevallo, who was in Birmingham last night.
 q was rather surprised when I saw the new first page, but when I saw the Marion Star head under the familiar head of The Age-Her- aid, understood the pleasant compliment the paper had paid President Harding. It was certainly creditably done, and something of which the management of the paper may well be proud"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
FROM AN oLD-TIME PRINTER

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 As an old-time printer and newspaper man, wish to offer my hearty congratulations to you upon the wonderful improvement, mechani- cally and otherwise, so noticeable recently in The Age-Herald. I also desire to express my approval of your timely suggestion that Judge (Plain Bi) Brandon should be given the gov ernorship without opposition.
 In my opinion Lieutenant Governor Miller by the announcement that he would not be a candidate for governor next year--made him. self stronger with the people of Alabama than anything else he could have done. The people want Brandon now. Other men for the gov ernorship will be considered later.
 HENRY C. WEST. Morris, October 91, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
THE SINGER pRoNouNcEs IT

"Listen closely when great singer is being heard on talking machine record" said Lloyd W. Jocelyn, Birmingham librarian, land you will hear, almost invariably the correct pro- nunciation of the name of the song and often of the opera.
 1.-Two striking examples are Vesti la Guebba, many call it the Sob Song from Pagliacci, and the famous tenor solo, the name slips at the moment, from Aida In each Caruso is clearly heard enunciating the name.
 .In listening to many of the finer records one catches distinctly not only the name of the air, but the name of the opera"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
A FANCY FROM FoNTANELLE

By Austin Dobson. The Rose in the garden slipped her bud And she laughed in the pride of her youthful
 blood. And she thought of the Gardener standing by-S "He is old, 50 old! And he soon must diev' The full rose waxed in the warm June dir, And she spread and spread till her heart iay
 bare: 4 And she laughed once more as she heard his,
 tread
 "He's older now. He will soon be deadg' But the breeze of the morning blew, and>found That the leaves of the blown Rose strewed the
 ground;| r And he came at noon, that Gardener old, And raked then gently under the mould And wove the thing to random rhyme; For the Rose is Beauty; the Gardener, Time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
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FORD STILL A PUZZLE TO CONSERVATIVE CROWD

Still unwilling to accord unmixed praise to Henry Ford, although gradually evincing a deeper impression of his achievements, the Wall Street Journal insists that this remarkable industrial genius is more or less of vain glorious juggler of facts. Under the head of ''Mr. Fords Real Service" it declares:
 "of Henry Ford's high achievement or his real service to the country, both in and out of his motor factory, there can be no manner of doubt. h the management of the railroad he has demonstrated remarkable truths"
 This Is . high tribute to Ford, and to the part that he has played and Is playing in the de- velopment of American industry. Why, in the same editorial and in the immediately following incumbent to ado this:
 ''The pity is that he chooses to ignore cer- tain determining facts and to attribute to him. self deeds of derring-do which tickle the ears of the groundlings, but may fairly be said to have no existence outside of his interviews with obliging reporters"
 The Journal admits that Mir. Ford made "an excellent bargain" for himself in purchasing a moribund railroad and causing it to produce revenue; in being able to make his own rules. cut down working forces and reduce the cost of operation. Mir. Ford has beaten an others in bidding for Muscle Shoals. Why continuously make futile effort to disprove his soundness? It is because he is something new in American industry. The old crowd is still gasping over his successive achievements and fails to real ike their simplicity. They are hampered by tradition. Ford puzzles them by doing now what the proposition in hand shows is best to be done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
DIDN'T KNOW THE PLACE

According to this authority, college girls read newspapers"
 Pm 0iad tc hear that said Mir. Dubwaite. "The next time Pm introduced to college girl and Pm casting about for topic of converse tion I'll mention something I've seen in the headlines The last time I talked to college girl asked her what she thought of the Re naissance and she said she never dined there."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
METROPOLITAN pRETENsIoNs

"What's the name of this town?" asked tue superciIious traveller.
 "Chiggersville," said the native.
 "Ah! Now that have seen Chiggersville l can. die happy"
 "Suit yourself about that, stranger. But if had money like you to travel around I'd at least see the county seat before shuffled off That towns got a couple of picture shows, an all-night restaurant and traffic cop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
WILL ADVERTISE CITY

Without going into the question of the wis dom or the propriety of President Harding's ad- dress at Woodrow Wilson park, in which he set out his views the race question: said S. E. Garrett T am sure that out of it Birmingham will get much free advertising as it will be commented on favorably or unfavorably by every daily, weekly and monthly in the land and be referred to as the Presidents Birming- ham speech. It will let the world know that it was made at the semi-centennial of the Magic City."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
SOMETHING SAVED

