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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
SOVIET TERMS LEAD TO CRISIS AT GENOA

The economic conference at Genoa is in dan- ger of being wrecked by the preposterous de- mands of the bolsheviki. They decline to re- store private property, on the ground that everything in Russia has been nationalized, but they want the right of Russians to hold prop erty in other countries in fee simple to be maintained, where the Bourgeois system per mits property to be owned by individuals That is merely one of the bolshevik demands but It shows their inconsistency.
 However, the boshevilli said in their note of acceptance that they were willing to restore pri- vate property, or at least indemnify it's owners, if Russia's war debts to the allies were re- duced and financial help extended. In other by the bolshevih would be restored or paid for If the allies could condone the theft and make it worth while for the bolsheviki.
 The bolsheviki now ask annulment of all war debts, moratorium of 30 years to repay the financial obligations owed to foreign nationals known as pre-war debts, and cancellation of the interest, applying both to the moratorium ana the past period of indebtedness.
 Having announced their terms, the bol- shtevih stated that they would only be granted on condition that the powers represented at Genoa would recognize the soviet government and promise financial assistance for the rehabili- tation of Russia.
 It is small wonder that these high-handed proceedings created surprise and indignation. The soviet government, which has wrecked Rus sia and admittedly failed to puts its theories into practice, has the effrontery to ask at Genoa that the nations represented there underwrite it's own mistakes, make a compromise advan- tageous to Russia in regard to just obligations and on top of all that recognize the soviet gov. ernment.
 One crisis follows another at Genoa but France can hardly be blamed for threatening to withdraw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
ROADS TO EVERYWHERE

Samuel Hopkins Adams, in Leslie's Weekly.
 The first domestcated COW is credited with having been the engineer who laid out the first road. Not an ancient city in Europe but tes tifes, in the tangled intricacies of it's streets to the vagaries of that cows descendants. Man improved progressively upon the bovine method of highway establishment until his chosen path ways are bedded in rock, lined with steel and patrolled by monsters that outsped the winds of heaven. With the railroads, said prideful man, had come the last word in the spread Of highways. Then the automobile loomed. And where this modern engine of Mercury goes, roads unrol before it like the magic carpet before the feet of the djinn. From Greenland to Patagonia it imperatvely demands passage way to it's unknown goal beyond the ridges. American-inspired associations in Japan, in Australia in the Argentine, at the Cape of Good Hope preach the gospel of the wheel bearing path to everywhere. Propaganda, this is pure propaganda, primarily in the interest of business, but by indirection, and more impor- tantly, for that solidarity which binds com munities together and dissolves barriers be- tween nations. The history-old engineering which began with milk, ends with gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26

to serve his life sentence or he may be tried again and sentenced to death.
 Bell killed four people, but there were ex- tenuating circumstances, it seems. It was another case of meddling relatives who broke up home and caused Bells wife to divorce him. In blaze of fury he shot the woman's father and brother, her sister and her brother in-law.
 The wiseacres will shake their heads and say Bell belongs in the penitentary or, better still, he should be executed. There is no doubt that he is murderer He admits it. But there are times when something higher than the law pleads eloquently for an erring mortal who has committed grievous wrong, but could live it down and make atonement if he were given chance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
SENATOR LENROOT IGNORANT OF
 THE WARRIOR SERVICE

In the course of bitter attack on the ap- propriation of $330,0OO for maintenance of service on the Warrior river, Senator Lenroot is reported to have based his opposition on the charge that the Warrior serves only one state
 Senator Lenroot showed thereby that he is ignorant of the present operation and totally lacking in appreciation of the capacity for ex- pansion of this service for the benefit of other states.
 As a matter of fact, the Warrior transpor- tation service reaches into Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi with it's 20 per cent less than all-rai rates to and from Mobile and New Or leans. There is not vessel coming up the river that has not sugar salt, rice and other cargo for Atlanta, Chattanooga and points in Mississippi. Atlanta has been generous pa tron of the service since it started because At lanta is progressive and knows good thing when 1t sees it.
 St. Louis is reaching out to Mobile via the Mobile and Ohio railroad and barge line con- nections at Tuscaloosa. An eastern sugar re- fning company owning plants at New Orleans has decided to make Tuscaloosa distributing depot for surrounding states.
 When the Warrior is granted through rates the same as railroads have it will serve traffic from dozen states. Senator Lenroot ought to inform himself of the facts before he makes such statements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
AN ARKANSAS JEAN VALJEAN
 IS BACK IN PRISON

