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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28

changed to conform with the new idea. Be- sides treating the prisoner so as to remove his bent toward crime, there has long been in operation in federal and state prisons the practice of teaching him trade or pro- fession, so that when he is released from confinement, he is equipped to earn his liv ing in a manner altogether different from his former mode. There is still a prejudice against employing ex-convicts, but as the idea of actual and permanent reform takes hold it is probable that the prejudice will be to some extent overcome.
 The Atlanta warden reports success along the line of redeeming convicts from their criminal bent and eauipping them for pro ductive effort. It is said that not more than one per cent of the convicts betray the con fidence placed in them by the various honor systems, truly a remarkable record consider ing the common view of a convict. There is no maudlin sentimentality involved in the modern prison regime. It is rather hu- manitarian and economic question being worked out in a sensible, systematic and scientific manner Its best defense is it's success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
OUR INDUSTRIES EXPAND

On the eve of the inventory period and the accustomed business hiatus beginning usually at this time of year and extending beyond the New Year holidays, the south's leading iron and steel industry, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, after having for months been on approximately 100 per cent producing basis, will this week blow in an- other blast furnace so as to increase the raw material supply for it's finishing mills. The company finds it compulsory continu- ously to expand its producing capacity owing to the growing demand for steel products in the south, for export and the Pacific coast. This market is ever broadening beyond the capacity of the plants, and that compels en- iarging old plants and building new oncs The strategic situation of Alabama mills for sup plying this trade ties it to Alabama produc- tion with variable hooks of steel Every as set conducive to continued industrial devel- opnfent is possessed by the Birmingham in dustrial community. Raw materials, efficient labor, transportation and climate which permits year-round activity unite in Birning- hams behalf. There is nothing to keep this city from inviting millions of capital and be- coming one of the greatest manufacturing centers iii the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
COMPLETE WILSON DAM

The good news from the Tri- Cities is to the effect that the work on Woodrow Wilson dam is more than one-third complete. What ever industry is to develop at Muscle Shoals waits on the water power that the Wilson dam is to produce. The sooner the dam is completed the sooner the entire Muscle Shoals problem will come to head and be solved. The power is basic and may be utilized in a hundred ways. It cannot be utilized at all until the dam is complete. The sun of a real prosperity will rise in the Tennessee valley and over all Alabama the day that water flows over the dam. Until that time there can be no realized appreciation of what it means. Muscle Shoals is potential now. When it is harnessed, its real power will be sensed and the nation will not allow its disuse. Completion of the dam means not only water power, but navigation. In- land waterway transportation has taken on new life and the Tennessee Valley should be as fully alive to it's importance as to the value of developed horse power. The dam is the thing. Whatsoever discussion there be about future use of power and of navigation there should be but one viewpoint as to work on Wilson dam. There should be united, persistent and strong pull for It's completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
sOUSA'S MUSIC

from the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Martin >Luther's often-quoted dictum was that he saw no reason why the devil should have all the good music. John Phillip Sousa's marches are far cry from being contrap- tions of the devil; but the "March King" feels aggrieved because clergymen of Bing- hamton, N. r., have emphasized protest with arrest in the case of Sunday concert at which Sousa marches were played and an admission fee was charged. It was the pro moter of the concert, not the composer of the music, who was haled to an accounting before the bar of justice. But Sousa feels bound to clear "The Washington Post March" and "The Stars and Stripes For ever'' of the imputation that to hear them on Sunday is demoralizing. He says his marches are more inspiring than the sermons of some of the clergymen who oppose him. In this case, the breath between the pulpit and the concert platform is not one that cannot be spanned, if each side in the con troversy is willing to understand how a or the churches and used to enkindle vic torious enthusiasm, or, at least, to create that atmosphere of heartiness and, good cheer which bellies those who hold that all the offices of religion must be lugubrious and chill. Instead of accommodating Sousa, let his Tousing tunes be converted to the good uses of Sunday processional or reunion festival, CT even the choir-loft q ssne occasion not ae< fsrmal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28

nancial outlay, but it has been shown in every instance where mosquto-contro has been worked out that the cost of elimiha- tion has been much less than the cost of maintaining the mosquito. On the Missis- sippi coast systematic work on extermina- ton of the mosquito carried on over a pe- riod of two years reduced the ravages of the mosquito more than 90 per cent. Health produces strong men and women able to cope with the problems and obstacles of life. Determination of the mosquito strikes at the root of an evil that assas man in the very vitals of his chance at getting out of life what with reasonable effort he can and should derive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
IT PAYS TO FIGHT MALARIA

