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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
X MOVIE NOVELTY
fhs Macon Telegra oh.

From the Macon Telegraph.
 Another oddity we mean to intro- duce when We write our movie sceh- ario will be heroine who doesn't grow pop-syed and bite her wrist when shes scared about something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
popBED HAIR SCORES A POINT

From the IAHlpF IfIUuHe'
 A Paris beauty doctor claims to have discovered that long hair will cause the face to wrinkle premature ly, and is Q constant drain on the complexion" That ought to settle the bobbed-hair problem forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
pr. stusr+- Better

T have just returned from two weeks delightful stay at Junaiuska the summer encampment of Southern Methodists, in the mountains of North Carolina near Asheville," says Fred M Jackson, and the crowds this year broke all former records.
 Tt is a nice place for a holiday in which recreation is made the pleas anter by the information and in- spiratlonal addresses. l am glad to report that Dr. George Stuart is ini- proving surely and expects to return to Birmingham by october l to take up his pulpit work at the First Meth odist church"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
AN OVERSIGHT

well" said Mir. Gadspur, have you decided which one of the candi- dates you are going to support?p No" said Mrs. Gadspur. They ought to be taught lesson" 'How's that?"
 I've heard them. all make speeches and not one of them said the saliva tion of the country depends on t.-e woman voter"
 ASKING TOO MUCH
 T see you are wearing an Ask Me button"
 Yes" said the public-spirited cit izen, "but I'm going to take>lt off" Whats the trouble?
 strangers in town keep asking me if I can direct them to reliable bootlegger."
 FOR THE GENERAL READER What is that book you are read ing?"
 Tales of Bartender replied MT. Bibbles.
 How did 1t get through the mails?" This is, an expursated edition
 GETTING ON.
 Has Mrs. Calder made much pro- sress in learning to drive her oar?'' She has mastered the first lesson" And what is that?"
 While she may not regard a traf- fic policeman as her social equal, she has learned that a few kind words have more effect on him than her customary hauteur." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
THE GENTLE YEGG

THE GENTLE YEGG. A gentle yegg, with fearful eyes, Was heard uplifting heavy sighs To those who asked him what was
 wrong,
 That he was in no mood for song, lie said, It's hard to play my part, Because have a tender heart. Most every house I try to rob His voice broke here, he gan to sob find some little children there Tn sIumber, innocent and fair. They touch me so, and I'll repeat if. simply drop my swag and beat it.!
 FORESTALLING QUESTIONS.
 T want shave" said the bat tered looking customer.
 Yes, sir. Have seat" replied the barber
 Before I sit down I want to tell you that I got this black eye in a political argument with a friend. This deep scar on my chin was re- ceived early in life when stick or stove wood flew up and struck me- My left ear is sligtly askew from having come in contact with base ball bat. Now that I have satisfied your curiosity by telling you these little details of my carer, you may proceed to shave me-"
 
 IN A NEW ROLE. Charley wept when cheering London Took him to it's sooty heart; Ne'er before had we suspected
 Charles could play a tragic part. Have we here a budding Hamlet, 7 Or signing Romeo? Ahi If Charley sticks to pastry.
 That's thing we'll never know.
 WELL TO DO.
 why don't you give that noor hep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
4 DEAD CoMRAnE

H DEAD COMHADE N. H. Weigall. in the Westminster Gazette There is name we have not said.
 so long That in our very hearts that name is
 shy. Yet who once loved him more than you or I? Oh. be more. loyal to our slove. and
 strong! Could we not name him. laughing. ,ss-'
 of old, Here on the open hills thi. ~ day, x, And tell again the things
 to say Lest love too lonely laid g t.
 and cold? sSl' An, it were grief Indeed, When this familiar road and
 trees sel SS AnE the gay memories all ent .insd
 with these Should make us only sie a. Ar& veriest shame If we who knew such days. and such friend. Should not go proud and srailirs is the end!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15

Sometimes woman doesn't meet her ideal man until she is too old for for him to recognize her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
WE'LL TO DO.

