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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
Evelyn Sharp, in the New York World.

Evelyn onarp, III tne New 1ork WorlQ'
 Manchester, England.-It is always a mls- take to generalize about children, and never more so than in connection with the books they read. One has to be what is called chil- dren's author, perhaps, to know what it feels like, after writing book for children, to dis cover that one has written very nice story for fathers or aunts. But then, it is also some- times the other way about.
 But you cannot generalize about children. In the same nursery you may find child to whom all dream stories are bad dreams, who hates "Guliver," and "Alice," and "Water Babies," and another child who knows all these chronicles by heart-that is, if any modern child has to learn an old book by heart for want new one to read.
 The question is; Do children want books that are definitely written for them? Very young children do, perhaps, who cannot yet read for themselves. They seem to like pie ture books of the kind that leaves something to be imagined.
 If there is detail in an illustration it must correspond exactly to the detail in the text; but on the whole I believe most children prefer pictures that are not illustrations to any story so long as they suggest something beyond what IS acUually ueplcIeu-a paIH ledulHg acTosS T boundless plain, boat river that flows away to nowhere, a forest of unfathomable depths Hans Andersons enchanting tale of the little boy who got inside the picture on the wall and explored it would show, if nothing else did how well he knew the child's mind.
 The very young child is dependent not only upon pictures, but also upon stories that bear being read aloud. That is severe test, and one that many well written books will not sur vive while thoroughly commonplace record of the everyday life of some child animal, written in commonplace manner by some one whose name never appears, may easily become first favorite.
 Next to that book of real literary merit will sometimes win place for the simple reason that a child who does not understand the sense of what is being read to him often delights in the sound of good prose. Take care of the sounds; the sense will take of itself," as Lewis Carroll puts it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
EAST AND WEST

Author Unknown. Men look to the east for the dawning things,
 For the light of the rising sun; But they look to the west, to the crimson west, For view of the things that are done. For the eastward sun is newborn hope
 From the dark of the night distilled, But the westward sun is the sunset sun,
 The sun of a hope fulfilled. For there in the east they have always come
 The cradle that gave the birth To all the hopes of the hearts of mel,
 To all the hopes of the earth. For there in the east Christ arose,
 And there in the east there gleamed The dearest dream and the clearest dream
 That prophet ever dreamed. .s But into the waking west they came
 With the dream child of the east, And they found the hope they had hoped of osu A thousandfold increased. For there in the east we dreamed the irssiu Of the things we hoped to do, But here in the west, the crimson west
 The dreams of the east came true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
SELMA TO CELEBRATE

"We are preparing for a celebration in Sci ma soon," said Judge s. F. Hobbs, who was here attending the addresses of Dr. Hugh Ma gill.
 Selma is going to play host to all of it's trade territory in two days of gala and un- usual events. The occasion is to be known as social trade event.
 Among the features of the program will be bona fide wedding on one of the street corners, and the roping off of Broad street for dance. Many visitors are expected, and it is intended to make the event one of the best in the history of Dallas county It is ven ture in an industrial way in Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
A MARK OF HONOR TO A FORMER PRESIDENT

It is a one-sded patriotism which would ob- ject to having tree dedicated to former Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt planted by Boy Scouts on the grounds of the state capital at Montgomery. Crediting the Montgomery Daughters of the Confectionery with sincere motives in asking for removal of the tree, their appeal lacks any kind of merit whatso- ever.
 In the first place, Roosevelt was an ardent friend and champion of the Boy Scout move organization. In the second place, he was n President of this country, and as such ac- quilted himself with credit to the American nation. He acquired the Panama strip and especially great service to the south, no state in the south benefiting from the increasing trade made possible by the "bg ditch" more than Alabama.
 He was big American, having some big faults along with big virtues. He fought along side Joe Wheeler in Cuba during the Spanish American war.
 Governor Kilby was right in declining to join in request to the Boy Scouts to remove the tree, and he was right in approving per mission to the boys to plant the tree accorded by the custodian of the capitol grounds.
 The very estimable ladies who have entered protest against the planting of this tree have not, by that act, at all aided the cause which they represent. That cause enjoys ample pro- tection in the hearts of all high-minded south erners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
HALLOWEEN BAROMETER

