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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12

governed the carriers and the commission for some time, it is felt that your association, with out sacrificing any of Birminghams present advantages, can consistently support scale of class rates based on mileage. A scale of class rates based on mileage will give to each community, large and small it's advantages, and it is system of rate making which we be- lieve will meet the approval of the interstate commerce commission and satisfy the commer- cial necessities and insistent demand of ship pers and the public in general for a uniform rate structure"
 Uniformity and fairness will settle nine- tenths of the so-called rate problems. Under a uniform system there would be no problems, because each rate, measured on the mileage base, would vindicate itself. It was the ever lasting juggling by sections to get the best of other sections that wove the crazy quilt of the American freight rate system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
MIR. FoRD's PHILANTHROPY

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 It is true, perhaps, as one reader notes, that Mir. Fords name does not adorn any frst-page headlines as great benefactor giver of mil lions of dollars for some institute for the ad- vancement of science. Nor has he begun giving money to unfortunate individuals and milk and ice funds. Now, the American reader is well acquainted with other captains of industry who give many thousands to public and private phil lanthropy, but not with Miser Henry Ford, as some would have us believe. He keeps his millions.
 But let us see. While MT. Ford keeps his mil lions he pays his laborers a living wage. A very few other captains of industry ever paid liv- ing wage to the poor wage-earner, and of course when he shone up brightest as phianthropist he was only giving away what he had refused to pay common labor, thereby helping to create just such situations as will need beds in free hospitals and subjects for milk and ice funds. If they had been paid living wage, such as Mr. Ford pays, there would be more indepen- dence among the poor wage-earners, especially as regards charity. I rather like MT. Fords kind of philanthropy, that is giving money through wages to those who need it most, who in turn will take care of their own ice and milk funds, hospital and educational needs. Respectfully yours, E. E. TYSON.
 Gadsden, 311 1-2 Brood Street. June g, 1929.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
 IN MISSISSIPPI

Miss Belle Kearney of Mississippi, the first woman in the south to become candidate for the United States Senate, Is carrying on tive campaign, and is reported by The Age Herald Correspondent at Jackson to be mak- ing livery favorable impression" It is pre- dicted that she will get large vote in the first primary.
 Mississippi has not taken kindly to womans suffrage, and it would be surprising indeed if Miss Kearney were elected. Women in that state are not showing much interest in peli- tics. Mississippi did not ratify the suffrage amendment and less than 25 per cent of it's qualified women voters are registered. In Ala bama, on the contrary especially in Birming- ham, women are matching their wits with men in politics and have shown that they are fac tor to be reckoned with.
 So far two women have been elected to Con- gress, both members of the House of Represen- tatives. Miss Jeanette Rankin from Montana was considered failure. Miss Alice Robertson from Oklahoma is an unqualified success. She has revealed her common sense on many oc- casions and is one of the most popular members of Congress. Possibly her constructive work has not been great, but she has at least dis proved the old theory that women are tempera- mentally unfitted to hold responsible public office
 Possibly the time Is not yet ripe for a woman to be elected United States senator. The old prejudices die hard, but some day women will sit in the hidebound English House of Lords and in the United States Senate, despite the fact that the stodgy old peers have so far succeeded in keeping women out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
 BIRMINGHAM SAFE WITHOUT SPECIAL FAVORS

Birmingham does not need, and informed shippers will not seek, discriminating freight rates. They know that such discriminations, if secured, would eventually be attacked by the cities discriminated against, and they know that Birmingham's geographical situation with reference to distribution is such that 1t is bound to fare well under any uniform system that preserves these natural advantages.
 Reporting on his work and that of his asso- ciates in forming schedule of class rates in the southeast to be presented to the interstate commerce commission for adoption the southeastern base, Charles E. Jones, secretary of the Birmingham Traffic bureau, says:
 "After giving careful consideration to the changes in rate making principles which have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
ADVICE TO GIRLS ABOUT TO MARRY

Clarence Poe in the Progressive Farmer.
 When I began my travels over the rural south, had no idea of picking up any advice for our farm girls who may be contemplating matrimony, but down in northeast Alabama did stumble one piece of information which leads me to give this advice to young ladies:
 If you have two suitors for your hand and both are about equally matched, and one of them comes from Cherokee or Marshall coun- ty, Alabama better give him the preference.
 Why do I say this? Simply because it is in these two two counties more than anywhere else have seen in the south that the farmers seem to be most thoughtful of their wives in the matter of stovewood. Nearly everywhere went in these two counties, found enough well-seasoned stovewood to last all summer already cut, split and evenly and neatly piled close to the kitchen door.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
PRACTICAL NEWSPAPER MAN
 WILL SERVE AUBURN

