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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Please let me thank you for generous space in your paper and articles so excellently writ ten in regard to the promulgation of the work of the Association for the Blind. Miss Han'a article, and the editorial inspire us to greater effort, and bring to us the attention and sympa- thy of the public which we need so much
 We are complimented and gratified by the comments we have heard from many of tie readers of your paper, not only in the city but from various parts of the state, and we thank you for carrying our message for us and fec that you are acting as our sponsor, for whic we are grateful and proud. Sincerely and wit appreciation,
 MARY II. WILLIS, Director.
 Birmingham, January ', 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
LETTERS TO EDITOR
WORK FOR REAL WORKERS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 l am subscriber to your paper and I notice you state there are numbers of laborers who want to get work on farms.
 I own plantation of good land about 6 miles from railroad and could give five or six families work, either share crop or wages, pro- vided they would work. I have mules, houses, etc, to make crop if they will work Will also pay for ticket, but if they come expecting T living without work, better not come, for ration would stop when work stopped. Would prefer colored labor.
 If you know of any who would like to come on above condition, would like to get in touch with them. Yours truly,
 W. D. JOHNSTON, SIR. Boligee, January 2, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10

The republican bosses are panting for unity even as the unreconstructed American yearns for his four and one-half per cent. One of the mistakes Eamonn DeValera made was trying to buck against an Irishman whose first name is Mike"
 If Henry Ford doesn't curb his press agent a man who means well is going to be worse understood than ever.
 A New York theatre has opened smoking room for women, an item for Lucy Gaston to paste in her scrapbook.
  Regardless of what happens in Ireland hence forth, the Irish question should be taken out of American politics.
 ** Announcements that jazz and the flappcr were passing seem to have been released pre- maturely.
 Being-a rich man, Newberry probably won't even admit that $195,00O is a large sum of money.
 Movie heads who are trying to get foothod in Washington know where to look for protec- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
WORLD ALMANAC FOR 1922
Publishers' Announcement.

Publishers' Announcement.
 The full texts of the four-power Pacific treaty, the three-power agreement on naval ar gganent the anglo-Japanese treaty, and the irish Free State treaty are contained in the 1922 World almanac, together with an account of the important doings of the conference on limitation of armament held in Washington, in- eludng the American naval proposals in full sas yell as the adresses of President Harding Secretary Hughes, Premier Brand, MT. Bafour, and the other plenipotentaries. The Chron- ology, or diary of events covers happenings all over the world, day by day, and the list of deaths includes every man and woman of note in every country who passed over during the year. The almanac gives tables from the 1920 census, showing how many Japanese, Germans, Rus sians, etc, there are in each state in the union together with full tables by states and by ages, covering illiteracy, school attendance, etc., to- gether with the number of males and females, state by state of voting and of military age, naturalized and alien. The tables on farm values, crops, mortgages and the like are com plete. There are census statistics covering all the chief cities in the United States. The pop ulation and area data cover every country on earth, with lists of rulers, premiers and cabi- nets. The transportation tables cover canals and railways, and the trade tables cover the inn ] ports and exports of all great nations. The 1 calendars and other astronomical information; the tables of attitudes, weights and measures 1 the weather records, the dictionary of biogra- phy-all are revised to date. The election fig; ures and the New York city and state data are fuller than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
PAUL COOK.

storm came, how few stood by him in the gale. It was the republican party that stood for pro. lection national and local policy. Re publcans planted the seed and Birmingham Is part of the crop.
 Loud if not logical, was Senator Vest, who declared in 1888, that President Cleveland had for extermination. Birmingham is glad that they were not exterminated. In fact The Br- mingham Age-Herald regretted that the cuts of 1913 were so deep, and advised sundry strictions lest the republicans should retain power and revise the tariff in their lines.
 Suppose that in the schools of Birmingham there is now boy who shall in later years de- velop John T. Morgan's appetite for information and Henry W. Grady's talent for presenting a case. The very name of his home town may suggest to that lad contrasts. It was given be- cause Birmingham over the sea sold of industrial strength. The little island met the fury of Ma poleon with ships and soldiers but also with the working forces that could equip her fleets and maintain her armies. Fearful was the contrast between the Great Britain that beat down afr Bonaparte's wild thrusts, and the south that could not supply the needs of her recruits. Athens" Rome" Carthage" tell of the south's admiration for wealth and long past grandeur. Birmingham tells of the war, of the precedents the south could not afford to forget. Men old enough to remember Waterloo lived on to hear of Appomattox.
 We hear the old south whenever Senator Harrison invokes the shade of Jefferson Davs, but we see the new south in the blazing furnaces of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
ROAD REPAIRS

