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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
A DocBERRY COME TO JUSTICE

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 Magistrate Hating of New York city is. re ported as having ruled that a ehild's hand sled is not a pleasure vehicle and has sentenced to condign punishment two presumptuous and law defying fathers, who were so lost to all sense of decency to draw their small children of such conveyance over the sacred but snow. covered driveways of Central park.
 If childs hand sled is not pleasure ve- hicle, what on earth is it? Ask any small boy in snow-covered land. It is certainly ve hicle It is not an instrumentality of com merce, interstate or other. And those of as who passed our early winters almost anywhere east of California are ready to testify that there is more fun in sled riding than in any other winter occupation available to childhood t even beats snowballing. It is lucky for our joy riders that Magistrate Hating is not dealing with transportation offenses in this state. Hap oily he in this case tempered justice with mercy for he suspended sentence.
 All of which reminds one of the charge ef Master Constable Dogberry to his watch
 ''You are thought here to be the most sense less and fit man for the watch; this is your charge You shall comprehend all vagrom men; you are to bid any man stand Gn the princes name.
 But how if he will not stand?
 "Why then take no note of him and presently call the rest of the watch together and thank God that you are rid of knave.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
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PORT AID IN LOUISIANA A FINANCIAL SUCCESS

The port aid amendment which Alabamians will be asked to vote for next fall will operate on precisely the same lines as the Louisiana port aid amendment, which has made the port of New Orleans the second in the United States being surpassed only by New York. The invest ment has been so successful that the New Orleans port commission is advertising the safe of $6,0O0,O0O more in bonds for further im- provements. These bonds highly recom- mended by the banking authorities and past is- sues have never failed of ready sale.
 A recent report of the port commission shows that the total assets of the Louisiana dock board which has charge of port affairs, are $41 ,103,- 900 with liabilities of $3s, ,598, ,OOO. Revenues for the past year were $4,1sO,OOo and expendi- lures $3,238,00o. In addition to the net earn ings the commission set aside $616,OOO as re- -newal and replacement reserve.
 There is no reason why the port of Mobile should not be as successfully developed under the same plan as the port of New Orleans. In voting for the state aid amendment Alabamians will not be experimenting, but engaging in an enterprise which another southern state has more than proved worth while.
 Alabamians have seen their port stand still since 1902 while the people of Louisiana have peaped the benefit of the growth of their port. The state of Louisiana and it's people are not out of pocket, because the earnings, as above shown, have more than cared for the principal and in- terest on the bond issues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
REMARKABLE FAMILY

Speaking of large families," said B. F. Ezekiel, Birminghams well known 73-year-old citizen, who looks every day of 50, ''my grand mother on my mothers side, who was an Eng fish woman, was the mother of 22 children.
 Five of these children died in infancy but IT of them were reared to manhood and woman hood, and not one of the IT died under the age of 60 years. All were normal, healthy children, and the vital statistics bureau of Great Britain records the case of this family of children as the most remarkable in it's records In the family of this woman were two sets of tripets and two of twins"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
DEMOCRATS WILL SUPPORT CONFERENCE TREATIES