Interest in Halloween ran more to the quieter ways of celebrating this year than have ever seen it before,' said M. M Fried of Roberts & Sons "Usually one can fore tell the kind of Halloween that Birmingham will have by the demand there is for Halo- ween favors and decorations When the de- mand is small it means that there will be fewer Halloween parties, and that people will
 turn to practical jokes and the rougher ways of celebrating the occasion. When there is a great demand the parties held at homes occupy the minds of the youths, and not near so much damage is done to property This method of celebrating should always be encouraged"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
PROFESSORS EXPENSES
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 A professors wife at the University of Cali fornia has dared to protest against budget for household expenses of faculty members. which was published by the regents of the university, apparently as a sort of unrealiz- able platonic ideal an example in the skies.
 It happened that a teacher of home eco- monies in San Francisco had also published a working girls budget, which set $200 year as the necessary allowance for clothes What professors wife would say to this unexam- pied opulence may be imagined. This particu- lar lady dared to assert that college teacher needed $350 month for bare necessities, if he had wife and three children But this gives the case away. Professors have no bus- ness having any children at all, and even wives are reprehensible luxuries. Isn't the pursuit of an honorable calling sufficient reward?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
ALUMNUs GIVES VOLUNTARILY

"One of the finest examples of the Alabama spirit have seen for long time is that of a young aumnus of the University of Alabama, who hunted us up in order to make his subscrip- tion in the million-dollar campaign" said Dr. Joseph Leland, captain of the team which is leading the field in the Birmingham campaign "He is J. ]. Ashton, ATOP First avenue, and an employe of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. In some manner he was overlooked and none of the teams asked him for his subscription, so he had his sister obtain one of the pledge cards from us and yesterday it came back with his subscription of $305. When the alumni and friends of the university start sending in their subscriptions voluntarily, it is proof that this movement is going to be a success'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
HARVEY AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE

From the New York World
 Many breakfast in the Harding home has been ruined by speech of Col. Harvey's the day before. Yesterdays breakfast must there fore have been unusually genial occasion The Colonel selected subject which will not provoke an international crisis, even though it does stir up the fundamentalists. So. Mir. Harding must have breathed sigh of relief
 After all, he probably said to himself, there is no way of corking up Harvey completely. He must spill over somewhere, because the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
sToRKsi
From the Atlanta Georgian.

From the Atlanta Georgian. M# news item the other day contained the statement that flock of storks estimated to number 100000 had invaded the town of Oeynhausen in Germany. From 10 to 12 of thc birds were roosting nightly on the roof of each house in town.
 This is an incident which may be taken symbolicaly The storks in fairy tales are supposed to bring babies to families
 We may, therefore, make the statement that the country that is most visited by storks is going to be one that shall excel in the com petition of nations in the long run.
 Or, to state the case without poetry, the real battle between the nations of the world for supremacy is not waged by battleships, armies and gunpowder, nor by gold or com merce statesmanship. The real content in the eyes of destiny is one of fecundity.
 The race will excel and dominate which can outpopulate it's rivals.
 The real history of mankind upon the planet is not history of individuals, but a history of germ plasm
 This being the case, that race which ia the most temperate, the most moral and tfs least given to wasting excesses of the lifs dercs will prevail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
aALABAMA'S SEAPORT BELONGS
 \ TO ALL THE PEOPLE

