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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
THE skEPTIc
From Life.

From Life.
 The skeptic turned over new leaf.
 He gave some flowers to peddling woman. Here eyes filled as she whispered, "God bless you."
 He wandered into an art gallery. Before a great masterpiece sat an artist, dropping head in hands. Quietly he spoke:
 "He had dark hours, too, the great master"
 The bowed head lifted. Friend" the artist said, "you urge me on anew. God bless you.'
 He walked out beyond the city streets. Un- der tine blazing sun an Italian laborer sang as he swung his pick.
 Bravo! Bravov applauded the skeptic.
 "Ah, signor. God blessa yeu," said the Italian.
 He wandered on to open fields, green mead ows and trickling streams He breathed it in ecstatically. After all, perhaps the world was good.
 little white ball came rolling over the hill. It glistened in the sun as it lay idle at his feet. Struggling into view came group of men and small boys. Obviously itawas their ball. The skeptic picked it up and ran gaily toward them.
 'sBlast you' shouted the advance guard of the approaching army. s"Put that ball back where you found it and get the h-l off this golf coursew
 The skeptic moved on silently. He was till skeptic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
EPITAPHs

Here lies Alexander McNulty- The daisies are growing around him. He smoked 8 cigar
 While filling his car With gas And they partially found him.
 Chicago Herald and Examiner. Here lies Christopher McSweeney, Who was known far and wide as grafter. When he kept all the loot His pals gan to shoot And his funeral followed soon after.
 --Age-Herald. Here lies old Philip McNooder, Who drank some contraband liquor. He lived all that day, Then his nurse heard him say, Paris green would have taken me quicker"
 R. M. Munroe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
AERIAL MAGELLANS
veland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Blake, McMian and Broome have started to fly around the world. Three sanguine British aviators hope to place their fame be- side the name of the immortal Portuguese. Magellan did not sail around the world. Wild men killed him in the Philippines. But one of his ships completed the great voyage. Of the three who have now started all must come through or all must fail.
 Their voyage will carry them over wild places. They must hasten over tropical jun gles and Arctic wildernesses. For landings in time of distress they will find no hospitablc aviation fields They may come down in reek- ing swamp or icy desert. The vast Pacific or the treacherous Atlantic may claim them and never disclose their place of sepulture.
 It is Ia highly romantic undertaking From England to France, to Italy, to Syria, to India, to China, to Siberia, to Alaska, to Newfound- land, to Greenland, to Iceland, to England. Such is the alluring itinerary. Each of the adventurers is bubbling over with confidence Their friends shake their heads and say that such things may be, but probably will not be-
 If the three comrades succeed in their mighty undertaking they will make the earth seem Hitler and more hospitable than ever. They will add somewhat to the comfort of people who dislike to think of vastness. And in a very practical way they will prove the utility of aerial navigation. Except when they are in the most outlandish places their prog ress will be watched with keenest interest. And foba twill xxy;cb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
CATCH THE FLOGGERS AND
 FLOGGING WILL STOP

"Is 1t possible that the men who flogged Dr. J. D. Bowling will be permitted to go unde- tected and unpunished?" That is the, question about 90 per cent of Birminghams population is asking.
 The beating of a public official was the in- evftable result of a series of such outragcs committed with impunity. Can anyone doubt that because the mob spirit was not checked in the beginning lawless men were emboldened to look for bigger game?
 It is just as much crime for a mob to beat an humble white or black citizen as 1t is to flog one who is prominent In case of thie kind there can be no extenuating circum- stances Men who take the law into their own hands for private vengeance are criminals and lawbreakers, no matter what the offense charged against their victims.
 For many years Birmingham ranged as one of the most orderly cities of it's size in the country and apparently had lived down the stigma attaching to it's name in the earlier days of the city's history when gunmen were numerous and shooting affrays in the business district were of frequent occurrence Are we going backward or forward?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
SOUTH'S BANNER YEAR IN
 ROAD BUILDING ~

