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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-12

An Ordinance to amend Sub section 106 of Section of Ordi- nance No. 779-C, being the License Schedule for the year 1922. Be it ordanied by the Commission of the City of Birmingham. that Sub section 106 of Section 1 of Ordinance No. 77s-C, being the License Schedule for the year 1922, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 106-(a) CONTRA TORS,
 PAINTERS, PLASTERERS
 OR LATHERS-Each em-
 ploying five men or less. .s2o .o0 Five and less than ten.... 25 % Ten and over. er........ 35 %
 (b) CON TORS, FLOOR DRESSERS. where
 work done by hand. ... 25 .0o Where done by electric or
 other machinery ....... 50. % Approved January 10, 1922.
 D. E. MLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy:
 L. E. GRAY, City Clerk. Age Herald. January 12, 1922,
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SALESMAN

ALABAMA TERRITORY Salesman wanted to travel Alabama ter ritory for large wholesale establish ment; must be high-class man of good personality. neat in appearance and have good record as producer; straight salary and fine opportunities to right man. See Manager 221S Jeff. Co. Bank Bldg. W WANTED-Men. white and colored, rail- way train service, western railroads: experience unnecessary; give your col or Address Railway Institute, Dept 20 Indiana polls. Ind.
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Sale of Pledge

Sale of Pledge
 Under and by virtue of pledge made dersigned First National Bank Of Bir- ningham, Ala. will sell. in front of the courthouse door of Jefferson County. Ala. at public outcry, for cash, to the highest and best bidder. Monday, the 18th day of January. 1922, forty-one t41) first mort gage bonds of the Fulton Cotton Mill company. numbered from 710 to 25o in- elusive in the sum denomination of one thousand S1.0o0) dollars each. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BIRMING- HAM ALA.
 January g. 1922
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EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTEp-MALl

ACcoUNTANT-wan certified account
 ant, who Is well posted on income tax
 must be high-grnde man and furnish Al references. Call at 40S Empire
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SALESMEN

Neat appearing, exceptional opportunity for right man anxious for good future to connect with large concern Give phone and address. F. o. Box 14o6. ANY Intelligent person. either sex. may earn $10o to $2oo monthly correspond umn; all spare time; experience un- necessary; no canvassing. Send for par ticulars. National Press Bureau. Buff falo. N. Y. WANTED--White waitressea
 Young man shipping clerk.
 colored nurse.
 Maids, cooke others.
 rrc5ucefs Agency, 21171s Sd Ave, N.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
A FIENDISH CRIME.
ever welcome

It Is hoped the authors OF such a
vie crime as the deliberate wrecking
Of an express train on tho Michigan
Central Railroad near Gary, Indiana,
Sunday morning, resulting In the
death OF two men and the serious in
jury OF two others. VIII be detected
and made to suffer for their Infamous
decd. The wreck was caused by the
deliberate withdrawal of spikes from
the rails, which derailed the first train
passing over the weak spot. Fortu-
nately It WAS nn express and baggage
train, and timely warning of the inter
ruption doubtless save the next, which
was one OF the rapid passenger trains
from New York to Chicago. Had It
been wrecked the consequences would
have been appalling.
But this crime is appalling IN itself,
and would have been IL not a life had
been sacrificed. It is appalling IN the
fiendish depravity and cruelty tina,
must have nctuated its perpetrators
That they had not the slightest con-
sideration for the innocent persons
they might have slaughtered is appar-
ent. They were fiendish murderers
from the time they planned their devil.
ish scheme until they put It into op-
Grafton. The authorities OF Chicago
believe they have evidence which vii
lead to the arrest Of the Eutty parties
and 8. Is hoped they arc not mistaken
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22

cause. 10 II IL likely Maine will give
. suh9tantial Republican majority.
nsxt month. although greatly lees than
that Of two years ago.
But It wtll be different when It
comes to taking the general verdict
Of the country At the November eiec-.
ttonA Tho desperate Republican ef-
forts now being concentrated upon
Maine will Be dissipated and spread
over all tho other States. Republican
victory In Maine win not - csfective
IN overeoninG the Intense ..sGGst and
dissatisfaction Of tho country. A Re-
publican vsrdict shere next month-and
ono a tidal wave proportions is en-
tirsiy out Of mo question-wfll not IN
d,cats general Republican victory in
November.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
PROFITS OF A STRIKE,

