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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
DISARMAMENT OF SPIRIT

Once there was ruler of mighty nation who dreamed. He saw a vision of a world united in the bonds of brotherhood He told the world of his dream, and his words found an answering echo in the heart of every lovers of mankind, but politicians dragged him down; sefishness crucified him. Today in obscurity he is dying of broken heart.
 There comes another ruler of the same great people. He has taken up the torch that fell from the others hand His vision is the same, but having seen one method fail he is trying another. And the lovers of men are with him today as they were with the one who first dreamed and failed. Will he lead us out into world of peace? That is the question we are asking, and it is mis- leading one. It ought to be, Are we ready to be so led?"
 saw this new apostle of peace ten days ago. He was riding through the streets of our own city. I knew as I watched him that his heart was swelling with pride and love of the great people whose welfare was in his keeping. As he looked into the eyes of our happy, cheering thousands, knew that he wanted never to see us thrust again into the glowing furnace of war. I knew that behind his smiling eyes there was an anxious heart as he thought of the momen- tous conference which meets in Washing ton this week.
 And as this new apostle of peace TO ie down the street he was preceded and fol- lowed by men who had borne the brun5 of savage attack in foreign lands; by men whose comrades sleep in France; or lie in hospitals here at home, crippled, tubercular and blind. These men were those who had walked through hell and lived! And they were followed by hundreds of boys, who are the men of tomorrow, and the boys were clad in khaki, and they struggled along manfully under great rifles too heavy for their tender years; they marched with their heads held proudly as soldiers going to bat tie, and I know and you know that the ideals which filled their glowing hearts were ideals of military glory! There was the present. day apostle of peace, and following him, the youth of the land being trained for life of war The devils must have laughed while angels wept.
 And as these happy boys were marching, doubtless they were thinking of their coun- try's future enemies-Japan or England perhaps And in Japan and England today other schoolboy thousands are marching with their big guns on their little shoulders thinking doubtless of the time when they shall go to battle with the children of Amer ica. And yet-we hope for peace
 Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can corrupt tree bring forth good fruit" "Whatsoever man soweth, that shall he also reap"
 The children of today are the men of to- morrow. The hatreds of today are the wars of tomorrow. There can be no peace until in home and school and nation our thought of self gives way before the law of love
 MIDDLETON s. FAREWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
REAL AMERICAN GAME

"There is nothing quite like football game for bringing out real enthusiasm" said Prof L. J. Hendrix, of the Jacksonville Normal school, who was in Birmingham yesterday ar- tending the Alabama-V Vanderbilt game.
 Baseball is often spoken of as the great American sport, but even it does not always call for as much spirit does college foot ball. I suppose the presence of the students of the two rival schools has great deal to do with the atmosphere which pervades a city on the day of an important game.
 "The Jacksonville students very much in- terested in the sport this year, and enthusi- astic in the support of their team"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
AUXILIARY SCHOOL FUND

"Since last Thanksgiving S232 of the money collected ih the county schools as the Thanks giving donation to orphans and the poor has been expended by the county board of educa- tion," said Prof. E. P. Erwin, assistant super intendent of education.
 "Ths amount was used to purchase shoes and books for children who were unable to buy these necessities and we hope to obtain as large donation this year as we did last as there is a great need for more text books Tn the country schools.
 "It is custom of the schools to make a collection the Wednesday before Thanks. giving and all funds collected are turned over to the country board of education and it is used as needed throughout the year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
THE HUMAN TOUGH

Joseph Johnson, tax adjuster, was seen sun nig himself at drug store corner. q got tired of the office and the complaints that come from folks who want their taxes to be less than we think they should be-" said MT. Johnson.
 q felt yearning to be out where men are normal and natural and decided that the next best thing to trip out of town and into the country was to take up position at the street corners and see folks go by in the usual trend of their daily affairs.
 "One get lot out of this elbow touch at the street corners. It is as fine a restora- tive from office wear as there s.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

