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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
BIOGRAPHY A LA MODE

shocking disclosures as we'll as Ge- lightful intimacies. But at least all Of these things are the things hu- man and probable.
 But here comes Mir Harvey J. O'Higgins (assisted by one Dr. Ed ward H. Reede), in MeClures Maga- zine for July. and rewrites the biog- raphy of Abraham Lincoln as if Lin- coln had been born in chemical laboratory. The things that Lincoln fought and conquered are no longer the things that we all have to fight and conquer in lesser degree. They have been resolved into reactions and complexes. We had, hitherto supposed that Lincoln was very much like other people, only more so. Mr. O'Higgins now tells us that it is probable that his incon- gruities were due to the ;'conscious effort to overcome conscious sense of inferiority." N
 Lincoln's feeling of pity for the slave, it seems, was something else than what we are accustomed to think of 1t. According to MT. O'Hig- gins, 1t was his unconscious de- fense of his own oppressed self that was projected into defense Of racial liberty" It was an impulse of his ego instincts
 This vivisection of Lincoln. of course, Is only the beginning. The discovery having been made tha- the lives of all our great men can be written according to their repres- sions. their subconscious selves, their egos and what not. a new biographical era will dawn upon us. Perhaps it will be necessary to have three biographies--one to tell the story of the outer man and one to tell the story of his inner adversary, and then the third to describe the composite born from the conflict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
FORESIGHT

Esquire, if you can't marry us in five minutes all is lost"
 Well. gimme tn fee in advance I'll salvage that much in case I don't get tn knot tied before tn old man oyerhauls ye."
 DRAWBACK TO STATESMANSHIP "If members of Congress were elected for life do you suppose they would do better werk?'
 T doubt it." said MT. Grumpson. Even as things are now, after man has served term or two in Congress he begins to look on his constituents as sort of necossary evil"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
THAr,s I'll EDIFFERENcE

From the San Francisco ChronicIe.
 When an ordinary young man strikes up an acquaintance with a young woman and later finds i, has cost him SIS watch, s5 stick pin and 59 cents in change, he yells for the police. But James stillman is not San ordinary young man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

From the New York Tribune.
 IT HITHERTO the art of biography, lTl from James Boswell to Lytton S S Strachey, has moved in well ordered grooves. set down in serms commonly understood by human life Dr. Johnson declared that Plu- tarch's Lives kept him up all night and today nothing can be simpler to an ordinary mind than those immor- tai pictures of Greek and Roman
 mmortals, drawn with such sym pathetic candor and apparent art lessness. No matter where we turn in this fascinating region of bio graphic literature, we find human beings writing about other human beings in terms of human beings. Charles XII lives once more in the pages of Voltaire. Boswell has woven, Dr. Johnson's Mannerisms into the very fabric of time. Lat terly, in England, Lord Morley has outlined almost too faithfully and tediously the lineaments of Herbert Spencer and William Gladstone, and within the last few weeks Lytton Strachey, with the fidelity of true genius, presents to us the real Vic- toria. In this country Parton has made Aaron Burr and Thomas /Jef- fersoh live again. MT. Howell My Mark Twain" is a gem of personal attachment and detachment.
 Can it be possibA that now all this is to be changed, and that a new terror is, going to be added to the reading of all books, by the general introduction of psycho- analysis into the writing of biogra- phy? Before this we have had an- ecdotes, pleasant and unpleasant; we have had revelations, superficial and intimate; we have had. it is true,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
Savings Depo.its

"The status of savings deposits in the Birmingham banks, as shown by The Age Herald, can mean but one thing" said Ben +. Moore. Tt means that Birmingham has thrift ty set of citizens, whose steady way of working and sensible way of liv- ing enable them to stand the pass ing ups and downs of business.
 There are many who are in need as soon as the tide turns against them no matter what may have been rrcir earnings, but we are safe so long as we have the many others whose savings bank deposits repre- sent frugal habits year in and year out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12
A SMALL TOWN AMBITION

