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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-21
Who Is Paying for the
Tax-free Securities?

e ~ OVERNMENT officials are dds
w covering that tax-free securi-
ties of state and cities have found
their way into the hands of the veal
thy, who wisely invested in them in
order to reduce their tax bill. The
government itself issued tax-free
Liberty bonds.
Secretary Mellon has estimated that
there are $15,0OO,OO0,O worth Of
tax-free securities of one kind and an
other in the hands of the people OF
the United States. Why not? A man
should not be criticized for doing the
obviously sensible thing. There is nc
better investment in the world than
such securities.
High officials said to be consider
ing an appeal to the states and cities
\ to quit issuing tax-free securities.
They have gone so far as to conceive
constitutional amendment for that
purpose, but quickly recognized the
difficulty of getting it put through
the different state legislatures.
It requires no great research to
show what void in public revenue is
caused by securities Of this kind and
the necessity Of collecting taxes to
make up for the deficit.
Have we improved over the 1.-THE
system?
Cheap Heroics
on the Callows
N.Y. ITH grin on his face and a
/. wv rose in his buttonhole, Ell.
wood r. Wade, convicted murderer,
went to his death in Connecticut
prison.
Il want to be game to the end"
he said, and grinned until the black
cap was adjusted.
To meet death bravely in worthy
cause is the highest type Of heroism.
70 die on the gallows or the scaffold
for the commission Of crime, with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-21
SOME DISTANCE TO co

rom the San Francisco Chronicle.
A world in which confidence men can
ell stock IN the League Of Nations u
aot yet quite safe for democracy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-21
PRIDE

Pride
oh, why should the spirit of mortal be
proud!
He has seven sure winners, he bragg
geth aloud;
He goes to the track with a very
swelled dome,
Then borrows a dime for his carfare
BACK nome. Luke McLuke.
oh. why should the spirit of mortal
be proud,
However with talents he NAV he en-.
dowed.
Though he shine in this world as a
luminous light ~
His wife makes him take out the gar
bage at night.
Detroit Free Press. :.
Oh. why should the spirit of mortal be
proud.
AS he moves like god through the
press of the crowd?
Although he may think he's the had
of the list,
If he dropped out tomorrow he'd nevar
be missed
MARIAN EXPORTS
Suppose we established communica-
ton with Mars and discovered that the
planet is inhabited, what would we
gain by it2"
why. 1T would add to the sum Of
human knowledge"
Maybe so. but It wouldn't h. Iong
before we'd have another tariff prob
lem on our hands,"
BY EASY STAGES
Il hear you are an advocate of sim
plified spelling"
Yes" replied the literary person.
How did you happen to take UP that
sort of thing"
oh, just drifted into it. I used to
write great deal of dialect stuff"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-21

1T Is great treat for south Ala
bamian to get a chance to visit the
great mineral district of his state,
says G. D. Bean, cashier of the First
National bank, Andalusia.
Il come from one of the best cities
in the agricultural regions of Ala
bama. Andalusia is city with "a vision
and has put over some big things, and
while proud of its big industries 1t
treasures it's agricultural resources.
1T Is in the heart of a cotton, corn.
peanut, velvet bean, potato and sugar
cane country. Covington county's ex-
pertinent with tobacco did not prove a
bowling success. 1t was easy to raise
it, but the marketing end about de-
stroyed it. The farmers have about
made up their minds to stick to the old
reliables and live at home and raise
their own meat and enough to sell a
surplus" %
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-21
LONG TIME FINDING IT OUT

From the Mobile Register.
Recent reports have it that Trotzky
is insane. Diagnosis proceeds very
slowly in Russia.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
A Second Solomon Come to Judgment

