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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Gala Day in Subarks

"Armistice Day was truly gala one in Bes- semer when the monument to the Bessemer soldiers was unveiled" said ". W. Brandon, governor-eect, who was one of the principal speakers on this memorial occasion. Tt was day of cheers and tears and the presence of the gold star mothers affected me most deeply. Bessemer people have the right idea about monuments and preserving the memory of their gallant soldier boys. When hear of heart glad and feel that even if the gold star mothers have made a great sacrifice it has not been in vain. During the day Saturday the hearts and homes of all Bessemer people were opened to the ex-service men and spirit of welcome awaited each of them It was my pleasure to be among those present on this oc- casion and l thorouhgly enjoyed every hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
THAcKERAY THE GENTLEMAN

Stanley T. Williams, in The North American
 Review
 Thackeray's gentleness carried him far. In a sense he never, like Dickens, went down with the crowd they did not know him. Bret Harte tells us that the miners of Roaring Camp paused in their card game at the news of the death of Little Nell; but during this lecturers visit member of the proletariat was heard to inquire positively: Who the hell is Thack- eray?" Thackeray's mind seemed impervious to many of the issues which angered Mrs. Trol- lope or disgusted Dickens. A southern woman remarked bluntly at dinner party, Do you know, Mir. Thackeray thought you were a gentlemanw Again Thackeray laughed, and declared it was the cleverest comment he had ever heard. What an opportunity for Frances Trollope in such an incident as this: As Thackeray's train came into Concord one of the two silent Yankees sitting near him re- marked: "Mr. Emerson, I hear, lives in this town" Yeas" was the drawling reply, land I understand that, in spite of his odd notions, he is man of considerable prop1ty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
sTABmIzING COTTON PRICES

The stabzing influence of the Farmers Cooperative Cotton Marketing associations is recognized in the trade material fac tor in securing the prices obtained for cotton 2. this fall. The experts in the cotton world ac- knowledge this influence and appear to well come 1t as an aid to better business and the preventive of purely speculative marketing clements.
 Lamborn 6 Co.,, New York, London and Hamburg, say in a current circular letter on the s cotton trade: "The new factor-the Farm CTS Marketing ssociation-deserves or rather demands serious consideration. All previous efforts in cooperation by growers failed, probably because farmers and not business men were the managers. In the present instance, cotton growers have taken a leaf from the highly successful history of the California Fruit Growers, and their selling organization is in the hands of men thoroughly familiar with the mill and export trade and with connections in all American and European consuming markets"
 This authority credits the associations with large share In bringing about the advancing prices paid for cotton by prompt notice each bearish movement that the pooled cotton was not for sale at the bearish figures, but naming a price at which it would be sold. The farmer loses nothing by these holding movements, or rather this gradual marketing, because of ad- vances to him of certain portion of the value of his cotton stored and insured in the bonded swarehouses. Thus he may use the money in the furtherance of his business and. when the cot ss-ton is sold, receive Che balance due him. =. This system Is counting for fair price for the staple tho year around and, while the ma chinery win not bc used to injure the mill in- dustry through exhorbitant prices, 1t does in- sure for the farmer just return for the labor |. -and expense involved in tho raising of ths staple. In other words. cotton is being mer- chandised by methods and men capable of bringing it's full market value through stabili- zation of that industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Quite the Contrary

"There was mistake in your paper this morning."
 "What was it?" asked the editor.
 ''You state that I was an admired guest at John Jagsby's party"
 T don't know how that got in. The society editor has weakness for phrases of that sort, but of course it ought not to be applied to a man."
 Certainly not, and least of all to me- I promised to donate quart to that party and failed to deliver. Instead of being an admired guest, sir, I narrowly missed being thrown out.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
"PEoPLE HAVE 100 MUCH MONEY,

From the New York World
 When Vice President Coolidge says "the people have too much money and use it wrongly" and when he further says that "good living never has been so high nor bad living so low as it is today"-the said Amer ican people would doubtless like to have him be more specific. Beyond the bootleggers and the profiteers, who admittedly fit into the impeachment what classes of the people does the Vice President have in mind? Is it the farming class, which still complains of agri- cultural prices unequal to the cost of pro- duction? Or the railroad workers. who have been fighting desperately but vainly against wage reductions? Or other labor or the sal aried classes, whose pay in general has never kept pace with the rise in the cost of living and still faces and fights tendency down. ward against renewed upward tendency on the expense account?
 But we shall all have to admit that if the American people do have more money than is good for them and their morals and the ordered welfare of the country, MT. Cool idge's party, in control of Congress and the presidency, has adopted effective measure to remedy the evil. Its tariff law is calculated to take from these excessive wages of the people 000,000,000 year and turn the money over into the pockets of the protected manufacturers whose need of it is so much greater. These privileged ones moreover know better how to handle riches. It will be just case of government taking money from those who "use it wrongly and giving it to those who will use it rightly. And thus will the present immoral upset of the country re- ferred to be lighted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
THE sHUT-UP LEAGUE