Road contracts awarded in the l6 southern states since the first of the year aggregate more than $50,000,000, according to com piation made by the Manufacturers Record. Beginning with January, contracts valued at S6,400,000 were made. February followed with more than $9,O00,0OO and the record for March and April was over $11,oo0,oo0 each. Nays record will be larger still.
 Highway building is going on actively in al most every southern state, North Carolina, Texas and Florida being in the lead with Oklahoma, Alabama and South Carolina com ing next. It will be easily record year in tke construction of highways
 ~Argument Is no longer required to make southern people vote road bonds. It is not . matter of education. but question of how much money they can afford to place in roads.
 :. It is pitiful to recall the roads that were carelessly built of flimsy materials not more than 10 years ago. It is more pitiful still to realize how much money was literally thrown away because the roads were so poorly con- sttucted. It has been costly education, but it has also been lesson well learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION
 OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Production of motor vehicles has increased by leaps and bounds since the beginning of the year. Total production in April was 196.512 passenger cars and 21,944 trucks, Q total of 218, ,456, which is at the rate of more than 250o, ,0o0 per annum The January pro- duction was s0,0oo, that of February i22,ooo and that of March 172,ooo.
 Yet travelling on the trains in Alabama one sees from the car windows fields filled with mules and horses doing the early blowing as of yore. Apparently the farmers down this way carry as much working live stock as evcr and, where there is tractor passenger car, 1t appears to have been made an addition to the working force and pleasure of rural life rather than substitute for mules and horses.
 There are more hands required on farms since the invention of farm machinery than before. The linotype machine did not put printers out of business, but more have been required with each development of printing ma chinery.
 Human needs keep pace with human in- genuity. Inventions often create jobs as they do away with them. Man with his brain and the horse with his strength and docity arc fair proof against injury by the inventive art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30

tentions, 50 there will be none of the undue haste and confusion which contributed largely to the defeat of the $7,ooo,ooO bond issue, the voters of Birmingham will give their approval But they will not approve if the board asks for too much.
 When the proper time comes bond issue of $2,ooo,ooo or ss.ooo,ooo will carry over whelmingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
DAYLIGHT AND HEALTH

From the Providence Journal.
 A Canadian judge has quashed daylight saving bylaw on the ground that it is not pro- vded for in the municipal act cited as au- thority for it. This act permits bylaws that aim at improving the ''health, safety, morality and welfare" of the community. but the judge holds that daylight saving does not come un- der any of these heads.
 To take the first one, health; if daylight saving does not increase the health of com munity, the doctors and most of the rest of us are all wrong. The extra hour of evening sunlight has directly improved the health of untold numbers of people. to say nothing of their happiness, or else common observation is most extraordinarily at fault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
WEATHER BAD ON COTTON

Cool weather like we have had the last couple of days is damaging the cotton crop,' said Deputy Sheriff Steve Wiggins. "The leaves on the small plants curl up during such weather and in time they turn brownish color and look dead.
 "The whole season has been too wet for the neecy staple with the result that farmers are somewhat discouraged over the prospects. What is needed is few weeks of cool, dry weather, especially some warm nights. Cotton grows fast under such conditions; in fact, have seen times when could detect the growth of the young plants over night.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
WHEN POP BOTTLES "REIcNED'

"A pop bottle shower is about the most un- pleasant deluge I was ever caught in," said Traffic Officer Ellis.
 At Redwood field Saturday when Umpire Guthrie raised the dander of the right field bleacher fans with his hostile attitude on his way to the Baron bench, the pop bottle recep- tion came directly over my head. I looked up and thought I saw 100000 bottles com ing at me and while felt sorry for the um- pire I decided I could stop it better up in the stands where the bottles were coming from and lost no time in getting there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Most of mans hero worship is wasted on himself.
 Thieves are bound to their profession by hooks of steal.
 prayer that is long drawn out is apt to be narrow.
 This is the season for hanging -on the front gate.
 All women are born equal-but some spoil 1t by marrying . worthless man.
 Some girls flirt with handkerchiefs, some with fans, but the majority prefer to flrt with men.
 Few men believe in an everlasting fire and birthstone punishment-ex for their neighbors.
 People are always regretting today the things they did yesterday. Therefore the lazy man has the fewest regrets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
MARcoT AsoulTHs MARK TWAIN JOKE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Margot Asquith tells new Mark Twain joke as follows; Mir. Clemens had taken me into dinner at the home of name sake of mine and had told me of a great sAmerican temperance orator who, having exercised his voice too much, had asked the chairman to provide milk instead of water at his meeting ;. :. The chairman put rum into the milk. and when the orator, pausing in one of his most dra- matic periods, stopped to clear his throat, he drained the glass, and putting it down, ex- claimed: Gosh! what cowsr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
MUSCLE SHOALS AND MOBILE PORT

