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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

but now every single half sheet pays a halfpenny to the Queen. The Ob- servator is fallen; The Medley's are jumbled together with the Flying Post; the Examiner is deadly sick; the Spectator keeps up and doubles will hold (but it discontinued in De- cember. 1712) Steele starting the Guardian in 171s, which ran only six months"
 But the impost put to sleep some of the good journals and brought to life many bad ones. It was in the reign of Queen Anne that the Eng fish newspaper press first became really eminent for the amount of in tellectual power and versatile talent which was employed upon it, but it was in her reign that it was fettered by the stamp act. It was in her reign and while in prison that Dariel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe, began his famous paper, The Review, at the outset published weekly, aft erwards twice, and at length three times week (the first tri-weekly I know anything about). A curious result came about through the stamp act. for instead of limiting the number of papers tho number continued to increase, for by 1776, in spite of the fact that the stamp act had been made more strin- gent, there were published in London alone 53.- The hectic pr. Johnson wrote in his day: Journals are daily multiplied, without increase of knowledge The tale of the morning paper is told in the evening. anc the narratives of the evening are brought out in the morning. These repeti- tions, indeed, waste time, but they do not shorten it. The most eager pe- ruscr of news is tired before he has <,oupleted his labor. and many man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

lcomposing room work, the stereotype room work. the press room work and the circulation department work, they decided never to mention strike again, but to go to work in better publication from which they acquired livelihood.
 From that day to this there has never been a particle of conflict in The Age Herald office. On the other hand there has been thorough team work, and today the 300 or more em- ployes in The Herald building are more or less in the nature of big family, working together and helping each other out when the oc- casion affords.
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 The writer completed his twenty fourth year at the editorial desk of The Age Herald last evening.
 On it's staff and in it's business of- flee there are others of long service. John McRae and Miss Susan Wright in the business office started the same day and are still here.
 Cassius M. Stanley, now managing editor, completed his twentieth year only last week, having started as boy reporter.
 Allen NJ Holt, foreman of the com posing room and mechanical super intendent completed his twenty third year about July 1. Paul Cook, of funny column fame, and chief editorial writer. completed lis eighteenth year last February.
 Hugh Roberts. Washington corre- spondent, who started as baseball re. porter, is entering his sixteenth year Of service.
 Mrs. Orline Shipman, best known as Dolly Dalrymple, celebrated her thirteenth anniversary on The Age Herald last Friday.
 E. c. Tobin. cashier, came from Augusta, Ga, some 20 years ago and started in as assistant bookkeeper.
 Pete Goode, chief pressman, is just completing his twentieth year, and c. II. Hicks, chief stereotyper. came down from Knoxville about 19 years ago, and has been in his present po- sition since.
 There are many others of from 10 to 15 years service.
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 The remarkable thing about this Age Herald force is that all arc young men and young women. AL most every one of the above-named came out of school to The Age Her ald, and some of them were as young as 16 when they started in. All are youngsters yet.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

61 WENTY-Fo years ago today l the writer acquired majority
 ownership of this newspaper and issued the first new Age Herald.
 Formerly there had been The Age and The Herald-two newspapers. These had combined into The Age Herald.
 Soon thereafter a newspaper, known as The State, was published here. and within few years The State bought The Ase-Herald, and the publication was known as The State Herald. This newspaper was owned and pub lished by statesmen, politicians, can didates for office and an olla podrida of men who were sure they knew best how to publish newspaper, and who had bit of money to sink therein. There were troubious times when the board of directors met; and the act ing editor was always in hot water as to what position to take when his directors failed to agree upon a policy.
 Naturally it was soon upon the toboggan. so to speak; and its edi- torials were largely confined to con troversies with the Montgomery Ad- vertiser.
 When the writer bought it. or it's outstanding stock, it owed everybody, including the printers, and was printed on rented typesettinE ma chimes. It did own printing press and a stereotyping outfit and man aged to print six out of seven days of each week, except when the week contained a legal holiday. On these days it went to a picnic.
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 Strange days they were in Bir- mingham. After the writer acquired The Age Herald, The News, which was then published by that prince of fine fellows, Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes, continued to take vacations on the Fourth of July.
 It happened that the Spanish fleet off the coast of Santiago, Cuba. under Admiral Cervera, was destroyed by the American naval squadron of bat tleships and cruisiers under Admirals Sampson and Schley on the Fourth of July, 1898.
 The Associated Press story an- nouncing the destruction of Cervera's fleet reached Birmingham about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was grip ping news. Yet every printer, every pressman and every stereotyper in Birmingham was out at Hawkins Springs-12 miles out-enjoying a picnic. They had gone in wagons, buygies and carry -alls. There were no street car lines near and no auto-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Colonel Garber Return.