From the Tampa Tribune.
 One of New York's quantity production critics of the arts proposes that a Shut-up league be organized on Broadway. Thc con ceit is intended to eliminate verbal c|npetl- tion of theatrical audiences with paid perform CTS on the stage, and to do away with ill-timed applause that forces the player to step out of jority of the audience completely in it's first rendition. Great movements are rarely mush- room growths. Their beginnings are frequent ly insignificant and rooted in ungrateful soil. strength at birth So it should not be surprising if this proposal 1anguish for decade and sud- denly develop strength and spread to now un- contemplated fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

just tax they are an infraction of the law. The question has been raised. There is a way to settle it definitely. Legal opinion is not suffi- cient. There must be court decision. Instead of carrying the argument to great lengths, it would be better to introduce it into the courts and perhaps directly into the supreme court for the sake of expedition. One sentence from a judge is usually superior to whole reams of argument by layman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

The Gadsden Chamber of Commerce has adopted as one of it's aims of the year the construction of permanent home for that body. The movement was enthusiastically in- dorsed at a recent meeting. Tho chamber could not pin its endeavors to a more inpor- tant attainment. It is hoped that the Gadsoen chamber meets with the same success in this laudable enterprise as has Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
No Relief

There are melancholy matters
 That are subjects of concern To multitude of people
 There's, for instance, what they earn, For the soaring cost of living,
 Much discussed in recent years, Takes the thanks out of Thanksgiving And is still theme for tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
A FAT KILL
From the Chicago News.

Along the border in Texas the killing of a Mexican is not regarded by some of the "Tex- jeans" as an occurrence of much importance rather treated like the killing of "a deer or coyote Not long ago former resident of San Angelo met an old townsman in Fort Worth and the friend said, Hello, Jim, what is the news down in the old town?' To which Jim replied. Well, there ain't much new ex- cept Jack Miller killed Mexican the other day, and they say he weighed 200 pounds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
Equality

The lady with pistol is a menace to the land, A fact that's universally admitted; She merely has to tell a fearful story on the
 stand
 And by gallant jury is acquitted. And yet to hear the feminists demanding equal
 rights,
 With arguments that cannot be refuted, Though strict equality would lead to most un-
 pleasant sights, Were guilty lady killers executed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

The eyes of industrial America have been focused on Birmingham several decades on ac- count of the proximity of raw materials. With the elimination of many discriminating freight rates, the canalization of the Warrior and the greater port of Mobile now provided for, Ala banas transportation system will demand the same serious attention with the same convinc- ing result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

Railroads of the country moved a larger number of freight revenue loadings in the last week of October than in any other week in the history of the railroads except that of October 15, 1920. This goes to show that lot of cars can be found when the merchandise is offering and the railroads make supreme effort to put them in service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
A Narrow Escape

A rejected suitor wants to recover the money he spent on flowers, candy, theatre tick cts and other incidentals of the chase. The young woman ought toybe glad to reimburse him and thank her lucky stars that he failed to win her. A young man who is cold-blooded enough to keep an expense account while he's wooing is apt to make a hard-boiled hus- band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

are initiating American brands and copying American wrappers for the purpose of giving the impression that they are of American make. In spite of the implied compliment, American agencies are investigating the alleged frauds, perhaps under the impression that where there is 70 much smoke there must De fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Practically Submerged

Didn't moral wave sweep over Chiggers- vile some time ago?"
 'It did" said Squire Witherbee. "It buried Zeke Dawdle so deep it was almost week before he came up for air and he was so flab- bergasted by the backwash that for at least 10 days he went around town with nothing in his hip pocket but handkerchief
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

That triumph of republican genius, the tariff measure, has shown at least one flaw: Cocoa nuts were on both the free and the dutiable lists Congress hastened to make them dutiable, in order that the American industry may not suffer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
A Blue Reaction

If some of the good ladies who make practice of soliciting donations for the uplift could hear the remarks made by a tired busi- ness man after his office door has closed on their retreating forms they'd enter with less assurance and depart with more speed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Spelling His Fun

Viaducts over railroad tracks are serviceable to level-headed motorists, but there is prob ably nothing that is more irritating to the type of motorist who likes to race train to a crossing. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
THE FLIGHT OF YOUTH

