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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
LIFE AND CUSTOMS IN THIBET

By Temple Manning, in the Cleveland Plain
 Dealer.
 Until Sir Francis YoGnghusband made his ex- pedition in 1904 to Lhasa, the capital of Thibet, practically nothing known of that most mysterious country of the east
 Situated at the southwestern corner of China, any lying to the northwest of India, Thibet is cut off from the outside world by nature which has given her natural Qualifications in the Hima- lava mountains and the great deserts which surround it on the other sides.
 Few explorers ever succeed in getting be- yond the border. Sir Francis was the first to make his way successfully to Lhasa. Before that the only information we had of Thibet was the stories handed down by few adventur- ous spirits of the middle ages.
 Thibet is defined as a Southwestern de- pendency of China" However, the inhabitants do not resemble the Chinese nor any of the other Asfatics.
 These only partly civilized people are Bud hsts. One out of every seven persons is a priest. A few of the priests can read. Their chief form of worship is the repetition of a single prayer. They have it down to such a fine point that they have their prayers written on long sheet of paper and fastened to a reel. They turn these reels by hand or con- trive to have them turned by wind or water power. Imagine their delight at seeing the prayers whirling around on a device like 9 motion picture machine.
 Women have unique position in Thiber. There polyandry is practsed. A woman is al lowed to have more than one husband. She usually marries set of brothers. There is a case on record of a woman having six husbands and allliving in peace and harmony together In Thibet the average woman is more diplo- matic than some of her occidental sisters, who find trouble in living peacefully with one bus band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
SHOULD READ "ALABAMrAN CREED"

Comparatively few of the citizens of the state are familiar with The Alabamian's Creed, written by W. B. Jones, yet it is one of the finest examples of state loyalty and love that I know of, 5 says Dr. N. R. Baker, superintend- ent of county schools "For the benefit of those who have not had an opportunity to see it, it recites: I believe in the State of Alabama and the principles upon which its government is founded. I will strive to be a true and up- right citizen, hating all that is base and loving all that is good. I believe it is my duty to de- fend my state against all enemies to honor it, to obey it's laws, and to do by my fellow citizens I would have them do by me- I look with pride upon the history which the sons of Ala bama have written by their heroic deeds and I will endeavor to live so that my state will be proud of me. pledge myself this day and every day to serve Alabama, to help make it nobler, purer and manler state-a better com monwealth for the coming generations.
 "This creed should be impressed on every school child in the state and grown persons could remember and live by it with profit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
OPTIMISTIC OVER BOND ISSUE

''I believe the submission of both the S25,- 000,000 good roads highway amendment and the $3,00o,00 county issue for good roads Ion the same date will bring out big vote, for the local aspect will help the state issue," says F. D. Lander.
 'It is a peculiar thing but sheriff's race will cause more interest than a $25 1000, ,000 bond issue. Therefore if there is $3 ,000, ,000 Jefferson county good roads issue up on the same day as the other bond question it will increase the vote for both issues.
 January 30 is the date for the election at which time the soldier poll tax amendment re- lieving the soldiers of the late war from the payment of poll taxes until 1923, be voted on."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
OUR DOG HEROES
from the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
 memorial in honor of the dogs which served with the American forces in France is to be erected near Hartsdale, Westchester county, New York. It will be the statue of a war dogn wearing a canteen and helmet, set upon a boulder of Vermont granite. The figure is to cost $2,500 and the money is being subscribed by the friends of dogs" many of whom are former soldiers.
 Materialists of certain hues may object to this expenditure With great many persons dog is but a dog The dogs are here, so we possibly would be told, to live as brutes and die brutes, being no more entitled to our patronage for gallant war service, anyhow than the horses or the pigeons. And again it likely would be said that the $2,500 would be better applied by using it to assist some of the unemployed soldiers who need food and clothes There is no escape from the shafts of materialists.
 We do not for moment discredit the horses or the pigeons that rendered excellent service in France. We do know that the sum invested to honor our dog heroes drop in the bucket could not have been available for any other purpose. We also know that in the presence of the war dogs shrine the former soldier will feel that he IS paylng homage to buddy" That is the way the soldier feels about it as the soldiers interest in the monument has at tested and as proven by many of the stories concerning the war dog that the soldiers them selves brought to us from the front.
 Dogs are abused and kicked and cuffed, and they always have been, yet man cannot find it in himself to resist the friendly overtures of almost any dog. The animals record for faith fitness and usefulness in civilian life is an old, well-known story, while added to all this is iong list of the dogs heroic deeds in battle The memorial being planned is not at all un- earned. Our only regret is that future gen. eratons of dogs will not know what it means. They will only know that they must always be ready to dodge both rocks and kicks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
TRoTzKY IS A 1oo-PER-cENTER

