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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Alabama Is Aroused Over
 Murders in Coal District

7NHE AGE-HERALD publishes ll elsewhere on it's editorial page this morning an editorial from the Montgomery Advertiser which will be read with interest in Birmingham.
 The eyes of Alabama are fixed on the Birmingham coal district. Public indignation has been aroused by the series of murders and other outrages committed here.
 Newspapers throughout the state, in commenting on recent developments in the coal district, strongly censure the union leaders who committed a breach of faith by not abiding by the decision of Governor Kilby, as they solemnly promised to do. It is true that the governors decision was un- favorable to them, but that does not nullify an agreement entered into, presumably in good faith.
 The people of Birmingham are thoroughly incensed and the delay. in enforcing the law which the Adver- tiser refers to may soon be a thing of the past. Yesterday morning The Age-Herald carried full-page state ment to the people of Alabama which was signed by large number of rep resentative citizens. This was not a coal operators statement, but came from citizens engaged in other busi- ness enterprises and the professions, and the chairman was minister of the gospel. They declared that the outside agitators who have been mak- ing inflammatory speeches must leave the state, and they and others like them must not return" They call on the United Mine Workers of America and affiliated unions to remove these leaders from Alabama. The last sentence in this proclamation is sig nificant. It reads: If they do not act, an outraged lawful public senti-
 
 ment must and will accept the chal- lenge that has been laid down to our laws, our government and even civ ilization itself"
 This declaration fairly represents
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problem from that standpoint the southern banker, merchant and grower will contribute to the solution the means within their power.
 Boiled down, the entire matter con sists of so arranging credits that Eu- rope can trade with us. There never has been any other solution possible of attainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
THE DOC WON

From the Los Angeles Times.
 In Texas they still tell the story of the Englishman who imported famous wolf-hound from Europe in order to gain wealth by catching wolves for which the state paid bounty of $10 a head.
 When the dog came de invited some dyed in the wool Texans to see the first chase. Before long a wolf was sighted. And the dog was freed from his leash. The chase was on, but al- though the party wandered mile after mile they found no trace of either the dog or the wolf.
 At last they reached a clearing where a native was chopping wood, and the British cried: T say, old chap, did you see a wolf and hound pass by here?'
 Sure did. They just passed
 And how was the racer"
 Pretty hot stranger; but the dog was little bit ahead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Birmingham Leads South
 in February Building

