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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
BANK OFFICERS RE-ELECTED

Roanoke. January 13-(Special.)- The Roanoke Banking company and the Merchants and Farmers bank of this city have held their annual meet ing of stockholders and each re- elected the incumbent officers to serve during the new year. J. C. Wright Is president and MT. Bucka- lew cashier of the Roanoke Banking company, and NJ. Schuessler president. A. Walter Burton vice president and P. B. Smith cashier of the Merchants and Farmers bank. Both institutions have made very satisfactory record, notwithstanding the untoward condi- tions of the past year. ana face the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

the charter having been issued in 1922, and plans now on foot indicate that the homecoming event to be held largest of it's kind ever held in Ala bama X letter went forward yes terday to all Masons in the district asking their cooperation in putting over the centennial and invitations to all lodges in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi to send delegations will be sent.
 One of the features of the celebra- tion will be the pageant in which scores of local men, women and chil- dren will participate. The history of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
--s'------------------ Georgia Quintet on Carolina Trip

Athens, Ga, January 13-(Special.) The University of Georgia basket squad, eight players and Coach Stegeman, left here at 8 o'clock for Atlanta and entrained there for Greenville. where they will meet the Clemson Tigers in the opening cage contest for the Red and Black. The following are in the party, along with the coach: Forwards, Rawson, Murray, Gurr and Richardson; cen- ter. P. Bennett; guards, Joe Bennett, Clark and weirs.
 On Saturday night Furman w.!l be met in Greenville. Hopes For victory in both contests were nigh in view of the remarkable deve' 1p ment of the squad within the past two or three days.
 In thursdays scrimmaging the varsity played little part, the even ipg being apparently devoted to the bottering of the reserves. Ed Gurr rang about 1 , goals in the curtailed enga cement and continued to shine as the one star.
 Another South Carolina trip will be made next Friday when the Bull dogs take on Wofford in Spartan burg on that date. and South Caro- lima university in Columbia, January 22. It is announced by Coach Stege- man today.
 Quite a furry was created recent ly here by the rumor that number of the stars on the c. NJ. c. eleven that made such a great reputation and record this fall would enter the university in September. So far as is known, Davenport, brilliant quar- terback. is the only man committing himself at all on the seat of his fu- ture athletic activities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

Masonry in this district from the granting of the charter 100 years ago until the present time will be pre- ond day of the celebration will be held and manufacturers and business houses are being asked to take part by having floats
 The city will be decorated for the occasion and all civic organizations art cooperating with tie Masons in seeing that all streets are properly dressed up." A fund for the pur- chase of flags and bunting is being used and will be kept for future use after the centennial is over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
THE BETTER MAN
 By MAY CHRISTIE
XXX--IN A FIX

"I'm in the very dickens of a fix, Camille"
 In the lounge of the big hotel on the Rue du Rivoli. Reggie stared drearily at the girl.
 He was looking less immaculate than usual, and had cut his chin in shaving.
 That bespoke nervousness, or late night.
 I'm sorry. Is there anything that I can do" Camille took command of the situation. and-turning to a how ering waiter--ordered coffee. That would give some reason for their presence here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age Herald,
 300 DayidsOu Ruildln

uVV DaflubOh Duuulng,
 Washington, January 13.-(Spe- cial. )-"It is no time to enact this monstrous law that can have no other effect than to fan into flames the expiring embers of race and class hatred and bring back again to the beautiful southland the awful horrors of those days of darkness that followed the Civil war. God help us as republicans to forget the doubtful political value of this bill and work together for the peace, prosperity, glory and grandeur of a united republic"
 The best speech made to date against the "anti-lynching" bill in troduced by Representative Dyer of Missouri, republican, came from the lips of Representative Ira G. Hersey of Maine, republican. It constituted terrible indictment of the repub- lican party bent on embarrassing the south for the political smiles of the negro race.
 LdE AosACSGG odcAbit0lu&
 In the course of his address MT. Hersey referred to the Tuskegee in- stitute, made famous through the in- telligent behavior of Booker Wash ington, in such manner as to suggest that thoughtful people of the north are fearing lest that institute has failed to observe the high standards as established by Washington. Said MT. Hersey:
 The only evidence, if it may be called evidence, before the House that any state has legalized lynching or denied to any person the equal pro- tection' of law comes from two inter- ested and prejudiced sources. First, propaganda furnished through the mails to every member of Congress from an organization in Alabama called the Tuskegee institute. Their matter consists of statistics prepared by someone unknown purporting to snow the average number of lynchings through the United States for the last 30 years. They do not furnish one bit of evidence as to what any state has done or neglected to do to stop or punish these lynchings. They do rot furnish the history of any case as to what was done in the courts of the states to prevent lynchings or " POAASAA AJ AOhCAo IHCy uO IlOI BlNe single fact as basis for Congress to say that any state has denied to any person the equal protection of it's laws''
 The second source of propaganda, according to MT. Hersey. was the new work organization calling itself the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People.
 Scores Political Cowardice
 MT. Hersey was especially effective In scoring the political cowardice of the republican party which has con spired to enact this law. He referred to the fact that the author of the bfll. MT. Dyer represents a large negro constituency, and that as result of the negro exodus from the south. the negro controls the balance of power ir many districts throughout the United States.
 Mr. Hersey declared the bill uncon. stitutional, and charged that every body knew it to be. He declared it the purpose of politicians to pass the buck" to the supreme court. knowing in advance the decision of the su- preme court. They say in so many words Mir. Hersey continued, "'This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
LEVY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY

OzarS January t3. = tSpeclaI.J - Politics in Dale county is beginning to liven up a bit. Mayor J. R. Levy of ozark has just announced his can didacy for the office of county pro bate judge and is being opposed for this office by M. NJ. Holman. It is probable that other aspirants may , announce in the near future. The only announced candidate for county sheriff to date is R. c. Hudson, we'll known Dale county resident. The out look for a warm year in politics in Dale seems inevitable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

Monday--Security.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
FLORENCE SHRINERS
 DISCUSS CEREMONIAL

Florence. January Especially The Florence Shrine club at it's meetA ing Thursday night discussed the forthcoming centennial celebration of Florence lodge No IA. A r. & A. M.. and decided that the ceremonial which is to be given here shall be one of the features of the big birthday dem- onstration.
 oldest Masonic lodges in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
THRIFTY DoN'Ts

s. w Straus, in The Thrift Magazine.
 Don't fail to plan expenditures and to keep inside the limit you fix.
 Don't be ashamed of saving pen nies.
 Don't buy vegetables out of season and expect low prices.
 Don't think spendthrifts need be capitalists. One can be a spendthrift with a dollar as well as with larger sums
 Don't let false pride cost you money. There is no happiness in it.
 Don't feel too sure you are getting the most possible out of your ex- penditures; learn what "hard pam really is.
 Don't forget that peace Of mind is better than things you cannot afford. Don't forget either that you always can afford courtesy, kindness and & smile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
MRS. TAYLOR BURIED

Roanoke. January 13.-(special.)-- The interment of the remains of Mrs. James k. Taylor occurred Thursday afternoon at Lebanon cemetery. three miles north of town. after funeral services held at the late residence In this place, conducted by Rev. Claude Orear. In addition to her husband. Dr. Taylor. the deceased leaves five minor children. She had been an in- valid for months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
SHRINE IN CHRISTIAN HANDS

New York.-EspeciaI sIgniricance is attached to this years cercmoniea at the great Christian shrine. the traditional birthplace of Christ at Bethlehem, says the Mentor Maga- zine, for the Church of the Nativity is now entirely in a control of a Christian government for the first time since the crusades.
 The grotto venerated as the place of the nativity is under the altor of a chapel beneath the ancient church. Three denominations. the Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic and the Ar menian. share jointly in it's control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

| Address of Representative !. usrsey Constitutes Terrible With I3 Experiment. ! Against Repub-
 1ca0 sarty. Benton EmbarA
 rassIBg SoJth for Political
 Smiles of Negro Race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
HAVING THE TIME OF HER LITE

From the Louisville Courier J Journai
 Cant You make a sale?"
 We have hopes, boss" What does the lady want?"
 Nobody knows. So far she has looked at toilet soap, window cur tatns. grand pianos, salt water taffy silk stockings, bone collar buttons and diamond necklaces"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

To Cure Sore Throat Tn One Day Mop the Throat with pr. Porter's An tiseptic Healing Oil. 800 per bottle.- Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14

future with confidence and aatlg strengthened resources. Bc Fro members of the federal reserye k ing system.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
The ai-bage Evil

4 bill has been introduced il. the
Assembly placing under the super
vision of lhe State Department Of
Health the dumping of earl age now
supposed to be carried out beyond
The three-mile limit. The purpose of
the bill IS to free the beaches near
New York from deflement hy refuse
thrown overheard at sea.
Thus to restrict the disposal Of the
city garbage might achieve the de-
sired purpose But It is 3 halfway
measure. lncinerat ton is the really
sanitary and efficient method of
solving the problem, Despite tie un-
sUccessful attempts to maintain q
city incinerating plant during the
Mitchell administration, this method
remains the most scientific and
wholesome. The present system is
wasteful, unsanitary and unsightiy,
and helps to polluto the waters about
Manhattan.
Why not be thorough? What is
needed is not so much the restl liction
as the elimination Of garbage dump
ing. For ships at sea. which furnish
no small proportion Of the Aith that
poliutes the beaches. strict enforce
nellt CT strict laws is also necessary.
There should be DO dumping of
garbage within tie three-lnile limit
ard adequate restraints should be
placed OF the emptying Of oil refuse
II tha beaches are TO be made
cleaner al three of these objects
must be attained. The present bill
IS step in the right direction, but
Goes not go far enough.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
The Snow Melter