T have never seen anything like the corn in Kansas said Col. A. NJ. Garber who returned from a western trip yesterday. "They are making 70 bushels to the acre. Their cattle are wonderful and trip to their oil fields is well worth any mans time for its novelty.
 By the way, since street car fares are live topic in Birmingham, it is probably interesting to call attention to the fact that in St. Louis they have a straight seven-cent car fare but in Kansas City the fare is eight cents. In Kansas City, however, two people riding together are charged but fifteen cents. It was explained to me that this arrangement was made chiefly for convenience in mak- ing the change. 1t is so much easier to make change for fifteen cents than for two eight-cent fares"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Constructive Work by
 the Junior Chamber
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TNHE Junior Chamber of Com U merce has done several cred table things, but it touched high point of service when it met the con- Gition laid down by the board of revenue for resurfacing South Twentieth street.
 The board told these young men that it would do the work provided per cent county bonds could be floated at par. That condition was apparently an impossible one.
 But the young men went about and secured pledges of tenants and property owners to stand a portion of the cost of the work by raising the amount of money required to make up the difference between a market value of 5 per cent bonds and their flotation at par. When they appeared before the board of revenue with their proffer of par for $10,000 of per cent bonds, there was nothing left for the board to do but thank these sturdy citi- zens and graciously accept their proposal.
 The senior chamber made no mis- take when it brought this bright and energetic material into commu- nity service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

LONG DISTANCE INVESTMENT What was he arrested for?" Selling canal stock" That isn't a criminal offense, is it?'
 The canal is on Mars"
 SHORT When summer wooers play
 The game poor Cupid shrieks; Forever and a day"
 Means just about two weeks.
 COMPETITION q thought you said the summer resort you visited had great natural beauty"
 "So it had, but every time I'd start to admire the scenery an artificial beauty would stroll past and the landscape would be total loss"
 PUT IN AND TAKE OUT The gay old boys are spinning tops, Apparently with childish glee, But every time the spinning stops The wagers lost are sad to see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