The Tennessee Valley has declared war on the malaria-bearing mosquito. If such q war is carried on relentlessly and on scien- tific lines the valley will soon be freed of that leech on mans vitality and prosperity. Under the leadership of Col. William D. Wrightson of the United States public health service, county health authorities of the Tennessee Valley will inaugurate a mosquito-destroying campaign this spring, commencing, of course, with the drarnage If swampy districts through the digging of slitehes and the like. Children in the schools are to be shown malarial films. The nnblic is to be educated into the benefits Srising ont of mosquito control. system 'of city, county and valley cooperation is 4fo be worked out.
 In the very beginning, of course, there S1ll be serious discussion of the cost of this werk. It will cost money. Nothing worth 1t1le is obtained without exertion spA f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
BUILDING THE SEAPORT

Campaign pledges made in behalf of the port amendment, before it was overwhelm- ingly adopted by the people of Alabama, are reaffirmed by the state harbor commission. It is proposed to make thorough and com- prehensive study of the needed equipment at Mobile. Expert engineers will be enl- ployed to make surveys and estimate what is necessary. No money will be spent un- til it is determined that such expenditure will best serve the interests of Alabama's seaport. Economy plus efficiency is the program adopted. Equipment will be provided for present needs, and, as business develops, additional facilities will be added to keep pace with it's growth. Only items approved by expert opinion will be included in the recommendations to be made to the state legislature when it convenes in Janu- ary. Only part of the $1o,000,oo0 that will be available for port development will .be spent during the coming year. The de- .yelopment at Mobile will require years, rather than months.
 By proceeding cautiously the harbor com- mission intends to avoid mistakes. It will first find out how much business IS now passing through the port and what may be expected in the future. Estimates will be made to provide the most modern equip ment which can be economically operated. To attract tonnage to Mobile the docks must be provided with facilities for loading and unloading cargoes in as short time as possible, at a reasonable cost, so that the in- vestment will yield a return and at the same time render the port advantageous to shipping interests. It is strictly matter of business. Once Mobile is equipped to become financially profitable to shippers they will use it in rapidly increasing num- bers
 As Chairman H. K. Miner points out, "No matter how good seaport may be in aits location and general equipment, busi- ness will not flow to it naturally. It will be necessary to have well organized traffic department for the solicitation of business, just as the railroad companies have" This is an important detail in the program for port development. After the needed equipment. is provided, new business must be sought in aggressive fashion. There will be strong competition to meet, and the port cannot serve Alabama as it is intended to do without well-organized traffic depart ment.
 A charge was made during the pre-elec- tion campaign to the effect that citizens Of Mobile would attempt to unload property at exorbitant prices. Nothing of this kind will happen. The port amendment is not scheme to fatten the purses of property owners or private interests at the expense of the state. The people of Alabama may rest assured that the money will be spent to the best advantage, and only with the ap- proval of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
THE NEW DEAL FOR CRIMINALS

Report from the fed4al prison at Atlanta reveals very encouraging result of hu- manitarian methods of dealing with crimi- nals. The original idea of penalties was through severity to make the offender afraid to repeat the offense. In cases where this was believed impossible the offender was put to death, sometimes for causes which now seem to US trivial, such as stealing sheep, or, in early western days, horse. There has always been connected with pun ishment the idea of warning others not to commit similar crime. All these theories have failed to work to the elimination of crime.
 Nowadays, science has brought it's forces to bear upon the problem, and some we'll defined progress has been made in curblng crime by curing criminals. Criminality is frequently disease, either of mind or body, which has yielded to treatment in so many cases that in the near future our whole sysr tenn of criminal procsd&s is apt to 1s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
In Hotel Lobbies
No Help Needed

'.It is a great relief to know that immediate funds will be provided for the families so sorely stricken by the Dolomite disaster" said Roy Osborn, Birmingham. "If the funds as provided through the workmen's compensation act do not give ample and immediate relief in this time of. need, the people of Birmingham can be depended upon to contribute to a relief fund that will do this. After inquiry, I have been advised by members of The Age-Herald staff that there is no need for a public relief fund. This information will do much to relieve the anxiety felt by many people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Sanatorium Needed

"One of the greatest needs before the state, I think, is sanatorium for the tuberculous," said Mrs. J. R. Hornady. q sincerely hope that the incoming legislature will appropriate funds sufficient to be- gin the erection of the first wing of such sanatorium. The work in Alabama has Jagged in this re- gard, but I hope that provision will be made for accelerating it. There ought to be bed for each death in the state, and I understand that we are 5000 beds short. There is a great field for service there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
WE RING TRUE AT LAUSANNE