007 ITH the exception of St. Louis wv and Baltimore, Birmingham led all cities in the 16 southern states in the number of building permits is- sued in February. The compilation made by the Manufacturers Record shows Birmingham far in the lead of other southern municipalities.
 The number of permits issued in Birmingham in February was 502. The record is better than that of At lanta by nearly 300; far outdistances Louisville, New Orleans, Kansas City, Nashville, Dallas, Galveston, Houston and Richmond and is 50 permits more than the record of Washington city. Some of these cities show a larger amount of money represented by the permits, but the Birmingham record demonstrates that more people here are building.
 Of the 502 permits issued in Feb ruary,F1 F110 were for private residences, averaging a modest price. This shows the love of home on the part of the people of the Birmingham district.
 We would rather have the 332 mod est homes for which permits have been issued during the first quarter of this year than apartment houses costing several times as much to build. Each of these private homes is commu- nity pillar.
 When the Manufacturers Record summarizes the southern building rec ord for March it will find Birming- ham holding very near the same. if not the same position, because 535 permits were issued in that month, and 168 of these were for private homes.
 Heads of families should visit the "Own Your Home" exposition in the Chamber of Commerce. They will discover much of interest there.
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the state of the public mind in Bir- mingham. It is also the sentiment of large part of Alabama. The cause of all unions has been injured by the tactics employed in trying to win hopeless strike of coal miners which was lost before the strikers agreed to submit their differences with the op- orators to Governor Kilby.
 State Prison Inspector Andrews says the Jefferson county jail is disgrace. That discovery has already been made by people who have sojourned there and others who have studied it from the out side.
 In advertising for 6 neat. plain girl" A Birmingham business man say, "vamps, butterfly hose. race-trackers. sweetie hunters, all silks, telephone bugs not wanted He'll be lucky if he gets her.
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 Cal Coolidge told the Knights of Co lumbus in Washington that toiling on Sunday is justified if it is done for hu- manity. That applies to getting fiiv yer out of ditch
 Every Husband Should Have His Day" is the title of an article by Thomas L. Mason. The average hus- band will forego his day for an occa- sional night off. i, The Montgomery Advertiser suggests that if bootleggers are required to sam pie their wares first there may soon be shortage of bootleggers. There is some thing in that theory If the United Mine Workers of America decide to build fence around Ala bama." the citizens of Alabama will keep in repair. z D 2
 Flappers arc showing an interest in Fred Beauvais that is not at all surpris- ing when you consider the mentality of flapper. "Ans we'll was Carls message to Zita Many a candidate for office has been similarly misied before the returns | were in.
 England may not be able to solve the Irish problem, but she wouldn't put up l with Jefferson countys murder record. The little entente is prepared to doff it's swaddling clothes and put on its | fighting togs at a moments notice | # E * | History is merely up to it's old trick of repeating itself in the case of the Turks and the Greeks.
 Mir Hughes is functioning as Secretary of State with an ease and aplomb that Robert Lansing might well envy. l # E E l The vindication of pot flicker and the corn pone came a trifle late. but better late than never | < x <
 The average king in Europe may have l little real power, but his upkeep is con- siderable.
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 There is nothing sadder in life than the homeward trek of disappointed of- | ficeseeker.
 * # x Charles made the mistake of going back home before a plebiscite was held. ! e W
 At any rate, Rene Viviani is proving himself a good listener
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
THINGS wcarH WHILE

Andrew Laird, Sn the New Sark Sun. To bring unto others joy and mirth
 And keep what friends you can; Totlearn that the rarest gift on earth
 Is the love of your fellow man. To hold the respect of those you know
 To seorn all<dishonest pelf; To sympathize with another's woe.
 And just be true to yourself. To find that woman's honest love
 In this great world of strife Cleans steadfast. like a star. above
 The dark morass of life. To feel baby's clinging hand.
 To watch mothers smile; To<1ive once more in fairyland-
 These are the things worth while
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All Must Help Solve
 the Cotton Problem

a1 ECRETARIES HOOVER AND 0 MELLON and Governor Hard ing of the federal reserve board are not holding out false hope to the cot ton producer and allied interests. They are not representing the government as preparing to lift cotton bodily out of the slough with unaided govern ment effort and resources.
 They are laying down the very plain law that the cotton interests must be as alive as the government is and do their part fully as well as if what the government offers is to be of assistance. Mr. Harding says the banks should invest in European -se- curities so as to have something on which to trade. He reiterates the truism that "we cannot create a mar ket for the consumption of our prod. ucts unless we buy from that same market" Other nations would be in much better position to trade if our bankers held their securities.
 Managing Director Meyer of the war finance corporation, is equally candid in his declaration that "only by combined action of those interested in connection with such financial help as the government could give in the shape of loans will better condition prevail in the cotton belt.v
 The southern cotton grower must realize that the government is not go- ing to give anyone money, because ii has no right to take it from all the tax payers for the benefit of any one in terest. The government is to lend money and machinery for helping the south to help itself. Approaching the
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PORTABILITY IN SALT LAKE

From the New Orleans Item
 The dean of women at the University of Utah condemns the familiar "Henoo as vudsar and enJofns upon her pupils, How do you dor The top of the morning to you.' or some Kindred ex- pression. If she puts it over" Salt Lake may in time become second Bos- .on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
------- Just Like Casey

T was never so disappointed in my life as l was at the baseball game Monday when Babe Ruth failed to even get hit" said c. H. Rubush
 Although l know man can't hi, every game, and especially a home run. still this star has made such a splendid record that every one wanted to see him straighten one out and take a run around the bases.
 The majority of us won't have an opportunity to see him play again this season, and if he had gotten one of his home runs many people who went out to the game would not have left dis appointed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
The Pine Movem ent

