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Evening star., 1921-04-26
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ASK the average man wbero
tiuacanayabo is and you vii, hnHe
him guessing. VIII nave
rake large scale map of cuba and
look at the southern coast ~ tha to-
lahd Between Santa Cruz dol Smr .nd
cape Cruz you will find .iz.ahIa
oouy or water, extending in a sort NJ
semlclrcle for some seventy miIes n
IS about ffteen miles across at ITO
widest part. This is the Gulf OF Gua,
Long before It had been ,boro,,h,v
ssurVeyed ny our own hydrographic Of
me- ana the survey had ascertained
.nat there was ample depth Of water
for the biggest ships. The main "hsnl
mel mad been carefully sounded and
marked out by buoys. We had used II
ior years FOR special maneuyers1 We
knew how to get in, and how n gat
OUT again when we wanted to. bnt fhe
great consideration was that once in
we could close the door. and nohodv
else could get in without running ex
traordinary dangers.
Across the mouth Of the gulf are
many small islands and perilous
shoals. When the main channel was
crossed against intruders. only a navi-
gator. thoroughly familiar with the
OF the other channels. could AFFORD to
venture an attempt to enter. The
| chances were heaily against any
U-boat coming through while sub-
merged-and a U-boat that failed to
| submerge we could take care of. Aero
planes made a complete reconnois-
sance OF the gulf and adjacent waters
twice every day. while picket boats
guarded all channels and destroyers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

Once in a while you will run into a
man who reminds you OF little dog
with big bark.
What has. become of the old-fash.
toned man who used to advise his son
to get married?
Some men can make both ends meet.
ends to lap over so they can tie a
hitch knot in them.
Every time we hear a demagoEue
talking about the great happiness to
be found in poverty we feel like cali
ing him lamb dyer.
Somehow or other the girl who Is
wearing pair OF IS silk stockings
always seems anxious to prove it,
Circus men tell US that women make
the best animal tanners. Huh. Hus-
bands can tell you the same thing.
If some men do not let two kinds
of meat three kinds OF vegetables. q
salad and a dessert for the evening
meal they complain that they are on
diet.
You may not believe it. But the
woman who looks like she is half I'm
dressed paid more for her clothes than
the woman who is wearing enough
clothes to cover what should be COW
cred.
When girl is fishing for a hus-
band, she imagines that every nibbla
is bite.
At that it will be long time be-
fore any OF our female officehoiders
have lo-cent cigars named after them.
Copyright, 1921
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
THE TEACHINGS OF EXPERIENCE

AZ FEW days the 20year
- old boy to the penitentiary for life for in
cold blood he had killed that verdict
ms boy had been the lawnes OF
~ he
through that
or e prison shops while his youth perhaps the
future when doddng he still his prison tasks
ne remember lesson which hmth
IN wages of death And the acher
Experience the teacher teaches
lesson when too late killed. good
does to
some lesser
morse that with the We smile the hayward
ness OF maidens with their laxity
toward the sober will
them their of 1fe awful and
WILL but at the of the their splendid manhood and
OF the glory the pndor that God halo head
The soul that snneh it shall die From the beginning those
words smiled
We have heard them told could by
ourselves We always peculiar justification
for loophoe through which
extenuatng which will mercifu in
dealing with other die And
always push the believing that by
special Providence death will always last experience
through million find
place for penence though bitterly and with
o. why from the of other men? Did
drunkard berne happy end? Then
which think
devious paths you may win happiness?
will sit and think experience and will
will ought be wondering that
could profit
fellows today willing learn by the
terday the Kingdom of God will have
MIDDLETON S. BARNWELL
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/. | thought had the world beat when
1t comes to willingness to tax my
strength to the uttermost when it
comes to obliging in the way of speech
making. but I'm afraid / have discov-
cred man who is pushing me mighty
close.
Bear in mind in making the compare
son am only speaking Of Willingness
without entering in even the faintest
way upon the worth Of the output. /
am not, therefore, CHASING myself as an
effective speaker alongside OF DR.
Charles E. Barker of Grand Rapids.
Mich, but merely as one who is willing
to be used.
Now confess that in all of the pub
licity which preceded his arrival in the
city did not greatly give me desire to
hear him. although the press comments
were most favorable. and that he was
speaking under the wing Of Interna-
tional Rotary. Somehow had about
gotten my ill Of the ser problem a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
Curing the Pessinist

