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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
THE PROMISE OF TODAY

Our life is largely present struggle to
provide for the needs Of tomorrow. We
must provide for those needs If we are to
live at all, and SO through these golden au-
tumn days of harvest we gather the fruits
Of the earth and lay them by against the
days now near at hand when the fields and
trees shall be bare; we store the fuel, mined
through summer heat, against the days of
clustering winter winds. In this seasonal
forethought man is not unique, for many
of the wild beasts of the forest do the same.
But man goes farther than this. He pre-
pares in youth for the struggles of later
manhood, and through his fruitful years
for the barrenness of age. From college
days he plans his life on to its consumma-
ton. He visions distant goal far ahead,
and makes every passing day a step toward
its realization.
/ think this Is true of all Of us, that we
hav edreams of what we are going to do and
be. The chief difference between us, and
that which makes for success or faillsfe, is
the way in which we go about achieving
that distant end. Some of US give ourselves
up to dreams, and wait for them.fto come
true, counting the passing, prosaie days of
little worth by the side Of that distant and
longed-for glory. To these, the glory never
comes. But some of us improve each shin
ing minute as it passes, and the well lived
moments become we'll lived days and months
and years, and the goal IS reached; tine
dream comes true. All tt .ngs come to those
who work while they waitl And SO it is
evident that no natter how far away your
lifes ambition rnay seem when first you
know 1t, it must be reached not through one
great lifelong yearning, but through ten
thousand days of faithful endeavor. That
glorious cream, thirty, forty years beyond
me, is bound up in the faithful performance
of tc days task-today.
II this is true of life, it is true of eternal
life. If we would live for that future life,
1t is essential that we live well the life open
| ing out to us here and now. II we fail for
time, we fail for eternity, for out of tina
| is eternity made. We are not to put the
dreams of Immortality out Of life. Far from
| it, they should be our chief inspiration. We
are to live today with our eyes fixed on to-
morrow, and faithful to the demands of
time, we shall come to the experience of
eternity We are to be Christians, not be-
cause we are going to die, but because we
are going to live; because we are living now,
and in Christ, does this life as well as that
other find fulfillment. "The hour is COM
ing, and now is, when the dead shall hear
the voice of the Son of God: and they that
hear shall live" The hour cometh, and now
Is. The oncoming hour is wrapped up in the
hour through which we are passing, and we
live for tomorrow, whatever tomorrow may
bring, by living well today.
MIDDLETON S. BARNWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
VANISHING FOR WATER

"Talladega, called Bride of the Mountains
because situated amid the beautiful surround
ings of the southern foothills of the Blue
Ridge, is at present in the position of beau
tifu maiden furnishing for water" said Hugh
L. McElderry, prominent Talladega banker,
who was visitor in Birmingham Friday. He
is chairman of committee seeking to have
adopted at the November election amend
ment to the constitution authorizing ITALIA
dega and eight other towns to levy NUM-
cipal tax of 10 mills.
early settlers at Talladega built their homes
around big spring, and in time the town
grew, we constructed sewer and water sys-
tenn. Plumbers, careless Of the health of the
town, at times in making water connections
to new homes, cut through the sewer system
and thus let the sewage percolate into the
like assures and flow back into the spring.
'.By every means known to science seek
to make the water wholesome, but any slip
results in an outbreak of typhoid. More tan
this, the supply is now wholly inadequate
and our property is jeopardized by fire, while
we are strangling the growth of the town by
not being able to furnish manufacturing in
dustries, as we'll as new home seekers, with
pure water.
Cali we ask is the power to levy taxes on
our own property, and as we have local
self-government, we hope and trust the voters
of the whole state would respond favorably to
our appeal, for failure on their part to do so
means to us stagnation and death"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
IN HOTEL LOBBEES
AND ELSEWHERE
ION TO NEW oRLEANso