Until recently named Sam Bell was successful dairy farmer near Dallas, Tex. He had the respect of his neighbors and was regarded as good husband and good citizen. So far as anybody in that vicinity was aware, there was not a blot on Bells record. But a few days ago Pinkerton detectives came to his farm and arrested him. He was taken back to Arkansas to again start to serving life sen- tence for killing four people,. relatives of his first wife.
 After escaping from the Arkansas state pen itentiary, Bell led model life for two years and a half. When he married the second time he told his wife about his previous trouble, but they agreed they would try to forget it. Like another Jean Valjean, the long arm of the law reached out for Bell and dragged him back to the penitentiary. He may continue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
A BURNING HOUSE

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 In her opening joust with the reporters on her return home Lady Astor displayed the tact and wit that contributed much to her winning the distinction of being the first won- an elected to the House of Commons. She explained she was not going to chant the Anglo-American hymn, was not going to tell us as people what we ought to do, was not even going to instruct our statesmen. But asked as to whether we should be present at Genoa, she promptly querfed back:
 "Was it right for England to attend the Washington conference?" She further ven tured that, when a neighbor's house is on fire, it is good common sense to help put it out
 She did not say it, but left us to ruminate that helping put out the fire would be espe- cially sensible when one had from ten to fif- teen billion dollars worth of bric-a-brac in the burning house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
 CHANGES WILL BE ASKED IN MUSCLE SHOALS BIDS

dispatch from Washington says it is un- likely that any of the offers made for the Muscle Shoals property will be recommended to the House by the military committee in their present form. There is a disposition in Wash ington not to take any of the bids seriously ex- cept that made by Henry Ford, but it is under stood that MT. Ford as well as the other bid ders, will be asked to modify their proposals, although it is unlikely that these suggestions will be accepted. MT. Ford has apparently gone about as far as he is willing to go.
 Another plan suggested is that the entire question be referred back to Secretary Weeks by Congress, with authority to decide whether the Muscle Shoals plants shall be disposed of to private bidder or retained by the govern ment. It is well known that Secretary Weeks is none too favorable to Henry Ford In fact, both the Secretary of War and Congress would be far happier if Muscle Shoals did not exist
 In the event that the matter is again turned over to Secretary Weeks, disposition of Muscle Shoals will be just about as remote and uncer- tain as it was when MT. Ford first made his bid and worthless" piece of property was suddenly converted into something of great value to the nation and to corporations which had shown little or no interest in the project before.
 In the meantime, while Congress bubbles and there signs of another attempt to "pass the buck" the plants at Muscle Shoals continue mendous total which they have already cost the government, and will make it just that much more expensive to complete them and put them in operation, either under government control or private lease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
IRON AND STEEL EARNINGS
 RECOVER SLOWLY

Iron and steel corporations cannot be ex- pected to recover from the depression of more than a year in hurry. The deficits of 1921 will lap over into the first quarter of this year with practically all operators, and some may be unable to show recovery even in the second and third quarters.
 For example, the Republic Iron and Steel company had deficit of $712,000 in the first quarter of this year. Deficits were greater in the preceding quarters, those of the last two quarters of 1921 being in excess of $1 ,o00 ,0oo each. The trend is upward but iron and steel producers have not yet realized on the increased tonnage booked in March. The deficits have been earned on small production with the over head of large one. Greater production must be realized on before there is surplus.
 Iron and steel prices reached low point that prevented profits on cost scales Recent advances, coupled with heavier tonnage of out put have started the movement the other way, but it will be long time before there is full recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
INTEREST IN RADIO

"As an example of the interest in radio in Birmingham, said G. K. Miller, who is in charge of the Alabama Power companys new broadcasting station, Iestimate there is an constantly listening at their instruments even average of six radio fans of the city who are during the daylight hours.
 Frequently I have made tests during the afternoon and have simply asked over the radio for anyone hearing my voice to call me over the phone. As many as 30 have responded in the middle of the afternoon. If so many as this are listening in the daytime when there is practically sending, it would be hard to tell how many are on the alert at night when the air is full of messages and concerts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
THE MAINE" scRAPPED
From the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Battleships and dogs are not long-lived We see in dispatch from Philadelphia announce ment that "the obsolete battleship Maine" has been lowed to her graveyard. It is at the yards of a commercial firm which will scrap it and convert the huge armor plate into industrial needs
 And yet this is not the batteship Maine which sank in Havana harbor only "A years ago, precipitating with Spain and trans forming America into world power of the first importance. The ship was named for the more famous vessel. And now it is obsolete, useless for war purposes and must be scrapped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26

A Louisiana candidate says he hugged 49 maids, kissed 26 babies and gave away two pairs of suspenders, but was defeated. If the 49 maids were reasonably good looking he isn't out anything
 Some people while away the time by twid- ding their thumbs. A man spent three years engraving the Capitol at Washington on the head of pin. In the end, it amounts to the same thing.
 Lady Angela Forbes says man between the ages of 30 and 40 is most dangerous" for women, on the theory that by that time he has accumulated something of past. Mary Garden is reported to have had an- other fight with Muratore. We wish the heavyweight championship in grand opera cir ces could be decided
 The battleship Maine, scrapped the other day, is the second to bear that name Still we go on building battleships that become ob- solete in few years.
 