WELL TO DO. Why don't you give that poor beg gar dime?" Hes one of my depositors," said the banker, briefly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15

Before casting their bread upon the waters some people tie a stringfo it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15

Don't blame others for taking you at your own face value if you give yourself away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15

Ask 8 truthful man his opinion and the chances are that he will hand you something that you don't want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
FROM MRS. OWEN

To the Editor of The Age-Hersld.
 Please let me thank you for the generous space which you allowed in your esteemed paper for the editorial and news stories of pr. Owens His have always appreciated the friendly offices of the press of Alabama and neither of us has ever had better friend than The Age-Herald.
 Again thanking you. l am, cor dially (Mrs.) MARIE B. OH EN.
 Montgomery, September 13, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ApprrcIATIoy FROM Me. ocHs

To the Editor of The Age Herald;
 I thank you for your kind expres- fifth anniversary of my control and management of the New York Times.
 Your reference to she event in the Birmingham Age-Herald, I assure you, encourages and inspires me to greater efforts to merit continuance of your appreciation and good will
 l wish l were worthy of the full measure of your generous words of praise. Very truly yours,
 -sADOPLH s. oCHS.
 New York, September 6. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Also. a woman's face may be her husbands misfortune.
 An ounce of hustle is worth a pound of lucky rabbits feet.
 Never judge what a woman wants to do by the things she does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15

When woman pounds piano she does so either because she wants to or Because her neighbors don't wan: her to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
Five Days to Qualify

s"Candidates for the city commis' sion have only five more days in which to qualify for the race" de- clared H. Scudder Ryan yesterday.
 ''The lists close Monday, September 10, Just three weeks before the elec- ton on october 10. The election com missioners meet on September 22 go select the election officers.
 suggestions of candidates as to the personnel are always needed, bct with the large field this time it will be impossible to accept all the names turned in by the several con testants. Some of the candidates have already turned in their lists, in response to a letter sent out early this week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
fiat Preparedness

Although today is Straw Hat day do not intend to discard mine as long as the weather is as hot as il was yesterday said J. " Wedge worth.
 "of course I know in the large eastern cities everyone discarda straw hats on Labor Day, but then they don't have hot weather as lory as we do. Straw hats are hot enough as 1t is at the present time with the mercury soaring and don't believe everyone will put on felt hats until the weather gets a little cooler.
 Although l do not intend to be caught mapping as was last year, and have already purchased felt hat, so when the weather changes will not be forced to wear straw hat downtown"
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02
HELP NEEDED FOR MATZOS FOR
EUROPEAN JEWS.

Central Relief committee says, cables
and letters have reached us from Bcr'
lin. Vienna, Poland, Lithuania, Czecho-
Sloyakia, Hungary. Roumanla, Pal
estine and the Baltic Provinces. i'm
ploriug the Central Relief committee
as the representative committee OF
Orthodox ,Iewry in America. to supply
our people abroad this year with Pass
over flour or matzos.
To meet the requirements. over
100000 must be had without delay.
for this purpose. Last year that much
was spent and the need is greater
now. The Central Relief committee
out of its general fund. drew the initial
check of Sl25,OOO which 1t has placed
with the Joint Distribution commit
tee for the furthcrancc of this work.
We appeal to every community. that
it proceed without delay in the raising
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02
A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION.

In many, in fact most Jewish con-
gregations. the annual dues Tor mir
iicd men are double those of the sin
gle men. Wherever this is the case
it would seem to be only fair anu
reasonable that the wives of these
members should, ipsc facto, be fnl'
members of the congregation. Not only
should they be members. but they
should have the right to become mem
hers of the board of trustees aud 10
hold any office to which any OF them
might be elected. This would not only
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02