The allied powers were very urgent in their invitation to this government to be represented at the Lausanne conference or the Near East situation. It appears, how ever, that they are somewhat dismayed over our vigorous statement of position as de- livered by our ambassador, Richard Wash burn Child. Yet there is nothing in the statement that we have not said before, nor any departure from our express policy of the past decade. We still insist upoa open covenants openly arrived at. We still demand the open-door policy instead of sup porting the favored nation idea. We still condemn secret agreements. We still pro- claim the principle of equal justice to all nations, be they large or small. We still cling to all the principles enunciated by Woodrow Wilson on several momentous oc- casions. We have proved to the allied gov ernmcnts that administrations may come and administrations may go, but the fundamen- tai principles on which our foreign policy rests do not change.
 A direct and frank criticism of the trea.y which gave England France and Italy spe-
 
 of our statement of position. We protested as soon as the agreement became known. We have made repeated representations to the three powers concerned. We have no. yielded one step from our original position. We demand the freedom. of the Gardanelles and of the Bosporus. We demand nothing solely for ourselves. We make our demands for all nations alike. It is no wonder that consternation has fallen upon England, France and Italy, for we have come in to spoil all their fine plans to obtain wealth for themselves to the exclusion of other na- tions, and that, too, in territory which was delivered to those powers as a special man. date. We regard mandate as a sacred trust; the other powers appear to have taken it as an emolument of war. Before we can be in agreement with them, they must recede from that position.
 The insistence of the powers upon special concessions is one of the reasons impellins us to take a determined stand upon the for eign debt. They suggest that we forgive their debts, while the same time they are reaching out for vast wealth with a tainted title. They ask that we forgive their debts, while they are still using their resources to fashion the implements of war. They have asked us to share in their conferencS but we will not share in their greedy division of the spells of war, for we have declared that, as far as our influence goes there shall be no spells of war. We unequivocally regard the special concessions to favored nations as containing the seeds of war, and we are for peace.
 If the nations who have participated ill this grab are disturbed at our out and out championship of a square deal among na- tions, the small and neutral nations have evinced their unqualified approval of our attitude. As usual, we have made ourselves strong among those who need champion. The powers have called us into the game. It must be run straight from now on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
The Present Situation

"So you want to borrow little money, eh?"
 q certainly do, MT. Grabcoin,' said the impecunious citizen"
 "Well, we'll Why, I can remember the time when I didn't have dollar to my name."
 That's only reminiscence for you, MT. Grabcoin, but in my case it's current hs tory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Alabama Press
Control Acreage First

From the Blocton Enterprise.
 Dr. Newell of the agricultural de- partment of Florida announces posi- lively that he can control the cotton boil weevil at a cost of $2 an acre. Now If someone will control the acreage the south will proceed to get richer than old Croesus with the speed of a flying machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28

Great Britain" says British official, "has traditionally been the refuge of de- posed sovereigns. Even Napoleon was re- moved to safety on a British ship, and the only reason the Kaiser did not offer him self to General Haig was because he feared the danger of passing through the firing line on the western front" This may be a valuable contribution to history, but you won't find word about it in the ex-Kaiser's memoirs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Safety Dexicea Needed

Safety to life afforded by sys- tenn of viaducts and subways, par ticularly in the business section of Birmingham, would more than off set the cost of building such sys- tenn" said w. D. Saunders of the Alabama Engraving company. Many lives are lost each year at grade crossings. They are perilous and if there is any possible way of doing it, they should be reduced to a minimum"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Side Lines on the Farm

From the Ozark Southern Star.
 The Palm Beach Times remarks that Florida raised 25,000 bales of cotton. If for each acre planted to cotton the farmer had beehive aud grape vine for each hive, the $3,000,000 received for the cotton crop would soon be in the pike, iclass--and that is true, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28

Asked for donation for a woman's col lege, successful business man wrote a scathing letter in which he charged, among other things, that college women are silly. Right on the heels of that, students at Boucher college, in Baltimore, voted S5 per cent to compel a professor to rise from his chair when girl student rushes in to have a word with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Adrift With the Times
The Solvent |. Missing

Time was a speaker could arise
 And tell an old, bewhiskered joke; The diners, taken by surprise,
 Would laugh until they'd nearly choke. But nowadays the board is dry
 In almost any banquet room, No matter how chap may try,
 It's hard to dissipate the gloom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Just Beginning to Crow
From the Dothan Eaple.