Sizing up both the movements made through ships operated by my firm, as well as others. l figure that 12,o00 tons of Birmingham cast iron pipe have been moved out of the port of Mobile for the Pacific coast during the past 30 days, said George Mclaughlin, local agent of Page & Jones of Mobile.
 The prospect is just as good as the past has been. There seems no end to the demands ok the Pacific coast for Birmingham iron and steel products.
 From ten to a dozen different pipe, blast furnace and -,eel interests have contributed the cargoes.
 we look for a considerable develop ment of return freight. Sailings out of Mobile are now regular and this has become factor fayoring the business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
ADRTFT WITH THE TIMES
oRsEssFD

"Do you believe. man should work eight hours, play eight hours and sleep eight hours?" asked the talkativ4 person.
 "Go away and don't bother me" re. piled the fractious citizen.
 Whats the matter?"
 since I've been, trying to,learn some of the new dance steps I don't know whether day has 24 or AS hours"
 SUBURBAN SONG. 'Tis sweet to till the fertile ground And watch a garden sprout But joy has never yet been found In chasing chickens out.
 WHAT'S THE USE? man will pile a million up, As men have done before Then sail right in and work like sin To get a million more.
 AIR CASTLES
 well. have you picked out a hotel in which to spend the summer?" Yes said the architect of castles in Spain.
 When are you going to leave town?"
 I'm going to stay right here. l picked out that hotel in the same way that I bought a $70oO automobile some years ago in which to make tour of Europe
 AN INSTALLMENT TRAGEDY An iridescent bubble. just a bubble. nothing more, Yet it made lot of trouble when 1t burst; He bought speedy motor car to ride
 the country OCT,
 But couldn't meet the payments on the first. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
A Good Average

Building activities in the city and suburban sections are certainly flour ishing, said J P. Hunter. q see where more than $70o,ooo worth of construc- tion work was begun during March, according to the report of the city building inspector
 The best part of the entire report was the predominance of permits fJr the erection of residences. Nearly ITS permits for homes were issued during the month. an average of about six q day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
GIFTED WRITER

What have you there?"
 "A booklet entitled. The Biography of a Cold Storage Egg"
 Something humorous, I suppose?' NO. it's a serious work written by a press agent. He can almost make you believe an egg is improved by cold storage"
 A CALL FROM HOME "rd like to see Mir. wadleigh." He's listening over the telephone" said the discreet secretary.
 'Lsteningr'
 Draw your own inference, sir won't say in so many words that Mrs. wadleigh who is at the other end of the wire, is doing all the talking"
 A LONG FELT WANT Are you interested in crude petrole- um?" asked the suave caller, with an OAA PAOSPCSluS III HIS .ndnQ.
 NO at all," said MT Clipping, but I'm interested in popular by-prod- uct."
 What is that, sir?"
 Gasoline. If you can tell me how to buy it at Is cents gallon or less I'll talk business"
 HOMELAND
 q have just seen a motion picture showing the landing of the Pilgrim fathers" "on the New Englanl coast, eh?" Presumably on the New England coast, but I suspect this particular landing was made on the coast of California"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Billy" Boil Weevil Proved
 a Blessing in Disguise

66IO LILY" BOIL WEEVIL has
 ID been an evil and remains a pest where he shows himself, but what has followed in his path? The Alabama Markets Journal of March, in the course of an eloquent tribute to the blessings resulting from "Bil- ly's" visitations, observes:
 It was he who reduced the cotton production in Alabama from 1,750,000 \ bales in 1914 to 660,OOo in 1920, or more than 60 per cent in six years; it was he who introduced the hog as a money crop in Alabama, and along with it the great feeding crops, the peanut and the velvet bean; it was he who pioneered dairy farming and beef cattle raising in many sections of the state; it was he who helped
 build packing plants, stockyards, creameries. canning factories, eleva- tors and potato curing houses.
 That is an achievement worth while It is more than tons of reading mat. ter in daily newspapers and agricul- tural journals would have done.
 A pest has proved a boon to the southern farmer and made him inde. pendent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Too Many