There are no obstacles in the way
OF a settlement of the dispute between
the Pennsylvania anthracite operators
and miners. and no longer any occa-
sion for inventing obstacles There
is no principle at stake on either side
Nothing remains TO be done except TO
resume mining coal in expectation of
big market for long time.
The miners have always held TO the
fiction that they were not .on strike.
They had merely suspended work last
April. The operators were not great
ly disturbed when the mines closed
down. 1t was left TO consumers abso-
lutely dependent upon the Pennsyl-
vania mines 10 worry about the fu-
ture. They We're bound to think about
next winter and the prospect of facing
cold weather with empty bins.
Between them the operators and
miners have managed so that the sit
uation has worked out to the material
advantage OF both parties 10 the tie
up. IL the public Is worse off, II Is
Its own misfortune. When the op-
portunity arose last April to shut
down the mines the operators had on
hand an unusually large surplus sup
ply, accumulated after a mild winter
which they have been able TO dispose
OF. together with the slate and other
refuse, TO good profit.
Now everything is lovely. Because
OF the shortage of fuel that has beer
created the time has come again tC
dig coal In earnest. The operator.
have cause to know that they will sci
on their own terms all the anthracit,
they produce. The miners are sure o
a busy winter ahead and all the worl
they want TO do at their old wages. Th,
operators have escaped the danger O
having to sell coal cheaper and tn,
miners of having their wages cut. l
could not have turned out better If
had expressly been planned that way
The public, OF course. must get ou
OF its difficulties as best II may and re
gardless Of cost,-New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
nrc1sryB MEASURES NEEDED.

on President Harding's recommenoa-
aon. to Congress for legislation 10
p,,.rd .xains. strikes the New York
World says:
9Th. Presidents most important
constructive suggestion WAS borrowed
without mention from senAtor Borah'
Who recently introduced resolution
for the appointment OF a commission
10 ascertain tho facts In respect 10
coal production Mr.. Harding asks for
,.v..,atsor 20 enable him 70 name such
a commission
Many months ago. however. the
Federal Trade Commission. established
also by act Of Congress. undertook 10
..c.,,.a,n these facts and WIS re-
.,ra,ned BIZ an injunction issued by
m. Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia. Has anything ever been
done by A1r. Hard,ngs Department OF
rus.,oe 20 vacate that injunctionf II
one Government commission can oe
tied ND oy that process another car
10 tied up. and in the end we Shall
get nowhere.
Mr.. Harding also asks for authority
,o traffic in coal In order TO prevent
profiteering; yet II the IneersAt'
comn-rce Commission would use II
authority over the allotment OF car
,o discipline mine owners who charg'
.xcess,ve prices It could provide tn
ou,c,xest and most expeditions OF al
rernedies: for without cars soft Goa
canno. be mined at all"
II will be seen. therefore, Presiden
Harding's mind lacks positive decision
He has suggested nothing that prom
ises 70 be- effective.
The subject Is the most importan
that Congress has been asked TO dea
with for years. but II is apparent y
all that whatever course may b
adopted should be effective and Ger
tain. II would be idle TO temporize i
any manner.
Tho country cannot longer endur
the infiction OF disastrous labo
strikes on railroads and In other line
OF essential industry. Now IT Is up t
Congress to formulate an effectiy
remedy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
ONE REMEDY.