Washington advices indicate that the demo- crats are not going to play politics" in oppos- ing ratification of the treaties negotiated in the arms conference. The fiery Senator Pat liar rson of Mississippi has indorsed the work of the conference and, as The Age-Herald's Wash ington correspondent points out, his attitude is believed to indicate the position of other sen ators composing the so-called "Wilson bloc"
 There have been rumors, from time to time, that MT. Wilson was merely waiting chance to use his influence to nullify the accomplish ments of the conference and it was insinuated that he would thus take the opportunity to sat isfy a grievance against the republicans who fought the treaty of Versailles and kept Amer ica out of the League of Nations. These re- ports probably came from sources unfriendly to MT. Wilson and attributed to him sentiments he does not harbor. Since MT. Harding is carry ing out MT. Wilson's policies, though in devious ways, it would be rather inconsistent for the former President to oppose agreements which will do, to a limited extent, what he tried to do through the League of Nations Mir Wilson is not of Senator Lodges calibre. There has been no indication so far that he will seek to even scores with his former enemies in the Senate.
 The wise leadership of Senator Underwood is again seen in the attitude of his democratic colleagues toward the arms conference It did not accomplish all the American people hoped it would, but its successes far outweigh its failures and no partisan consideration should cause opposition to ratification of the confer ence treaties by the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
BALKING BANK ROBBERS
m the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The suggestion to the Pennsylvania Bankers association that one empoye in each bank be trained and assigned to cope with attempting bank bandits is one of many following the Grafton hold-up and murder. It is probably more practical than the idea of hiring sharp shooter to protect each bank the plan being to have the employe so placed and armed that he could deal with the robbers to the best advan- tage, even if the rest of the staff were held up.
 The proposal put forward that banks in smaller communities be connected by alarm buttons in the floor and wires with stores and buildings in the neighborhood so that a posse of armed men would always be available to defend the bank, is also worth consideration. Bullet-proof shutters for window openings in ceiling high partitions have also been men toned, not likely to be welcomed in torrid sum- mer days. One genius offers the thought of trap doors which by foot pressure on lever behind the counter, would precipitate the would be bandits into a cell in the basement until the patrol wagon arrived. The humorous possibil- ity of an errant foot movement dropping the biggest depositor into the "booby hatch" may postpone that experiment indefinitely.
 The simplicity of installing one employe where he would have the drop on the robbers, supplemented by the arrangements for an armed citizenry in the neighborhood easily summoned for defense, seems the most practical yet sug- gested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
WORK OF CHAMBER

q never fully realized just how much the Chamber of Commerce was doing for the mer- chants of Birmingham, until as a member of the recently organized Retail Druggists branch, [ have become closely associated with their actiYi- ties' said E. W. Gibbs, local druggist.
 "Only through utilization with the chamber has it been possible for the druggists of the city to be welded into coordinate body. It is through the efforts of the Chamber of Com merce that cooperation of the merchants of Birmingham is being achieved, all leading not only to the direct benefit of the businesses in yolved, but also to better and more progressive community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
ADRTFT WITH THE TIMES
FORCED PHILANTHROPY

gentle yegg, g Compelled ito beg,
 Got much assistance from the throng; And none refused, Because he used
 To take his trusty gat along His tale of woe Did move them so
 And make their quaking bosoms sad, They did not say His peadings nay,
 But quickly gave him all they had. Some mendicants Whom fortune scants Of passers by feel they must beg; We should rejoice 'Tis not their choice
 To emulate this gentle yegg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
AMERICANS AND BRITONS ARE
 BROTHERS ANYWHERE

Writing for the Saturday Evening Post, Ken meth L. Roberts relates amusing occurrence on railway train in Czecho-Slovakia A typical musical comedy colonel strode into a compart- ment occupied by an American and two English men. To make himself more comfortable the American had taken off his coat. The colonel, who was dressed and, otherwise decorated within an inch of his life, glared at the American, left the compartment in huff and shortly after ward returned with an interpreter who informed the American that he had insuted the colonel by sitting in his presence without coat and the military person desired the favor of duel to satisfy his honor.
 The two Englishmen had been wrapped in the customary aloofness of all travelling Britons, but when they found out what the row was about they calmly rose and removed their coats. Then the American informed the colonel, through the interpreter, that he didn't believe in duels and didn't propose to fight one, but if the colone, didn't behave himself the three of them would put him out. Thereupon the colonel ceased to twirl his mustache fiercely, subsided into his seat in gloomy grandeur and there were no further remarks.
 This incident may evoke a smile, but it has a serious significance. It shows about as well as anything could the tendency of Anglo-Saxon stock to stand together. In Czecho-Sovakia, in Asia or anywhere else the blood kinship of Eng lish-speaking people makes itself felt when trouble arises with another race. If Brton had his back to the wall and an American were around, the chances are there would soon be two men with their backs to the wall, and Brton would be just as quick to come to the assistance of an American in an emergency. That sort of spirit is fine illustration of the friendship that exists between Great Britain and America and it is going to play no unimportant part in the future history of this unsettled world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
PROSPERITY FOR FARMER

