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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
PURE ALTRUIsM

When you saw these two men fighting, why didn't you try to stop them?"
 T didn't have the heart, your honor."
 Explain, sir."
 "One of them said nothing would give him greater pleasure than to meet the other gem tleman in personal combat and the other gen. tleman said the thing to him. I couldn't bear to think that I might be the cause of robbing them of so much happiness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
THE GOOD OLD STUFF

Authorities differ"
 'fWell?'
 Some say Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned"
 Maybe he didn't, but anyhow, it's pretty well established that Cleopatra vamped An- thony and we are thus assured of an inexhaus- tible supply of movie material'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
BREAKFAST SERVED

"Could you gimme bite to eat, mum?"
 ..I have no time to be fooling with tramps, and, besides"
 q asked for a bite acrost tn street, mum, an when tn lady turned me down she said needn't ask here, as you wuz a whole lot meaner than she wuz but tn minute seen your face T."
 ''Tll bet she did say that, the catl Sit down on the steps few minutes. I'll fry you some ham and eggs and heat of coffee.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
NO CHANGE IN RuDYARD

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 MT. Kipling says, in effect, that the woman reporter lied. He evidently still thinks that woman is only woman. but good cigars a smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
HATED

'Is your new efficiency expert getting re- sults?"
 T judge so."
 "Yes?"
 "If he were to drop dead at the present mo- ment you couldn't collect 50 cents among the office help to buy f1owers.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
BOTH INsULTED

"This puglist scorned to fight for paltry $5o,Oo0."
 q suppose he registered supreme contempt7" "Yes, but not half much contempt as his valet registered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
ENLARGING THE ALABAMA
 FOREST RESERVE

The time will come when Alabamians will go for health-giving recreation to the Alabama forest reserve in Cullman and Lawrence counties. Another 2,50O acres of woodland has been added to this reserve by the purchase of property in south Lawrence and northern Cullman counties.
 There is no more picturesque country in the United States than in the hills of northern Ala bama, neither is there prettier woodland that will abound with song birds and animal life under the protecting arm of the government.
 Business men spend millions of dollars to visit the northwest and enjoy the great re- serves out there. The more intense their life in the maelstrom of commerce, manufacture and finance, the greater their absolute need of the restorative power of nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
GOOD BoYi

OOOD BO1I His parents named him Cyril They knew not what they did; But he lived it down and won renown As the famous "Knock-out Kid"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
BOYS ARE SQUARE

Boys have an innate sense of fairness / said w D. Sanders of the Alabama Engrav- ing company, scout master of Troop 3S, 'that Is very exacting of those who work with them. Boys will always meet you half way, but those who expect to get the best results from them must toe the line when it comes to their own actions- This is true even in such apparently small matters filling engagements with them absolutely promptly" At that minute MT. Saunders was endeavoring to excuse himself in order to meet bunch of fellows of his troop with whom he had engagement.
 "Boys' work is fraught with tremendous opportunities, and 1t also involves heavy re- responsibilities. But 1t Is the finest thing yet, and personally I find great pleasure in giving myself to it freely and almost wholly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
AMUSING ERRORS

Tn a story l wrote yesterday, under the heading of Off Stage Chats With Popular Celebrities,' the especial celebrity being Lasses White, the minstrel man, I thought I had very catchy opening phrase, always re- membering what I was taught about news paper writing early in the game, and that is to make the first sentence of story snappy," said Dolly Dalrymple
 Instead of reading, All jokes, like Gaul, are divided into three parts,' which I thought was quite a hit, the sentence read, All jokes, like Gaul, are divided into two parts,' which re- minded me of the cub reporter whose type written copy Qike mine) was probably very poor, and who, being sent to report beauti- ful ball one evening, the costumes of the young ladies and all that, left his sweetheart for the very last in order to make an elaborate de- scription of her gown.
 "So he wrote, Miss Annie Jones was beau tifully gowned in silver cloth and diaphanous tulle draperies, and her dainty feet were en- cased in shoes that looked like fairy boots.'
 "Imagine the amazement of the ambitious young reporter when he read the description of his sweethearts costume thus, Miss Annie Jones was gowned In silver cloth and diaphan- ous tule draperies, and her dirty feet were encased in shoes that looked like ferryboats.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
"sELLING" UNIVERSITY DRIVE

