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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
GETS CLOSE TO NATURE

"Just back from two-weeks' vacation to Blount Springs, and I never before in my life realized how good it is to get out in the open near nature after months in a stuffy build ing" said Miss Gladys Merrell.
 "Blount Springs is visited by many Birming- ham people ,al of whom are spending the time in climbing the low ranging hills about the country. There is story connected with one of the hills known as 'Duffy's mountain that has always attracted many people.
 For many years old lady by the name of Mrs. Duffy lived at the crest of this hill, an extraordinarily large hill for this part of the country. The old lady lived all alone on the hill very much in the style of the witches that have always colored literature.
 Almost every person who visited Blount Springs considered their trip incomplete until they had gone to the top of Duffy's hill and had the woman to tell their fortune. Mrs. Duffy has been dead for two years, but numer- ous visitors still visit her mountain home.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
'.NO MORE WAR"

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 Viewer Again" is to be the motto of the "No More War; demonstration being planned in London for the meeting of the International Peace Congress in July.
 "No More War" and ''Never Again" sound good to stricken, war-worn world. The dem onstration is an excellent idea which should have the participation of representatives of all nations.
 "No More War" is not impossible. The dan ger of war be reduced to a minimum by an agreement of nations to stand together against aggression and for arbitration and law. War is the result of unrestrained power and passion, prompted by greed and ambition Right is overcome by selfishness and reason by mob psychology.
 The League of Nations was a noble concep- tion which would have been assured of success in the end if the United States had not held out It may yet succeed. Peace can only be maintained by some similar cooperative asso- citation constantly on guard to check aggression and to substitute reason and law for might. That the American people believe in peace agreements is proven by the Washington con- ference and the ratification of it's treaties. WHICH Were feagueS oI nations Tn miniature.
 The practical success of the sNo More War" movement depends upon the growth of public opinion against war. The foundation of it is the will to peace among the peoples of the earth. This peace mind is created and strengthened by peace demonNrations. The American people should be conspiciously rep resented in the Peace Congress and the "No More War" demonstration. The progress of democracy depends upon peace. We can get nowhere except backward and nothing except imperialism without it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
THEY ARE STILL EFFEMINATE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The Associated Press reports that London's smart young women have introduced the fash ion of pipe smoking at restaurants and cafes. The pipes usually are small and of rich briar or merschaum with slender stems and gold rings. Virginia tobacco, favored with altar of roses or some oriental perfume, is favored by the girls.
 But our sisters still weak. Once they dipped snuff. Men countered by also acquir- ing the habit and doing very we'll with it. until they became more or less ashamed of it and quit. Pipe smoking among women is not new, although it is new for polite women of the cd ucated, sophisticated classes to use pipes. But men smoke pipes, cleaned or uncleaned without batting an eye. Men and women smoke cigar cites with equal grace-or disgrace, According to the point of view. Men, however, are still two lengths ahead of their sisters in the to- bacco field. They smoke cigars and chew to- bacco. Since the days of George Sands we have known of no woman who could smoke cigars, and we know of none who can chew cut plug znd and spit across the road. There are women who can cuss and drink whisky. But this is the gesture of bravado. It is not a genuine vice with them. Anyway, our theory that they are still weaker than men holds until they take to cigars and chewing tobacco. It takes man to use the weed in the raw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
CONAN DOYLE AND SHERLOCK HOLMES

From the New York World.
 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle departs for home with half promise that will cheer his old con stituency of the days before he embraced spirit ualism. q may write of Sherlock Holmes again." he said, "but only if some very strong idea takes hold of me. It takes nearly all my time to keep abreast of psychic work"
 That being the case, does not the analogy of golf and business apply? Why should he not give up psychic investigation for while at least, to produce another series of detective stories? A public which has followed his lec- lures with eager and respectful attention de- serves some relaxation.
 Certainly the popular attitude toward the distinguished author and spirit propagandist corroborates his statement that he found "a more generous public mind here than in Eng land" And it must be said that intellectual tolerance was put to a direct test. The lec- turer discussed theme which has often invited ridicule from the sceptical and he made posi- tive assertions regarding life beyond the grave calculated to challenge disbelief. Yet among all his vast audiences it is not recalled that he was once heckled. The seriousness of his con- victions communicated itself to his hearers, and those who may have come to scoff remained to respect
 Altogether Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's lecture tour of the United States is destined to be mem orable both as regards the throngs which flocked to hear him and the deep interest his views of spiritualism awakened. It was a re- markabe thing for a speaker discussing the supernatural to fill Carnegie hall to overflow ing six times. Something besides the lecturers personality must be accepted accounting for that unexampled demonstration of popular in- terest in spirit of phenomena.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29