"One of the most important duties that the Birmingham Automobile club is endeavoring to feature, is the proper upkeep of the streets and roads through the cooperation of its members, and the officials of the city and county" said P. Y. Whitman, treasurer of the Birmingham Automobile club. "The reader will readily ap- preciate that it is hardly possible for the afore- mentioned officials to cover the entire terri tory, and they have expressed not only their willingness to cooperate, but the desire to have the club call attention to needed repairs from time to time. Our membership covers the en- tire area of the county as well as the city and the management solicits attention to defects which should be remedied that the existing con- ditions may be laid before the proper authori- lies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
THIEVES GROW HOLDER

Thieves getting bolder every day, eording to my observation" stated Lige Loy T can remember the time when robberies were committed here only in secluded and dark alleys, but you can't pick up paper without reading where someone was struck in the head and robbed on one of our prominent streets.
 q do not mean to say that this boldnes k due to fact that the police departr'1;lJ IS not doing it's part for that wou', not be true, as this department is working faithfully towards the radie ation of these noldups and highwaymen, out 1t 'lly seems instead of living in an age 0f mo and civilization some are returning to hart an antics"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
SHALL OUR INDECENT SICK DIE IN THE GUTTER?

Yesterday man emaciated by hunger a disease fell on the street near the Jeffe
 County Bank building A humane traffic liceman sent him to the Hillman hospital vhg he could not be admitted for lack of room. hospital is overcrowded. Dr. Hodges sial that one ward is closed. x. The reduction in the appropriation for V charity hospital comes just at the time vh Y, is needed more than ever to take care oil
 poor people of Birmingham who have nowl,b else to go. As The Age-Herald has prevII,, pointed out, it is a mistaken and short-siIIh, policy to reduce appropriations on tfe pIa economy when such reductions are a saenik kce the public health, which is of infinitely T, importance than anything else that has to provided for out of county and city fun t. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
BIR 8IINGHAM

From the Amercan Econonst.
 It is only sfaFt time since the President of the United State looked op ae vigorous indus trial south as it $ Ecpresentd 1 in the working plants of Birmingham. Wouls such name have been chosen willie cotton king so imper- ious to reig1 alone?
 Birmingham is 2 name Il chosen. It was the town of nc isy hammers nd of blazing chinn- neys to whicE the stage ealch bore Mr. Pick wick, and it was the const uency that sent Jo- seph Chambe lain to the fouse of Commons. For years pas5 wath all he traditions from Calhoun dow 70 this eer ury, there has been among the ron men of Alabama a tendency toward the economic policy of protection. Their words migh seem to c9gnt for little, nor did the argumens of Chaulberlain against free trade seem to sa effect ve, yet in both cases there was moral fla ,nce.
 It is natural enough that in Birmingham there should be a sense of the value of varied industry. Men who have seen the growth of their home town, who have watched the course of each season in and season out know what a substantial tariff has done for Britain and what it has done for the great concerns of Pennsylva- mia and the middle west. They cannot, if they would, go back to the mental attitude which in- sisted that manufacturers were to be dscour- aged, and which lamented that the duties of 1857 were not subjected to even more severe treatment than the surgery of Guthrie.
 Forty years ago. even thirty years ago, there were in the republican party hot heads who did not see any urgent cause for protecting the south against foreign competition. While the Mckinley bill was being prepared there were some who argued thus: the south would expose us to the invasion of free-trade; let her drink the cup she would fill for others. But the second thought of the republican party ignored all such talk American labor in the swamps, on the plantations, in the fruit gardens of the south, deserved the same protection that war given to the factories of Massachusetts and Con- necticut If coal and iron had built up towns and cities in the north could they not do the same in the regions near the Gulf of Mexico?
 The promise of industrial south delighted William D. Kelly. It was joyful expectation to SamuelJ J. Randall. It was dear to the heart of James Donald Cameron. It was the enthu- sastic dream of James A. Garfield. But of all the democrats who stood by Randall until the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
SHOT AT SUNRISE
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times.
 When Senator Watson gets through with his charges about the hangings inlFrance, would ne mind coming to Kansas City to conduct an in- qury into the number of persons reported here to have been shot at sunrise at Fort LeaveT- worth and Camp Funston? There must have been l5 or 20 residents of Kansas Chy who were understood to have been arrested on sus- picion, found to be implicated as German spies, given drunhead court martial and put to death the next morning. Or at least there were 15 or 20 reports of that sort and report seems to be highly regarded by Senator Watson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
DEFEATING MOVIE SALARIES

