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New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Genoa and Entanglement
Spiritual Leadership of the World is Vida Mhou
Aspiration for America ''''ads
The Editor Of The Tribune.

! o 'ne Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Some years ago wise man re-
marked that "America is a state of
m'hd. In other words. this gentleman
had realized that the level Of thought
determines the status Of a nation.
When nation has reached point
whore It's "state Of mind" Is recognized
as It's most striking attribute It surely
behooves u to inquire what relation
ship that country bears to other.
Accepting this definition Of America
as "a state Of nind,' may express
through youl paper unequiyocaD opDo-
s'tion to Americas participation ia thc
Genoa conference?
There is nothing exclusive III Aneri-
canism any more than there k in Chris
tianIty, but how many live a truly
Christly !fc, and, by the same test.
how many are true Americans? This
nation is founded upon an idealism
which has never been surpassed. It's
1nchanging standard il to-day "One
God, One Law, Divine Democracy. Tn
versal brotherhood " The bearers of
this stand "camc out" from Europe.
or. TO use smile, we're graduated
from the elementary school Of Europe
and entered the university Of 4 higher
development.
Was this done TO harm Europe? rot
at all. It was the law Of progress urg-
ing the pioneers on, the divine decree
Of intelligence which cannot be With
stood. What has been the result ?
Have we been q detrment, ? clog on
the advance Of the rest Of the world =?
On the contrary, because % this "sepa-
ratcness,' because the great Washing
ton visioned her destiny, America
stands to-day at the very height Of
power and hopefuness in her relation
to the rest of The world
But that power and hopefulness"
are not the result Of her material pros
perity. They are the result Of "ner
state Of mind" the phenomena Of her
idealism, her moral zeal, and her ad-
herence TO her basic principle-sep
rateness. Let all understand that her
material prosperity and resources viii
vanish as dream if she entangles her
self in European affairs When an
inventor is working out a great discov-
cry which is TO benefit the whole race.
is it wisdom to urge him to leave his
laboratory and take part in current
business affairs?
Europe's hope lies in America having
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

as to-day III regard to the indivdual's
struggle for life. Whenever any part
of her crops failed through natural or
other causes, famine and the conse-
Quont terrible suffering would ensue.
India in iormcr times had a rela-
lively small population for it's great
area. with frequent famines Under
bcnefcen1 British rule, with irrigation
works and other modern scientific
methods, the increase of population has
been enormous, but here again it
presses 50 closely on the increased
productivity Of the country with its
modern methods that the famines still
continue to occur
Our country, We are told. could
easily support a population of half &
biiilcn. but to what good? We would
be close up o. our food supply and any
crop failure Of consequence would Of
necessity entail famine.
In france, with population nearly
stationary, any scientific invention or
Improvement means a direct yain Ia
the individual. On the other hand ano
gam III numbers ntensties the present
heIce struggle for existence, with it's
"lfecS consequence, war ana its atten-
dsnt horrors.
Unfortunately, the clea:-cut issue
40" m some way to control The ur.
restricted natural increase Of the least
oesfab.e physical tspc-is so be-
c'oUdec BY 2rejudices which hem it in
'7at 1t is matter doubly dj;hcalt for
public discussion.
Wise restriction Of Immigration
under the laws latel, passed is :. small
step IN the right direction, especially
wien looked at solely from our own
point OF view
What possible pride or satisfaction
ol'ieS can take in great growths CT pop
Hlat'on, with The certainty Of ,over.c
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Does Not Want to Take Chances

@uestion--W Would appreciate your advice
IN tho matter OF investing about So 900.
An widow with small income so do not
feel that should Speculate much. raad
your column in The Tribune but cannot
decide which to buy. \ friend has in
vested in Belgian 20-Year So. l94l. Have
also had Hudson & Manhattan first and
rcfundinS 5s, 1887. recommended. both of
winch pay Well. but DO not want to take
chances VIII YOU give me your opinion
or 'N"n- nlease and also inform me what
you would advise me to buy -. S.
Answer Belgian SIS and Hudson &
tan lsf tnding IS are both good
investments, in oar opinion If you are
anxious for a higher factor Of safety
you Will have to take a smaller yield,
such as is offered by the highest class
bonds like United States Steel sinking
fund SIS, recently selling ut about par.
to yield 5 per cent; Atchison general
81. recently selling a about IS, to yield
4.53 per cent: Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy general IS. recently selling &C
S7,s to yield about 4.75 per cent, Or
Montana Power first IS, recently sell
ing at about "a, to yield $50 per cent
(Reprinted from January 30, 1922,
Tribune.)
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Overpopulation
Increasing Pressure of the Problem Nautilus Tried to
Solve
Solve
To the Editor of The Tribune

