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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
LET'S GET UP A SOCIETY
le Chicago Herald and Examiner.

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner
 From gay Paree come the tidings that the lat est fad among gay women-this includes ac- tresses, dancers, certain type of the aris- tocracy and the kind that get raided once in while-is to wear tiny bells on their garters.
 The bell on the belle-similia similibus, 50 to speak. When she walks she tinkles.
 Perhaps the noble profession of the bell ringers of Nuremberg is about to be revived.
 If this fashion lasts there is sure to arise some organization that will strive to improve the artistic quality of these garter bells
 As this organization thrives and prospers t will undoubtedly split up-which is habit that organizations have-and you will have a pro- gressive and conservative society for the im- provement of garter bells.
 Then, sooner or later, in England or in Ohio, some ladies who would dread to call at tention to their spindles by having a gong at- tached to them will get up society for the sup presson of. garter bells
 We merely call attention to the matter in or der to give readers the first chance to get up an organization to deal with this subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
MRS. CLARK HOWELL DIES
 IN ATLANTA

Those of us-both men and women-who make The Age-Herald extend deepest sym pathy to Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, upon the death of his wife, Mrs. Annie Conner Howell, one of the most highly esteemed women, not only in Georgia, but in the entire south.
 Mrs. Howell was daughter of Hugh M. Conner of Savannah for many years president of the Central of Georgia railroad, and a niece of former Gov. B. B. Conner of Ala bama.
 Mrs Howell had the graces of character which typify the south's best, and her mental gifts were such as to make her a constant source of inspiration to her husband and family in their work. Her passing will be sadly lamented throughout the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
DISPATCH NEEDED IN REPAIR OF CARS

It is important that the SO0,OOO freight cars of the country now unfit for service be quickly placed in good order. Recovering commerce will need more and more cars. There is danger of a serious handicap to growing business un- less they provided.
 s. Davies Warfed president of the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, proposes that the interstate commerce commis- sion authorize a loan of $1Oo,O00,oo0 out of the revolving fund for the purpose of repairing. cars. I,ien certificates would be issued and the cars would be security for the loans.
 Whether the Warfield plan is tried or some other, these cars should be repaired before the autumn movement of crops begins, and it is the duty of the interstate commerce commission ss supreme authority over the welfare of the railroads to do what it can to have the repairs made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
OUR TREATY WITH KOREA

From the Detroit News.
 While meditating if you ever do, on the sub- iect of treaties, you might mediate on Korea. Korea is long way from home. Korea Is the other side of Japan. Possibly it would he accurate to say Korea is on the wrong side of Japan. Yet there are interesting things about Korea. Three of them may be mentioned. (11 The United States made treaty years ago with Korea, guaranteeing Koreas independent ence. (2) The United States ignored, forgot, overlooked, fell down on that treaty (3) It has never been explained to the American public why the country broke its word. Those are interesting questions, surely. Interesting be- cause the American people are to be asked to answer them. group of cultured and patri- otic Koreans are preparing to go the length and breadth of this land specially to ask about these things. Not aggressively, but, in sur prised, questioning sort of way. They have the idea that the American people do not know their word wasn't worth red cent, and having read the constitution of the United States have got it into their heads that if they ask the American people about it, simply stating the facts, the American people ir-ininded enough to listen and consider It is a naive experiment and, as already mentioned, inter esting. The facts are incontrovertible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
THE MAIN ELECTION