taxes to the government-$9.S0 of which out of every $10 you pay, goes to what might simply be called war expenses and preparations for war. In other words we are civilized form of Indian tribes of the olden days.
 Unless we call partial halt, at least, these burdens will be thrown upon our children and grandchildren in increased form. And, in time there will be no incentive to industry, because all the profits, over a small percentage of earn ings, will go to government expenditures. Men will gradually lose ambition for industrial irn provement. Captains of industry will become laggards. The cost of everything we buy will increase, and in time the government will have to take over industries.
 *A
 Every American citizen should read with care the proceedings of the conference on the limi- tation of armaments. Its action is of the ut most importance to every American citizen.
 It is likewise of even more importance to the citizens of Great Britain, of France, of Italy and of Japan. These people are today being taxed in greater proportion than are we of America, and yet they are going ahead spending fabulous sums for war preparations.
 The people of every country want halt called. Some politicians, some army and navy men, and manufacturers of what is generally known armament are on the other side. They are eager for continuance of warlike prepa- rations.
 Many there are who make much ado over the Japanese menace. Yet those who stop to think for moment know full well that the Japanese people want no war with us, and that they are today suffering fearful taxation bur dens to keep up with the procession of the American people in warlike preparations.
 There is a great opportunity for the Amer ican conferees-Secretary Hughes, Elihu Root Senator Lodge and Senator Underwood. If they succeed in material limitation of arma- ment expenditures they will win the paudts of all American people, and the people of all the world Let us hold up their hands and aid and encourage them.
 l,eJ s3,ueQ-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
HER ESTIMATION

"It is strange how some people get the blame for things they have nothing to do with,' said Dr. s. E. Couric "Last week the negro maid who works in my office sick and she sent another girl to work for her.
 "It happened that the negro pastor of the church the new maid attended was sick and she came into my office one morning and said Dr. Couric, did you go to see Rev. Perry last night?' I told her that I did not, but was curious to know why she had thought I called on him, so asked her, but I was certainly shocked when she replied, Well, just thought you did, cause he is dead !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
HAY MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS

Nothing better could happen for Johnson grass hay" said M. J. Kendrick, federal hay and grain inspector, "than marketing organ ization of hay growers in Alabama similar to that of the prairie hay growers of Texas.
 Following the example of the cotton mar keting association, Texas formed one for hay and soon had 90,000 tons of hay we'll on the way to market in standardized and direct selling way.
 "All that Johnson grass hay needs is little boost like that and it will exercise the influ- ence in the hay market that its intrinsic merit warrants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
LADIES MAKE MONEY

"It is rather interesting to note the differ ent means which women's charitable and reli- gious organizations use for making money" said Dr. A. J. Nolstein, Methodist evangelist.
 q was in Troy, Ala, short time ago, and the ladies. of of the societies there had taken over the florist business of the city, and was making money in this way. They sell practically all the flowers bought in the city, and. this means considerable sum of money.
 q notice that the ladies of the St. Andrews Episcopal church here conducting cafe very successfully. Women always ingeni- ous when it ocmes to making money for good purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
AUTOGRAPHS IS COOL

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Gambrinus tries to rush into the arms of Hippocrates, but Hippocrates stands off and of fers only the tips of cold fingers to the en- thusiast. Beer as medicine will be a great bother to our medicine men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
PROFESSIONAL SECRETS
2,e5s3oaeQ-

''You predicted that the world would come to an end last week.
 "So did," replied the soothsayer
 That's serious mistake"
 "Not in our line of business. When we make little error of that sort we merely adopt new name and move our mystic parlors to another address,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
IN FLANDERS FIELDS

By Col John McRae.
 In Flanders fields the peoples grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved; and now we lie In Flanders fields.
 Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you, from falling hands, we throw The torch. Be yours to lift it highl If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though peoples blow Tn Flanders fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
CoNCILIAToRY

"So you aspire to become my son-in-law?" remarked the pompous old gentleman.
 "Not particularly" replied the brisk young suitor. "I aspire to become your daughters husband and so far as the other members of her family are concerned I'm willing to show a spirit of accommodation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
LETTERS TO EDITOR
LIKES THE CHANGE
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald. Dear Sir-If it is not too late, allow me to congratulate The Age-Herald force on the recent change of the editorial page. In my opinion the old style page that you used was mighty good, but this one is much better. It is certainly more attractive, and am sure that it will be more closely read. Very truly yours,
 P. o. DAVIS, Editor. Auburn, November 4, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
BLESSINGS OF oBsCURITY

Doesn't it make you dscontented to read about movie stars getting $2,OOO week?"
 Sometimes it does,' said the citizen whose income is $9,000 a year, "but on the other hand it is lot of satisfaction for me to know that I don't have to tell inquisitive public what eat, what wear, how I amuse myself in my leisure moments and the exact state of my affections from day to day.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

motion pictures and the spoken drama. Patrons of theatres fix the standard of plays, As long as they encourage indecency and trivial farces which depend on suggestiveness to amuse by making this style of theatrical entertainment financially profitable, they will continue to get what they demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
THE LADY BooTLEGGER

"The little country girl comes to town"
 q suppose this is going to be the usual story. The villain appears on the scene, but virtue triumphs and we leave her rich, beau tiful and famous"
 "This story has a new angle. The litIe country girl comes to town with load of hooch, delivers it to her customers over milk route and then goes on shopping spree.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
SOME CHANGE TO DODGE