From the New York World.
 The soviet army of Russia numbers 1,505,- GOO men. It must not be reduced, even by the odd 5000. On the contrary, more men must be put in training. Minister Trotzky has just told the all-Russian congress in Moscow why; and his explanation is applauded as heartily as jingo speeches are in any capitalistic country
 Of course soviet Russia desires only peacc but if the "mpudent imperialstic beasts of prey" in less virtuous countries try to start anything in the spring they must meet the red army, ready to the last shoe-string, and they may find it "easier to expand than to contract the soviet Russian frontiers"
 Who is going to pick upon ill-defended little Russia? Militant giants like Finland, Rouma- mia and Poland. Japan, of course, is at it al- ready, by it's machinations in the far eastern republic, and unless Trotzky gets more divisiovs trained the little yellow men may march to Moscow. They started once and reached liar bin--not so far, on the map but there is no telling what they may do next time if Russia is not armed to the teeth.
 Has Trotzky been talking nonsense? Not more than ministers of war often do. Even the Hon. John W. Weeks has not been heard tearfully pleading for army reduction. As for such 10O-per-cent Americans as Gen. Leonard Wood, Trotzky must find their inspired words useful. Ie he ever runs out of rhetoric gener- ated by his own steam he can borrow theirs. By inserting Russia where "the United States" appears he can save himself much fa- tigue. The argument is everywhere the same. "Our" nation never plans aggression-every nation says-but it must arm against it's wicked neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
"BUSYBODIES"
he Brooklyn Eagle.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 All women and most men understand Prof. Franklin H. Gidding's figure of speech when he says that the one great thing wrong with the world today is the tendency of eager busy bodies who never give anything chance to 'jell.'
 After the fruit juice has been sufficiently boiled it must stand for time to assume the consistency of jelly. "The jelly won't jell- and don't know what to do,' as one of Louisa M. Alcotts Little Women is quoted in the Gen. tury dictionary. The one thing not to do is to keep stirring the mess.
 In every free country earth, but more es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
SHOULD START NIGHT SCHOOLS

January is the last month in which night schools should be started" said Prof. E. R.. Erwin, assistant superintendent of county schools yesterday. Not enough have started this work as yet to use up the state fund ap- propriated to Jefferson county. Any person above 16 years of age who would profit by such a school is eligible to attend. The appro- priation for that purpose is larger for each teacher than heretofore by reason of the fact that the state will make an appropriation to this county from the revolving fund.
 Each community should to it that . night school is started where there enough iliterates, illiterates, other retarded persons over Is years of age who would profit by such school to justify it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 The closer money is the harder it is to get.
 The stern man isn't always behind in his business.
 Heroic measures are several sizes too large for the average man.
 An epigram is anything mean that can be said of the light.
 Look out for explosions; the wintry blasts are blowing up streets and alleys everywhere.
 Even the man who has will of his own never objects to being mentioned in the will of another
 It may be cowardly to kick man when he is down, but it's sometimes necessary in order to get him up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
PossUM SKIN AND COW HIDE
rom the Arkansas Gazette.

from the ArkanSaS GaZette.
 dispatch from Pettigrew, Ark, which tells of the profits that farmer boys are mak- ing by trapping fur-bearing animals, says $ possum skin is worth more than a COW hide
 By and large, leather is necessity and something that no man, woman or child can do without By and large, fur is luxury and something that every man, woman and child could do without. Yet, the people at Pettigrew find that possum skin is worth more than a COW hide.
 Something tc ponder over when the utilitar- ian is so eclipsed by the luxurious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
AT LEAST ONE

