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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
REMARKABLE VOTE GIVEN TO
 BRANDON AND MCDOWELL

The nomination of William w. Brandon for governor and Charles s. Mcdowell for lieu tenant governor, by an overwhelming ma jority, confirms predictions previously made that they were sure of election.
 The results of Tuesdays primary show con- clusively that Brandon and Mcdowell are the choice of the people for the two highest off, fees in the state. There was never the slightest reason to doubt that they would be nominated. Col. Bibb Graves, candidate for governor against Judge Brandon, made the kind of race he was expected to make by per- sons in close touch with Alabama politics.
 Although a victory for Brandon and Mc- Dowell was a foregone conclusion, supporters, of these two candidates took nothing for granted and wisely kept up an intensive cam paign to the last. Because of the general in- pression that Judge Brandon and Mr. Mc- Dowell could not be defeated, most of the ex- citement created in the closing days of the campaign centered in the race for the public service commission. Governor Kilby and for mer Governor Conner both took hand in the proceedings, the action of ex-Governor Conner in supporting Fitzhugh Lee causing a breaK with Dr. Brooks Lawrence, after the two men had fought the battles of prohibition together for many years
 It is still too early to draw conclusions from all phases of the primary, the length of the ballot making the returns slow in coming in. Accurate figures some of the races will not be available until sometime today, but when all the votes are tabulated and all the winners known, the people of Alabama, knowing that nomination in the democratic primary of this state is equivalent to election, should forget politics and rally behind the Brandon admin istration. The campaigns, with a few excep- tions, developed little bitterness among the various candidates and their friends, and that Is all the more reason why there should be no bad after effects.
 Nominated by such huge popular vote, Judge Brandon sees the ambition of a lifetime gratified, and has before him great oppor- tunity to give Alabama wise and construc- tive administration, with free hand to carry put his policies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF COLLEGE EDUCATION?

The idea that self-made man sneers at college education is not as prevalent as it used to be, but the discussion of its usefulness IS still going on. A writer in the Nations Busi- ness says:
 Externally debated Is the question of whether
 college education is is not advantage in
 business Perhaps there is answer. Per-
 haps tho individual who is headed for business
 success will get there with without Perhaps
 1t depends entirely the that college
 may be baggage to and usable
 equipment to another. Perhaps there's need of
 definition When say Advantage" do
 only pocketbook advantage something wder7
 Vocational education has made tremendous strides in recent years, and there is growing realization that boy or girl should choose course of instruction that will fit them to win success in business or profession for which they feel themselves best adapted, or to which they are most strongly attracted. There to be sure, but the average young man and woman know what they propose to do and can get the sort of training they need.
 A great deal depends on what is meant by college education. A future captain of in
 
 should not devote most of his time to study of classics. Nor could we consider knowledge of Greek and Latin and an appreciation Jf good literature indispensable to success in business, but one-sided education has it's se- rious drawbacks which will be felt ater in life almost as much as no education at all. The self made man who, in spite of all his millions, can find no mental diversion outside of his of- flee, who can talk of nothing but his business, or his game of golf, his motor cars, and is consequently at a disadvantage in the socie.v of cultured people, is to be pitied. To see such growing old and casting about f f,r ways to occupy his leisure, is to realize the price less heritage of an education in the best sense of the term. Likewise, the man who has had technical t~~;ring, but knows little or nothing outside of his own profession, is not much better off.
 The well-rounded mind is best It gets more out of life and puts more into life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
KING RAIDS THE ICE BOX.

From Answers, London.
 One day. the story goes, member of the royal household of Madrid heard noises below He rose and went down stairs.
 "It must be the cat" he thought, though as rule the cat was not permitted to wander about the place at it's discretion. They must have forgotten to lock it up. Suppose it should wake the kng!'
 Fearful thought! Conceive the royal angerl The official hurried through the dark passages, and at last tracked the sound to the pantry.
 "Aha-now I've got you!' he whispered, as he opened the door-and beheld the king of Spain rummaging around for food!
 If the above story is not true it is at least founded on fact, for the king of Spain some times feels hungry in the middle of the night, and when the bangs become poignant, he seeks royal joints as you or l would seek the humber biscuit. Going into the royal pantry, he will tear off the leg of a cold fowl, or quietly carve himself a slice of meat
 ''We never know" said an official who figures in the story-whether it is the cat or the king!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
A BIG DAY COMING

"The entertainment committee of the Br- mingham Automobile club have not yet deter mined upon positive date for the children's outing day, as the club is still waiting for more complete returns of subscriptions for this occasion" said Charles G. Davis.
 While a great number have responded promptly, still not sufficient to give the chil- dren the elaborate entertainment as was given last year.
 Those who have not yet sent in their coin card are urgently requested to do so at the earliest possible moment, so that the commit tee may know just how much will be available for this occasion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
RAILROADS PRACTICINC A SOUND ECONOMY

