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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27

CHER olt, one Of the largest In train
ing, carried l22. Those liked are: En-
rhantmcnt, Indian Trail, Dongcs. Other
horses which seem best are:
First race--Wlnding Through, Cocl;
. the Roost, Settle; second BOYS
Believe Ne, Grass Maid, Cash; third
Ruby, Toney Sue, Bright Leaf; fourth
High Cost, John S. Reard0n, Lord
Alien; siXth--Mart OIIara, Swee,
Lady, Lucy Churchill; seventh-Paris
Maid, G"orgettc, Escarpolette.
WOOdbinr--Ffrst race--Dr. Hickman,
Iiildur, Carinandale; second, steepIe
chase, S4OO0-Bullscye, Dandy. Min
alta third-Ross entry, Van Patrick,
Maypole; fourth, eplechase-HaIla
will Sea Monarch, BarOnet; fifth
Push Pin, Baby Mine, Woodbine; sixth
-lialu, Fincastle, Irish Dream
seventh - Affection, Assyrian Queen
Yorkist
Aqueduct: First race - Equinoctial
Three Square, Audacity; second
steeplechase-Frank b., Mohlcan, Sar.
darya; third-Balphrazo Sequel
Prince of Umbria; fourth-SoutherI
Gross, Knobbie, My Revierie; fifth
Georgia, Recount, Quecreek sixth
Lucky Antoine, Torchy, the Dictator
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27
Study and Practice

"TTs enough said Fry after sinking fifteen foot putt. "A"
L you need Is q bit o. practice MA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27

Nate Smith Is back In town from the
Coast where he handled SolIy Geanon in
half Il dozen matches. The former SAYS the
New York featherweight sho we'd lots Of form
and probably could hold hts own against any
Of the l26-pounders In America
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27

Sid Marks !s recovering from his attack OF
appendicitis and he has gone TO the noun
tains to recuperate. The Canadian light
weight fs expected 10 get back into action
the latter part of October
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-27

Touxhey Murray. Of Pittsburgh. will semi.
final against Younr Mulisan 70 the wind-up
a. the Cambria Club on Friday night. Other
numbers Johnny Burns has arranged. Al
Barney Reilly and Benny Pascal ys. SAMMY
Novia This show viii be held indoors,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23

of this sum- or $4,25O, ,OoO, 900. The amount, Mir. Garrett asserts, is in reality $4,750,0oo,- GOO.
 In the $17000, 100000 owed to Great Brit ain, Mr. Garrett states, there are $7,250,000,00O of German indemnity. With this amount de- ducted the total amount owed to Great Brit ain by her allies would be $9,750,0 ,000. In the same way Europe owes the United States $11,50o 100000, without including a penny from Germany. In case war debts were for given, Great Britain would forgive $9,750,- 100000 and the United States $11,5oo ,oo0,- 900. Obviously, we couldn't wipe out the British debt without doing likewise for the other allies
 The American government has said that the British declaration that Great Britain incurred her debt to the United States for others and not herself, and she borrowed from this coun- try to lend to her allies because we insisted on British security, is not true. MT. Garrett points out that Great Britain loaned money to 19 countries and the United States made loans direct to the same 19 countries, with the ex- cepton of Montenegro, Portugal and Belgian Congo, without any other security than their promise to pay. These facts are taken from the work of British expert, J. M. Keynes.
 There is strong belief in America that the money owed to the United States by Great Britain is just debt and should be repaid. All the other European debtors of the United States are in honor bound to pay back the billions they borrowed. These loans were as suredly not made as gift.
 The American people have proved their generosity to Europe, not once, but many times They naturally resent the imputation that their government is trying to play the role of shylock It is good idea to keep the record straight, but it is hard to convince B European that America is not the stingiest and greediest nation on earth. Must we thank our British friends for that idea?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
PUBLIC UTILITIES CONTROL
Q Editor of The Age-Herald ::

