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Evening star., 1922-08-03

you% 1 believe in testing and sound
ing out my own reactions.
81 should like to make the sort of
pictures that people, tired people.
could come and see, and nudge each
other, and laugh and cry a little, and
say. That's just like my Annie!' or
Doesn't that remind you of our
Nell?
ITO be ever so small a part of
making the whole world kin is the
nearest thing to my heart"
Spoken like the great-granddaugh-
ter of Henry Ward Beecher, when
you think it over.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1922-08-03
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THERE WILL BE NO WAR IN
THE NEAR EAST

Danger of another war in the Near East
has been eliminated for the time being. The
Turkish nationalists have gained concessions
from the allies which place them in stronger
position than they have occupied since the
World war, and the Turk will continue to be
a problem for the chanceories of Europe
AS for the Greeks, they can only bow to
the will Of the allies and give up Eastern
Thrace. There is no longer any hope that the
allies can be divided, and Greece will be forced
to pay the price of her disastrous war against
the Turks, instituted by Constantine, it is be-
lieved, to strengthen his position at home 1t
had just the opposite effect, and sent him into
an exile from which he will not again return
are yet to be worked out in the Near East
It will not be permanent. 1t may last for
term Of years, but unless the League of Ma
lions, or some other agency, becomes all-power-
full to maintain peace, the Near East will be
a seat Of potential trouble, for the simple rea-
son that agreements made between the allies
the Turks and the Greeks will not allay the
old national jealousies.
The smaller nations submit to allied pres
sure when they must, but the fires Of hatred
shoulder, and are not extinguished. The
Greeks are beaten now, but they are alreacy
planning to build up their army again and
dream of revenge. The extraordinary revival
Of Turkish power which compelled England,
France and Italy to make terms with the victor
with little regard for unlucky Greece, bodies
no good for the future of Europe or the Near
East. The treaty of Versailles, intended to be
the most important document in human history
didn't amount to much. Lesser treaties will
not be held any more sacred.
Steps have been taken to prevent repetition
of atrocities and maintain order In this re-
spect the triumph Of Turkish arms will not re-
semble other Turkish victories. That much
has been gained for humanity.
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DEMOCRATS WELL SUPPLIED
WITH AMMUNITION

The coming Of Senator Heflin to Alabama
marks the beginning of the fight of the demo-
cratic cohorts to maintain what they have in
Congress and to wrest from republican dis
tricts a victory in the coming congressional
and senatorial elections Such speakers as
come to Alabama will confine their efforts
chiefly to the Seventh district, the only district
in this state which is even close. All others
are overwhelmingly democratic.
The democratic orators this year go forth
fore had to fire at the electorate All they
have to do is to present effectively the record
of the republican Congress. Senator Pat Har-
rison is out on the warpath, and the party has
few ADLER opponents in public life of repub-
lican weaknesses and shortcomings. Before
he started on his trip he summarized the
achievements of the present administration in
the following language:
This Congress closes in a shroud of disappoint-
ment- Its failure solve vital and pressing prob
lens Is pathetic Democrats not hilarious, be-
cause they have the interest of the country at
heart 1t 10 of disappointment sympathy
and chagrin than delight The Congress ends
with a record of increased taxes the already
burdened 1t ends with increased costs
of living to the consumers. 1t ends with failure
to out pledges TO the valiant soldiers of the
late 1t ends with reorganization and eff
cheney In government untouched. 1t ends with
stronger guarantees and broader freedom to the
protected interests to extort in greater degree
higher prices to enslsvs and rob the many. It
with the to the laboring that the
republican party will continue to favor the employer
against him. and to disregard his every interest
with respect TO reasonable hours, fair wages and
humane consideration. 1t ends in orgy of
travagance and reckless disregard of economy
1t ends with utter reputation of civil service
and preferential rights to the heroes of the late
war. It ends the actonary Congress
since the time Of Aldrich, and the subseryient
to executive dictation since the days of Roosevelt
1t has itself to be spineless. eaderess,
without courage. program purpose It adjourns
in a blaze of broken promises. with silent and
disconsolats procession of mourners returning to
their respective constituents with their morale
broken, their lines divided and their hopes dissi-
patsd.
With record like this the democrats ought
to have easy work in convincing voters in the
doubtful districts of the necessity for making
a change. All of the Alabama congressman
are to assist in close districts of various states
and Senator Underwood will deliver some eff
fective blows in the great senatorial cam
paigns.
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day, however, is notable for its disposition to
give credit all along the line. The woman
back home making bandages helped win the
war, just as did the boy in the trenches. The
proud mechanic who greeted MacReady and
Kelly when they descended from their record
breaking airplane trip at San Diego, the other
day, felt that he shared in the event just as
much as the pilots. Did he not have the en-
CINE in the pink of condition? A little dirt in
the motor might have been fatal.
So that the glory of a memorable act goes
to more than one person. And this wise age
recognizes them all. It's inclination is to give
more and more recognition to each human unit
in any great epoch-making event.
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GIVING THE CREDIT WHERE
1T IS DUE