THE FLIGHT OF YOUTH By Richard Henry Stoddard. There are gains for all our losses, There are balms for all our pain; But when youth, the dream, departs It takes something from our hearts, And it never comes again. Something beautiful is vanished, And we sigh for it in vain; We behold it everywhere, On the earth, and in the air,
 But it never comes again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Glad Tidings

A professor of psychology says there is no accurate way to measure the mental ability of an adult person. This ought to encourage those of us who would qualify as morons if subjected to almost any of those apparently simple little tests invented by the psychiatrists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
OVERLAPPING HIS HAND

From Punch, London.
 Tramp (at the hack door) "Kind lady, aint one of them what's seen better days. aint lad no better days. I've bin neglected right from the start-bein' born in little ar- tic in Lunnen while me parents was down at South End enjoyin' fheirselves."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
What . World for Husband.I

We feared 1t was coming to this. ptun- sylvania woman who was defeated in her race for the state legislature is suing her husband for divorce. Now for the stinger! Her hus- band was her campaign manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

British political critics are at loss how to predict the outcome of the general elections Is it possible that anything not on the cards can occur in British politics?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Flapperese

We recently had what a scientist would call the pleasure of seeing photograph of humble bees knees. If the flapper whose pet phrase is ''the bees knees knew what bees knees looked like she might prefer to stick to "the cats ankle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

An expert writes under the title: What is the matter with football? It is all due to the fact that the eastern teams decided to play the teams of the middle west. It was tactical error.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Glad to Be in Birmineham

Tt has been great pleasure to me to be in Birmingham again among my old friends, where for four years was so happily located" said Dr. Preston B. Wells, former pastor of Highlands Methodist church
 T have lived for two years in Texas, and while l liked it, it was not Birmingham, and when l came back here to attend the North Alabama conference and later the Alabama conference, l stopped in Birmingham for short time to see my old friends.
 Tt seems very natural to be back at High lands Methodist church last Sunday, where Dr. w. R Hendrix is doing such great work and to see the many familiar faces in the large audience. appreciated Dr. Hendrixs invita- tion to preach Sunday morning, but told him vacation now and then as well as anybody else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

They are still discussing the election verdict as to prohibition. The amendment still holds, does 1t not?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
BucoIie Stuff

"Daubson, the artist has gone to the coun- try"
 "What for?"
 "To paint some rural landscapes" "He painted a picture of the sea, but he didn't go down to the seashore."
 That's different It's pretty hard for city-bred artist to paint COW from memory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Miracle in Birmingham

Tt is miracle that there are no more &C., cidents in Birmingham than there are," said Lewis L. Twain, travelling salesman, "espe- cially on South Eighteenth street, where there are number of negro and white jitneys that see fit to violate traffic law after traffic law One of the laws that seems to be violated more than any other is the one prohibiting automo- piles from stopping on the forward side of the street at the various intersections. I have noticed several close slaves during my sev- eral days stay here and believe thas sooner or later an accident will occur at one of these crossings that will probably arouse the indigna- ton of the public and possibly bring aoour more rigid enforcement of this particular phase of the city ordinances However, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

Florida tries out man for governor and then tries him after he is out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Letter From Will H. Hay.

Tt was a matter of great qualification to me few days ago to receive most apprecia- tive letter from Will H. Hays, general director of the motion picture industry, concerning an interview that gave to Dolly Dalrymple of The Age-Herald when I returned from Californ4a, about the conditions out at Hollywood said Richard H. Fries, lawyer. "Mr. Hays wrote to me in high appreciation of the constructive criticism offered and said he was greatly pleased at the interest manifested not only by me, but by people everywhere, in the movies, and the desire to make them bigger and finer means of entertainment as well as real asset to the naton."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
ARMoR EoR HUSBANDS

From the New York Telegram.
 Now that it has almost come to be the gen. era practice of juries to acquit any woman who, for one reason or another, has seen fit to kill her husband, it is natural that the for mer heads of households should become nervous.
 The proposal has even been made that chain armor should become the regular wear of husbands in order to reduce the risk of the married state.
 It is suspected, however, that the genius who thought of this is bachelor revellng in his own fanciful security.
 As matter of fact, philandering unmarried men who go about falling in and out of love are in just great peril as the other sort and need protective device fully as much.
 As the rules governing the marriage state are being revised everywhere, why should not an agreement providing for disarmament for wives be made part of the original wedding ceremony?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Birmingham His Favorite

'I have visited this wonderful city of Bir- mingham several times" said Joseph Shahid of Joseph Shahid & Go. of Charleston D. C, who is stopping in Birmingham for a few days, land it seems that my fondness grows more and more for the city. I have often con templated organizing branch of my business in some other city of the south and for sev- eral months it has been toss-up between At lanta and Birmingham but since my last visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Just Looking On