"A celebrated hunter of big game almost tainted the other day in the street when he saw woman bearing down on him in an auto- mobile" Well what about it?" "Why, he has faced a charging elephant without flinching." "He probably knew where the elephant was going."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
THE FIRST LESSON

THE FIRST LESSON The college grad
 Who thought last June That he would be
 Successful soon, No longer doth
 Positions" seek, But takes a job
 At twelve a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
GLOOMY DIVERSION

'Do you believe man was made to mourn?" "Yes,' said MT. Grumpson. "Nevertheless, I don't think that is any justification for the average girl show.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 The good generally die young or outgrow t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
CHIEF END OF STATESMEN

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 Let that day be counted lost upon which some statesman does not discover national crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

A woman begins to show her age only when she tries to hide it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

No man is beaten as long as he isn't dis couraged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

Truth is stranger than fiction" but il isn't nearly so convincing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

If man realizes how careless he is about paying back what he borrows he seldom lends anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

Some men seem to think it is better to have loved and married than never to have loved at all. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

A mans height in the social world is esti mated by the length of his purse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

Did you ever think what lot of good you might have done in the world if you hadn't made up your mind to begin tomorrow?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
A MORNING PRAYER

Grant me the humility, Lord, which comes from looking myself through the eyes of other Grant me the love which comes from looking on them through thine! Amen.--M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

It is better to be beaten in trying to do right than it is to succeed in doing wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

After all, Herman, there are more prizes than blanks in the matrimonial lottery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

Many woman enjoys riding in street car because the conductor may possibly forget to collect her fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06

From the Chicago News.
 The good generally die young or outgrow t. No man is beaten as long as he isn't dis couraged.
 A woman begins to show her age only when she tries to hide it.
 Truth is stranger than fiction" but it isn't nearly so convincing.
 mans height in the social world is est- mated by the length of his purse.
 It is better to be beaten in trying to do right than it is to succeed in doing wrong
 After all, Herman, there are more prizes than blanks in the matrimonial lottery.
 Some men seem to think it is better to have loved and married than never to have loved at all.
 If a man realizes how careless he is about paying back what he borrows he seldom lends anything.
 Many woman enjoys riding in street car because the conductor may possibly forget to collect her fare.
 Did you ever think what lot of good you might have done in the world if you hadn't made up your mind to begin tomorrow?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31
NOW, LETS HEAR
FROM THE YOUNG MEN
(St. Augustine Record

AEot- ALSuSLiHE hcCOTu1
A minister who appealed to the
girls of his congregation to provide a
set OF commandments for young men
submits the following decalogue, COM
piled from the contributions received:
Thou shalt not be a tea hound nor
a lounge lizard.
Thou shalt not fritter away the best
years of thy life in foolishness.
Thou shalt not have any craven
images of actresses, movie stars nor
former sweethearts in thy possession;
thou shalt not bow down myself be-
fore them.
Remember the engagement ring to
keep it holy.
Thou shalt not be a gutter.
Thou shalt not break girls heart
because someone has broken thine
Thou shalt not sow wild oats.
Thou shalt not be a weak sister
Thou shalt not wear soiled collars
or cuffs.
Thou shalt not be ashamed to pray
Not bad at all. is it? Now let the
young men provide an appropriate
ldecalogue for the girls, and let boil
sides adhere to the rules, and court
ship and marriage will be well on tn,
Iroad to reconstruction.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31

Peeping thru the door of the Meth
odist church Sunday evening, the Star
man saw familiar-looking person In
the pulpit. Thirty-five years ago, the
writer was printer and Sam Small
newspaper man in Atlanta. Sam
was a fine reporter and an accom-
rlished writer His prime failing
was that he could get on most whale
was his only fault, for
there was not better-hearted man IN
Atlanta. His fame as a writer was
almost nationwide, so it was a ma
tional event when he "got religion"
and started in to be an evangelist. He
and the famous Sam Jones ran in a
couple, and were dubbed as "The Tive
Sans by the press. Sam Jones had
also been hard drinker, and his
reformation, he said, was the work of
his wife, who he overheard praying
for him one night when she thought
he was sleeping off a drunk. Sam
Jones was a man of stronger stuff
than Sam Small-once converted, he
stuck. Sam Small fell from grace
several times, and was often de-
rounced as a hypocrite by the "wet
clement" However, he always came
hack, and it is probable that no one
who really knew his trials in the
years he fought the appetite that was
always gnawing at him would be dis.
posed to sheer at him. Sam Small is
an old man and can look back on &
life of struggle such as seldom fall:
to the lot of "a human He is proving
a great power for good, and when HI
crosses over he will find great hos
: whom his words have helped through
many temptations.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31
GAINESVILLE DEFEATED ocALA

