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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

police. When whisky running and bootlegging becomes national. game" laughed at and condoned-by respectable citizens, other laws nat urally fall under contempt.
 Fire insurance and property ,con-. fire losses up to August S1 amounted, to $50,0o0,0oo more than for the cor. responding eight months. of last year, with the worst probably yet to oome.. The Chicago Tribune in leading; editorial on the subject points out. that large part of the loss is pre-. ventable. Which" 1t adds, amounts; to a sad commentary on American, business honesty. The fire loss is. revealed to have increased in almost direct ratio to the decrease in busi-, ness prosperity. The only conclusion to be drawn Is that many of the fires were due either to direct incen- diarism or to collusion with the pur- pose of collecting insurance
 When insurance men say such things they are accused of attacking the business integrity of the coun- try. But the moral hazard is so great now that it is apparent even to the outsider. The Tribune closes with this suggestion:
 If Chicago cares to repay the kindness of the rest of the nation shown 1t in its time of trouble 50 years ago. it could not do so better than by naming a committee and taking up this great task of fire prevention. There is nothing more wasteful than fire. The buildings burned already in this year in this country would relieve the entire housing problem of Chicago. and probably would shelter an entire city of 250,000 inhabitants. If such city were burned to the ground we would be horror stricken; yet be- cause the fires are scattered here and there throughout the country we ignore their importance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
THE CRIME CARNIVAL
From the Insurance Field.

From the Insurance Field.
 lNR 7 HEN fire losses reach the ex- | WW cessive point where they as-
 V V tound the daily newspa-
 pers the outlook is indeed discourag- ling. Nobody who reads current news mortified at the carnival of general crime that has been in progress for the past year. From pocket picking and shoptlifting to nationally organ ized larcenies in the guise of 'busi-
 ness," widespread auto banditry. bank robberies, United States mail Eoldups-it would appear that theft las engaged the skill of many thou sands from office boys to men in responsible financial positions. On the heels of it, the most surprising saturnalia of murders over money, leading, of course, to murders from mere emotional instincts, has set in. The pessimists may we'll claim that we are reverting to primitive saw H5Siy- IT AiOi 4iof SOtAiPAiS"eSo "isA civilized sophistication in tempta- tions. The opportunity to profit by the system of insurance protection could not of course be overlooked
 The smart fellow" who will com init murder for a few hundred or thousand dollars has many more brothers who will burn their prop erty or connive at the theft" on an automobile or other valuables in or der to get money from the insurance companies. It seems quite certain that these sources of fraudulent profit are being systematically ex- plotted by organized bands which in many cases have succeeded in get ting accomplices in the police de- partments of cities so that the very machinery of crime detection has come to be used for crime protection. A more desperate situation is diff cult to conceive. The federal gov ernment's prohibition forces seem to be as badly demoralized as the local
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
TO STABILIZE OCEAN LINERS

George F. Paul, in the October Pop
 ular Mechanics Magazine.
 Many a dizzy and distracted trans-
 atlantic passenger who has clung
 feverishly to the banisters whom the
 good ship rolled in the trough of the
 sea has prayed fervently from the
 bottom of his we'll shaken heart
 that said good ship would meekly tie
 up to some stout hitching posts in
 mid ocean and let him sip his even
 ing soup in peace. His fervent prayer
 has been answered.
 The theory of the modern ship
 stabilizer calls into play the char
 acterstic of the rapidly whirling spin or plane of rotation rigidly in any direction.
 1 When the powerful action of the
 waves tends to roll the ship, the
 from its vertical plane of rotation at once opposes this rolling action, fby an equal force. The bis wheel tilts in the proper direction, fore or aft, in a plane at right angles to
 the disturbance. Practically all of the power used to stabilize the vessel comes from the very waves that are creating the disturbance. In other words. the vessel is ultimately sta
 bilized by the very force that tries
 to roll it.
 reactional power consists of cast ! steel wheel, ~or rotor, mounted in suitable bearings to carry it's reac- ton through the steel casing and periments, with the exception of those for the largest battleships, one wheel mounted with vertical axis was sufficient to control the motion of the vessel.
 The gyro wheel is run by simple alternating current. squirrel-cage motor. with no brushes or slip rings. For the high rate of speed at which the wheel travels, a considerable supply of oil is necessary. This is automatically maintained at the proper flow by a gear pump con nected to the rotor shaft.
 The elimination of wallowing re< suits In considerable saving in power and fuel, for the greater per centage of the force required to drive vessel through the water is con-
 stunned in pushing aside the tons of water the vessel displaces and over coming the friction of this water against the wetted surface of the vessel. It has been computed that in
 high sea 15,o00-ton vessei at 20
 miles an hour would lose 1000 horse power. or over four times the power
 required by a stabilizer to prevent this loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