From the Mobile Register.
 It is significant that the Southern Commer- cial Congress, in session at Tuscumbia, has considered the equipment of the port of Mobile as an essential complement of the prospective industrial development at Muscle Shoals and elsewhere in the state Therefore, the congress passed formal resolutions indorsing the pro- posed port amendment because "Alabama's only seaport is the natural outlet for the com 1nodities that will be manufactured by the Muscle Shoals plant"
 The time has gone by when the people of this state are content with producing merely in quantities sufficient to satisfy domestic de- mand. They have begun to realize the extent of Alabamas resources and the profit that lies in preparing them for world consumption. Where once the transportation problems of the state were solved by the railroads and simple river service, now the time has come when the great flow of goods is outward and when the volume is constantly increasing. Before any industry now may be located with assurance there is first to be considered how its output may be most economically taken to market, whether at home or abroad. It Is with that principle in mind that the congress lays stress upon the absolute necessity of the immediate equipment of the port of Mobile.
 If the members of the Southern Commercial Congress have that vision with respect to one set of industries, the voters of Alabama should have similar vision with respect to all the producing activities of the state, whether located in north, central or south Alabama. There is indication that this vision is being be- held by more and more people as the days go by There is gradually growing the convic- tien in the rest of the state that the port is state and not local asset and that it's de- velopment by~ the state is not gift but an investment that will bring immediate and per
 manent profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
]. THE ALARMIsTs
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
 After the first week in June there will be no big warships on our coast The fighting fleet will be chopped up and spread over other waters. Possibly this will revive the yellow peril. The alarmists of the sensational press will be finding footprints of the sMikado in the sands below Point Fermin. The little brown men will be concealing Springfield cartridges in punches of asparagus and the Japanese birthrate will climb so high that it cannot even be registered on a New York stock ticker. Give us back our battleships ere we perish from high blood pressure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER

y Thomas Moore.
 'oTis the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone;
 All her lovely companions Are faded and gone; ; No flower of her kindred, No rosebud Is nigh
 To reflect back her blushes, x Or give sigh for sighl 'I'll not leave thee, thou lone one!
 To pine on the stem;
 Since the lovely are sleeping, Go, sleep thou with them; Thus kindly scatter ! Thy leaves o'er the bed Where the mates of the garden
 Lie scentless and dead. Ii "So soon may follow, When friendships decay, e And from loves shining circle
 The gem drops awayl a When true hearts lie wfthered, l And fond ones are flown, ,j o, who would inhabit ta1 This bleak world alone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
FAILURE OF BOND ELECTION { DID NOT HURT BIRMINGHAM

Newspapers outside of Birmingham, in con,- menting on the recent defeat of the $7,000,o0o bond issue, do not regard it as reflection on the intelligence and progressiveness of Bir- uingham's citizens. They take 1t for granted fkat tho heavy adverse vote was due to other factors rather than disinclination to support the public school system. In this they are right
 Now that prejudice and animosity aroused in the bond campaign are being forgotten, the impression is stronger than ever that the people of Birmingham are ready to do any tling in their power to maintain adequate schools. Instead of being reverse for edu- cation, tho bond election quickened interest in tae schools and many citizens have studied the question who paid little attention to 1t before
 When all tho money on hand has been spent 6 the best advantage, the board of educa- tion will have no difficulty in getting more funds to improve and expand Birmingham's achool facilities. If they go before the public with clear-cut program, showing just what is needed and how 1t is to be spent, to the last dollar, and if they give due warning of their in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
CLASSIFYING HIRAM
From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 Referring to his opposition to the censorship bill, Senator Reed has attributed the defeat of that measure to "the lion-hearted Johnson
 Senator Johnson may have leonine qualities, but is courage among them? Since he man. aged to lose himsel fin. snowstorm and thereby lodged the duty of voting for ol against Newberry the senator's repute for daring has badly slumped.
 Is it not fair to say of Hiram that though he can roar like lion he is something of foxf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
ELECTION HELPS ONE CAUSE

''The recent bond election will help one per- son at least," said Miss Pauline Echols.
 'T served at the polls on that day and was awarded check for $2 for my services. gave it to Mrs. Hughes, who will contribute it to the relief of poor woman who i5 in need of many things. It was awful exciting doing my duty as an election official and I appre- ciated the opportunity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
CONCENTRATION

"How did you happen to get out tonight?" asked Mir. Bibbles.
 Mrs. Peekton and Mrs. Calder are having a heart-to-heart talk about the matrimonial troubles of the Jibways," said MT. Peckton. Eve been away two hours and I daresay they think I'm still sitting in one corner of the living room trying to read Plutarch's Lives Z"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

Eve been in the penitentiary 20 years, num- What good would it do me to get out?" "You could begin life over again." said the sympathetic prison visitor.
 "Could a piano player quit tickling the worries for 20 years and begin right where he left off, mum?"
 q suppose not"
 Neither could burglar.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
SMALL SUM