The bill of the rail carriers for loss and damage in transit is being cut in half That drain on earnings has been enormous and in- excusable. Since the carriers organized their prevention departments and reduced them to systematic operation the former lack of care in receiving and handling freight has been re- placed by observance of rules working the other way, to the great benefit of the carriers.
 The Southern railway reports reduction of $8O1,000 in payments for loss and damage claims in the first half of 1922, compared with the same period in 1921. The number ot claims for loss and damage has been reduced from 100000 in the first half of 1921 to IT, 900 this year. Even as it is, the payments for loss and damage in the half year have ag- gregated $904,284, which is the equivalent of 1.49 cents each dollar of gross revenue. The 1921 equivalent was 2.9S cents pn each dollar. There sroom for further improve ment.
 The Birmingham Traffic bureau is reporting monthly collections on damage and loss claims from the carriers of about $6,ooO to $7,OO0, compared with approximately twice that amount collected in the period from the foun- dation of the bureau in 1917 until this year, when the carriers began to show the benefit of their prevention departments. The traffic bureaus awoke the carriers to realization of this drain on their earnings, and they have been prompt to act on the discovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
LIFE AND THE POETS
| Examiner.

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 We note with interest the views of Chicago woman who has done more to stimulate inter- est here in writing poetry than any dozen of the rest of us. She thinks that standardization and convenience are the foes of the muse.
 The routine of the movies, for instance, with the regulation clinch at the close of each ad- venturous and romantic tale; the demand for scientific material comforts in daily life; even unfaling ease and clarity of the typewriter, she thinks, are bad for poetry
 For poetry must of all things be free, aloof, personal. Each poet must discover new world and explore it. The essence of poetic genius is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 pipe dream soon reaches the bottom of the bowl.
 Many a fellow who tries to do others finds himself unocne.
 When man has had too much drink he feels himself the real thing.
 The caque may demonstrate that a round of applause sn'ts always square.
 Never judge people by their cloth S. Even 9 poorly dressed man may not be min onaire.
 When a woman trust a man she can't help being sorry it isn't another whon, nobody could trust.
 The man who starts out to play politics should first prepare for the game by learning how to play 'possum.
 You never appreciate your luck until you haven't it. In that way it doesn't differ from lots of other things.
 History says that Orpheus went to hades in order to find his wife, but a good many married men dispute it..
 When man begins to tell a woman all about his past love affairs it is a very good sign that he is about to have "just one more''
 The Lord meant brothers to be Horrible warning to girl, but it doesn't seem to do bit of good when another fellow comes along.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
FLIES OF YESTERYEAR
From the Howard Courant.

From the Howard Courant.
 While you are inquiring for the things that used to be but are now no more, do you re- member when there were no wire screens at the windows and doors? l can recollect when fies swarmed over the dining table at meal time like a cloud, and the hired girl stood waving a leaf-covered branch broken from a tree, to shoo the flies off the victuals while the family ate their meals; when they put the butter dish in a crock of water on the table to keep the flies out of it; when at the boarding houses frames hung over the dining tables covered with gauzy paper cut in great fringes, and the frame was kept swinging during the meal times to scare the flies away while the boarders consumed their meals Occasionally a family would nail mosquito bar' over sheir windows and doors, but that family was voted as "stuck up' and proud-feeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10

becomes much more acute President Harding will have the weight of public opinion behind him in whatever move he makes to increase coal production and insure uninterrupted transportation. It is unjust to make the American people in the role of innocent by
 islanders pay the piper when capital and labor fall out, as they are compelled to do in the case of railroads and coal mines Returning prosperity has already been seriously affect ed by the two strikes and the results be- ing felt with increasing weight every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
PRESIDENT FAILS IN ROLE
 OF A PEACEMAKER

President Harding has apparently exhaust cd every expedient he can devise to bring the warning factions in the coal and rail strikes together in amicable agreement. An amiable and tactful personality which has served him well during many years of public life has made little impression on the leaders who are fight ing the battles of capital and labor. Whatever feeling of optimism is created in the urbane presence of MT. Harding, it is soon dissipated after the visitors leave the White House, and prising spectacle of the chief executive hserally fat the end of his rope"
 Washington dispatches indicate that Pres ldent Harding will call on Congress to share his burdens, and, what may be of equal lm- portance with votes to be considered, his po- litical responsibilities Congress does not relish the task of trying to "put teeth into the Esch- Cummns transportation act and strengthen the hand of the President to com pei peace on the railroads and in the coal mines.
 expected to fight any move that will give the government more power over business. Both sides fear that they may lose the privilege they now enjoy of playing hob with the nations in dustrial life and forcing millions of disinter- ested citizens to suffer because they can't get dong together.
 Regardless of the way politicians in Congress my feel about it, if the present situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
THE THREE CHERRY TREES