Paris got me-" said an American woman who committed suicide. Certain types of Americans ought to stay in the little towns where they were born. London is getting cut flowers from Holland by air. Inland Americans would like to get refreshments from Cuba that way.
 4 < The Kansas City Star notes the recent sale of the Deepwater World. It is not hydro graphic journal.
 x Even though "Lucle'' quits dressmaking in disgust, that doesn't leave the world flat on it's back.
 Assisted by mob of newspaper men and photographer, MT. Willard has begun training.
  There doesn't seem to be any chance to make the rum blossom" the national flower.
 x A railroad strike would complicate sum- mer devoted to swimming and "hot dogs"
 x Herrin wants to be let alone. So does the individual murderer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
TRUTHFUL HISTORY

From the Savannah News.
 It is easy to pick flaws in histories; your historian writes very often with his pen in leash to his opinions German writing of the World war would not write as a French man would. A northern historian would not tell the story of the sixties as a southern writer would. Some histories play up Major Andre and ''play down. Nathan Hale. Some conceal facts that are not complimentary to American arms; some tell stories of battles and wars if one American could lick any thousand other men in the world, trained or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
 The essence of power lies in reserve.
 There are no flies on the sweet girl gradu- ate.
 # we don't know what to do, suppose we don't
 People who guilty should never overdo innocence.
 Any professional hero is as tiresome as any professional beauty.
 It Is hard to convince man that he h . chump, and quite unnecessary.
 well-trained memory Is one that never presents us with disagreeable dream.
 The potato cannot understand why roses ars so popular. since they cannot be eaten.
 The wind frequently turns an umbrella, but borrower seldom returns It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
BEE LINE IMPORTANT HIGHWAY

"One of the most important highways in the state has probably had the least advertising" ," said A. c. Patterson, president of the public service commission. q refer to the Bee Line highway, which extends through Decatur, Cullman, Birmingham and leads to Mobile.
 Neither the Bankhead nor the Jackson highways touch so much of the state. Con- struction work needs to be done on some paras of the road, and a bridge is needed across the Tennessee river at Decatur. When placed in good shape 1t will be one of the most direct thoroughfares of the country, extending through the heart of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29

victims are the American people, who are denied one of the necessities of life or forced to pay exorbitant prices for it when there is 8 coal shortage.
 It is true that there is no law by which the government can compel miners and operators to adjust their differences If there were such a law it would be roundly assailed by both sides as an infringement of their rights and liberties, but what is to be said for the rights and liberties of millions of Americans, more than 90 per cent of the population, who have no interest in the coal industry, one way or the other, but are compelled to suffer by it's mismanagement7
 There has been disposition so fart to take the present coal strike as something of joke. It is rapidly eeasing to be joke, and with the approach of cold weather it will become tragedy, unless a settlement is reached.
 In some form, federal regulation of the coal industry is badly needed. The government at least do more than it has already done. Polite suggestions and friendly offers of as sistance don't go far when men are in fight ing mood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
LETTERS TO EDITOR
ALIENATION OF SUFFERING