My good man," said the supercious traveller who was dressed in the height of fashion, ''are there any queer characters about this-ahenl- town?"
 q believe there's one,'' said Squire Wither- bee, with a twinkle in his eye. At any rate, when tn crowd at tn depot saw you get off tn train Zeke Dawdle slapped himself on tn leg and said, Here's gop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
TRANSFERRED CRITICISM

Are you glad that Mrs. Peekton is taking an interest in politics?"
 "Yes," said Mr. Peckton. 'It is gratifying to have Mrs. Peckton finding fault with states men she doesn't know and will probably never meet instead of pointing out the shortcomings of a man she has known intimately for 20 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
THE PARTING GUEST

Customs change" remarked MT. Bibbles.
 "Yes?"
 'In the old days we used to speed the parting guest with handshake and a few polite words, but now we call dependable taxicab driver or an ambulance, according to the condition the guest is in when we finally persuade him to depart.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
 AN EXPERIENCED MOTHER
From the Great Bend Tribune.

From the Great Bend Tribune.
 A Great Bend woman, mother of several chill dren, told a young couple who had none that they should adopt her youngest child cfor," she sad The makes an ideal first child. He can cry and hold his breath tn longest, and do such things that would scare new parents into fits. He is, as I sad ideal first child and it seems pity you can't have him, for he can't get by with that stuff with me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03

the air lanes for the transportation of freight and passengers on large scale.
 If in IS years mere "hop," we might say, has become flight Limited only by the fuel sup ply what transformations will take place with in the next 20 years? Travel that consumes days will be reduced to hours and mighty air liners will grdle the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
UNEASY FEELING

"Do you ever deceive Mrs. Jagsby with care fully concocted stories to explain your absence from home?"
 ''rm afraid not" said Mir. Jagsby, "and, fur thermofe, Pm beginning to suspect that woman has a sense of humor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
HIS JUST DESERTS

The man who drives motor cars At topmost speed And all the traffic laws there are Declines to heed, May end his feverish career
 Where trains pass by, But we for one won't shed tear Or heave sigh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
LIMITED OPTIMISM

"Be still, sad heart, and cease repining,"
 The good year, ninteen twenty-two, May prove some clouds have a silver lining,
 Fen though they may be precious few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
IN CHARACTER

That guys an actor" said the first bellhop. "Yeah, seen him at the theatre last night" !" said the second bellhop. What's his name?"
 "tMr. Macbeth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
JUST ABOUT

Europe calls me-" remarked Mrs. Calder
 'Ill answer that call for you," said Mir. Cad der promptly.
 "What do you mean, John?"
 ''If necessary I'll inform Europe that we are flat broke. Americans in that predicament are just welcome over there as a prohibition agent at poker party.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
MOVIE STAR" MAKES
 BID FOR PATRONAGE

blO TUX "A INONAOE
 The Columbus Enqurer-Sun is gratifed by the announcement that two large motion picture concerns operating theatres in Columbus will not exhibit photoplay in which Fred Beauvais is starred. The picture should not be shown anywhere in America, regardless of the fact that it may be in itself free from any objec- tionable features.
 This recent addition to the ranks of motion picture stars would never have had an oppor- tunity to become a film actor had he not been involved in one of the most sensational divorce scandals in high life, so-called that this country has known Making mot,on picture star out of him is nothing more or less than an at tempt to capitalize his notoriety and appeal to depraved tastes.
 There is no way to prevent such people from exploiting themselves in the movies, but there is a way to prevent the venture from being profitable. There be real art, no merit in pictures of this knd If the better class of not patronize them the practice of making movie stars out of men and women with past and nothing else to warrant their posing as actors will soon stop.
 
