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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
From "The Philippines Inside Out" by Gertrude Emerson, in Asia Mag azine for November.

From "rhe Philippines Inside Out"
 by Gertrude Emerson, in Asia Mag
 azine for November.
 E1T1HERE are undoubtedly many
 who will agree with Manuel
 Quezons much advertised statement, Better government run like Hell by Filipinos than one like Heaven by 8 foreign power" But in a countryNlil1e the Philippines, it must be remembered that there is still 8 very wide disparity between the ideas of the leaders and of the in choate masses. The government is not, as yet, representative institu- ton, in spite of the suffrage. It is a clique exercising its powers all too largely for it's own corrupt purposes and selfish interests. The facts as they appear today prove that the short period of 22 years has been insufft-, cient training in disiriterested, pulp lic-spirited conduct of government.
 We are morally bound to the con ception of free Philippines. But In national epics 30 or 40 or even 50 years time is a brief period of tute- lage. As for the specific programme of the Harding administration, a prompt and vigorous statement may be expected as soon as the report of the special mission has been rendered. Through the governor generals pow CT of appointment Americans will un- doubtedly be put back in positions of trust where Filipinog have shown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
DIARY OF ELEVATOR CABLE
A. Russell Bond, in St. Nicholas.

A Russell Bond. in St. Nicholas.
 NONSIDERING the many thou' Il sands of elevators there are in " this country and the millions of passengers they carry, tho per centage of fatal accidents Is very small. indeed. All sorts of safety de- vices are provided, and insurance in- spectors examine the elevator at reg ular periods; but despite every pre- caution, accidents do occur.
 About & year ago there was a seri-' ous elevator accident in New York city. The car was loaded with pas sengers, when suddenly the main cable parted and down it plunged. Safety stops are always provided to check a falling car. but in this case they failed to work at the critical moment and the elevator shot down to the bottom of the shaft. Three persons were killed and t4 injured. Less than five months before, two in- spectors had carefully examined the elevator and reported 1t in good con- dition. After the disaster. careful search was made for the cause of the accident. When tho broken wire cable was inspected it was found that some of the strands were defective; but as they were on the inside of the cable, It had been impossible to detect them rxrhe hx iv,n made.
 It is not friction alone that wears out a steel cable--or any piece of steel, for that matter. Take a piece of soft wire, bend 1t sharply. and then straighten 1t out again. Appar- cntly 1t will be as strong as ever. But at the same point, and sooner or later it will break. This treatment crys- tallizes the metal and makes it brit tie. As a cable runs over a pulley, it is bent and strengthened out again. To be sure, the bend is not a sharp one; but the continued bending and strengthening in time makes itself felt, and the strands of the cable be- gin 10 give way. one after the other. As each strand breaks, the rest of the strands have to sustain heavier load, until suddenly the weakened cable snap under the weight 1t has to carry.
 Of course. cables are carefully test ed before being installed. and 1t Is generally known how long a cable Ismay be used with safety before 1t should<be replaced with new one. To be on the safe side. the cables are usually discarded before they have lived their whole useful life: but now and then. as in the elevator accident referred to, there is some hidden de- feet in the cable that brings 1t to an unexpected. and untimely end.
 Recently. pr. Charles W. Burrows discovered that magnetism will tell the innnermost secrets of a piece of steel It will show us the slightest flaws and where they are located. It will tell us whether the piece is
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18

youth so highly, for 1t was Kalkbren ner who had trained the young plan. ist and 1t was we'll established that, regardless of his outward respects paid to Kalkbrenner, Chopin did not admire him overmuch. The young genius could not quite forgive the scant recognition of his pianism nous musician, when Chopin reached Paris and called to pay homage to a composer who at the time was a mu- sical best seller" par excellence. It is told of their meeting that, having heard the young Pole play the Con certo in D Minor" Kalkbrenner sug- gested that Chopin should bind him. self as a pupil for three years, dur ing which period of study Kalkbren- ner to make of him "a good artist" By the way, fate determined that ths very young Chopin died Of lung trou ble in Paris; Kalkbrenner fell a vic tim to Asiatic cholera at Enghien.
 M. Peru remembers Chopin as
 SlTdNES DSiHS-pdle, ulSllnSulSneu, generous and crabbed-constant1y preoccupied with his health Gas well he might be considering his physical condition). He was wretchedly housed and unable to keep, even for a day, the money he earned. Yet the papers were always speaking of his elegant cane and of gloves Ia Chopin"
 ''He was an artist of genius" says NJ. Peru. When l played for him he used to listen stretched on sofa. Often he jumped up angrily, exclaim- ing: 'Who on earth taught you to play like that? Get away And then he he would take my place, and the piano would become a medium of enchantment. Ono did not breathe. one lost count of everything"
 Though his garret is barren it can not be said to be quite empty while it still holds such memories of the mos nogenarian artist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
LIVING LIEN WITH CHOPIN

