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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18

The Scots National league stands for the complete separation of Scotland from England If there is war the strains of the bagpipe will increase the horrors of fratricidal strife.
 
 Charley Schwab's plea for self-determination among the railroads will be echoed by every rail road official in the country who rides in pri- vate car and makes speeches at dinners.
 
 stage revival of "Trilby'' was a financial failure Du Maurier's story is so much out of date most people have forgotten that the slang term for feet used to be 'trilbies." We are optimistic enough to believe that the time will come when we can pick up a news paper and not see picture of Princess Mary. The inventor of the first gasoline propelled vehicle is dead. His device has helped consid- erably to swell the mortality statistics.
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 The boy who stood on the burning deck has nothing on the average woman juror when she makes up her mind to force a mistral.
 
 Poincare is reported busy trying to straighten out the Anglo-French treaty. That ought to keep him occupied until the dog days.
 
 new crime wave has started in Chicago. It takes close observer to say where one crime wave ends and another begins. Lillian Russell will study immigration, kind of work in which the "middle-age spread' is not a handicap.
 Maude Adams must be weathering the the atrical slump, otherwise she wouldn't be able to give away $1so,Goo estate. E. Mont Reilly, governor of Porto Rico, called at the White House the other day. E. Mont has a name to conjure with.
 < Being good friends, President Harding and Secretary Fall have probably agreed to disagree merely "in principle"
 Does any alert reader of the headlines know what has become of the war between the Creeks and the Turks?
 Helium gas will permit aviators to smoke while on duty. If that isn't a long-felt want there never was one.
 Movie magnates will insure Will Hays life for $2,0o0,00o, thus showing how much they'd hate to loose him.
 Another movement is under way to oust Lloyd George. This is routine matter in British poll ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
MORE ZIEGFELD FoLLIEs

Robert c. Benchley, in Life.
 MT. ziegfeld has announced that, owing 70 the inroads of the Actors Equity association on his producing perogatives, he will, as soon as his present contracts expire in 1924, throw his Follies costumes into handbag and go to London for good. His wife, Miss Billie Burke, will accompany him, leaving the American stage flat.
 It will be remembered that last spring Mr. Ziegfeld announced that, owing to prohibition, he would discontinue his Midnight Frolic. Ar tices were written in the newspapers on "The Passing of New York Institution" and no less than 1,20o columns of publicity in all were gleaned from the announcement, making the re-opening of the Frolic few months later all the more interesting.
 Seats are now on sale for the Ziegfeld Foles of 1925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
LESSON FROM JENA IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
partrnent

Seven years ago home demonstration work under the auspices of the Alabama Polytechnic institute was begun in the Jena community, two miles from Tuscaloosa, with total club mem- bership of 10.
 Mrs. J. E. Brown, home demonstration agent for Tuscaloosa county, makes the following report of the work as it stands today:
 Practically every family now has and uses e fireless cooker. All of them have properly constructed wood boxes in their kitchens. Five families have steam-pressure canners. An at tractive clubhouse has been secured and equipped. All the women and girls in the community know how to cull poultry and are improving their flocks. The majority of them have canned beef. Practically all know how to can fruits and vegetables, with an ever-increas- ing demand for their products, which is al- ready more than they can supply on account of their high quality"
 That the Jena community is happier and more prosperous than it was seven years ago goes without saying. It's people have learned how to do things; how to make use of the op- portunity that was at the door all the time but was unseen and unused until the way was pointed out by trained men and women em- ployed by state and national governments to bring knowledge to them.
 The farm and home demonstration agents of Alabama have been its harbingers of better conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
AUTO TOURISTS EN ROUTE To FLORIDA

"Since last October there have been as many as 25 auto tourists day passing through Bir- mingham route to Florida" said Thad Holt of the Bee Line Boosters association 'The Bir- mingham Automobile club reports that every day great numbers have called there asking for information regarding the route to Florida and other information. Many of these tourists have patronized the camp here which is pro- vided by the Birmingham Automobile club for their use, and great many expressions of ap- proval have been heard from various sources about how well pleased the tourists are with the Magic City. Last Friday eight tourists were at the Birmingham Automobile club when the sec retary opened the offices, asking for informa- tion in regard to routes and other matters. The automobile clubs of the county make chain, as it were, each linking up with the other, and the first thing an auto tourist does when he reaches town is to immediately report at the automobile club, which accords him cordial welcome and is always glad to furnish informa- tion. It has been big thing for Birmingham the inauguration by the Birmingham Automo- bile club of the tourists camp-and it ought to mean big advertising for Birminghams re- sources"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
VENICE
(XV Century.)