From the New York World.
 Motion picture stars no doubt are entitled as large salaries as they can persuade produces to pay them. That is the unwritten law Of ail occupations. But fees of $50, 900 and $60 GOO for acting in one picture and regular salaries of $4,500 to $10,000 week for performers not q the first circle of the higher empyrean give som substance to the contention of President Brand of the Theatre Owners Chamber of Commerce that such incomes are out of proportion to bosz office receipts. That they conduce to the higher cost of the films is evident.
 It is to be wondered indeed whether tho ''easy money" conditions of the movies ha not adversely affected the cost of living the restricted sphere of the industry it's enormous salaries and generally scale of remuneration have not Unaet standards in industries remote eg8 the 1 1 studios. That the example og actors 'iDa ferent ability making larger nee 1fes tlai oank presidents or corporation lavSfers should prove corruptiue vas ineyitaa ghe temptation of cabiaet officer gath she offer of salary of sloe,e0o or, ,ssnore $ of. itself a sufficient deHaonstratio]4f of the subversive influences of notion p&fure finance.
 Tha the aefation of swollen movie salaries wosild make the amusement cheaper remains to Be seen. But there is little doubt that 1t would 1 tend to stabilize values which they have been 1 instrumental in disrupting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
AT KAMAKURA

Don c. Seitz, in the New York Herald. At Kamakura Buddha rests.
 All wisdom glowing from his eyes; His upturned palms form lotus cups, His lips breathe meaning to the wise. All mute in bronze, yet living quite, The great Serene One sits supreme, While lowing low the pilgrims pass In an intending human stream. On rich and poor, on great and small Benignantly the Master smiles: Though time may come and time may go To Him the years are little whiles. Yea, Buddha bides forever here
 At Kamakura, and his shrine Bears to the east eternal calm,
 Tranquility of Peace Divine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
usINEss SATISFACTORY

l"My lsiness is entirely satisfactory" said 5. s. Pulitzer of New York, representing the Royal eFavat company, who is in Birmingham.
 q am optimistic as to the outlook for spring btsiness, II am always glad to visit Birming- barl but depore the lack of Sunday amuse- me hts here as I am heartily in favor of Sunday moges and a municipal golf course where golf may be played on Sunday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
ELOQUENT APPEAL

"What's the usual tip in this hotel?" asked the guest who had been served with ice water and an open window.
 "Boss," said the bell hop, 'I'd hate to tell you. I've been on the job five hours and haven't seen enough coin to buy hot dog at pre-war prices, so I'm hoping you'll let your conscience be your guide"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
A LIGHTWEIGHT CITIZEN

"Just to look at MT. Pompleigh, you'd think the world couldn't wag without him."
 Maybe so," said MT. Grumpson, ''but after hearing him talk for five minutes you'd real ize that he wouldn't be indispensable to town of only 500 inhabitants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
ALL CONE