Observers with an eye for tho pic
turesque recall that In tho Autumn
OF 1920 n Danish steamship entered
port manned by clerical workers and
college men and largely ofiicered by
professors and engineers and officials
OF the steamship company. These per-
sons donncd citizens clothes and sal
lied forth to SEQ what interested them
In New York-the Art Museum. sub
ways and bridges. the Great White
Way--imperturbably silent before the
questions OF reporters. 1t was known,
however. that they and others OF their
kind were engaged-ip- breaking n ma
tonal strike in the manner already
practiccd successfully in England by
the Middle Glass Union AZ corre-
spondent OF The Chicago Daily News
now reports that tho Danish popula-
ton as a whole has laid down the
law," and successfully enforced It.
that no matter how righteous the
demands OF organized labor may be
tho workmen must never be allowed
to stop the operation OF activities
vital to the health or wcfafre Of the
community" A similar law has been
'laid down" in England Ms the re-
suit OF national strikes.
Few ideas are moro deeply insrainet
| In our political thought than that ir
! America there are no classes. IT Is ar
1 Idea only partly true to existing facts
| Already the homes of the country
women and children-face n shortag,
of hard coal. The ultimate purpose o
the hold-up is becoming daily clearer
| The Plumb Plan for "Governmen
! ownership and democratic control" o
the railways having failed Nof legisla
tive support, tho unions are seeking q
enforce IL by means OF the strike. no
only on the railways but In the mines
The program, in brief, IL that of tn
English miners and transportation
workers. Guild Socialism.
IL the present situation continues
its result will be TO arouse the thir
element in the public to class con
sciousness and claae action. Fror
many points of view that would
unfortunate. fractional strife ie allie
TO us. But as matters stand there
only one alternative course. Congress
must find a legal remedy for the prob
lem IN modern life which Ia moe
difficult-and most insistent--Ne'
, York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
TOILETTE ENCUMBRANCEs.

The latest complaint OF the La Fol-
lette Seamen's act is a substantial ono.
II is reported from Buffalo that n cor
poratlon engaged in traffic on tho
Great Lakes wants to build two new
passenger steamships. TO cost three
million dollars. but hesitates TO go
ahead because Of some OF the many
troublesome restrictions imposed by
that needless piece of legislation. II
Is further said that II the La Toilette
encumbrances were removed. the
Lakes fleet would be promptly expand
ed by an Investment OF ten millions in
new tonnage.
All that Is required, according to the
statement, Is assurance that Congress
Will amend the burdensome statute in
the respects indicated. II is pointed
out for example. that an American
ship is compelled by tho law to carry
crew one-third larger than thfa Of a
Canadian ship plying the Lakes, and
competing for the passenger and
freight traffic. The hard -and-fast
definition of an able seaman-one who
has had not less than three years deck
experience-is another difficulty. OF
course. 1t Is unquestionably true that
n young sailor could often qualify as
an A. Il. on examination with shorter
practice, Not every vessel. moreover
needs to be manned throughout with
highly skilled seamen TO insure its
safe navigation.
What prospect Is there that the de-
sired assurance will be forthcoming
The stipuiations in the La Follett,
Act which unfAvorably affect ths
American merchant marine, both OF
inland waters and the high seas, ough
to be removed or materially modified
But no Congress since the law wal
passed. in 1915. has been ready I,
listen to intelligent proposals.
The act was jammed through Con
gress under orders from the Inter
national Seamen's Union, which main
tains a vigilant lobby. Some day. O
} course, Congress may revolt agains
the unions meddlesome intervention
In the nations maritime affairs
Providence Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22

goea to \ local concern. tho Pusey 4
Jones Co. Thus. our city will receive
bcnefit in two respeots-from the in
GREASE In business Of ono local In
dustry. and an enlarged field for an
other. Wilmington money will pay
for thesc two steamers. and Whining
ton labor will find profitable employ
ment in building them.
livery little helps" according 70
tho old saying. and in these uncertain
and somewhat. Improbable times,
every contract involving distribution
of wages to our working forces will
be welcomed In Wilmington. And
these two now steamers VIII add to the
prestige OF our city as a shipbuilding
centre, and thus prove influential IN
attracting other contracts.
Also. coming at this time, On addi-
tional enterprise OF this character will
offer opportunities for labor to many
moro mechanics, and thus serve &c
discount tho effects Of the enforced
idlcness brought about by tho strike
Of the railroad shopmen. II is hoped
this unfortunate interruption to pros.
pcrity viii soon be dissipated, but
meanwhile tho other item OF con.
tinued industry win prove more thar
ever welcome.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A Guest.
MY BEST.