There is wide difference between
freedom of speech and of the press and
license by spoken and printed words
to dcfamc and insult the nation, on
any section thereof. or to preach scdi-
ton, or even immortality. This is IL
lesson that quite II few living III the
United States have yet TO learn. Moral
persuasion should first be applied to
inculcatc it. and where that is not
tive roll should he used Chicago
Israclitc.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02

be of benefit to the congregation in
the general management. but would
also tend to increase the attendance
at services. In any event. the adoption
Of a rule making the wives of mem
bcrs and such unmarried women as
can not possibly do any harm and
may he productive of much good
American ISraclitc.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02
THEY ARE JEWS IN GOOD STAND
ING,

partial census of Canadian .Icwry
has revealed the following names of
Jews in good standing in the com
munity in which they reside: Rice,
Parker, SquircS, Wilder, Smith, Pen
der. Wall. CARAT. Faurcr. stuart,
Mitchell Shaw. Harrison. Mckinley,
Lawrence. Tompnins, Applcby, Burke,
Scott. German. Taylor, Gilbert, Andcr-
son, Shcrwin. Robertson. Turner, Sill
clair, Duboulct, d. Moiscllc, Dick, Nc
Clean, Ulster, Richardson, English,
Upton. Bird. Rodgers, Churchill,
Franklin. Evans. misunderstanding
Jewish Chronicle
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02
of a special Passover fund.

If our people abroad are not 10 ~
without matzos this year, the purchase
of the flour must not be delayed. The
raising of the funds must go right ON.
In sending check for Passover, kindly
indicate that it is to satisfy this spe-
cific need.
The Rabbits and local organizations
of every city are urged to assist IN
the matter of the Passover funds,
which should be sent to Leon kamalks'
room 914, 81 Chambers street, New
York.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02

Polish Tclcgraphic Agency reports
that the resignation of the Socialist
Vicc-Premicr Daszynski would not ill.,
terfcrc with the work of regulation
Of Polish-Jewish relations. Premier
Wiltos recognizes the Importance of
the Jewish question and will work to-
ward its amclioration and the creation
of better conditions and a better I'M
Outstanding between the two races.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02
Made Only In Denver

Norman Landcs, Of 12'o Ogden
street. leaves for Kempcr Military
Academy Saturday after spending
pIeasant vacation in the city. He takes
this means of bidding his friends god
bye
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-02-02

We should try to succeed by merit.
not by favor. lie whwo does well will
always have patrons clloush.-Plau'
tus.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
Runaway Dreyer 584.

In the time it takes for refreshed
business man TO reach from his third
cup of coffee to the sugar bowl, the
mess of gas familiarly known to
science as Nebula Dreyer 5S4 is shoot
Ing 1850 miles 1t is going away
from the earth faster than any celes-
tial thing ever moved before.
Why does this nebula hit 1t up?
Scientists shake their heads or muir
mur unintelligibly, but we have sus-
picion. Maybe 5S4 has ears. To these
ears has just come, borne through 'e
ether by the power Of its own I,"'
air, all the stuff that the earth had
to listen to during and just after
the war. Then there was much talk
about "great spiritual uplift," "a
world reborn" "a new and better
universe" "great awakenings Of con-
science" and so ON through all the
patter of the soft and silly.
That kind Of raving was pretty bad
while 1t lasted, but most Of the
makers of cant phrase have talked
themselves into silence. But II their
lingo has slipped out into space and
tickled the eardrums Of Dreyer 584
It Is no wonder that the poor thing is
running away.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
Geography of the Poets.

To THE New YORK HERALD: 1 have
followed what has been written con-
cerning Kipllng's reference to the seven
seas and / do not believe that he or
any one else knows what he meant by
the term.
A sea Is a sea and an ocean Is an
ocean. It also makes a difference
whether we are using ancient or mod
ern language. The ancients did not
know of as many oceans and seas as
we do, and the term the seven seas may
be as old as the hills. 1t seems a great
deal like asking How old is Ann?" AS
poetic license it is probably permissible.
The United States Supreme Court has
held that all our great lakes are seas
When IL comes to a question of seas
there are many more than seven seas.
without counting the oceans at all. One
might puzzle ones brain over the mat
ter indefinitely and never find an an
swer. Everybody has a guess at the
correct answer, but consider the best
answer to be that it Is simply poetic
license.
Surely. the seas give no answer, for
they continue to mourn in flowing pur-
ple," to quote old Omar.
ARLINGTON III. CARafAN.
PArcHoGuE, January 20.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