Major Jelks Cabaniss has line of the best selling talk in the university million dollar campaign ever heard in favor of high CT educaton," said George Lewis Baies.
 For instance, he says the percentage of increase in attendance at the University ot Alabama in the last 10 years has been greater than that of any college university in the entire United States.
 "He says the attendance last year was 1863. This did not include the summer school. That figure is eight times as many students as attended the university 20 years ago, and four times as many as attended 10 years ago. He says that for 10 years the increase has been more than 10 per cent a year. If this increase continues to 1882, there will be 5000 Alabama boys and girls at the university.
 "Major Cabaniss points out that the an nual output of high school graduates will necessarily be three or four times larger then than it is now; that the economic condition of the people will constantly improve, fact which increases the demand for university men and women in the business life of our people. He points out further that there are fewer colleges in Alabama than in other large states; that the university has little no coni- petition in it's field; that accordingly if the increase in high school output goes on the resulting need at the university is obvious
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
PORT Campaign
CHAIRMEN MEET
HERE ON OCT. 16
100 Men Representing All
Counties of State Expected
to Attend Conference,
Says Bowie

County chairmen of the seaport
amendment campaign have been In
vited by State Chairmen Sydney ].
Bowie and H. X. Miner to con-
ference to be held at the Southern
club Monday, October 16. The con-
ference will begin at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and adjourn at ]
o'clock for luncheon at the South
ern club.
At least 100 men, representing all
counties In the state. are expected
at the conference. Chairman sgd
ney ]. Bowie stated yesterday. Sew
eral prominent men not officially
connected with the campaign, have
accepted the invitations to be pres
emit on that occasion.
Judge w. w. Brandon of Tusca-
loosa has agreed to make a speech.
In which he will discuss the seaport
amendment. Other speeches on the
same subject will be made by able
speakers.
The county chairmen are expected
to submit reports on conditions in
their respective counties and plans
for the closing weeks of the cam
paign will be discussed and out
lined.
In addition to the state democratic
and republican conventions, large
number of civic, business and fra
ternal organizations throughout the
state have indorsed the seaport
amendment. among them being the
Alabama Farm bureau, Alabama
Farmers union, State Federation of
Labor, Alabama Bankers associa-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

An elephant with a craving for
paper money has to be watched. Such
an elephant is Baby Sue" one of
the Johnny j. Jones animals. When
the Red Cross was putting on its
drive and the war organizations were
helped to collect funds. She went up
and down the streets of towns where
the show appeared, carrying bucket
in her snout. She would hold out the
that was usually answered by lib
eral contributions. But she had to
be watched as she would eat tho
paper money that was put into her
bucket, She would deliberately set
down the bucket. extract the bills
and eat them with as much relish as
though they were peanuts. After she
had consumed many dollars. the at
tendant, who was with her on her
tours, kept an eye on the bucket, and
when a bill was put into 1T would
get the bill out before Sue" had a
chance to consume 1t. Many persons
seeing the trainer take the money
from the bucket and being ignorant
OF sues craving TOT piilSt Woulu
wonder If the bills were being kept
by the trainer. Sue" collected a
total of about $4,000 last summer for
war work organizations.
A representative of The Age Herald
was guest of I'D R, Salter. the press
agent of the exposition, when the
public was not admitted and watched
the elephant trainer give Sue" a
bath. 1t was amusing. Sue" first
laid down on her side and the trainer
swept her off with broom. When
he finished all the part of her that
could be reached. he told her to raise
up little and she would do just
that and hold still while the broom
was being applied, but she did not
like to have her ears washed, and
when the trainer got to work on her
ears she acted exactly like boy hc-
ing bathed by his mother, She would
spueal and fuss and pull away, and
shake her head, but would not try to
get up. The trainer would talk to
her as a mother would talk to a
child and finally the job was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
TRAINS COLLIDE
AS BRAKES LOCK
ON LOCOMOTIVE
One Passenger Is Injured and
Freight Traffic Delayed
More Than Two
Hours