The kind of preacher who never first notifying the newspapers is not working for the glory of the Lord. < x #
 Mir. Dempsey must have more in- telligence than he has been given credit for. It is said he nver reads mash" notes. Northcliffe is at his best when he's mingling with newspaper men or pro- vding fresh ammunition for the "Thunderer."
 If the Northcliffe- -Cruzon-Lloyd George war results in a few cabinet casualties the power of the press will be vindicated. The withdrawal of American soldiers from Germany will be a sad blow to the frauleins and the shop keepers
 F * * Great Britain's Naughty Arch" is giving Britons one of the few laughs they've enjoyed since pre-war day.. x E # If motor car is put on the market that anybody can buy even the beg gars will ride. F F x The sea serpent is never seen close to shore, but there's no telling what goes on beyond the three mile limit.
 < F * By taking short vacation trips President Harding doesn't lose any time recuperating. + # * Heart balm" continues high in the courts, in other words. all the ratfic will bear. A World war veteran offers to sell his soul for work. Sucn Is the re- ward ot reroism. York was SO successful that hardly anybody in New York knew about it. -------------s.----- --------
 COMPLETE WARDROBE From the Tampa Tribune.
 A Birmingham man has cane to mach every suit he has, says The Age Herald. So have we-on suit and one cane. POINTED PARAGRAPHS From the. Chicago News.
 Marriage Is . synonym for either happiness or misery. Men are not necessarily big guns just because they are big bores. Some girls make their gowns. and the gowns of some other girls make them. A diplomat is a person who doesn't mean what he means others to think he means. Take care of the pennies and your heirs will not have care until they are penniiess.
 man never realizes the worth lessness of his earthly possessions until he tries to pawn them
 Hypocrisy is an influence that al- ways makes a man act different when he knows some one is watching him.
 Why is it that the average man is seldom willing to do the things he is constantly telli others they should dop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Car Fares Decreased
 for Regular Patrons
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mY unanimous decision the ID Alabama public service com- mission concurred in the opinion written by A. G. Patterson, grant ing an increase of cash trolley fares in Birmingham from seven to eight cents.
 Apparently, trolley fares on the lines of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company have been made higher, but an analysis of the commissions decision will show oAat they have actually been de- creased for the people who are most concerned, those who patronize the trolley cars regularly.
 The commission orders that books of 15 tickets shall be sold for $1, or 6 2-3 cents for each ticket. The tickets may be used by the pur- chaser or any member of his fam lily. That means a reduction from 2 to 6-2-3 cents for patrons who use tho cars daily, since all regular patrons will no doubt buy tickets instead of paying cash fares, as a matter of convenience as we'll as economy. To the person who rides on . trolley car perhaps once or twice a week, and to whom the serv- Ice is in sense luxury, a cash fare of eight cents work no hard ship and is not excessive.
 The school ticket rate of 21s cents is continued without transfer privilege. The Bessemer family book ticket rate is continued, which provides for 30 tickets at $5.10, or 17 cents for through trip. The $1 ticket books can also be used on the Bessemer lines, but the fare will be 20 cents.
 The granting of transfer charge Of two cents was made necessary largely because of the abuse of the transfer privilege, thousands of transfers being given away by troll ley car patrons to friends and ac- .quaintances, or even strangers. It E believed that an extra charge for transfers will break up this prac- tice. However, restrictions on the issuance of transfers on what is known as shuttle lines" have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
MODERN AUTOGRAPHS

we have about exploded the theory that the king can do no wrong"
 "so we have" replied the gentle man with sporting tendencies, but I maintain that we still submit too tamely to the decisions of the umpire and the referee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
OVERWHELMING MOLIERE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Moliere's birthday was ceiebratea in Paris with formal speeches ane solemn ceremonies. What . sa0rp the old cheap could have written e the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

removed by the commission. This will enable passengers travelling to and from Irondale, Roebuck Springs, Tarrant City, Wylam and Fairfield to ride for one fare plus the trans fer, instead of paying two full fares.
 Transfers between the Birming- ham and Edgewater Electric Rail- way company and the North and South Highlands line of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company are eliminated and five cent fare is ordered, which will be good from terminus to terminus of the Edgewater line.
 The public service commission has made an honest effort to grant re- >lief to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, which has shown the commission that it could not continue to operate with a large monthly deficit and maintain the present standard of service. These conditions were brought about by the industrial depression, unem- ployment and the jitneys. On the other hand, the commission wished to be fair to the public. The daily patron pays less than before, but additional revenues will be provided for the company.
 A flat increase of eight cents would not have been advisable and The Age-Herald has opposed the granting of such an increase, but the public service commission, talk ing into consideration the needs of the trolley system and the. rights of the public, has reached a decision which seems to be fair to both sides, and promises as an emergency meas ure to solve the traffic problem in Birmingham.
 Limiting the cost of an operation at Johns Hopkins to $1,000 will en- courage a number of people to have something taken out who have been holding back.
 Automobile wheels are now being made of solid wood, says the Chica- SO News. The heads of a great many automobile drivers seem to be made of the same material.
 E E F
 
 If our memory is not at fault Mme. -curie is the only distinguished visitor we have had within rwelveinonth who didn't make facetious remark about prohibition.
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 A Chicago judge says it IS every married mans duty to ainuss his wife. II a mans wife doesn't happen ;o have a sense of humor he's cut .; luck.
 It is indeed fortunate for Raymond Hitcock that Mrs. "Hitchy" has property. Otherwise, "Hitchy' might be reduced to eating off a chair arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Money Is Here

