davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
THE LITTLE RED scHooLHoUsE

From the Ohio State Journal
DR.. Kenyon L. Butterworth, Massachu-
sets educator, glories in what he calls the
Punishment of the little red schoolhouse and
its attendant evils. He says that the country
boy and girl have been Disseminated against
in the matter of education, and that they
must have an even chance with the city chill
dren. Education is the awakening
of the child's spirit, the stirring Of his higher
aspirations, the cultivation in him of his nat
ural love for the good, the true and the beau
tiful. The curriculum does not have great
deal to do with it, but the teacher has much.
The wrong tendency in modern education is
materialistic-it aims largely to teach the
child the rudiments Of profession, bust
ness or trade, how to earn livelihood in
some specific way. There is much to be said
for the little red schoolhouse and the three
RS. Bpt even the expanded curriculum anG
the false idea of what constitutes education
underlying it cannot be runous if the teacher
understands what real education is and has
the personality and the devotion essential to
true success in her high calling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

will benefit one section will benefit all other
ing as the development of Muscle Shoals,
which will provide power, light and heat and
reduce the annual fertilizer bill of American
farmers by many millions of dollars The
support given to Mr.. Ford by the Southern
Commercial Congress should have great
weight because it represents the nlatured
judgment of practical men of affairs who
are not apt to be swayed by emotionalsm. 1t
lis certainly not open to the criticism, adj
vanced by some of Fords opponents, that
hysteria and the gamor created by his ex-
traordinary success have swept the southern
people off their feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
A Timely Editorial
Montenegro Future
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
To the Montenegrins their coun-
try still lives, though by the decision
of the European powers to recog.
nize the merger of Montenegro with
Serbia her name and independence
passed. The founders of this Black
Mountain nation were brave men,
as were their successors, for only
a brave race could live in that rug
ged highland. Today a handful of
them are fighting against Europe $
decision, fighting for their freedom
and national life.
When Montenegro entered the
World war it was in defense of Ser
bia and before even Russia or the
other powers of Europe had gone to
Serbia's aid Serbia may count on
the unlimited help of Montenegro in
this critical moment" said King
Nicholas. Montenegro was overrun
by the superior forces of Austria
as was Serbia, her king as we'll as
the Serbian monarch was forced to
leave the country and her army was
driven to the mountains. Allied
Europe said in effect that the cour-
age and devotion of Montenegro, the
smallest of the allies, should not be
forgotten or go unrewarded. Yet
two weeks after the armistice rep
resentatives OF Serbia proclaimed
the annexation of Montenegro to
Serbia. The powers did not recog-
'nnize this annexation and the SUI
preme council declared that Monte
negro should be reinstated when the
political situation cleared. But this
was never done. The whole treat
ment of the Montenegrin state Whit
ney Warren in his able and sympa-
thetic work upon Montenegro de-
scribes as the crime of the peace
conference.
The Montenegrins are Serbs,
of the same race as the people of
Serbia. They have the same race
traditions; they fought the battle of
Korsovo and they honor as heroes
and leaders Lazar and the great
Dushan. But they were never. as
were the Serbians, in subjugation
to the Turks, for the founders of
their nation retired to the forbid
ding Black mountains rather than
come under the yoke of the Sui
tans.
The Montenegrins are not infre-
quently referred to as the flower of
the Serb race. Gladstone, in his
memorable address upon the Turk
ish situation, thus epitomized their
history: "a band of heroes such
as the world has rarely seen, who
from their stand on the rock of
Montenegro are ready now as they
have ever been during the past 400
years to sweep down from their
Businesses to meet the Turks at any
odds for the reestablishment of
peace and justice"
The sympathy of much of the
world is with the Montenegrins IN
their valiant fight. Theiropponents
will yet discover that it is not easy
to wipe out with the stroke of a
pen nation born from love of
freedom or people who fought
five centuries in their mountain
Businesses for independence and
whose history and tradition are a
record of brave deeds and self-sac-
rifices in defense of their homes
and their state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
In Hotel Lobbies
Behold an Honest Driver

&A tAohGsh
81 found a real honest automobile
driver a few days ago. said Rev.
J. C. Persinger, pastor of Foun-
tain Heights Methodist church.
while driving down First avenue
the other day at the intersection of
Twenty-fourth street, an automobile
came up this street and bumped into
the rear end of my car. The street
was crowded at this time, and after
he struck my car drove over to the
curb as quickly as possible and
stopped to see if my automobile had
been damaged much. When | got
out of the car, to my surprise here
came the driver of the other auto
mobile, and said, 4 am so sorry to
have hit you, and ! hope ! have not
damaged your car much. 1t was all
my fault; don't know what l was
thinking about The unusual part
to me was that he did not blame me
for the accident, as most motorists
usually blame the other fellow. Upon
investigation | found that my car
was damaged, but the tenders of the
other mans car we--e badly mashed.
After a short conversation we part
ed good friends"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
NEED FOR TRAINED MEN

4 That the Alabama young man has an eye
appropriation for the calling which he has
msrked out for his career is shown in the
satisfies of the courses taken at Auburn by
TIE students there this year. Practically
oue-half of them are in the engineering
ciasses-civil, highway, electrical, mechan-
icaz and architectural The next largest
number are in the agricultural course. Less
than 200 are taking the general course. In
sliding the engineering, chemical and agri-
cultural students it is seen that more than
fhree-fourths Of the student body are raak-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
TAME ENOUGH IN FRONT
From Answers. London.