Auburn has acted wisely in obtaining com potent newspaper man for it's publicity director. Leon c. Bradley is well qualified for the duties he will assume next month. MT. Bradley has been elected alumni secretary. He will also teach courses in journalism, edit the Alumnus and represent the faculty in supervising student publications.
 MT. Bradley has had varied newspaper ex- perience. He was city editor of The Age.Her- aid when America declared war on Germany. He was among the first American officers sent overseas and spent two years in the army. On his return to the United States Mir. Bradley resumed his position with the The Age-Herad, but soan afterward resigned to become private secretary to Governor Kilby during the illness of William A. Darden. He was at one time con nected with the Birmingham Ledger and helped to found the Tuscaloosa News.
 MT. Bradley's wide acquaintance among pub lie men in Alabama, his intimate knowledge of state affairs and his newspaper work will make his services valuable to Auburn. He will be in a position to give Auburn the legitimate pub licity it has heretofore lacked. He can improve the tone of student publications by practical advice, and will serve as 'liaison officer" between the school, the alumni and the public officials of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
SHOULD BE ENDORSED

eeThe optimists' club plan to take over Green Springs park and develop it at no cost to the city should meet with the ndorsement of every citizen," said w. B. Leedy, IT,, chairman of the committee.
 "While bond issues tend to tax the people for parks and playgrounds, our plan is to offer a sure investment to men of means and use it to give the people of the city an amuse- ment park second to none in the country. And this idea could be successfully carried out at other places, also when the bond issue bugaboo would soon be thing of the past"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
Burning School Histories
From the New York Herald:

Former United States Senator Lawrence f. Sherman says that school histories would shed more light on disordered world in a bonfire than in the school foom He declares that if all of them were burned it might be possible to teach new ideals and save civilization from be- ing extinguished in another dark age of the world.
 School histories have recently been subjected to much criticism. Most of it has been unintel- ligent. It has been directed chiefly upon what are said to be evidences of pro-British bias in telling the story of the war for independence. Some of the critics appear to think it is much better for children to be taught that there were no slackers in 1776. MT. Sherman goes fur ther than they do. He would rewrite the school histories. He would scrap them altogether He is quoted as saying:
 ''The ancient and medieval history taught the pupil is a menace soiling the mind of child. Principally it is an approved recital of crime by wholesale, mitigated by individual virtue at long intervals
 MT. Sherman complains that battlefields are depicted as scenes of human progress. He fears that children must conclude the best way to de- velop people is to put most of themto death.
 It is an odd historian, we think, who writes approvingy of the number of men killed in the Napoleonic wars or who injects hearty note of approbation when he describes the losses in the World war. And it is odd child who carries into adult life an ambition to emulate Attila the Hun or the Emperor Nero, how ever much in his infancy the personalities of these eminent individuals may appeal to him.
 Chdren's minds are not so easily soiled They do not turn synically from their study of history, convinced that the sad old ways of sad old world are the ways which must forever be followed. All that they retain of that early learning are few picturesque bits, the charac- ters and incidents that happened particularly to engage their fancy; the Spartans at Ther- mopylae; Arnold von Winkelried and the Aus trian pikemen; Napoleon's retreat from Mos cow; Washington at Valley Forge. Usually the things they admire are things that are worthy of admiration.
 If MT. Sherman had his way, and the school histories were burned, how would he teach the new ideals he considers necessary? / Perhaps he would not have any more histories written til mans performance is flawlessly noble. But the children of that perfect day would not need to read them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
NEW FASHIONS IN TEXAS

From the New ' ork Herald
 Times do change, and particularly in Texas. We read in the story from Houston, where Seymour Cox, oil promoter, is being triad on charge of using the mails to defraud, that the defendant went to trial "attired in a tuxedo"
 Thirty years ago, when dashing Joe Bailey first went to Congress from Texas, neither the dinner jacket nor the spiketail was among the things he took to Washington. He ex- plained that such trappings would never do for the representative of state so steeped in democracy, so imbued with Jeffersonian sim plicity, as Texas For Joe the con ventional frock, alias Prince Albert; the white bow tie, the low cut waistcoat, exposing acres sof immaculate shirt front, and the wide brimmed hat of black felt.
 And now man accused of breaking the law has the boldness to wear a dinner jacket at his trial. This before 6 D. m, in the daz- zling Texas sunshine! Whither is the Lone Star state drifting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
DEATH ENDS THE SEARCH
 FOR EMPLOYMENT

