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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-20

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03

 Five hundred and sixty passengers going abroad on the Homeric consumed $10,0oO worth of champagne in seven days, just to keep the dust out of their throats until they reached Paris.
 If the soviet authorities of Russia are de- termined to "work off" few more socialists it isn't likely that the executions will be stayed py protests from socialists in other countries.
 x * Writing for magazine, Eugene V. Debs says prison fare in the Atlanta penitentiary was bad. On the other hand, prison that boasted of it's cuisine might have too many boarders.
 < < 1t will be long time before President Hard ing will be able to contemplate the railroads and coal mines with the equanimity befittine a man of his temperament.
 x x Mir. Hays was recently photographed in converse with beauteous movie star His job has compensations other than salary.
  Ex-Governor Conner and Dr. Brooks Law renee have come to the parting of the ways. And, oh, what parting that wasl x Mir. Wells should not feel discouraged be- cause no followers of Harold Bell Wright are reading his Outline of History
 x < The 14-year-old girl evangelist Is not as fool ish as we thought she was. She merely breaches between school terms.
 * You can't always tell what candidate is going to do simply because he grips your hand with an air of sincerity.
 
 Here and there indications of a return to normalcy may be noted. Cleveland has gone back to five-cent fare. The war in China will have to show little more speed if it expects to retain front-page position.
 Chcagoans don't realize how much territory their town covers until there is a traction strike.
 That discussion over the 12 greatest women started something that never will be settled. Travellers returning from coast cities report the survival of the old-fashioned barroom.
 x x Seniority rights have assumed sacred sig nificance in the eyes of railroad bosses.
 x x There Is nothing in Vice President Alter bury's name that connotes "Attaboy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
THERE IS NO NEED OF WORRY
 ABOUT THE FLAPPER

Chicago evangelist, in the course of tirade against the flapper, declared:
 "The young men of today are in revolt against the downfall of womanly standards Men don't want flappers for mothers of their children. The young men do not know where to turn for sweethearts, truth and warmth of heart"
 The evangelist is needlessy alarmed, and not . correct interpreter either of young men or young women. The young men know so that they are marrying flappers every day. The flappers know well what they are about that as soon they get worthy young hus- band they forget all about the flapper busi- ness, settle down to married life, keep house and have children.
 The young woman of today is no more dif- ferent from the young woman of yesterday than the young man of today differs from the the young man of yesterday. Many barriers between the sexes have been swept away. They approach one another with more frankness than they did a generation ago. If there IS less of punctilio between the sexes thers is a moro candid understanding.
 Both sexes partake of the conditions and the psychology of their age. Standards of dress come and go, with the same tirsdes against each change. Women will never cease co do that which makes them attractive to mep any more than the young man will forego what renders him attractive to young women. Neither sex ever pulled down the other. They go together for good or evil.
 The flapper period is youth. That Is all there is to 1t. The young woman of today sheds her care-fres girlhood for the serious duties of wife and mother as willingly as her forebears did. Tho flapper was always hero in one form or another, and always will be as long as there are young women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
INVENTOR OF THE TELEPHONE
 DIES IN NOVA SCOTIA

It is hard to realize that the inventor of the telephone, one of the most useful devices ever perfected by human ingenuity, died but yester- day, so swift is the progress of science and so quickly does the marvel of today become com monplace tomorrow.
 Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, who died at his home near Baddeck, N. S., was fortunate in- ventor. Although he knew poverty and strug- gled hard to win recognition, he lived to see his work revolutionize the life of mankind and reaped the honors and financial rewards due him for his contributions to science and to civilization. His was not the pathetic story of a man who had a great idea, by which someone else profited. Success came to him at the age of 29, and his fame increased, rather than diminished, to the end of his life. His claim that he invented the telephone was substantiated in a number of legal contests, but from that memorable day at the Phila- delphia centennial exposition, when Dr. Bells invention was demonstrated before astounded scientists and other celebrities, he has been
 
 Just offhand, it would be difficult to name any other man who has cone so much for the worlds progress. It may we'll be that Dr. Bells basic patent, numbered 174,465 in the patent records at Washington, is the most valuable ever issued.
 It has been less than 50 years since the pos sibility of transmitting human speech over wires proved to scientists who had pre- viously ridiculed the idea. Now, the tele- phone is indispensable for conducting the bus mess and social affairs of the world. Experi- ments made with dead mans ear set Dr. Bell on the right path Today there are mil lions of telephones carrying their messages into millions of living ears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03

authors. She has written.a number of books which have won deserved popularity. "One Clear Call" is a story of dramatic power, with a strong emotional appeal. The picture, re- gently shown at private exhibition here, made deep impression on all who saw it, while MT. Walthall's acting will more than please the ad- markable success in "The Birth of Nation.
 There is demand for better class of pho- toplays that are clean and have some artistic value. "One Clear Call,'' apart from the inter est attaching to it as the work of an Alabama writer, acted by an Alabama star, is this type of photoplay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
THE ONLY WAY
 TO SETTLE DISPUTES