T AXE FOREST, ILL.-What type
IL Of girl appeals to a wholesome
boy? What things do boys object to?
What qualities has the ideal girl I?
Floyd Brown, director of the Young
Mems Club of Lake Forest, who says
he has had lots Of experience with
girls, having been engaged three times
before he married. answers all these
questions. On invitation he spoke to
100 girl students of a fashionable SEM
mary.
Boys do not like girls who talk
loud, chew gum in public, powder their
noses or cross their legs In public, or
fiirt with other men while under es-
cort," he said. "They like silk stock
ings and shapely legs, but girls who
exhibit these do not make much Of a
hit.
paint and powder may help at
times, but boy likes best the ruddy
natural complexion. He likes girl
who snuggles up to him while dancing,
but doesn't respect the girl for 1t. He
doesn't care for the clinging vine type.
He wants a girl who can cook, who Is
economical and thrifty, and who takes
an interest In children; girl In a
clean dress, one with smile and q
pleasant greeting.
~ can tell you from my own expe-
riences why some young women do not
attract men. There was one who was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
DENLY: No More Navy Bean Splitting

MO CENSORSHIP, but-Secretary
IN Of the Navy DENLY issued gen.
eral order relating to public utter.
ances and writings Of navy employees.
There will be limitations concerning
utterances on questions such as for
eign relations, war plans and confiden-
tial matters.
After setting forth the exception the
DENLY order says:
Nevertheless, unrestricted utter
ance or publication Of fact and opin-
ion may divulge information which It
Is not advisable to make public, and
may constitute an offense against mill
tary discipline as conduct prejudicial
to good order and discipline
"For information and guidance OF
the naval service this order enumer-
ates some Of the limitations which
come under the naval regulations.
"(a) Articles bearing on the for
eign policy Of the government. (b) Ar
t;cles offensive to foreign govern
ments. (c) Open discussion Of war
plans, proposed or approved strategic
and tactical plans, or Of new develop
ments In naval material not yet made
public.
"Navy regulations Of 1920 prescribe
the method Of caring for secret and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Suspenders in Gotham But Not Chicago

~ HICAGO.-The artless and touch
~ Ing custom Of embroidering q
trailing design Of forget-me-nots on q
pair Of suspenders for the young
spruce Is the latest wrinkle In New
York, but woe to the trouble-maker
who attempts such thing in Chicago.
say State street authorities.
The male species has a perfect
right to 60 back to a primitive and
logical method of holding up Its con-
tinuations, elsewhere, II It wants TO-.
but 1t just isn't being done In Chicago.
Unless. says II. Young, It 10 done un-
der cover.
TITS like this,- said Mr.. Young. 'You
either wear suspenders and keep your
vest on, or you buy what looks Like
the latest thing IN harness
1T goes on. under the shirt and Il
has an eQuipoise arrangement Of
straps that nts over your shoulders
ana q adjusted over your trousers at
Tho sidea But not Z man under forty
will wear them and only 70 pr cent
C the6e ovar forty.
AS for the suspendsrs beng IN
fashion, this syoax, and embroidered
0owers q that, & 5ust isn't possible."
II wss 3 ldnS Tn 80. ~ % years'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Ousting of the Inefficient Army Officers

ECRETARY WEEKS has ordered
y the heads Of all branches Of the
army to eliminate officers who do not
measure up to standards Of military
efficiency. officers who cannot give
satisfaction In one branch will be tried
out in some other. and those who fail
to measure up In any Of the positions
viii be subject to retirement on small
pay or discharged under the provisions
Of a recent law. In an explanatory
statement the War department says:
"The basic principle IN making as
signments is to have the right officer
In the right place. The best interests
Of the service should always be para
mount In deciding this question. and
Il usually requires q study Of the on
GERS whole record to determine It.
An. officer receives his base training
In the, branch I'd which he Is commits
stoned, and must be at for duty In
his branch in peace and war. Should
Ae not show illness Tor any branch,
then his case viii be brought to the
attention Of the annual classification
board <.k \
'There u nov law providing for
tha elimination Of inefficient officers
end Ia blame must rest entirely upon
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Washington Club of Clubs for Women

the foundation will supplement their
work and add to it.s' In this central
club we shall have everything that will
be a convenience, including a swim
ming pool and gymnasium, rest rooms
and q good restaurant; In fact, club
that will provide the greatest comforts
at the most reasonable prices to mem
bers.
"Then we plan theater or open
house. Our auditorium will not in any
way interfere with the plans for the
George Washington memorial, which
Is to be the much-needed convention
hall with space for patriotic societies
headquarters. We shall have, also,
an open-air auditorium or sylvan the
ater."
1t is the purpose to establish centers
or branches of the foundation in every
part of the country, so the most re-
mote village or farmhouse may have
a proprietary interest in the club or
clubs in Washington.
There win De a board Of 40 govern
ors with the president, six vice presi-
dents and an executive committee to
direct the work Of the organization.
The vice presidents include Mrs
Stephen b. EllSins, Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Nine and Planning His Future

