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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
HUNTING ICEBERGS

Most of the icebergs of the north Atlantic are pushed out from the west coast of Greenland betwe Disco bay and Smith sound or from the east coast south of 6S degr latitude, Some of them are as much as 445 feet above the surface of the water, this being about one-sixth or one seventh of their volume. As they sail away they necessarily start with some of the debris Which vas originally in the bottom of tl, glacier. Much of this immediately falls to the bottom of the ocean, hay ing melted its way out. Often sthey capsize or flop over on one gsiCe when the breaking or melting shifts their centers of gravity. The debris, when it is on the top, quickly piov its way through the iceberg, ihavir , absorbed more of the heat of tse sun than the ice does. Whens@it i, on the side it soon slides into, the ocean. At any rate the debris sel- dom stays with the berg far On it's
 
 Journey. Nothing seems to mar tss purity of the iceberg's exterior They support little life, minute worn4 d the simple miscroscopic .algae, whie gives "a red color to snow being their only inhabitants. s@
 The icebergs of the Antarctic re- gions are larger than those of @tho Arctic, but not so tall perhaps. They are portions of the enormous ice st eet around the south pole, which break off in table-like blocks and f1olt away as grim sentinels of the saouth- ern waters. One explorer repor' that at one time he counted as many as 60 from the deck of his steamer. while more than that could besseea from his masthead.
 Like mighty dere1icts, dwarfing our largest battleships into utter- in- significance, their sides sometimes measuring from 30 to 40 miles in length when they first break offSffom the Ross Barrier, they float outtnto the depths. where the warmer winds and seas eat out their very cores. undermine them,- make them turntur- tie and finally break them into small CT bergs and hard small chips called .growlers The .growlers' are ao dangerous as the mother iceberg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
cAmItzaMl@auefl
------'e -'es------------------ THE SULTAN OF SIITvT
From the San Francisco c.bronlcl.

From the San Francisco Chronicle. In the audience which the Sultan of suiu gave to General and Commits sioner Wood he surely, if the cere- monial was correctly described by those admitted to the presence. did
 the honors of his sultanship in fine style.
 Nothing could be more gAaceful and complimentary to his visitor than the artistic touch of embellishing the ceremonies with the gracious pres ence of his youngest, newest and prettiest wife. even perhaps at the risk of unkind remarks strictly among themselves of the more an- cient and probably Jess dazzling beauties who were left at home or wherever they were
 The sultan himself ,gorgeously arrayed, doubtless in honor of his guest, in gray oveycoat a la Amer ican, evidently fitted by the court tailor in the method of Japan, where ShS hui6ht oI the SncaTS lahcS tAo princes measure by triangulation, not being allowed to degrade the sa- cred person of royalty by ths touch of the hand and the tape measure. For a triangulation job the fit was said to be excellent, and that the Sul- tan, on a hot day, should have added such a robe to the lone shirt which is said to be the usual sole garment of his majesty was evidence of his sincere wish to live in amity with his brother potehtate at Washington.
 Altogether the situation is a very happy one. It-was agreed at the be-
 ginning of our relations with the Sultan that we should pax him a trib-
 ute of s250 month. We seem to re- member that some economical Con- gross cut the tribute out of the ap- propriation bill, but, whether that compelled the Sultan to resume his old trade of piracy is not stated. Any, how. long live the Sultan of Sulu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14

republican leader of the Senate. Ex- pediency also had something to do with the naming of the Massaehu- setts senator. President Harding has paved the way to senatorial indorse- ment of whatever may be done.
 As for Secretary Hughes, MT. Root and MT. Underwood, three abler men could not be found. MT. Hughes is not only a most competent Secre- tary of State, but he has the addi- tional advantage of enjoying national confidence. Democrats as we'll as re- publicans have faith in Hughes. Mir. Root may not be so strongly en- trenched in public favor, but his great knowledge of international law and his previous services to the coun- try, which have gained him distinc-
  ton abroad as well as at home, make him an ideal choice as one of the American representatives. Presi- dent Harding showed his usual tact by naming Senator Underwood, the democratic leader, who ranks equally high with his colleagues of the "big four"
 As MT. Underwood stated in an in- terview published by The Age Herald yesterday, party politics are not involved in the conference. It is strictly national affair. Democratic politicians who want MT. Underwood to be an obstructionist will be disap- pointed, unless an occasion should arise when he believes opposition, rather than constructive help, will best serve the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Many Were Called