tree planting Is going forward under the direction of the American Legion, whose members know so well the tree-lined roads of France. the Serv- ice Star Legion, the Gold Star Mothers and such organizations. They are counseled by the park boards in the larger cities or by tho state forestry heads. At Joliet. Ill.,, for example, there centers a three-cornered plan by the Chamber of Commerce of that city. Aurora and Ottawa for the planting of 10000 trees this fall"
 Arbor and Bird Day will be ob- served October 2S in Pennsylvania, according to- announcement by pr. Thomas C. Finegan, state superin- tendent of public instruction.
 The Hamon Gray Post No. s3. of the American Legion at La Porte, Ind, informs the American Forestry association it is making plans for planting memorial trees on 30 miles of the Lincoln highway across La Porte county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Oldest Odd FeIIor

"A few days ago l noticed in the paper mention of a man in Alabama who was celebrating his 1o4th birth day. It may interest you to know that last month the brother of my maternal grandmother celebrated his 1O1st birthday, says c. N. Wiley. "He is pr. John M. Lowering of Mt. Airy, a section of Philadelphia, and still enjoys the best of health.
 He is said to be the oldest Odd evity seems to be a characteristic of the Lowering family Wizard Lev ering, the American progenitor of the family, who settled in Roxbor- ough in 1885, and who was the first permanent settler in that community, now close-in section of Philadel- phia, attained the age of 109 years, pr. Leverings father and rhothe. :. lived to be S4 and S5 years old, re- spectively, and a maternal uncle and aunt reached the age sof 94 and 93, respectively. Of three sisters. one died at 94, one at S8, and my grand mother died from pneumonia at 73. was given the middle name Lev ering when I was christened but on the birth of my sister the name was taken from me without my consent, and l was given the maternal name of my fathers family. Because of this I hope to escape the misfortune of having to live so many years un- der the Volstead act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
Well Patronixed

Large crowds are patronizing the cafe of the Business and Professi ,nal Womens club" said Miss Perna Robinson, although there seems to be some idea that the cafe is only for women. Just because our joint clubrooms with the Young woman's Christian association were strictly for women the impression had gotten out that the new cafe is conducted similarly However, we want the men to patronize our cafe and will try to give them just the things they Ike and the best of service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
THE LAD FROM DONEGAL

Cathal O'Brien in the Sun Dial. He was poor, the lad from Donegal.
 and, where the steep road
 lifted
 To the purple mountains shoul- der it's crest of hawthorn spray, He looked back where wreath Of
 lime white cabins drifted Like snowflakes thro' the valley,
 then singing went his way. He was sad. the lad from Donegal.
 mid the city's arid places, In the big world of the stranger. that held wealth in gold and
 gear, For he missed the glow and laugh
 ter on its eager, pallid faces, And the feel of friends anear him
 the four sides of the year. He was glad, the lad from sDonszal
 the had missed the big worlds
 riches),
 As he stumbled down the noun
 tain road with joyous fset r l
 fast, Where the foxgloves nodded g, ls
 above the brown stone ditc 4e And found. meath one lone n
 tree, peace awaiting him
 last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
No Railroad Relief
 Until Congress Acts