T was afraid perhaps they were building too many stores on Fifth avenue" said solon Jacobs, but when real estate concern like the Sturgeon Henley Realty Co.,, which is putting up five new ones come mt and say that it has had 75 appli- cants for them it would appear that .here Is some demand for Fifth avenue stores.
 T am glad to hear such a note of optimism coming from the men who are having faith in Birmingham real estate are willing to develop 1t. There is enough idle money here in this town to start many wheels of in dustry if it's possessors only had the nerve and the courage to put it to use"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
WEAK THERE

What sort of man is Peckton?" Put him with crowd of men and he's as red-blooded as anybody" q sec"
 But his wife selects his hats.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Mary MagdaIen

Mary Magdalen continues to be confounded with the woman whom Christ defended from tho mon bout 'o 'hro" stones at her as well as with Mary Of Bethany sister of Laza- rus and Martha said W. K. Brown. As matter of fact she was neither. She was one of company who healed of evil spirits and infirmi- ties ministered unto them Christ and the apostles) of their Substance. But she was not the fallen woman at whom the mob was about to cast stones.
 Strange how these confusions of tradition are repeated through the centuries. often. too, by the we'll read"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
? Nh FACILITIEo

From che Coffeyville (Mass.) News-
 Dispatch. Bert Hammond, while drunk yes terday, tried to drive his car into tho postoffice, but failed on account of the door being too marrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
asHOOT.' THE DOG IN JAPAN

By Science Service.
 The Japanese are inoculating dogs instead of people to prevent rabies, which is now widespread in that country. The bacteriologist Umeno and his co-workers at the Kitasato institute for infectious diseases have perfected a method of prophyiactic inoculation that can be given the dogs in one or two shots. 'ln all s1,- 900 dogs have been treated and in not a single instance has any one of them been round suffering from rabies. In stead of the usual methods of killing mad and stray dogs, the Japanese medical experts are advocating inocu- lation of all the dogs of Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
Query From Farawax

We hear almost every day from our booklets about Birmingham, T said O. L. Bunn, manager of the Chamber of Commerce. "Our latest is from Fred E. Norton, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of Syra- cuse. N. Y.
 MT. Norton is more particularly interested In ous published annual report with special reference to the operations of the wholesale mer- chants and manufacturers division Of the chamber He wishes to know all about the origin and operations ot this chamber adjunct.
 The one sure thing seems to be that whatever Birmingham does which is worth while is heard from soon and often."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
CIVILIZATION MARCHES ON

Arthur Brisbane, in the Chicago Her.
 aid and Examiner
 Very soon Nevada will begin kill ing human beings in a new way. Until recently they allowed con demned criminals there to choose their own method of execution.
 The man most recently executed in Nevada, named Mirovich, chose to be shot. So the authorities strapped him in a chair with his back to the wall, men were hired tc do the shooting. and he was shot te death quite successfully. Now Ne vada, up to the times and a little ahead, has invented the lethal cham. Der. The condemned man will be pu, in small cell, especially prepared Deadly gas will be introduced and ht will die. And as he dies witnesse: outside the lethal cell will look ir through sheet of glass and watcl him die. Some artist ought to mah picture of that highly civilized scene when it first happens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
THAT'S WORTH SOMETHING

THAT WORIH IT SOMETHING The light-hearted brother
 Who weareth a smile And maintains it bravely
 That life is worth while, May lack worldly honors
 And power and pelf, But one thing is certain
 He's loved for himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31
WHEN DICKENS ATE ,PossUM