III
II were loyal to my best
I should not whimper at the test,
From dawn TO dusk should be fair,
And bravely stand my bit Of care;
should be friendly, just and kind,
And big OF heart and broad OF mind.
And find in every circumstance
I'd made the most OF Time and Chance.
The best OF me. nor do boast,
Would keep me faithful 10 my post,
"Twould guard my tongue from bitter
things,
The speech Of malice and its stings,
-Twould spur me on in times OF stress,
And bring me safely 10 success;
The best OF me would never let
Me stoop 10 things that I'd regret.
II 10 my best / would be true,
Men would rejoice in all I do
With Merit would my toiling glow
And none its worth could overthrow.
Then scornfully no man could say:
"Your hand has injured me today"
And no pale sufferer tells that I
Had seen his want and passed him by.
But Oh, 50 often I desert
And speak the petty things which hurt,
And shirk the task. and spoil the day
by madly rushing on my way;
When selfish interests come first
Then I am living at my worst.
Lord. till the night brings me 10 rest,
Let me be loyal TO my best.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
TRAFFIC IN NARCOTICS
BY Frederic j. Haskin

eral months later order uas restored
nj changea, and the consul turned
over the precious contraban6 % fhs
government in power. The opium was
then publicly burned.
How Chinn Got Opium.
While Americans usually associats
opium with China. thst IL not tho
place where tho drug originated nor
the place whence cornee tho greater
part Of the present supply in this
country. Tho Caesars of Rome knew
opium as a medicine. The white
poppy, frsrn whose seeds - comes. vas
first grown In Asia Minor. and that
district today 81 tho principal sourco
Of the opium used IN tho United
States. During the Dark ARes the uss
OF the drug spread across Asia. reach
Ing China about tho year 1000.
All during thoso centuries. how
ever. opium wus eaten. and the eject
Of the Tnorphia Was conveyed % tho
nerve centers Of the addict through tho
digestive organs. As long as - was
taken IN this form. the drug never be-
came menace % civilization. for 80
victims were few. Even IN China "a
was used principally az medicine
( Then came tho discovery by ths
Chinese that the drug was much NOR,
effective when inhaled as smoke. That
came after the discovery of America
and. incidentally. OF tobacco. TObaccs
smoking spread from America -
Europe. and from there the English.
Spanish and Dutch sailors took fhs
habit and the weed itself 20 China.
by the lear 1900 the Chinese had be-
come tobacco smokers
The Chinese thereupon beRsn mfx-
ing opium with their tobacro. and ths
opium habit spread rapidly. being
firmly established IN China by 1900. IN
the early part of tho last century
American ana British sailing ships
tfound 10 a. profitable % snnugr1-
opium into the poorly guarded Chiness
fports az it was 20 taks slaves away
from the African coast. IN 1870 ths
United States and china agreed ~
treaty 20 abolish the traffic both int1
. China and into the United states: ard
, since then tho American conHuis "a
China have been kept bugy upholdin, I,
our part Of tho agreement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

q. How long may . moforist drive
his machine In another state without
fee? D. X. Il.
A. States differ IN this respect Many
OF them reciprocats. Rhode Island al
lows but 10 daye without fee. while
Arizona and Illinois ars tho most gen
erous, giving = period OF six months.
q. How many engineers arc there
on tho Twentieth Century LmitedY
M. r.
A. Tho New York Central says the
services Of eight engineers ara used
on this train between New York and
Chicago. one way.
! q. DO mosquitoes breed anywhere
except in ewamps and marshesY H. r.
II.
! A. Mosquitoes will bread even In n
little rain water In an old tin can or
In an undrained roof gutter.
O. Where were public employment
bureaus first opened2 l.. ID.
A. Ohio was tho pioneer IN the
movement for free public employment
Offices In tho United States. instituting
them In 1890. Such agencies originated
in France. where in 1s48 ono was e.
tabi,shed in each OF tho nairies OF
Paris Tho first bureau in England
was opened in 1885.
Q. How can horns DO kept from
growing on n cow? X, D. 8.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that to prevent the development
OF horns, the hair should be removed
from the horn buttons; a stick Of caus
tic potash or coda, wrapped in papel
to protect the hands OF the operator
lis then .noiatened with water ant
rubbed on each horn butter two o.
three times. allowing the caustic Z
dry after each application. Care shoul'
, be taken TO apply the caustio, whici
, should not be too moist, 10 the button
only, if II touches the surrounding
skin, II VIII cause unnecessary pair
Immediately after the application IN
calf should be protected from rain, Il
order to prevent the caustio fron
spreading
Q. Does city smoke affect trees an
plants7 r. X. e
q A. The study OF tho smoke probler
in one city led the investigator to Tn
, conclusion that the smoke and case
; emitted by power and heating plar
a chimneys had a harmful effect upo
4 trees, shrubs, and other vegetation.
a O. How ripe should apples be
Y make sweet cider? X. It.
a A. Only fully matured, tree-rip
4 perfectly sound fruit should be use'
An apple is considered 'cider-ript
t when about midway between marks
o ripe" and dessert ripe" II shoul
k have begun to soften very slight
f but still be too firm 70 eat out Of han
{ O. Has anyone advanced the theor
3 thae Jupiter ia inhabited? d. @. H.
r A. The French astronomer. F1an
:. marion says that there is a pocEbn.'
b that Jupiter is inhabited.
g @. What were or are the element
spirits? l. z. r.
: A. Elemental spirits were beinl
p VINO. according 10 popular belief
a the Middle Ages, presided over u
!. four elements. living In and rul1z
= them. The elemental epirt1 Of a
- were called salsmanders; those
!, water, undines: those Of air. Eylph
and those OF earth, gnomes-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
THE BORAH CHALLENGE.