1.-THE fourth national convention Of the
American Legion, which will be called to order
at 9 o'clock Monday morning, October 16, in
New Orleans, will be one of the most notable,
as we'll as one of the biggest, conclaves in the
history of the United States hitherto" de-
clared George Lewis Bales, local attorney and
leading legionnaire, last night.
"The New Orleans legionnaires and their
friends have put up $125,0o0 with which to
take care of the festivities-there will be
festivities with big f.
"There will be more than $500 delegates
and alternates there. This figure only takes
care Of those who will carry credentials from
48 states and 25 foreign departments of the
legion. There will doubtless be several times
this number of the whoop-'em-up boys who
will not be bothered with sitting in on the ses-
sions meeting committees, and all that, but
will furnish the background, the local color,
so to speak, and have large part in the fes-
tivities
"Chief Of Police Malone has already issued
his orders touching the convention. He said ::
The men Of the American Legion will be in
New Orleans from about October IA, till
they get away. No one of them is to be ar
rested.
"Legionnaire Wamsley, chief Of the dough-
boys in New Orleans, came in person to tell the
Alabama department what has been prepared
for The Wild Alabamians' They will be billeted
at the Grunewald. He says that among other
things, the whole French Quarter has been
made over into miniature Paree for the le-
gionnaires. He says it will not be so 'minia-
ture' at that. The battle of Paree' will be
fought all over again.
"Papa Joffre, General Pershing, General
Jacques Of Belgium, General Diaz of Italy,
Admiral Beattie of the English navy, and all
the big boys of the armies and navies of the
allies will be there. But that is getting into
the serious side of the convention. We are
thinking more of the festivities
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Brent, October 5, 1922.
THE SPAN OF LIFE

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
Eighty years ago an Irish immigrant landed
in New York. He was John Fitzpatrick, 20
years old.
When he died in his West Side home, in
Chicago the other day, he had reached the
age of 100 years. At So, in the Chicago fire,
he lost leg. Who knows whether his acct
dent and the excitement of that historic day
helped to shorten his long lige?
1t is fascinating to think of the span Of
history covered by this mans life. When he
was born, in 1878, the United States, with loss
than 100000 inhabitants, was at war with
Great Britain. Abraham Lincoln was four
years old. John Adams and Thomas Jeffer-
son still vigorous participants in our
national life. Illinois had not yet been adj
mitted to the union; the Fort Dearborn mas
sacre had occurred only some nine months
before.
When Mr.. Fitzpatrick came to the United
States John Tyler was President, and he was
AZ years old when the Civil war began. He
passed the half-century mark before the
battle of Gettysburg. He was rs years old
in the first administration of President Cleve-
land and celebrated century of birthdays two
months after Woodrow Wilson's first inaugu-
ration.
But the most important lesson of his life
was the fact that until he was LOG years old
he never failed to vote at a primary or an
election.
That is an example for his younger fellow
citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
BALLADE OF AUTUMN
By StokeIy s. Fisher.

by pbohely y. fiSuSr.
A white rose in the goldenrod,
My love stood by the orchard gate;
The morning beamed, a smile from God,
My rhythmic pulses leaped elate,
For then was brought my happy fate,
The charm unchanged by changeful years.
Oh, we forgot, our Joy so great,
Meek Autumn smiling through in tears.
Dead long ago. But paths she trod,
Still with her presence palpitate;
I feel her football on the sod,
And tender memories penetrate
My breast like fragrance delicate
It seems my heart her whisper hearst
And 10, touch compassionate
Meek Autumn smiling through In tears.
Here, still, the old-time flowers nod,
The same trees dream in calm sedate,
Unchanged the hills and meadows broad;
And still her love, voice innate,
Breathes here, the place to consecrate;
But, where her laughter filled my ears,
A mourner is my bosomis mate
Meek Autumn smiling through in tears.
Envoy
Oh, heart, wise autumn bids thee wait
She knows the hope the seed inspheres,
Her vision holds the springs glad state
Meek Autumn smiling through in tears
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
FINE RESULTS FROM REVIVAL