Many people are talking about the city commission in the municipal election to be held next month" said J F. Stiles. judge of probate.
 But I can remember when there were 6S candidates for membership on the board of revenue of Jefferson county With so many candidates and only five places on the commis sion a large number are sure to be disappointed, but this election does not compare with the one when there were so many candidates for the board of revenue with the same mum Der of places to be filed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14

W9{ WASHINGTON, D. C., Septem- i WW Der 1S.-(Special) - Coast guard cutters have been scouting the north Atlantic aill sum
 mer so passengers and crews of ships
 sailing in northern seas, may sleep
 without fear that an iceberg will creep up on them in the night
 These floating white castles of tho north with their fantastic glamor and threatening, death dealing portept sometimes wander down to latituds , 3S degrees, as far south as such sunny climes as Lisbon in Portugal
 or the shores of Delaware bay" says
 a bulletin of the National Geographic society, from Its Washington D. C., headquarters.
 "The icebergs which are to be seen during the early spring months {,
 water glacier ends which have broken loose from the ice fields of Greenland and floated with the current into warmer seas. They herd quite often off the coast of Newfoundland. The
 warm waters of the northwestern coast of Europe keep them back on that side as far north as 70 degrees. iThere are few of them also insthe rorth Pacific except near northeast ern Asia.
 "Gorgeously tricked out in whi ! that gleams and spark1es in the su : light, these monster palaces push out from the great sheet of ice that cov- CTS Greenland. No architectural feat of the ancient Egyptians or of the Byzantifies, or of Sir Christopher Wren can compare with the Karnaks and hundreds of other temples whi - are acarved in their sides by the agents of erosion No marble pos sesses the rainbow tints of their columns, and no man-made edifice has so fairy-lilSe. capricious and bi- zarre a character. The whole gamut of blues and greens plays hide and Iseek over their surface, and rome- times in summer little cascades tum- ble over the sides to hide themselves g in the waves. But their ghostlike emptiness and the chill of their breath make mariners shiyer witi dread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
B. c. Forbes, in Forbes Magazine. HHNH HERE to attempt to dray

B. c. Forbes; in Forbes Magazine.
 IAN N HERE to attempt to draw " WNW up list of the ten
 v ablest Industrial execu- tives in America it would include Charles B. Seger, president of the United States Rubber company, whose responsibilities have just been m creased by the death- of Colonel Colt founder and chairman of the com pany. The truth. however, is that MT. seeer has been the active head of this mammoth enterprise for al most three years--he joined the com many as president at the beginning of 1919. Before that he was presi-' dent of the Union Pacific railroad system, a position which most men would rate as equal in importance to inc presidency of the United States Rubber company; but Mir. Seger was attracted by the worldwide ramifi- cations of the latter enterprise and also by the wider scope for the exer- else of initiative, originality and en- terprise afforded by the industrial field as compared with railroading now that it is regulated" almost to perturbation.
 "Mr. Seger's career is typically American. His father died and left the family without a penny. Little Charles had to start work long be- fore he had finished even an elemen- tary school course. His early jobs, In his home state >of Louisiana, were pretty rough. They included wheel ing coal in a coal yard and acting as janitor of a building plentifully sup pied with cuspidors which he had to groom His father had been interest ed in railroads. and the lads ambi- tions lay in that direction. Getting q job as an office boy at considerable less pay than he had been earning as a laborer. he took special pains to make himself useful by working Overtime to help man who had to do lot of figurin. In return. this man took pains to train young Seger. The result was that Seger soon earned a reputation as bookkeeper. auditor and accountant. Promotions came. z
 "But seger didn't want merely to handle figures. He wanted 10 handls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Underwood Discusses
 Disarmament Problem

