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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
.ROOxE HOUNDs~ ON THE JOB

.ROoxE HOUNDs~ ON THE JOB
 From the Oregonian.
 Bloodhounds who run on the scent of criminals until the last have been known for some time, and now comes Ethe booze hound. according to Austin Flegel. assistant United States attor- Eney. In the old-tine pariance the booze hound was the persistent indi- vidual who mopped up HI the liquids that came his way: but in prohibition language the booze hound ts q highly trained accessory for the dry agents.
 Flegel tells of one o< the sovernm ent sleuths who has developed 2 boose hound and uses 1t daily. Dogs sspe- cially pedigreed animals, have n ex- Eceedingly delicate sense of smell and when trained to distinguish it can scent alcohol when even the most skilied nu- man nose would be at fault Any de' lscription Of this dog is carefully with- held, but 1t Is understood dstth&t the gov ernment operative takes the animal with him and by some easily under stood signal the hidden liquor is be- trayed. 1t is not known whether the dox makes point or how this is man. axed. but there have been number of captures made ox late by this means |according to reports. The presence of the tolented dog Is beginning to be known. and manyss soft drink purveyora gre said to regard men accompanied by dogs With great suspicion # they enter
 their places ef hnsineaa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
School of Foreign
 Trade Is Discontinued

Trade Is Discontinued
 TIT is to be regretted that the School u of Foreign Trade has been dis continued. Evidently Birmingham was not keenly alive to the importance of training it's young men for a part in export trade.
 Dr. c. B. Williams, president of Howard college, is entitled to the community's gratitude for having brought the opportunity, and the Chamber of Commerce deserves the thanks of the district. for having ex- tended it's help to Dr. Williams in organizing the school. They were just a trifle ahead of the times. They were pioneering along path that was not we'll understood, and they will have the reward that often comes to pioneers-a realization of the value of their work after others later take it up and make it regular feature of the districts expansion.
 By this time every citizen should have warm appreciation of the trade we already have with the Caribbeans and the greater trade that we can have it we but go out after it with young men talking their language and understanding something about their trade customs. What applies to Cuba and the other Caribbean islands applies with like force to South and Central America.
 Germans and Swiss have beaten us to the Latin Americas because they have foreign trade schools. Eventual ly we must have them, because we cannot get along without them,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

From the New York Sun
 IN v EWS of the Presidents reap lW pearance at theatre in Wash 0 NJ ington the other evening was re- ceived probably with. great satis1ac- tion in theatrical circles. MT. Wilson has been the most tireless theatre goer to occupy. the White House for inc last six or seven terms and ne brought frequently into observance the comparatively little known code of etiauette governing relations between the executive mansion and the play house.
 Point No. in the code provides tnas no manager, either of the theatre pr of the visiting attraction, shall angie for presidential patronage. harry Rapley. veteran manager of the Na- tional theatre in Pennsylvania ave- nue. had rather sarcastic way ol 1 impr essing this point in the minds oi company managers who ,were playing their first engagement in the capital 1 He gave each newcomer little printed card of instructions to neip him in his duties.
 For instance, the card contained a Hist of newspapers with the names of
 1 the critics and information as to the
 I class of advance matter desired by dramatic editors. There was also all
 1 that needed to be known about the hotels, their rates, the train hours and ] the czar who ran the transfer com
 pany. At the bottom of the card
 1 in big black letters, was this crusher of hopes;
 .No! The President Will Not Be Able to Attend the Performance
 This Evening
 l It was. perhaps, as painless way
 as any of telling the optimistic man.
 l ager that he might as we'll throw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
Distribute Blame