1he pthsa day Rear Admiral Charles u.
ulnzk disd, and there was a great deal in the
tsysss about the wonderful feat Of the cap
ta4n p6 the Oregon who brought his vessel
from the Pacific coast around South America
and up the Atlantic to take part in the war
against Spain. 1t was gallant exploit which
forms one of the American navy's fine tradi-
tions. Captain Clark's name was SO intimately
associated with the memorable dash around
the cape that naturally the public associates
him with such credit as is given for heroic
act.
While all this credit was being rendered,
however, writer called attention to the fact
that there was another whose work was respon-
sble for the success of the trip "What of the
engineer" he asked. He was really the man
who kept the big engines moving which maze
the journey possible in record time. This
brought still another inquiry from fireman.
what of the fireman." he asked. If the fire
not poked in the coal for dear life the journey
could not have been made, and the trip would
not have gone down in the annals of the navy.
All Of which brings to mind that all great
deeds in this day and time are the result of
co-ordinated effort. Perhaps it was always so.
The kings and conquerors of DID, the perform
ers Of great feats were after all but parts of
TIE great machines they directed. The present
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NON-PARTISAN SUPPORT OF
w. p. C. HARDING

President Harding's delay IN appointing a
governor for the federal reserve board has
been attributed to various causes, but If he was
waiting to find out what the sentiment Of the
country was in regard to the reappointment of
W T. g. Harding he should by this time feel
assured that it would meet with popular ap-
proval.
There is an tnsistent, non-partisan demand
that Governor Harding retain the position he
has filled with so much credit to himself and
Plain Dealer is typical of the views expressed
by other newspapers. The Plain Dealer Says
For nearly two months tho federal reserve board
has had merely acting governor--an officer hold
ing past the expiration of his term because
cessor has been named. For many times two
months President Harding knew when the
would occur and that he must make the appoint
ment. The Presidents lack of decision in respect
TO this office not only hampers the work of the
but gives the country the impression that tho
President is validating and too susceptible to
flictinR opinions.
Bankers and business without regard to pcn-
ties have demanded the reappointnsnt Of Gov
Harding head Of the federal bank. Poll
ticians and sectional advocates oppose IL There is
divided counsel at the White House There is
dimnution of efficiency in the board.
There is Just one right for the Presidents u
bring end to this controversy. That Is to reap
point Governor Harding without further delay
Here is office that should be filled without RS
gard political considerations without fear Of
political consequences. The fitness of Harding at
tested by banking opinion throushout the country
and the President needs further assurance. He
should act upon that evidence and rebuff
the politicians who seeking 10 lay hands on the
nations banking machinery.
President Harding's friends cxcuse his de-
lay in the reserve board appointments by say
ing the coal and rail strikes and Mrs. Hard
ings illness engaged bis attention to the ex-
ctudon Of other matters Mr.. Harding is
now enjoying breathing spell, and IT is prob
abds that he has already made up his mind to
name Governor Harding for another term as
head Of the board. The opposition TO him has
hesn largely political, and, to some extent, Sec
i &oua1 The latest information from Washing
IN Indicates that Mr.. Harding is almost sure
po'be yeappointed. The Endorsement he has re-
eetWed Is too strong to be ignored, and IN a
ease Of this kind the President cannot afford
~ pasy politics by putting deserving re-
yubilosn in a position for which Mr.. Harding
haA proved his fitness to an eminent degree.
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THE BAND CONCERT