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 ana believer in churches and temples. They may be said to be the gold within the worlds alloy; and according to my light, It matters not what be the creed or articles of faith, if God is there worshipped in spirit and in truth.
 For unnumbered years men have delved into and have taken from above the earth sub stances which God has placed there, and all over the land have builded innumerable costly structures at the cost of billions, aye, tril- lions, of dollars, many of brownstone and marble with towering spires and minarets, in their effort to worship God and to glorify His name. I believe this is well.
 But God has also placed upon the earth many children of many tongues and nation- alities many helpless and needy, capable of suffering, including the lame and the halt and the blind, the diseased suffering from many diseases; also the poor and the unemployed. Likewise we have with us the aged with their dimmed eyes and faltering footsteps, their lengthening shadows falling far towards the west.
 All these belong to Him. In our effort so serve God and to glorfy His name, what have we, as a state, done for these helpless and needy creatures? Have we builded them ade- quate hospitals and homes of refuge? We have not. Did not even a stranger, a veteran of the World war, suffering from the great white plague, not long since fall dead within our gates because the state had no institution to give him shelter? Do we think that the cold stones and towering spires pointing heaven ward, which we have builded at such great expense, will give ease and sustenance to their pain-wracked and withered bodies? Shall we say with Cain, who killed his brother, Am my brothers keeper?' Or shall we fulfill the greater duty resting upon us, and in spending our substance in the effort to glorify God first provide for the alleviaton of the suffer ing for such as these His creatures?
 R. L. WILLIAMS.
 Birmingham, June 28, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
CURVES DANGEROUS, SAYS EspIE

Riding around some of the hairpin curves on Red and Shades mountain on the Montgonl- cry highway made me wish that had accepted the invitation to look over the route by air plane," said J. B. Espie, member of the state highway commission, who inspected the pres ent and proposed route of the Montgomery highway while in Birmingham Tuesday.
 "All the commissioners were invited by the aero squadron at Roberts field to make the trip in airplanes. None of us felt like flying, so we went out in automobiles. I was im- pressed with the fact that the curves the Montgomery highway, could easily bring disas- ter to the reckless driver. The scenic beauty from the top of the mountain is wonderful, but other things beside scenery ought to be taken into consideration in building road. Safety first is not bad motto to follow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
INTOLERANCE

Said one who had dusty throat, 'I guess I'll choose a Lasker boat
 When put out to sea-"
 T hope you drown,' remarked dry Who happened to be standing by,
 As angry as could be. Iris dreadful when prohis betray Their hatred in this brutal way
 Of everything to drink. I verify, believe they'd cheer If every ship upon the mere
 That carries booze would sink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
TROUBLES IN COAL INDUSTRY
 AFFLICT THE NATION

It is the American governments duty to clear up the situation in the coal industry. The whole nation is tired of periodic strikes, which dislocate industry, cost tho people mil- Hons of dollars ana, whom prolonged, cause widespread suffering. It Is a reflection on this country that such csnditisns are permit- tsd to continue.
 The operators are at fault in some pavticu- Iass anA the miaeTs ia etheEs. But the real
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29

untrained Histories ought tv tell facts, with as little bias as possible. It does no good to fill child's mind with ideas about his country that are not founded on fact. As soon as he becomes of discerning age he begins to ques- ton the things he learned in his youth and he begins to understand what thesword propa- ganda means; and he wonders if he has been vctimized in his ignorance and innocence very bad impression is created in his mind. Tell hm the truthl Let the textbook writer tell facts, and let him make his conclusions as nearly correct as may be. Let him keep his prejudices out of the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
NO HUGS IN THE PRESS ROOM

"This is the stereotyping department said the guide who was showing a fair visitor around newspaper plant.
 "How interesting! I've often heard of stere- .otyped remarks. So this is where they are nader
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
THE JURORS DID THEIR DUTY

"You lost your damage suit?"
 'Yes," said the lawyer. Luck was against me. I convinced the gentlemen of the jury that my client had suffered from a shortage of breath ever since the accident, but when the lawyer for the other side brought out the fact that my client was a trombone player his goose was cooked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
PLENTY THERE

'Tm a spiritist," announced the long-hairej caller. Some of my clients have asked me to describe paradise, and I don't know how to begin"
 "Well, what do you want with us?" asked the ticket agent.
 q understand you people keep stock of summer resort literature on hand. Pm looL- ing for suggestions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
.ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
POPULAR THEN