Il have had more or less sport tnis
year treating my pessimistic friends to
a practical cure of their pessimisin-
said Harry Corning. The average man
goes all to pieces If he has a few days
of dull business. He forgets the past
and does not look into the future. IL it
is bad today, he thinks the world has
gone wrong entirely.
MY system is this When one Of
these friends talks in that dark and
gloomy way to me, l make him bet
of cigars, hat or what not that IL he
compares the week or the month at
hand with the same week or month last
year he will find himself doing at least
AZ well. / began this little course of
action early in January. l have won
every bet[and am accommodating quite
an assortment of articles as the result.
Fast is, men engaged in the retail
trades are doing as well as last year.
1t is the producer and the manufacturer
that have been hit. Ny bets are with
tradesmen and people of that class, and
that is why l have uniformly Won"
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handled from the standpoint Of the ad-
vanced propagandists.
As matter of fact, have long since
ceased to care to attend the sunday aft
ernoon performances of the profess
sional evangelists when they are billed
to speak to "men only" When this
sign is hung out. am more than will
ing to remain on the outside. for I
have had my fill OF the racy and too
often coarse and vulgar<treatment Of !
subject. which, however important at
least deserves to be handled with de-
cency.
/ am also tired Of the flood OF So
called sex books which have come
flooding from the publishers. in which
physicians preachers publicists and in
many instances ~notoriety seekers dog
mAtise about the relations between the
two sexes. and to my mind too often
are quite As offensive in their treat
ment Of the question A. are the authors
who give us the dramssof adultery. -
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the movie directors who nauseate the
refined with their suggestive pictures
am not speaking without having
taken thought, for have quite : n
brary on the topic; have heard many
preachers physicians and lecturers ais
euss the subject in ali Of its phases. l
think that quite few Of the publica-
tons sent out with : view to instruct-
ing fathers and metners and teachers
how to handle the question ought to BE
barred from the mail Is Indecent. say
this as il seems to me have been able
to detect in some Of them not a real
desire to AID morats. but to line the
pockets Of the writers.
Commentaries vice is an evil which
should be combat5d. but commercial-
ixed trsatises on the social evils sent
out to find ready sale by Avarieioua
publishers because the public mind has
been aroused. in my opinion should
supprsssid or frowned. down upon. e.
sr~~eesuuA - .> -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