 A young woman who styles herself "colege senior, flapper and feminist" writes letter to the New York Times. The man who marries her-if man marries her-will, We venture to predict, have his hands full.
 Mature has been exceedingly kind to Flori- da,' declares the Florida Metropolis. Granted. And now will Florida concede that nature has made pet of California?
 The "Pollyannas" who making reseate predictions for 1922 deserve to be encouraged, even though some of us disposed to wait and see.
 Fortunately for Anglo-American relations, Englishmen who agree with Horatio Botton,ley that nation of 'rotters' are in the minority.
 Unsteadily, but nevertheless defiantly, New York snapped her fingers at the Volstead law when the new year arrived in an alcoholic haze.
 The Irish people beginning to realize that partnership in the British empire is prefer able to 750 years more of oratory and sniping.
 What's the matter with business?" asks the Columbus Enquirer-Sun. There are too many detours on the road back to normalcy.
 Albert Sarraut says France regards her war debts with pride. That's considerably more than Frances creditors are able to do.
 With army of approximately 1,500,000 men, Russia has nothing in particular to fear except cold, starvation and disease.
 college head advises that the fIapper be given plenty of rope. On the the ,rJ that she will eventually hang herself?
 With all due respect to the arms conference, it seems to be pretty well provided with 'soose ends"
 If MT. Debs wants to kiss other men, that's his own affair, but the practice is offensive to all 100 per cent Americans.
 All rules for civilized warfare become scraps of paper when nation has it's back to the wall.
 Vvani says it was too expensiv for him to stay in America. Surely he wasn't ont much for meals.
 Jumping on the fourpower treaty seems to be Senator Borah's idea of keeping the Sab- bath holy.
 There is quite difference between declar- ing India republic and getting it to function as republic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
A SUCCESS

"How was the house party?" "A great success"
 "Eh?"
 "Three couples got engaged and action was started for two divorces."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03
Ne cannot hold mortality's strong hand.
 king John
A MORNING PRAYER

o let me build my faith on the twin foun- dation stones of thy wisdom and thy love, for with faith in these no tempest of life can shake me. Amen.-M. s. B.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
Chickens, Geese and
Ducks All Get Drunk;
Owner Gets Arrested

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. "a
Hilarity in a poultry yard where
$500 fowls were said to be drunk,
resulted in the arrest of o. S. Ste
glatt, Of Cudahy, a suburb, on
charges of violation Of the Volstead
act.
Neighbors sent calls to the police
that something awful" was going
on in Steglatt's poultry yard. The
officers responded and, they later de-
clared, saw 500 geese fighting, 200
ducks dashing madly over the sur
face of a small pond and 1000 chick.
ems either lying on their backs,
Swimming with outstretched wings
about the yard or siding with the
geese, in their battles.
The officers pronounced the fowls
all drunk and stated they found evil
ence that they had been partaking
of sour mash. They confiscated
three stills, 100 gallons of liquor and
several barrels of mash.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
SAYS CALOMEL
sALIvATES AND
L005ENS TEETH
The Very Next Dose of this
IreaCherous Drug may
Start Trouble

You know what calomel il. It's
mercury; quicksilver. Calomel is
dangerous. 1t crashes into sour bile
IKE dynamite. cramping and sicken.
ing you. Calomel attacks the bones
and should never be put into your
system.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con.
sCpated and all knocked out, just
so to your druggist and get a bottle
OF Dodson's Liver Tone for a few
cents which is a harmless vegetable
substitute for dangerous calomel.
Take spoonful and if it doesn't
start your liver and straighten you
up better and quicker than nasty
calomel and without making you
sick, YOU just so back and get your
money.
Don't take ca1omel! 1t makes you
sick the next day; it loses you
days work. Dodson's Liver Tone
straightens you right up and you
feel great. No salts necessary. Give
1t to the children because it is per-
fectly harmless and can not sail
vate.-(Advertisem
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
PAROLE REVOKED,
GOVERNOR GIVES
PARDON To MAN