sPlease give me job," said Ernest Shaw ham, 80 years old and destitute, appealing to the county commissioners at Steubenville, O.. Then he fell dead. His fruitless search for work was ended.
 The loafer deserves little sympathy if he feels the pinch of hunger. He is too lazy to work but the man who wants job and is too proud to beg is tragic figure. How many such men arc there today in the United States? At the lowest estimate, several million. Per haps four, five or six million. Some of these men who wander from pillar to post seeking em- ployment which Is denied them served as sol- ders during the World war.
 There should not be one idle man in Amer lea who really wants to work. Conditions are better in some parts of the country than in others but the victims of economic and indus trial depression still constitute an army of con- siderable size. fn many cases their plight is ptiful.
 The God-given right to earn livelihood should be denied to no man, but in this world many things go wrong, for which it is hard to fix the blame. When the times are out of joint the burden usually rests heaviest on the humble toiler, the man who wants job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
A GROWING CITY
From the Montgomery Advertiser

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 The new owners of the old Florida Metropo- lis have changed the name of the paper to the Jacksonville Journal on the theory that for mery it didn't have exactly newspaper name, and besides they expect to see the day soon when Jacksonville will be the metropolis, not only of Florida, but of the south. The Jour- nal says it favors dropping "ville' from the name of it's city, owing to the bigness and im- portance of the town. Of the 78 American cities that are larger than Jacksonville, the Journal says that only Nashville and Louisville retain the diminutive syllable.
 We are, if we must be frank about it, pre- pared to believe with the Jacksonville papers, that their city has large future, although we do not think it has chance of becoming the first city of the south. Water, fish, decreas- ing supply of naval stores, and excellent har- bor facilities, plus tourists, help to make city, but they do not of themselves give city pre- eminence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
LArcHsTRINc ON THE OUTSIDE

q am always glad when my footsteps lead toward Birmingham" said L. w. Savage of Mo- bile.
 'I have many friends here, and I have adopted Birmingham as my second home. cer- tanly enjoyed myself at the hotel mems meet ing the past several days, and can say that Bir- 'mingham hotel men know how to entertain vis- itors
 People from other cities are always glad to come here as a delegate to convention for they know they will long remember their hos pitable reception and the good time shown them."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
puELIsTs WHO MEAN BUSINESS

From the San Antonio Express.
 Almost unique in French annals are the sentences imposed upon victor and witnesses is a Paris duel. This might be reformatively sig nifieant but for the fact that the combatants were Apaehes; knives were used, instead of the traditional sword; and it was battle to death.
 Dueling long has been under legal ban in France, as in this country; but like many an- other custom obsolete here, 1t has survived there as a means of satisfying honor Ap- parently it is the arstocrats privilege; the Apache is supposed to have no honor to defend. By common consent the duel became a mere fencing match years ago. An offended hus- band challenges "the other man.; or, more often latterly, political personalities supply the casus belli and the challenged man is honor-bound to accept. Seconds and swords are provided; the party meets at sunrise in a secluded part of the Bois de Boulougne, con siderately reserved for the purpose.
 Blades clash, according to ancient procedure of the duel; but the victor is determined under regular fencing rules. Honor satisfied, the combatants usually shake hands and proceed to the nearest cafe to drink together. If either is hurt it is accidental. The police look the other way and so have no facts on which to prosecute There Is about the duel romantic glamor which appeals to the French mind and accounts for the survival in this nocuous form.
 If an American appear scandalized thereat, he is reminded that it is less bloody than his own 'unwritten law which so often extenu- ates averaging murder. Besides, longtime tra- dition approves the duel as a quasi-judicial procedure Before the Civil war the pistol combat was a common American method of settling a quarrel, personal or political; the practice survived here many years after Eng land abolished it. But all states provided stringent laws against it soon after the war ended, and many have constitutional provisions forever disfranchsing the dueist and barring him from public office. However, more through evolution than enactment, the duel fell into disuse. The comic operas perhaps had some thing to do with it's decay. Like many another ancient abuse, it could not withstand the weapon of ridicule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
GRADUATES INCREASE

"We had about 1,4oO pupils to graduate from the seventh grade this year." said Dr. N. R.. Baker, county superintendent of education. "This is about 30 per cent increase over last year. when we had l, 100 graduates.
 "The large number finishing the seventh grade means that our county high schools, will be Crowded next session. The percentage of those who complete the elementary grades and enter high schools is increasing in the county The list of seventh grade graduates will be com pleted in the next few days and ready for pub- lication"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 Waiting works wonders if you keep busy.
 Two women can't be happy if neither is a good listener.
 No man with a strenuous mother-in-law is troubled with sweed head
 Don't get. mad if you find button in the salad. It's Dart of the dressing.
 A man would rather go to jail than a re- ception if he could get out quickly.
 The nickel jingles loudly in the contribu- tion box as the $5 gold piece and much more frequently.
 If the average man could only sell the ad- vice he gives away it would keep him busy looking after his income.
 It is easier to know where to spend your va cation than it is to know where to get the money to spend it with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
WHEN HOMER NODDED