The first paragraph in President Harding's letter embodying his proposals for settle ment of the railroad strike is the most signif;- cant. It reads: Railway managers and work men are to agree to recognize the validity of all decisions of the railroad labor board, and to faithfully carry out such decisions as con- templated by the law"
 Only by agreeing to abide by the rulings of the legally constituted board of arbitration for settling disputes between the railroads and their employees can there be any guarantee of peace in railroad circles and uninterrupted operation of the nations transportation sys- tenn. There is the root of the whole trouble.
 No progress will be made toward stabilizing arbitration is accepted in theory well in fact. The present strike would have been avoided if the railroad labor boards decisions had been accepted by both sides, instead of being disregarded.
 It is possible to avoid wars between nations by arbitration. How much easier it would be to adjust differences between employers and workmen, if the same spirit of compromise could be brought into playl As long each side seeks an advantage and there is no au- thority above them to force a settlement, strikes will continue, imposing hardships on millions of people who are not directly con- cerned, one way or the other.
 The idea behind the railroad labor board is admirable. But it needs the full weight Of governmental authority, in addition to the pres sure of public sentiment, to make its rulings effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
POSSESSION OF FACTS CREATES BUSINESS

The Chamber of Commerce has brought business to half dosen Birmingham factories by having ready . list of the district's manu- lecturers and jobbers, together with what they make and handle, available for tho pur- chasing agent.
 The contractors building the $1,ooo,ooo ne- gro soldier hospital at Tuskegss have already bought STE, ,ooo worth of Birmingham material through information secured from the Cham ber of Commerce's directories and its ma- chinery for establishing quick connection be- tween Birmingham factories and those who seek to buy goods.
 Obtaining complete list of Birmingham manufacturers and jobbers and what they handle was long and tedious job. but this work has been far more effective than enter taining prominent visitors and speech-mak,ns.
 No citizen can serve his district as he should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
BIRMINGHAM SUFFERS THE LOSS
 OF A SPLENDID CITIZEN

Death at the ripe age of zb ended the active and useful career of Capt. Frank S. White. It has fallen to the lot of few men to reach the eminence he did in his chosen profession and at the same time to serve his city, state and nation in so many capacities.
 Captain White realized an ambition he had long cherished when he was elected United States senator from Alabama by popular vote to fill out the unexpirsd term of Senator Jo- seph F. Johnston. He first gained prominence during the Civil war in General Forests cav- airy. In his native state of Mississippi, Cap tain White served as member of tho legis- lature and was chairman of tho committee on impeachment which convicted and removed from office Lieut. Gov. A. K Davis in 1875.
 Ever since Captain White moved to Birming- ham in 1SS6, he had been prominent in the legal profession and closely identified with the public life of this city and state. Among other offices held by him, he was president of the state democratic convention, delegate at large to the Alabama constitutional con- vention of 1901, chairman of the state demo- cartic executive committee and president os the Alabama Bar association, 1912-13.
 Captain White lived to see Birmingham grow from village to great industrial city, and he played noteworthy part in its development. A loyal friend to the Confederate veterans, whose interests he was ever ready to safe guard and advance; an able lawyer. . pious Christian gentleman of the old southern type and . public-spirited citizen, the death of Cap tain White is widely deplored.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
My Favorite Stories
THE PLUM LIMIT AND THEN SOME
By Irwin s. Cobb

It was before my day, but in our country they still talk about convention which was held one time to select nominee for railroad commissioner of our district Ballot after bal lot the vote stood tie between the candidate from the upper end of the district and the can didate from our end of the state, which was the extreme southwestern end It was agreed early in the proceedings that no proxies might be given, but that every delegate must vote by name for himself. The consequence was that no delegate could go back home and leave friend behind to cast his vote for him. They nights and still the deadlock lasted. Finally on the third day at noon, the convention took recess until p. m.
 The packers of the lower state candidate took advantage of the recess to hold caucus and discuss ways and means for circumventing the enemy if so be any such ways and means might be devised. In the midst of the caucus there rose up gentleman and his name was Stone wall Jackson Bugg, but he was better known as Stony Bugg. Stony had an inspiration. He explained that he had got on quite friendly terms with an opposing delegate from up the state, little, sickly-looking, cross-eyed man. It seemed that they had exchanged conversation and fine-cut chewing tobacco, and had found that their tastes in thoroughbred horses ran in the same channel, 50 now there was bond be- tween them.
 MT. Bugg's ides was this: He would go straightway and seek out the little cross-eyed man and would lure him off to some out-of- the-way grocery-they called them grocerys in those days-and there, under cover of friend ship, treachercusly would ply his intended vic tim with strong waters until the latter was in state of helplessness.
 Boys" said he, 'this yers I'll be the way of it: I'll get him 90 drunk he can't remember his own name. I'll get him % drunk he can't hit the ground with his hat I'll fill him so full of them sweetenin' drams he won't be able to talk, walk or stand up. And then I'll stow him away in corner somewhere to sleep 1t off and I'll leave him there and I'll bs back at the hall in plenty of time to cast my vote and bust up this here tie All you boys got to do is just make up purse to buy the flicker with and I'll do the rest''
 Knowing Stony's magnificent capacity. his hearers gave loud cheers. By subscription sum deemed to be amply sufficient for accom- plishing the intended stxatagem was imme- diately raised. Stony, pouching the contribu- dons, hurried forth upon his mission.
 Four o'clock came and the convention re- convened. Stony and his prey being still miss ing. The chairman, ordering the next ballot, bads the secretsry1to call the roll, not by county but by calling each ssparsts delegate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
MOCK TRIAL AT TALLADEcA<.