% the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The present popular agitation
in favor Of birth control is not a mat
ter to be lightly brushed aside. While j.,
may he entirely Ineffective in combat
ing the excessive increase in popula
tions throughout the world, it shows
that people are at last awake to somp
Of The problems Nautilus first attempt-
ed to solve.
In the case Of China. 1925 600 square
miles, or about ono-tNird of tho ares
OF TINS great republic, contain all hn1
about per cent of the population. the
remaining two-thirds of the country
beng largely mountainous or unsuite6
to cultivation. With this population of
apnroN Nimately 400 600 600 or more the
nenSliy IN this smaller area would be
about three times that of the United
states Per square mile; this explains
why famincs are of such frequent oc
curience, the population always press
ing closely on the food supply. Any
drought or hood removes the small
margin ai'd many must peri h.
Nai'A9- pointed out the indisputablc
tae' that Population has a natural ten
'e'9| 10 increase faster than the food
supply hence the greater the STRUGGLE
'oT oN:stence and coasequnatlv the
-'Te~le" tAe suffering among thc bulk of
She population. BY the aid o: modern
,cienSe' with is Intensive cultivation.
''c' W. are able TO increase Immensely
nc available supply Of food. but the
population st'tl has ,hc same tendency
70 'nc.ease i:,tie faster.
ch'na could undoubtedly support
several times her immense population
"''h AL her resources properly dcvel-
0Ped oy modern science, bat unde., such
Few conditions. with nothing done to
control tho fertility of tic race. China
would soon be IN the same condition.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

Americans who wrote prohibition into
law, and to such master minds AS Lin
coln the total abstainer and prohibi
tionist, who said: "Whcther or not the
world would be vastly benefited hy a
total and final bnnishmcnt from it of
all intoxicating drinks seems to me
not now to be an open question: Three
fourths of mankind confess The affi rma-
tive with their tongues. and | believe
all tho rest acknowledge il in their
hearts" Another "donaturcd Ameri-
can" was Theodore Roosevelt. who fa
vorcd and advocated constitutional pro
hibition both in the state and the ma
ton.
must admit my inability to follow
MIR. Maxim's explosive language in
which such Phrases appear as "dena-
'urcd soul" "contcmptble weasel"
"lost manhood" "Gamnable infraction
of personal liberty" shame" "dis-
honor" and "cringing, contemptiblc
cur" all because the supreme law OF
the land AUTHORIZES an officer Of The law
armed with a warrant obtained on aft :
dnvit OF personal knowledge Of law VIC
latlon, to enter q premises, seize con
traband booze and arrest the bootleg
ger. Such laws arc as old as Anglo
Saxon civilization.
As 1or "denaturcd Americans, per-
nit me to say that no law abiding
American has yet had occasion to just
~ complain of the prohibition law.
Most of it's victims are not even Amer
ican-they are chiefly aliens who
haven't been naturalized.
SAMUEL WILSON.
Jersey City, n. j., FEB ., 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Delaware Crossing Memorial