6HHE treasury department is re-
 u ported to have predicted boom times for iron and steel based in large part on 'the enactment of the rail road refunding measure, which will enable the railroads to throw many scores of millions of dollars worth of ofders to the equipment plants. This, in turn, will create a huge demand for iron and steel"
 The predicate is sound, but has not been laid. Many months have rolled by with the recovery of iron and steel and the rehabilitation of railroad equipment hanging fire because Congress is slow in carrying out fixed relief schedule. The duty of Congress is to pass the laws that will give the railroads the promised s4Oo,OOO,OoO. Nothing can or will be accomplished in physical betterment of the railroads or their purchase of iron and steel products e>s&A tue money is in hand.
 The only step taken to hasten the reinstatement of the railroads on a peace basis was the transportation act of March, 1920, which was forced e enactment by former President wilson's ultimatum that the rail- roads would by that date be back in the hands of the owners, wheth ar Congress acted or failed to act. Pushed to the wall, Congress acted.
 Iycn and steel are improving, but the railroads have nothing to do with the improvement. It comes from better agricultural conditions. It is cheering to contemplate $400,- 100000 going into the iron and steel trades, but Congress must open the door. Until that is done, the metal trades cannot fully recover.
 The promise has been made the railroads. Why longer postpone making good on the pledge?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
Nilsson Here Yesterday

Our company is looking forward to a record fall and winter business" said E. l.. Nilsson of Atlanta, who was in Birmingham yesterday rep resenting Norris, Inc, manufacture CTS of the well-known Norris candies.
 Our advertising, which covers the entire south and southwest, will be done on a greater scale than ever, and this Is only one indication of our belief in the active season that is before us. The rapid growth of our establishment and its products was outlined in detail In a recent issue of one of the national publications.
 "The attitude of our company to- ward The Age Herald is shown by the fact that this newspaper has been selected as the representative ad- vertisng medium for Norris products In this territory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
Preparing the People
 for Disarmament Farley

N ECRETARY HUGHES and oth- |0 CTS high in authority are stick lers for the term, Limitation of armaments," as used in connection with the approaching conference in Washington. The idea of these statesmen and the propagandists who are busily telling the American people not to expect too much of the conference is to dispel belief that there will be any material reduction in the military forces of the world as constituted at present, although it is hoped to fix limit for the future.
 That, of course, would be far bet ter than nothing. It would at least stop the race for supremacy and minimize the danger of war, but what about the burdens the world already bears to maintain armies and navies? We are told that if the billions spent for this purpose could be be diverted to economic uses the problems of postwar re- adjustment would be solved in a jiffy. France is on the verge of bankruptcy, yet she has an army of 800,000 men, now the best equipped in Europe, and she is going to keep it unless satisfactory guarantees are given of protection from what she believes to be the danger of an attack by Germany. England is struggling to maintain the largest navy in the world while her hungry and unemployed clamor for relief. Here in America, although we have reduced the size of our army, we are still paying out huge sum for both the army and the navy, all of which comes out of the tax payers pocket.
 No one but a dreamer Or a mad man thinks armies and navies can be done away with entirely, but the evident desire of administration of ficials to warn the American people against being disappointed is creat- ing skepticism that won't do the conference any good. It ought to be the most momentous and far-reach- ing assembly that has ever been held. If it fails the results will be felt by generations yet unborn. With this realization before them, the rep resentatives who will gather in Washington cannot but do all in their power to justify humanity's hopes by making it truly disarm- ament conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