Anne Atwood Dodge, in The Measure.
The band brayed loudly where the binding
light
Beat back the encroaching loneliness of night
And boys with hot moist pennies in their
hands
Swarmed fierce about the whstlng peanut
stands.
The old were quiet underneath the trees,
And children ran, but oh, beyond all these
Bright Adolescence claimed the summer hour
And wore brief romance like scarlet flower
Where round and round the slow procession
moved
Through light and shadow, lover and beloved,
In the kind night each dull unlovely face
Took on hint of wistfu borrowed grace,
And dusk was kind to the too fine attire,
Molding a beauty to the souls desire
Out of the tawdry effort to be fair,
Shrill laughter drifted on the quiet air,
And Love went by, alone amid the crowd,
Wordless and awed and pitiful and proud.
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GREENvILLE JUSTICE SLOW

"The people of Greenville certainly would
not come up to the ideas of the Birmingham
Law Enforcement league said John S. Har-
ris, superintendent of the jefferson county
jail. For the third time within the past three
years have been summoned to Greenvle as
witness in the case Of Jake Crenshaw, ne
gro, alleged to have killed a white woman in
that county three years ago. l became IN
volved in the case when officers, having trans
ferred Crenshaw to our Jail for safekeeping,
and incidentally he talked too much l GER
tainly hope that the case will be decided at this
term of court"
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SERVICE ABOVE PROFITS
r, in Forbes Magazine.

Tom Dreier, IN Forbes Magazine.
The business world is going to yield more
happiness to those who are engaged in conduct
ing business, when more business men develop
the true scientific attitude of mind. Once upon
a time an Investigator used to try to keep the
results of his studies to himself that he per-
sonally might profit by them. Nowadays re-
search specialists give freely to the world
whatever they have discovered that is worth
while. They have placed service to humanity
above personal profit Some may consider it
too idealistic to be carried through in the
world of business, but the curious thing is
that the business men who are practicing this
high idealism are making greater profits than
they ever could by using more selfish system.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
LOSE AN NPRuILDER

In the death of T. C. Thompson, Birming-
ham not only lost great builder and contrac-
tor, but also a loyal friend who wrought largely
for the upbuilding and betterment of the
Magic City," said R. A. Love.
81 knew him personally and was impressed
with his fine intellect and his big business ca
pacity. He was not only builder of mills but
of character as well.
"His wide experience and wise counsel were
always at the disposal of youthful friends and
colleges, and many have profited therefrom.
| can testify personally to that fact for he had
something to do in bringing me to Birming-
ham,"
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PROSPERITY HERE AGAIN

'In my opinion the people of the Birming-
ham district have entered into new era of
prosperity w. E. Perry, local jeweler, declared
Yesterday 81 reached this conclusion through
the greatly increased demand of the public for
watches.
During the years I have been in the jew
ery business / have noticed that whenever
there is a great demand for watches there IS
plenty of money in circulation, and the people
are more willing to allow their resources to cir
cuate.
1.-THE demand for watches is heavy not only
in my shop, but all the other jewellers report
the same conditions"
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HEAT APPRECIATED