Heavy damages to railroad proper
ty, the injury of one man, and de-
lay In the arrival Of freight trains.
resulted from a .rear-end collision Of
a freight train into a switch engine
on the A. B. & A. railroad at the In
tersection of the spur-traek, leading
into the fairgrounds, on the railway
main line last night at O'clock.
Ernest S. Hughes. 1906 Twelfth
street, south. freight agent for the
A. B. & A.. was the only passenger
on the freight train who was injured
He sustained a bad cut in his fore
head when he was thrown violently
against a window sill when the coll
lision occurred. A negro fireman on
the freight train, whose name was not
lhtainabie. was also slightly injured
Both were taken to their residences
According to the report made into
the office of the chief dispatcher by
Engineer J. Z. Randall. Manchester,
Ga. who had charge of the freight
train, and L. T. Rebernett, engineer
of the switch engine. the accident
resulted from the wet tracks of the
main line, which allowed the giant
freight locomotives brakes to lock
and the train to slide along the
tracks.
Robernett said that he had just
completed placing the cars on the
spur track at the fair to be re-
loaded, preparatory to removal from
the fair grounds. Robernett said
that there was not sufficient space
on the spur tracks, to place all the
cars, and to clear the main line with
his engine, which had the rear end
towards the main line, Robernett said
that his attention was called to the APP
preaching freight train by his fireman,
j. f. Thompson, negro, 1S49 Fifteenth
street, Ensley. Robernett said that
he dispatched two men, who were
standing by his cab, down the tracks
freight train. The wheels of the
freight locomotive locked while 100
feet distant from the switch engine.
The train was going at compare
lively show speed.
As a result of the impact, the
freight engine was hurled to the left
of the tracks, landing in a ditch four
feet deep, carrying with 1t the ad-
joining coal car. The switch-engine,
which was struck from the rear end,
was thrown to the right of the
tracks, also landing In ditch, al
though none of the cars left the rail-.
Three lengths of track were torn
from the wood bed or twisted beyond
repair from the impact. The wreck
ing crew cleared up the engines ana
cars and transportation was Fesum-
ed at 1890 o'clock.
Railroad authorities frankly SAID
nothing but a miracle saved the lives
of two engineers and two firemen
both of whom remained at their posts
until the last. Robernett was vainly
trying to clear the tracks with the
rear end of his locomotive and
Randall was attempting to bring MS
train to a halt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

some time. The poor old things
don't get a chance to kite out down
the track with 'no-stop" sign but
once a year, and it seems to me they
are giving the passengers at every
street corner the long gone signal.
Having a good little old timer
l bray at them, and then long and
clear, l hear EN- answer:
street Car Talk
'Toot-tootl Betcher life! We're
not taking any back sass these days,
EVerybody's glad to see us coming
and going. We never have a heavy
sigher on us the week OF the fair.
We never hear school girl MUIR
muir: o, | hate to see the old thing
coming, l wish it was Saturday.
The old nag will zip into the races
during all final runs and stay
with them till they're done. He's
going to take his chances, he said,
till he gets so crippled up with rheu-
matlsm it'll take horse specialist
to unite him.
Then his eyes shone.
Did you know that a race horse
can tell Just as we'll when he is going
to run in the races as his master
CAM When trainers begin to feed
us Just certain special things and slip
in a little sugar, we know what's in
the wind, They don't even water us
the same. And then, how we flutter
and rejoice when we are led out to
be warmed up for the race. First
they make us go slow. then little
faster, and then faster. Finally
they put blanket over us-and then,
oh. joy-out We scurry to the trackv'
About Thrills
You can talk about humans hav-
ing thrills! You don't know any
thing about thrills unless you were
horse. When l double up out
there. start toward the goal and I'm
going to win, we'll, 1t feels to me
like even the far away Cubans can
hear my heart singing hozannasr
Blue Jay said to give everybody in
the Magic City his love; and If he
eidn't get back another year, but
was called to his final big races up
on the everlasting play grounds out
past the darl- ess somewhere, ha
hoped everybody would remember she
had always done the best he co6ld
for Birmingham people, and if he
hadn't won any more races. it wasn't
because he hadn't striven with his
whole soul every time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
BROCKMAN SPEAKER
AT COMMUNITY CLUB