T am glad to see the expression of Commissioner Burruss on the subject of jitneys, who constitute a real menace to the public safety" said J. A. Perry. within the last few weeks, literal swarms of them have appeared on the downtown streets, increasing traffic 10 almost double the normal volume
 Since the ingress of this horde of cars, the jitney business has branched out until you can hail one going to North Birmingham, West End, North Highlands, Norwood. East Lake, Wood lawn and South Highlands. Where it was safe to say traffic would be light two months ago, jitneys throng the thoroughfares. Something should be done to lessen the danger of accidents to pedestrians and passengers of other cars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Heedless Pedestrians
 Ignore Traffic Laws

Ignore Traffic Laws
 mEDESTRIANS are not obeying E Birmingham new traffic laws. When traffic is so heavy that there is no chance to cross street without endangering life and limb they wait for the officers signal, but when traffic happens to be light people stream across the streets in a hap hazard fashion, as if they were not aware of the policeman's existence. Incidentally, he shows the same in difference to pedestrians. He is not to be blamed for this, however, be- cause one man has all he can do to regulate automobiles and other vehi- cles.
 It was announced that the traffic ordinance would be strictly enforced. Arrests are made when an automo- bile driver violates the law, but ap- parently the reckless pedestrian who dodges between automobiles and troll ley cars is going to be permitted to risk his life until he loses it.
 It would not be necessary to arrest the entire population of Birmingham to enforce the traffic ordinance. One week of strict enforcement would work wonders and thereafter viola tions would be few. Judicious arrests would teach salutary lesson that re- peated warnings have failed to impress on thousands of Birmingham people who don't seem to realize that they are living in city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Work at Muscle Shoals

hopeful that a plan can be arranged with the Secretary of War by which there will be no cessation of work ou the Muscle Shoals proposition,' de- clared c. W. Ashcraft of Florence president of the Tennestsee River Im- provement association. who was in Bir- mingham yesterday. This is a matter of vital importance to the business i'm terests Of Birmingham, for they have already profited greatly from the de- velopment and stand to profit still more when the project is completed
 We hope to be able to induce the Secretary of War to temporarily bor- low enough money from other funds to keep the work going until Con gress makes the necessary appropria- tion. which it now seems certain to do. The one thing we must do is to buiii up such strong sentiment for the proposition in Congress that the Sec retary of War will feel assured that the money will be appropriated by Congress in due time.
 Tt would be a grave and costly er- TOT to stop even for a few weeks, for. If the organization is disrupted and the machinery removed. it is estimate that loss of several million dollars Will be entailed We are making a desperate fight to keep the work go- ing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
Pay No Heed

Although the traffic laws were supposed to go into effect April 1, cannot see where jay-walking or fail- ure to obey the semaphores of the off Ger has brought punishment to any one," declared F. W. Houser. Several times I have noticed persons stand ing on the corners waiting for the semaphcre to turn. They get tired of waiting and dodge hurriedly across others go across at will.
 Such scrambling as this seems to be conducive to accidents rather than helping to prevent them. When some one slips across the street, as so many do, keeping a wary eye on the officer in the center of the street. there is a good chance for him to be bumped by an automobile which has the right of way
 T think it Is time for the city to be- gin enforcing this law, if they mean to do so. What is the use of clutter ing up the statute books with lot of useless laws?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
A MORNING PRAYER

~ WEUfNIV '
 6srzm&. Lord, that I may feel me trust tlsaf other men place in me aA a stay and strength in the hour when my soul is tried. Amen
 A6. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
SUBURBAN SONG.

Iris sweet 10 till the fertile ground And watch a garden sprout, But joy has never yet been found
 In chasing chickens out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06

It was near tragedy. I never in all my life saw such disappointment pie tured on the faces of a great crowd verify believe if some emotional man had begun to cry that the bleachers and the grand stand would have become hysterical It was unbelievable that the mighty Babe" had failed them It mattered not that'two other players Knocked home runs. But who knew or cared anything about them. All hopes had been centered on the mighty one whom Henry Vance calls 'Bambino"
 So far as 1 am concerned. l am glad that he failed. Not that I have any thing against him for I have not. but because it gave me chance to make d study in crowd psychology. one of the things which has interested me for years I do not know how to explain it, but every one had counted on being able to say that they had seen Babe Ruth knock q .homer,' The strange fact is they cared mighty little about two players having sent out long drives which sailed high over the right field fence. It wasn't Babe" and they had no enthusiasm for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-06
WHAT'S THE USE?

