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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
LITERARY BooTLEGGING

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 It is not denied that prohibition has made strong drink expensive and difficult to get. The chief immediate beneficiaries have been the bootleggers, whose profits have been enormous. The attempt of MT. Sumner of the Society for the Suppression of Vice to pro hibit the publication of literature that is more than one-half of one per cent realistic has had a somewhat similar sequel.
 TIn an Illuminating article in the New York Times recently the development of literary bootlegging was given in detail. When MT. Sumner tries to suppress book he merely forces it off the counters at the book stores. Immediately the commercial value of the book increases and the publisher profits. Classics that were available in ordinary editions be- fore are now only to be had in expensive ln- ted editions. But they can be had-if the reader has the price and knows a literary bootlegger.
 Modern books, such as "Jurgen" and the latest volumes to be advertised by MT. Sumner, are also to be had if one has the price, but the cases in point is James Joyce's Ulysses" This work was run in part in the Little Review, which was suppressed. Ulysses" is still un- uef IHe DdH, yet IL call De Hdu. lHe loIeigu publishers price is around $2O, but the boot leggers are asking as high as $100 for this novel,
 Ulysses" is, perhaps, the most offensive novel that has recently appeared. It goes far beyond anything of the kind in modern litera- ture and runs Rabelais and Petronius close second. Yet the ablest critics pronounce it one of the most important contributions to the literature of the last decade. Curiously enough, most of the newspapers and literary reviews have published exhaustive reviews of Ulysses although it is not legally circulated. Are the critics culprits for advertising pro- hibited literary moonshine?
 It is here that distinction should be made between literature and the movies. It is right and proper that the morals of children should be protected and some supervision of pictures is necessary but children should be protected from the influence of frank literature without dpriving adult readers, including students of the classics, and without limiting writers and publishers to stuff for child minds A study of the prohibition movement is unintelligible without knowledge of the history of drinking Excess created the reaction against ntoxi- cants. In literary history find that free dom, instead of suppression, has been responsi- ble for the gradual improvement in literary taste. Morals have very little to do with art, and attempts to judge any art by strict moral standards either dooms the art or damns the judgment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

but events proved that Northcliffe was right. Showing the British people the danger they faced as a result of blunders made by the British government in the early stages of the World war, facts which had been largely kept hidden, and turning the light of -pitiless pulp icity on incompetents in office, he in- strumental in making Great Britain's strongest man, Lloyd George, premier. Because of Northcliffe's exposure and the ceaseless fire he kept up in his papers on leaders who were helped to mobilize every resource of the empire for war purposes. Men, ammunition and equipment were provided. The British peopie revealed a new spirit and what seemed like until America got into the war and finished the job.
 From humble beginnings Northcliffe worked his way up to the top of his profession It was characteristic of him that when Lloyd George displeased him he fought the premier with as much vigor as he would have opposed a man he had never supported. The famous feud between Lloyd George and Northclitfe excited interest the world over and the breacn between the two men had not been healed when the publisher died.
 Northcliffe has frequently been compared to Mr. Hearst in America. They controlled more publications than any other two men, but conditions in American journalism are differ ent from those in England and MT. Hearst has never shaped the destinies of nation as Northclffe did in England.
 The career which ended yesterday was a remarkable illustration of what may be accom- plished by an able, energetic and ambitious man in comparatively short span of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
SWIFT JUSTICE
Arkansas Gazette.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 When news of the capture of the two young men who assassnated the British field mar shal Sir Henry Wilson, was flashed arour6 the world the Gazette asked it's readers to follow the case in order to compare the swift ness and sureness of British justice with the laws limping delays in this country.
 The British field marshal was killed on June e22. Twenty-six days after the assassination the murderers were tried, convicted and sen fenced to death The court of appeals nan dled the case without delay when it came be- fore it. Last Wednesday the murderers were executed.
 The killing of Wilson brutal murder although the murderers thought they were serving their country. They were young Irishmen whe hoped to advance the cause of Ireland by staying the field marshal, generally considered in southern Ireland as one of the bitterest of the countrys enemies. In America the motive would-have been made much of and no doubt would have appealed to the ju- rors In England the one fact of importance was the murder. The prisoners admitted the killing and the jury did it's duty.
 There is nothing ruthless about British jus tice. British juries and British courts protect peaceful and law-abdng Britons. American court procedure protects American criminals. We sowed the wind in this matter and for years we have been reaping the whirlwind. Some day. something so awful will happen in this country that change will be demanded and will be made, but in view of the mscarriages of justice every American has seen, one won- ders how terrible this happening will have to he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
DEATH CLOSES THE CAREER OF GREAT BRITISH PUBLISHER

viscount Northcliffe, whose death was an- nounced yesterday, was a fascinating figure to all members of the newspaper profession, because of his extraordinary success as publisher and his tremendous influence
 But Nofthcliffe was more than great pub. fisher. He was a maker and unmaker of Brit ish cabinets, patriot who contributed more perhaps, than any other Briton to the allied victory over the central powers. Men have owned large newspapers without exerting the power Northcliffe had. and his career is closely entertwined with the history of the World war, as well as previous and later events.
 It was during the World war, however, that Northcliffe reached the zenith of his fame and prestige. Probably never before was t4sre such striking example of the power of the press, as was illustrated in the Northcliffe publications, chiefly his London newspapers. Hs aroused hostility and made many enemies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
DREAM COUNTRY.