From the Kansas City Star.
 Some mems idea of fame" notes Roila Clymer, lis to be on Speaking terms with the railroad conductor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

Birmingham traction system on which 90 per cent or more of the eity's population depends for trans portation would be scrapped. In their pursuit of the nickels and dimes of a few thousand people who prefer the jitney to a trolley car, often because they are prejudiced against every corporation, in exist ence, the jitney operators act as if they owned the streets of Birming- ham.
 For every passenger carried by a jitney it is safe to assume that there are 50 citizens of Birmingham who regard the jitney as an unmiti- gated nuisance, no matter what their feelings may be toward the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, but there can be no gainsaying the fact that if the trolley company were not demand ing an increased fare, after having already been granted an increase from five to seven cents, the jit- neys would not be so strongly en- trenched. If trolley fares were re- duced to five cents with charge of two cents for transfers, most of the jitneys would disappear from the streets of Birmingham within "A hours.
 Surety bank of New York says pro- hibltion impairs the morals of the nation. Yet we'll bet pound Of pretzels to a bottle of near-beer that he didn't take part in the wet" parade.
 The camera men will certainly have their hands full when repre- sentatives of four powers arrive in Washington to discuss disarmament with President Harding.
 <. # #
 When Georges gets home Jacquo- line will not reproach him for hls defeat Jacqueline has not yet reached the age when father is more or less nuisance.
 Itis little hard for a person who has never played golf to appreciate some of the golf humor. but there are other comical items in the news- papers.
 According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Harding has no shell. If he gets out of the White House with out bec0hing "hardboiled'' it will be a wonder
 The alhes~are taking steps to pre- vent any kind of disorder in Con  stantinople that an ordinary cop couldn't handle.
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 A Tennessee woman is dead at the age of 12o. She was woman ot settled habits and had never danced the toddle.
 The pirate" scare has inspired some of the brethren to write nifty editorials about the port of missing ships"
 The Hohenzolferns are running true to form. Wilhelm is quarreling with the municipal council of Doorn over his taxes.
 Charley Dawes wants standardized furniture in government departments He seems determined to take all the joy out of job holding. !. < #
 President Harding will need all his tact and amiability to prevent him from having head-o on collision with Congress.
 What do you know about cIab- bef9' asked the esteemed Selma Times-Journal. Just enough to let it alonec
 Let us hope when De Valera reaches London he won't try to do all the talking.
 Psycho analytical biography has arrived. but how can it be applied to movie star?
 No matter what happens to Peggy in the long. long years ahead, he, lawyers won't suffer.
 From the youthful prodigy whose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

A MORNING PRAYER
 When | know that tomorrow am thine forever, there is no room In my heart for fear of what toe day may bring. Amen.-M. $. IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

President Joyce of the National Surety bank of New York says pro- hibltion impairs tho morals of the nation. Yet, we'll bet a pound Of pretzels to bottle of ar-beer that he didn't take part in the wet" parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

He married here in Birmingham and the wire Of his young manhood is the mother of the b.ys and girls. Here is concrete example on which to preach sermon. make an address or write an editorial as to whether it pays to try and turn emigrants to- wards the rsuth Here in our midst is an Italian who for more than a quarter of century has been a hard worker, a ssood citizen and whose children are an asset to the com munity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

All this time he has been busy rais- inS vegetables, but n t too busy to rear family. I asked him if he was married, and he replied, Yes" Have you hny children" I then queried, and his face lit up ith a smile as he proudly answered, Yes, l got 10 and all are living. Four of them are boys. and six are girls, and two of my girls are married. My boys are big and strong and help me in the fields and in the marketing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-12

D. Lusco is little, wiry active kind of man. He weighs 1S6 pounds, is about five feet six inches tall, but is a bundle of energy. For s4 years he has been trucking in this district. At one time he had garden on Avenue E and Eleventh street, south
 hich is now built up. For years he Lad the famous patch just beyond Sloss furnace. For a few years he was located at Smithfield, and now he is established at Glen Iris.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
NEW INSURANCE AGENT is
READY FOR BUSINESS