John Dos Passes, in Vanity Fair.
 The Doge goes down in state to the sea To inspect with beady traders eyes, New cargoes from Crete, Mytilene, Cyprus and Joppa; galleys piled With bales off which, in all the days Of sailing, the sea wind has not blown The dust of Arabian caravans. Tn velvet the Doge goes down to the sea, And sniffs the dusty bales of spice; Pepper from Cathay, nard and musk; Strange marbles from ruined cities, packed In unfamiliar scented straw.
 Black slaves sweat and grin in the sun, Marmosets pull at the pompous gowns Of burgesses. Parrots scream
 And cling, swaying, to the ochre bales Dazzle of the rising dust of trade, Smell of pitch and straining slaves And, out on the green tide, toward the sea, Drift the rinds of orient fruits Strange to the lips; bitter and sweet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
THINKS REFERENDUM USELESS
the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The referendum now being much talked about and apparently seriously considered with reference to dancing at East Lake, in my opinion would be absolutely useless. It cer- tainly stands to reason, that, if Commissioner Harrison has not the authority now to operate and conduct his department in accordance with the law, and to the best of his judgment, ref erendum could not confer that authority upon him. If he possesses any legal authority over his department by being the legitimate "head" of that department, then all the other commis- sioners cannot deprive him of that authority without removing him as such head of that par ticular department.
 And, likewise, if he has no such authority now, all the voters in Birmingham cannot con- fer 1t upon him. In other words, neither the commissioners nor the voters of Birmingham can change or repeal the laws of the state, and whatever powers and authority the commis- sioners possess have been conferred and lim- tied by the state. It appears, however, that the right of exchanging and swapping" supervision over certain matters in the various departments is a private and exclusive privi- lege of the commissioners themselves. But that does not necessarily mean that they have the TiSuL tO ucpIlVt oNo OI Inelf members or Cne authority conferred upon him by law, to oper- ate all matters under his supervision so long as he violates no law in doing so.
 Certainly if they can restrain a member from exercising authority over a portion of his department, then they can shear him of all authority, and he becomes mere figurehead without ambition ability to do, or try to do anything.
 But suppose we go to the expense of holding an election, and carry on heated, agitating and demoralizing campaign and every voter in Birmingham cast their ballot in favor of danc- ing at Pershing pier, the commissioners could, for thousand different reasons, refuse to allow the dance to go on, or even the fiddler start his 'fiddling" They may see fit to de- clare the building dangerously unsafe," and lock the door. Then who will dare to open it? If that measure is not drastic enough, they can place such restrictions and "regu- lations" over the dancing as would make it even sadder than funeral, and "joy seekers would hardly like participating They could even adopt the method the good woman devised: in order to get rid of her no-account husband She could not run him off nor persuade him to leave, but she made it so furiously hot for him at home he just couldn't stay there. So what's the use of referendum?
 ROE ADAMS.
 Birmingham, January IS, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
DOG DIsLIKEs DANCING

q don't know whether or not my bird dog heard they were going to permit dancing at East Lake and wanted to leave before it start ed or whether she just wanted to go to church." said John c. Moses. However, Sunday morning the dog got out of the yard of my home, which is just opposite East Lake park, and despite the fact that we looked for her all day, and even offered reward for her and had all the boys in the neighborhood searching for her, we could not find her. That night my son Marshall start ed to the Methodist church, which is several blocks from our house, and when he got to the church, there was the dog sitting by the side of the door.
 ''The pet seemed delighted to find his owner again, and instead of going to church, Marshall came home to bring the dog. We are still won- dering about the animal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
INJUSTICE DONE BY OUR IMMIGRATIONLAW

A typical illustration of the way our immi- grafton law is applied at Ellis Island was given in the ruling by immigration officials admitting Mrs. Dionisio Zalewaska, for Il years a resident of Chicago, and three children, but excluding her 8-months-old baby, born in Poland, because the immigration quota for that country had been exceeded.
 For a stupid and inhuman exercise of official authority, the case of this woman and her baby could hardly be surpassed, yet it is only one Island, the immigration gateway to America. Even the British government was so disturbed over the treatment given to British nationals that it protested to the American government. Instead of being permitted to go to her home with her children, Mrs. Zalewaska, whose state of mind can easily be imagined, was compelled to wait at Ellis Island until welfare organizs- tions could obtain her release, or leave her baby behind.
 In justice to the immigration officials 1t should be stated that they have apparently en- deavored to make the immigration law work as little hardship as possible on newly arrived immigrants, and foreigners in excess of the legal quotas have been admitted in some months, the excess being compensated for by reducing the quotas in succeeding months, but tearing mothers from their small children and separating families is barbarous. In cases of that sort little more humanity and a little less red tape would work wonders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
PURSE STRINGS OF CENTILES
 MUST BE LOOSENED