"The management of the Brown-Marx and
Woodward buildings appreciate the courtesy
of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company in turning on the steam heat Tues
day morning" said Eugene L. Brown.
"The almost unprecedented cool spell we are
now experiencing had made the office buildings
too chilly for comfortable working conditions,
and there was no way to heat thes buildings
until the utilities company volunteered its aid.
"The contract of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company with its customers
is not effective until November l, but am
sure all the other customers of the company
for steam heat will join us in expressing appre-
citation of the company's act in volunteering the
extra service"
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movie star sitting on the bench with
a judge when dereict was brought up for
trial. She recognized him as a former member
of her company and loaned him SIS. On a
salary of $4,000 or $4,000 week she might
at least have made it $25.
It's the little things that play hob with
the best laid plans Of mice and men. A con-
Wet made a dash for liberty in the Grand
Central station, New York, and might have es-
capped if he hadn't slipped on piece of orange
peel
Federal authorities are taking steps to pre-
sent the sale of intoxicating liquors in New
Orleans during the American Legion conven-
ton. So far as the veterans are concerned, the
authorities needn't worry.
II "
Harry Pilcer, dancer, appeared at French
race track wearing fringed trousers. He was
doing it for advertising purposes, of course, but
even at that, such attire worn in America would
incense the Ku Klux Khan.
An evangelist out in Oklahoma opened serv-
ices by taking a loaded pistol out of his hip
pocket and laying it beside the open bible And
yet we say the west has lost it's picturesque
ness.
After while the magazines will quit pub
fishing articles about Northcliffe. The maya
zines never do keep right up with the news.
X X
The frequency with which octogenarians are
getting into the public prints is not necessarily
an advertisement for the gland treatment
X X
Some of the tears democratic spellbinders
are shedding over the blunders of the repuo-
lican party are assuredly crocodile tears.
Some of the sport writer's seem to think that
what the Yankees need is the kind of man.
ager who will call them what they are.
~
The New Jersey murder mystery seems to
have been solved but we still want to know
who killed William Desmond Taylor.
The judge has relented and the "Babe'' will
go transforming. 1t seems a shame, however,
for the Babe to take the money.
X X
Sikh has started dusky skin fad in Paris.
Maybe some of those ladies regret that they
were not born in Senegambia.
Some of the ladies in the circus parade yes
terday wore pinched look. The weather was
too cold for oriental attire
Bill White says the east is lethargic. Natur-
ally New York is trife slow compared to
brisk town like "Empory."
X ~
Being no fool, Mustapha Renal Pasha
knows how to comport himself when the al
lies presnt united front.
* Y
There are enough newspaper correspondents
in the Near East trouble zone to cover half
dozen Class wars.
BY accepting the terms of the allies the
Greeks bow to what may be termed the in
evitable.
X X X
The fair sex cheerfully submits to the re-
strictions imposed by the new "snker" skirts
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EARLY sPIRIT-PHoToGRAPH FRAUDS

From the Scientific American.
The history of spirit photography is inter-
esting and remarkable. In this branch of
psychic phenomena there is the same long
record of fraud and imposition that is to be
found in every other branch. The earliest
record of psychic photography is that of w.
II. Mumer, who in 1861 established a psy-
chic studio in Boston. One of his dupes
found out that living sitter posed for one
of the spirits and Mumler was laughed out
of business. He bobbed up again in New
York in 1869, and after doing good bust
ness for short time prosecuted for OBJ
tanning money by fraudulent means. Alt
though discharged for lack of sufficient evil
dence he was entirely discredited and dropped
from view. A few years later two well-known
English mediums, Mr.. and Mrs. Guppy, with
the assistance of professional photographer,
started in the business. The work was of
very poor order;s the negatives frequently
showed signs of having been tempered with
and clear signs of very crude double expos
ure were to be seen. They were proved to be
takers and soon gave up the business.
Buguet, a Frenchman, visited England in
1875 and turned out some very good spirit
pictures. He had a much higher grade of
Photographic skill than his predecessors, and
had several assistants who, with a collection
of lay figures, provided the spirits. This
mans work was considered quite genuine and
reliable by many noted spiritualists, and the
Rev. Stanton Moses-well known in spirit
circles-was his stout supporter. Bouquet
returned to France and, few months after
Mr.. Moses had been at such pains to prove
him and his work genuine was arrested IN
France, and charged by the French govern
ment with fraudulent practices in the manu-
facture of spirit pictures. When on trial he
made complete confession, admitting that
assistants and double exposure provided his
dupes with the spooks. The Buguet exposure
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DRAMA LEAGUE DELIGHTED