"Avold all worry and keep a har-
monious mind. Worry IL among the
worst things In the world. Have q
strong will power. Always look for
the new. Keep calm"
On his ninety-ninth birthday ami
versary Doctor PEBBLES walked erect
only occasionally using cane; his
sight was good, although he used spec
tacles for reading; his hearing "as
good as ever" and his appetite and
digestion he declared excellent. His
long white beard and hair gave him a
truly venerable appearance. Asked
what his plans for the future were. he
replied:
To live q number VI years more
md to write at least another book.
This will be on the progress Of Chris
tianity as 1t Is preached. showing how
preachers are leaving hell fire, brim-
stone, purgatory and many other old
time dogmas behind" Then he added
"In every marble block there Is an
angels form awaiting the sculptor's
chisel. God Is good. There is no alb
solute evil In the universe, because
God made It."
Doctor PEBBLES was born March %,
1922, at Nottingham, Vt, and was
graduated from oxford academy. Che.
mango county, New York, in 1S41. He
has travelled around the earth five
times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
New York Jails Likely to Be Crowded

Take care Of the children one hour
every day.
Buy candy and fruit for the wife and
children once week.
Stay home one night week.
Take the family out every Sunday
to church in the morning and for q
walk In the afternoon.
Allow the wife to handle the finances
Of the family.
Start a savings bank account
Wait on himself instead Of asking
the wife to wait on him.
Repeat every day to his wife, at
least once. his marriage vows.
Wash the dishes every night.
Magistrate Kochendorfer says that
few men recognize the daily monotony
of woman's life In keeping a house
hold together on small pay. The men
have some variety even II only going
from their homes to their offices, but
the wives are sentenced to monotonous
drudgery.
"Men who abuse their wives need
waking up more than they need jail" "
the magistrate expounded. "The av-
erage man would be cured permanent
ly IL he could be set to the tasks to
which his wife Is committed and thus
learn how much less attractive is her
day than his"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

NEW Acknowledgements John
IN Kochendorfer of this city has be-
gun to put into effect his doctrine that
the right kind Of punishment for err
Ing husbands will end marital infelici-
V.
Holding that husbands are to blame
for seven-eighths Of all domestic rows,
the magistrate announced that instead
Of sending them to jail he would SEN
tence them to any one Of ten tasks
they might choose. Then, the next con-
victed husband who was arraigned be-
fore him for abusing his wife was or
dered to common housework for
week, or go to the workhouse. The
choices Magistrate Kochendorfer al
lows his prisoners follow:
Prepare the family breakfast every
morning.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the
w disposal of surplus army har-
!, ness. valued at $25.OOOOOO, were OBJ
tained by conspiracy among tempo
rary officers Of the army, according to
Attorney General Daugherty. Acting
on the advice Of the attorney general,
President Harding has ordered the
War department to declare the con-
tracts null and void. The following
statement was issued:
these contracts were entered into
by the former director Of sales, with
the approval Of Secretary Baker. and
provided that the large accumulation
of stock Of surplus military harness
and accessories were to be turned over
to the United States Harness company,
to be reconditioned and sold or sold
in its original condition upon profit
sharing basis.
"The grounds for the recommends
ton Of the attorney general upon
which the President acted were that
these contracts had been entered into
In violation Of sections Of the criminal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Asafetx First"

The following "Rules of the Road
have been forwarded by an English
resident in Japan who has copied
them from the central police station
at Tokyo.
At the rise of the hand Of the po-
liceman stop rapidly.
Do not pass him by or otherwise
disrespect him.
When passenger Of the foot hove
in sight, tootle the horn; trumpet at
him melodiously at first, but II he still
obstacles your passage tootle him with
vigor and express by word Of the
mouth the warning "Hi, HI"
Beware the wandering horse that he
shall not take fright as you pass him
by. DO not explode an exhaust box
at him. Go soothingly by.
Give big space to the festive dog
that shall sport in the roadway.
Avoid ENHANCEMENT of dog with
your wheel spokes.
Go soothingly on the grease mud as
there turks the skid demon.
Press the brake of the foot as you
roll round the corner to save the col
lapse and tie-up.-London Punch.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