Pat Hegarty had just purchased
a mule, but he did not obtain from
the animal all that he required Of it.
So he wendell his way back to the
horse dealer.
"You said this mule was quite
tame" he said to the dealer.
And SO he is tame, isn't he? re-
piled the dealer, in an aggrisved
tone.
Not altogether-only partially
SOL the disconsolate Hegarty re-
piled. He is tame in front, i uare
say, but he is desperate'S vile be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Caps and Fame

From the Washington Star.
Many man great in his own es-
TEEN for qualities of craftsmanship
and perhaps in the esteem of others
has been chagrined in the course of
his career to find his name given to
a scent cigar. Perhaps the same
emotion is felt by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle just now. He is earnestly try
ing to bring the world to an accept
ance of certain psychic phenomena
in manifestation of law which is
not Endorsed by material science.
But the unheeding world, instead of
recognizing ectoplasms, adopts the
Sherlock Holmes cap" That fore
and-aft headgear, so familiar to the
readers of detective fiction, has sud-
denly become the vogue. 1t had a
period of popularity some years ago
when the great crime detector was
spinning his yarns, and then passed,
to be readopted by few sea trav-
elers and country club habituss.
Now it is "the thing" in caps, with
its double flap, tied at the crest with
little ribbon, and it's visors at both
sides. What will the movie directors
do now? The film managers have
been known for some time by the
reversal of their caps, the sure sign
manual Of authority in studio and
on location. BUT with visors au both
ends the best they can do to differ
entiate from the ordinary run Of
mankind will be to turn their caps
sidewise, in the Napoleonic style.
Will the pipe and perhaps the dress
ing gown come back into vogue with
the double-peaked detective cap?
There is plenty of amateur detective
talent at large in this country. and
maybe the new style will stimulate
it to even greater activity than here
tofore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

gates took along highly suggestive
geographical exhibit. The gifts
they bore consisted of sponges and
white loaves. The first symbolized
their principal industry-and today
the sponges piled on the drug store
counter most likely were collected
by a Dodecanese diver-while the
white bread showed the islanders
need of wheat from the mainland of
Asia Minor, since they could not
live upon corn of their own grow
ing. When the sponge grounds in
the Aegean became depleted the
Dodecanese divers discovered other
beds off Tripoli and when Italy vir-
tually made a monopoly of the fish
cries there some of the divers Jared
as far away from home as Tarpon
Springs, Fla, to ply their precari-
Gus trade.
"Patmos, northernmost of the
group, known wherever the Bible
is read because its cave sheltered
St. John, was without a single in
habitant in the twelfth century.
''It long has been saying that
the Greek islands are more Greek
than Greece. The Dodecanese are
among the most Greek of all the
islands. Homer knew them all and
mentions the leaders under which
their armies took part in the expe-
dition against Troy.
Zone sort of ruins of the time of
Hippocrates may well be considered
the precursor of another humane in
stitution of modern life, the hos
pital. On Kos may be seen the stone
bases and columns of an Asclepion,
one of these institutions which
blended the modern functions of a
temple, a sanitariurn and clinic.
By incantations. charms and witch
crapt the asclepia sought to heal the
sick and it was against these prac-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

From the toronto Gl0be.
Attention is called by the Nom
treal Star, as it has been. called
before, to a somewhat irritating
practice of some telephone users.
Mr.. Brown, being himself engaged,
asks his clerk to call up Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Smith, on responding to the call
is politely requested to hold the
line until Mr.. Brown is ready to
talk to him. Mr.. Smith must sus-
pend his business while Mr.. Brown
calmly proceeds with his own.
Surely it is the person who wants
the interview that ought to do the
waiting. The purpose, no doubt. is
to make sure that Mr.. Smith is at
his office or home and likely to be
there for a few minutes. That is
legitimate enough, but the purpose
would be served by requesting him
not to leave for = few minutes, at
the end of which time he could be
called again. That would be a
more equitable and courteous pro-
ceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
A CLOSE GUESS
From the Chicago News.