for the Prince of WALES, the Prin-
cess MARY and Princess YoLANDE of
Italy. But the marriages among the
noble families have been as proper
tionally few as among royal families.
One of the most recent was the mar
riage of a daughter Of the house OF
Savoy-Genoa to a Wittelsbach prince,
another that of one of the little
Luxembourg grand duchesses to a
Bourbon prince.
We are informed also that these
royal weddings will not be such grand
functions as once royal weddings
were. Neither .are they apparently
so much affairs arranged by courts
and diplomats. When 1t was. stated
that the marriages between the Greek
and Rumanian royal families would
more closely unite the two nations
the young princesses fastened to de
clare that their weddings had no po-
litical significance. Prince CAROL ex-
pressed what may be the modern
spirit when he declared that inter-
national politics could go to the dogs
for all he cared, that he and his
sister we're marrying "for love pure
and simple" and that he would like
to take his bride to California II 1t
was not so far away and did not cost
so much.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
Education in Peru.

Peru's decision 10 turn to the United
States for assistance In the reorgan-
ization of It's educational system is a
gratifying indicatlon of the more inti-
mate intellectual cooperation that has
begun to characterize our intercourse
with Latin America. Twenty educa-
tors from this country have been en-
gagged to supervise the activities
planned In accordance with a law
enacted last year by the Peruvian
Congress and now being put into
execution.
The men who are to aid in this
movement are specialists who have
won distinction In their various fields
of public education. Several OF them
held important administrative posts
in the Philippines, and have credit
for organizing the school system now
in successful operation In those
islands At their head is Dr. BARRY
Erwin BARD. who. IN the capacity OF
special adviser. aided the Peruvian
Ministry Of Public instruction in
drafting the new school law.
The most important part Of the
Peruvian educational programme Is
that which relates 10 primary and
secondary instruction. The republic
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
No Building Loan Bludgeon.

The Lockwood committee ought to
have power enough to expose what
ever artificial, vicious or Illegal con-
ditions and practices hamper honest
(. building enterprises. 1t ought to have
power enough TO show how every
legitimate means might be used to
stimulate natural investment in
homes and mitigate the housing short
nge. 1t ought to have power enough
to lay bare the abuses of gross usury.
But the Lockwood committee and the
Legislature might as we'll try to force
water to run up hill as to force fidu-
ciary funds under responsible and
prudent management to flow into un-
wise or unsafe investment.
What the matter is with loans on
new housing projects has been per-
fectly revealed by the able, searching
and successful investigation of the
Lockwood committee itself. Crooked
labor traffickers, corrupt building
rings, proflteering greed and dis
honest workmanship have made
many new houses cost twice as much
as they are worth measured against
well built houses erected at normal
and honest prices. On such highly in
fiated valuations, representing the ex-
cessive cost, are assessed terrific
taxes caused by government graft,
waste and squander. Other inordi-
nate costs and expenses make them
an uninvlting loan investment.
If every thousand dollars of money
put into such house represents only
S400 or $500 Of real value, how is any
body going to figure a safe investment
therein of trust funds on a basis
that win help the builder or owner
in any worth while way7 The usual
mortgage line Of safety has been so
per cent. But If the fiduciary funds
20 into a loan ON a building which
actually appraises fifty-fifty Of rent
valyse and Of imitation, then either one
or two things must happen, either the
loan must be scaled down to 30 per
cent Of the whole, which would give
very little help to the borrower, or
the loan must become a heavy risk.
? A 60 per cent. loan on the face cost
OF anything really worth only half
what 1t cost is no better than n 40
per cent. loan on anything worth all
that II cost. Where would the bank or
the insurance company come out un-
der default Of the borrower and
forced liquidation Of such q loanl
%tere would the people to whom the
dSoesits Of banks and the assets Of
Insurance companies really belong
come out?
This Is the cold truth and the plain
English OF the Ill advised and boot
less efforts to force by legislative
pressure the transfer OF fiduciary
funds out Of sound and safe invest
ment into unsound and unsafe invest
ment- Wherefore It will be better
business for the Legislature to make
building investment naturally inviting
to trust funds by eliminating the evils
which have made IT uninviting TO
them rather than to seek vainly to
bludgeon such funds into real estate.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
The Crux.

