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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28

Ladde Boy, the Presidents dog, had a birthday cake sent to him from Ohio. Some of the eastern paragraphers are getting tired of Muscle Shoals. We are getting tired of Ladde Boy
 Aunt Emma" hugged at spiritualistic se- ance in New York, proved to be the mediums rather solid wife. Somebody has to rattle the tambourine. Baby" Plum and 'Kewpie' are some of She names applied to the beautiful dancer by young Whitney. It was a throbbing court ship-whie it lasted.
 While literary critics are quarreling over the foremost American author they overlook the fact that Booth Tarkington has earned that distinction
 A 14-year-old girl evangelist says the theory of evolution is bunk. People who pay any at- tention to what a 14-year-old girl evangelist says are boobs.
 Considering the hazards of their calling, motor bandits can't be expected to return d car borrowed to "stck up'' restaurant or a
  bank.
 "Alan Ryan's Debts Shrink to $fs,oo0, ,0oo." A considerable shrinkage, to be sure, but few of us can fail for $1s,OoO,oOo
 Joe Jackson is trying to get back into major league baseball by the petition route. Joe has long, hard road to travel.
 John Bulls prosperous distillers are not pay ing any attention to Uncle Sam's invitation to help make America dry.
 Harold Mccormick is keeping Ganna Wal skas Paris apartment bower of roses. Watch out for the thorns, Harold!
 A car is promised that will be cheaper than Ford A pair of roller skates can be bought for nominal sum.
 
 Governor Edwards of New Jersey is polit- ically wet and personally dry It's usually the other way around.
 England hangs murderers with so much ex- petition they don't have time to write their memoirs.
 Two home runs in one afternoon should have given Hon. Ruth brisk appetite for his dinner
 Cartoonists can't draw the public too small and insignificant to suit the present emergency.
 x
 Isadora Duncan is doing a dance abroad in which she speaks volumes with her eyebrows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
THROW AWAY YOUR CLOTHES

From the New York Telegram.
 If you have a waist line have lost it, if you want to show your figure or to conceal it, you are bound to be interested in the an- nouncement of mems fashions for fall and winter which are the result of the convention of the International Association of Clothing Designers held in Philadelphia.
 It is stated that the body lines of street and sport togs will not be extreme as they are this summer.
 Nothing radical >has been decreed in regard to pockets. In sack coats there will be ten dency toward higher waist line, with broader shoulders and lapels and medium gores.
 The corpulent will be glad to learn that in overcoats the raglan type will prevail
 Waistcoats will be slightly higher, with five buttons, while trousers will have straighter lines with wider knees and bottom measure. ments.
 Summing up the innovat'os~ \ If cial statement says:
 Mems clothes for fall vii bring a1ou. enough changes to make your old ones ous of date. The fabrics which wlll prevail in suits and coats will be of light co or,F
 After all business is business, ard tnat fact must not be forgotten even in Che case of the artists who are responsible Tor the arsa tance of the less beautiful other tah ei Aenan y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
A MORNING PRAYER
AMERICAN PRESS ATTACKED
 BY SENATOR M'CUMBER