' There are many people who ask why Mobile does not build the necessary port facilities to handle the commerce there and to attract new tonnage. It is perhaps not generally known that Mobile has already spent several million dollars on her port, that her bonding capacity ;ds depleted, and that constitutional limitations swould prevent her from operating the port to SsAc widest advantage.
 sa r+hermore, the commerce belongs not to Moasle ant the state of Alabama. If that com stefss fhN48s, the state thrives; if there is any hiaaranea to that commerce the loss to the sfate $ marry times the loss to the port. There 4s ne 4nass vsason why Mobile should equip the
 ssg which is the state's seaport, than that Montgomery should build the states capitol, ss iass Tuscaloosa should build and maintain ssa rsaas university.
 s alre dy .he legislature of Alabama has by A5w assumsa authority over the seaport. The
 5rsM f4sira are in charge of the state harbor aaax1s Only the state has the authority neces- ssry b operate facilities. to fix charges, and a condemn water front property to state uses. AL ssata as the sovereign authority is the proper arbiter of the port program of construc- tion and development. Private enterprise has not. be relied on, for private enterprise has had the opportunity to operate for the last cen tury, and has not envsioned any balanced port policy.
 Furthermore, the chief advantages of the seaport are statewide. The transportation Of =he goods and products of Alabama make the oort necessary. The ability of our industries >SI compete with industries in other states is predicated upon low rates to shipside. The proximity of an equipped port is the only assurance of such low rates. All the goods imported into the state come at less cost be- cause of the ports influence upon rates.
 Lastly, the enterprise, while having every ar- gument in its favor even though it contein- plated levy upon the state, yet will not cost the taxpayers of the state one dollar. The facilities will be sef-supporting and the bonds
 be retired from the port revenues. h. knd of costing the people of the state any /hing, the port actually puts money in their spockets by reason of it's favorable effect upon costs
 Vote for the amendment as for the states chief outlet for its goods and it's chief invita- ton to capital and industry to locate in Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
GAS AND ELECTRIC FLUID
 IN THE HOMES

Reduction in price of electric current m 10000 homes in Alabama effective November will tend to promote the demand for cleo tric fluid and its greater use. Electricity and cook with. Gas has grown in wonderful popu- larity as cooking fuel since the improve ment in makes of stoves and portable heaters, especially adapted to their use. As lighting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02

that principle of such simplicity should have required so many years to bring into action. But history shows that all progress consists in the discovery of the simple and practical thing beneath mountain of ignorance, prejudice and custom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
FOR CLOSE COMMUNION

From the Houston Post.
 Birmingham's new auditorium, according to the picture, will be an attractive building, but it will have entirely too much ventilation. We carefully guarded that point in the plans for ours, and limited the number of openings so as to make sure that an audience would never freeze to death in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02

man is full of yeast. Far better, then, that he should attack Moses than me; far better that he should scold the Ten Commandments than the League of Nations; far better that he talk about Adams rib than about German reparations, or about Eyes soul than about in- terallied debts. For neither Moses nor Adam and Eve the Ten Commandments are sub iects of diplomatic negotiation in Europe.
 And, said MT. Harding further, since must remember that Harvey is bound to talk, am I not bound to admit how splendid it is that he should offend not the British government nor the French government but only the Rev. John Roach Straton?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Nearly always, however, until children can read for themselves, they will prefer t-se that is told to one that is read aloud; and tale that continues from day to day with the same characters in it, like a film drama in episodes" rarely has rival. In moments of depression I sometimes wonder why authors continue to write books for children at all, when children, if young enough, prefer a story that is not written down, and if old enough to read, prefer Naper's History of the Penin- suar War"
 The answer to all this may be that the au- thor makes the mistake of writing definitely for children. In fact I am never sure that children's books would not be greater sue cess with children if they were consciously written, not for them, but for their fathers and au-ts The common distinction that IS drawn between books for children and books about children does not seem to to amount to much more than an excuse for providing children with something inferior. And chil- dren do not want something inferior or some thing specialized. That is the crux of the matter.
 For we are all apt to forget the one su- preme fact about childhood-that no child thinks of himself as a child. When he is not pretending to be an engine driver or pirate, or some other definite assumed character, he is to himself person like anybody else, dweller in common world only very rarefy does he think of himself in separate class as child. That is why he resents anything that aggregates him in this manner.
 And think that the only sort of book that is really acceptable to most children is the book that makes them feel on level with the author, whether it is actually written for them or their elders. As long as he approaches them as equals, just as he would approach grown up readers, writer may select his subject and his characters with special reference to their youth without being found out; otherwise-if he writes down to them in any way-he will drive them straight to any book that cannot possibly be suspected of having been written especially for children. So long they chance upon good literature in this way, that will not matter, but it is not always this that hap pens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-02
A MORNING PRAYER