''Boss," said the tattered mendicant, "you see before you guy wid his heart bowed down. And suppose if were to give you dirns your heart would be uplifted?"
 "A little, boss. A dime aint got much pushin' power."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
DESPERATE REMEDY

"Does Mrs. Grumpson drive from the rear seat?"
 "she did until quite recently" said Mir. Grumpson. That's why I bought second hand flivver for my personal use"
 s'Eh7"
 "She won't ride in it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
WEATHER NOTE

 I do not mind ls A wintry wind When blizzards arc in season; But gusty day In the middle O May
  Strikes me as out of reason. r, These chilly flaws That hurtle straws And penetrate thin clothing Perchance delight Some husky wight In me they create loathing. ' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
NoEsCAPE

"That for youF' cried the downtrodden ten- ant, as he snapped his fingers in his landlords face. 'T'm going to live in tent" n
 "Where?"
 "out on the north side of town in what is known as Dog Fennel park
 That's my land. I'll be around as usual"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
PROBABLY THE HOST

"As we emerged from the burning hotel ia our night clothes one fat gentleman in psr janas had green shade over his eyes.s
 Strange"
 "Not so strange. You'll oftan encountR that combination at private poker parties when the weather Is warm.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
AT A LOSS

an idea in his life?"
 .He may have had one, at some time or other" said Miss Teacher, "but doubt very seriously if he knew what to do with It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
NOT READY TO DIE

"A poor salesman, you say?"
 "He doesn't know the psychology of sales rnanship He'd try to sell a cemetery lot to man who had been poor all his life and had just inherited million"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30

water during the recent heated spell,' Paris apartments and residences will be deprived of water from midnight to a. m. until further notice, which is the first indication we've had that Parisians were taking strongly to water.
 *
 While Sacramento reverts to the "days of forty-nine" there is an impression among some of the visitors that the atmosphere has dried out considerably since the favorite outdoor sport of pioneer was shooting Chinaman. The housing shortage is being reduced just in time to accommodate the June bride and the young man who is presumed to take her for better or worse.
 The black stallions that drew Princess Mary's wedding coach to Westminster Abbey have been sold to an undertaken and now draw a hearse. Crystal gazcrs,m ,may see an evil omen in this.
 Three gallant Britons are trying to sail around the world. Unlike the old navigatorg, they won't claim the land they light on for the crown.
 We refuse to advertise the young woman who is Woodrow Wilson's favorite movie star by mentioning her name. However, her first name isn't Mary.
 No matter whether Dumas or Maquet wrote "The Three Musketeers," we are prepared to inform the world that it's a corking yarn.
 
 As long as the German ambassador behaves himself he will not be trailed by represen- tative of the department of justice.
 Wilson democrats who arc pure in heart may depend on . letter of recommendation from Woodrow for campaign purposes.
 "Pussyfoot" Johnson says the world will soon be dry. Can ''Pussyfoot' tell us how soon America will be dry?
 The public is naturally curious to know why Millionaire Ward paid blackmail instead of shooting first.
 Almost any war profiteer will tell you, in deep, throaty tones, that the bonus bill Is nn outrage.
 The Tellegen-Farrar divorce suit will not be decided for some time yet. Personally, we can wait.
 Some citizens on the Pacific coast are still feeding oxygen to the yellow peril" Friends of Hon. Babe" Ruth are urging him to take something for his nsrvss-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE
 ON MEMORIAL DAY

It is natural to abhor war, but there is no greater heroism than dying for one's country. For this reason, ever since the first family group was organized, to expand into the tribe and later into the nation, the warrior who fights for cause he believes to be sacred has been honored above his fellows.
 On Memorial Day we do not pay tribute to war itself-that curse which has for ages af- ficted humanity-but to the men who went forth to do the thing they hated because they felt it was their duty. The fires of patriotism burn brightest in those bosoms which are kindly and humane. The greatest warriors have wept for the havoc which they unwillingly wrought. The pious Sergeant York, the praying Stone wall" Jackson and the gentle Robert E. Lee typify the soldier who is also crusader.
 The whole nation will unite today in rev erence to it's war dead. There are no more sections. The blue and the gray and the khaki belong to the immortal host who have laid down their lives for their country. All are equally deserving of honor. It was better that the "Stars and Stripes should prevail over the "Stars and Bars" and win new glory on Flu ropean battlefields. but in our prayers no dis tinction will be made between the heroes of an earlier time and those whose exploits are still fresh in the memory of grateful people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30

| cannot but remember such things were That were most precious to me. Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-30
A MORNING PRAYER

! o let me be right, Dear Lord. but let me
 be tenderly so, for even right, held too
 rigidly, may harden into wrong. Amen. M. z. B.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
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