From the New Orleans Item
 We don't get much light from Maines con gressional election of the sort that would tend to indicate whether or not telling change has taken place throughout the country. The republican majority in the district has under- gone tremendous cut from about 5000 m 1920 to about 5000 last Monday. But the lit- tie 5000 was more than any republican ma jority in the district prior to 1920, and 1920 was the year when public upheaval against ex- isting conditions washed almost everything re- publican high up on the beach of victory and buried nearly everything democratic in ocean, depths of defeat
 In 1912, when public dscontent swept the re- publieans out of place in tidal with MT Wilson on it's crest, this same district, nor maly republican by medium majorities, swung violently to the other extreme. It gave the re- publicans only 709 majority. In 1914, when democrats had borne the responsibilities of the state for two years. the republican majority climbed to 1,515. In 1916, with the demo- cfats much weaker but still dominant, and Mr. Wilson riding back to the White House the slogan, "he kept us out of war; the repub- ican lead in the district climbed to 3,654. This ran up to 5,363 in 1918, and then eaped above 19 900 in the republican avalanche of two years ago.
 The present figure, in other words, is well above the republican figure in year when the parties were so evenly balanced throughout the country at large that it was several days before the experts themselves really know whether Mr. Hughes or Mir Wilson had been elected. There has been heavy fall from the landslide crest, as everybody knew there would be, but the new level doesn't tell us much that would help prophecy on individual districts in distant parts of the country next fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
YANKEE DOODLE FOR ANTHEM
Brock, in the New Republic.

A. Clutton- Brock, in the New Republic
 America has missed her chance in the way of national anthems. She, I understand, repudi- ates Yankee Doodle" for Hail Coumba' or "The Star Spangled Banner" she must be solemn about herself like all the rest of us; but what lesson she would have taught us, what an artistic success she might have been in every allegorical parade of the nations, if she had stuck to "Yankee Doodle" I do not know what the words mean; but they sound gay and they fit the tune, which is one of the best tunes of its kind, in the world. l do not know who composed that tune, or when, or where, but it sounds as if it had grown, to ex- paess the right spirit of nation about itself, and to make fun of all the other solemn tunes which express the wrong spirit For how gay and funny and brave it is and how it enjoys itsef how it sets the mind dancing so that the feet are almost forced to dance too. A musi- clan could do anything with it; orchestrate it with drums and trumpets and triangles, slow and quicken it, make variations on it, set it jumping and swaying and turning head-ovef heels and finally stop breathless with crash, for the cheers that would certainly follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
AMBER FROM EGYPT

Agnes Kendrick Gray, in Asia. Caught in this chain of amber lies The sunshine of Egyptian skies; The polished globes burn honey bright, Like folded saffron buds alight. Or circlet of Saharan stars,
 Barter for dawn in nights bazars. A hoarded flash of Pharaoh's gold These threaded moons of amber hold; And as I lift the precious strand, Sun-colored like the desert sand, Bead against bead clear tinkling tells A distant tale of camel bells
 And click of donkey's tiny feet On the low arched ahd latticed street. Caught in this chain of amber lies The sunshine of Egyptian ,ikies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
--7--77---77--------- POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Pug noses and bad pennies are always sure to turn up.
 mouse make dress goods go up quicker than high tariff can.
 Liquor affects mans brain--if he has any i; if not it affects his legs.
 It might be well for visitors to remember that welcome soon wears out.
 In the dance of life the piper gets up the en- tertainment for his own benefit. A
 If life hands you lemon be glad that 1t was not hard-boiled egg without salt.
 The ugly duckling sooner or later has oc- casion to thank her stars that she isn't goose.
 One way to make the weather little less wearisome is not to talk about it and not to -get mad about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

The friendly rivalry between Texas and India in growing onions will not lead to in- ternational disturbances.
 < < The prince of Wales sends his regards to India, but he may thank his lucky stars that he is well out of it.
 # < x Lenine's health is the cause of more false alarms than the predicted downfall of bol- shevism.
 x z Congress has discovered to it's sorrow that President Harding is slouch in passing the buck.
 * < Why not reduce our army to 10000 men and then invite Mexico to start something
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
Birmingham, May 21, 1922.
HARD-WoRKING MIR. HUGHES