Senator McCumber makes a serious charge against the American press. He says the re- publican party was defeated in 1912 because the Senate finance committee, three years pre- viously, refused to comply with the demands of newspaper publishers that newsprint paper be placed cn the free list in the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
 Senators McCumber, Watson of Indiana and Shoot related incidents to show that threats were made to drive the republican party out of power if it did not bow to the will of the Newspaper Publishers association. Conversa- tons with John I. Norris and other representa- tives of the publishers were repeated, Senator Watson, at that time a member of the House, declaring that when MT. Norris visited MT. Cannon, then speaker of the House, and said that if he would permit the bill sponsored by the then Representative John Sharp Williams to go through, putting white paper and wood pulp on the free list, the publishers would start campaign to elect Mir. Cannon Presi- dent the speaker ordered MT. Norris from his office and told his negro messenger to throl him out if he appeared there again.
 Senator Robinson, democrat, of Arkansas said if the McCumber statement that the pub fishers had tried to intmidate the finance com mittee were true, it "a terrible indict- ment against the press of the United States, the men who own it and the men who con- trol it's policies" He refused to believe the charge without definite and complete" infoe- nation.
 American newspapers always under fire from some source, but definite and complete" If American newspapers were guilty of half the charges made against them they would be the most corrupt and pernicious press in the world. Senator McCumber should have too much regard for the dignity of his position to make an assertion he knows he could not prove Mir. Norris is dead and cannot speak for s4)mself. Even if he and other representatives uttered the threats attributed to them they did not bind the Newspaper Publishers associa- tion.
 study of the political affiliations of news would prove interesting. If Senator McCum- ber's statement is true, the republican press of the country must have supported the demo- cratic ticket. As for the democratic papers, they are always bent on defeating the repub- lican party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
SEEING AMERICA FIRST

"If the west possesses the scenic beauties of the east, then I say, See America First !" said Frank Butler on his return to Birmingham from cross-country automobile trip taken by him and his family. q find an automobile trip to be both pleasurable and a scenic edu- cation, especially to children.
 'I went as far north as Portland, Me, which think is the most beautiful city in America. Travelling in New England is ideal. The roads are paved and the scenery changes just enough to be interesting. I drove through New York city and had the pleasure of getting into a few traffic jams.
 South Carolina seems to be leading the south in road building. Atlanta has about the toughest streets of any city that I passed through, and I must say that Alabama has some of the worst roads of any state. My car made about 20 miles to the gallon of gaso- line while I was gone, and the expense of the trip was very reasonable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
TEAR GAS EMPLOYED TO
 CAPTURE MANIAC

Sheriff's deputies and state police stormed house at Hinton, W. Va, by using tear gas after a maniac had held them at bay for 12 days. One man was killed and four wounded, as result of official stupidit.
 Why wait 12 days to do what should have been done at once, if tear gas was available: Why carry on prolonged pitched battle to capture desperate criminals and insane per- sons, with consequent loss of life and destruc- tion of property, when the capture could be made quickly by using chemicals?
 All law enforcement officers should have supply of tear gas on hand for emergencies It is destined to save many lives in the future, for it is not in itself fatal. There is talk in Congress of an ant-lynching bill. No such legislation would be needed ,or even suggested, if sheriffs repulsed mob attacks with gas
 If sheriff were sensitive on the subject, as so many sheriffs are who lack the proper sense of duty he wouldn't have to kill or in- iure any of his friends and relatives outside He could protect his prisoner without blood shed, and the protection would be so effective that the most turbulent mob ever assembled treat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
PREDICTION THAT STRIKES WILL SOON BE ENDED

President Harding seems to have realized that the only way to end the two strikes which throttling the commerce and industry of the country is to get the strikers back to work Any hope he may have had that things would drift along and adjust themselves, sooner or later, has been dissipated by the hard logic of facts. Friendly suggestions and halfway measures have failed utterly to accomplish anything.
 Frequent announcements have been made over. Similar predictions are being made again, but this time they seem to have more behind them than formerly. The railroad sit uation has become so acute and is growing worse 50 rapidly, MT. Harding, as we'll as the railroad executives and strike leaders, are ap- parently convinced that the impasse must be ended, and in the only way it can be ended by getting together.
 The futility of wars between capital and labor has once more been demonstrated. Mill lions of dollars have been lost and the re- turn of prosperity has been held up to no pu-- pose Both sides to the controversy will have to go back and start over. The railroads and the coal mines cannot be operated without union labor, as long as the unions are as strongly organized as they are now. Bs wip- ing the slate clean and making fresh start there f a good chance to reach working agreement, which will permit questions in dis pute to be adjusted by arbitration.
 Neither the railroads nor the unions should again be permitted to flout the railroad labor board. President Harding can prevent that by standing squarely behind the labor board and giving it the full weight of his influence. With the rail strike out of the way, the Presi- dent can concentrate his efforts on the coal strike. It Is believed that the mlne operators and leaders of the miners union, aware that they are getting nowhere by prolongins tho fight. will De more inclined to accept the good offiees of Nr. Harding than they were before A spirit of compromise is in the air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
IN PARALLEL CHANNELS
 OF PROSPERITY