You say dry agents carried off truckload of choice drinkables while the restaurant pro- prietor was protesting that he didn't have drop on the premises?"
 "Yes, and by the time he got through protest ing he was telling the truth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
NEVER

He who holds his optimism When he's wracked by rheumatism
 Gives a strong exhibition to the mob, But there never yet was mortal Who could say "Cheer up" and chortle
 When long neglected molar gan to throo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
ALL IN THE MOVIES NOW

q would like to see some of your picturesque western characters" said the foreign visitor.
 "Shucks," said the prosperous Kansan, "Youre just halfway to Hollywood. Let me show you some of the finest farming land in the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
TRUE TO FORM

Blessed be the Isle of Erin,
 Glorious in freedoms light! Hark! A cry from the "bitter enders,n Faith, we've just begun to fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
THE LAST TIME WE'LL DO THIS

''I still don't understand" remarked MT. Jib- way, "why second lieutenants were so unpopu- lar during the war"
 'I draw only one conclusion from what you say" replied MT. Dubwaite.
 And what is that?"
 You've never met one."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10


 Ambassador Harveey might figure in half dozen automobile Accidents and not impair his usefulness at Car mes, unless he gets more au- thority from seseretary Hughes and President Hardings
 asere Handful of Spaniards are permitted to enler he country under the present immi- g1'sS'on asW6 but we'll make an exception in laYor oJ King Alfonso if he cares to run over. Def alera says the heart of Ireland is still re- pubiieAn. Ireland needs an expert diagnosti- s,an .e feel her pulse and look at her tongue NSill stop wagging long enough. #Vafnsh was mistaken for sacramenta wine fset in Michigan with disastrous results. A 7asty of seasoned "moonshine'' drinkers never Ngu have known the difference. 1t it down for pessmsm, if you will but it n require more than the good offices" of thes and Balfour to break the Shantung 5e ,dlock.
 The five-cent loaf has returned to Birming- m. In spite of it's prolonged absence, we rslssed through the crisis without single bread ot.
 It is unwise to jump to conclusion, as a rule, but 1t is safe to assume that Governor Small of Illinois will never wear neat prison uniform Virginia wants to know why Secretary Den by hunted in that state without license. Whats become of virsinia's justly famed hospitality7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
FLIGHTY TIMES

FLIGHTY TIMES Chins and chatter That's the matter
 With this world today; The foolish rabble Would rather gabble
 And lodges work to play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
IMPAIRED VISION

What's Jagsby's favorite toast?" Here's looking at you for the first six or eight drinks"
 And after that?" "'Heres to you.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
VERBAL AcRoBArIcs
eak thirty minutes. "

II
 But, surely, my dear senator, you don't ex- pect to cover the tariff question fully in half an hour?"
 ''No sir, but flatter myself that can skate over it about as well as the next one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-10
SENATOR NEWBERRY SAYS
 HE DIDN'T KNOW

Senator Newberrys defense" on the floor of the United States Senate yesterday, was one of the most extraordinary performances this country has ever witnessed. If we are to be- lieve the statements made by MT. Newberry, he is the veriest "babe in the wood," man who got elected to the high office of United States senator without having the slightest idea that huge sums were being spent on his candidacy He thought the publicity work would be more expensive than usual, but was filled with aston ishment and regret when he discovered that his seat had cost $195, ,oOo.
 During his absence in New York serving his country in a swivel chair job in the navy de- partment, enthusiastic and well-to-do friends bought seat in the United States Senate and handed it to him on silver platter. Not dol lar came out of his pocket He knew that 5. was a candidate for the Senate and, ass.8 ing to his testimony, that was abor M Was there ever before in the histoi t fhe world candidate so little informed about what was. going in his behaf2 We doubt ia.
 Senator Newberry ad E Ehe soft in b,each. ment of the $195,OOO. sinceA when he learned of this heaS esg&e fo, his campaign, he should have med so accept the office. But he didn't and he. Proposes to re- tain his seat witt the aid os. republicans in the Senate.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
KE,fEMBEl, MOTHER.