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter of Douglas K. Arner,
Of Bristol, Conn. on the snow melter
is interesting and instructive. It seems
unfortunate, however, that tie writer
has not taken occasion to inform HIM
self as TO the type Of liquid fuel used
in the operation Of the snow melter
in question. If he had done so he would
have found that at least S5 per cent
OF the B. T. us contained in the fuel
were taken advantage of in melting
the snow, and the cost Of operation per
yard of snow is approximately one-h half
that Of carting in trucks
His statement to the effect that there
is 10 trouble in washing the snow
down the sewer or over the river bank
when it has once been brought 70 these
places is true. The only obstacle which
seems to be in the way Of adopting this
method universally is the fact that it
has not been possible up to the present
time so to control snowstorms as to
cause all of the snow to fall near the
sewer or on the river bank.
SNEGOUROTCHKA.
New York, March 2, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
Ghost Hunting

Let US read again Bulwer Lytton'.
Haunted and the Haunters." a
story that even Thackeray admitted
gave him a fright. and applaud the
daring Of DR.. Walter T. Prince. Of
ihc American Institute for Scientific
Research. who is invading the pre-
serves Ct the 9host on tns Mac
Donald farm il Antagonist. Nova
Scotia. This ghost is me Of the
most energetic since the classic ap-
partition of Cock Lane, which ex-
cited the curiosity of DR.. Samuel
johnson and drew ridicule upon him.
1t is alleged to be an incendiarv
ghost, and it looses cattle from, their
stalls, braids horses tails and spars
according to the Queensberry rules,
so it is said.
The Cock Lane ghost turned out
to be a girl of eleven years. The
Antigonish phantom, judging by it's
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
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Less Than Half Are Educated

A statement was made at the
convention Of the National Educa-
ton Association by DR. Graves. the
New York State Commissioner of
Education. to The effect that only
40 per cent Of school children in
this country complete the eight
grades Of common schools and only
per cent complete high school
courses.
That statement means that fewer
than half of the children of the ma
ton are being really educated. The
eight years course in the average
graded school is pretty we'll selected
and balanced so as TO include fun
Ga,nentals of All education. The child
who masters it thoroughly may be
regarded as having good prepara-
ton for the ordinary duties Of life
But to miss even single year OF
that course is to have an incon1-
plete education. while to stop at the
fourth or fifth year, as many do.
IS to be left without education
worthy OF the namc.
With the small proportion com
pleting high school courses we are
not so much concerned, since one
may have a good education without
entering high school. But when SO
per cent fail to get a common
school education there must be
something radically wrong with our
school systems. In that fact is a
ready explanation OF the enormous
percentage Of illiterates among
young men of military age. as dis
closed By the army examinations
during the war. In it thore should
be an incentive to find means of
abating q condition which is al once
discreditable and peln;cious.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
Dollar Diplomacy

\ The State Department has made
Fpublic its desire. informally e.
pressed to certain bankers last SUM-
mer, tha' banks and investment
houses contemplating the f1otation of
foreign bond issues inform the de
partment Of their intent and keep
Che Secretary of State posted as to
any important developments in the
negotiations. The reason for this is
found in the departments belief
that "in view Of the possible national
interests involved it should have the
opportunity of saying TO the under
writers concerned. should It appear
advisable to do so, that there is or
is not objection to any particular
issue"
II is impossible for the State De
partment to pass upon The merits OF
foreign loans as business PROPOSE
tons. or either directly or indirectly
TO give an expression Of approval
which might be used in selling the
issue. But the opportunity of CO.
operating with the department. car
not but be helpful to underwriters,
and may well remove certain mis-
conceptions.
The benefit of such cooperation is
not one-sided. SO closely are inter
national finances and diplomacy con-
nected nowadays that the fotation
Of foreign government loan5 to
American investors may have ma
terial bearing upon our relations
with foreign stater, The present
chaotic condition Of European inter
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
Erupt;ve Fiu,ne