 * The road back to normalcy in Europe is not paved with paper money although some of the brethren seem to think so.
 x < Lives there man with soul so dead who won't clap straw hat on his head on Straw Hat Day?
 < The delegates at Genoa have discovered that in spite of bourgeois clothes, reds will be reds.
 * A number of republican congressman can feel their seats slipping right out from under them.
 * * % Mr. Dempsey has mastered one French word, anyhow. He knows how to say "Oui."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
AMERICA IMPORTING MoRoNs

Arthur Sweeney, M D., in the North American
 Review.
 As result of our previous negligence in se- lection of immigrants, we have populated this country with hordes of the unfit, who are un- adaptable to our requirements of citizenship. The census of 1920 reveals that out of total white population of 94,S20,915, the number born in foreign countries was 13,712,754. If we apply to this latter number the ratings as to intelligence found by the psychological test in the army, IA. 8 per cent of foreign born being in D minus class, the number would be 2,029,4S4. Those rated as Glass (3o 1 per cent) would number 3,927 ,53S. This brings the total of these two classes, who are rated as having mental age of Il years or less, to 5,957O26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
QUARTET MADE FRIENDS

The male quartet at the Jefferson theatre last Friday evening one of the best singing aggregations that I have ever heard said Floyd Weed, Jr. q am particularly fond of male quartet selections, and I think the Victor artists were the best I have heard.
 Although seemingly this combination of male voices is enjoyed by almost every one it is very seldom that you see truly good quartet. Yet when such a quartet does sing they are assured warm welcome in Bir- mingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
PROFITABLE PUBLICITY

Fair damsels trip upon the stage, Their. faces grace the printed page Appear in magazines; The camera catches every pose And shows em with or without clothes, These "girl-and- queens. They run around with wealthy chaps, Quite innocently gay-perhaps- And men of millions wed. Although no matrimonial prize, They prove it pays to advertise, When all is done and said.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
SONG

Herbert Trench, in the London Mercury. Since have given thee all my very heart, Since have staked so deep and dangerously All that I have of hope till breath depart And flung my little kingdom on the die; Since now there streams over my land and sea This dread Love-strange as light-beyond
 recall,
 am thy prisoner;s ;syes, and thou are free With but touch to lay in ruin all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
FEAST OR FAMINE

There's peculiar psychology about the way people frequent the bankruptcy and naturaliza- tion courts" declared Tom Kennamer deputy United States clerk. "Some days there won't be a single person to file petition for either pur- pose, and then all at once it seems veritabe swarm of applicants will appear 'en masse' or in rapid succession. For instance, this morn ing, after several dull days in bankruptcy activities, four petitions were filed, one after the other ,and all from the same district largely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
RECALLS PUEBLO DISASTER

News from the flooded area in the Mis- sissippi valley recalls the trip I made to Dem yer last June when Pueblo was almost washed away" said George R. Trafford. I never had any conception previous to that time of the damage that can be done by water.
 "In view of the danger confronting people living in zones likely to be flooded at almost any time of the year it seems that the gov ernment would be justified in spending any amount of money for flood control. Money spent in building levees is more desirable than money spent for relief work after homes have been washed away by mad waters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
LIKES PAPER DELIVERY

q want to commend the Birmingham Age Herald for the manner in which their papers delivered in the city" remarked w. E. Snead, collector of internal revenue.
 Every morning find my paper tucked neat ly in the mail box on the porch, and in So many cases papers are thrown on the lawns to blow apart or become soaked with rain, as the may be, either of which is very undesir- able to regular readers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Too many bracers will never brace man up
 Most men kick more from habit than from necessity.
 Some people can attract only by slamming the doors.
 Repentance is much more than being sorry that you sinned.
 People are seldom what they seem to think you think they are.
 No religion can be healthy that thinks only of it's heart and never of its hands. the true art of municipal government must per ish unless it'is cultivated in the minds and the hearts of our citizens. I have a conviction that this fact is discerned by those men and women who have the best interests of the city at heart Practice only can make perfect. Even ball player shine in the game only after years of drudgery and gruelling exercises A return to the mayor and aldermanic plan, in the light of past experience, may now easily lead to the election of mayor of transcendent ability, and council of true citizens who will strive to give the city the best government it has ever had. These officials will be part men and part women, each sex vieing with the other to bring about better things than the past has known in municipal government, and I feel convinced that their term of office will vindicate the wisdom of the change and point the way to enlightenment and progress of very decided character. Very truly yours,
 J. H.. MACKN1GHT.
 Birmingham, April 24. 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
MUNDANE INDIFFERENCE

