The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-28

~ EHANAAGON PhAA0AFAANA~
John D. Rockefeller. Jr.e may find
himself classed "a dangerous radi-
cal" they won't lock him UP. for
fifty millions and the letters I. w. w.
don't so together.
But Mr.. Rockefeller has actually
denounced coal mine owners in Penn
sylvania as "unwIse and unjust" In
their treatment Of worlsingmen.
urging radical change"
Not long ago one great mine owner
solemnly announced that God had
chosen him to run mines for the BEN
eft OF inferior human creatures.
f Compared to Rockefeller that mine
owner. in wealth, is like the lowest
Paid worker compared with him. He
would dislike BOOKSELLERS statement.
! but would cringe, bow and say II
take back that remark about God.
You know more about Him than 1 do.
Mr.. Rockefeller: you have more
money than have
II the younger Rockefeller should
escape from the overwhelming load
Of money tradition. environment.
fIattery and power that weigh upon
him. it would be a miracle. And he
could do an extraordinary amount of
useful work in this world
Mr.. Mellon has decided. sensibly.
that crews of French and Italian
ships may drink their ordinary light
wines, even when tied fast to prohi-
hition American docks. The Italian
law compeis ship owners to give
sailors their wine.
Before they attack Mr. Mellon,
American prohibitionists should ask
themselves how they would feel II
they were not allowed to drink water
on an American ship in Italian
waters.
To the Italian worker. light red
wine is the only drink he knows. Mil
lions Of Italians and Frenchmen
would no more think of drinking a
glass of pure water than good pro-
hibitionist would of drinking pure
alcohol. America should be satisfied
TO make laws for Americans. II we
make ourselves pure we shall be do
ing pretty well.
An extraordinary case in Turin. A
woman whose baby was i'll cal,,d in
shirt together with the liver of a
white chicken stuck full of pins. in
new casserole. Keep boiling until
you hear the sound of BELLS
The mother was told that II no
ringing of bells was heard within
three days nothing could heal the
child except a Madame Morando. for
she had cast spell upon the child.
No bells were heard. The mother in
yited Madame Morando to her home.
S,he stricken infant rose up and
harsed Madame Morando. The light
Rsept out; then reappeared Tbs
II 5ssisf seat sas ds.nie 1orando.
there is law suit
1t is hard to realize that only a
few years ago practically all human
beings believed such nonsense. 1t
was against the law to make a wax
smage of another person and put pins
II it, because that would cause Il e
other person to die.
Those accused of crime were or
dered by the judge TO walk barefoot
on redhot plowshares to prove their
innocence. In the case of noble
ltydy. an ingenious, kind-hearted bish- |
OBJ had the plowshares painted red.
The lady walked barefoot on the cold
red iron, and was triumphantly ac-
quilted Sometimes the accused was
thrown into deep water. If he sank
he was innocent If he floated. the
devil was helping him and he was
guilty.
= "A mile a minute" Once that e.
pressed everything we could imagine
Tin speed The other day Ellison,
cUnited States mail filler, carries 500
tpounds of mail from the west 4S1
Eales in 1913 minutes. General Mitch
Nil predicts that men win soon fly
= across the ocean in six hours. Real
high speed ought to mean about
1000 miles an hour, the apparent
speed of the sun going around the
earth.
Jack Bergen. handsome actor, said
contemptuousiy: "All women are rot
ten" The husband of the woman to
Nhom he particularly referred then
killed him and now the husband is
acquitted. The Judge told the jury
there could be no acquittal. but there
was one. The jury disliked Bergen's
opinion of women.
1t wouldn't have sentenced him to
death for his stupid remark. But be-
cause OF that remark It approved his
killing.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Frank Scott moved
Jest from La Porte. Ind, the other
w. taking IS children with them,
Fuying only two railroad tickets.
tne oldest of the 10 children, triplets.
fere four and one-half years old.
be youngest. twins, each 6 months.
hat mother in 10 years has had
lbiplets five times and twins twice.
I'D lost four children.