Charles Merz, in the Yale Review
 He the hardest worker in the confer ence, MT Hughes, not only because he was it's chief executive, responsible for keeping dis cusson focused on a given point-and be- cause, holding also to his routine state depart two important posts at once-and because de- string to keep in close touch with his public it was necessary for him to stage frequent ses- sions with all manner of advisory commits sions," official, semi-official, and wholly pri- vate-but also because he was in addition to this the only head of delegation who did not share the chief burdens of the conference with his colleagues MT. Balfour had Lord Lee for naval matters, Lord Riddle to entertain the press. The other delegations followed suit. Only MT. Hughes keptall responsibility cen tered in his own hands. I think perhaps he had to. Heeis built that way.
 Nor is this all. What came nearest to keep ing him awake nights was the task of holding his conference together It is no secret that early in the session. everyone save China wanted badly to go home. Once it had been agreed to limit capital ships and create new four-power understanding, there was not much left upon the program save self-sacrifice-right- ing old wrongs in the interest of a better aay in China. Merely to drag the confer ence along by it's collar from one point on his agenda to another, this was the most herculean of Mir. Hughes tasks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
LETTERS TO EDITOR
POWER COMPANY TAXES

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Several times recently the statement has been made that the Alabama Power company pays no taxes in this state. While certain of the property of the company is exempt from taxation under Section 2069 of the code, which exemption expires October l of this year, the company has great deal of other prop erty situated in various parts of the state on which the company pays taxes.
 During the tax year of 1921 we paid total of $137,1o7.66 state, county and city, ad va lorem taxes and licenses, including franchise taxes. Yours very truly w. R. LOYD,
 Tax Agent. Rirn,inoyha May, of 1000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
CHECKING DANCE PETITION

Work will be resumed on the checking of the dance petition since have just arranged the list of qualified voters" said George Whit field of the probate office.
 "only residents of Birmingham entitled to vote in the election. In getting up the pc tition the names of few persons living in Bes- semer and other points outside of the city limits were secured. They, of course, will be struck out However the number of bona.hde voters who signed the petition will likely be sufficient to meet the requirements for calling cleo tion.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
FAvoRs DANCING AT PIER

q don't see why dancing should not be al- lowed at Pershing pier the same as at the Tut viler hotel or any other public place. saiJ Mrs John C. McNeal member of the Jefferson county board of registers.
 Dancing at the pier would no more-be under municipal control than it is at other public places in the city. However, l am glad to see the public interest in the question, and I am willing to trust in the decision to be made by the voters at the polls'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
ALREADY HERE

"The almanacs all said that Tuesday was the first day of spring, but according to my idea we have been having spring with us almost a month" said Miss Mae Wilson. "Take a trip over the Mount Rinson road or go over Shades Mountain and you will see that I am correct.
 ''You will find that the peach trees have been in blossom for over two weeks and that even the pear trees have started to blossom. The wild shrubbery has even started to bud"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
INDICATED

"You no longer think women should be pro- hibited from voting?"
 I've changed my mind about that" said MT. Grumpson, land have much higher opinion of their politician acumen than~I had before. I used to think when women got the ballot no man could be elected to office who didn't have curly hair and dimpe in his chin, but it's heartening to observe that the crop of success ful candidates is just about homely it ever was"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SOME JAPANESE PROVERBS

From the Boston Transcript.
 So pungent are some of the Japanese sayings that our equivalents seem flat in comparison For example, where say, Accidents will happen in the best of families" the Japs have it, Even monkey will sometimes fall from a tree" "The haste, the less speed,' be- comes "If in hurry, go round" And where we say, "Oil and water will not mix" they say, ''You can't rivet nail in custard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
REcIJLAR HIS HABITS

"Where were you the day the crime was committed?" q don't know said the character witness. That's strange. Were you in a comatose condition?" "No, sir" said the witness, with great dig nity. "This the middle of the week. Sat urday night may find me in-ahem-that con dition, but Wednesday, sir? Never"
 DEGRADING WORK
 five lost my knack"
 Said Burglar Peek;
 q used to crack
 A crib week.
 "I'd hate to think"-
 He muttered curses
 That I could sink
 To snatching purses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
MISTAKEN IN THE CAR