From the New Orleans Times-Pica-
 yune. 6NHERE Is living-prehaps ex-
 isting were a better word-in
 e Paris today, one who perhaps is a last vital lien with the. great Chopin. M. Peru is this mans name and as a pupil of the master he was among the last to receive instruction and advice from him. Today M. Peru, according to Reuters telegram from the French capital, IS barely surviving in a miserable garret, suf- fering from actual starvation The man is now 90 years old but the love of music is strong in him still, and firm that had important dealings with him in his days of fame, is his only solace.
 Chopin reached Paris in 1881, hay certos, the Etudes Op. 10, the first Scherzo and Ballade, etc. ,already a famous man, but not yet one fully recognized. It was that very year that M. Peru was born, so that it was only IT years later that the youth came under the guidance of the mas ter, scarcely two years before the lat ters death.
 Those two were distressing years In Chopin's life and it is most re- markable that he should have found time to interest himself in so young musician. Chopin just then suf- fered the shock of his break with George Sand and the revolution of 1S4s caused him, along with many other artists and laymen /of peace loving natures, to quit France and find safety and comfort in England. Whether or not NJ. Peru was among those who thus migrated is not made clear in the facts at hand, but tha.t is possible since it is recorded that Peru was Chopin's "favorite pupil.''
 It is somewhat surprising also that Chopin should have regarded the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Two Parks Compared

A. w Nelson said "We should really and truly do more for our land avenue there is one real beauty spot of Q small park that was de- veloped by private means. Not far from 1t is a city park of equal size that is a jungle.
 T believe the spirit of our people is travelling along ethical lines more than ever in their history and I look for the development of our parks as one of the results. I am glad to hear that park improvement Is among the items on the slate of the present administration of the Chamber of Commerce."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Four Counties Protest
 the Legislative Bloc
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m OUTSTANDING feature of a " good roads booster meeting held Tuesday in Anniston by public officials and representative citizens of the counties of Etowah, Calhoun, Talladega, was adoption of resolu- tion protesting vigorously against the minority bloc in the legislature, which has been holding up passage of the highway amendment in order to force through consideration of their project for abolition of the tax adjusters.
 The resolutions adopted read in part as follows:
 "We hope that patriotism will prevent their causing the calamity that would befall the state if these road bills are not passed. We wig orously protest against the minority bloc in the legislature which pre- vents passage of the very bills for which the legislature was called"
 Men are not elected to the legisla- ture to carry out the will of the mi nority, but that of the major ity. Democracy is founded on the will of the many, not that of few. Desire for the highway amendment permitting construction of an intra- state highway has been so unequivo- cally expressed by the people that no man or set of men has the right to stand in the;way of that project.
 The question of retention or abo- lition of tax adjusters should come up for consideration on its merits and under the same process as the highway amendment and other inn portant legislation is considered. Abolition of the tax adjusters is not gaining ground through the minor ity bloc in the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18

"Marse' Henry Watterson cer- tainly started something when he said the bands would be playing Dixie in heaven when he got there. It is gratifying to note that some of our eastern contemporaries surmise that he may be right.
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 Although Europe has surpassed America in developing airplane traf- fic. we are the only country in the world where the airplane has become runners.
 If the blue law advocates have picked out Alabama as a battle-ground 1t Is time for the live-and-iet-live ele- ment to bring up their heaviest arr tiliery.
 American war veterans who en- listed for service in Morocco are said to be stranded in Spain. It's tough when the path of glory leads to a park bench.
 Andre Tardieu is telling Age-Her-, aid readers the secrets of the World war. Some of these days we may even find out who won it.
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 Babe" Ruth and Judge Landis in q death struggle will be a sight to wiring the heart of every fan in America.
 It looks as if the Chicago News and the Tribune would continue to function in spite of Big Bilr Thomp- son.
 With synthetic psychology and ra- alum to help us out. we ought 10 pc able to conquer all the ills that flesh Is heir to.
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 Perhaps stunt flying" serves a useful purpose. but it is reflection on the intelligence of the stunt flyers
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 Union leaders say only a miracle will prevent a railroad strike. Alas. this is not the age of miracles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Receiverships In Their
 Relations to Strikes