Whenever financial journals refer to the re- turning prosperity of the railroads that tra- verse the Birmingham district they men, ton the contributions to tonnage haulage made by its industries. In commenting on the inn proved showing of the Southern railway this year the Wall Street Journal says:
 ''The increase in the tonnage of iron and 1tesl products reflects general improvement In the Birmingham district"
 In particular, June loadngs of the South ern included 1,514 cars of coke compared with els in June, 1921, 1,6oo tons of ore compared with 6S2 in the same month last year, 2o25 eaYs of iron and steel compared with 692 g 5ssr ago, 14,2o1 ears of coal compared with o,7E6 in June of last year and 1o,86S cars in May of this year.
 Birmingham was aided in becoming what it is by the low assemblage rates and the once low out-going rates established by the Louis vills and Nashville and other southern roads intering here. In turn, Birmingham has paid rask what was done for it many hundred 4oll. II 1t was to the advantage of southern esssisrs to help make Birmingham, it is like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
SUCCESS OF KIDDY RAMP

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The Riddle Ramp, which was run privately by The Age-Herald and the nti-Tubercuar association, closes today, and we wish to thank all our friends who have made it possible for us to carry on, especially our lovely neghbors, the people of Edgewood.
 As splendid climax, Hugh Montgomery brought over his radio set and gave the kid dies radio concert Wednesday night.
 Special mention should be given Miss Mig non Hall for her untiring efforts and splendid articles.
 The Kiddy Ramp was a splendid success as demonstration in health education. Yours very truly, BERTHA c. CLEMENT. Supervising Nurse for the Anti-Tuberculosis
 Association.
 Birmingham, July 27, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
MOVING A VILLAGE
Springfield (O.) News.

From the Springfield (O.) News
 There are few precedents, if any, for the re- moval of the entire village of Osborn to the newly selected site. It is no small task, and yet it is one which modern methdos will make comparatively simple. We used to think that removing house from one site to another was an engineering event of commanding im- portance. And so it was. People by the score would drop their personal work in order to see the house movers at their jobs. Now the spec tace of an entire village being transported from one section of county to another sec ton will hardly attract any one to the scene. This is day when impossibilties are being made possible; when science and engineering skill have combined to remove whatever of natural resistance attaches to greater enter prises. Ten years from this date the removal of village will hardly seem worth couple i. of lines in a newspaper. Today it is great event; just as great an event in fact as 10 years ago the removal of single house seemed to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
MADE RECORD RUN

''I made what consider record ambulance run yesterday" said Lige Loy, Jr eve got a call that had been injured at Morris, 20 miles from Birmingham I immediately left in an ambulance and reached the scene of the accident in 25 minutes, almost mile minute. I must say, however, that the roads are good or could not done half so we'll.
 "Upon arrival I found that the man had been electrocuted and died almost instantly. Consequently my run did not benefit him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
LARGEST COIN IN THE WORLD

From London Tid-Bits.
 Probably the largest coin in the world is one belonging to Farren Zerbe internationally famous expert rare coins. It is piece of stamped copper plate 10 inches square and weighs six and one-half pounds. It has a value of A daler" (the daler was coin of varying value) stamped on it, and the date 1730. Such coins were commonly used in Sweden for some time during and after the wars of Charles XII. It is part of collection of more than 30,000 specimens, representing mediums of exchange of all countries and pe riods from the earliest times to the present day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28

wise to their advantage to favor the full-grown city, whose good fortune, it is continuously shown, is identical with that of the railroads serving it, and vice versa.
 Milton H. Smith knew what he was about when he lent money to mining and furnace builders, in addition to laying sidetracks into riers that good treatment of this district is fully worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
My Favorite Stories
 By Irwin S. Cobb
It Wasn't His Move, Either