"The results from our recent revival held
at my church, Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, were gratifying said Dr. E. E. Cav
alert, the pastor, who conducted the revival.
"Our meeting closed last Sunday night, after
a great day. The Mackey sister sang the Cos
pei into all the hearts that heard them, and
great and lasting good has been accomplished
by their stay in our city.
"The following shows the results of the
meeting: SO persons were dealt with; 26 re-
claimed, "a converted, IL made full sur
render of their lives to the Lord, and 10 thus
far have united with the church.
"Does it pay to have revivals? Well, I
frankly say it does, and when eternity shall
reveal all things, then we shall see in real
values what was accomplished during these
meetings.
Sunday morning DR.. W. I. Powell, district
superintendent, will preach, and in the eve
ming the pastor will present The Honest
Doubter'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
LETTERS TO EDITOR
ELECTION OF JUDGES
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor Of The ACCELERATE
Your paper of October 2 reached me to-
day, but even when it is delayed, look it
over, and read with interest Mr.. Gormley's
letter in regard to Mr.. Whites substitute
for the minority report prescribing the mode
of nominating judges.
I was a member of the convention from
Bib county, and our delegation was seated
on the fourth row from the STAGE where we
were in good position to hear, and took
a keen, and I thought, an intelligent interest
in the question now under discussion.
Upon Mr.. Whites substitute being read to
the convention, Mr.. Burr moved to amend
by including the nomination of solicitors m
the same primary as the judges. There was
no objection made, and automatically the
amendment became part of the substitute.
There were then two propositions under
discussion, the substitute and the minority re-
port.
When Mr.. Pettus made his resolution to lay
both propositions on the table it therefore COW
cred the minority report and the substitute
therefor, and being beaten, the question OF
the substitute was before the house, and ac-
cording to my remembrance, was so announced
by the chairman. When the substitute was
overwhelmingly beaten, the chairman an
nounced, "The question now recurs on the
adoption Of the minority report" 1t was
then put and carried by an overwhelming
majority.
I, for one, voted with the distinct idea that
I was voting against the White substitute, as
1 was then, as I am now, convinced that its
adoption would give life tenure to the
present judges without the advantage Of a
life tenure by appointment, which does away
with the necessity Of a campaign for election,
which would still be necessary with an cleo
tive Judiciary. And with the small vote cast
and the little interest in q primary in which
the candidates were unknown to about 75 per
cent Of the voters, would enable combination
to be made and machine built up that would
be invincible.
In regard to the vote that would probably
be cast in separate primary for judges,
havs tust been booking orsx the votes east for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
NOTED ARTISTS ARE ENGAGED
BY THE DRAMA LEAGUE

The Birmingham Drama league, which viii
open its season October 81, is preparing to con-
tinue its work with an ambitious program, de-
signed to give pleasure and instruction during
the winter months to everyone who is interest
ed in good literature and good plays.
The membership campaign will be carried on
during the week of October 8. On October 81
Charles Ram Kennedy, playwright, lecturer
and dramatic reader, and his wife, Edith Wynne
Matthison, who has won fame as an actress,
will appear in joint recitals. Their program
will include scenes from "The Merchant of
Venice" "The School for Scandal" "The Ser
want in the House," Mr.. Kennedys masterpiece,
A number of amateur plays will be presented
by the Drama league players and In February
William Webster Ellsworth, noted lecturer on
historical and literary subjects and author of
seThe Golden Age of Authors" will address the
league on "Molere and His Times" illustrating
his lecture with more than 100 pictures, includ-
ing number of famous paintings and etchings.
The Drama league is doing useful work in
cultivating taste for the higher forms Of
dramatic art 1t has been instrumental In
bringing to Birmingham many lecturers and
readers Of the first rank It's plans for the com
ing season promise to be intellectually stimu-
lating and enjoyable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
AMERICAN SHIPS ORDERED TO
OBEY THE DRY LAW