Joseph Auslander, in The Bookman. I think Odysseus was fool, Though Homer halls him wise And full of craft; I think man who looked in Circe's eyes, And never even laughed Once recklessly; saw the sun-quivering cup
 all ambered cool, Held out to him by hands of white sunrise, And never even quaffed Once-recklessly-I think him daft!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
EXPERIENCE WORTH WHILE

q expect to go to Chicago the last of the week to take short course at Chicago univer- 'sity,' said Rev. A. c. Swindall, foreman of the grand jury. q will be here until after Tues day, when the grand jury makes its final re- port. I have been tied down pretty close as foreman of the grand jury. Consequently the trip to Chicago will be quite relief to me.
 "But it is quite a worthwhile experience to serve the county and state as a grand juror, and believe every man would be better citi- zen if he could serve in such capacity for a few weekks."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
BACK TO NORMAL PRICES

"What timely and business-like stroke was the reduction made by The Age-Herald in the price of it's papers, from to cents daily and from T to 5 cents on Sunday editions," said William M. Lindsay, manager of Legg Sausage company.
 "Wouldn't it be good idea for some of the continuing profiteers' to come down off the perch and add their mite to reaching normal conditions? How about the rent man?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-12
Truth is truth To the end of reckoning.
 Measure for Measure. # H
A MORNING PRAYER

thank thee, Lord for my chance to serve thee, which lies in this, that thy work does not wait to be done by perfect man. Amen.-M. s. B.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-22
POLICEMAN ROBBED OF GUN;
PHONOGRAPH RECORDS TAKEN
Camps on Potomac River Stripped of "All
but Floor and Ceiling"

Thieves with varying tastes were
busy in the District yesterday. Their
fields of activity ranged from base
ball diamond on the Ellipse to a
summer camp up the river, and their
loot from a policeman's pistol to
an automobile.
Robbers stripped his camp on the
Potomac River, below Black Pond,
Nd. of everything except the floor
and ceiling" Leslie ellis. Isl Me-
ridian place northwest, told the pO-
lice. ellis is a member of the COM
mittee of appeals and review of
the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Robbed Every Year.
The haul. according to ellis.
two canoes. a flatboat. beds and
cots. furnishings, hunting goods.
rishes and decorations. The rob-
boIH. he said. gained entrance by
ripping a plank from the side of his
shack. His camp has been robbed
five years in succession, ellis told
the police. but this, he said, was
the first time the loot exceeded a
few dollars.
Watches were extracted from their
pockets while they watched a ball
game on Ellipse diamond No. 4, Ed
die Foltz and Robert Baldwin. of
1929 L street northwest, told the po-
lice
Photograph Records Vanish.
Robbers drove off with his auto
The Washington herald., 1922-04-22
FOUR ENTER PLEA
OF NOT GUILTY in
THEATER TRAGEDY
Fifth, Architect Geare,
Fails to Appear in
Criminal Court.
FIGHTS INDICTMENT
His Attorney Files Motion to
Quash Manslaughter
Charge for Crash.
FIGHTS INDICTMENT

Pleas of not guilty were entered
yesterday in Criminal Court No.
by four OF the five men indicted on
charges of manslaughter in con-
nection with the crash at the
knickerbocker Theater on jan
uary %.
John Howard Ford. engineer in
charge of the iron work: Richard
c. Fletcher, foreman for the cement
work: Donald NJ. Wallace. foreman
for the building contractor, and
Julian r. Downman. assistant build
ing Inspector. pleaded not guilty.
Their attorneys were given twenty
days in which to demur to the in
dictments or take any other steps.
Reginald W. Geare, architect OF
the Inflated building, did not APP
pear, but Attorney Daniel Thew
Wright, his counsel. filed a motion
to auash the indictment on four
grounds.
No date has been set for the hear
ing OF arguments on the motion to
Quash the indictment.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-22
WORK DISMISSES
THIRTY employees

Further steps in the administra-
tions's house-cleaning campaign OF
temporary and inefficient employees
have been taken by Postmaster Gen
ersl Work.
Thirty employees were dropped yes
terday by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Glover and the house,
cleaning. Il was said, viii spread TO
the Offices OF the First, Second and
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
erals. OF the thirty dismissed yes
terday. twenty-five were wartime
job holders employed as stamp
counters. The rest were simply
classed Is ineff,cient.