Skating in the streets of Birming-
ham certainly has taken the city by
storm" said A. J. Morris, and l think
something should be done to put stop
to this practice before it results in the
death or serious injury to the children
allowed to do so.
In many sections of the city children
go to and from school on skates, and
seem to be utterly indifferent to the
vehicles coming and going. On the
east and west highway of the county is
this practice especially annoying tc
drivers of automobiles, and on the Bes-
semer highway / have seen in addition
to girls and boys of all ages grown men
| skating. Many of them hold on to cars
and let them pull them for a short dis
lance and then turn loose and coast on
the opposite side Of the road
The city has an ordinance pI ohibit-
ing the skating on sidewalks and
streets, 1 am told. and it seems that
1t should be enforced to prevent serious
accidents which are sure TO occur If
this practice is kept up
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1 driving the passengers forward and
finally up to the hurricane deck, whert
the lifeboats were being swung out and
| where only the pilot house, the cap
tain's quarters and the wireless oper-
ators' quarters are located. Even tc
| this point, Kitty would not go withou,
her parrot.
Captain Mcbride, who had been be.
low, where the fire was located, came
above and sent US down, locating us
| forward of the promenade deck. where
we would only have to go one deck
below to get into the lifeboats, whica
had then been lowered and were
swinging along the ships side.
Captain. will you let me take my
parrot with me-" asked Kitty. clasp
ing the captains hand as he was pass
ing.
You certainly shall" replied the
captain with smile, but hope none
| of you will have to take to the boats
The passengers were of that intense
silence which precedes panic; but ii
was turned into smiles when little
Kitty began laughing, and cried out to
the parrot: Loretta, you are going
with u.s."
Then an officer counted us out in
punches OF as, and had us lined along
the rail ready to Jump into lifeboats
In the meantime, stewards ran be-
low for life preservers. All the pas
sengers had forgotten them.
In the excitement life preservers
were being put on in every sort of way
Those of Us vino knew how were
busy in adjusting them, especially
upon the women, who wanted to tie
them in the back, rather than to put
them on like mans coat and tie
across the front.
One old gentleman, who had lugged
grip upon the deck, put his legs
through the straps and had his around
his waist, thinking he could sit upon
the water Had he gone overheard.
his sitting down place would have
represented his head above water and
vice versa.
AS everyone was preparing to climb
into the lifeboats, the captain appeared
from below. smoke begrimed, and
calmly called halt.
II think" he said to me, the boys
after motor of the banana refrigerat-
ing plant burned out, and got into
quarters below. The chief engineer
thinks he has it under control"
& 4 4
The ship was started forward slowly to
throw the smoke aft, and after time the
captain calmly announced to- our squad
ron along the rail that he thought all
was well He gave orders to counter
mand the s. o. S. call. but to tell ships
which had answered to hold themselves
in readiness for while longer.
1t had been more than hour we had
been on deck. with smoke coming out the
ventilators and bullying out the aft hatch
ways.
General Bundy, who commanded the
Second army corps in France, and his
wife, were Of our party, assigned to our
boat Both he and Mrs. Bundy were
perfectly calm; and Mrs. Barrett, like
her usual self. was amusing the children.
Little Kitty's chattering with her parrot
finally attracted everybody's attention
and relieved the tension.
Fifteen minutes later the captain an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
AGE-HERALD EDITOR WRITES OF THRILLING
EVENTS DURING A FIRE ON VESSEL AT SEA

v A903A az y 0&e4A
nounced everyone would be safe in re-
turning to their staterooms-there was
no further danger.
General and Mrs. Bundy were the first
to obey and retire The other women
went to the music room and to the
wicker chairs in the upper hallway to
talk it over
In few moments engineers and nre-
men carrying unconscious men came up
the steps, followed by stewards with mat
tresses and sheets and buckets Of ice.
Chief Engineer Findlay, totally unccn-
scious, was laid out on deck lie had
fought the fire for two hours lying fiat
head, holding the nozzle of the hose,
while his assistants in the rear kept a
stream upon him. He had not collapsed
until the fire was out.
The chief cook, in attempting to save
his food and fight the fire back, was
brought w apparently dead, and the as
sistant engineer was in like condition.
The ships doctor. had more than hs
could do. DR.. John Davis was tusy In
a moment, ano undoubtedly saved the
lives Of two OF the three men. In two
hours he had all three Of them conscious.
and today al are on duty again. Dr.
Davis proved wheelhorse
AT Almirante an army of men have
been busy on the ship The entire att
holds of the ship, which usually carry
some 5000 punches Of bananas are out
os commission for bananas, but are load
ed with cement for ballast. This cement
was fortunately carried down, unloaded
from the several holds and put back TO
trim the ship.
In the fore compartments 81, 900 lunches
of bananas were loaded in some eight
hours by the conveyor system from trains
run right upon the concrete dock by the
ship.
The United ruit company owns and
operates the ships, the docks and the
banana and cocoa plantations. 1t like
wise owns the narrow-suage railroad
running some 50 miles into the interior
through it's plantations. The bananas
are PICKED green and loaded on muleback
for transportation to the railroad cars
The soil is so porous and muddy that
neither wagons nor carts can be used
1 started to write you only few lines
and later write story for publication
but am tired out.
At Sea, February Eve had another
bit of excitement this morning at Z
o'clock which rather upset the women
for moment The ships machinery
suddenly stopped and; the jarrins of a
reversed engine made quite connection.
Some haf-crazed Central American
passenger had jumped overheard. A
motor lifeboat was sent out, but after
an hours search failed to locate him.
In the meantime we are headed for
Havana IN smooth sea-
The temperature in the Panama canal
zone is sbcut Ike that of Montgomery in
July and august.
After the fire the other night Mrs.
Latin of New York. who had the prom
enade deck suite Of rooms. invited the
ladies into her apartment and supplied
each with pair Of stockings. including
herself 1t was indeed a stockingless
squadron during the excitement.
Z. w. BARRETT.
KTN
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PUTTING ON AIRS