Control Of thc independent state
of Fiume has been taken over by a
local group of Fascist, reinforced by
former D'Annunzio legionaries. The
Italian government has sent
carabineers to keep order. zanella,
elected President Of Fiume last
April, was suspected of trying to
draw away from Italy. and tie ele-
ment which supported D'Annunzio's
selfinstituted regency rose against
him ard forced his abdication
Fiume is free to vote itself into
the Italian kingdom. The Italian
government would probably prefer,
however, to have union delayed foY
the sake of easier relations with the
jugo-Slavs. The new provisional
government cannot be as mach Of
trouoe-maker as D'Annunzio was.
because he defed not only Rome but
the Allied Supreme Council. Vet
italy is deeply concerned in the
Genoa movement to stabilize eco
nomic conditions in Central Europe.
From the Italian point of view a re-
crudescence of the quarrel over
Fiune with the kingdom Of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is inop-
portune, making cooperation for
economic reconstruction much more
difficult.
The peace conference made one
aggravating blunder after another
IN dealing with r'iume. The long
disputes at Paris brought nothing
but bitterness and discoYd. No st
tlement was ever arrived at. and
Italy and Jueo- Slavia were finally
left to compromise their differences
in the treaty Of Rapallo. A sladowy
independent state was set up, with
no excuse for existence except q
diplomatic one. The doctrine of
sef-determination, carried to the
point of sbsurdity in this case, will
eventually have to be abandoned.
Tiune, Italian in spirit but withheld
from Italy by squabbles at Paris,
will come under Italian sovereignty,
as it might well have been allowed to
come in the beginning.
Then il VIII cease to be focus of
political disturbance and a basis for
opera bouf'e activities such as have
kept it unpleasantiy OH the front
page for the last two OF thrae Years.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
Do or Diet!

1t appears that these international
conferences werc ell wrong In
stead OF councils looking toward the
limitation Of armaments and the
economic rehabilitation of the world,
the necessary conc;ave was con-
gress FOR the redistribution Of diets
For. take it from Or. Martin Ed
wards. speaking before the Boston
University Scncol of Theology, too
much butternnlk and Irish stew, with
much bigger helpines of vegetables
than meat. have reused the Irish to
pugnacjty and caused all the ruction
on the Emerald Isle.
Ceres and not Mars becomes The
patron saint of conflict. Napoleoll
seems to have had an inkiing Of the
true state of affairs when he pro-
mulgated his famous dictum, "An
army fights on its stomach
II this be SO, how simple become
The problems that now assail the
harassed universe, Menu and d.
sestion are vital issues Of the day.
no longer, need we be troubled by
ultilratuns. stfivings for places i'll
the sun. poison gases and the rest.
Switch the diet and the trick is
done.
For the Germans, less beer and
New-York tribune., 1922-03-06
Relief for Motor Victims

Attention IS being given to ways
and means Of assuring indemnity to
the victims of automobile accidents.
A bill Row pending at Albany pro-
Nldes for the compulsory insurance
CT all automobile owners in the state
Tor d sufficient sum to pay indemnity
for any damage that may be done
to an extent similar to that which
now prevails in the case Of indus
trial accidents. This system would
entirely ignore the question Of re-
sponsibility or culpability for the
damage. indemn;fying the injured
without furnishing the offender; and
if the injured person chose to bring
suit against the offender, as Of
course he would have right to do.
then he would forfeit his insurance
indemnity.
This would make mandatory and
universal the insurance which many
automobile owners now voluntarily
secure. 1t would assure prompt re-
lief and substantial Indemnity to
sufferers from accidents or crimes.
It would mean q considerable pecu-
mary burden to all car owners.
unless the cost could be made much
less than it now is in the existing
insurance companies, which charge
hundreds Of dollars year for COM
! psete insurance on car. That it
would have any deterrent effect upon
reckless drivers is improbable. In
tact. there are those who think that
1t might even have the contrary cf-
feet, encouraging drivers to re reck-
less on the ground that il they did
any damage the victim would prob
ably prefer to take the insurance
! Indemnity, Of which he would be
sure, rather than to prosecute for
damages.
In Massachusetts, where more at
tention ;s being given to automobile
regulations, perhaps, than in any
ether state, several plans are being
considered. One is compulsory in
surance. Another is the bonding Of
every holder Of drivers license. A
third is the novel one of automati-
cally placing a lien upon every car
that damages another. This last is
open to several objections, one being
that III many cases the value of the
car thus levied upon would be much
less than the indemnity Justly due:
another that it would interfere with
The sale of used cars. The insurance
plan is free from these objections.
Unfortunately, it is the most expen-
sive of all the plans proposed, though
it may be that under state direction
its present heavy cost could be con-
siderably reduced. In any case. it
! would be reprcach not to have
some efficient system OF relief for
the victims Of highway accidents.