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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28

New York beggars who take in SIS to S100 a day are presumably not impressed by the unemployment situation.
 < There is always something to be thankful for. Most of the infant authors seem to have gone back to their toys. Some nifty jazz effects could be worked into composition entitled "Romping on the Federal Reserve" Opinions differ as to the quantity of heliun gas in existence, but the congressional kind is all too plentiful Max Oser is now in a position to understand why all women and some men are secretive about their age.
 Max 0ser denies that he is fortune hun ter. At any rate, nobody accuse him of selling his title.
 If the worst came to the worst, Princess Mary could raise tidy sum her wedding presents.
 Secretary Mellon didn't know what it was to be called criminal until he got into the cabinet.
 peer would cneerIuly assume the Duruep ol bonus tax, but the militant drys shout "Nevery'
 * Mir. Bryan and venizelos were recently pho tographed together. Both gentlemen have a past.
 < Surely MT. Harding does not aspire to go down in history as the 'best dressed President" !"
 x X While it may be true that money talks, the Russian ruble can't speak above whisper.
 * x If jazz is passing manifestation" how long will it take to pass a given point?
 * % The "get-rich-quick" promoter will flourish as long as there is bumper boob crop.
  To Henry Ford goes the credit for having put Muscle Shoals on the map.
 * < Most of the criticism of the flapper comes from people over 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
A REAL PEsSIMIsT

From the Los Angeles Times.
 Mrs. Higgins an incurable grumhler She grumbled at everything and everyone. But at last her minister thought he had found something about which she could make no complaint--her crops of potatoes was certainly the finest for miles around
 "Ah, for once you must be pleased" he said, with beaming smile, he met her in tue village street. "Everyone's saying how splen- did your potatoes are this year."
 The old lady glared at him as she answered. They're not so poor, but where's the bad ones for the pigs?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
MOVIES ON TICK
NTNF TED N<1N NOk e Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
 They are trying out all kinds of ideas in managing the movies. In one eastern house no admission is charged at the door, but ev- erybody is expected to deposit coin in q box on going out. The patrons pay what ever they think the performance is worth. The proprietor says he is doing very we'll under this plan. In Cleveland one of the established theatres now extends credit. Any patron iii good standing can get tickets without the money He can pay by the month, the year or carry a pass book. If he is hard up out of a job the proprietor will trust him, anyhow Just hold up your finger and walk in Something like that The show is still running.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
PAUL COOK.
BOOTHS OWN STORY

To the New York Herald: In your paper find a letter from MT. Renton wherein he says he was informed by certain persons that John Wilkes Booth did not say "Sic semper ty- rannis," or anything else, when he was in Ford's theatre, April IA, 1865, the night he shot Lincoln.
 This assassin Booth was pursued by DOT tion of the Sixteenth New York cavalry and captured at Garrett's barn in Virginia early in1 the morning of April 26 after he had been shot by Serg. Boston Corbett. Tn Booths pocket after he was dragged from the burning barn was found his diary. In this diary, which has been preserved in the archives of the gov ernment, the assassin wrote these words: q walked with firm step through 1000 of his friends; was stopped, but pushed on. A colonel was at his side. I shouted Sic semper' before I fired. In jumping broke my leg I passed all his pickets; rode 36 miles that night the bone of my leg tearing the flesh at every jump"
 Booth says himself he used the words that have always been attributed to him. The Washington papers on the morning of April Is, 1865, reported the words by Booth as "Sic semper tyrannis"
 I was in Washington on duty as soldier and on the morning of April Is, 1865, wis tied the theatre where the tragedy took place and the house where Lincoln died in the room on the ground street floor hired from Mrs. Petersen by Sergeant Clark, Company D, 1hir- teenth Massachusetts infantry. I made rec4 ord of these events in my own diary for 1865.
 T. H. ROBERTS.
 Brooklyn, February 23.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
MEDALS FOR PEACE HEROES
From the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
 Pennsylvania man announces three new types of tomatoes that make far more to tke acre than average tomatoes and are of disease resistant varieties. Give him medal. There ought to be method of rewarding, by hon ors, men who serve well in the work of peace; medals ought to be distributed to men who do good peace work as well as to those who do good war work Bravery and good service ia war should be rewarded by honors; persist ency and good service in peace should have a similar reward. Too often the peace hero gets nothing; not even money; not even thanks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
BOB TIT
From the Atlanta Georgian.