]. K. Brockman was the prin-
oipal speaker yesterday afternoon at
the meeting OF the Community club
held at the Southern club. Mr..
Brookman, as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the Blrming-
ham Real Estate board to confer
with the officials of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
and the city commission and to sug-
gest some means by which these two
bodies could work tremendously
talked of the methods they had pur-
sued and the work accomplished.
He stated that the report drawn
UP by the committee met with the
approval of the company, and with
tho exception of one clause was
agreeable to the city commissioners.
The city commission and the rail-
way company could no. agree upon
the car fare, the city asking for a
six cents cash fare, with free
transfer, while the railway com
pany insists on seven cent cash
fare, with a two-cent transfer.
According to officials of the com
pGny, said Mr.. Brockman, this
amount of charge is necessary for Its
maintenance.
An interesting feature of tho meet
ing was the musical program rem
dered by Miss Mary Emma Pearson,
soloist, and Miss Bonnie Howard.
pianist. Tho meeting was presided
over by Edgar Bowron, vice presi-
dent in the absence of President w.
II. SaddJer, Jr.
A largo number ofTmembers were
present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

Blue Jay, who is 2 years old, is n
regular bird cf horse, named so be-
cause he watches his humping step
around the track as carefully as his
hawk. And, in his time, he has cop
ped as many prizes as the next
one,
Belongs to Two.
He is now the property of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Rice; and announces that no
one will believe. him, but he feels
just like Chinese because Rice Is
his favorlte diet. and he always has
1t around him, no matter where he
gees.
On tn Grace track now Blue Jay
is going to do his level best to beat
the rest of that gang, he confided.
He's still got some tricks hidden be-
hind his eyes; but he didn't dare
speak them out, even to think them
very loudly, all those eavesdropping
horses listening through the cracks
all the time, and just dead anxious
to get on to you!
Been Everywhere
i've run everywhere" laughed the
old veteran, but blimme, If l don't
like state fairs best of all. / think
it's the funniest thing in the world to
see the fat ladies and the cigarette
ffends. The best friend / ever had
was one of those yellowed smokers.
He used to come to the stable and
nang around and mourn to me: Blue
Jay, old scout, wish had your eour-
aget
" 'Whadda you mean?' I'd say.
"'Well, when folks come around
you asking fool questions and trying
to look at tho whites of your eyes,
you bite 'em, don't your
Yes said /, or spit at EN-
Well, you see you've got 1t on
me. l don't dare. They come In
there and pay 10seents to look at me.
Then they treat me as IL the fee in
cluded reformer's license. Why
they even make me promise tt, quit
smoking"
And of course you promise?
%. yes-I expect to be buried after
some so or 60 more seasons with the
show. | wouldn't deceive the poor
creatures
Blue Jay gave a great grin like
that of tousled-headed kid.
Il love to hear those old fair street
cars tearing down the track" he So
liloquized. Reminds me of myself
when 1 haven't been in race in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
CITY TO CONTINUE WAR
ON FAIR INJUNCTION

Following the appeal of the Alabama
State Fair assooiatioRto the SUI
preme court yesterday. reinstating
the Injunction restraining police au-
thorities from interfering with mid
way concession owners at the fair,
City Attorney w. ]. Wynn said that
the city was going to fight to a
finish.
I'VE have won all the victory that
could be won,,' he said. I'VE, of
couree, expected an appeal" He stat
ed that, while nothing probably
would come of prosecuting conces-
sionnaires at the present fair. the
hope was to settle the question once
for all, SO that In the future it
would not arise again.
w. b. Cloe, commissioner of pub
lie safety. said that the city would
continue its fight against the injunc-
ton and that it was going to decide
the issue for all time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
WOMAN NOT IMPROVED
Hope Still Held Out For Mrs. Jones
However