Abide with mel Fast falls the eventide, the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail, and com forts flee, help of the helpless, Oh abide with mer' Amen.-M. s. B.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24

Dr. T. w. Sailing as chairman of
this committee with County Agent
J. $. Malone, J. S. Warren, w. Il.
Heron and c. II. Terwilliger Its
members.
Although work has been delayed
because OF rain, paving OF county
roads authorized by bond issue
sponsored by the Chamber OF Com
merce Is well under way again, and
the hard-surface road committee
presented to the chamber yesterday
the necessity for again having n road
inspector. Decision was made TO re-
employ Gene Shaw for the work.
The women's membership commit
tee Of the chamber. made up OF Miss
Bese Bourland and Miss Caroline
Baker. has been busy and yesterday
six new women members were
elected to membership. Business
women form the major part OF the
new feminine memberships secured
by the committee,
Approval OF the payment OF eS-
penses for the marking OF the Cot
ton Belt highway. extending from
Texas through to Kansas City. for
that part OF II extending through this
Territory was given by the board OF
directors
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
MURDER BaLKS THE POLICE

Complete Mystery Surrounds Slay-
ing OF Mrs. NJ. Buris, Kansas Woman
OTTAWA. Kan. June 23.-Au-
thorities today are endeavoring to
unravel the mystery which sur
rounds the murder of Mrs. NJ, r.
Buris. wife OF farm hand, whose
body was found with the head
crushed in by her husband when he
returned home from his work last
night.
There were evidences OF ter
rifle struggle at the scene OF the
crime. a bloody clawhammer and
butcher knife were found near
tho body.
Buris steadfastly denied having
had any trouble with his wife.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
SINGLE GIRLS ARE
LOSING GROUND
Widows apd Divorces
Have Best Chances for
Catching a Husband

Widows and grass-widows are
rapidly gaining ground on the single
girls of California In the race TO the
marriage altar, according TO statis-
tics made public recently by l.. L.
Ross, chief OF the state bureau of
vital statistics OF the board OF health.
or especial significance Is the fact
that Divorces are far outdlstancing
their widowed rivals and are stead
lily creeping up on the single conten-
ders In the marriage mart.
During the last two years rs per
cent OF all persons marrying were
single, Ills per cent were widowed
and 1875 per cent we're divorced
Fifteen years ago the percentage Of
single was IS. widowed 0 and d.
vorced s. Remarriage by divorces
has made rapid. consistent gains
year after year. Ross report states
The Report.
Ross report in this respect reads
as follows:
"A study of the marriage statis-
tics indicates that there is a gradual.
steady change In the proportions OF
single, widowed and divorced per-
sons marrying In California. The
percentage of single persons is de-
NA'bciihs dbb AiAV BipJOl Aipu VI
widowed and divorced increasing
that IS. while the total number is
increasing as the population grows,
the widowed and divorced are gain
ing ground faster than the singles.
Widows Prefer Single Men.
Notwithstanding the rapidly in
creasing proportions OF Divorces re-
marrying we do not find that they
are fret choice of either brides or
grooms. When divorced persons re.
marry first choice is for a single
partner. second for a divorcee and
third for the widowed. The tenden-
cy among Divorces to marry single
persons IL much more pronounced
among brides than grooms.
Single persons prefer single first.
Divorces second and widowed third.
the order OF choice being the same
as for divorced persons although the
percentages vary.
Among widowed persons the or
der of choice is single first. widowed
second and Divorces third. but
among the grooms the widows are
about as popular as single girls
Widows, however. show very
marked preference for single men,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
ROBBERS BLAME CAR
would Have Escaped n They Had
not Had Engine Trouble. Two
captured Young Men Declare