The non-Jewish citizens of Birmingham must not fail in the obligation owed to their Jewish neighbors to subscribe ,oo0 toward the erec- ton of the new building of the Young Mems Hebrew association.
 The Jews have already done their part. They have raised more than 50,o00 and work on the building has been started A pledge was made that the Gentiles of Birmingham would donate $60,oo0. In two days of campaigning less than half the needed sum has been raised. That would not be such bad showing for these times, had it not been for tho expectation that whiriwind campaign of only two days would be long enough to raise the Gentle quota.
 At this hour 1t should not be necessary to again call attention to the generosity with which the Jews of Birmingham have rallied to the support of the people of this city in move- m4nts which had a local or national character. During the many "drives" for funds during the war, to help the Red Cross, the Salvation Army and other organizations, large sums were raised by Jewish workers and contributed by members of their race. The Jews helped to build Birmingham's Young Mems Christian As- sociation building They have never been asked to help that they failed to respond.
 Now the Jews want $50,000 for project of their own. They want to erect building for Jewish young men which will be factor in the social and cultural life of Birmingham, and from an architectural point of view will be an asset to the city.
 The Gentiles of Birmingham must not fail in this duty. If the campaign must be length ened, t would be reproach to Birmingham's generosity # 1t required moro than day or two longer to raise the required $50,ooo. That is comparatively mall sum of monsy asked for . worthy purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
TWENTY-oNE PLUS
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "What is your age?"

 From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 What is your age?"
 In days of old the question was perfunctorily asked and answered in every voting booth. In the new days of equal suffrage it Is still asked, but apologetically rather than perfunctorily, and it is sometimes answered resentfully. Oc- casionally lady voter, especially one who has attained the dignity of middle age, considers the question impertinent. Yet one hates to commit perjury, or anything that smacks of perjury.
 In New York state gallant gentleman, who should have flourished in the days of knight hood, has introduced into the legislature of which he is & member bill to do away with the age question. If this measure becomes law it will be necessary for no one to tell her-or his-exact age. It will be quite sufficient for the elector to affirm that her-or hs-twenty- first birthday is of the past.
 This is chivalry, and it is also common sense. If one is of legal voting age the republic should require no more detailed information. We all wish the girls, young and old, to vote, and to vote without annoyance resentment. Going to the polls should be made pleasure. An imi- portant step will be taken if the New York law is enacted and copied.
 "Are you twenty-one?"
 There is something positively delightful in such question. And who would call 1t inn pertinent?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
WANTS INCREASED INTEREST

q hope to see increased interest in the pub lie health institute and social hygiene conference being held in the city," says Dr. H. H. Hazen, special lecturer social diseases, who is on the faculty of the medical school of George town university, Washington, D. c.
 "The interest displayed by local men in civic problems has been illustrated by my attention at local luncheon clubs, which can be an impetus to many great things in the city.
 "Some of these clubs are very active in the capital and have been behind many moves for Washington's good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18

few pennies here and there. It's the old poll icy of "Boost my game and I'll boost yours" That's the way cities are built, the way CO., operation is born and fostered.
 No business firm or individual making a prac- tice of hunting elusive bargains elsewhere is in a position to critcise others for doing the same thing. The merchant who buys goods and equipment in a distant state when his wants can be supplied by Birmingham dealers is not playing fair with his neighbors, and he is not helping his town. The consumer who follows the same tactics is likewise guilty of doing his town dsservice. Every individual in a com munity profits to a greater or less extent by it's growth and prosperity. These happy consumma- tions can only be achieved by working to- gether. Trade in Birmingham is a good slogan. Let us try to live up to itI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
THE CITY NEGRO

"A friend of mine employed at the Mitchell dam at Verbena tells me that he could place 50 able-bodied negroes at work there tomorrow, but if he did the majority would not remain after the first pay day." said W. G. Schuster.
 "The wages are good and the board is excel lent, says this man, but the negro, like many white. men of the same stripe, wearies of the quietude of the camp and wants to be back amid the bright lights. This is the kind of man that is frequently out of work and adds to the complexty of the unemployment problem"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
HATES TO LEAVE BIRMINGHAM

While feel that should complete my edu- cation, hate to leave The Age-Herald and my friends in Birmingham" said Paul Conway, for mer Age-Herald police reporter.
 "Of course, I will enjoy entering college again, and expect to work hard at Auburn, but the studies cannot be more pleasant than my stay in Birmingham and my association with the police department, fire department, hospital au- thorities and undertakers in my capacity as re- porter'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
NO SALE

"This book of knowledge should be in every household" said the agent.
 "What will it tell mel" asked the prospective buyer.
 Everything you want to know, ma'am." eff it will tell me the income of the people next door I'll take it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
TRULY GIFTED