7 OS ANGELES.-This city has a
IL man who has lived 80 years and
says he's going to keep right on living
for some time. He is DR.. James Mar
tin PEBBLES, physician and author, who
recently celebrated his ninety-ninth
birthday anniversary and has written
a book on "How to Live q Century and
Grow Old Gracefully" He ascribes
his long life In large measure to abb
stinence from eating animal flesh.
Doctor PEBBLES stopped eating meat
when he was thirty-nine years old. He
wrote his book on the rules of living
when he was sixty-two.
Other rules he made for himself
and which he said he believed had
helped him to reach his advanced
years included:
go to bed every night at $3.50. Out
Of bed every morning at 8. Never use
tobacco. Never use intoxicating liQ-
uors. Never complain.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

confidential material. They forbid
praise or censure Of other persons In
the naval service; state that the mo-
tives of others must not be impugned !:
prescribe the methods Of redress for
wrongs and covers appeals. ReguIa.
lions also exist for guidance In corre-
spondence.
"Any communication intended for
the public should be composed only
after mature reflection. In a spirit Of
good taste and good temper, and In q
seemly and proper manner.
"a signed copy Of any article by
any person in the navy on professional
subjects must be In the hands Of the
Navy department at the time of pub
LEGATION of communication. The author
will be responsible for any statements
made"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
WASHINGTON
SIDELIGHTS


, code prohibiting officers and employees
Of the government from having any
interest In government property or
contracts.
"The facts developed by the attor-
ney general led to the conclusion that
these contracts had been entered into
as result Of a conspiracy on the part
Of certain former temporary officers
Of the army to obtain possession Of
these military supplies"
The individuals involved In the ac-
ton of the. President, Secretary of
War Weeks and Attorney General
Daugherty, are former Col. George B.
Goetz of Ransom, w. Va; former
Mai. Joseph G. Byron of Hagerstown.
Md; former Capt. Azel f. Cochrane,
and former Capt. Henry G. Benke, all
Of whom held emergency commissions
during the war.
In July, 1920. the four men in ques-
ton, 1t Is charged, prevented the sales
to the public. In September. 1920, the
United States Harness company was
formed, and on September "A the con-
tract between the company and the
War department, which turned over
all the surplus harness and saddles to
the company, was signed.
Prior. to this an option upon this
surplus had been given to the COM
pany, and following Its execution
Goetz resigned his commission and
signed the contract with the War de-
partment as president Of the United
States Harness company. His assOci-
ates were officers Of the company.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

always losing buttons. Another
spooned with everybody. A third
snapped boys letters with other girls.
II knew another girl who was SYM
pathetic, who understood. She was
quite attractive. That is what the
ideal girl should have: understanding
and sympathy. The golden girl is
cheerful. She is not an angel; she has
plenty Of faults; but she Is lovable.
She is not reformer. She is good
listener. She has self-respect- She
doesn't have to be pretty, though good
looks add certain charm. She Is not
gossip, though everybody cOnfides
In her.
always have bright face and
wear fresh, clean dress for your hus-
band when he comes home. Never let
him see you In an untidy kimono and
with your hair awry."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

"HE Woman's National foundation.
i recently organized here as ca
means to focus the interest Of the
women Of the country in cooperation
with women's organizations has
bought $1.OO0,OOO tract Of land in
the heart of the Connecticut avenue
residential district and plans to erect
buildings costing about $3,5O0OOO. Mrs.
@. G. Calhoun, president Of the founda.
tion, has described its objects In an
address to its 30 founders, and says,
among other things:
zone Of the objects Of the founda-
tion is simply to invite clubs and club
members who desire to feel that they
have a club Of their own at the ma
lions capital. We are not going to at
tempt to subordinate any club, but
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
Eruption Of Flames on the Sun.