''Your honor, may have had more than was needful on board, but I don't believe I was dsorderly."
 "Why do you think you were not disor- derly?"
 "Well, for one thing, when this officer arrest ed me insisted on getting into the patrol wagon and being taken to the station without delay"
 q walked him down, your honor," inter rupted the policeman, land he tried to climb into every automobile that was parked along the curb for three blocks" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
DOING HIS BIT

Arthur" said the young bride, in fearful mood, "you are going to outlive me-"
 Say not so, my love-" protested the young husband.
 "Yes you will, Arthur. I am going to precede you into the great unknown"
 q won't permit it, angel face" he cried, clasping the lovely creature to his bosom. Rather than see you go first I'd double-Pd treble-rny daily consumption of cigars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

if the French people don't like the withdrawal of American troops from German occupied ter ritory, they will have to make the best of it, and they are at liberty to add it to their stock of grievances. America has done enough for France, and the time may come when she will admit the full extent of her obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
SIGNS OF GENIUS

q knew Scribson would be a popular novel; ist some day"
 Showed early talent, p
 "Yes. Even during his college days he ed tied campus magazine that scandalized the faculty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
HARD HIT

And do you really love mel"
 "Yes," said the budding practitioner "The mere sight of you, Isabella, sets up violent cardiac disturbances, superinduces dryness of the palate, epiglottis and larynx and brings an symptoms of vertigo"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
THE SEX NOVEL

Iris good to lead quiet life And get away from worldly strife In some secluded nook; And while it may not be crime. I'll say it is waste of time
 To read a naughty book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
A RUSSIAN SALARY

From the Savannah News.
 The Russian college professor who gets 10,- 900 rubles a month--less than two American cents-as salary may, be head/o of the political economy department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
BUT CAN HEP

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Certainly it's fairly good country where even an income tax collector can count his friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
IN HOTELLOBBI
 AND ELSEWHERE
s2s PRIZE FoR NAMING THEM

"One of the cleverest things which has come to my notice for some time is the offer of $25, made by the American Automobile association, for name beftting the automobile driver who tries to beat the traffic signal, who drives on. the wrong side of the street, who neglects his brakes, who tries to cut in close, and who through all this and more carelessness and reckessness endangers the lives of everybody" said Mrs Bertha Coughhlan, secretary of the Birmingham Automobile club.
 "The idea of the American Automobile asso- ciation as the Birmingham Automobile club understands it, and which we are endeavor- ing to cooperate with in promoting the same, is to put this sort of automobile driver in the same class with the jay walker Everybody knows what jay walker is, and if not, it is easily explained, for it is a person not suffi- cienty civilized to cross the street at the proper crossings.
 "A term is needed for the automobile driver who corresponds to the jay waIker,' and some body can make $25 by suggesting the best name for such an one. Man killer jay drver,' road hog highway pest and many other suggestions have been made, but yet nothing has been arrived at which is satisfactory.
 "The Birmingham Automobile club desires to help in securing this name, and what is more, securing the names of the reckless drivers in and around Birmingham who menace the life every day of orderly, careful motorists"
 RED LETTER DAY FOR "oLD 7s"
 "It will certainly be a red letter day in the history of Birmingham Lodge 79 of Elks on next Tuesday night, when the thirty-fourth an niversary of the lodge will be celebrated, if the interest that is being taken by the members is any indcation' said Dan A. Hogan
 We have sent out invitations to every mem Der of the lodge and already we have large number of acceptances to the banquet that will be given in honor of Past Exalted Ruler John P. Sullivan on the night of the celebra- tion.
 "Old '79 has won an envable place in the high circles of the order progressive and up-to-date lodge, and it is with pride the men, bers read that she is way up in the lead in charitable work.
 incidentally on Tuesday night in addition to our distinguished guest, we will have with us plain Bill Brandon and Leon McCord, two of the most entertaining speakers in the state, in my opinion The celebration gives promise to be great event. and one that no Elk can afford to miss"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24
A MORNING PRAYER

If, one by one, dear Lord, thou hast taken my earthly joys away, then grant to me the heavenly rccompense of finding them again in thee. Amen.-M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-24

re were you the day the crime was
The Washington times., 1922-06-07
Polish Cabinet Resigns.