A man will pile million up,
 As men have done before; Then sail right in and work like sin
 To get a million more
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Now, having made this confession I am going to make another, for I am sorry that l went to the ball game, as one of my illusions was destroyed l fear never to be born again. Along with thousands of others I went not so much to see the contest between New York and Brooklyn, but in the hope to see Babe come up to the bat and with one mighty drive send the ball sailing toward the city. I was all worked up to it and expected him to do it without fail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13

Staten Island Buyer to Build
Cornelius G. Kolf sold for Edward
). Maloy plot, 60x130, on Silver Lake
Road, Silver Lake, s. L.. to James r.
Cottier, who will erect dwelling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Bronx Trading Showes
Market for All Realty

Louis Kaemmerer sold to Ernestine
Scanlon 461 East 148th Street. a four
story apartment, 25x99.11.
Harry T. f. Johnson sold for Henry
Senke the one-story building with
seven stores, at the southeast corner
Of 1S3d Street and Walton Avenue.
recently completed by the seller. It
fronts as feet on 1S3d Street and 43
feet on Walton Avenue.
Samuel Cowen sold for the estate of
Mena Kloster, 4S6-4S8 East 163d Street.
two 2-family houses 10Ox7O by ire
gular.
Fred Freisershausen sold to John
Schnibbe, the house, 4o.2x101.1O. at
1915 Decatur Avenue.
Benenson Realty Company purchased
the plot, 20Sxl00, on the west side of
Valentine Avenue, $50 feet north of
f'ordham Road, from a client of Salter
d Steinkamp. Walter E. Phelps was
the broker.
Tarter's Business Exchange, Inc,
sold for M. Jacobson to York e. Eiss
the Aaron Garage, 5Ox1O0, at 1855
Southern Boulevard.
The Kayanee Realty and ConsSruc-
tion Company sold to Abraham Green
berg, the property, 19.4x1O4.3, at the
n northeast corner of 164th Street and
Tarter's Business Exchange sold for
samuel Resnick to Samberg G. Roseu
1879 West Farms Road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Restaurant Concern Takes
Over Building in 23d Street

Adams & Co. leased for Charles
Laue the five-story building at 1913 and
$50 East Twenty-third Street, to the
Frances Restaurant Corporation, at
an aggregate rental of s2500oo.
M. q L. Hess, Inc, leased space in
the Textile Building to the Associate
Carpet Manufacturers, Inc, at 285 and
800 Fifth Avenue; offices at $40 and
62S Madison Avenue, southwest corner
of Fifty-ninth Street to Condit e.
Hall and Frank L. Briarly; showrooms
to Goldman & Sugarman and the
Clothes-Tree Shop.
L: j. Phillips & Co. leased to James
Butler, Inc, store at the southwest
corner of Fifty-seventh Street and
First Avenue; to Anton Ehrman,
florist, the store and basement in the
building to be converted into a bust
ness building at 1856 West Seventy
second Street.
White Goodman leased the store,
basement and sub basement at 344
Bowery to Michael White; the first
loft at 1873 Wooster Street to Joseph
Schaefer; space at lis and 1T East
Twenty-ninth Street to Bert Lowe
Company; the first loft at and IL
West Broadway to Stalker Manufac-
turing Company, and the fifth loft at
II and 70 Broadway to George F.
Hawkins.
Bienes Shirt Co. Inc, leased through
William G. & A. Edward Lester, store
and basement at 40 West Forty
seventh Street.
Daniel Birdsall s. Co. Inc, rented
the first loft at 419 and 421 Broome
Street to Kempner, Sanfeld & Schepp.