1T IKE all other outstanding needs ll of the world, disarmament by agreement is susceptible of a sim pie explanation, and one that is easily understood.
 Senator Underwood says:
 The burden of war indebtedness
 and armament, which has placed
 tremendous strain on the
 American people, has almost
 bankrupted the other nations em-
 broiled in the World war. The
 only great relief from the burden
 of war indebtedness that can come to any nation involved in
 the late war must come from re-
 duction of armaments and mill
 tary expenditures. To be effec-
 tive, the only way this can come
 is through international agree
 ment
 This summarizes the post bellum SlLudIlOu. Ht uSDtS Si iCdlSu Dy Wdl and lapsing over in the wake of war bring no return. They are not bread cast on the waters, but money shov- eled into bottomless pits of destruc- ton.
 Shall the world use its money in the development of friendly converse and interchange of commodities and for the advancement of it's peoples in their home and civic life, or shall it continue to employ its major re- sources in bristling ornaments that provoke wars? This is the question which the nations coming to the dis armament congress face. What their people want is schools and roads and peace. These they cannot have if the greater portion of their revenue goes into ornaments.
 It is either emulation in the art of war or emulation in the arts of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
FORGET YOUR TROUBLES, WORK

Brig. Gen. Charles F. Lawyer. / in Forbes Magazine.
 Sleep knits up the raveled sleeve of care," wrote the Bard of Avon. Work Is just as good knitter. | You can't over-work: God Al mighty intended this wonderful
 mechanism called the human body to work. It is working all the time. Did you ever think of that? Think of it once more. This keart ! of yours pumps on, 72 times min ute, from the moment that it takes its first breath until 1t dies, at s6 years, or 50 years. or 100 years. It pumbps 4,s2o times an hour, los,Sso times a day.
 Everything in us is constructed to
 carry big loads, big burdens. This human hand-it's master piece of mechanics. This spinal col
 umn-it's constructed to hold your body up. and teams of horses pulling Eif> opposite directions could hardly
 pull 1t apart.
 1 God intended us to work. He made lit necessary for us to work. wheth- CT You know it or not your days
 work lights up the glad side of .our ledger. And idleness is loss
 The happiest moments in the fife 1 of a man are those in which he IS at his best intellectually and physically
 working at high speed with the
 greatest necessity for good judg- ment and quick action. Then, if he has troubles he forgets them Tn the exhilaration of the hour. whether he knows it or not, his ac- tual. everyday employment is his biggest boon to happiness.
 l Look at President Harding. He has always been worker; lie is al-
 ways working. He seems to be easy I going. but he works as he plays, with great energy. He works at great speed. Today he is fine ex- ample of physical and mental man l hood at the age of 5b
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Cancer, the Dreaded
 Scourge of Humanity

T7T7HE American Society for the l Prevention of Cancer, which has been fighting cancer with facts" since it was organized in 1913, announces that National Cancer Week" will begin October 30 and end November 5.
 It is the purpose of the society to teach the people of America and Can ada what is known about the disease and the means for preventing or combating it through the profes- sional and lay press, by lectures and the distribution of informative pam phlets.
 Such authorities as Dr. James Ewing, of Cornell university; Dr. Joseph c. Bloodgood, of Johns Hop kins; Dr. William J. May, of Roches- ter, Minn.; Dr. George E. Vincent, president of the Rockefeller Founda- tion, and many other noted physi- clans, surgeons and philanthropists are supporting the movement, in ad- dition to insurance companies, wom- ems clubs, chambers of commerce and boards of trade and other organ izations.
 It is now claimed that a large number of cancer cases can be cured if treated in time. The advice given to cancer sufferers by this society is to immediately consult a compe- tent physician as soon as they detect any of the symptoms which have been given widespread publicity through the society's campaign of education. During the past three years, according, to the society, deaths from cancer have shown a slight decrease for the first time in two decades.
 Causing about S5,0OO deaths a years and 10 out of every 100 deaths in this country of persons more than 40 years old, cancer is not only a malignant and dreaded disease, but is still one of the most baffling known to medical science, so far as the latter stages are concerned. The success made in treat; and pre- venting tuberculosis, :, it, had been permitted to ravage mankind unclecked for centuries. leads to the hope that in time cancer, which is more frightful disease and more painful, will be controlled.
 One by one the scoirges which have afflicted humanity are being conquered by science. Cancer may be the next to yield. Much progress has already been made in combat ing the disease by such information as that given out by the Americah Society for the Control of Cancer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
No Lack of Material for
 Seni-Centennial Pageant