"We are going to put on a mock trial Friday night at Talladega for the benefit of the school for the blind," said Judge H. B. Aber- nethy. James R. Daly, advance agent for Abernethy, Parrish & Patrick, went down to- day to arrange for the show.
 Dora now wants us to come down and give a show. In fact, we are having so many calls that 0ke can't fill them all. am always will ing to do my part so long as some good cause is helped along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03

of each county by name, as was the rule. AL alphabetically. the county from which the up- state delegate came was reached before tho county from which Mir. Bugg came.
 Just as the secretary had progressed as far as this upstate county, the door of the conven- ton building opened and the little cross-eyed man approximations. He swayed like an as- pen, but he still had powers of locomotion. He wabbled up the hall. He came to where a shadow lay across the aisle. He stopped and rolled up his trouser legs and waded through it and fell into his own seat just in time to answer to his name and to cast the vote which gave the nomination to his candidate by plurality of one, leaving the opposition utterly stunned and flabbergasted.
 The chairman had just declared the result amid the applause of the victorious faction, when again the door swung open and a limp heap, attred in tousled garments, fell in and lay upon the floor where it had fallen, and was recognized as Stonewall Jackson Bugg. Some subtle homing instinct, working behind the al- coholic veil, mechanically and automatically had directed his footsteps back to the place which he had been carrying in his mind just before his mind left him. Friends ran to him and raised his head. He breathed heavily but otherwise gave no signs of conscious life They shook him they beat him upon the chest, they called to him by his own name and by other names.
 "Stony," they cried. "Stony, listen! Whyn't you get him drunk?" With difficulty he lifted one drowsy eyelid. With yet greater difficulty he focused wabbly and uncertain eye upon the distressed countenances of those who bent over him.
 "Whsh?" he inquired, thickly.
 "Whyn't you get that feller drunk, like you promised?"
 He half freed himself from the supporting arms. His chest heaved, his voice gurgled in his throat.
 "Drunk?" he echoed, blankly. Then proudly, as recollection came back to him: Huh, boysh,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
ALABAMA STAR IN PHOTOPLAY
 BY ALABAMA AUTHOR

Alabamians should bs greatly interested in photoplsy to be exhibited at the Trianon theatre next week. It is the screen version of Miss Frances Nimmo Greene's novel. "one Clear Call" and the leading role is played by Hsnsy B. walthall, motion picture star of whom his native state is justly proud.
 Mia Greene t ono of Alabama's successful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
THAT ENDED IT

"'Twas just summer courtship.' "Yes?"
 "We looked at the moon, we looked at the silver sea. She sighed, I sighed.' "Go on."
 "And then she murmured, I wonder what my husbands doing now?'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
CAN NOW KEEP COOL

'There is no reason why the patients and nursing corp of the St. Vincent hospital should not be kept cool during the remainder of the summer" said J. V. Cowart, "as special in- stitutional refrigerator has just been installed in this infirmary.
 "This refrigerator is one of the largest in any of the southern cities, and occupies two large rooms, and is built most elaborately, part of it being covered with glass. feel sure the refrigerator would be of much interest to visitors"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
OBJECTION ovERRULED

"But, my dear sir" protested Senator Snortsworthy, to an insstent applicant for 2 government job, "don't you know that if I get you this appointment people will say you are feeding at the public trough?"
 "I don't care,' replied the hungry appli- cant. From my earliest years I've never paid much attention to criticisms of my table man. ners."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
SAYS THEY TALK TOO LONG

"A large majority of persons who undertake to deliver public address talk too long," said George Lewis Bailes. 'I have seen it demon strated over and over, but especially during the present political campaign. The fine art is in knowing when to sit down. Often as not the speaker kills the effect of an otherwise good speech by talking too long. A goodsrule is to sit down when in doubt as to whether you have spoken long enough or not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
IMMUNE

