The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-07
STILL QUESTIONING MOTIVES
 OF HENRY FORD

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 It has been intimated in dispatches from Washington that Henry Ford is Understood" to be opposed to temporary use of the steam power plant at Sheffield to supply power dur ing the low water season in the Carolinas on the ground that it will show the intrinsic value of the plant and the potentialities of Muscle Shoals.
 It is not fair to charge such an attitude to MT. Ford on hearsay. His offer to lease the shoals is proof of the value he attaches to that property. Supplying power to the Carolinas in low water emergency through steam plant is not going to furnish any such demon stration of service as to impart new values to the development of water power. Besides Mr Ford is capable of speaking for himself.
 
 Representative Kline of Pennsylvania has proposed an amendment to the constitution making the term of congressman four years instead of two. That would never do. It's hard enough to oust one now.
 
 Doctors will prescribe beer, but the patient will have to provide pretzels and rye bread on his own initiative
 Rightly used pepper is excellent condi- ment. Bandits who use it to get results are taking an unfair advantage of the public.
 
 Recent events indicate that the Pershing presidential boom was not dead but sleeping. The memoirs of MT. Chaplin will afford re- lief to newspaper readers who are unable to follow the vagares of international politics. The female Bluebeard' has been convicted of second degree murder. The gentlemen of the jury missed an opportunity to put her in the movies.
 Just when the Ku Klux Klan excitement was dying out Senator Watson discovered a new way to keep Georgia in the lmelight.
  The assassination of Preimer Hara places Japan alongside other enlightened" nations where the assassin is factor to be reckoned with.
 Evelyn Nesbit may be compelled to capital ize her misfortunes by going back on the stage.
 
 It has reached the point where self-respect- ing American city which does not entertain at least one distinguished foreigner year feels sighted
 Henry Ford's railroad has called for great deal of explaining from people who have run railroads for years.
 When Harry Lauder played golf with Presi- dent Harding he doubtless made allowances for the Presidents game.
 By their latest escapade Karl and Zita have made their retirement permanent.
 Senator Tom Watson of Georgia didn't go to the United States Senate to hide his light under bushel Publicity" is his middle name. Now that the last legionnaire has betaken himself homeward, Kansas City is beating back to normalcy.
 Washington is used to notables, but the old town would probably bestir itself if MT. Babe" Ruth were to arrive for chat with the Pres ident.
 Armistice day will merely be reminder to France that the victors have not yet gathered in the spoils. If the disarmament conference begins in an atmosphere of secrecy it may end in an atmos- phere of doubt. Russian expatriates who are waiting for the downfall of bolshevism are facing another | year of exile
 There is little distinction to be made between dry agents and burglars when citizen owns a well-stocked cellar.
 MT. Chaplin's alleged pink proclivities may be attributed to an artistic temperament