Two men were arguing about
present-day education. One was Of
the opinion that it was of little
use, the other that it was Of the
greatest value. "Look at my boy,
Jack" he said. "He can answer
any question you choose to ask him.
Here he comes; ask him anything
YOU like "Jack," said the other,
"your father tells me you are get
ting on well at school. How many
are z and AZ" Twelve" was the
prompt xeply. There you are, =
said the proud father, right within
one. first bloomin' guess
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
ADMISSIONS BUSINESS PROGRAM

The Kiwanis club of Admission has under
taken to do its part in increasing the mem
bership of the Admission Chamber of Com
merce and making of it 100 per cent bust
ness organization The club recognizes the
benefit to community of having clearing
house representing all community interests
and will conduct specific campaign to
bring the Admission chamber to high point
of efficiency. 1t is becoming more and more
evident to communities that they need 4
business clearing house, and that no matter
how many other organizations of business
men there be for social and civic purposes,
the one common center and force of COM
mlnity expression should be upheld by all
organizations. There should be but one such
clearing house, and it should be the 100
per cent organization" at which the Annis-
tonians aim.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
ISMET MUST BE JOKING

Is it possible that we have misjudged the
Turks? Instead of being religious fanatics
and bloody handed tyrants, are they mild
and peace-loving nation, solicitous for, the
welfare of their neighbors in the Near East?
The Turks claim they have been the victims
Of unjust propaganda. Gen. Ismet Pasha,
head of the Turkish delegation at Lausanne,
is laying down counter-barrage to over
come previous conceptions of his nation,
which were unfavorable, to say the least
Ismet is extremely deaf, and he can't speak
much French, but he is evidently keeping his
ear to the ground. Addressing newspaper
correspondents, he said Turkey is dedicated
to liberty and does not believe that people
should be held in bondage against their
wishes" If what Ismet says is true, he is con-
demning the centures-old practices of the
Turkish government, The Turk as an adj
vocate of liberty and self-determination is
something new in changing world. In his
relations with Europe he has given many fair
promises which were never kept. His mem
DRY is proverbially short. He says one thing
when playing the game of diplomacy and
does something else, usually the opposite, as
soon as the powers backs are turned.
If the Turk has had a change of heart, it
is transformation without precedent in
history. It may be difficult, however, to
convince the Greeks and the Armenians, who
have been the principal victims of his OPP
preston in modern times, that he is not
what he used to be. They will not admit that
millions of their nationals were not butch
cred, but committed suicide Neither will
Europes diplomats, who are accustomed to
the willy tactics of the Turks, put much faith
in the professions of Ismet. Men and ma
tions are judged by what they have done,
not by what they propose to do. The leopard
we know, cannot change his spots. In spite
of what Ismet may say at Lausanne. there IS
a well-founded suspicion that the Turk has
not reformed, but is merely up to his old
tricks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
The Peoples Forum
To the Editor of The Age Herald:


The recent grade crossing accident at
Powderly is but warning to state county
and city officials and the citizens of Biz.
mingham. Only Divine Providence has pre-
vented an appalling disaster at one or more
of seven grade crossings in the heart of the
city. An ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure-are we going to sit quietly
until score more lives are snuffed out
at one of these crossings before we real
ize how negligent the state county officials,
the railroads or the citizens of Birmingham
have been in properly protecting the lives
of the public. If present conditions are per-
mitted to exist, as sure as there is God
in heaven, some day an accident at one of
these crossings will shake the city to its
foundaton-the citizens of Birmingham
will then rise up and find out who is re-
sponsibe. viaduct at Twenty-thrd street
would cost less than subway at Twenty
fourth street, and would not damage prop.
erty owners, but help them-let US have Il
viaduct at Twenty-third street now. The
old bridge should be removed and mod
ern sviaduct for street cars, automobiles
and pedestrians erected, and either via
duct or subway should be built at Eighteenth
street Later, when conditions demand, we
can do something with Nineteenth and
Twenty-fourth streets There should be via
ducts at Ninth avenue, north, and Nine
teenth, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth
streets. 1t is a shame and disgrace that
city of the size of Birmingham has only
one safe route connecting the northern and
tbar, ..4e nf4 h. Al =
unsafe, due to congestion And there Is
not even one safe route connecting the
North Highlands and Norwood with the
business part of the city. The traffic should
be distributed With the viaducts as men
toned and slight change in the traffic
laws this would automatically be taken care
of. Do not allow any turns to right or left
from the south side of First avenue to the
north side of Fourth avenue and from the
west side of Nineteenth street to the east
side of Twenty-first street.
; With that change the following results
would be obtained;
l.. At least three hours per day
would be saved in handling traffic.
2. Pedestrians would not have to
watch traffic at all, as all traffic would
be going in the same direction. AS it
is now one has to watch traffic from
four directions.
8. Parties going north and desiring
to park on north side of Second avenue
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
would be forced to come over Twenty
second, Twenty-third or Twenty-fourth
streets and turn at Twenty-second street
cross at Twenty-first, Twentieth or
Eighteenth streets, driving straight
through to Fifth avenue then east Oh
'tn MI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
On the Upgrade