From the Atlanta Georgian.
 If long hair goes, it may take foolish hats and dresses with it. When wore long hair they dressed foolishly. Bobbed hair will save time. Every woman could read Plato in the time she wastes twisting around her finger wisps of hair pulled from her comb and de- posted in paper cornucopia, to be made later into rat, "all my own hair"
 If every woman read Plato she would know enough to have her children after 30 and selec5 a father-old enough to have brain full grown, not mere fox trot record. Time is our only possession. Bobbed hair saves it. Bob your hair. But then forget it men do. Don't fuss over it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
ORDERS FOR BRICK

"At beginning of the week l felt that the outlook for face and common brick this year was good one,' said John W. Sibley of the Birmingham Clay Products company. During the week orders both for face and common brick came in with rush that more than justified the optimism of the early part of the week.
 "We are operating at more than the usual capacity for this time of the year and l would not be surprised to see full turn at brick plants before long. The building season seems to ba setting in early this year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
sYLAcAucA THRIVING CITY

"Sylacauga is surely thriving little city nowadays" said Hugh D. Brown of the Sya- cauga Motor Car company, who in the city yesterday attending the meeting of the Ford dealers of the Birmingham district
 sThe Sylacauga section is the home of several cotton mills, sawmlls, marble quar- ries. and various other industries and almost every plant is running full capacity. There is so much work for us to do there that there is 10 time for us to talk hard times!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
SOMETIMES HELPFUL

q had a peculiar experience when I was with the prohibition enforcement department and was up in Lawrence county" said Chief Deputy Sheriff W. T. Kemp of the Besse- office.
 q was back in hilly country south of Motion, when I met man rading mule, carrying a jug of moonshine whisky. I stopped him and took him back to Moulton and turned him over to the county jail. Those who gathered around when reached town were trembling like leaf. They finally tcld me when the prisoner was locked up that had arrested the worst man in the county a we'll known gunman and moonshiner and that several of his relatives had died with their shoes on. was struck with this information. picked him up in a matter of fact way and never thought that he was original bad man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
AGE-HERALD PHOTO FEATURED

"The silent tribute paid by members of the ku Klux Klan to S. H. Hurley, former sol dier, who died on the streets of Birmingham, has given this city wide publicity" said A. G. Blount.
 "One of the most impressive features of the Hurley funeral was the sudden and unexpected appearance of the white-robed clansmen, who placed wreath of roses on his grave and van ished as quickly as they came, and am not surprised that picture of this incident has been given prominent place in the curren. issue of Lesie's Weekly. The picture appeared first, and exclusively, in The Age-Herad and was taken by The Age-Heralds staff pho. tographer, H. c. Baird. It was an enterprising piece of work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
Brooklyn, February g.
IN THE PINES

c, T. Davis, in the Arkansas Gazette As dreaming fingers move across the keys Waking old songs of long forgotten bards, So move the night winds through the slender
 trees
 Touching deep chords In whispered organ tones that well and wane, Solemn and slow the mellow music falls The marching chant of shadowy holy men
 Down hallowed halls Old stately swinging music of the dance; The pavan, and the minuettes grave beat The requiem of vanishing romance,
 Poignantly sweet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
FAvoRs CONCERTED ACTION FOR FORD

Mass meetings should be held in every courthouse in Alabama urging the govern ment to accept Fords offer for Muscle Shoals" :" said Henry C. West, candidate for secretary of state.
 q am going to attend the statewide meet ing in Montgomery and will offer resolution suggesting county meetings and the election of delegates from each county to go to Wash ington and urge Congress to deal with Ford.
 "Ths is matter in which every bit of po- litical and sectional strife should be forgotten Public sentiment is the greatest power on earth and now is the psychological moment to demonstrate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
A STRENUOUS LIFE

q don't see you at church." said Pastor Goodleigh.
 "Pm so exhausted on Saturday night after hard weeks work, that I can't get out of bed on Sunday morning, replied Mir. Crab coin.
 But you play golf on Sunday afternoon"
 "Yes, I usually contrive to pull myself to- gether by 1 or o'clock in the day"
 'Then you ought to be able to attend night services"
 When night comes I'm more exhausted than ever.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
cARLYLE's ESTIMATE OF PAINTING

From the Manchester Guardian.
 It was only by the expenditure of much tact and trouble that Lord Houghton induced Carlyle to give sittings for the fine DOT trait by Millais which is now in the National Portrait gallery. When he went to Palace Gate for the first sitting Millais showed him over the house. "How did you manage to get so many expensive things?' asked Carlyle. "They were all aerned by my brush," replied the artist "Then there are more fools in the world than I imagined"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
STICKS TO NAVY

q am now in the naval volunteer reserve" /" said Charles Ledyard of the Moore & Handley Hardware company, formerly an ensign in the United States navy. "The navy depart ment some time ago sent out notices to those on the reserve list that on account of the cut in the strength of the navy it would be ncces- sary to discharge them or place them on the volunteer list without pay.
 q decided to keep up my connection with the service. If war ever comes on again l can then go back with my commission. The government has the names of those on tho volunteer list and can call on them in case of trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
PREPAREDNESS