The Ocala high school girls basket
hall team, which went to Gainesville
Saturday evening, to play the Gaines
vile team, was defeated 4s to 9. Our
girls put up game fight, but lost,
and like the good little sports they
are made no excuses. They were out
classed, they say; and they had fine
time, despite their defeat The fol-
lowing description of the game is from
the Gainesville Sun:
The local high school girls basket
ball team wiped the 0eala aggrega-
tiOn off the map last night, to the tune
| of 4s to 9. These speedy lasses again
showed their ability and knowledge
of the game, the team worked like a
well oiled machine, and nearly foun-
dered the 0cala players.
| Lyle, the running center. starred
flor Ocala. To mention the stars foi
Gainesville would require listing the
whole team. Every girl played fol
the team, and good craftsmanship or
both sides was in evidence.
I The line-ups were as follows:
Ocala: Close, Wilkes. forwards; Bull
lcck, Horne, jumping centers; Lytl,
running center; Bullock, Dozier anC
MacKay and Dozier, guards.
Gainesville: M.Baker, Chancey, for
wards. E. Baker, jumping center; Bull
lard, running center; Davis, Jones
guards.
Substitutes for Gainesville were
Fowler for Davis and n. Baker TO
Pullard.
This game added another wreath t
Gainesville glory and puts them on
step further towards the champion
ship of Florida. Stetson seems to hav
been the only real rival that they hav
had, but some of the hardest game
are ahead of them and they need tn
support of everyone in Gainesville.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31
TRYING TO SHAKE THE
REPUBLICAN PLUM TREE

Oscar NJ. Johnson, political sharp of
the Jacksonville Metropolis, gives out
the following as the expected federal
appointments in Florida.
Collector of internal revenue, Dan
lei I. Gerow of Jacksonville or George
Gay of Palatka.
United States marshal Southern
District of Florida, George Crom of
Alachua county or B. F. Dyson of St.
Augustine.
United States marshal Northern
District of Florida, Peter Miller, De-
Funiak Springs or A. P. Dell of
Alachua
For collector of customs, M. B. Mac
Farlane, Tampa, or Henry w. Bishop
Iof Eustis.
For United States district attorney,
Northern District, Fred c. Cubberly
lof Gainesville or George P. Went
worth of Pensacola.
For United States district attorney,
Southern District of Florida. N. K. B.
lPettingill of Tampa.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31
CODRINGTON'S CREED
(DeLand News)

The News has every respect for any
and every persons religion, whether
he is a professed Jew or Gentle, Prot
estant or Catholic, Sebastian scientist
or spiritualist. There is entirely too
much religion and entirely too little
Christianity in the world. Any man
is good man who lives good life
who is kind husband and father, a
good neighbor and a true citizen of
the country in which he lives. Some
of the best men we have ever known
were members of no church. They
could not have been better if they had
been regular devout members of a
church. True religion of any faith is
good for any man or woman. The as
ISOLATION with his fellows is good for
hun; the responsibilities placed upon
him by his faith have steadying eff
feet.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31

But we do bank on Canada. Eng
land knows that this country could
take that imperial dominion if she
started war. She knows we hold
Canada as hostage for her good be-
havior-Times-Un Union.
As hostage, Canada would be
about as comfortable to hold as a
poreupine In the great war, Canada
put about 100000 men in the field
about ten per cent of its population
The United States about five per cent.
The only part of Canada that the
United States would find worth much
would be that north of the st. Law
renee river and the great lakes, and
that the Canadians could probably
hold until reinforcements arrived
Canada is not "a hostage for Great
Britain. Rather a foothold: American
papers should stop talking that sort
of stuff. 1t will give the people OF
this country great shock in case a
war should take place.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31
GOOD MINSTREL SHOW COMING

The old and reliable Virginia Min
strel Show will appear under canvas
one night only. This is now without
doubt the largest and best of all real
negro minstrels. Best of singing,
dancing, comedy of a refined kind.
High class vaudeville such as wire
walker, hooproller, juggling. contor-
ZIONIST, fireater and many feature
acts, making this the show that is
different because its better than the
rest, and will surely please all who
attend. Watch for band parade at
noon and hear the concert at night.
Remember one night only. Ocala,
Thursday, Feb. 8. d&w1t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-01-31

Congressman Clark's proposition fol-
a ship canal across northern Florida
and southern Georgia from Cumber-
land sound to st. Georges sound. is
in the Stars opinion the only practical
plan for Florida ship canal yet sub
nlitted We could use some barge and
steamboat canals on the Oklawaha
and Caloosahatchee, but we don't be.
lieve any sensible engineer would rec.
ommend a ship canal by either OF
those routes.