How does MT. Grabcoin stand in this com munity?"
 "When our citizens are raising money for some more less worthy cause Mir. Crab coins other name is the Well Beloved''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
HIS PROSPECTS

Sam, hears you's gwine to git married.' 'Pm thinkin' bout it, boy"
 "Who's de gal?"
 q ain't decided yet, One O my gals IS workin' regular an de others got s4oo in de bank I don't know whether to marry for money or steady job.' PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
POST OFFICE EXAMINATIONS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: As my present term postmaster at this place expires on September 5, 1922, the civil service commission announces an examination to be held at Birmingham on July 15, 1922, to fill the vacancy. am, very truly,
 A. L. KING. Adamsville, June 27, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
DOWN ON HIS LUCK
"How's business?"

"How'B business!"
 Poor" said the dejected proprietor of movie house. 'The film I'm showing was commended by all the uplift societies in town. How can you expect man to do any business under a handicap like that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
SKY FOLLY
ile flying at a dizzy height

While flying at dizzy height
 Her dainty form he strove to press. She struggled, as was only right I have no doubt that this explains Why, later on, their crushed remains
 Were shipped back to their home address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
UNFIT FOR COCKTAILS

''That hair tonic you sold me was no good" "But, my friend" protested the druggist, "you can't expect to grow hair in two or three days.'
 Who's talking about growing hair? It wouldn't mix with vermouth."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
COTTON MARKETING NOW
 ON BUSINESS BASIS

Directors of the Alabama Farm Bureau federation have been elected from the IA dis tricts into which the state is divided, and will organize and incorporate an association for the marketing of cotton that has been pooled by growers for cooperative sales.
 This will cmplete the machinery for dis posing of cotton by the expert agents of the association, backed by such financial aid as may be sought from the war finance corpora tion.
 Several hundred thousand bales of cotton are pledged That will represent many mil lions of dollars It is to be marketed this sea- son in business-like manner, and the net re- suits, according to the experience of other than individual marketing.
 The business of this association will not be to hold cotton, but to sell. It will be in posl tion to deal with the largest buyers direct and to secure the best market price with least cost to the individual. That is merchandising on the farm and Is what the cotton producer has needed long time
 
 Buffalo publisher is charged with sup porting MT. Hearst's political ambitions be- cause he is afraid MT. Hearst will start an opposition paper there. Diplomacy is not un- known in newspaper circles.
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 King George has been invited by French editor to strengthen the friendship between England and France. It looks as if George would have to make a personal appearance at Paris music hall.
 
 Both of them were drunk" says the law yer for the beautiful young wife of mill lionare who was shot at party in 'The Hol- lywood of the East That clears up the case considerably.
 New York merchant was fined $3 for dip ping watermelon plugs into bucket of paint to make them look ripe and juicy. Down in this part of the country he might have been lynched.
 Only three bathrooms have been reserved for score of Russian delegates at The Hague Which lends color to the belief that bolshe- wiki have no great love for soap and water.
 x
 young woman slain in one of the recent pistol scandals left note calling her lover an "oil can." We'd give two Russian rubles to know what she meant by it.
 N <
 The Russian delegates at The Hague are staying in hotel near the Dutch "Coney Island" That seems to be the logical location for them.
 Work on tho Wilson dam will not bc re- sumed until October l. How can people obessed with dreama of wealth wait that long7
 
 Mexican bandits can't resist the temptation to gather in few Americans occasionally when they need ready money,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
BENISONS

By Clinton ScoIIard. would not seek the trodelen way that suavey Follows the valley, with the wind at rest, But rather breast the trackless bracken
 bravely, And find adventure on the far hill crest For whosoever is foot free ranger,
 Who girds his spirit with shining sword And looks undaunted in the eyes of danger
 For him lfe's richest bensons are poured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29