The American government will no longer
be guilty of bootlegging on the high seas. The
only consistent and logical thing to do was
to prohibit the sale or transportation Of
liquors on ships flying the American flag and,
as a result of criticism aroused by the prac-
beyond the territorial waters of the United
States, while it was illegal on land, the long
expected step has been taken.
By an opinion handed down by the depart
ment Of justice, all vessels whether American
owned or foreign, are prohibited from hav-
ing liquor on board in American territorial
waters. The transportation or sale of intoxi-
eating liquors is also forbidden on American
craft, no matter where they happen to be,
since ship that flies the American flag Is
under the jurisdiction Of the American eourts-
The interpretation applies to waters within
the three-rnile limit, an well as the Philippines
the Hawaiian islands, the Virgin islands, Porto
Rico and Alaska, and becomes effective i'm
mediately.
Pr0hlDltlon tnuS WINS announcer sweeping VIC
tory and it may be said that the last strong
hold, SO far as the United States is concerned,
has been taken Foreign governments win
test the ruling In court, but American vessets
win edry henceforth- The liquor scandal
on the high seas has caused the administration
much concern and has drawn the fire Of pro-
hibitionists who pointed out the inconsistency
of government which enforced prohibition
on land engaging in the sale of liquor on q
large scale ON tho sea- Obviously, the admin
istration could not eonttnus such policy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
PLEASANT PLAcARDs

Whatever troubles may betide,
When on a trolley car ride
I read the advertisements there
And soon acquire a cheerful air, 5
Such optimism's in those screeds :
Which seem to fit all human needs. {
Morticians even make you think
'Twould be pleasant thing to sink
Into a grave, as all must do,
And let them gently bury you.
PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
INTERNATIONAL EALOUSIES AND
\ THE DARDANELLES PROBLEM

At this distance it is somewhat difficult to
understand why the western European powers
propose to permit the Turks to return to
Hrace and order the Greeks to send no more
man there. There has been feeling in Amer
- that the entire European atmosphere
you'd be cleared If the Turk could be sent
6sck across the Dardanelles to Asia and kept
source Of trouble ever since the fall of Con-
QkanthopiA.
!. 1AA,xood many factors enter into the htu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
THE NEAR EAST SITUATION

"The time has come" the walrus said,
"To talk of bloody Turks,
Of Britain, France and Italy
And all their crooked works
And of the Greeks, who're down and out,
But toting guns and dirks."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
INpoRsE FEW PICTURES

"Some one asked me the other day, why
your committee indorses all the pictures
shown here, doesn't it?'" said Mrs. Myrtelle
W. Smell, city amusement inspector, and MEM
Der Of the Birmingham indorsing committee.
my emphatic reply was that we did not
Some people do have the impression that the
committee passes practically all the pictures
shown here. As matter of fact, out of
about 500 films presented during the month
of September, the committee Endorsed only
six.
"Only about one per cent Of the pictures
shown are Endorsed by us. cannot under
stand how such an erroneous impression as
the one that we indorse all the films can have
originated, but / often encounter it."
the judges in the last primary, that was one
of the most exciting ever held in the county,
and thereby brought out full vote.
The total vote cast for sheriff was 2,617;
Judge Gardner received 1,477, and Judge
Somerville LATE, a falling off Of lao,
showing that LAO voters actually at the
polls did not feel interest enough to vote for
judges. As it might be argued that little in
terest was felt because only these two gen.
tlemen were running, and ore vote would
elect them, let us take the vote for chief JUS
tice.
Judge Anderson has been on the bench for
more than 20 years and ought to be thor
oughly known and appreciated. His oppo-
nent had been speaker Of the house in the
called session, and from the matters Of uni-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
WHAT'S A HOME NOWADAYS?

eve want to buy a bungalow
eyes, sir. I'll take you and the lady out
to see one.'
"oh, anything you happen to have on hand
will do"
"But, sir"
at isn't as if we were buying a car, You
know"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
TIE PERFECT SERVANT

"This mystery play didn't fool me-"
moi"
81 knew all the time the butler was in
reality detective
"How did you guess that?"
"He had way of listening every time a
door slammed. No well trained butler ever
displays the slightest interest in what is GO
ing on around him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
EASILY INTERPRETED

''You discharged your new organist?"
Eyes," said the manager Of the Palace
movie theatre. s'That fellow got the job unoer
false pretenses. He couldn't play but two
tunes"
"Well, if one was sweet and low and the
other something lively, that's all you need for
a musical accompaniment to the movies"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
BRIEF REFORM

Didn't you have a revival in Chiggers-
vile last year,"
eyes, and zeke Dawdle, the village loafer,
got religion"
"How long did it last?"
'For about two months his wife didn't take
in any washing"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
NEIGHBORS