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: The purpose of the Washing
tons Crossing National Park Ass ocia-
tion is to cooperate with the commits
sioners OF Pennsylvania and New
Jersey department that has charge Of
this work in populnrizing and carving
TO successful conclusion the ceveiou-
ment Of national park that Will
properly mark this great historic SPOT
ana make 1t mecca for all patriotic
citizens. The patriotic American citizen
cannot fail to look with reverent pride
on this turning point in the American
Revolution, where Washington and his
faithful followers met the supreme
test and laid the foundation stone of
the greatest system OF government
ever evolved
The association Viii welcome the CO.
operation of all, young or old, poor or
rich. The site is particularly adapted
tor monument to The birth of the ma
ton and perpetual memorial Of the
long struggle for liberty.
Such a park as is planned at Wash.
lngton's Crossing would start pill
grimage of patriotic citizens from the
entire country that would continue for
many generations
CHARLES X. HAMMITT.
Trenton, n. j.. Feb. 2, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
a I ony Pastoral Ditty
TO the Editor Of The tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Pray let ne say that rsn.n.
ber all the old songs hat r. H..
calls, excepting Razors Flying Throu,,
the Air | must have missed FIRE 0,
that. But, speaking Of razors. Rs,
Ger whether "F H hard Tony Pa..,,
sing, somewhere in the SIS, I thin.
"Tiddledewink rhs Barber VINO ~ws,-
to share his father. but the rs.s.
slipped and CUT his lip, which mad
the old man roar. ard rhe old n.,
knocked poor Tiddladewink rieh. Il,
upon the 7oor'9 JAY DWEE.
New York. Feb. ?. 1922
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

and reduction Of the standard Of liv-
;ng which must cusue after a certain
point OF increase has been reached. is
dithcult TO understand The ex- Kaiser
mad faN different reason from tho
happiness Of his people for his contln-
ual desire for an ever increasing birth
rate,
WILLIAM F. WHlTEHOUSE.
New York, Feb =, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

All questions OF general interest to
iMrcstoys are ansMercd in the an
vestment Mformdtion' Column that
appears every dag IN The Ty1bune,
IN which case oniy initials wiil
be used. address all ,nquiries, IN
closing a stamped, addressed en-
rolope, to Financial Editor. The
Tribune. I54 Nassau Street, New
York.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

Special Investment Aid
Is Yours for the Asking

Your bond or other investment
security is more than piece of hand
sonely engraved paper. It is symbol
OF tangible wealth. Behind it to pro-
tect you is specified portion of some
great mercantile institution, public
service corporation, far-oH mine or
other physical property whose man
ayers are dealing with problems of
business policy, labor direction, pro-
ductlon, advertising and selling.
Ii the property that secures your
investment has an established record
OF adequate earnings and assurance Of
continued profits in the future: if its
assets are sufficient to take care of all
its liabilities and it's MANAGEMENT is
sound and efficient, your investment
mas attributes Of safety, provided the
place OF your security in the financial
structure OF the company is close to
the property.
The task of looking behind the pub
Hshed balance sheet to the real condi-
ton OF a property is an expert and
specialized task.
Here is where the Investors In!
formation Service of The Tribune can
help you. With it's resources for gath
erlng data and interpreting them, The
Irlbunes Financial Bureau is ready
to help you in your investment prob
lens. 1t can direct your attention to
danger signals, on the one hand, and
to signposts of safety, on the other.
The advice offered is disinterested
and is given without charge.
Reference to the Investors Infor-
nation Column in to-day's Tribune
will suggest the variety of problems
which we are asked to answer.
Tribune Readers have Registered
their interest in Investment Securities
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
Let's teach ourselves that honorable stop,
 Not to outsport discretion. -Othello.
\ MORNING PRAYER
AUDIENCES ARE TO BLAME
 FOR STAGE PROFANITY

Dixie Hines, one of the most prolific press agents in New York, who has for many years bombarded us with gossip about dramatic stars, eminent producers and current plays, planes audiences and not actors or playwrights for profanity on the stage.
 Mr. Hines takes issue in letter to the New York Herald with a citizen of New Rochelle, one Herbert S. Benton, who wrote the same newspaper, saying, Profanity does not add bit to theatrical effect, nor in the end pro- duce more of the coveted laughs dear to the actors heart" MT. Hines replies, "Whereupon I affirm that Mir. Renton is all wrong. And do not intend to enroll myself among those who believe the stage should be made a ve- hicle for profanity I merely assert what is fact: that playwrights and actors, seeking to win laughs from their audience, often resort to this cheap device-and succeed. It is the fault of the audience, not the fault of the actor or playwright
 Apparently Mr Hines has the better of the argument How many, many times in the the atre has the truth of his assertion been provedl There is nothing particularly humorous about damn" or even a stronger oath, but people will laugh at it, fact every actor and every playwright knows. In a very successful play one of the characters swears blue streak right through three acts and every oath is greeted with laughter. He is the most comical person in the play. Examples might be multiplied without lumber.
 Until recent years "damn" or 'hell" was about as far as most actors dared to go on the stage, but nowadays they oaths that citizen would be arrested for using on street corner. If an oath the stage were followed by dead silence in the audience instead of the inevitable cackle of laughter, how long would the practice continue? It would disappear over night. When producers are whipping play into shape" and discover line or situation that falls flat they immediately cut it out The same thing would happen to profanity if it were not good for sure-fire laugh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
"STEP ON THE GAS" WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS

The other day, on Southside street in Bir- mingham, an automobile filled with noisy party of flappers and the type of beardless youths who correspond to flappers, ran over a handsome collie dog killing it instantly. With out stopping the car disappeared at high speed.
 What does it matter-dog, baby, man ar woman? The automobiles who are most likely to cause accidents by their reckless driving arc the kind who will run away. They usually "step on the gas," leaving their bleeding vic- tims for somebody else to pick up. Certainly, the least driver of car can do after he has injured someone is to give whatever assis- tance he can.
 Murderer" is a strong word, but there are many cases in which it applies to an habitual speed maniac and joy rider who kills pedes- trian One of these days reckless driver VI is speeding away from mangled form in the street is going to be stopped by bullet, and it will be no great loss if the bullet, instead of puncturing tire, bores hole through the driver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
TWILIGHT

By William Wordsworth. Hail, Twilight, sovereign of one peaceful hour! Not dull art thou undscerning night; But studious only to remove from sight Days mutable distinctions, Ancient Power! Thus did the waters gleam, the mountains
 tower
 To the rude Briton, when, in wolf-skin vest Here rowing wild, he laid him down to rest On the bare rock or through leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was
 seen
 The selfsame vision which we now behold, At thy meek bidding, shadowy power, brought
 forth;
 These mighty barriers, and the gulf between; The floods-the stars; spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
THEY STILL PULL THIS ONE

Speaking of good jokes certainly had one pulled on me-" said Norman Dunn of Jasper. Several days ago was riding along the high way from Jasper to Cordova when I saw a big black object wriggle across the road few yards in front of me.
 Thinking it to be snake, stopped my car and proceeded with large stick boldly forth to kill it. Close beside an old barn, just off the roadside I found it and proceeded to give it good beating, but it continued to wriggle
 Laughter rang from the barn, and discoy- cred that the snake was only rubber tube manipulated by three small girls hidden in the barn. They had fooled probably score of peo- pie that day, found out later ,on the same trick. One man had backed his tflivver' over the snake 20 times in an effort to destroy the venomous' critter.
 "It's certainly good thing that the children were girls instead of boys or my! would have done some spanking">
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
ENJOYING HOTEL MEET

Although my home town is only 30 miles from tidewater, it is 300 feet above sea level" said Mrs. Spratt, manager of hotel at Citron- ellie, Mobile county, who has the distinction of being the only woman delegate attending the convention here of the Alabama Hotel Mems association.
 "Citronelle is quite health resort ,and we have number of tourists. The hotel business in the town, which has about 1000 population, is particularly good during the winter months. am especially enjoying the convention, and I want to say that have never heard better sing ing than that of the T. c. I. male chorus Thurs day night at the Tutwiler."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10

From London Tid Bits
 One of the most famous copies of the Scriptures in existence is the one which bears the curious title "The Devils Bible"
 It is an exquisite piece of workmanship, in scribed on 300 asses skins and was taken to Stockholm at the conclusion of the Thirty Years war.
 According to tradition this Bible was the work of poor monk who was condemned to death for some defection, but was told that the sentence would be commuted if he would copy out on asses skins the entire Bible in a single night
 He agreed to try to do it, but finding the task too great, made compact with the devil to exchange his soul for the required trans cript. The devil kept his part of the bargain, and the work was finished on time.
 The monks life was spared by his mar yelling judges, but tradition is silent as to how he kept his end of the agreement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10