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Your leading editorial of September 21, re- ferring to the restoration of local public utili- ties to local municipal control Is of fundamen- tai interest
 The Birmingham Civic association in ad- vocating this Ion a proper basis" is in full agreement with you as to your evident purpose to protect the public utilities and the cities from the uncertain results of local poIi-' tics, but we cannot dismiss the question with the assertion that lit is a step backward" without making an effort to induce the leg1s- lature to pass bill that would be fair and safe both to the public and to the public utili- ties The Birmingham Civic Association is not backing any particular move in that direction, but in cooperation with the civic bodies of the other cities of Alabama, proposes to att tempt to write and foster such measure as would be fair and therefore satisfactory to all parties
 In the language of true friend of the pub lie utilities and those who have their money invested therein, s'it is self-evident that, con- trolled by the city government and controlled by the state commission on the present basis of relationship between the utility and public authority, has proven conspicuous failure,
 
 upon proper basis can be successful or satis- factory"
 For 27 years the writer has been acquainted with the Birmingham situation, and for many years he has studied public utility conditions throughout the United States, and 1t must be admitted that nearly all the development in local public utilities throughout the entire country has wrought under local municipal control, whereas the present conflict through out the entire country between the state com missions and local authority has created much confusion and uncertainty that it is now difficult to secure any new capital
 It is to correct this situation if possible, that the Birmingham Civic Association has appoint ed a committee of strong to write the bill and it remains to be seen whether or not satisfactory measure can be proposed. Yours sincerely,
 BIRMINGHAM CIVIC ASSOCIATION,
 J. M. Dewberry, Secretary.
 Birmingham, September 21, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
ALL PRECINCTS NOW LEVY
 SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX

In addition to the S-lnll school tax levied by the county for school purposes, every district in the county now levies an additional 3-mill school tax for it's own schools. The Robbins Cross Roads district, the last to hold back after refusing three times to levy the tax, has finally done so by vote of AT to 1.
 The manner in which the people of Alabama first voted for the 3-mill tax amendment, then the counties levied the tax under that amend ment and the cities and rural precincts have levied the precinct tax for school purposes should convince lawmakers that the people will approve taxation for worthy causes.
 Lord Macauley and Henry Buckle, two of the abest of modern historians agree that law making bodies, rule are several genera tions behind the people, and that really con- structive legislation has been wrung from them by popular demand instead of originating in legislative halls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
< MILITANT CHURCH MEMBER BURNS "SACRILEGIOUS" ORGAN

There are still some parts of the country where people believe in the old-fashioned re- figion served up in the old-fashioned way. The wife of farmer went to the Christian church at Bordley, Ky, smashed expensive organ to pieces with an axe piled them outside the church, poured kerosene oil on the debris and burned it. This was the continuation of a wrangle that had been going in the copgre- gation for months over installing organ. The farmers wife and her adherents maintained musical instrument in church, and the only proper way to praise God with music by singing. The more up-to-date members of the congregation carried their point, but the or gan didn't last long-just one week.
 City people may smile at this episode In a little Kentucky town, but not many years ago tai music in churches was gravely debated and caused sharp dissensions among pious folk. The introduction of a paid organist and profess sional choir singers who received so much a week or monLn WAS TeSafuSu aS all d11IOuN Io the Deity which might bring down the church roof on the heads of such worldly-mnded con gregations. Even after a pipe organ was conceded to be permissible in a church some of the brethren and sisters felt as if they couldn't tolerate cornet, a violin or other instrumen. in addition to the organ. It was too much like going to theatre and hearing a concert.
 Ever since there was any religion people have been quarreling about the correct way to worship God and save their souls. We may say it was absurd for that Kentucky farmers wife to destroy the organ In her church, but it was not much more ridiculous than wrang- ling over creeds and doctrinal hair-splitting. Just recently an Episcopal minister in Ala bama aroused the ire of his bishop by permit ting a Jewish rabbi to lecture in the parish house of his church. The charge made against the minister was not sustained however, be- fore the house of bishops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
OFFERS oRATORIcAL PRIZE

"A $25 set of books has been offered by Ben F. Smith, an attorney of this city, and former teacher in tho Jefferson County High school, as a prize tn an oratorical contest for county high school boys," said pr. N. R. Baker, superintendent of county schools 'These books are to remain in the school of which the win- ner is a student. am expecting lively con- test among our high school boys for this prize. Unfortunately the girls are excluded from this contest, but I feel sure they will assist their champions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
SOME INCUBATOR
From the Nations Business.