This one, think is old enough to be entitled to a revival in it's second childhood. As the story runs, venerable mountaineer residing near the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina sat one bright afternoon on the stile in front of his cabin busily engaged in fol- lowing his regular occupation of doing nothing at all At the edge of the clearing, 30 yards away, suddenly appeared an individual in fan nel shirt and laced boots, who aimed at the old gentleman round instrument mount ed on tripod, which the native naturally mis- took for new kind of repeating rifle. Up went both his hands
 Don't shoot!" he shouted. q surrender"
 ''Im not fixing to shoot" said the stranger, drawing nearer, T belong to an engineering crew We're surveying the state line"
 "Shukkins, son." said the old man, you're away off your beat. The line runs through the gap nearly half mile down the mounting be- low here"
 That's where is used to run," said the en- gineer ''but it seems there was a mistake in the original job of running the line. According 
 your house, on the upper side of the hill"
 Say, look a-here, boy" stated the old man, wont that throw from Tennessee clear over into North Carolina?"
 ''Yep, that's what it'll do."
 "WeI that won't never do," demurred the mountaineer q was born and raised in Ten nessee I've always voted thar. It looks to me like you fellows aint got no right to be movin' me plum out of one state into another"
 Cant help it" said the surveyor. "We have to go by the corrected line"
 "Wall," said the old man, resignedly, "come to think it over, don't know but what it's good thing, after all. I've always heered tell that North Carolina was healthier state than Tennessee, anyhow"
 Copyright, 1922, by the Mcknight Syndicate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
AVOIDING BITTER CAMPAIGN

"The early commitment of the democratic press of the state to the candidacy of Judge Brandon for governor has given illustration of the power of the press and proven a bless ing to the people," said Frank V. Evans.
 "A blessing say, because iN has eliminated the effects of bitter and expensive campaign and made possible the induction into the gubernatoral office of most worthy as- pirant, whose candidacy bears the approval and indorsement of greater majority of the electorate than was ever before, in the history of primary elections in Alabama, so united"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
BEEN TO STYLE SHOW

"Yes we had great style show in Boston as usual" said Dave Rich, who has just re- turned. All the latest styles of shoes, were shown and merchants from all over the coun- try were there. On my way back I stopped off at French Lick, where saw several other Birmingham folks.
 While in Boston had the pleasure of dim ing with Roger w. Babson, the great statisti- elan, whom I found to have been greatly inl- pressed as result of his visit to Alabama several months ago..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
HE WHO HATH A SINGING HEART

By Arthur Wallace Peach. He who hath singing heart
 Shall walk the ways of grief, And he shall see against the sky
 A cross in dark relief. But he shall hear before all else
 The rush of angels wings And never taste the acid cup
 That poisons as it stings. Beneath harsh voices closing round
 Shall sound sweet refrain; From deeps beyond the night the dawn
 Shall bring him peace again!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
OTHERWISE CORRECT

"I fear you American women look on your husbands as nothing more than walking bank accounts" remarked the lady lecturer from abroad.
 "Ill have to take exception to one part of your statement" said the fashionable matron. with half dozen cars at his disposal, my husband doesn't have to walk"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
JUMPING TO A CONCLUSION

T see where the man who invented the ukulele is dead in Honolulu" observed Mir. Dubwaite.
 ''Is that sop exclaimed MT. Grumpson, with an air of much interest. Did the assassin use poison or a gun?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
A FLAPPER's PA

'I hope you'll encourage me in the pursuit of your daughters hand.9
 My boy, don't ask me for encouragement. The field is open to all corners, and I don't even know half the entries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
A GLOOM DISPENSER

