The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-24

one knows from what particular spot they have been washed down. Miss Gwen Richardson, an English girl
 is going with party of natives to
 find the home of the diamond if she can. She may not find diamonds. but it is trip worth taking, one on which American rich that wonder what to do with their boys might well send those boys.
 More would be learned. more char acter acquired traveling up the in- land rivers of British Guiana look ing for diamonds than galloping a . polo pony over the grass at Biarrttx, i for instance.
 Rich fathers of idle boys do noth- ing to develop character in those boys, then wonder why they lack
 sharacter. and drink and otherwise Iplay the fool.
 Tns Protestant Episcopal church officially approves healing by faith. cierSymsn and laymen who think shsy have healing powers are now allowed '1y care and prayer and Theological and medical study" to pFspars for proper faith healing. In atd days described by the Bible there Sas less caution and preparation. If you had faith as big as . mustard sssd. mountains would move around a& your command: And He sent them to preach tho kingdom of God and to heal the sick-"-st Lake. ix:1 France win borrow.--chisfly from us probaDly--four or five thousand million francs. That borrowing tells Inc situation of Europe. for 1t repre- sents a deficit in tho French budget of this year.
 In France the standing army of 9.oOo, including hundreds of thou sAds of black man from Africa, en- sted and in reserve. goes hand in fiaad with the defioas os four or fsya l billions.
 The French pay thsir dsbts; their bonds are good, psobably. But if a
 man. instead of nation, wanted to borrow four or five thousand mill Hons from you. explaining that dur ing the past year he had spent that amount in exesss of fsss income. you would land slowly
 nCn4y makes . difference. evun in . glorious repubiio. and svsu in . murder case.
 
 The Roy. Mir. Hall was found mur- nered at New Brunswick, N. J. Near his was the body of Mrs. Mills, leader of his choir. Letters near the bodies indicated that Jealousy might have caused the killing. Mrs. Mills, who was found shot, did not have much money. Mrs. Hall. widow of the dead d clergyman, has great deal of money. So the reporter tells you. Great deference is paid to Mrs Hall" When the officials want to see her they go to her homo. When they want to see the daughter or the Husband of the murdered Mrs. Mills. they summon them to the court house.
 The interstate commerce commis- sion decides not to cut the surplus charge for Pullmans. That increase of 50 per cent-perhaps you don't know it-does not go to the Pullman company. An arbitrary increase, put on during the war, 1t goes to the railroads. 1t is tax on travel and on business. It is unjustified, for 1t taxes one concern (the Pullman com pany) for the benefit of another concern (the railroad) that does not provide the cars or pay for their use.
 Mark Sullivan, who observes in Washington, says. "The soldier bonus is eliminated as q political issue.~ The country will know more about that after the coming election. A large percentage of S,0o0.o0o former soldiers feel that they have been de- p, ived of we'll deserved compensa- ton in order to oblige gentlemen that sdon't like to pay taxes and 1t may
 le discovered that the soldier bonus and its veto Is very much of political issue.
 The army abolishes some sa1ut,ne nonsense. Men and officers need not salute except on military reser- vations. or when they speak to each other in uniform. That's common sense.
 It would be good thing now if the President would stop some of tne saluting of men-of-war. wasting gun powder and the public's money, when any important person from the President down to some small ad- miral appears in sight If important persons must be honored with loud noise, why not beat a drum or ham mer on tin can and save money
 BRYsON FOUND GUILTY