Prosperity is just around the corner for the farmer and the man who keeps stiff upper-lip and cool head at the same figure" said Charles F. Wood.
 European mills are crying for American ed : ton and under the toll plan of marketing, the industry is being revived a larger scale than has probably been forecasted before, and too, in the absence of an actual cotton market this plan is considered the most feasible yet de- signed not only for relief in an emergency, but for the stability of the industry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
ACID TEST OF FRIENDSHIP

"They parted the best of friends?"
 "Yes, they kissed in court
 "Was the judge much affected?"
 "No. He's an old hand in divorce proceed iiigs. He merely observed that there might be less cordiality on both sides when the first in- stallment of alimony fell due"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
A BOND oF SYMPATHY.

q always feel sorry for self-made million aire who has titled son-in-law," remarked MT. Dubwaite.
 Perhaps he doesn't feel that he needs your sympathy"
 Maybe not, but dare say could found friendship with him on that basis quicker than any other.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
HAUNTS OF SOUL-SAVERS

From the Florida Times Union.
 Colorado man wants divorce on the ground that his wife has left him to r Flcridr to save this state from hell. She be bscs shortly, for she will find herself thout an occupation, as Florida is already we supplied with itinerant soul-savers and hell 5anisheB They follow the crowds; northern iasarts 5n the summer and Florida in the winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
A TASK FOR PERFORMERS.

A sweetly sentimental thing Pm thinking of valentine A message of true love twill bring And show how fond hearts intertwine. But while reform is plotting deep To clap offenders into jails, Why not devise law to keep The comic kind out of the mails?
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
NoN-oBsERvANT TRAvELER

"Pd like to meet your friend. He must be an interesting person."
 "Why so?"
 T understand he's bees to Europe dozen times or more."
 "He doesn't know anything about Europe eg- cept taxi fares and hotel charges. You can get all that kind of information you need out of tourists guide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
LEARNING THE GAME

No man is hero to his valet" remarked the person who has a weakness for trite sayings.
 i've never had vaet," said MT. Clipping, "but would feel that had accomplished some thing in life if I could inspire little respect in my caddy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
BIRMINGHAM TO BE REPRESENTED

Selma has spared no pains for the entertain ment and accommodation of delegates to the state association of the Alabama Retail Gro cers' Association which meets in the thriving lit tie city tomorrow said B. c. Apperson secre- tary of the local association.
 Birmingham will be well represented and many matters of importance will be discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14

 A trapdoor to drop would-be bank robbers into specially prepared cell in the basement has been suggested. The young man behind the brass grill would probably be too nervous 70 think about it.
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 National Prohibition Commissioner Haynes planes the "apathetic citizen' and the 'ethar- gic public official' for making it harder to en- force prohibition. The 'lethargc public off cia" is the natural result of the "apathetic cti- gen."
 Here's pretty howdy-do. The little town of Hollywood, Ill., wants to change its name. Surely, the hastiest newspaper reader could de- tect the difference between "Ill.' and "Cal." in a date line.
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 The assertion that jazz has kick like alco- hol won't fill the country with jazz bootleggers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
I.ATTER-DAY ART

"This stage beauty is billed as daring dancer"
 Strictly speaking there are more dancers of that kind,' said MT. Grumpson The limit of daring was reached and passed long ago Nowadays we merely view the performance and wonder whether the show will go on or the star will be arrested"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
BLIND
fred Lockhart Willis

By Winnifred Lockhart Willis often look upon the sun and moon,
 And all the gifts that God has lent to sight, And wonder which of them I'd miss the most If called upon to pass into the night. But here my brain grows dizzy, and t1rns sick, And can think no longer in this vein. The glory of the stars--the dewy rose And all things, great and small, tear me with
 main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
MAYBE THEY DIDN'T SEE HER