"All is lost, save honor" said the disap- pointed monarch who had failed in a dash for his throne.
 Sire, said member of his entourage, "per- nit me to remind you-''
 "Well?"
 "we still have the crown jewels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
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NEED OF THE HOUR

From The Manchester Union
 That's all right about the national produc- tion increasing three times since 1919, but un- til some genius invents self-finding golf bah there will continue to be an occasional shortage of one of the prime necessities of existence 1T this land of the free
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
PROLIFIC BYRON

From the Tampa Tribune.
 Photographers announce they have not sue ceeded in finding Byron's last words to his life. If that lady kept up with some of his effuAonA to other women, he probably didn't have aRy4 thing to say!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
NOT BEING CHINESE

T always try to start the day right" re- marked MT. Clipping.
 Flows that?" asked MT. Gadspur, while a new record was being placed on the phono- graph
 "Yes, he does," interrupted Mrs. Clipping, land I'm glad for the sake of the family that the eggs are not as old as his jokes.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
STILL RUBBING IT IN

From the Boston Transcript.
 Woman, lovely woman; Eden was empty before you came," said the banqueter, toasting her in beaker of grape juice.
 But it was even more empty little while after,'' added wag sitting next to him..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
SECRETARY WEEKS IMPRESSED
 BY MUSCLE SHOALS


 Returning to Washington, Secretary Weeks said he was amazed at the possibilities" of the Muscle Shoals plant. The most beneficial re- suit of President Harding's trip to the south with him the Secretary of War, who took the opportunity to inspect the project at Muscle Shoals. He has learned at first-hand how great it is and realizes what its development means to the nation more forcefully now than ever be- fore. Statistics and drawings cannot tell the whole story of what has been accomplished there.
 Judging from the encouraging tone of Sec retary Weeks announcement and his decision to invite Mir. Ford to Washington for con ference, the country will soon know what will be done with the property, If minor differ ences can be adjusted, it is believed that the Ford offer will be accepted.
 There can no longer be any question in Sec retary Weeks mind that the southern people want this matter settled as quickly as possi- ble. He began to hear, from it as soon as the presidential party reached the south.
 
 The author of 25-cent war history" which declared that ex-service men were starving, told New York magistrate he didn't know auy starving ex-service men. A great deal of his tory is written that way.
 The Washington Star greeted Foch with eight words of French. That is about as many French words as the average American news paper can handle with safety.
 Madame Curie says doctors must understand radium before using it. That sounds reasonable. We have no desire to experiment. with radium or TINT.
 We are waiting feverishly to see what the press of Europe, Asia and Africa will have to say President Harding's speech in Birming- ham.
 Capt Hans Tauscher wants to come back and be a good American citizen But would he have cared to return if Germany had won? New York dry agents who dressed up as football players and tried to buy liquor were taking a mean advantage of the dealers. Marshal Foch is confinng himself to shak. ing hands in America, but we won't answer for his conduct if he meets Frenchman.
 
 Representative Blanton enjoys the unique distinction of having placed the Congressional Record in the ''best seller" class.
 
 The threats on Ambassador Herrick probably have nothing to do with his rumored engage ment to Miss Morgan.
 "Pussyfoot' Johnson received a tumultu- ous welcome in India. Maybe India is hard- pressed for amusement
 Karl may have his good points, but he shows no consideration whatever for the feelings of the Little Entente"
 If Kansas City tilts the lid trifle for the American Legion it may be excused on the score of patriotism.
 There is some consolation to be derived from the Blanton episode. He never will be chau- tauqua star.
 The adjective "effete' dosn't apply to that part of New York's population which uses the subway.
 A magazine writer discusses, Russia, tie Sphinx" calmly ignoring the volubiity of pol shevism
 The victory of Centre over Harvard may bc just another illustration of the efficacy of prayer.
 Secretary Meron's beer ruling threatens to create natn7 of kwalids. -'r~~s.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01

THE CITY FARMER The simple life Appeals to me; think I'd like To keep a bee And maybe have Two strong hired men To gather honey, Now and then. A pig would make A pleasant pet; I might contriye A COW to get, And having stocked My farm with these, I ought to lead A life of ease.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
 SOVIET SIMPLICITY

Government nowadays is too complicated"
 According to the bolsheyiki, government is simplicity itself. All they need to begin busi- ness is half dozen orators, press to print money and publicity director"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
WELL STOCKED

"WhO is the man who says he's the master of his fate?"
 "Bibbles."
 Making an idle boast, eh?" Q ''YOu wouldn't say so, if you could sec his cellar"