When pedestrians learn to obey the traffic rules, it will greatly facilitate the work of the traffic policeman" said j. E. Dowers
 .often the vehicles plying the crowded streets are forced to go dl- |rectly against the traffic rules in or der to avoid running over reckless pedestrian bent on getting across the street at any cost. have seen iozens !of cases like this, and it is hardly fair to the drivers to blame all of the con- ditions on them" -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
PRESIDENTS. AND THEATRES

overheard at once all his pet plots and
 cunning schemes for turing the Presi-
 dent to confer indorsement upon his
 offering.
 Another point in the code is that
 box in all the theatres is kept re-
 served for the President until noon
 each day. By that hour the White
 House is supposed to have notified
 the theatre that the President desires
 to attend that evening. Reservations
 may be made earlier. But in no event
 may the house or company manager make use of paragraph in the news papers announcing that the President will attend on such and such an eve ning
 MT. Cleveland was only an oc- casional playgoer, and Major and Mrs. Mckinley went but seldom The Roosevelts anad Tafts were often rep- resented in Washington audiences, but MT. Wilson started on 2 steady cam paign of the stage as soon as he took office. The first two years he arrived and departed with minimum of stir. Then the war broke and that meant an extra heavy guard of secret sery- ice men. Hence the early theatre goers always knew by the plain clothes men, who kept the front or the theatres cleared of loungers that the President might be expected. Thus prepared, they were always on the alert to rise when the presidential party entered and took seats in the flag draped box, and they remained standinx at their chairs at the con- clusion of the show while the Whitc House contingent walked to the exit. The oldest resident stage manager in Washington will tell you that no presidential party was ever known to keep a curtain down for minute through a tardy appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
ADRFT WITH THE TIMES
sEDMs TO BE GENERAL

sEEMs TO BE GENERAL. Do the women in this town put too much paint and powder on their faces?" asked the inquisitive stranger. Sure" said the man with suitcase in his hand. "How long have you lived here?" About 10, minutes. I've just stepped off train"
 Then how do you know so much about this placer
 .'The women in every town put too much paint and powder on their faces.
 MODERN EDUCATION. Daughter, you certainly don't find any thing instructive in the conversation of that sapheaded young man who follows you around all the timer?
 Certainly not, father. When I want to be instructed go to my dancing teacher"
 NOT so DARK NOW. where has he been?"
 ITO darkest Africa" "My! How interestingi He must have seen lions and elephants in the jungles. "He saw herd of elephants from the window of Pullman
 PAST MASTER How does Blodgins succeed in living without working?'
 "Have you ever noticed his method or approach when asking loan?" ';No"
 If you ever have the opportunity do So. and you will learn how some people manage to eat three square meals oay and wear good clothes without visbly ex erting themselves" PAUL Cooh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
Country Is Ready
 to Go Ahead Again

66E1zHE worst is over; conditions
 A are steadily improving"
 The big men of the country agree in this statement. Such authorities as Judge Gary, w. PIG. Harding, gov ernors of the federal reserve banks, the comptroller of the treasury and expert Wall street observers, men close to the great balance wheels of business and finance, express the same view. Let's believe them.
 During the war there was much use of the word psychological" 1" Great events and movements of na- tions were accredited to psychologi- cal causes. The mind of man and what he does are attuned. Half the battle of life is to maintain the mental poise that produces results.
 Convinced that the post-bellum period would and should be one of re- adjustment, one of price recession, one of pace reduction, mems minds have been bent on the pruning proc CT. It was some time before we could realize that the war was over. It han been with difficulty that the Ameri- can mind has begun to realize that | Tremendous amount of curtailment has been done and that much more will injure more than it will benefit. ~ Men ares. weary of readjustment. They want to go ahead and build up again. They are impatient over the idIeness that has been inflicted on themselves and their machinery. They haVe been asking themselves more and x1ore # time has not arrived when Hey may make q fresh and safe Sknrt. They can do that just as soon n6 they ssy to themselves that it ean De done. 7.
 Industry is ready for another effort, Sale6men have recovered the selling qualities that they possessed before IT inordinate demand for merchandise keDt them sway from the trade. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
WHEN DAD CAME BACK