Stronger and more trenchant words
his frontal attack upon the soldiers
bonus isue It would be difficult TO as-
semitic. ~If the Republican party passes
the Bonus bill now. It Will forfeit, and
rightly forfeit, the respect and conf
dence OF the American people," he as
serts. He has compressed the situation
within this challenging sentence.
The nation is in the throes of an in
dustrial crisis, he points out. Not In
many years have men, courageous men,
been more uncertain Of the future;
never have the people been so oppressed
with taxation. with an accumulation
of economic disturbances reaching into
the warp and woof of every home. In
such a day of travail and anxiety the
Senate is confronted with its "unfin-
ished business is, Its agreement
to take up the bonus bill for consid-
GRAFTON a. soon aa the tariff bill is
passed.
Whatever excuse there existed for
the passage OF q bonus bill a few
months ago. there Is none now. What
ever reasons President Harding ad-
vanced a year ago in urging post
ponement OF bonus legislation are
strengthened fourfold now. To i'm
pose an additional tax upon the Amer
/ lean public OF sum variousfy esti-
| mated, but certainly not less than
! $4,000,000. 900, seems to SAVIOR OF the
/ economic madness OF which we 81
often accuse the Europeans. Goa
! strikes. railroad strikes tall levyinf
1 their toll upon the people,. a tatif
| bill just passed which VIII Individually
| increase the cost of living. our foreign
trade still stagnant, and the domes
tic outlook none too good; yet th'
Congressional program is 20 adopt with
out further delay the soldiers bonus
| bill--adopt it. OF course. in advance
OF the November elections.
Senaor Borah is not too severe. III
issues a warning to his own party, ant
in doing so minces no words. When n
talks about "forfeiting the respect an,
confidence of the American people" h
is not talking about vote-jockeyine
about political psychology in it's shal
lower phases. He is talking of the fun
damental thoughts of the common
everyday folks who are rarely though
OF or heard Of in Washington, and ye
who manage TO express their will wit
terrific earnestness and destructive eff
feet when aroused. The Tariff bill
enough TO alarm the rank and file c
our people. coming as IL does in III
midst of a great Industrial crisis. TIL
Bonus bill will be tho final proof {
Congressional incapacity to gauge th
real interests OF its Constituencies
Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-22
THE ORIG EVIL

Statistics prepared by Director Cor
telyou OF the Philadelphia Department
OF Public Safety show that since jan
uary 6, 1920, there have been 1,e72 ar
rests In that city for the Illegal use
and possession OF narcotic drugs. This
total. OF course, does not accurately
indicate the entire number OF drug
addicts, as many OF the latter man
age to escape detection
But these figures show an alarming
prevalence Of the drug habit. during
a period when earnest efforts were put
forth by the police officials 10 restrict
the deadly habit by suppressing sales
as far as possible. The presentation
shows that che business OF selling Is
sufficiently attractive to induce many
20 brave tho danger for the sake Of
the profit, and also that the number of
users is large enough 20 cause alarm.
II Is hoped the authorities Of Phila-
delphia and OF all other cities where
the deadly drug habit prevails will
continue their efforts to break up the
Illegal sales. They could well take
pattern of our dty. where police vigil
ance and the imposition of heavy
penalties on vendors, and the commit
ment OF victims Of the habit 10 prison
for treatment and correction. have
made a great stride in the direction OF
complete reform.