Doctor, if there is. anything the matter with me don't frighten me half to death by giving it a long, scientific name. Just tell me what it is in plain English"
 Well, sir to be frank, you are lazy
 Thank you, doctor. Now, tell me the scientific name for it. I've got to report to the missus''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
SOLVING THE SERVANT pRoRLEM

You've had the same colored cook for sew eral years
 "Yes," said Mir Gawping
 How did you manage to keep her so long?" "Once a week put on my Ku Klux regalia and stroll about the premises
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28

The movie manager who lets his patrons pay what the picture is worth after they have seen it has greater confidence in the films than we can lay claim to.
 
 It is reported that Caillaux may return to power in France. It has been sometime since Joseph's bald head has appeared in the papers. Lord Northcliffe continues to view with alarm, but unlike some other pessimists we know, he commands front-page position.
 X x Brother Brisbane is of the opinion that re- ligious strife in India helps King George to keep few laps ahead of revolution.
 < We don't wish to quarrel with Hon. irwin s. Cobb, who shows natural partiality for locating his best stories in Kentucky.
  The sigrN over all bucket shops should be pair of shears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
KEEPING PACE WITH GROWTH
 OF BIRMINGHAM

Having expended more than s500,00o in plant improvement and extension of it's mains in 1921, the Birmingham Waterworks com pany will spend like sum this year.
 < Last year two building and loan associations increased their capital stock s4,ooo,OoO in or der to meet the home building demand One
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
ONE OF THE FIXTURES

'T see you have pretzel in glass case.'' "A souvenir," said Mr. Jagsby. q removed it fross my favorite bar just before the pIsce was closed up to be opened no more." "It look1 old.''
 "I daresay. It was old then"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
ANOTHER
NoBLEssE OBLIGE

Maggie, can't have you entertaining po- licemen in the kitchen
 Sure, mum, an it's big heart ye have. I was sayin' to Michael O'Flinn only last night that if I'd spake tn word ye'd let us have tn drawin' room"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
THE WRONG COLOR SCHEME

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
 An artist declares that homes are wrecked because of tragic color combinations. For in stance, the husband of brunette wife com ing home with blonde hair on his shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
PROOF WANTED

Catching anything, son?"
 Nope" said the freckle-faced youngster. My boy, Im considerably older than you are and I'm entitled to some respect. Can't you say No, sir to gentleman"
 ''Yep. Got your credentials with you?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
POLICE FORCE WEAKENED ON
 PLEA OF ECONOMY

Dropping 26 members of the police force one of them man who served Birmingham faithfully for nearly 21 years, has again cen tered attention the city commission. We already had one of the smallest police forces for city of this size in the country. Instead of discharsing men, the force should have been strengthened, both in numbers and ef- ficiency.
 It is claimed by the powers that be that the only way to keep within the budget allowance for the police department was to curtail ex- penses. The city has recently acquired great deal of high-priced equipment of one kind and another, but it appears that it is no longer financially able to pay the salaries of the 26 men and women, whose dismissal becomes eff fective today.
 The police department has been storm cen ter of poi;tics and criticism ever since the new commission went into office. Commis- sioner Cloe made number of changes, drop ping experienced policemen and putting new men in their places and it has never been exclusively shown that this was not done to pay political debts. It was but natural that such action should impair the morale of the police department and shortly after the plucky policewoman, Mrs. Newsome, was granted an injunction preventing the city commission from summarily dismissng her without charges being preferred, another earthquake strikes the city hall.
 Are we going backward forward' Is Birmingham city or a village? We have just passed through a series of atrocious crimes and when the next outbreak of law lessness occurs, as it is sure to do, the po- lice department will be worse handicapped than it was when the ''ax murders were creating terror among Birmingham's small grocers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
INCONSISTENT

From the Washington Post.
 Foreigners say they can't understand coun- try that bans poison gas and yet listens to some of the witnesses in the Tom Watson inquiry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
IN 1HE PUBLIC EYE

From the Washington Star.
 Muscle Shoals ought to do a great mess some day, if publicity is of any advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-28
ADR1FT WITH THE TIMES
MAKING A MOVIE