OKLAHOMA CITY. June 23.--"If
we hadn't had engine trouble and
Suuld Cituld have gotten back TO Oklahoma
SlS, We would have made our get
TmsS But now we've got to face
Roy Stuart. 10 and JACK Park-
a.. a. alleged self-confessed and
Inexperienced bank robbers who
"ete captured late yesterday after
NNoon shortly after robbing the First
c".auonai Bank at Moore. Cleveland
SsSnty and getting approximately
AgVO In cash, are registered to
o,Nr tate today in the custody OF
,btiiicers who took them to Norman
,S morning TO face charges.
ho,u was great lark" one OF the
bSoys said In commenting on the rob-
ny The first time ever took
TTht IN any gun-play worked wine.
aale." ''e"' o"' VII" '"'
With four heavy guns in their pos
to 'a.on . they hired livery driver
rsoLSAe LHAe them to Moore and with
no,HIlessness and a1dacity OF mex
ia,nce held up the cashier and
wba Wet hid the money on a river bank
bhnete they said every dime could
oe recovered"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
HOW TO MARKET
TULSA PRODUCE
Tulsa Chamber Appoints
Committee to Study
Problem

Better marketing facilities for pro-
duce grown near Tulsa are to be
encouraged by the Tulsa Chamber
OF Commerce. Steps toward that
end were taken at the weekly lun-
cheon of the chamber Friday.
Following recommendation by tho
board OF directors. the president of
the chamber Charles II. Peters
named a special committee whose
task II shall be to facilitate buying
and selling with tulsa ms market
center of foodstuffs producing in
surrounding territory. Peters named
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
AUTO IN DITCH, FIVE HURT
Injured Parties Taken to Fort Smith
Hospital for Medical Attention.

MULDROw. June 23.-Five per-
sons were injured here last night
when the Ford car in which they
were riding ran into a ditch.
They we're taken to a Fort Smith,
Ark. hospital. The injured are:
j. b. Weaver. 90 bruises about head
and body: Mrs. w. O. Bruton. fr2c-
tured collarbone and one OF RIBS
on left side; Mrs. w. Weaver.
fractured collarbone and bruises;
Mrs. Carrie Parker. back wrenched; ;
Mrs. j. NJ. Weaver, scalp wound,
All are residents OF Muldrow.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
ANOTHER BOY DROWNED

Taken Sick While In Ra,hing. IL.
Scar.Old Fort smith Lad
Goes Under.
Special TO The World.
FORT SMITH, Ark. June "a
Jim Davis, II years old, was
drowned in the Arkansas river here
at o'clock this morning. When he
went out with a companion for an
early morning swim. The youth
was subject to fainting fits and 1t
Is supposed he was attacked with ill.,
ness while in the water. He was
known to be a good swimmer. lie
has served IA months In the u. $.
navy His body was not recovered
Tor couple OF hours. The death of
Davis marks the second drowning
In Fort Smith and the eleventh In
this district In the last week.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
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Shopping by Mail

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at Vandevers. When unable 10
visit our store, Just write Dorothy
Day, our shopping expert, telling
her your wants, and she will
make selections promptly and
carefully.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24

,es.nne american Legion is to be rep.
tion ti"osd at the first annual conven.
Jact ul the British Legion by II. n.
vice.ooon OF Burlington. VT. national
JackSoo'Inander OF the organization,
oh sailed recently for England,