Wallace E. Phillips, new insuran &c
agent now located in Opelousas, has
recently completed contracts with
several reputable insurance compan-
les, covering life, fire tornado, casul-
ty and also surety bonds.
Mr.. Phillips has been appointed To-
cal agent for the Pan-American
Life Insurance company of New Or
leans, our home state company, and
he will be glad to explain to anyone
interested the many advantage offer
ed by the attractive policies of this
company.
Among the fire insurance compan-
les that he represents are the Liver
pool and London and Globe, the
Commonwealth of New York, and
several others. He has the facilities
to cover all lines of insurance risks.
Special attention will be given to
the casulty and surety work that
comes to his office, and anyone de.
string bonds for contract work
should call on him while investigat-
ing the merits of other companies
specializing in this class OF business.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
EXHIBIT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION

University Station, Baton Rouge,
La, Aug. 99.-Word has been re-
ceived from A. A. Ormsby, state fair
specialist, who is showing an exhibit
of Louisiana products at various
fairs in the north, that the display at
the illinois state fair is receiving due
share of attention from many visitors
daily and lends promise of attracting
many northern farmers to the south.
Particular attention is being given 70
the varieties of clover, alfalfa and
oats.
Mr. Ormsby, assisted by Justin A.
Donechaud, secretary of the immi-
grafton division of the state depart
ment of agriculture in New Orleans,
placing Louisiana's soil fertility and
her opportunities before the eyes OF
the public through the medium of
a well-balanced exhibit containing
specimens from all of Louisiana's re-
sources. Literature, as well as ma
terial objects, is being distributed
and it is hoped that through this
channel of activity that Louisiana viii
receive due recognition as state of
many advantages.
At the close of the fair in Illinois
the exhibit will be moved to the Wis
consin state fair at Milwaukee, from
August 20 to September 3, inclusive.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
SCHELL WORKS HARD
INFORMING PEOPLE
ON ROAD MEASURES
St. Landry Representative Visits
Crowley, Lake Charles and Other
Places in This Section

Representative J. Franklin Schell
of St. Landry visited last week
Crowley, Lake Charles and other
important points in southwest Lou
isiana, delivering addresses before
audiences in the places visited, ex-
planning to detail his plan as to a
state good road system, bills en-
bodying his ideas having already
been drafted and which he will in
troduce in the lower house of the
state legislature when that body as
sembles in extraordinary session at
Baton Rouge next week.
Mr.. Schell is always active when
he drafts an idea and. his constitu-
ents can rest assured that he has not
only an unique but a practical plan
for the building Of better roads
throughout the state, funds for the
construction to be secured by the
Sanders pay-as-you-go method al
ready written in the state organic
law. Mr.. SchelI has been at work
on these five or six bills some time
and he feels certain that he has
every feature so clearly set forth
that even the most uniformed will
be able to understand the provisions
of the proposed laws which he will
ask his brother lawmakers to adopt
and send to the governor for appro-
val
Mr.. schell was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the good road boosters
at both Lake Charles and Crowley
and he feels very much enthused at
the manner in which the people are
receiving his plans for better high
ways. He intends devoting a great
portion of his legislative activity the
coming special session to the furth-
ering of the road interests.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
People Demand Instant
Economy, Lower Taxes,
Says Member from La.
Congressman Lazaro Delivers an
Address Setting Forth Few
Facts as They Exist Today