By Clinton Scolard. Splendors marching up the mountain, won
 ders beckoning down the dale, Marvels like the wings of morning winnow-
 ing the vasts of sky, And the midnights purple spaces, with the moon silver sail, Call us, questing to the Country of the
 Dreams that Never Die. Moths a-flutter in the twilight, Psyches
 dancing in the noon, And the winds that haunt the beaches where the wheeling curlews cry, Gushing wellheads in dim places where the
 hidden wood doves caroon, Call us, questing, to the Country of the
 Dreams that Never Die. We may wander down far pathways to the
 utmost ends of earth, Trek the desert trails of danger where the
 strange oases lie, Still the lure and~love of beauty that is old as Edens birth Call us, questing, to the Country of the Dreams that Never Die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
MEXICO A GOOD MARKET
 FOR FIREWORKS

Americans, mindful of destructive conse- quence to be paid for later, have gradually reduced the use of fireworks to minimum. Their principal use now is in pyrotechnic dis plays on large scale, handled by experts. But there are other people who still employ fire works for many kinds of celebrations. Among these are the Mexicans.
 The American consul at Laredo says Amer ican fireworks can be sold in large quantities in Mexico, where "there are no restrictions on their use and only the simplest forms are manufactured locally" The demand for fire works is based on national customs. The con sul at Laredo says:
 '"On seven different national holidays pyro- technic displays are an important part of the celebration Local festivals, religious and pa triotic, last from one to three weeks and call for celebration by means of fireworks. Many public functions are also the occasion for the use of sky rockets
 There should be a profitable market for fireworks in a country so given to pyrotech- nics. In war or in peace the Latin American loves display and fireworks come as near to gratifying that instinct as anything yet in vented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
LIMIT OF sLEEPLEssNEss
tb. cbicago Herald and. Examiner.

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 The longest period of complete and con tinuous insomnia automatically recorded termi- mated on the ninth day with the death of the victim, after horrible suffering.
 Actual experiments undertaken by scientific observers have shown that it needs less than 90 hours of an enforced continuous absence from sleep to produce marked changes in the strongest of men, such as abnormal increase in weight, an extraordinary decrease in strength and an almost complete Joss of mem ory.
 It is to be remembered that this applies only to complete and continuous insomnia, and that even few minutes sleep would have refreshed the subjects. The ordinary person who says he hasn't slept for three nights is speaking loosely After real insomnia for that length of time, he wouldn't be able to speak at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
BRAVE LITTLE BOATS

From the New York Herald
 Small craft that dare the perils of the Att 1antic are always interesting. The yacht Dia- blesse, which has just arrived at Bermuda after four weeks sail from Cowes via Madeira, is only 52 feet over all. With the trade winds behind her she averaged 180 knots day un- til the Sargasso sea compelled drifting in the heat for a week. The ships company of five persons then amused themselves with fishing.
 Such an adventure, so much more romantic than crossing the sea in steel giant, appeals to everybody who likes the smell of brine. If the news of it gets to other and better worlds we fancy nod of approval from the Vincente Yanez Pinzon, who may now be rocking back and forth on a cloud in the Mount Olympus Marine club and singing the praises of little vessel which probably was no bigger than the Diablesse but which made more sensational crossing just 43o years ago this summer.
 Young MT. Pinzon's voyage in the Nina was not entirely matter of sport He had an eighth interest in the adventure of 'ColumbuE. Where is that eighth interest now?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
NOW IT'S THE FEET

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 It might have been expected. public that has been educated on the appendix and ade- noid and tonsi and gland and tooth theories, which were proclaimed by extremists of each to be responsible for most of the ills that flesh is heir to, should have known it was only a matter of time until they were told their feet are the real indicators of trouble. A speaker at a convention of chiropodists at Chicago declared the time is here when, if you have trouble walking, one of his profession can tell you whether you need tooth pulled or merely type of shoe. Most of the trouble people have with their feet, he said, is due to internal disorder. A poison is se- creted in the blood and goes to the point of least resistance, the feet, and weak joints, fallen arches and bunions result. Same with a bad tooth
 The day may come when the patient in doubt will toss coin to decide whether to go to the dentist to have his feet fixed or to the chiropodist to have a bad tooth detected. Or will medical science finally evolve into n sort of endless chain, by which a patient will be spun from one specialist to another until he emerges a we'll man or job for the mor- tician?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
MEANS CAME CONSERVATION