I'll tell you why I moan and sigh
 When Samuel Cripes draws near; Quite well I know A tale of woe
 He'll pour into my ear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
JOHN BULL SPEAKS

''Now, look ere, Sam," remarked John Bull,
 Who mopped his brow while he was speaking, ''You want my 'elp to keep you dry
 And say rum-running ships are sneaking From British hislands to your shores.
 And while I'm not disposed to doubt it, It seems to me that's your affair
 My word! What can do about it? 'You passed prohibition law,
 You didn't ear me make objections, Although knew quite well, old top,
 'Twould play ell with your tax collections And cause bootleggers, waxing bold,
 To sell the stuff, in rum leagues banded. Ere's luck, but confidentially
 You'll ave to fight 'em single
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
STONY CREATURES

"The fair plaintiff tainted twice on the wit ness stand?"
 "Yes"
 And still she didn't win a.verdict for dam ages?7
 "No.' "Some jurors must have hearts of granite"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
rHEY CAN'T sEE BILL

Bill shakespeare's fame is safe enough, And yet in spite of that, ween, His plays are classed as stupid stuff
 By patrons of the movie screen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
NO POINT OF CONTACT

Your vacation problem is not yet settled?" Mo-
 ''H you have any relatives in the country, why don't you pay them a visit?"
 "I happen to be the poor relation. They are travelling in Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
FAIR GAME

"In the old days when a traveller proclaimed himself Roman citizen the natives stood back"
 "Wen, times change. Nowadays when traveller proclaims himself an American cti- zen foreign hotel help, taxicab drivers, dealere in fake art and 57 other varieties of swindlers fight for a chance to shake him down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
A WATER HAUL

"Boss," whined the beggar, q ain't ct in two days"
 You've been neglecting your grammar, too,' replied the purist, as he passed on.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-23
POISON FAILS: MAD
WHEN He DON'T DIE

Peru March 2&.-Asserting that he
had taken two doses of rat poison, but
that il had failed TO even make him
i'll. a resident OF the eastern part OF
the city tl.is afternoon apparently
was waiting the outcome OF sup.
posed attempt to end his life.
The man entered the east Fifth
street branch of The Helmig Drug
company at noon today aud demanded
carbolic acid Mrs Carr, who is in
charge OF the branch store, refused
to sell him the acid and he became
abusive and finally threatening it is
said Mrs. Carr, frightened, ran from
the store
1t was reported that a short time
later the would.be suicide went TO
La Sale, whore he purchased some
rat poison Returning to the east
ern part OF the city, he is said TO have
declared that he had taken two doses
Of the supposed poison but that il
had not bothered him. lie telepho1ed
the store where he purchased the
stuff and demanded an explanation.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-03-23
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR
RELEASED ON BONDS

Okmulgee. Okla. March 23.-Goyer.
nor J. B. 4. Robertson Of oklahoma
and seven officials of Okmulgee banks
were under bond today for trial on
indictments alleging Illegal Jransac.
lions involving two local banking in
situations
Governor Robertson is charged with
accepting part OF a S25,000 bride to
place $l50000 of state funds in the
former Guaranty state bank TO pre-
vent closure when that bank was
known to have been insolvent
The state executive came here ear
ly last night from Oklahoma City, ac-
cepted service on a warrant, furnish.
ed bond OF $1,000 and left in few
hours to return to the stale capital
lie said his visit was to meet the
issue" without delay The governor
declined further comment on the
charge, declaring the case was in the
hands of his attorneys whose advice
he would follow
Bes ides those arrested yesterday.
a warrant is held for Fred Dennis.
former state bank commissioner.
Jointly indicted with Governor Robert.
son. Dennis is charged in the indict.
meut with having shared the $4,000
bribe with the governor Dennis has
been missing from Oklahoma City
since he resigned several months ago.
A search win be instituted for him.