7T1aE Atlanta, Birmingham and l Atlantic railroad, being in the hands of q receiver and operated under the direction and protection of a court of the United States, is not subject to the rules and regula- tions of labor boards or of railroad unions. The wages paid on this line are those allowed by the court and ordered by the court as necessary in order that the railroad might make enough money to operate without loss.
 The Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railroad will not be affected by a railroad strike. It has had its strike and come from under by plac- ing itself in the custody of a court, WHICH, uuueF dutIoilIy SOiilSiiSQ oAi it by the constitution of the United States, has the power to protect pri- vate and corporate interests from disintegration when entitled to pres ervation.
 The unique situation of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad in face of the threatened railroad strike presents a broad field of thought. Receiyerships are drastic processes, but they some times present avenues of escape from more drastic ones.
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 We gather from hasty perusal of an article in a magazine that Green wich Village Is not what it used to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
New Plan for Sending
 Help to the Russians

~ HARTMAN HOOVER of the W American relief administra- tion has received confirmation of the report that an agreement has been reached between the American or ganization and the soviet authorities which will permit relatives of stricken Russians to send food into the country.
 As there are estimated to be near ly 100000 Russians or Americans of Russian descent in the United States, most of whom want to help their unfortunate friends and rela- tives, this plan should start steady stream of money and supplies here tofore held up by the attitude of the soviet government.
 According to MT. Hoover's an- nouncement, any one may send funds, by mail only, to relief head quarters in New York, Washington or London in sums of $10 or multi pies of $10, with the name and ad- dress of the person, or persons, to be relieved. The Moscow office will be notified and if the people to be helped cannot be found the remit tance will be sent back to the donor.
 However, the relief administration will deduct one-fourth of the food bought with this money and use it for feeding destitute children. Sure ly, no Russian sympathizer could object to that, when it is remenl- bered that the cry of the Russian children nas been heard around the world.
 Little has been published in dis patches of the progress being made to relieve the famine in Russia, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
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EFFICIENCY THREATENS BANK

New York.-The venerable Bank or England Is to be- remodeled and brought to date,
 The bank, which was founded In 1894 as a private stock company, IS housed in a building that covers ahout three acres in the busiest sec- ton of London. The walls are win lowless; light is furnished from inside courts.
 Among the ancient customs that may be abolished. says the Mentor Magazine, Is that of supplying the officer of the guard and two friends with a hearty dinner daily.
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there is also noticeable absence of the narrowing stories which for a time filled the newspapers, osten- sibly describing conditions in Russia. It may be assumed that this humane task is being carried out success fully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
n SHALL NOT MIND

Fl SHALL NUT MIND From the Outlook. Death, imminent angei-turn your
 face to view! s- Why should shrink, in silence. and amaze. From the clear moonlight of your
 tranquil gaze? Come, and sit near me; let me Jest
 with you. We should know joy. as rare com
 panions do, For you will call me, on some day
 of days. And we shall go through blackness
 to the blaze Of those stupendous suns beyond the
 blue. Your lips are passionless, and set like
 stone, Holding your secret; and plead in
 vain For friendly answer, though your eyes
 be kind; I, who would make you glad, must
 laugh alone, y And yet know that when see you
 plain. And feel your righteous touch,
 shall not mind,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18

weakened by strain. As fthe steel changes. its magnetism changes; and so in order to look into the heart of the steel. we need only an instrument that will record tho slight variation of magnetism in 1t. That instrument is called the "defectoscope." There arc three coils, one a coarse one which magnetizes the cable and the other two of finer wire which detect the variations in magnetism.
 The coil Is fastened to the elevator shaft so that, as the elevator runs up and down. the cable runs through tho coil. and in that way the spot of magnetism Is passed over the whole length of the cable. The two detector coils are so wound that the current set up in one coil balances that in the other coil; but If the magnetism under one coll Is slightly stronger or weaker than that under the other. the current set up in them will not be equal. and the unbalanced current goes to an extremely sensitive instru-
 
 ometer, with which the faintest cur rents are measured. This instrument has tiny concave mirror mounted on fine wire. In front of the gal vanometer there Is long black box with narrow horizontal slit In one end and camera mounted at the other end. On the front of the case under the box there Is a lamp which throws a beam of light on the gai- vanometer mirror. Tho light is re= flected back through the slit in the dark box and focused on the film in the camera. When a current flows through the gaivanometer, the mr. TOT Is twisted slightly and the spot of light on the film Is moved to one side. An almost inperceptible twist of the mirror will produce a marked movement of tho light spot. Under the dark box there is a small motor which winds up the camera film, so that the spot of light produces line on the film. As long as there is no current flowing through the galvano- meter .the line will be straight, but if defect in the cable is encoun- tered. current immediately flows through the galvanometer and the light is deflected to the right or the left, making jog in the line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
A Pathfinding Family