Are you competent press agent?"
 q was ahead of a circus for seven years"
 But I am an artist, sir, and I act the plays of Shakespeare"
 That's all right. I have a flock of framed adjectives that will work just as well for q Shakesperean star as they will for herd of pachyderms, queen of the slack wire a troupe of educated seals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
THE NEW ATTITUDE

"They shall not passw the poilus cried, And at the Marne they stemmed the tide
 While all the world admired; But here of late their diplomats, Indulging in no end of spats,
 Have made that same world tired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
THAT ENGLISH WEATHER

From "Mr. Pim," by A. A. Milne.
 Lady Warden was weather beaten woman in the '60s. No doubt the weather of the Brit ish Isles is detsetable at times, but Lady Mar den always seemed to have been out in the worst of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
WORSE AND WORSE

"A movement has been started to make Scotland independent"
 Good heavens" exclaimed MT. Grumpson, "Now that we are about to get rid of the pro- fessional Irishman, have we got to take on the professional Scot?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
coMMENDS ACE.HERALD

"The Age-Herald is to be commended for the story it printed concerning the prospective Ma sonic history of Alabama, to bep rinted by the Fellowship Forum" said Albert L. Reese, secre- tary of the Birmingham Scottish Rite bodies. "The story which run in The Age-Herald sey- eral days ago was copied verbatim in the Forum and went all over the United States. Masons everywhere certainly appreciate the interest The Age-Herald has shown in giving their pub lie activities space in its valuable columns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
EYES OF NORTHERN CAPITALISTS ON ALABAMA PROPERTIES

Recurrent purchases of stasa cs the Gulf States Steel company, with rise p value, do not srpriss iron and steel -sx9ssts of the Rir- nAGAm Aiht1st AeWAntsd n sts Gu4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
"Where did you find him?"
NO EVAsIoNs

With poison gas and submarines And airplanes in the air, We still may witness warlike scenes Spread havoc everywhere. Mankind's capacity for harm Will still great sorrows bring Till nations promise to disarm And do that very thing.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
SOLID COMFORT

"And what is this?" asked Mr. Bibbles.
 "The picture of an old bachelor seated by his fireside on Christmas Eve. There's pathos in his loneliness
 "But the room is richly furnished, he wears a costly dressing gown and looks like man who might be able to press button or ring bell and have servant bring in something soothing on a tray"
 Perhaps"
 ''That isn't what I'd call loneliness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
JUSTIFYING THE ADJECTIvEs

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 Four circuses are to merge, presumably to attain the right to pose as "the greatest grand est, most glorious congIomeration, on the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
MIGHT MISPLACE AN EYEBROW

Tt takes man of courage to face the ac- cusing eyes of his wife without flinching."
 "That's why I usually pick quarrel with Mrs, Gadspur when she's putting on her mako up" said MT. Gadspur
 "Eh?"
 "At time like that a woman isn't going to run the risk of taking her eyes off her mirror"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
cANDoR MOST RARE

"You have ended your quest for an honest mani"
 "Yes,' said Diogenes, as he put his lantern away.
 "Where did you find hm?"
 Holding public office. Instead of saying he was serving the people at great personal sac riice he said if he hadn't landed the job he might have starved to death."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
IN OTHER CITIES

"We have made inquiry of our neighboring cities in the southern states as to the dancing matter" said Paoli Smith, secretary of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. "We have heard from Knoxville, Atlanta, Memphis, Chattanooga, Louisville, Savannah, New Orleans and many other cities. In none of them is there prohi- bition against dancing in the public parks.
 "In none of them is there any prescription against public dancing, but, on the contrary, dancing is allowed in all of them. Supervised dancing in parks is general over the entire country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
NEW ALARM SYSTEM o. K.

''The new fire alarm system which was re- gently installed Is working splendidly," said Chief of the Fire Department s. A. Middleton. There are 3o6 boxes in the various sections of the city, and when an alarm Is turned through these boxes the departments get an accurate To- cation of the fire. Alarms given over the tele- phone are often most confusing, for sometimes people in an excited manner say, My house is on fire, come at once,' and forget to give the street number, so we have to call the operators and get information to get the number that turned in the alarm in order to get the loca-
 This is great waste of time, and when the boxes are used 1t is accurate, and the de- partments are enabled to get there promptly and without any delay whatever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
STRANGE SILENCE EXPLAINED

From the Tampa Tribune.
 The reason Mr. Bryan is not talking about his candidacy for the Florida sensatorship is, there is no such thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
rHE HOPELESS QUEST

Some neople never associate with their in- fex;as cause they can't find any.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18
A MORNING PRAYER

O grant, Lord, that my love of Thee may lead me into paths of service, for 90 shall be led into a greater and e more peaceful love. Amon.--M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-18

The amity that wisdom knits not. folly ma, easily unite.
 v-TroIlus and Cressids.