What is the Vendidad to him,
Andromeda or Aphrodite?
What Karnak or the Anakim.
Persephone or Amphitrite?
What cares he for the Grecian ode,
Menander, Socrates or Lucian,
Tho Rhodian or Justinian code.
The Jacobite or Rosicrucian?
What does he care II Kipllng sings.
Or what to him is pragmatism?
What matters that there are such things
As Soviet rule or Bolshevism?
OF what concern is II to him
Just how the world had its beginnings.
Or what the times remote and dim
When Dinosauria had their innings?
Yet once in learning's paths hs strayed
And glad he was when there he tar
ried.
But oh. he met a lovely maid
And, eager. wanted to get married.
So all his thoughts he had to give,
In all his hours OF sleep and waking.
To studying how two could live
On the ten weekly he was making!
NATHAN NJ. LEVY.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
A Franco-Cerma Partnership :?

Berlin reports, as related by THE
New YORK HERALD's bureau, are
that the German Government has
agreed to French proposals for a rep
aration settlement with the Allies.
The sum and substance of the ar
rangement, as we get it, Is that
France Is to benefit enormously by
having a sort of first call on German
trade. This would be not unlike the
old trade treaty relationship between
the Kaiser's empire and the Cars.
The special advantage to France In
the present proposal, however, would
lie in the part of the plan which
provides that the French would get
paid In money, through the Repara-
tions Commission, for what they sold
to Germany, while what Germany
sold to France would be credited, In
effect, as payment on indemnity ac-
count.
Now, IL is by no means to be taken
for granted that the new. undertak-
ing, as 1t thus Comes to us, will go
into operation. The other members
Of the Entente, Great Britain in par
ticular, will be reasonably sure to get
their share Of benefits, whether repre-
sented by money, barter or what else.
Foreign trade is not merely the apple
of the British eye; it is the bread
and butter of the British stomach.
Nevertheless, it Is a fact that all
ready France Is doing big and
rapidly growing bigger business with
Germany. 1t is fact that the oppor-
tunity, influence and power of the
Reparations Commission are vigor-
ously exercised to make out of all
German industry, commerce and
finance as much as possible for the
Allies bound by the Treaty of Yer
sailles. And it is a fact that We,
because we are not In that Treaty
Of Versailles family, are not consid
cred to be entitled to much Of any
consideration regarding possible divi-
dends growing out of that interna-
tional undertaking.
But 1t is also a fact that Ger
many never is going to achieve her
economic redemption without Amer
lean supplies Of cotton, copper and
other materials in vast quantities.
Germany never Is going to pay up
in Europe, whether with gold or
with goods, unless she can and does
avail herself Of the chance In the
American market to restore, continue
and magnify her industrial power.
We shall trade with Germany and
Germany will trade with us as be-
fore the war and since the war,
Treaty Of Versailles or not.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

has been divided into administrative
areas, each of which win be under
the supervision of an educator Of
recognized ability. Facilities have
been provided for the essential work
OF training Peruvian teachers along
modern pedagogical lines. New school
houses will be built in the rural dis
tricts on the latest scientific plans
followed in the United States. The
Peruvian Government has appro-
priated funds ample to carry on the
work.
Provision has been made for new
technical schoo,a One Of these Is a
College Of Commerce in Lima, which
will be organized on practical lines
and associated intimately with the
business and Industrial interests of
the republic. Its academic standing
may be judged from the fact that ar
rangements are already being made
for its afiillation with some OF the
prominent university schools of COM
mercial education in this country and
for the interchange Of students and
instructors. 1t Will be the first typi-
cal American school Of business to be
established In South America.
The adoption Of our educational
methods on the scale attempted by
Peru should afford an interesting
test Of the value of these methods to
Latin American nations In general. II
the experiment is as successful as
the leaders in the movement hope it
will be Lima might again become the
intellectual centre of South America,
distinction which.it once held as the
viceregal capital Of the Spanish colo
MES In the southern continent.