"John, little Thomas wants to visit the ZOO"
81 haven't time to take the child out to-
day, my dear. Suppose you let him go over
to see the Gawkers. Judging from what
you've said about them, they constitute a
first-rate menagerie"
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without bringing the law and the government
into disrepute, regardless Of the effect on
American shipping.
Chairman Lasker of the shipping board Is
reported TO be pessimistic. He claims that
making American ships dry will prove handi-
cap in competition with foreign-owned yes
sells. Possibly his fears are we'll founded, but
having made prohibition a law, 1t would be
absurd to make any distinction between sell
ing liquor on the sea and on the land. This
position was, from the first untenable. Every
ship that flies the American flag is American
territory, and therefore it should obey the
prohibition law.
1t will be interesting to see how foreign
governments will combat the department of
justice ruling. If it is upheld by the supreme
court foreign liner will not be permitted to
bring liquor inside American territorial waters,
although it might not sell drop inside the
three-mile limit. This is bound to create
strong resentment abroad and will not be ac-
copied without legal battle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-08
STILL. HIMSELF

"Mr. Jobson," said the head Of the firm,
Gas | was having an argument with traffic
policeman this morning, and incidentally get
ting the worst of it, l noticed you watching the
proceedings with a broad grin on your face"
"Er-really, sir"
Don't deny it. just want to say that If you
think I've lost my customary firmness with
the office help as the result of that experience,
ask me for a raise in salary, an afternoon off
or any little thing of that sort.
versal interest that came before it, should
have been in the minds of the public.
Their combined vote was 1929, showing
1888 voters who actually cast ballots in the
election were not interested enough to take
the trouble to make cross on the ticket.
If so per cent of the voters actually at the
polls did not feel enough interest to make
cross, how many would take the trouble to
come to the polls when there was no other
interest to bring them there, especially in the
reaction after a stirring campaign for county
officers? Would not 20 per cent attendance
be big guess?
Let me assure you, Mr.. Editor, that there
was one vote cast with the intention of ce-
feating Mr.. Whites substitute, and another one
to adopt the minority report. Yurs truly,
ALEX JACKSON.
Brent October g. 1922
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shine stronghold in the mountains, and when
they got through smashing there wasn't any
thing left but more or less disagreeablo
odor.
We might have known that soon as Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha became prominent some
evil-minded correspondent would cable sto-y
about the Turkish leader being consoed by a
dancer from Paris.
The time has come for Reno to take a back
seat and stay there. Fiume, claiming popu-
lation of $4,000, had $4,000 divorces granted
in 1920 and 1921.
Mrs. Grace Shugert, nominated for mayor
of Madras, Ore, is running on a common
sense platform. The principal plank is plenty
of water.
Business men, says Arthur Brisbane, are
more cheerful. Perhaps you have noticed a
smile on the fact of your favorite coal mer-
chant.
A tigress and peacock are hobnobbing in
a Manchester zoo, but it will be long time
before lion and lamb lie down together.
The prize for crepe hanging should go to
the copy reader who wrote the headline, mo
End Appears to the Stman Divorce Case
When Spectator cleans up few hundred
thousands in wheat, and refers to it as little
flyer" socialism makes new converts.
Considered as never was" Jack Scott,
Giant pitcher, is famous because he was ready
for the opportunity when it came.
Y "
The British are prepared for eventualities"
in the Near East. The Turk should let that
sink into his Islamic mind.
X
Probably Mr.. Harding is more devot-
ing some of his attention to his much neg
lected game of golf.
Americans who don't want to be robbed in
Europe can find practically the same brands
in South America.
The Greeks will greatly accommodate the
allies by lying down and permitting themselves
to be walked over.
Venizelos bears out the contention of the
Salvation Army that man may be down, but
he's never out.
The times are out Of joint. The Turks used
to take orders from Europe. Now they are
giving them.
Thomas W. Lawson didn't require the serv-
ices of press agent when he was in his prime.
DIR. John Roach Straton says children rule
parents. He has been studying flapper.