C7T7HE Birmingham semi-centennial
 l celebration, which is now an assured success, will be a revelation to many people of this comparative ly young city who have little or no conception of it's rich historic back ground.
 Fifty years ago, life in this sec tion of the country, if not in the west, had lost many of its pictur- esque features. Birmingham's growth has been largely a romance of indus try, of pioneers who built furnaces, steel mills and skyscrapers and bur rowed into the earth for coal and ore. That phase of the city's his tory can be made spectacular and interesting in pageant, but long before Birmingham passed her first birthday, Alabama was playing a large part in the sisterhood of states.
 By combining strictly local incl dents with material drawn from the history of the state, which is rich in romance and picturesqueness, as the producers are planning to do, the semi-centennial pageant may be made thing of great beauty and instructive as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Able Men Chosen for Disarmament Farley

fMRESIDENT HARHING is being
 K congratulated for his choice of
 American representatives at the dis Armament conference. Senator Lodge is the only member of the new "pig
 ourv whose qualifications have been apesticned, but Lodge Is entitled to | place in the conference because of bis position as chairman of the Sen sate foreign relations committee and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
"Alabama Citron"
 as a Standard Product

1f7HE AGE-HERALD published a
 ] few days ago an interesting communication from an Athens. Ala, lady on the subject of "Alabama Citron.' She referred to the deli cious conserve made of watermelon Yind with an admixture of sugar and spices. There is standard recipe for this delicious preparation familiar to most of the good housewives of the state.
 This lady suggests that "Alabana eitrons be rpade asstandard a Alabama product. She would have the girls canning clubs maks a speciality of it and have the men and women of the state call for it at hotels and restaurants. She believes the forth coming state fair would afford an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
NATIVE BORN

He hit me on de koko. yer honor" What do you mean by that2' HMe knob. me top-piece''
 Your headg'
 i'Yes, yer honor"
 Why don't you speak the English language?" A
 T do. yer honor. never wuz out of dis country in me life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Friend of the Needy

Arthur Greenwood certainly de- serves to be commended Nor his whole-heartedness in feeding men who are in straightened circum- stances" declared w. B. Cloe. ''Ar- thur feeds from l to 6 men day at his cafe and sometimes larger number than that. I have been in the restaurant several times and watched this procedure. N,
 The other day, several men were being fed free of charge. One man kept his eyes down and ate more than any of the others. When the group started to leave, every one in the party thanked Arthur for his kindness with the exception of this fellow. Still, the faith of this Ameri- can was not shaken and he continues to feed hungry men. Some one has to feed then.,' is his explanation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Optinist Club

.f We expect to be installed with 50 members, said NJ r. Messer, of the Optimist club. "The exercises will oc- cur on the evening of September 24, at which time we shall have the na- tional officers of the organization here. We will have dinner incident to the installation and believe it will be quite an interesting affair.
 ''The Optimist club is we'll known and strong in other sections and comes to Bir mingham with splendid connections. If there ever was a place justifying an Optimist club 1t is Birmingham. because we have everything herd about which to be optimistic. It is the one place of which it may be truly said that the dreams of the most -dyed-in- the-w wool optimist have been realized"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Christian science anh Sin