From the London NeWS
 A terrible situation arose In sor- rowing Milanese family the other day.
 While they were seated at dinner at their. home in Verona the head Of the household entered the room and his ap pearance caused q scene. This was due mainly to the fact that 'his funeral had taken place earlier in the day.
 signor Burro is ss years of. age. but was surpriseA to hear that he wAs deea He was told, hossever. that he ha.a bsep found droxned yin the River Arepa.
 The dead man asked txsf m mithl be allowed Sfixe minutes i wblch e prove his risht to dinner. IF sx. hortins his family to pktience and courage. nc explained 2 vsry delicate situation by aayinE that he had been in the country ahd had been unable tt return home b&EoRe o~ine to two ydaya inshriatlon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
NOT QUITE THE IDEA

NOT QUITE THE IDEA.
 "Who are the most esthetic people in this town?"
 We'll said the citizen who was caught off his guard T don't know just what you mean by 'esthetic. but looking into a dictionary, I'd say the two mose esthetic people in our town are MT. Bibbles and MT. Jagsby. They spend about half their time in a Turkish bath.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
BURN EBONY As FIREwOOD

From the Mllwaukee Journal.
 The people of Burma burn ebony as sffrewood and use mahogany for floors, but the dance music is abominable, ae- cording to the Rev. John Tilden Latta, returned missionary.
 The chief function of music and the weird dances in the land of the golden peacock is to drive away the evil spir- it's, and it is essential to Burmese ideas of "harmony" to have each in- strument toned in different key. But lit would be great place for the chill dren.
 Parrots can be bought for nickel and monkeys for quarter.
 No word in the language has more than one syllable. There are no dec- linations or conjugations The Bur- mese are short on words and hence every word is pronounced in three tones having a different meaning in each. The average wage is IS cents a day There are no violent deaths, the plague and malaria being the only scourges The native doctors prescribe on principle of opposites. If man has rheuma tism they feed him on pow dered deer's bones. and the remedy for sour stomach is sugar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

WHY WIVES GET FRAcTIoUs
 Mrs. Gawker is the envy of everybody in her set said Mrs Gadspur
 Why so?" asked MT. Gadspur.
 "She has French chauffeur who says, Oui oui. madame.'''
 "Umphi" replied Mr. Gadspur. I could teach George. our colored chauffeur from Mississippi to say that in five minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
LOW TEMPERATURES.

LOW TEMP CISE' My dear" said MT. Jibway, T don't like to see you running around with Mrs. woppit"
 Neither do a lot of meddlesome old cats in our neighborhood who arc en- vious of the attentions shown me by Mrs. woppit,'' said Mrs. Jibway, in frigid tones. "Is there anything else you'd like to com ment on this morning."
 NO, except that think we are going to have cold day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
JAMES GIBnoNs HUNIelkER

By Hennry Tyrrell. l had q friend. to all the Muses dear, Gifted, to give again hundredfold; god-like prodigal of joys eold Amidst garden fowerinx al the xe&r In climate never cfabbed, hars u cold. He hung hi6 life'n aeoiikn hal of goldss Echoing melodiaa that ali mAxht hear. My friend is gone to far-off ssas and
 skies;
 What 1weet celestial nusic charms htss K soul?
 It may be. while our mournful reas ems
 roll.
 He listens to the choir of Paradise And laughs to think--since he re hAI rave hio heart-- of eArthly h<atty hs n still psx <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
Making Progress

"Co-operation in community build ing is mighty tough subject to tackle |sometimes," said Dr. W. B. Holmes of Springville. We are certainly learn. ing our lesson down in my town But you ought to see the progress we are making in our own humble way. am proud of my fellow citizens; and the way they are getting behind mo and I am doing everything I can to instruct them to profit by the ex- ample which Greater Birmingham has set We are going along, little by iit-' tie, and we hope to make ours com munity which our brethren in Bir- mingham will be glad to own"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
A MORNING PRAYER

Today there comes the memory of a good deed done years agO, but which I had forgotten. thank, thee, Lord. 1t leads me to believe that mast years were not as barren as they sometimes seem. Amen.-- M. $. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