"The members of the local Drama league are
delighted that they have succeeded in arrang
ing to have Charles Ram Kennedy and his wife,
Edith Matthison to appear again in Birming-
ham," said Mrs. w. D. Smith Of the program
committee of the organization. "They will ap
pear in the city October 81 and give varied
program.
"The repertoire of this distinguished couple
is quite extensive, and it was decided by the
committee that varied program would be
most enjoyable, and the public may rest as
sured that the selections made will be most
attractive.
"Of course this is but one Of the interesting
features that go to make up the program of
the coming season of the league, but we
especially proud of our success in securing
Mrs. Matthison and her husband again."
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is an all-important part of all commercial and
industrial relations"
Another reason, with which the American
people will be in hearty sympathy, is the fact
that the money loaned to the allies was Dor
rowed by the government from American cit
liens, many of whom made sacrifices for that
purpose. 1t was not scooped out of an over
flowing federal treasury, as some Europeans
suppose.
If the debts were forgiven, Europe would
have just that much more money to spend on
war preparations The United States is inter-
ested in peace and wants Europe to quit vast
ing its finances on armies and navies.
e Mr.. Burton also points out that the increase
in debt of the United States and the increase
in taxation because of the war are proportions
ately greater than among the borrowers, and
the United States has asked for no additional
territory or indemnities The United States
got nothing out of the war; Some Of the allies
got great deal and expect to get more.
These reasons are unanswerable. To cancel
the war debts would be the poorest kind of
business and could not even be justified on
huZanitarian grounds.
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SAFELY PLANTED

"Ah, madam" said the pious visitor, 81 am
going about giving advice and consolation co
unhappy wives. Do you know where your hus-
band is every night?"
Indeed, l do
"Alas, madam. You think you do, but he may
be here, there, anywhere"
well, if he gets out of the place where he
is now he has to raise granite slab that
weighs at least ton, and he couldn't even lift
a scuttle of coal while he was alive"
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
TRIES TO LOCATE SON
70 the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Will you please help me find my son, last
heard of in Birmingham November, 1920? His
name is Eddie L. Ward, age %. His father is
J. W. Ward, 356 IL Fort street, Atlanta. He
had two sisters, Essie and Hattie Hattie died
February l, 1921. His father had his right
leg amputated from blood poison August 27,
1921. Any information will be kindly appre-
ciated. We will be glad to find out ANYTHING
we can about him. J. w. WARD.
Atlanta, Ca, $50 IL Fort street, October 9,
1922
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NUMBER OF ARRESTS LARGER

"In perusal of the criminal dockets for
the past Is years l find that there has been
a greater number of arrests made by the city
officers within the past five years than the
total number of arrests made during the pre-
ceding 10 years. said H. N. Randall, warden
at the city bastile "This fact can be attributed
to the enormous amount of illicit distilling and
bootlegging and also to the rigid enforcement
of the prohibition laws by the local officers
/ doubt if there is another city Of the size
of Birmingham in the United States that has
the same number of arrests and fines in pro-
portion to the number of officers. 1t is gem
orally acknowledged that this city is one of
the best Doliced cities in the United States,
taking into consideration the number of men
included in the personnel of the safety de-
partment.o
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DEPEw's BOUNDARY STANDS

From the Wall Street Journal
When Cauncey Depew, speaking at dinner
in Paris nearly 20 years ago on America, J.
declared Europe the Eternal Chaos" the
senator was pretty fair forecaster He said :
America is bounded on the north by the
Aurora Borealis;
On the south by the Procession of the Equi-
noxes,
On the east by the Eternal Chaos;
On the west by the Day Of Judgment