] am amax'd, methinks; and lose my way Among the thorns and dangers of this world.
 king John.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-29
A MORNING PRAYER

ohsap me. Lord, to bear with patience ths weakness of other mon, thou with infinite patience must bear with minel Amsn.-M. S. B.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-06-23

message from the chief Of police At
Shidler saying that Mrs. Beard was
in custody in that city and that she
had told the complete story Of the
killing. duplicating Carl Crist and mn
other man whose identity she does
not know. The officer fold the
Wichita sheriff that she knows Crist
we'll and that tine Tucker affair IL
mot the first stunt like that he has
pulled off. +" Whether or mt she has
reference 70 murder. she did not indi-
cate, the ShidIsr chief said
Sheriff Simmons asked the Okla
h0ma officer 70 connect him will,
Mrs. Beard and the local man held
lengthy conversation with the woman.
The sheriff said Mrs Beard told
him that she had been roolner for
several weeks u SIS Eost D0n5ias
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-06-23

rhs f.lons defeated ths Hasea Ia lhs
third sams of tho series Yesterday ~.
tsrnooo ~ ,hs iosei ball paris a
lsrgo efu~d ~ psosls Witnessed the
isnsafsans fail hsgnfs The onsIaashss
Of the victorious Lions The ssoes
was D ID s.
Sam slasdnsr'a team played well,
but tbs IAons pIaysi 4 bit bsstas
a wssh 90 stass THAI whils We Ioss
two out ~ tho shFss xamss played.
the total seorea m@ds ~ the MosaF.
Ians ~ tha shfee xanlsA WAS saa 10
~ cor shs i.loas. which IN evlasne~
that oar sram. II murh tks hsttsr IL
the swo~ said slafdn.r IA detana~ III
his teammates
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-06-23
ALLEN PTs BET
IT LION LUNCHEON
Rotarians Roasted BY Lion Hall
Players VINO Were Victorious
In Game Played
Thursday

Il The Lions club meeting today vas
sfuii ~ ro&fs ~ rejoicing over the
victory Ia yesterday ball game
against the Rotary team. Mr.,
Charles Alien. manager cf the LAonx
team gave = fall rc1crt Of the game
and handed to the president cheek
aor so@ fncm IrtfAnr Nsespn of
the Rotary teinE NTH the statement
thar Il was evidenee cf Nelson's In
ability 10 strike ont Alien during
'yes,crsdy's game shy Pilot cal,sn
moved that the naoney be "laysd On
the table but this metloa was am
ended by President Lehew who ssii
that there ssas seriptarAl authority
for the acceptance OF the money.
Il was currently reported thar The
Rotary club wanted series OF three
more games, bur the prevailing
sentiment wAs that the RetAry man
wger Sam Gardner. should take hts
teams into 4 series with the ~.
Nolaya ar the Old sosasers of the
q A. n. snd n 4 Sufficient rv4mta-
ton Was made Ia that series. that
the Rolarians he given anothe-
chance.
A challenge from the Lions elab
or Gushing was accepted and I, was
voted TO play the first game at cush-
ing.
Mr., Ia Walton was the speciat
guest OF the day and presented the
matter OF arranging for a camp Tor
boy scout and community use iass
south Of the Country Club goIf
course. The matter was fully-ssis-
cussed and committee was APP
l.oint-a TO cooperate wish hike
committee from the Rotary club. and
10 report back at the next meetlng
OF the club.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-06-23
WILSON LEADS IN STRAW
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
~s-.Aa44-N-~s~
Vote Obtained Through News.
papers and Personal Can
vass; Fields Strong
With Farmers

Oklahoma City, june 2ss-~Tha rare
, between Robert n. Wilson and
Thomas n. Owen. for the democratic
nomination Tor governor IL being run
neck "a neck, according 10 figures
complied here, following the cloaa OF
IA twenty day straw vote. in which
The Leader cooperated.
Final figures show.
Wilson 1i.773.
Gwen, 9.5l3
! Walton, D.5I9.
Fields reyiyrd losH votes ami
Scott i.29J.
! This Is total OF 4i,gt7 votes
cast In the pool, with 29.Sos OF these
democratic and ai,7s2 republican.
The largest part Of the vote was
obtained through personal canyasaes
made by Representatives OF okla
bona City papers, In every city In
the state and on rural routes aii
over the state. No attempt was
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