When by father came to Alabama, before the Civil war, a Tuscaloosa Jemison was the transportation mag nate of the state His stage lines ran all over this section and to southern Alabama. When l came to Birming ham in 1887 I found another Tusca- loosa Jemison at the head of the street car interests and doing a big part in the building of the imperial city of the south.
 Today we have another Jemison (referring to Robert Jemison.N Jr.) continuing the Jemison family record of attainment along big and broad lines. No wonder Birmingham grows as it does. You cannot stop a city that has material like that doing for it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
SCIENTIST, se. AsToUNDs WORLD

New York.-Dr. Harlow Shapley, the man that measured the Milky Way. is a young man as astronomers go. At 36 he has completed astron- omical studies that have revolution ized mans conception of the uni- verse.
 Dr. Shapley. who is now at liar ward university on leave from the Mt. Wilson observatory, California, has varied his study of swarms of giant suns with the stud yof swarms of pigmy ants He recently an- nounced the discovery of hundreds of missing links" in the evolution of the ant.
 Dr. Shapley was born at Nashville. Mr. He took degrees at the Univer- sity of Missouri and Princeton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
CAUSE OF RED TAPE

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
 Red tape provides a salary and aN living; that is why there is so much of IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
SHAKESPEARE IN GERMANY

From the New York World.
 .Dante is ours as well as Italys," says Secretary Hughes. In the same spirit Germany may say that Shakes peare is hers as much as England's. if not more so. The 1922 perform ances of Shakespeare at German the- atres last year establish a record which it would be difficult to match on the British or American stage.
 At least there are no qualms about the production of enemy drama in the Teutonic republic. Germany all along has treated Shakespeare as a conquered literary province. export ing the dramatic material for the use of her home theatres and levying heavy intellectual indemnity on Eng fish authorship.
 If this is Prussianism the objectors to Wagner as enemy music may well profit from the example New York has progressed to the point of accept ing German movies. and Viennese mu- sical comedy is again a subject of peaceful export. It is in these pro- vinces that Broadways interest lies They are ours no less than Ger many's and Ausria's. but are the honors of international art easy in the exchange of Shakespeare for films and waltzes?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Mnn wIth . Gnn

To the Editor of The Age-Hera1d:
 am not one of thoso rabid people who believes that 1t is now time to do away with fire arms, just be- cause some one Is killed by the same in the hand of madman. Guns and pistols have their place, like every thing else in this world. They are needed in that place, and nowhere else. In mans home, as means of protection against thieves and in- vaders they play an important part. and a man may keep gun on the mantel without being a murderer. In the hands of the officers of the law is another proper place of re- posal, If all the facts in the case showed that mans life he'd been threatened, he would be justified in carrying a weapon of defense, until such time as the elements of danger to another mans home, looking for a quarrel, and carry a gun in my pocket. 1t proves conclusively that I expect to say things that will make the other fellow fighting mad, and that when he reaches that stage I am going to kill him before he puts me out of business. In plain lam euage this is simply beating the ether fellow to it. If I start the trouble, and then hold the other fel- low responsible for my conduct by killing him, who was the inclptent murderer first and last?
 A man who is carrying gun sim ply for self defense, will walk around the block to avoid trouble, even if armed. No peaceful citizen will show bravado simply because he is backed Up by 45. If we go to a mans home and stir up trouble, we've streak of fear in our nature. or we wouldn't go armed for the possibilities Of the occasion. Let us think on these things.
 LOUIS A. WEAVER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Wanted General Holiday

T was amused at something one of my friends told me about re- mark his son made when he was lamenting the fact that the order for ployes had been giyen," said Solon Jacobs.
 Tt seems that his namesake instead of deploring the situation which was bound to confront the business world merely said, I wonder why the school teachers have never had the sense to strike for higher wages. for then we could have general holiday?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Dangerous Mass Meeting,

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Do you editors and people generally realize the damnation of the race of Mass Meetings" where men and women meet who in their cold and blase meetings freely speak of the sex problems? That they are doing ten thousand times more harm to life and civilization by tearing down the walls of modesty that, which, can only preserve civilization?
 This Is true Sunday morning relig- ion. A. CALTON PARKER,
 Travelling man of Virginia. Birmingham, Motion hotel, October 15, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-18
Wnnts More. Homes

We have not more than one-half of the homes required to house the semi centennial visitors" said o. l.. Bum, manager of the Chamber of Commerce. T cannot too strongly urge on householders that they let us know how many they can accom- modate and their prices
 T prefer that householders write the Chamber of Commerce rather than telephone or come in person to see us. The written communication can be more easily handled and in less time.
 ''The visitors must be entertained and it is up to the people of Birming- ham to do it."