By Walter De La Mare. There were three cherry trees once, Grew in garden all shady; And there for delight of gadsome a sight, Walked most beautiful lady, Dreamed a most beautiful lady. Birds in those branches did sing hlackbird and throste and linnet, But she walking there was by far the most Loveler than all else within it, Blackbrd and throstle and linnet. But blossoms to berries do come All hanging on stalks light and slender, And one long summers day charmed that lady
 away, With vows sweet and merry and tender; Moss and lichen the green branches deck; Weeds nod in it's paths green and shady; Yet light footstep seems there to wander
 in dreams, The ghost of that beautiful lady, That happy and beautiful lady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10

Galli-Curci is building mansion top of a mountain in the Catsks that will cost S20O,- 900. The American people ought to be in- terested in that house. The money to pay for it came out of their pockets. Paris in Love With Matilde "-IIeadline Pfffle! The only Parisians much interested in Matilde are the shopkeepers who selling her hats and gowns for five times as much they are worth.
 With the assistance of sharpshooting po- lceman, President Harding has rid the White House grounds of three crows. As everybody knows, crow is a bird of ill omen to poll tician.
 A man who dreamed dreams of subways, tunnels and port development is in the tolls of the law. Still, it is difficult to say just when a promoter becomes amenable to the law
 Vladek Zbyszko, wrestler, is reported held by Mexican bandits for $5,OOO ransom. So far as we are concerned the Mexicans can keep him and put him to work.
 
 The news comes from Norfolk Neb., that Brother Bryan has had hair cut. We hope we'll live long enough to hear of him having his trousers pressed.
 There was time, writes biographer when MT. Dempsey didn't know where his next meal was coming from And now he romps with movie stars!
 A German straw vote was 30 to 1 in favor of prohibition. It might be well to bear in mind, however, that only 13,042 votes were cast.
 By the way, has MT. Wilson made any pub lie utterance touching up sr1 appertaining to Jim Reeds victory in Missoo~s? Jules Verne should have lived to see the heavy airpane traffic between London, Paris and other European capitals.
 
 New York policeman who went cut to look for bootleggers got drunk and ran amuck. He must have found few.
 There are some statesmen in England who would be satisfied if Lloyd George never wrote his memoirs
 Cuba continues to resent the mputation that she is making money out of thirsty American tourists.
  There is one factory in Russia that is d. ways running. It's the propaganda works.
 x * x It is hard to convince a defeated candidate that the public is not interested in albs.
 4 Dealing from the bottom of the deck is per missible in politics Poker is different.
 x
 Children who sung to sleep by radio will grow up and commute in airplanes
 
 Lady Luck seems to have frowned on most of the lady candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
THE HIGHLANDER's TOAST

From the Kansas City Star.
 The following was on the back of postal card recently received by Kansas Citian from a friend in Brussels. It is was evidently com posed during thee life of the late Queen Vic- toria:
 "Noo gentlemen, fill a your glasses, for I'm aboot to bring forrit The Queen (Applause.) Our Queen, gentlemen, is really a wonderful auld sort nae whigmaleeries or falderals aboot her, but a douce, daicent bode. Respectable beyond a doot She's brocht up grand fam fly oweelfaur'd lads and lasses-her auldest son wad be credit to ony mither, and they're a weel married-a'e dauchter is nae less than married to the duke of Argyle's son and heir (Cheers.) Gentlemen, yell maybe no believe it, but ance saw the Queen. (Sensation.) did. It was when 1 took my auld broom coo to the Perth Show. mind O her weel-sic colour! sic hair! sic Gnterruptions, and cries of Is it the coo or the Queen that we're proposin?) The Queen, gentlemen. beg your pardon, but was talkin' of the However, as to the Queen, somebody pointed her oot to me at the Perth station. And there she was, smart and tidy-like; and says 1 to myself, Gin my auld woman at hame slips ava, ye needna remain widow anither hoor langer'. (Cheers.) Moo. gentlemen, the whisky's gude, the nchts lang, the weather's weet and the roads are saft and will harm naebody that comes to grief. So aft wi ye; every gless to the bottom.-'The Queenr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
MEN WHO CREATE

T confess my inability to fully supply the void in Warrior river service arising out of the retirement of Henry T. DeBardeleben," " said Theo. Brent, general manager of the Mis- sissippi-Warrior barge lines. Some men fill positions acceptably, but DeBardeleben ere ated that which he filled on the Warrior and in the development of the Warrior service over persistent and continuous obstacles. I shall not promise to fill his place, because that cannot be done, but there should be capable men prepared to step in now and carry the work ahead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
BIRMINGHAMs MINSTREL SHOW