Governor Hardwick on Wednes-
day issued a pardon to Jasper Null
Inns, a young Washington county
man, sent up for ten years for man
slaughter, because he was convinced
that Mullins parole had been re-
voked by w. T. O'Shields as a pun
ishment for writing letters to his
friends asking them to vote for
the governor tor reelection.
O'Shields is a construction fore
man of the state highway depart
ment, stationed at Thomasville. He
is now under charges before the
highway board of discharging three
of his men because they voted for
Governor HardWick. The board will
investigate these charges at its next
meeting, November 81.
Mullins killed a man in Washing
ton county and was given ten years
for. manslaughter. He contended
that the killing was forced on him.
He was serving his sentence on the
Macon county chaingang. O'Shields
at that time was convict warden Of
Macon county. Mullins impressed
Macon county citizens so favorably
that they petitioned the prison COM
mission to parole him. He HAD
served six years and was eligible to
parole. A prominent Macon county
citizen informed the commission in
Mullins behalf that he thought
enough of Mullins to have him at
his table when Mullins was acting
as foreman of convicts in the alb
sence of O'Shields.
The prison commission recon-
mended his parole and Governor
HardWick granted it. O'Shields, in
the meantime, had resigned as con-
Wet warden of Macon county to take
his present job in the highway de-
partment. Mullins asked to be pa
rolled to O'Shields as his sponsor and
O'Shields was so named. Mullins
was then put to work by O'Shields
as a truck driver at $125 a month.
Some days ago O'Shields wrote
the prison commission a letter rec
commencing that Mullins parole be
revoked. He accused Mullins of get
ting drunk and taking a highway
department car without permission
and running it into telegraph pole
in Thomasville and getting arrested.
Mullins wrote the governor a let
ter accusing O'Shields of recon-
mending revocation of his parole as
punishment for letters he wrote to
kinsmen in Washington county re-
questing them to vote for the gov.
ernors reelection. Walter Vance,
one Of the governors secretaries,
obtained over long distance tele-
phone from the Thomasville chief
of police the information that Null
Inns was drunk, but did not drive a
car into a telegraph pole and was
not arrested.
Governor Hardwick not only re-
fused to revoke Mullins parole, but
gave him a full pardon. He said he
was convinced that O'Shields was
guilty of the persecution charged
against him by Mullins.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-25
WOMEN, masked,
STAGE PARADE on
STREETS Of CITY

Three hundred women, arrayed in
masks and white robes similar to
those of the Ku Klux Khan, amazed
downtown Atlanta Tuesday night by
staging q parade through White
hall, Peachtree, Broad and Marietta
streets, escorted by a special detail
of mounted police.
1--WE weren't dangerous" said
Mrs. E. N. Gibbs Wednesday. 1T
was just the first public appear!
anCe Of the Dixie Protestant Won
ems Political league, and. Atlanta
and Georgia and the whole coun-
try will hear much more of us
from now on" Mrs. Gibbs is presi-
dent Of the organization, and de-
clares it will be a mammoth nation
wide affair before long.
1--WE are in politics from the word
go, our principles are of the rock
ribbed 100 per cent American brand,
and we stand ready to honor our
God, country and flag at the risk
of our lives" she declared.
Mrs. Gibbs asked the reporters to
call her Mother Gibbs" She said
most of the women in Georgia
know her by that name only.
"And don't call US women Ku
Klux," she insisted, because we
are not allied with the khan or any
other fraternity of men. Our club
rooms on Whitehall street, in DR..
o. M. Columns place, are strictly
No Mans Land"
When Mrs. Gibbs was asked why
her organization elected to wear
masks, she promptly shot back:
Because we want to protect our
selves, and also because we can find
out more about politics that way"
Municipal, county, state and ma
tional politics will be entered by
the league, Mrs. Gibbs said. She will
have organizers in other states in
short time. forming branches OF
the order, she added.
''Have any Atlanta men advised
your league" she was asked.
mot a one, and we will never seek
advice from men," she answered
Later on, we may decide to name a
few outstanding 100 per cent men
as honorary members, but they will
have no voice in the organization.
1t was stated that the organization
plans to stage impressive initiation
ceremonies atop Stone Mountain. LII
this respect, it will be following the
example of the Ku KluX Khan, which
has held several spectacular demon
STATIONS on the mountain.