| From the New York Evenlng PoSt.
 'T have, sir, just purchased in the market famous opposum' so l wrote Webster to Irving and the lat ter's guest, Dickens, in March, 1S42- "and I have sent 1t home to Monica, my cook, who will stuff it with chestnuts and bake it with sweet will be, sir, dish fit for the gods. Come, with your friend, and par take"
 Dickens and Irving did partake in Websters house on Connecticut ave- nue, Washington, and Dickens did not relish the 'possum as much as he | relished Websters company. In a paper on literary aspects of the capi- tai in the Catholic World Margaret B. Downing recalls another British visi- tors introduction to a new dainty in | Washing ton. Thackeray, in 1851, ate his first ice cream with Irving at the home of Hamilton Fish, on H street Not many people realize that Irving lived for nearly five years in Wash ington. Of course. every one knows that George Bancroft long lived there, and that Whitman and Bur roughs were in the civil service dur ing the same Civil war years. Prob- ably most people know also that Mrs. Stowe resided In Washington while Uncle Toms Cabin" was appearing in the national era. Charles Warren l Stoddard, the author of the South Sea Idylls," which, after all Howells' vain efforts to make it enduringly popular, has just come to notice again in the general South sea bub- ble, also lived in Washington for time. But no city really has title to an author until he not only lives in 1t, but writes about it. The author of this paper omits all mention of Henry Adams and the most notable novel of Washington life Democracy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

It is indeed fortunate for Raymond Hitcock that Mrs. "Hitchy" has property. Otherwise, "Hitchy' might be reduced to eating off chair arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

From the Tampa Tribune. A Birmingham man has cane to mach every suit he has, says The -Age-Herald. So have we-one suit and one cane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-31

A Chicago judge says it IS every married mans duty to ainuse his wife. if mans wife doesn't happen ;o have a sense of humor he's cut .. luck.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-26
HOUSE DEMOCRAT EXTRACTS TEETH
FROM BILL WHICH WOULD ALLOW
SUPPRESSION OF STATES REPORTS

ton Of $25 for the land office in con.
nection with farm loans; s. B. lis. de.
filming the boundaries Of the various
counties in order to correct inaccura.
cies; >. 3. 235 providing for liens on
growing crops; $. J.. r. Z, urging con-
gress to pass the McTadden bill for
aid OF gold mining; s. ]. NJ. 3, petition
inf creation of the Bears Paw battle
field monument; s. B. 245, relating to
farmers Institutes; s. B. 1893. relat-
ing to proceedings to determine heir
ship; and s. 3. 23S, providing a
standard for hay.
Two Bills Killed.
Mrs. Hathaway succeeded in killing
>. 3. 265, which would have eliminated
travelling expenses Of directors of the
girls vocational school, while Dillayou
brought about similar action in regard
TO ). b. 272, which limited directors
OF state schools to the counties in
which such schools are located.
In spite of an attempt BY Dan
Mceeuarrie to kill s. B. 206, which
authorized school trustees to provide
clothing, medical and surgical aid for
INDECENT school children, that bill was
recommended for concurrence after il
had been amended to provide that
consent OF the parents must first be
BY the trustees.
A special order of business for Q
,: m. saturday was provided for s. 3.
u. providing for the creation Of a
state purchasing department.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-26
Staff Correspondence

staff Correspondence.
Helena, Feb. 25.-Holding that the
OH as drawn and passed by the senate
gave the state board of examiners the
power TO suppress any report of q
state officer, board or commission
and that il there is anything the
people want now is information Of the
dolngs of such officers or departments
Edward Scharnikow Democrat Of Pow
el county succeeded, Friday, IN taking
the teeth out Of s. B. POI, which
served to prevent the printing by state
officers of reports Of the activities
Of their departments and provided
that the state board of examiners may,
IN their discretion, cause the same to
De printed in general volume or
otherwise.
Delay Income Tax Bill.
The house also took up the income
tax bill, ii. B. 161, in committee of
the whole, but when Scharnikow
sought to increase the exemption for
married men from $1,000, as in the
bill, to $1,000 and said he wanted to
place the house on record, it was dis
covered that the measure carried ap-
aggregating $4,000 and
rs it had not been in the hands Of the
committee on appropriations it was
taken from general orders and re-
Eerred to that committee.
The committee of the whole also
recommended for passage s. B. pro-
'ldIng for the collection Of an inspec-