From the Carbon Hill Journal
 While in Birmingham last week Viola Dana, the screen star, is reported to have worn blue and pink "pegnoir." While not one man in a million has the slightest idea what that is, since the moral upifters of the Magic City failed to raise hue and cry over the incident, the only conclusion is that it must have been perfectly proper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14

 SLOW TO MATURE

From the Providence Journal.
 An industrial bond is now being marketed which is to run until 2397, being non-callabe before maturity. This seems to be as nearly permanent investment" as could reasonably be asked for by mortals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
WATCHING THE RESULTS

first"
 That used to be a mark of courtesy.' But now?"
 Tt indicates discretion.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
LADY LIONS, PERHAPS

rom London Punch.
 On the arrival of train in Nairobi station the other day three lions entered a carriage. IL speaks well for the courtesy of the passen- gers that to man they gave up their seats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
SOCIETY NOTE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Two thousand guests will see Miss Mary Guelph married at Westminster Abbey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
CHEMICALLY PURE

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 Anyway, we can put the utmost confidence in the private lives of Sarg's puppets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
TRIFLING LOSS

From an English Newspaperl
 The murderer was evidently in, quest of money but luckily Mir. Breen had deposited all his funds in the bank the day before so that he lost nothing but his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
VALENTINES WILL BE SOLD
 TO HELP THE BLIND

Valentines in the shape of hearts will be sold today in Birmingham under the auspices of the Birmingham Association for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-14
ZERO IN ADJUSTMENTS

From the Atchison County Mail.
 Why did the Lord make man who can sit and watch some one play checkers all day?
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
TAXATION
TALKS
No. l

fTHE big topic in Montana today is Taxes.
Farmers, wage-earners, stockgrowers,
merchants, manufacturers, mines, railroads,
public utilities and all interests are gravely
exercised over the rising tide of taxation.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
BIRTH REGISTRATION TEST
SUCCESSFUL

The director of the census advises
test resulted successfully and that
Montana is the 18th state to be adj
mitted to the United States birth
registration area. 1t was demon
strated that 93.3 per cent of all
births occurring in July and August
had been properly recorded. In as
much as the majority of the births
reported to the Special Agent of the
census came from the rural districts
rather than urban, the true per
centage of births recorded is believed
to be four or five per cent higher
than the test indicated. While it is
much to expect, let us strive for 100
per cent in 1922. To the physicians,
local registrars, women's clubs and
others who co~operated with us in this
movement, we express our sincere
thanks. Montana has the satisfaction
knowing that our interest in the
protection of the legal rights of bab-
les is equal to that of any state in
The union, and that our statistical
involving birth data are cor
.ect.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19

Muscle Shoals as we have made il
and will consider completing the dam
according to a financing scheme ]
have in mind, we can do an epochal
thlng-literally, | mean it-an epo-
chal thing. We shall eliminate war
from the world"
"But how?" l pueried.
"How?" he asked in return. Gust
this way. It's very simple when you
analyze it. The cause of all wars
is gold. We shall demonstrate to the
world two things-irst, the practi-
cability; second, the desirability of
dlsplacing gold as the basis of cur
rency and substituting in its place
the worlds imperishable, natural
wealth"
L don't quite follow you" | ven
Il didn't expect you would" Mr..
Ford came back. "Most everybody
in the world except the newspapers
recognize that civilization has enter
ed on a new era-the newspapers
and the bankers. The
don't see it and the international
bankers don't want to see tit
would mean changes in world finance
and bankers always oppose changes"
Il can't see the connection" 1
said, between a river in Alabama
and the elimination of war"
But there is a connection" Mr..
Ford answered. And then abrupt
ly:
"You don't want war, do you?
Of course not. If you ask your
nelghbor, you'll find he doesn't want
war, and his neighbor and the family
next to him feel the same way.
"And if you went out and Knocked
at every door along every street and
road in the world, you'd find every
grown man and woman in the world
the same answer: No, no,
God save US from war Then, if
all the families in the world are OPP
posed to war, why, in the name of
Heaven do we have wars-did
hat question ever occur to you? Well
a reason. There's profit in
var. | don't mean moral profit or
increased religious interest or spirit
uplift, through trial by fire, nor
my of that kind of bunk-its money I
| mean, profits in gold-that's {
he one and only reason for wars" {
Would you destroy all the gold G
n the world and prohibit mining I
my more?"
"Not at all-you don't get me \
ret. Gold as a metal is all right. I
t is not as useful as a metal as many e
Their metals, but there are arts in P
which it is useful-don't destroy an n
unce, keep it for the arts and in II
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
THINKS HIS
PLAN is FEASIBLE