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 In your Mondays report of a ser mon by a local minister, the doctrine of Christian Science is attacked, and T ask that you kindly allow me a limited space in which to make some corrections concerning the Christis Il Science teaching, as regards sin and all evil.
 The minister referred to Christian Scientists as believing that there is no sin or evil in the world If he had read Mrs. Eddy's principal work. Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures" he would have found the opposite of his statement as early as page four. l acute as follows. We reach the Science of Christianity through demonstration of the divine nature. but in this wicked world will be evil spoken of and patience must bring experienced" The minis ter himself in his sermon Mas con firned part Of this quotation by speaking evil of Christian Science.
 One of the tenets of the Christian Science faith is as follows: we acknowledge Gods forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spir- itual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin lasts"
 The simple fact Is that Christian Science Is. based fairly, squarely and completely on the teachings and prac- tice of Christ Jesus. It regards q! and every subject as He taught His followers to regard them. Perhaps our reverend brother has forgotten that Christ Jesus asked, Which cf you convinceth Me of sin?" (John S:43-46). On this subject, as on oth- CTS, the tendency of modern thought is distinctly toward the teachings of Christian Science. For instance, recent writer in the New York Christian Work said:1"T conviction that God is love is worth while that evil is an illusion is magnifi- gently worth while; that if God is absolute He must be good; a growing sense in modern minds that evil is unreal, and of eternity in what ss good-all this is gain" Alluding to the foregoing passage in the Gospel according to John. Mrs. Eddy has said: Jesus definition of devil (evi) explains evil. It shows that evil is both g liar and lie, a .delusion and Illusion. After this manner our Master cast out evil, healed the sick, and saved sinners. His treatment of evil and disease, Science will restore and establish-first, because it is more effectual than all other mears; second, because evil and disease will never disappear in any other way" Christian Scienve Versus Pantheisln, Page 5. EUGENE J. HARRIS. Birmingham Septemper 12, 1921
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
wIGGLED OUT

"A man came in the other day" said the medium to an acquaintance in the same business. and asked me to get into communication with the shade of Julius Caesar right away. He wanted to know what Caesar really said when Brutus stabbed him.
 That was easy"
 fOf coorse. But for the moment I forgot the stock line we always use so had to clutch at the air three or four times and tell my client that as was a lady. couldn't repeat such language" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
 WHY NOTf THE LIDS OFF.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 We should like to see an amica ble settlement of the, Irish question. but we doubt whether England or Ire land could stand an armistice cele- bration right now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
ASSOCIATION OF IDEAS

ASSOCIAIIUN UF' IDEAS
 ''The Clippings next door want to borrow your lawn mower again." re- marked Mrs. Gadspur.
 That reminds me-" said MT. Gads- pur. T mislaid my safety razor. I'll ask Clipping if he'll lend me his"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Change "Joncs Valley"

Speaking Of the poetry of pag~ eantry," said Wallace Rice. after the meeting which he addressed yester- day afternoon at the Southern cluo, "it is little difficult to associate poetry and Jones valley together"
 The name Jones has never to my knowledge suggested much poetry, and I have been wishing that some other name could be found that would symbolize the. beautiful valley n which this city lies. am hoping that some one will step forth with a historical name a l tile more adap- table to the beauty Of the valley"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
Can't Guess Price

This thing of mEketing cotton Is enough to cause any grower to get wool gathered" said John Pate, for I have had experience. got out a crop and had a chance to mar ket two bales at IS cents and one bale at 13 cents, but I preferred to hold it.
 4 T held it through period when about all that I could have gotten for it was around six cents a pound. still have it in spite of the chance to unload for more than I could have gotten more than a year ago.
 "To tell the truth. I am like a whole lot of other cotton raisers. l know how to make it but I do not know when to sell it. If the south ern~ farmer ever learns as much about the selling as the producing end, he will be on easy street." .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
MILD ROASTING

"1s BiOOles a boastful man'"
 Not as rule"
 "No?" -
 But I don't like the superior airs he assumes when he remarks. I had a little Scotch yesterday"