From the Nations Business
 Industrial research is very excellent thing in it's proper place and within reasonable lim- it's, but it seems to be going altogether too far in the hands of the Japanese. Operating under governmental grant for research, Jap anese savant has created machine some 120 feet by 80 feet in dimensions which he de- clares will hatch 100000 eggs at time, with a live chicken to every egg. With becoming modesty, he describes the contraption as the "most comprehensive machine in the world" That the professor has dared to let word get about respecting his invention would seem to be proof positive that there is no agricultural bloc in Japan.
 Possibly we have arrived at an era of yarns. It would seem that hard times stimulate the imagination. When the world gets to feeling poor it falls to speculating upon the produc- tion of gold from thin air, lead, or silver dol lars, and upon the branches of the printing art exemplified in slips of paper with which one can fill his empty pockets at will and pur- chase blue sky suburban mansions as the spirit may move him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
NOW THE IMPORTED BRICK

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Highly instructive is the intelligence from New York announcing the unloading at the dock of a cargo of 100000 bricks purchased in Holland for use in this country. The pur- chaser was one of the large industrial insur- ance companies, which has set out to construct a number of large tenement dwellings with rentals low enough to accommodate the purses of the working population in whose interest the building is going forward.
 Explanation is made by the officers of the company that the bricks can be imported for less money than they can be purchased in New York, and so long as the market price is begged the importations will continue. From this the deduction is fairly drawn that the effort made by the New York general assembly last year TO decentraize the brick industry is not con- pete success. Results speak for themselves.
 Also it very likely explains the unusual eff fort made at Washington before the tariff com- mittees to place what seemed to be an extraor- dnarily high duty upon bricks. It is proper to presume that the material men foresaw that these importations might ensue and endeavored to forestall them. Altogether 1t is striking commentary upon conditions that American constructors should go 5000 miles across sea water to buy Dutch brick with which to build homes for the poor in the metropolis. Some thing wrong somewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
ADDICTS OF THE QUID

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 We are not of meddesome temperament, as the files of this page will attest, but con- fess to an old ambition to be invested with final authority the habits of the man who has to push his chin out to keep the to- bacco juice from spilling while he talks to you. We have no confidence in his control and are always afraid he will close in to whisper eonfidentially in our ear.
 Far-be-it-from-us to pose as critic of the tobacco-eaters technique, but there is one other type of addict whose style is faulty and dsagreeable to our sensitive nerves. He Is the man who lets the quid effect his mouth as if the quia wers sticky, mastication causing emission of a sound somewhat, but not entirely, like the sound made by cat when she is eating liver. The only difference is that the tobacco eater of this type does not purr.
 The type of tobacco chewer who most ap- peals to ,s is he that lasticates quietly, in conspicuously and confidently, who when he shoots the iuice en atraight line can clear the broadesr from porch in Montgomery any day. Therei class for you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
"I WENT AWAY