Eruption OI EtatVcb OF ttc Sutts
There was recently the biggest dis
turbance on the sun that astronomers
have ever happened to observe. 1t
seems to have been an enormous erup-
ton, during which masses Of flames
were thrown to a height Of hundreds Of
thousands of miles
A gigantic arch Of fire. spanning a
large section Of the suns edge Gas
seen. through the telescope), rose, up
held, as 1t were, by two columns. one
at each end. Rising still higher, II
finally broke, assuming thereupon O
spiral form. The arch was at least
100000 miles high, and lasted four
months before It disappeared
Another eruption Of flames, which
attained q height Of 8O0.0 900 miles. .oc-
CURED soon afterward. stretched IKE
rubber band, the middle part ris-
ing rapidly and the sides straighten-
ing 90 a. to form almost an isosceles
triangle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19

that the male Of the species began dis
carding coats On hot days, thus expoe-
ing those unattractivs items Of attire
called suspenders. Before that he used
to swelter In the lightest Of tweeds
and serges with linen wAistcoats. Theu
fellows began 10 leave Oh their waist
coats and. although the exposed shirt
looked awful at nrst the custom b.
came universal That was when ~
belt came IN, and suspenders wero pot
away for the summer. The later 80
Ing In u the coatless man completo6
the banishins Of suspepdera for moee
men. Only here and there man Noo14
continue 70 wear 'em, because - -
to, but az TIE oaxne time woon ~
bis bay window witA bsl3s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-08-19
land OF BEAUTY
Traveller Writes Of Art Treasures
IN Old Mexico.
Among Them, cathedraIs and Churches
az Fine, or Finer, Than Any
Found Elsewhere.

The guileless tourist who throngs
European picture galleries, because he
is told 1t Is the proper thing to do, will.
some day, when he has got itSout Of
his head that Mexico Is a nation entire
ly inhabited by murderers, find
that there are artistic treasures just
as worth while only little way across
the Rio Grande. There are hun
dred great churches and cathedrals
more beautiful than any yet dreamed
of in his own country; there are pyr-
amids that rival Cheops and bas-re-
liefs as striking as anything Nineveh
could show; above all, for those in
search Of beauty In common things,
there are dozen handicrafts, the
products whereof would drive collec-
tors mad with rapture II they were
bought In Naples or Ishpahan. The
blanket serapes worn by the men are
familiar. chiefly through machine-made
limitations; less so the rebosos worn
by the women; Of special interest
as showing the blending of East and
West Is the native pottery. as for ex-
ample, the beautiful Talavera and
Mudejar ware Although the intro
duction of this Is usually ascribed to
the Dominican monks, its Spanish or
Arabic influence is, In actual fact,
merely overle.d upon the very much
more ancient native craft Of which
examples are still preserved In the
National museum and elsewhere.
It is safe to say that not one In a
hundred persons II asked to name the
three finest equestrian statues in the
world would know that at least one
of them Is to be found In Mexico. 1t
represents King Carlos Nv of Spain
and is said to have been the first
bronze statue ever cast In America.
II is without any question the finest,
ranking second only to that Of Bar
tolommeo Colleoni In Venice, yet
mention 1t here, less for what 1t is
than for what 1t represents.
The Mexican people unfortunately
for their reputation live in country
Of unparalleled fertility and wealth.
Were they only more enterprising and
business like they would long ago
have sacrificed Its beauty to the bene-
fit Of their own pockets and thereby
gained the admiration Of their neigh
bors. Their cities, today mines of
beauty in which you cannot walk
100 yards without passing some noble
church or palace fit for the sleeping
Beauty" or quaint detail of quainter
public life, would be rectilinear night
mares where skyscrapers and factor
les and elevateds and smokestacks
fought with each other which should
most openly show its contempt for
mere humanity. Perhaps II the advo-
Gates of progress and efficiency at the
expense Of your neighbor have their
way, that day may still come. 1t will
be bad day for Mexico; 1t will be
an even worse day for the rest of the
western hemisphere, for 1t will herald
the final victory Of materialism In the
new world and the permanent disap-
pearance of that religion Of beauty
which Is called art.-Oliver MADDOX
Hueffer In the North American Re
view