Fear not the brave hero exclaimed, My VOW I've not forgotten!' The face of the director famed With wrath. He shouted, "Rottenr Once more the hero struck pose, As if to say, 'I'll thrill 'um,'' But only spoiled by tricks like those A dozen feet of fillum.
 ANOTHER
 Mary had little lamb
 With fleece as white as snow; It went into bucket shop
 Does fleece take long to grow!
 New York Herald. Mary had little lamb
 In which she took great pride; It fell in with "Ponzi7 once
 And just did keep it's hide.
The spectator., 1922-03-24

her hart pat said. pat said the only hold Mrs. Dale has on her son is through you elizabeth and she Is a sad and remorsefle woman. then | got to thinking bill mite be the cause of bringing peece between you and yore parents and so told pat 1 would go and did. inc glad said pat but ime sorry to lose you but 1t is the best way and we can see each other often cant we deer.
 well bill 1t wassent long until biz moter car called around at pats for me and setting in the hind seat was yore father hisself john k Dale. he helped me into the car with him and he seemed glad to see me. after we had said good morning and so forth he said anxious like now elizabeth please tell me all about bills trouble for patrisha nAte have omitted some thing you know. at first was awful afeard of him but soon got to like ing him fine and told him about you and that lowdown black adam ball from beginning to end and when told him about the fite in the river he grinned and grinned and said you al- ways was jam full of the flte stun.
 hell come out of 1t all rite the worst of 1t is his haveing to stay in jail until the trial comes of said your father at the next term of cote. weed bet
The spectator., 1922-03-24

but the only punctuation she used was period and her capitals were few. For a wonder, she had put 1t into paragraphs:
 Mir. bill Dale. cartersville.
 tennessee
The spectator., 1922-03-24
Beads for Insulation.

In certain installations. such as radio eQuipement. arc lamp wiring and laboratory apparatus, it Is often nee essary to resort to beads for insular- ing bare wires. Heretofore, says the Scientific American, the beads have been of a plain design, with rounded ends. resulting in rigid covering which prevented the covered wire from being bent as desired. or left barred sections of the wire between the beads because fewer beads had to be strung in order to allow for bending.
 An English concern has recently introduced new type of bead which is rounded at one end and hollowed out at the other, thus permitting of one bead fitting into the hollow of the next bead. These beads permit of covering wire for its full length. yet do not interfere with the bending of said wire.
The spectator., 1922-03-24

were Ellis, Okla; Gallla. Ohio: and Lewis, Wash. These results make Hardin County. Ohio. with total of 166 enrollments, the third highest county fin the United States. the first and second being Pulaski County. Va, 446, and Greenville, s. C., 176.
 The widespread interest in the use of purebred sires as a means of i'm proving live stock Is evident from the number of counties where the work has already gone forward. Live stock owners in 54S counties. and, in addi- ton. in the islands of Guam and Porto Rico, were participating in the work at the end of the calendar year.
 Summary of ResuIts in Better sires
 Better Stock" Campaign, Octo.
 ber i, 1919, to December 3t, 1921,
 by states Having More Than 1000
 Animals Listed
The spectator., 1922-03-24
CHAPTER XIV.
A Letter and Proposal.

The Moreland Coal company's two big rough buildings were completed in record time. There had been no further manifestations of interference from the Balls and Torreys, and Hen derson Golf had been nowhere in evi- dence since the night of Bill Dales ironclad verbal ultimatum. Work on the little railroad was progressing like wildtire, and everybody was In high spirits.
 By Heck had just arrived with the mail. He stalked with an air of great importance into Dale's office, and threw the mail down on the new roll top desk; then he stepped backward. dropped into a straight-back chair and began to nurse his rifle tenderly on his knees. There was puzzled look on his leathery face. Dale had re- ceived half dozen letters, and By Heck was at loss to figure out the why of such an overwhelming amount of mail
 Dale finished his figuring, leaned back in his swivel chair and took up letter that seemed altogether too bulky for Il business letter. More over, its address was in pencil. and somewhat scrawled though a chirog- raphy expert would have said that the handwriting showed strength of character.
 q wonder who 1t is," Dale muttered, that mistakes us for a newspaper office and is sending us copyY'
 "Jest what I was a-thinkin'," drawled By Heck through his Niagara Falls mustache. "Open her up, Bill {; mebbe It's money. by Jake!"
 Dale saw the postmark then, and his brows drew with interest. It was the postmark of his old home city.
 From Babe," he told himself-and 1t was.
 He opened 1t and read 1t. She had spelled most of her words correctly.
The spectator., 1922-03-24
Needless Frettjno.

Speaking of needless worries. we arc reliably informed of q chap who fret ted himself sicK for two weeks because he had swiped an umbrella in a res taurant. He went around growing pale and kept looking over his shoul- der on rainy days, fearing that the owner might pop up. After the second painful week of this sort of thing he told his wife about 1t, and proposed to send the umbrella to the police lost de- partment
 "Whatl" she screamed. "Why, you boob, this Is the umbrella bought you Christmas. and here are your initials worked inside the covert"
 It had merely been travelling tho rounds of follow swiperA