Atlanta school officials are threatened with bombs. Direct action seems to have firm hold on the citizenry of Georgia.
 < Gadsden has nominated a blacksmith mayor If he's good blacksmith he'll probably make a good mayor.
 % 'Matty' has won his fight against tubercu- losis. Hon. Ruth is still struggling with his temperament.
 If Mrs. Ford doesn't want Henry to run there isn't much chance of landing him in the White House.
 X x x Why read Boccaccio when the correspon. dents give us glowing details of the latest artists bal lin Paris?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
SOUTH MAKING NEW RECORDS
 IN PROGRESSIVENESS

Throughout the south the work of construc- tion is going on in an unprecedented fashion. This encouraging news comes from Atlanta:
 May broke all records for any month in the history of Atlanta for the construction of homes. During the month permits were issued for the construction of 285 dwellings at cost of $1,o60.000. At the present time Atlanta bids fair to break all it's building records dur ing 1922"
 Birmingham led the southeast in the number of residences built in 1921, and is pleased to learn that Atlanta seems bent on doing that this year. Atlanta is large buyer of Birming- ham products. A recent order given Birming- ham concern for 5000 tons of pipe involved approximately sSoo,oOo, and is the largest booked in the district this year.
 Birmingham broke her bank clearing record in May, and her leading steel interest made seven new high records at seven plants, in- cluding the ingot mill and benzol works.
 The south is forging ahead as a unit There is a wave of prosperity from the Piedmont region of North Carolina to the phosphate beds of Florida and the sulphur pits and the oil dis tricts of Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10

collections made by traffic bureaus As the carriers gradually began taking hold again foi- lowing the return of their properties by the government, receiving and delivery forces were drilled in efficiency and watchfulness. The drain began to decrease and now is only one third of what it was in the heyday of loose management and control by the government
 Traffic bureaus will collect smaller refund for shippers, but the shippers will be spared much annoyance and the carriers will save money that will go into an improved service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
VALUE OF NEWSPAPER WORK

Prof H. F. Harrington, in the Forum.
 Many men who sit in places of responsibility proudly acknowledge their erstwhile associa- tion with the journalistic profession. Almost every important calling has recruited many of it's best workers from the newspaper office. The list includes directors of advertising, sec retaries of chambers of commerce, publicity men, private secretaries, confidential advisers, advance men, free-lance writers, college in- structors trade journal editors, the whole range of positions which have to do with an institutions relationship to the public. I have received many letters from managing editors asking for college-trained reporters and deskmen. Not few of these editors list $15 and SIS week as the wage they are willing to pay "beginners." I have been answering these requests with the reminder Lhat college seniors, who have specialized in journalism, are able to command higher wages and are worth more money. Trained men, endowed with in- tellectual and technical capabilities, worth $40 and $50 week as they begin work on self respecting newspapers. l am of the opinion that all teachers in journalism in colleges and universities-not in high schools-should in- sist that employers pay reporters and editors what they are worth to the other allied profes- sions, or else take the consequences of imma- turity and cheap-jack labor One of the agen- cies in raising the standards of the journalistic profession is the American Association of Jour- nalists, fostered by St. Louis newspaper work CTS, under the able direction of Richard L. Stokes, dramatic critic of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. While in no sense trade union, it has brought the wage grievances of the news paper folk to the attention of employers, and is doing fine service in making the practice of journalism more permanent and more highly valued so that men of education and promise remain in this responsible calling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
RAILROAD EFFICIENCY IS AN AID TO EARNINGS

4 noticeable decrease in the amounts col lected monthly from railroad and express con,- panies for shipper members by the Birmingham Traffic bureau is due to marked improvement by the carriers in handling freight.
 Collections for loss and damage in transit have become the smallest part of the total. which averages about one-third of what it wa. from 1919 to 1921, inclusive.
 This improvement is due to two causes. ThA railroads were made rudely aware of the drain on their earnings through the claims filed and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Many man has been bitten in dog trade. Truth in a nutshell is often hard to crack. Matrimony has become condition precedent to divorce.
 When in doubt take day off and mind your own business
 The average man has to change cars very frequently on the road to success.
 A woman may wield more influence with her eyes than man with his eloquence.