Congressman Lazaro of the seventh
Louisiana district, delivered the fol-
lowing speech in the national house
of representatives last Saturday
week:
Mr.. Speaker, we are now going
through a period of readjustmant.
We are trying to solve our problems
with the view Of getting back to nor
NAL conditions as soon as possible.
In the consideration of proposed laws
to solve these problems we must re-
member that we are facing economic
laws instead of theories, and we must
meet the new cnoditions which arise
in prctical way.
One of the most vital problems con-
fronting the American people to day
is taxation. In the consideration of
this important matter we must view
it as an economic and not a partisan
question. That the American people
want their taxes reduced there can
be no doubt The platforms of both
parties, the democratic party and the
republican party, are very plain on
the question of taxation. The demo
cratic platform says:
The continuance in force in peace
time of taxes devised under pressure
of imperative necessity to produce
revenue for war purposes is inadvisa-
BILE and can only result in lasting in
jury to the people. We advocate tax
reforme and a searching revision OF
the war revenue acts to fit peace con-
ditions, so that the wealth of the ma
ton may not be withdrawn from pro-
ductive enterprise and diverted to
wasteful or non-productive expendi-
ture. We demand prompt action by
congress for a complete survey Of
existing taxes and their modification
and simplification with a view of Sc
curing greater equity and justice in
tax burden and improvement in adj
ministration.
The republican platform says:
Sound policy demands a real reduc-
ton of the tax burden which NAV
be achieved by substituting simple for
complex tax laws.
Both candidates for the presidency,
Mr.. Harding and Mr. Cox, advocated
a reduction Of the federal taxes.
There are some who seem to be I'M
der the impression that the taxes can
not be reduced at this time. / am of
the opinion that we should pass the
bill reducing our federal taxes right
now. This, of course, will mean a
reduction of our revenues to pay our
debts and run the government, but
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hereof.
REPORTS EVERYTHING JUST
FlNE-EVEN ATTORNEY "PAT

John M. DufiIho and SON, George,
who are spending vacation and SUM-
mer outing on the Calcasieu river
with Hon. Peyton Sandoz, came IN
Thursday night, having been called
home because of a slight accident to
one of his children at home. Thy
returned yesterday (Friday) after
noon and the party is not due to
break up before next Saturday.
Mr.. Dufilho reported they were hav-
ing the time of their lives, with
plenty to eat and the finest water
in the state to battle in and one OF
the greatest springs near at hand to
furnish them drinking water. He said
our friend ''Pat" is thriving like
never before-simply gorwing fat
and sunburned and not single mos
quito in sight to peck on him and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31
CHOOSE THREE new
HIGH COURT JUDGES
BAKER SUCCEEDS MONROE, GOD
cHAUx GETS soMMERVILLE
SEAT, LAND NEW MAN

The special election held last Tues
day for three supreme court judges
two in the New Orleans district and
one in the new north Louisiana dis
trict resulted in the selection OF
Criminal Court Judge Joshua G.
Baker of New Orleans to succeed
Chief Justice Frank A. Monroe, who
has voluntarily retired. and the cleo
ton of Judge Emil Godchaux to the
place made vacant by the retirement
of Justice w. B. Sommerville, also
of the New Orleans district. In the
north Louisiana district four candi
dates were out after the new seat
on the bench of the high court. and
returns indicate the selection CT
Judge Land of Shreveport for the
position.
! The election of Judge Baker, who
has been on the bench of one sec
ton of the New Orleans criminal
court for nearly forty years, was by
a narrow margin over Judge st. Paul
of the court of appeal. Judge Baker
is about seventy years of age AMI
will be able to retire on full pay be
fore the expiration of his term on the
supreme bench, as the vacancy he is
elected to fill will run only three OIL
four years.
Former governor Luther E. Hall
who, with Harry Gamble and ]
Zach Spearing, contended with Judge
Godchaux, was second in the four
corned race, but the latter bea
three competitors by a large MAORI
ty over all, In a statement ISSUED
Wednesday Governor Hall stated he
would contest the matter in thu
courts and was prepared to prove
that Judge Godchaux is not either
of Louisiana but that his place o
residence is in Pass Christian Miss
If the courts rule with Governor Hal
and sets aside the nomination o
Judge Godchaux that decree woult
automatically make Governor Hal
the nominee. Developments in tn
matter are being eagerly watched.
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make him stir around and take e1sr
else. The fishing they haven't tried
as none of the party are experts aaa
they prefer to let the poor finny tribe
in peace and not attempt to haul them
from the clear, rushing water Of Ire
beautiful river.
Nose, the colored man, Is supplying
them with great quantities Of the best
food in the land, and John said It
was a caution the way the eroWi
cleaned up everything in sight each
meal, and that pat was simply ne
biggest gourmand and garmandizer b.
the whole bunch. We really thought
better of "Pat," but there Is no telling
what he'll do when he gets out o.
the river.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-08-31