Too often youn" peOple-girlS and
when they are away to school or have
accepted IL position in some distant
town or city. They usually try to
cAclSr their neglect in not writin.
home or in not needing the ;dmonitions
of parental Solicitudc by saying they
lad not the time to write or that they
forgot the advice given. But theyscould
easily take the time and would not for
get unless they wanted to. Here are
some pointed extracts. from Il mothers
letter written her nineteen year old
son, whom. together with Il younger
daughter. she is supporting and cducat-
Ing by hard work. which every boy and
girl ought to read:
suppose you cannot realize that NJ
matter what other folks do or do not
ca TO make me happy il does not affect
p,c. because ! am not responsible for
them l have not tended them from
babyhoud. guided their steps when they
were unable to 20 alone, nodded their
eliza racterS along the lines ! felt were
right. ONLY to find myself absolutely out
of the running opinions tiouted and
wishes; diSregardrd. Some day you will
Know. my son perhaps after 20 years
or more of toll. slecf!css nights, self
denial mt time when good clothes
and good times meant more than they
ever will at any other time, pain, and
suffering. and many other thingS-that
there are some things in this world
that money cannot repay obligations
that love and consideration alone can
ever discharge Then ! will expect
Won to remember this.
am sure that the day will come.
for / can hardly believe that your self.
s,,ilicic,lcy is anything more than a
missing phase. You've made up your
mind that every word say. if of ad-
vice. is fault finding my friendly
words of warning as To- danger ahead
are an interference wIth your right
to do rs YOU please. Would ii not be Il
strange railroad company that. know
ing the danger ahead. would feel that
folks ought TO he able TO take care of
themselves and listen, and therefore
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10

The Hon Frank p. Woods, one of the
most astute politicians Iowa ever pro
duced. recently looked over the field
in this congressional district with the
view of again becoming candidate for
congress if the outlook were promising.
so some of his friends declared a short
time ago. We'll. Frank is not going 10
be a candidate, which indicates that III
his Judgment the district is pretty Well
satisfied with the way it is being repre-
scented at Washington. OF course.
everybody is not satisfied but the farm
ing and allied interests seem to be,
and they arc the people who have the
votes. A few diSgruntled officeseckers
can make a lot of noise, but they are
not strong when it comes to getting
support Mr.. Woods understands this
thoroughly, hence declined to he the
candidate of the disappointed ones.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-04-10
RAwsoN's OPPORTUNITY.

A few days ago the Freeman-.)o Journal
referred to the opportunity presented
to Senator RawsOn to show that he
is in fact in favor OF carrying
out Kcnyon's policies The opportuh
ity came in the river and harbors Bill
the pork barrel bill-as it is com
monty designated. Everybody knows
what Kenyon would do were he in the
senate now, because they know what
he did do to the pork barrel when he
was there. In referring to Rawsons
chance the Boone News-Republican
well says:
Senator Rawson has a good oppor-
tunity to step into Kenyon's shoes on
the rivers and harbors pork barrel ap
propriation. The rivers and harbors
committee asked for $27,OO0,OOO ap-
yropriation for the coming year. bat
the appropriations committee. Under
standing the pcnchant OF congress
men toward the pork barrel. gratuit-
icusly raised this amount to S42NU,-
600. There isn't sign of an excuse
for this added swag to the taX-eaters,
except the desire of congressman to
fattcn up their districts with Uncle
Sans money for political purposes
only.
Senator Kenyon would have raped
this pork barrel silly in stringent
terms. He would have fought it to a
finish. Senator Rawson can prove
that he is a worthy successor to Judge
Kenyon by taking the hustings against
this public steal. The brazenness with
which Congressman Mann OF Illinois
deticd the budget system deserves a re-
bike. 1t would have received one II
KENYON were still in the senate
And we all know what such men as
T.. G.. Chase. Sam Riniker, +. II. Gun
bingham or John Il. Howard would 90
to the pork barrel if i'll the United
States senate today.