Mrs Frances Jones, 2o1s High
street, Fairview, injured Thursday
morning when struck by a west
bound work car Of the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company
at Crews station, was reported from
the Baptist hospital last night to be
showing no Improvement. Hope for
her recovery is maintained, however.
Mrs. Jones was struck when she
attempted to cross the tracks, In or
der to catch an eastbound car on the
opposite track from that of the work
car. Mrs. Jones was knocked down
and dragged about 80 feet by the car,
according to witnesses. She sustained
a fractured skull, beside other in
juries.
Albert Glover, Boyles, who was in
jured In an airplane accident at the
state fairgrounds, was reported from
the Baptist hospital as improving.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
FAIR ASSOCIATION
APPEALS DECISION

The temporary restraining order
granted the Alabama State Fair as
ISOLATION Monday, restraining W. B.
Cloe, police commissioner; Fred Nc
Duff, chief of police; J.yC. Hartsfield,
sheriff, and constables and marshals.
from interfering with the operations
of the concession at the state fair
grounds, was heard yesterday morn
ing before Judge ]. @. Smith, and the
motion to dissolve the injunction was
granted. The Alabama State Fair
association gave notice OF an appeal
Immediately following the. decision of
the judge. and the state then rein
stated the injunction pending the APP
peal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

The monthly report of the Birming-
ham Humane society issued yester-
day by Fred Fender. humane officer,
showed that the society investigated
81 cases of cruelty to animals and
children and issued warnings In 60
cases. Thirty-two horses and 50
mules were inspected and IA dogs
were taken to the animal league.
One case of cruelty to a seven
year-old daughter was shown on the
report. The society caused the arrest
of one person, who was fined SIS, ac-
eording to the report.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
NOT AN EMPL0YE OF
GADSDEN NATIONAL

Washington B. Heidi, former bank
Dallas, Tex, TO answer to an em-
bezzlement charge, was never an
employee of the Gadsden National
bank. according to information from
Gadsden. He is charged in a war;
rant sworn out by the state bank
examiner. with embezzling about $685.
600. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
missionary at Work." Subject OF
Weekly Meeting

Yesterday the Student Mission
Band of Howard held their weekly
meeting. The Missionary at Work"
was the subject for discussion. 4
Devotional services were conduct
ed by A. M. Glover.
The discussions which followed
were Educational Work." by Miss
Mildred Mcdowell; Medical Work"
by Miss I've Pearl Ray; .Evangelis-
tic Work., by Rev. r. Buckner;
Claims of Other Work." by Rev.
Minis
The Student Mission Band seeks to
prepare students interested In mis-
sionary work for their chosen field.
of fire fighting apparatus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

ton, the American Legion of Ala
bama, Commercial Travellers asso-
Citations, Daughters of the American
Revolution, Rotary Kiwanis. Civilian.
Exchange. an other clubs and organ
izations.
Both of Alabama's United ctates
senators, most of the representatives
in Congress from AL lama, Governor
Kilby, Governor-elect w. ". Bran
don, and other prominent leaders
hav endorsed the Amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07
MISSION BAND MEETS
GRAND JURY MEETS
October Terms to Be Empanelled on
October 26

The October grand Jury will be
empanneiled on October 16, and the
docket is now being prepared. Twen-
ty-five cases have already been
docketed and number of others will
be placed for investigation later. A
large number of witnesses have been
summoned.
Preparation Of the November dock
ct for the criminal division of cir
cult court Is under way. The week
beginning November Is Is set aside
for the hearing of capital cases,
while Thursday, November 20, is des-
ignated for sureties on forfeited
bonds to render excuses why judg-
ments should not be made final
City appeal cases will be set for
November 30, 81 and 20.