From Contemporary Verse. I went away through the gray gates of sleep Into far-off country strange and fair, Over what desert leagues or shoreless deep
 I cannot tell the ways that led me there. I may have climbed some blue historic height Where young gods walk beneath acacia trees, Or found some flying Island of Delight
 Where lost dreams blossom like anemones. Perhaps on Vega or Aldebara,
 Beyond our fragile chain of days and hcurs, In solitudes knew ere time began,
 I roamed among imperishable flowers> I only know that there was lovc and resi-, A breeding calm of leisure infinite, For in the dawn wake, serene and blegt,
 New-shriven in some unremembered rite. And all day long this thought my spirit cheersl Among the murky msts of work and care That sever us throughout the leaden years, I know, beloved, that you were with md
 there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Successful men possess either ability or nerve.
 The simple life is all right for those who can afford it.
 Few people are as smart as they think other people think they are.
 Any girl who thinks of bleaching her hair should try to keep 1t dark.
 Marriage is the only thing that win take the conceit out of some men.
 Anyway, the man in jail doesn't have to worry about where his next meal is coming from.
 Some real estate dealers waste lot of time in trying to make mountains out of molehis.
 Count 100 before speaking if you are angry, and if the other fellow is the bigger count 10000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
RELATED KNOWLEDGE

From the London Opinion.
 The preacher was Scotch, and of the old school, who believed in a physical hell, and he was preaching one of the good old-fash- toned, fire-and-brimston sermons. With awe-inspiring gestures and appropriate pulpit pounding he brought particular fiery dis course to triumphant close with something like the following:
 "And on the last day there yell be, all ye wickut sinners, up tae your necks in the sea of birthstone, and the flames'll be roarin' round ye, and yell no hae drappie of water to wet your parched throats, and there'll be wailin' and gnashin' of teeth, and ye1l be crying out unto the Lord, 1Oh, Lor-rd, we did not know-we, did not knowr And the good Lord, in the infinite maircy and compassion of His loving hear-rt. will say, 'weell Ye ken the noor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
OBEDIENCE TO LAW
American Lumherman.

From the American Lumberman.
 Law is a rule of conduct that derives It's force from it's observance. Flouting the law, whether by the rich or the poor, by the big or the little, by the intelligent or the ignorant, endangers every right that law is designed to make secure. Without law and obedience to law there can be no liberty for the individual and no security for property rights; and without these there is no incentive to work, to save, to build and to create. The first article in the creed of every American is "Obey the law" Obedience to the law and respect for all agencies of government make a nation great; contempt for the law saps the foundations of government and of society itself. Chaos fol- lows "Order is heavens first law" The al- formative is disorder; and when disorder holds sway life and property are destroyed. All chance of keeping or accumulatng property is lost, and the basis of civilized society is anni- Inflated Today the vital necessity is re- newed respect for law and duly constituted authority. Many, if not most, of the present difficulties are rooted in disregard if not con- tempt for law and order. The big man, the man of property and influence, must set ex- ample in obedience to law for the small man, who also must respect the law, which assures him liberty to grasp his opportunities. Both in cooperation with and in obedience to the law can we insure the prosperity and happi- ness of our America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23

For some reason, we can't get our mind off the bearded lady up east who stole ho1se rather than shave.
 * < Regardless of the verdict reached in the South Bend, Ind, case, that Professor Tiernan is a queer bird.
  Some means must be found to prevent the Mohammedan world from rearing up on its hind legs.
 + Now the schoolmarm beams on her classes, without catching much reflected radiance.
 X < * Any Greek can tell you that Mustapha Renal Pasha is a coming man.
 x < Smouldering Smyrna looks like another Turkish Trophy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23

inn and asked for drink from the landlord, who pushed forward a wine glass about half the usual size, and said, That glass out of which you are drinking is 40 years oid.' sWen,' said the thirsty traveller, contemplating it's d. minutive proportions, I think 1t is the small est thing of it's age I ever saw That story as told is given as a story of Athens 376 years before Christ was born."
 Or, we might add, possessing later informa. ton than that available to Wendell Phillipa, 2294 years before the adoption of our own eighteenth amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
PICTURING UNCLE SAM IN
 ROLE OF SHYLOCK