"What was the name of that horse you bet on?'
 Spectator
 "An odd name for race horse." "But appropriate in his case. He watched the others go by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
No Romance

'What are you reading?"
 "The memoirs of dry agent"
 "Interesting?"
 ''No. This fellow has had such dull, un- eventful career he's never been under the fire of Winchesters in the mountain country has he ever been an object of sentimental in- terest to a moonshiner's daughter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14

SANITY IN ARIZONA From the Chicago News. Bright Angel trail and all the rest of Ari- zona went democratic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
Revival to Start Soon

"We are expecting great evangelistic .serv- ice at our church beginning November 20" said pr. R. N. Simpson, pastor of the First Christian church. Or. H. W. Carpenter of Richmond, Ky, will deliver series of ser mons. Dr. Carpenter is one of the foremost evangelsts of the day and feel that we are fortunate in having two weeks of his crowded calendar, there are few others who have more calls to outside ministries. We are making preparations for large revival and special chorus is being organized. A. L. Boatright of Hopkinsville, Ky. will be the music director during this period"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-14
A Finishing Touc

.Is MT. Grabcoin a self-made man?' "Not in all particulars"
 "No?"
 "His ability to pick up the correct fork and spoon at formal dinner is his wife's work :
Newark post., 1922-05-03
4 Tariff Vieu'

Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas,
speaking of the tariff bill now pending before
the Senate, says:
Zone of the stock arguments of the in
ternationalists opposing tariff legislation is
that if we give our industries and agriculture
the protection they need Europe cannot pay
her loans to this country. | wish to say
frankly that if the price we have to pay for
our foreign debts is the destruction Of Amer
lean agriculture and industry then it would
be better if these debts were never paid Why
should we ruin our great business, the very
foundation of our wealth, to make it easier
for our debtors to pay us when they on their
part are not leaving a stone unturned in pro-
tecting their own interests?"
This is exactly in line with President
Harding's expressions in his annual message
to Congress last December. In that portion
of the message which touched upon the tariff
the President said "It is not an unworthy
selfshness to seek to save ourselves. We seek
to undermine for others no industry by
which they subsist, and we are not obligated
to permit the undermining Of any OF our own
which make for employment and maintained
activities" At another point in his message
President Harding said: "It is not to be
argued that we need destroy ourselves to
be helpful to Others"
It is we'll that this thought be kept to the
forefront throughout the tariff discussion
upon which the Senate is now entering. The
Newark post., 1922-05-03

for the sale of certified, pasteurized
and raw milk (Grade Az. There will
be a milk inspector who will inspect
all cattle from which the local milk
supply comes and also inspect the We
hicles and carriers of milk dealers.
To sell milk in Newark now it will
cost $40 year for a permit. All caps
on milk bottles must bear the name
of the kind of milk therein contained
and no milk containing less than 3.25
per cent of butter fat will be passed
as saleable.
At special meeting of the Town
Council last month Mayor Frazer ap-
pointed DR.. Charles Farmer as milk
inspector. AS yet it is not known
whether DR.. Farmer will accept the
position or not but it is thought tha,
, he will.
Newark post., 1922-05-03
TOWN MILK
ORDINANCE PASSED
occupancy

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and he claims that he sells his neigh
bors about five or six quarts of milk
a day.
After the councilman had talked
for several minutes telling of his OPP
position to the ordinance Mayor
Frazer said that Council must have
order.
Mr.. Morrison answered, "No one is
out of order and some who have never
MIXED COW are voting for this ordi-
nance and don't know anything about
it." In continuing he said, "There is
no sense tothe thing" During this
verbal combat and between lines,
Mrs. Hossinger, the secretary, was
reading sections of the ordinance and
after each section Mr.. Morrison
would find objections and then vote
in the negative with all his colleagues
voting in the affirmative.
Councilman Widdoes in answer to
Mr.. Morrison on one occasion said,
~ don't think that anyone who is
selling clean milk can find objection
to any part of this ordinance"
Mr.. Morrison answered, "I know
what I am voting on"
In continuing Mr.. Morrison said,
"People who buy my milk don't ask
for inspection"
Mayor Frazer at once answered
"People who buy your milk are not
running this town."
After all the sections of the ordi.
nance had been read and passed by
the majority of the members of Coun.
Gil, vote on the ordinance as whole
was taken and again Mr.. Morrison
voted in the negative and made the
assertion that aroused the ire of the
Mayor.
The new milk ordinance if carried
out to the word will assure Newark o1
having a milk supply that will be
second to none when it comes te
cleanliness. The ordinance provides