"There is no organization in the state that can do more for the conservation and preserva- tion of game and fish in the state than the Alabama Fishermen's and Hunters association, said Col. T. T. Ashford, one of the leading sportsmen of the state.
 1n the first place the majority of the mem- bers of the association are genuinely intet- ested in the conservation of game, and with a unit of the club in every county of the state it should not be difficult to enforce our pres ent game laws or to pass such legislation that may be necessary for the same.
 "Then again the club has splendidly equipped camp and clubhouse on the Warrior river, where the members of the club from all sections of the state can gather for an en- joyable outing and to discuss the game situa- tion of the state."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
Towards die many times before their deaths The valiant never taste of death but once.
 Julius Caesar.
A MORNING PRAYER
ORGANIZED BUYING AND
 SELLING THIS FALL

Cotton, wheat, hay and other farm mar keting associations have been financed by the War Finance corporation to the extent of S10400O, ,000. All the cotton states, includ- ing Alabama, have been granted large loans Last week loans of from $2,000,000 to $7,000, ,000 were made to wheat growers asso- citations in the northwest.
 This autumn will witness trial of federal aid to farmers. The stuff which has been financed will come to market as iron, steel and copper do. There will be brains and organi- zation on both sides, where formerly organiza- tion at least was on the buying side alone Business of the world is no longer done by the individual with success. He must be part of an organized industry.
 While organization on the part of the pro- ducer will place him a level with the buyer, it gives him no undue advantage. The reason is a simple one. Each buyer is, in turn, a seller, hence he buys with an eye to the price which he will receive for what he sells.
 The buyer of pig iron bases what he is willing and afford to pay for pig iron on the price which he will receive for the fin- ished product. The wheat, hay and cotton pro- ducer will get what supply and demand and other market conditions warrant, but there are business men at the other end also and stam- pedes are not on the calendar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
GROWS WITH BIRMINGHAM

People of Birmingham should realize that the Chamber of Commerce has grown just as the city has, said Henry J. Porter, president of the retail merchants division of the cham ber "In the beginning Birmingham's hopes were confined to development of her iron and steel manufactures and her coal mines. It followed that in the beginning of the chamber manufacturing interests should direct it's des- tiny and control it's functions.
 "But Birmingham has grown as a retail and wholesale mercantile center and the chamber has gone out and taken in these interests. Both the wholesale and retail merchants are now organized as divisions of the chamber and both are we'll represented the directorate of the chamber. The past three presidents have been merchants and there are six retail CTS on the board of directors.
 "The chamber has become the representative of all Birminghan's interests, and it is time that they recognize this fact and give it the membership that will qualify it for the big work it can now perform if that backing is accorded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
BOWEN THANKS SUPPORTERS

q am indeed grateful to the voters of Jef- ferson county for the magnificent vote given me on Tuesday," said Lewis Bowen, successful candidate for the legislature from Jefferson county.
 q am also grateful to all the people of the county for the assistance and loyalty given me in my efforts to become legislator in the law making body of the state, and in return l pledge the people of the county and the state that will endeavor at all times to conduct my self in manner that will reflect credit to those who were of the opinion that am fitted to, rep resent them. I assume the responsibility of the office with the one thought in mind of repre- senting what believe to be the best interests of the people of this county and state.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Feet of the somnambulst seldom sleep.
 Why is it that free lunch is never free? A lie often cripples where cannon would be ineffective.
 The mother of dozen children has few theories about finding them.
 The man who knows how to make good doesn't trouble about being so.
 The woman who loses her hearing may De thankful that it wasn't her voice.
 The average mans love making, like Wag- ner's music, may not be so foolish as it sounds.
 When woman describes what lecture was like it sounds as if she had been to the dressmaker's
 It takes an awful lot of self-control to en- able man to go up in the sttic every time he feels like swearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
THE BICYCLE SURVIVES
,m the New York Herald.


 The automobile may have displaced the horse and buggy, but the motorcycle has not superseded the bicycle. Indeed, the foot power wheel appears to be regaining some thing of its old popularity. The figures of the fourteenth census, supplying data rela- tive to the manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles in 1919, show that an increasing number of bicycles is being manufactured and that the value of the bicycles produced in 1919 nearly equeled that of the motor- bicycle is far less costly than it's noisy brother.
 Nobody expects that the bicycle will be re- stored to the place it had in the public mind during the sos. The old absorption in eye ling clubs can never return while cheaper motor cars are made and golf links multiply. Nevertheless, the bicycle is doing we'll The combined value of the country's bicycle and motorcycle production in 1919 was about equal to that of bicycle production alone in 1899, when the industry was at it's height and bicycle prices were higher than they now are. By 1904 the value of bicycle products had dropped from $31,0oO,0O0 in 1899 to $3,000000. For several years after 1904 it continued to drop steadily, and up to 1914 it had gained but little. In 1919 the figures for bicycle production jumped to $12,277 ,341. In that year 470,675 bicycles were manufac- tured, as against 2a9,029 in 1914 and as against 59,214 motorcycles in 1919 and 62,- 154 in 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
APPROPRIATE NAME