From the Talladega Mountain Home.
The south may have abated in
splendor under the all-cotton re-
gime, but under the new regime,
aided and abetted by the boil weevil,
Dixie is moving hand in hand with
prosperity, onward and upward to
greatness and power again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
BUSINESS MEN INDORSE FORD

By indorsing Henry Ford's offer for
Muscle Shoals the Southern Commercial con-
gress gives additional emphasis to the fact
that Mr.. Ford is the logical man to develop
this property for the benefit of the south
and the entire country, and has made the
only bid worthy Of serious consideration.
The Commercial congress, while composed
of southern business men, is not sectional
in the usual acceptation of that term. It's
interests are national and its members have
an intimate knowledge Of business and in
dustrial conditions throughout the country
Its field of operations is byno means limited
to the south. All the business of the coun-
try is closely interviewer. A project that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Alabama Press
Hotel for Russellville

From the Franklin County Times.
There is talk of a $4,000 hotel
for the city of Russellville in the
near future. Russellville is spoken
of by travelling men as the best
business town in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Pulling for Brandon
From the Opelika News.

From the Opelika News.
We are pulling hard for Gov
ernor-to-be Brandon. Did you no.
tice that he served public and spe-
cific notice on Mobile while speak
ing down there that the ten million
dollars port improvement cash would
be spent only under his eagle eye?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

Although Mussolinis advance to power was
irregular, there was no irreguarity about the
hearty vote of Endorsement given him by the
Italian House of Deputies, the vote standing
275 to 90. If Mussoini has shown any ten
dency to radicalism, that vote of confidence
should sober him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

Entomology

In an essay on "The JOY of Work" written
for the Forum, NJ. Storm Jameson mentions
"paror fanatics and other insects on the
wheels Of civilization" Hence we have the
term bug" as applied to this species of
coeopters, and "bughouse,' meaning the
proper place for their detention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Too Close for Comfort

81 see where there is a movement on foot
to increase the size of the police force, >
said Mr. BIBLES, because there are not
enough policemen to enforce the laws; but it
has been my experience that every time "
citizen drops quart on the pavement a cop
is standing within 10 feet of the catastro-
phe.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Adrift With the Times


How high are we now?" asked the lady
passenger.
About 1000 feet" said the aviator, q
will now do nose dive"
"Wait a minute!'
what for?n
81 want to powder mine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
LOG RAFTING IN KENTUCKY

T rum Inc HafTO0SDuf& I1eTdiu.
Coincident with the first fall rise
of the Kentucky river, the frs. of
the winter supply of logs from far
up the river passed last week. 1t is
expected that the log traffic Will be
at its height about the middle OF
January, when swollen streams are
expected to furnish an avenue from
the mountains where they are cut
to the market further down the
river. A Frankfort firm, it is said,
has approximately 81, 900 logs to be
sawed during the winter. which it
is hoped to start down the river 81
few weeks. In Leslie and Clay
counties oak, poplar, Eastwood and
chestnut are the principal varieties
cut
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
Fuel to Burn

From the Tuscaloosa News.
Along that road around Tusca-
loosa there are enough decaying
pine trees and standing dead ones,
to furnish all the fuel that will be
needed for years. And there is no
better fire than a pine-knot fire
Rich with resin, large pine knot
will make as good a fire as the
same size lump of coal. Along
every road, in all directions, can
be seen the finest kind of fuel 60.
ing to waste, and really in the way,
because the logs, limbs and stumps
must be taken off the ground before
it is in fit condition for cultiva-
ton, and the land is nearly all suit
able for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
DESIGNATING WAR CLOUDS

From the Kansas City Times.
One authority now says Europe can be
free of debt in 63 years, but that probably
is based on the assumption that it won't fight
again il <'se meantime. 81
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

If the governor of Michigan appoints DR..
NJ. L. Burton to succeed Truman II, New
berry in the Senate, the situation will have
been materially bettered, for DR.. Burton is
man Of high integrity and ideals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

Republican senators are still talking about
legislation in behalf of the farmer. The
farmer would appreciate something more
tangible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
But Never Do

But Never Do
The filthy weed
love, indeed,
And freely will admit it;
And, flow and then,
Like other men,
Swear solemnly to quit it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27

Americas voice at the Lausanne confer
nee is raised in the interests of open cove
nsnts openly arrived at. 1t is as the voice
of Woodrow Wilson speaking, interpreting
the will of the American people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
The Movie Complex

~ often wonder" remarked Squire With
erbee, chow the population of Ghiggersvile
spent their spare time before the Palace
movie house was opened for business