A caller with inquiring look Exhibits quite a handsome book
 And hat in hand, begs leave to state That intellectual people buy His wares in every town, but
 Am fed up on that kind of bait. Full oft have agents artfully, Fly working on my vanity,
 Disposed of. volumes, row on row; But now Pm growing rather hard, They'll have to play some other card
 To separate me from my dough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
THE OBVIOUS GESTURE

of you were suddenly informed by a law yer that you had fallen heir to a million dol lars, what would you do?"
 'Td call for a stimulant," replied the i'm pecunious citizen. "Do you think I'm made of cast iron2'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03

unless he informs himself of what it has done and is doing His information should be ex- act to carry conviction.
 Facts are more potent than mere optimism based on vague impressions. The Chamber of Commerce is serving the city better than ever before in its history because it has been pub fishing in form available for prompt and defi- nite use the truth about Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
PLENTY OF NEWSPAPERS

Birmingham is nearly as large as Athens, Greece said Aristotle Bouros, cafe proprie tor, "but Athens has eight times as many daily newspapers as Birmingham. I see from a recent issue of one of my home papers, pub 1shed in Athens, that there are now 25 daily newspapers published in that city, A half dozen of these papers are royalist and the rest are democratic, most of the latter leaning to former Premier Venozelos. The editor of one of the latter was recently assassinated.
 "The reason for so many papers is politi- cal factions. Every faction has it's paper, and many of them are subsidized. They do not live off of circulation, as papers do over here, but on contributions from royalists and special factions.
 These factional newspapers are reflex of the fearful political conditions in Greece since Constantine was recalled. He is very unpopu- lar with the democrats of all classes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
LETTERS TO EDITOR
BEAUTIES OF THE WEST
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Just few moments of your time in which to thank you each one for The Age-Herald with it's news of our city, while we are busy at work in gaining new ideas at Colorado's university and still as important lessons from the wonderful west.
 One can attempt to tell of it's bigness. of it's immenseness of canon and mountain peak, of waterfall, and coloring of canon wall, but that one fails even in the attempt to give more than slight conception of the west
 Its people must take the bgness of its noun tains and beauty for their bg-hearted kind ness from mountain guide to university presi- dent is delightful.
 We have climbed mountains, sealed peaks when none but the sure footed burro could take us to Arrapahoe glacier, where we look down upon lakes of ice of $40 acres, so far beneath us as to seem no larger than a city block.
 The beauty of mountain flowers, Indian paint brush, Columbine, forget-me-not in their bluest of blue, as if snatched from the blue of the sky is wonderful.
 We saw a glorious sun rise from the ton of Pike's peak, clothed in heaviest of sweaters and wraps the thermometer registered 32 degrees and the wind whisted and blew with an icy breath.
 When we went down the peak to Manitou wraps were discarded and summer was very much in evidence.
 From the top of Manitou peak at night ve looked down upon Manitou and across to Ooio- rado Springs with their many twinklinx lights. They were beautiful.
 We were 50 happy to read in the paper that the auditorium is to be built. We only hope that 1t may be large enough.
 The people of the west are looking forward to wonderful convention of Sunday school people in our city in 1926, 50 we will need very large auditorium
 While the west is big and wonderful, 1t will be good to be in Birmingham again.
 We watch for The Age-Herald each day and the news of home for which we thank you. Sin- cerely, HARRIET DOZENS. 1903 Fourteenth Street, Boulder, Colo. July
 22. 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
NOTICE TO DISABLED VETERANS

To the Editor of The Age-Hsrald:
 Weswill thank you if you will kindly publish the following article in your paper:
 It is very important that all ex-service men and women who have a disability that was i'm cured in or aggravated by their military serv- Ice, report at once to tho United States Vet erans' bureau and make claim relative to his or her disability and receive certificate from the Veterans' bureau to this effect This must be done on or before August g, 1922, or all claims against the government will be disal- lowed after this date. Yours very truly,
 JAMES R. STRICKLAND, Post Commander National Disabled Soldiers' League, Woodrow Wilson Post.
 Birmingham. August l, 1929.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-03
HOME BOYS WIN

'T am glad to see that two Jefferson county boys landed first honors in the short course given at the Farmers Summer school in Au- burn," said o. L. Bum. q see that W. L. Martin of Bessemer won the first prize for mule judging and that J. s. Smith of Birming- ham won first prize for sheep judging.
 "The boys and girls that Jefferson county sends to Auburn every summer always rem der good account of themselves. The Cham Der of Commerce feels distinct qualification in their success, and will continue its yearly contributions both of money and effort in helping the farm boys and girls of the county"