In addition to being the only American President who ever went to Europe and hobnobbed with Kings. Mir. Wilson ha' been the most persistent patron of the drama.
 Birmingham was wont to say it's morn ing prayers with an eye on the old roll. ing mill. It now looks toward Ensley and Fairfield.
 ' x F $ The incoming Presidents danger is "toe much of good thing" A majority such as he has to wield may prove clumsy weapon.
 An alienist says genius and insanity are not widely apart, something the esm- mon or garden variety of mind has been suspecting for many generations. Bernard Baruch has been wearing the same suit for 12 years. Fine But how much has he spent for cigars in that time?
 Old Doe Wiley warns us against the deadliness of home brew There is a great deal to be said for the Docs" point of view.
 The wise man is he who will be ready for the upturn when it comes; the foolish is he who waits until it is on him be- fore he begins to prepare.
 < < < The only thing needed to make the Warrior what it should be is the patron age of the shippers who will benefit by using that stream. About the most unpopular thing in Ala bama these days is constitutional amendment Are the voters weary of patching up the old crazy quilt?
 F x *e The number of persons taking the Pas teur treatment for rabies is not an argu- ment in favor of clemency for the un- tagged cur.
 Senator. Borah predicts war if naval rivalry keeps up. Any old prophet could see that.
 Y * ~ The real soldier and cash bonus dc not sound well together.
 + # a There was no objection to the noise made when brick fell $ per thousand.
 * x # The kindest thing to do with another nation now is trade with it.
 # * * The nth degree of hatred is probably the way Corean feels toward Jap.
 x # a The way to stop the crime wave is tc make short shrift of the criminal.
 x * "Talking sickness has afflicted hu- manity as far back as the stone age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
Chimes Campaign starts

The dinner given by the Woman's Missionary society of the Highlands Methodist church tuesday night in honor of the men was a most enjoya- ble occasion" said R. s. Munger.
 When the roll of the charter mem- bers was read, only 14 answered. and when it was asked how many of the building committee were present. was the only one. The 'after-dinner speeches, the music and refreshments were enough to start of the campaign for the chimes with enthusiasm.
 By the way, one of the best talks made was that of Dolly Dalarymple.' lit was bright, sparkling, witty, and yet beneath it all was an undertone of deep interest in the church. I had never heard her speak before. knew that she was charming writer, but now am aware that she is also a delightful talker.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

the ground seems firm. Another marathon of industry is just ahead. Use of Cotton Bags
 in Place of Jute
 @ TEPS taken for the more general 0 use of cotton bags as containers of certain merchandise in place of jute aim in the right direction. The Ameri- san Cotton association has met with 8 cordial response to it's advocacy of this plan for increasing the consump- tion of cotton and cotton cloth.
 The Montgomery Wholesale Gro cers' association has written letters to sugar refineries and grain houses asking them to make use of the white cotton cloth bag in the shipment of sugar, bran, oats, corn, meal and shorts. Similar action had been pre- viously taken by the wholesale grocers of Birmingham.
 The cotton bag can be used where the jute bag is employed. Cotton cloth of the weight and texture required can be manufactured to substitute a domestic product for foreign one.
 The southern cotton producer has not been the only sufferer from the low price of cotton. Every western, eastern and northern manufacturer and jobber whose business is with the south has sold fewer goods because the south's cotton had been struck a blow. No, section of this country is so remote from another that it fails to feel the business fluctuations in the other.
 The Pacific coast is doing less busi- ness because cotton has produced less with which to take it's products. The use of cotton bags instead of jute, if generally observed, will benefit the whole country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
DEVIOUS QUESTION.

