The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
IT I'oday o Improve the U. s. A. Permanent Wave, Pickle Woman. Cheer Up, Employers. Wars Good Points.
 By ARTHUR BRISBANE
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

The Senate has added to the bonus bill an appropriation of sS50,0O0,0oo to reclaim swamp and arid lands. the lands to be distributed among ex- service men. Senators opposing the bonus voted for this amendment. They did it, they frankly admit, to make quite certain that the Presi- dent would veto the bill and Con- gress sustain his veto.
 To assume that the President would veto a measure to reclaim swamps and deserts and give the land to soldiers. does not speak high ly for the Senates opinion of the Presidents intelligence or patriotism. The $35o. 100000 would not be spent merely 10 give land to soldiers. It would do away with disease breeding lBwamps and deserts and improve tkS United States. Could money be Faf ter spent? ~
 Will the republican administ e tkat cheerfully gives hune < of millions of public money toNg ate railroad owners to help them out of their little difficulties. refuse to spend money to improve the terri tory of the United States and pro wide land for soldiers? The answer 10 that question will interest voters.
 Where fashion Is concerned, to say l. feather in the wind. Is putting 1t mild Iy. You know how white American women sit for hours, uncomfortable. looking like "fretful porcupines." while a hairdresser fastens DOT nanent wave" to their straight hair. They pay $40 and waste hours to get that lsink well established.
 From South Africa to the United States commerce department scomes demand via the American trade ;cmmi ssion. at Johannesburg, for ome thing that will straighten out he klnky. permanently waved hair Efrica ladies.
 A handsome little white palace on he Hudson river was built with money that a colored woman got by cling kink remover in this coun- ry. One woman's joy is another s orrow.
 Here's some comfort for employers I strikers. Whatever happens usual y helps them.
 Henry Ford will close his factory nd discharge 40.oOo men. What will hose men do? Help the men on trike? Not exactly. Many of them Fin apply to the railroads for jobs help break the strike.
 Thus intelligence at the top Is able manipulate the lack of it at the ottom.
 Recently Samuel Gompers predicted hat 4e00,000 union men and 14,000.- vo tar..ieIs wouIu unite. | O. 4fe4 l,s each thers At present, for lack of caal nd transportation, caused by the trikr, canneries, cheese factories and reameries are closed down. Fruit nd vegetables are rotting on the round and transportation for gram threatens to be inadequate.
 How many of the 14.0o0,00 far eers will sympathize with coal biners and railroad workers on trilSe? How many will do exactly he other thing? If MT. Gompers links majority of the .4,0o0.O00 armers will sympathize with un.on Abor. he doesn't know the 14,o00. .Oo0 armers. Farmers are employers of hbor.
 War leaves wrecks. also progress, ehind. Tear gas. born of the war.
 ops bad riot in Michigan prison. he war taught American farmers, specially in California;, to make amembert cheese almost as good as ae best from France And but for lar the flying machine would still in the beginning of the experi- rental stage.
 
 A company has been formed to arness up and use the power of cean tides. You are not advised to uy any s.tock-pioneers usually lose heir money. But one day the tides i'll be harnessed and we shall laugh t the little water falls now used.
 Later we shall ignore the tides. sing. direct. the suns power. The arth on which we live Is gigantic irving wheel and dynamo. The sun an engine with endless billions of orse power.
 We shall not always be burning bal or oil. But unless men change
 great deal. when that time comes, To shall probably have some one n- elligent enough to acquire we'll ounded vested rights" in the suns bower. Mans cunning keeps pace