From the Huntsville Telegram.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald is comment ing on the latest "show" in the city hall there. It says in part: "The impression is being created throughout the state that our com missioners spend most of their time in hot water"
 The Age-Herald takes the balance of the state wrong. We believe we are right as far as the balance of the state is concerned, and we know we are right as far as this section is concerned. We enjoy the burlesque at Birmingham. Things dry up this way and we don't have much fun and we soundly condemn any effort of The Age-Herald to rob us of little enjoyment. careful observa- tion convinces us that the commissioners themselves enjoy their own show we enjoy it; we believe every other part of the state en- joys it, so why not let them keep it up?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE ALABAMA PEACH?

The Alabama peach has the quality of the Georgia peach, but it does not reach the mar kets as it's neighbor does. Alabama has made gains in the production and shipment of other fruits, but seems to be at a standstill so far as the peach is concerned. The Alabama Mar kets Journal for July remarks
 "The peach can be produced as cheaply and as successfully in Alabama as anywhere in the world. In looking over the shipping rec ords for last year we find that Georgia shipped 1o,632 cars of peaches while Alabama didn't make a shadow on the map. We shipped only AT cars. Surely it is time for Alabama to wake up and take it's place on the peach map."
 Alabama has made great strides as water melon producer and in growing spring vege- tables. Just why it is such laggard in the peach industry no one knows. It is probably because no special effort has been made No organize this industry as has been done in the case of the watermelon, the Satsuma orange, the sweet potato and other fruits and vege- tables. California sends more peaches to Ala bama markets than Alabama does.
 It is matter of few good farmers in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
THE IMPORTANT THING

From the Boston Transcript.
 An Englishman visiting Scotch laird was taken by his host on fishing trip In the morning the visitor, who was novice at the sport, hooked a fine salmon, and in his ex- citement slipped and fell into the river The keeper, noticing that he was no swimmer, hooked onto him with gaff and was about to drag him ashore when the laird called out:
 What are ye aboot, Donald? Get haud O the rod and look to the flush! Ma friend can bide awee but the flush winna.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
EDITORIAL WISDOM

Are you working on some heavy editorials today?'
 "Yes," replied the editor of the Chiggers- vile Clarion. q thought would tell the coal operators how to put the coal industry on a paying basis, point out the fundamental weak ness in the present way of operating the rail roads tnd suggest a solution for the finan- cial problems of Europe. With those matters out of the way, I'll probably step down the street and see if can't stand off my landlord for another week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
A CARE-FREE BACHELOR

She murmured just one little word, Which spared him lots of woe; It wasn't "Yes," as you might guess That little word was "No.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
 SHUT IN

I love a ship upon the sea,
 I love little boat; To tell the truth, my heart goes out,
 To anything afloat. And that's the tragedy of life
 That discontent instills, For all the years Pe walked this earth I've spent in climbing hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
individuality, and routine and standardization are fatal to individuality.

individuality, and routine and standardization are fatal to individuality
 Certainly, plenty of our current poetry is atrocious. So much we freely admit But have the material conveniences of modern life anything to do with that atrocity? We doubt it.
 Shelley and Wordsworth produced nearly all their best work after they were married and their wives devoted all their time to making their poetic spouses comfortable. Browning was known as the greatest diner-out of his time.
 Matthew Arnold lived a singularly routine life, whereas his great friend, Arthur Clough, hardly knew from day to day what job he might be working at. Both were poets, and Arnold thought Clough had the finer genius. Everybody knows Arnold, and Clough is hardly even memory.
 Tennyson had little more than a spark of eccentricity. Pope not even spark. Yet were not both great poets? Shakespeare sell dom if ever, bothered to find new plots, he took whatever came to hand and made it immortal.
 Our own theory is that current poetry is bad not because life is conventional, but be- cause the imaginative powers of the poets are thin and feeble. Which is, we submit quite different matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
PIoUED, OR WHAT7

Did you receive message of congratula- tion from your defeated rival?"
 "Yes," replie1 i'.o -..,oo--f.I candidate. "but fear he was trying to be sarcastic. He said he was convinced the voters had in me the kind of public servant they deserve"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10
THE ART OF coNcEALMENr

(Which arm do you use in straphanging7" "The left" said MT. pi-sIo-
 ''You are not left-handed?"
 ''No, but I carry my flask in my right hip pocket. Clinging to strap with my right hand eevates that side of my coat to perilous alti- tude.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10

same neighborhood getting together, planting orchards of standard varieties, cultivating them on modern lines and establishing co-op- erative shipping methods