The average American knows that Europe owes the United States some billions of dollars, and there isn't much chance of collecting the debt for . long time, if 1t is ever paid. Be knows that this money was borrowed during the World war, and Europe would be we'll blessed to hear Uncle Sam say. Forget it." That is about the extent of his knowledge.
 An instructive article on our foreign loans eas been written for the Philadelphia Public Ledger by Garet Garrett, who undertakes to explain some of the recent moves made by the British government in connection with the in- tsrnational war debt. MT. Garrett says Great Britain, in her amazing note addressed to her former allies declares:
 First That for the good of mankind she wishss to forgive all her debtors their debts and would do so but for the unfortunate fact that United States will not forgive her.
 Second That other European countries owe
 Great Britain debts amounting to seventeen billions, all of which she would forgive. whereas she the United States only four and a quarter billions. which the United States will forgive.
 Third That her indebtedness to the United States was incurred for others. not for herself.
 Fourth. That she obliged borrow from the
 United States and lend to other countries because 'the United States insisted in substance if not in form that though allies to spend the money. it only security that they (ths United States) were prepared to lend it."
 According to Mir. Garrett, the British gov stnment is giving the old world nations false impression of the American government, lead ing them to believe that the United States in- .sisted on good security, obliged Great Britain to indorse the notes of the allies, and is now selfishly demanding payment. The British government appears willing to forgive debts of 417. .00o. .00o,0 ,0o0, while the United States won't forgive debts amounting to about quarter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
BIRMINGHAM DOES THINGS

"They talk about Birmingham's crims and all of that" said William H. Brantley, Jr., young Birmingham attorney, "but in spita of that she is the best town in the country, es- pecially for young man.
 Birmingham does not waste time with talk ing about what she used to do, nor does she boast about what she is going to do. She just goes ahead and does it, and therein lies her charm. Therein lies her power, and therein lie her opportunities. Her chief glory IS neither in yesterday nor tomorrow, though both hold much cause for pride. Her day is today, and her mission is doing things, not talking about them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
OLDEST STORY IN THE WORLD

Whiting, in the Boston Herald
 We are reminded by reader, apropos our recent publication of what has been called the oldest story in the world, that Wendell Phil lips in his lecture on the "Lost Arts" first delivered in 1887 Speeches of Wendell Phillips, 1892, page 37D says:
 "There is one story which 1t is said Wash ington has related of a man who went to an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23


 Sir Charles Wakefield, head of the Sulgrave mission, says American women are not only the most charming in the world, but their im- agination, energy and spiritual insight are "one of the greatest assets of modern civiliza- tion." There Is such word as tact" in Sir Charles vocabulary.
 During a wrangle over the anti-lynching bill, Senator Shortridge asked whether 'this is a Senate or an arena?" A bull pen, senator, containing of the greatest toreadors of modern times.
 A Little Rock lad was so fat he was sx- cused from school until chair could be made to fit him. And yet there are some people who'll do anything to reduce.
 Even if you follow Dr. Coue's advice and say, "Pm getting better every day, I'm get you you are not.
 The former yacht of Henry Ford is being used in the rum-running business No man knows what will happen to piece of property after he sells it.
 Even when q rum runner Is 12 miles out, there Is no assurance that vessel of the dry navy won't loom up in the offing, as we old mariners say.
 A dry chief says bootleggers are fast vanish ing We've seen one vanish with incredible rapidity through doorway, but he soon came out again.
 < 4
 The Island of Formosa has had 800 earth quakes in two months. Formosans can tell you exactly how it feels to ride in q flivver
 x x
 Prince Christopher has raised himself consd- erably in our estimation by saying he wouldn't accept the throne of Greece as a gift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
MONUMENTS

Some day monument will testify to your distinguished services"
 q don't know about that" replied Senator Snortsworthy, "but I already have the satis- faction of being able to point to number of marble postoffices that never would have been built if hadn't known the way to the pork barrel' and what to do after got there."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-23
NURSERY NATURE FAKES

No doubt this observation
 Will fill you with surprise; I hate those bedtime stories"- They're just pack of lies. Why say to little children
 That animals converse, And make wise cracks together
 And parables rehearse? Except, perhaps, a parrot,
 There's not beast or bird, Since Adam dwelt in Eden,
 That ever spoke a word.