do you think the movies should b
reformed?-
'Ccrtainly.- said Mr.. Grumpson.
''where would you start?''
I'm the projection room. Those chaps
who turn the crank are now styling theun-
selves 'projectionists.'
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-
No Cotton Problem
in jefferson County

OBSERVERS and those in intimate
W touch with the farmers of JEFF
ferson county agree that there is no
cotton problem here. Cotton acreage
in this county has been reduced from
so to rs per cent in the past few
years. Less and less attention is
given to it by those close to a great
consuming center and cash purchaser
of truck and dairy products.
County Agent H. l.. Brown says
this county is rapidly developing a
truck and dairying business of pro-
portions and that more and more
farmers are devoting themselves to
raising the stuff that can be sold
for cash in this market. This season
they are purchasing fertilizers for
cash comparatively, and they are pre-
pairing to market products in mer-
chant-like form.
A good deal Of scientific teaching
is going on, and the farm boys are
to have a calf club and raise pure
bred Jersey calves. The farmers have
gotten into a connection with the
Chamber Of Commerce, result Of
which will be more system and great
cr profit arising out Of barter and
sale of farm products on Morris
avenue.
A great truck and dairying industry
can be built up in Jefferson county.
1t is freshening to realize that sys-
tematic and intelligent steps are be-
ing taken in that direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

WHY THE EDITOR LEFT TOWN
From the Marenko Republican News.
baptist church. 7:se p. m.-Popuiar
evening service. Subject. Fools and
Idiots" A large number are expected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

MIR. E. w. Barrett, editor Of The
Age-Herald following recent
spell of serious illness, sailed from
+! New Orleans January rs on the
steamer Carriage, with his tamily,
! for a cruise to Panama and
| through the West Indies to recu-
! DIR. j. ID. S. Davis and Mrs. Jonn
| d. Turner of Birmingham.
During the night of February ),
off Almirante, Republic of Pana-
ma, serious fire occurred on the
vessel. MIR. Barrett has written
me a personal letter, mailed at
Havana. describing the fire, which
contains so much of interest that
/ am taking the liberty of publish
ing it in today's Age Herald in the
space Mr.. Barrett usually occupies
under his pen name, Ned Brace.
C. NJ. STANLEY,
Managing Editor.
= 4 E
Almirante, February. 5, 1921.
EAR MR.. STANLEY:-Quite an
II experience we had Thursday
night on our trip over here
from Catnn to load bananas for the re-
turn trip.
This is the United Fruit company's
leading port for bananas-some IL
miles from Bocas del Toro, in the Pan
ANA republic, bordering on Costa Rico.
At 2:15 a m, Mrs. Barrett awakened
from smoke pouring into our state
room. A few minutes thereafter the
two pursers came rushing along the
passageway, banging on doors and
telling passengers to don bathrobes or
anything quick, each to bring blan-
ket, and report on the promenade
ceck-the ship was on fire.
Edward Jr., donned his shirt troa-
sers and shoes in fifty. Kitty got
her slippers and kimona. Mrs. Barrett
was in robe and heavy coat in a
moment, while Mrs. Turner donned
similar costume both minus stockings.
The party occupied three adjoining
staterooms. / slipped trousers over
pajamas, and we all waded through
the dense smoke to the stairway, and
to the promenade deck. Then Dir. John
Davis aPpea red, all dressed. His state
room was forward, and the smoke had
rot gotten to him.
= + 4
Edward, Jr., and Kitty, aged 10 and
S, looked bit serious until told them
the sea was calm, and we would have
great fun in getting into the lifeboats
and rowing around until the fire was
out, or until naval destroyer came
to pick us up. The wireless operator
had sent out the SOS. call, and de-
stroyer at Colon. just 100 miles away.
had answered.
Sailors were dragging hose lines alons
the deck, and we were ordered in the
gangway at the head of the stairway.
A few minutes thereafter clouds of
smoke drove US to the deck. just as
we were going out, Kitty began to cry, I
for the first time When mother and
i tried to comfort her. she quickly re-
sponded: II am not afraid. but 1 left
my parrot in the stateroom.
At the moment, the deck steward
came by. Wont you get my parrot
I'll give you 81 to get him." cried Kitty
in an appealing voice. 'Pn get him."
responded the good-natnred steward,
and in some way he made his way
through the smoke of the gangway.
and soon appeared with the parrot
cage and the bird >chattering away in
Spanish. Kitty grabbed the cage,
dropped her blanket, and not for
moment thereafter would release the
cage.
= = =
The ship stopped, and the, dense
smoke from aft rolled along the deck,
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oRscuRrTx OF GREATNESS.