Florence, Ala.-Henry Ford says
he wants Muscle Shoals to show the
world how to stop all war. This, he
declares, is the supreme purpose of
his life.
1t was while the automobile man.
ufacturer and the inventor walked
about over the great water power de-
velopment which the Government
built here during the war, that Mr..
Ford expressed for the first time
What he declares is his real purpos
IN seeking to buy Muscle Shoals
from the Government.
The Government, as yet, has not
completed the development. Several
great dams, locks and other works
are TO be built. To date about $780,
100000 has been spent on it. Ac-
cording to Government figures, $50.
100000 more will be required tc
complete it so that Mr.. Ford car
take 1t over and operate it, develop
ing power and manufacturing nit
rates, aluminium and other activities.
Congress so far, in keeping with
its policy of economy, has been
averse to raising the 100000 900 by
taxation. The only apparent alter
native is for the Government to is
sue 30-year bonds and sell them to
the highest bidder.
IF you take over Muscle Shoals"
Mr.. Ford was asked, what effect will
1t have on your Detroit industries
and Detroit as a whole?"
Mr.. Ford didn't reply for a mo-
ment and then it was a question.
"Why do you think I wan Muscle
Shoals?" he asked. 1t can't be
money that 1 want out of Muscle
Shoals. 1t can't be more business
that l want. We're now turning out
more than a million cars a year,
and we are ready at any time to put
out that number of tractors. So
it can't be a greater expansion of
operations that 1 am after in bid
ding for Muscle Shoals.
There must be some other reason
and there is. If Detroit, or the
South, or any other particular To-
cality is benefited by my taking over
Muscle Shoals, good-that's fine
but it's incidental. My purpose in
taking over Muscle Shoals is not to
benefit us or our business or Detroit
or any other part of the country
my purpose is to do a certain thing
that will benefit the whole world"
"In what way?"
Gust this way" the manufacturer
answered as he came to the corner of
a great abutment. Pointing his fin
ger for emphasis, he said: st the '
accepts my offer for {
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
VOLT NEWS-CAN
asE X q q

Mr.. Robin has greatly increased
his store stock by putting in a fine
new line of shoes and oxfords.
Chas. Myers of Glasgow, formerly
of the Lustre vicinity, stopped off at
Volt enroute to the Point, Thursday.
Little Edmund Schultes was on the
sick list last week.
Mr.. Toavs and Nh. Lee made a
business trip throughout the country
Saturday.
The usual card party took place
at Ferdina's place Saturday evening.
1t is now up to the bachelors to en-
terrain.
One of Sims horses was serious
ly i'll last week.
The M. B. church is having re-
vival meetings this week.
Lyle Clarke spent Tuesday fore
doctoring his Ford. 1t took
coaxing to get as much as a
kick" out of it.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-01-19
RURAL CORRESPONDENCE
From Our Rural Patrons

"a place for the boys, Johnnie and
Herbert, to stay and attend school.
The boys will begin school this week.
R. w. Weirs went to Wolf Point
Monday.
Ward Fletcher cleaned the Mus
school house a few days ago.
H. E. Seminars made a trip to the
city Monday.