my judgment is that the best way to
start the practice of economy is to
reduce the revenues and then make
the suit fit the cloth" In other
words, remove the temptation for use
less appropriations, and see to it that
the money Appropriated is spent care
fully and for the purpose for which
it was appropriated.
have great faith in the budget sys-
tenn which we have adopted, and be-
lieve that with the assistance of the
director of the budget and the hearty
cooperation of congress, with one we
can carry on the affairs of govern
ment with the money raised in this
bill. If there is cooperation, business
and efficiency, it will not be necess-
airy to come back with deficiencies
later.
I believe the war debt should be
cared for in an orderly funding and
gradual payment l believe, too, that
the government should get out of all
business which, can be carried on bet
ter by private enterprise than by the
government as soon as possible.
believe also that we should abolish
those revolving funds as soon as
possible. Revolving funds are justifi-
able only to meet emergencies, but in
time of peace there is no reason for
a continuance of such practices; on
the contrary, there are strong reasons
for stopping them. They are unnec-
cessary and lead to extravaganza.
The people of the United States are
suffering terribly as a result of the
paralysis in agriculture and business
and they demand that their taxes be
reduced and that rigid economy be
practiced. There are provisions in
this bill which l do not like, and l
shall vote for the motion to recommit
the bill to the committee on ways
and means with the hope that it will
be presented to US in a better form
on final passage. or course, / real
ize that legislation is a matter of
compromise. especially in body like
this, where there are 435 members.
Because of the many good provisions
in the bill and the large reduction
in the peoples taxes that will be
made If the bill passes, / shall vote
for it.
The three great needs at this time
in my Judgment, to help revive agri-
culture and business are a reduction
of taxes, with a sensible method of
collecting them; better credit facili-
ties to help move our surplus agricul-
tural and manufactured products; and
the reduction of our transportation
charges. I hope to see that done as
soon as possible.
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NOTICE
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary.

I, Olivier P DAILY, president Of the
st. Landry parish school board, in ac.
cordance with a resolution of said
board, passed August 1, 1921, do here
by give notice to all whom it may
concern that said board. as the gov
erning uthority of the Coulee Croche
district No. of the second police
jury ward of the parish of st. Lam
dry. intends to issue forty thousand
($40, 00000) dollars of bonds of. the
said school district, in accordance
with the conditions set forth in the
proposition submitted to the property
taxpayers in said district at the cleo
ton held December 7, 1920, and at
which election said bonds were
authorized, except that said bonds
shall bear interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum, payable annuity
unlss a petition or remonstrance, sign
ed by ten per cent OF the qualified
property taxpayers of said district be
filed with the ST. Landry parish
school board the governing authority
of said school district, within sixty
days from the publication hereof.
o. P. DAILY,
President.
w. B. PRESCOTT,
Secretary.
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NOTICE

I, Olivier P. DAILY, president Of the
St Landry parish school board, in ac-
cordance with a resolution of said
board, passed August 1, 1921, do here
by given notice to all whom 1t may
concern that said board as the govern
ing authority of the Arnaudville school
district No. / Of the third police jury
ward of the parish Of st. Landry. IN
tends to issue ten thousand $4,000
O0) dellars of bonds OF the said school
district, in accordance with the con
ditions set forth in the proposition
submitted to the property taxpayers
IN said district at the election held
April /, 1921, and at which election
said bonds were authorized, except
that said bonds shall bear interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum,
payable annually, unless petition Or
remonstraDce, signed by ten per cent
of the qualified property taxpayers Of
said district be filed with the st. Ian
dry parish school board, the govern
ing authority of said school district.
within sixty days from the publication