From the Dothan Eagle.
 Dothan's building program has just been started in a big way. This town has never grown so rapidly as it is destined to grow in the fu- ture. Within few weeks work will start on one of the biggest hydro electric projects ever undertaken 1a this section of the south by a mu- nicipality, and when the cheap cleo tric current is provided for all who want to use it this community will take on an impetus the like of which hasn't been seen before. 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
A Fig for Wealth!

From the New York Herald.
 To bed at 8, up at and working all day long, Clen1enceau proves that at least one member of the present generation believes that early to be and early to rise makes a man healthy and wise, and what does phi losopher care for wealth?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
From the Chicago Herald and Ex-

From the Chicago Herald and Ex-
 aminer.
 As a ship was entering the ha-- borsof Athens we'll dressed young woman passenger approached the csntain srd nointing to the distant hills, inquired:
 "What is that white on the hills, captain?"
 That is snow, madam" replied the captain.
 Well" remarked the woman. "l thought so myself. but gentleman
 vt tcld me it was Greece"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
 DETACHMENT IN BOSTON

from the Louisville Herald.
 What we like about Boston is it's beautiful aloofness and the grace with which. few days after the election, leading newspaper can turn aside from consideration of recent modest political upset to dis euss the relative merits of Nelson the original battling Nelson" and Wellington, an old party who did his bit in his day and, like his colleague, Butcher, is likely to be remembered for other reasons han his boots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Easy Distinetion

Clare Sheridan says Mussolini is the only star at Lausanne. With all due respect to the man who holds Italy in the hollow of his hand, in an assembly of small-fry diplo- mats anybody who can roar little is sure to shine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
What Farmer. Want

From the Chattanooga News.
 President Harding says he has been good to the farmers and that he is not lone helping them yet. He is going to arrange more credits for them. What they would vastly rather have, however, is wider mar kets for their crops. But his tariff ana foreign policies are clogging these up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Affairs Popular

"The Thursday night affairs at the First Methodist church have proven a great success" said Mrs. M. E. Miller. Each Thursday night, some kind of party is given, and each time it is different kind. They are designed for those from IS years old and up, and they meet great need in our church social life. A large number have been at tending them."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Passing the Conversation

"You don't seem to like the young man, professor
 q don't,' replied Professor Diggs, warmly. "The person to whom you refer is either unwilling or unable to express an opinion on any subject. Every time made remark his sole reply was, You tell um, professorv"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Inside Information

A motorist who has beer traversing the highways and byways around Birmingham and is therefore in what is called position to know, says every little road house nas a password all it's own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
The Paragraphers
Spilled the Beans

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Mrs. Howard of Warsaw, N. Y., who re- covered from young girl $25, 900 for the alienation of the affections of Mir. Howard is described as a bean picker. The Secret Woman spilled 'em while the wife picked 'em.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Conte.t Beneficial

"The essay contest conducted in the Birmingham schools during Mo- tion Picture Book Week was bene- ficial," said Miss Lou Abbe Cham bliss, head of the English depart nent, Central High school. "The pictures shown during that week were educational, and of much lit crary value. 1 feel that the fact that the body of students saw these pictures was beneficial itself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Continuous

"Who is the mysterious looking person?"
 "A naval officer" !, But why an air of such mystery? We are not at war now, I hope?"
 He's in the dry navy, where hostilities never cease"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Good Prices for Pecan.
From the Greenville Advocate,

From the Greenville Advocate.
 A number of the citizens of Greenville and surrounding county have received very excellent prices for this years crop of oceans, the prices ranging from 20 to 45 cents pound in bulk, sacked at Green- vile. There are number of or chards around here. some of them bearing ton or more oceans each year, and each year sees many acres put in this nut. Greenville will some day be pecan center and that day is not far distant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28

An English authority predicts that every body in America will be wearing glasses 100 years from now. Even the diplomats in Europe say there is something wrong with our vision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Lenin's Hindsight

From the Chicago News.
 Perhaps we did too much smashing" admits Lenin in discussing the soviet's early days. Anybody who knows will concede that Lenin's suspicious on this point are justified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
Jails

Commissioner Cloe wants to scrap the city jail. The eminent divine who called the Jefferson county jail "carbuncle" has gone to his reward, but it is still car bunce. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
AFTER THE LANDSLIDE

From the Tampa Tribune.
 And just think. all those "monu- mental achievements" lie buried un- Ter an avalanche of ballots!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-28
DIPLOMATIC FASHIONS

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Lausanne is disappointed because the Turks do not wear a fez. With the bolsheviks wearing silk hats, at Genoa and the fascist in Rome, the Ottoman delegation only follows tka fashion.