environment and what were the in fluences which started him on a ca reer that has been one of the strangest in Alabama's criminal history? The story of his early life would be interesting and perhaps in- structive. According to prison records, Shae- fer was first sent to prison for mur- dering a white man in Walker coun- ty. At the Speig1er prison he was said to have killed negro convict, for which he received a life sen tence. He was convicted in the lief ferson county courts of having mur- dered white convict at Flat Top several years ago, and the death sentence was commuted to life inn prisonment. Now he is again in the Jefferson county jail, with fellow convict, charged with fourth mur- der.
 The Birmingham woman who is said to have snatched off the license tag on her car after an accident. and then jumped In and stepped on the gas" proved that there are some women who can think fast in an emergency.
 A North Carolina woman got only two cents damage from a grocer who sold her husband flavoring extracts which he drank. If her husband con- tfnues to quaff extracts she won't have to worry about him much longer.
 Arbuckle has made the discovery many man has made before him. There's no dependence to be placed on flair weather" friends.
 # < *
 The Ku Klux Klan didn't originate the idea of using nightshirts for pa rade purposes. Any college boy knows better than that.
 * * *
 If there Is any propaganda in square meal the Russians are bound to think kindly of capitalistic America.
 In training for the Battle of America" General Foch does not un- derestimate the perils of the banquet board.
 The hangman of Hungary says his calling is honorable. It is certainly one the world can't get along with out.
 Twenty thousand people welcomed Pershing to, Paris. Our movie stars don't get all the applause abroad.
 < < *. A pay roll bandit hasn't the slight est compunction against taking the money other people have earned.
 x % *
 Increasing the number of delegates to the disarmament conference will mean just that much more oratory.
 * * < The prices of many commodities are still high, but human life in America is as cheap as it ever was.
 < < < While experts are considering the unemployment situation they should not overlook the poor chorus girl
 * * < The world series will be played this year without the expert advice of the gambling fraternity
 ss * < As the tub gives way to the shower bath, Saturday night takes on new 
 John Barleycorn is dead. but the l lady with a pistol is still up and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
Growth of School System

"I think very often of the days when I was county superintendent of education" said l. w. McAdory, and I look around to see how many of the boys are still taking hand in the educational work of the county, who were then active.
 T have attended the county teach CTS institute for many years and it Is interesting indeed to note the growth of the school system and the interest the teachers have in their profession"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
CRUELTY IN ART.

Major, would 1t be against the law to paint picture of mint Julep on a billboard?"
 T don't know whether or not it would be against the law, sir, but it would be an act of senseless cruelty to about 90 per cent of our male populations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
POINTED PARAGnApIl

POINTED PARAGftAPHN From the Chicago News
 Easy going men usually es ths wrong way
 It is easy to put on bold front If you have good backing
 Many an alleged wise guy hss baAn declared otherwise by a jury
 He's bright son who doesnt nee lect the education of his parents.
 The wife of 8 shiftless man alrnys has an excuse for him. He means we'll.
 Selfish people are never selfish enough to keep their troubles te themselves.
 The average woman will forgive 2 man almost anything except his hav- ing let her make fool of him.
 Don't expect engraved testimonial g to your loyalty if you go back on old friends to gratify strangers.
 It is hard to believe that this world will go on just the same after one IS dead but some folk say IL will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
What Alabama State
 Fair Stands for

r5SHE State Fair is almost here. Il The gates will swing wide on October 3 and remain open for the pleasure and instruction of the peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
EXPRESSED EMOTIONS.
LINES BUSY" ]"

"The new guest must be a lover of solitude"
 "Yes?"
 He spends most of his time in a telephone booth"
 "A man isn't solitary if he's talk ing to somebody over the wire"
 Umph! Many man goes into a telephone booth who doesn't succeed in starting a conversation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
esaslaAasCTANo LAnaxEa

From the Philadelphia Record. > There is some controversy over MT. stead of ship" In some cases tub" or hulk" would be better than either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
FRONTAGE cELEBR1rIEs