Who is the pompous old gentleman Professor Dippers, discoverer of new star"
 NO wonder he's proud of himself. Screen or legitimate?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Applied thristianity

Applied Christianity! Now you're
 talking" said pr. R. G. Hershey, pas tor of the Woodlawn Presbyterian
 church yesterday at the Civic Associa-
 tion.
 "It is a mighty fine thing for a minister to be able to so into these meetings of our civic bodies and .feel right at home, and feel there is nc false atmosphere there created by the fact there is a minister in the assem- bly,. :, Applied Christianity in business in this city has gone far towards making lit what it is today. Let's apply the Golden Rule in all our business deal ings, and we'll grow more. I'm not preaching now, but my doc Urine is near enough to primitive Chris Itianity that I believe all men should Hive their religion, and let the lives |they lead and the business they do
 stand as the testimonial to their sim Icerity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

nation really and truly wishes to go forward. It is feeling the ground and the ground seems firm. Another marathon of industry is just ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
Lining Up the Farmers

''Yes. am very much in earnest in our effort to align the farmers of the county with the Chamber of Com merce." said Manager o. L. Bum.
 They are as much part and parcel of the common good as the merchant and the manufacturer. I believe all clements having to do with the good of the district should be closely asso> ciated so they may the better ander- stand one another.
 You cannot work well together un- Jess you know one another and have the same machinery for getting at the results desired by all. We propose to help our producers market their stuff to the best advantage to them, and that will be to the best advantage of those with whom they deal and the ultimate consumer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17
sCOTLAND .sBoNE nRN.s

Prom worlds Work for February.
 The statistical methods which have done service for generation in this country are also being used in Great Britain. The country is being told that 1t spends s2.ooo. 100000 for liquor and only $500. .ooo, 900 for shoes. and moro for booze" than for house rent. Scott land spends more n six months for alcohol than for bread In IA. Already the cry is raised that all Scotland will be ,.bone dry in lsso, and all Gfsat Britain a few years afterward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

YES PRODADLY AN ALDERMAN From the Arkasas Gazette.
 Chicago is the Athens of> America. boasts the Chicago Tribune. Haa Mayor Thompson a pet monkey?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

1t is religion that doth make vows kept. king John.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

Jefferson county is spared one worry; she has no cotton problem. Birmingham is such a large and lucrative market for truck and dairy products that King Cotton was dethroned in this district sew era, years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17

grand opera impresario says the movies are going to lose their popularity. Maybe the nickel movie is coming back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-17


 do not deserve any credit for get ting back into my work clothes for the weather this year has been con- tinual call to office men to come .1 into the open and get d whiff of the balmy air. have always prided my self on being an athlete and in the pink of condition but the four years of the war when was foregoing my accustomed exercise left my wind short and my muscles flabby as I dis- covered when l got back into working harness.
 If you who read this have any de- sire to know whether you are soft and your wind is shy, all you will have to do will be to get . fork and go out and see how soon you want to ait down after forking up little plot of ground Il know what am talking about for this morning I tackled one of my beds 20 by 30. and before I got 1t turned under. thought 1t was as big as a 10-Acre field. The first few minutes ] thought had an easy job, but befors 10 minutes had elapsed knew that il from being quitter, I bought a short handled fork. not knowing that I was going to use it. If you try the experi- mont of breaktn.s up your ground take the lip from me and get a long. handled spade or fork
 | never knew b1fore that one could Fret 10 much pleaHure from raking ax | found out after blowin6 myself and tnearly breaklng my back in digging Isfor When it came 10 the time 10 rakt { if 'smccth, it seemed to mo that it wai f4usk about the e&siesf and mott aEree. 2bie thing ! hAd evsr done m all shy Iwhole Hfe.z ~ bath and | rub dcwr I fix4d mo . n ri8hk and l swunk acros. l th6 GoH links on my way to town eat out the town.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
ALWAYS IN THE WAY.

It's easy to meet expenses these
days. You run onto them every
time YOU turn around.-Jackson Cit
s. 0 Patriot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
"Papes Cold Compound" is Quickest Relief Known

stops nose running; relieves head
ache, dullIess. feverishness, sneez-
ing.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest. surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Il acts without assistance. Tastes
nice. Contains no quinine. Insist
upon Pape's.