OBSCURTTY OF GREATNESS.
what will be Senator Snorthworthys
place IN listory?"
That's hard to say. The narrative OF
tho senator's achievements is limited
chiefly to the Congressional Record.
Since nobody reads that ponderous work
now. I'm afraid posterity will be equally
negligent"
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Stabilizing Policy of
the Steel Corporation

4 JUDGE E. H. GARY, chairman of
~ the board Of the Steel Corpor-
alton, has again given utterance to
declaration of policies that will serve
to stabilize the iron and steel trade.
The course of the corporation since
the war has been wise one. That
it is now operating at 80 per cent
while many other steel concerns are
just beginning to recover from a
drastic curtailment Of business is
proof that the conservative course is
the best.
The Steel Corporation accepted the
Redfield> schedule Of iron and steel
prices in May, 1914 and persistently
turned aside the inducements held
out by an unusually pressing demand
for products to increase these prices.
AS a result, when the slowing down
process began and the rush and
prompt business was gone, the Steel
Corporation still had orders on its
books.
Now, Judge Gary declares that the
conservative policy of the corpora
ton is no more to be swerved from
its course by the efforts to hammer
the iron and steel markets than it
departed from that course when con-
sumers clamored for iron and steel
1t whatsoever price.
The country needs Judgment in the
pruning process as well as it needed
1t on the upturns. Reduction Of prices
should be stopped before they entail
loss 1t the producing end.
Manufacturers must pay wages and
- wise manufacturer wishes to pay
kood wages. Judge Gary has pointed
cut : place 70 stop.
: = +
IAe Nshea1ka legislature declared that
ths mtastea Of Miss Mary NcSwiney. sis-
~ a IL former lord mayor Of Cork.
- not Il Importance to ths people
~ Nsnsaxka-" shn Fsin sympathizers
na - = searcs = haas tss<h IN that
~ = ~ souaty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
MARsE HENRY MAKES SUGGESTION

From the Houston Post.
Marse Henry wants the New York
World to Join him in the organisation
Of = new party with this platform:
"Ali debts payable in gold and silver
and paper convertible into coin on
demand no sumptuAry laws; to hell
with prohibition along with the
Hapsburg and the Hohensoilerns and
tariff for revenue only" Though
some win probably call Marse Henry
an archaist, he might recruit pretty
lively army of followers on plat
form like that right in Texas.
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What was the lecture about?"
Down On the Farm. .
WAS it interesting"
yes, particularly that part devoted
he farmerette era.
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INVADING THE FAMILY.

s''Feiicia Calder has Joined the ant,-
tobacco crusade. Her slogan u.s. Down
with Cigarettes"
Mrs. Calder seems rather distressed .
why sor'
In the circumstances it looks ~ II
she would have to quit smoking"