When master minds" assemble and Around table sit, The sight is most impressive, as Pm sure you will admit. But when they have debated and The conference is OCT, This old world seems to jog along Just as it did before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
LIKES GOOD VAUDEVILLE

T think that the type of vaudeville now be- ing shown at the local vaudeville houses has improved wonderfully," said Mcdonald Pear son of Cullman, yesterday. Better shows bring bigger crowds, and I think the local managers realizing this fact.
 Good clean vaudeville is wholesome enter tainment, but the risque, vulgar and suggestive acts should not be allowed to show here.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
THE HARVEYS

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Harveys are always startling us. Prof. Newton Harvey of Princeton announces that he has discovered the secret of making light with out heat Coin Harvey used to write sizzling pieces about the currency. And there's Am bassador Harvey in respect to whose wisdom there is considerable difference of opinion, but who nevertheless is frequently in the news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
DoURLE BEREAVEMENT

"Pm sorry I ran over your hen, said the kind-hearted motorist 'I'll pay you for her"
 "That was pet hen, sir. She always came to me when I called her and laid an egg every day"
 Would dollar be all right?"
 You'd better make it two, sir. also have a rooster. He thinks lot of that hen, and when he finds out she's dead it wouldn't sur prise me much if the shock killed him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
REAssURINC A PASSENGER

"If we should fall now we'd be killed wouldn't we?' asked the timorous passenger,
 "Most likely said the nonchalant aviator. "But why worry?"
 "I happened to remember that I got out on the wrong side of the bed this morning and I'm superstitious."
 "oh, if that's the case I'll just loop-the-loop a couple of times md break the spell.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
souRED LATER IN LIFE

q understand you've invested in number of poney-making schemes that didn't turn out we'll"
 "Yes,9 said MT. Grumpson. And hope my friends will take that into consideration when they criticise my disposition. I've been told was an amiable baby and I know l was brisk, light-hearted lad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26

A grant of 5000 pounds made to Lord Nell son after the battle of Trafalgar and extended to his descendants is still in effect. Nelson died IT years ago, and the grant has cost the British government 5s5,OOO pounds Great Britain believes in standing by hero.
 x X
 Dr. Penniman, acting provost of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, says the human torch" of the teacher is more important than all other educational equipment. The human touch, as applied to the seat of small boys trousers, is often beneficial.
 An old photograph of General Grant shows that in his day it was customary for the head of family to remain seated in front of the camera while his women folk stood behind his chair in dependent attitudes.
 As rule, the wife makes it hot for her hus- band, but a Chicago woman claims her hus- band tried to push her into furnace because it wasn't drawing well.
 North Carolina candidate proposes the death penalty for first degree profteering." He will have the sneaking support of great many tenants.
 It may be none of our business, but rolled stocking isn't as safe for banking purposes as the old-fashioned kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
A BUSY HELPER

"The medium was in trance while a tam bourine rattled, bric-a-brac was thrown about the room and the strains of violin were heard"
 Maybe she was," said the skeptcal client, "but I'd be willing to bet nine dollars to nickel that her assistant had complete con trol of his facuIties."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
ANOTHER PROHIBITION ANGLE

''Your honor, I'll admit that Eve been selling bootleg whisky, but I have a wife and seven children to support"
 "Umph A burglar might come into court and make the same plea"
 Maybe so, your honor but he wouldn't get as much public sympathy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
WASTED EFFUsIoN

"Do you meet any interesting people?'
 Sometimes said Mir. Bibbles. Yesterday I shook hands warmly with a man who brought in trunk full of case goods from Bimini but I regretted my cordiality minute later"
 "Eh?"
 q discovered that he had disposed of the en- tire lot to person with whom l am not even on speaking terms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
STILL POOR

T understand you've been trying your luck in Wall street,
 Yes" replied Mir. Dubwaite, thoughtfully. "How did you come out?"
 q discovered that my luck hasn't changed any since I used to get licked for what other boys did in school"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-26
THE GREAT DIVIDE
From Life

From Life.
 Science states there are 16o,o00 hairs on the average head Certain Beau Brummells will spend their time parting their hair exactly 80 0O0-S OOO0