FRONT PAGE CELEBRITIES Son. there are no short cuts ts fame" But, dad, people do things In few minutes and get their names n all the newspapers" Yes. son. and some of them find prison fare so unappetizing they have to send cut for their meals. NOT KNOCKING HIS TOWN. Going away?" Nope. l just strolled down to see the train come in" 'Is that the kind of town this is Nope, but that's the kind of fsl- low l am." FRANKNEss AT THE BACK DOOR Are you a tramp?" Madam" said the tattered chss- terfeld. I don't deny the soft im- peachment. I might make bid fer sympathy by telling you that be- long to the army of the unemployed. but there's not particle of falss pride in my makeup. Thanks. madam. I'll walt here for the essa victuals."
 NICE GIRLS. A girl like
 Is Edna Fry:
 She cannot sing
 And does not try.
 Milwaukee Seminal A girl I like
 Is Hazel Buzz.
 For she can cook
 And often does.
 Detroit Free Press. A girl like
 Is Anna Metz;
 She smokes my brand
 Of cigarettes.
 Macon Telegraph. A girl like
 Is Hallie Hall;
 She never puffs
 A flag at all.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
Should Mail Early

We have almost become accli- mated to our new quarters in the re- gently completed federal building said R. B. Smyer, postmaster, yester- day. "The hardest thing to over come Is the box system in the new structure. The arrangement Is en- tirely different from that in the building just vacated. As a result the employees are kept working over time until they learn the new loca- tions.
 Our biggest trouble has been and continues to be the failure of business concerns to mail letters early instead of waiting until late in the after noon. Attention to this detail would be of great advantage to them and would expedite the dispatch of mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A PINPo1Nr IN SPACE.

A PINPOINT IN SPACE. never see distant star That l don't wonder if there are Upon that world so far away Inhabitants who work and play And know both. happiness and grief, In lives that may be long or brief. But pshaw, whate'er their lot may be,
 I know they never think of me, Because our little earth's so small They may not know it's here at all.
 EXPRESSED EMOTIONS.
 How do you react toward the male classic dancer?
 T control myself" said Mir. Grumpson.
 "Eh?"
 No matter what violent thoughts are coursing through my mind, when he balances himself on one toe and looks up into the flies like dying roach, I don't do anything but snort, and I manage that so cleverly that the people around me think I'm mere ly clearing my throat"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
eAmIEuaM@a !,

P. S.: I am glad to now tbat quite few are being given their old 5ebs, as business now warrants it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
More For Live stock

T came up with load of cattle, says Matt Win, who lives near Greensboro" for l have found that after various trials I get as much for live stock here as in any of the other markets. This can be account ed for in several ways.
 First, the freight is very much cheaper and freight at present Is a big item. Second, the cattle arrive in better condition and there is less loss in shrinking. Third. there is less feed bills to pay. I found that in shipping to New Orleans that after freight, shrinkage. feed bills and commissions were deducted that had made a mistike in not routing my cattle to Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 Though my unworthinesss O Lord, may prevent men from low ing me, | thank Thee that nothing on earth can keep from me the happiness of loving my fellow men. Amcn.-M. $. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

Selfish people are never selftsh enough to keep their troubles te themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

The wife of a shiftless man alrnys has an excuse for him. He means well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

The Birmingham woman who is said to have snatched off the license tag on her car after an accident, and then jumped In and stepped on the gas" proved that there are some women who can think fast in an emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-24

A North Carolina woman got only two cents damage from a grocer who sold her husband flavoring extracts which he drank. If her husband con- tfnues to quaff extracts she won't have to worry about him much longer.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-01
RICE HERE AFTER LEONARD.
European Lightweight Champion
 Seeks Worlds Title BCNIt

New York, Sept. Ernie Rice, English lightweight, arrived here yes- terday on board the Olympic in quest of American ring prestige. Rice is seeking a bout for the worlds light weight championship against Benny Leonard, holder of the title. The Eng fish boxer holds the European cham plonship and the Lord Lonsdale belt. He is said to have won his last sixteen bouts by knockoutS.
 Rice will be under the mana cement of Charlie Harvey, the veteran handler Of boxers, who was responsible for visits to this country of Jem Driscoll Owen Moran and Ted (Kid) Lewis mong others. Harvey plans a cam paign on behalf Of Rice for the pur- pose of securing a title bout with Leonard. Rice is the seventh English boxer to come to this country under the mana agement of Harvey in the last Fortnight.