"Some time ago various newspapers throughout the country, and all of the Automo- bile club magazines published an article rela- tive to $25 prize offered by the American Automobile association, which is the national organization, for the most appropriate name applicable to reckless and careless drivers; to describe him in word in the same manner as the fay walker describes the careless pedes- trian," said Charles G. Davis, president Auto club.
 "Many returns went into the Washington office in this competition and the judges de- cided upon the name Flivverboob,' which was suggested by one F. B. Simpson of Cedar Rap ids, Ia Hereafter in motor circles the name Flivverboob' will be universally used where a careless driver is concerned.
 "If one would take the interest and station himself on the street corner when traffic is heavy, he would find it quite noticeable that cars bearing the emblem of the Birmingham Automobile club are much more observant of the traffic rules and consideration for his fellow driver than Jose without; the members of the club haviisg constantly in mind the thought of improving conditions generally"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
THEATRES PRosPERING

s'The crowds attending the theatre this sum- mer have been unusually good; in fact, much better than we had expected" said Harry Portman, manager of Loew's theatre. De spite the industrial depression which was ex- perienced in this district during the winter and spring, the crowds have been larger than they were last summer The theatrical business, believe, is really the barometer of general busi- ness conditions, and with large afternoon au- diences composed mostly of women and ch.l- dren, feel that the winter season will be most successful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

Dr. Sun Yat-sen is being boomed for Pres ident of United China. A job of that kind won't mean anything until the pieces of China are firmly cemented.
 Brewer Busch has been across the "pondr again and is willing to make an affidavit that the George Washington serves superior brand of booze.
 Putting liniment in near-beer in the middle west to give it "kick" has increased prohibi- tion fatalities without improving the beer to any extent.
 The leader of the fascisti in Italy is fine looking chap. He'd find movie work profitable and less wearing on the nervous system.
 x x A boy has won muffin making contest in New York. In spite of that, he may turn out to be a credit to his parents
 x A compositor of the Montgomery Advertiser who made Texas the Bone Scar State" may have known what he was about. A college professor says Joseph Hergeshei- mer is conceited. If he is, he has nothing on many other literary celebrities. John Bull admits he is selling coal to Amer ica. Large shipments of liquor in this direc- tion are taken for granted.
 x Astronomers have observed snowstorms on Mars, but so far have not been able to dis- cover any ski jumpers.
 Y Y European diplomats have shown that it is possible to do a great deal of travelling with out getting anywhere.
 x x Some of the candidates who were going to set the woods afire are consoling themselves with leftover cigars.
 ' When transcontinental trains are marooned in a desert, railroad journey becomes an endurance test.
 Judging from the comments of Muriel Mc- Cormick, she doesn't think much of Ganna as a stepmother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
I'M THE EARLY DAYS

From the Nebraska State Journal.
 We have always held that Charley Wooster broke the western record when he broke prai- rie one summer in the early seventies, logged out in blue denims, going barefooted and wearing silk tie, but the Atchison Globe tells of man named Paswell who in 1860 came into possession of a claw-hammered suit sent in relief box from Boston and wore it all sum- mer for every day on the farm. He were his nveralls to church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
CRITICIZE AIRMAN's ACTION

q heartily indorse- the sentiments ex- pressed in this mornings Age-Herald by Wal lace Johns in reference to the flying of an airplane over Elmwood cemetery Sunday aft ernoon while funeral service was in prog ress,' said Dr. W. c. Gewin.
 q was present on the sad occasion referred to and it seemed to me that the aviator made every effort to make his presence known by flying low and encircling the cemetery.
 "That his actions were distressing to the family ands friends goes without saying and showed total disregard for the feelings of others. Much indignation was expressed by attendants at the funeral at the incident, in- cluding the minister conducting the service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15
AN EARLY URGE

"Mr Grabcoin, when did you first make up your mind that you would be rch?"
 "when I was 12 years old. I'd worked month doing chores to earn a dollar, so could pay my way into circus and buy all the trimmings Just when got in sight of the big tent I discovered that I had lost my dollar. After that, nothing short of total paralysis would have kept me from getting rich"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-15

certain bogus count is suspected of having whitened his hands by washing dishes.
 # Hardly day goes by without Will Hays learning new ways to earn his salary.
  The dry navy seems to be in need of John Paul Jones.