LONDON, June THE Pohsn
cabinet has resigned, according 70
dispa tches received here tooaJ.
The Washington times., 1922-06-07
Although Her Taste Runs to Silk and
Beads, She Needs a Trunk

bag with me crammed full of ca,a.
logues, pen-knives. manicure scis'
sors, naii.files, memo hooks. thea
ter programs and clippings.
When l clean out my handbag
you'd think notion counter had
collapsed.
There's nothing dainty about the
parsphernalla Ike.
These weenty, dabby powder
puffs and rouge pads mean nothing
In my life. / like mirror the sizr
OF taxi window and lip stick stuff
that comes In q can.
Another fault I have is carrying
my own packages homo.
When buy O thing ] don't want
to spend the rest Of the day wor.
ryinR whether Il will arrive on the
s. o'clock delivery. I pay cash and
carry anything from tin thimhi"
TO Q typewriter stand.
I have no pride.
It makes no difference to me II
do look like q moving van. plOw
my way through the crowd with
an umbrella planted in one arm
and q hat box under the other.
I suppose II could afford an au-
t0mobile. I'd roll my extra tires
home to the garage.
Some danes seem to think Its
terrible to carry a package. They
have q paper Of pins and a hair
net sent home by the delivery.
Maybe that's why they never wear
out their handbags.
I never thought Of that!
The Washington times., 1922-06-07
ZOO 'DEBS' ARR:
TAUGHT HOW TO
SALUTE QUEEN
Madame Vacasi Shows Them
Proper Way to curtsy at
Presentation.
By Universal Service.

LONDON, June Two hundred
young debutantes who will be pre-
sented at court tomorrow spent TO-
day learning the art OF properly
performing the royal curtsy.
The difficulty OF this feat when
first appearing at court lies In the
fact that the debutantes must first
curtsy to the king and then to the
queen without coming to ccrn
plete halt. There is also difficulty
in making the gesture without ap-
pearing stiff and ungainly.
Madame Vacasi, one OF the chief
teachers of the large class, today
said to Universal Service:
The modern girl is supple and
easily taught the royal curtsy, ex-
cept that her swinging walk is a
disadvantage. The chief obstacle to
grace is the difficulty Of putting
the weight Of the body in the right
place and the main trouble is to
teach the girl not to drop her head
forward while wearing the feath
cred coiffure.
But with the new. small. light
train find that one lesson is
usually sufficient" Girls wearing
bobbed hair also find difficulty
wearing the regulation feathers, but
this is overcome by having the veil
feather tied on a bandeau. Others
have the hair plated back and
screwed round tightly. then fasten'
ing In with feathered pins.
The list OF debutantes Is one VI
the longest on record and the
gowns displayed are expected to
mark new record for beauty.
The Washington times., 1922-06-07
By FAY KING.

never hear the rumble of ono
OF those little trucks on wheels
that these guys roll up the street
with suits and cloaks hanging in
them. but what ! think what q
marvellous handbag n thing like
that would be for a dame like Inc.
Handbags have always been n
source Of great worry and expense
with me.
Personally. my taste In them
runs toward the pretty silk and
dainty beaded affairs one sees
strewn along the counter In the de.
partment store, but o silk hand.
bag doesn't last me from the Bat
terry to the Bronx.
What with carrying key.ring
that weighs q ton and works its
way through walrus hide, n silk
purse Is atwaste.
Nothing but leather. lined
pocket edition Of q steamer trunk
does for me and all the truck i tug
around.
Some DANES I know can buy a
handbag and carry II five years
without even getting The handle
replaced, but I run down the edges
like ] do my heels, and have 10
have IL rehandled about every two
weeks.
wish It were the propcr thing
to carry an alligator bag with
evening dress. I'm positively un-
happy II l haven't got = shopping
The Washington times., 1922-06-07
HARVARD BAN UPON JEWS
TO BE PROBED BY MASS

BOSTON, Mass, June 7-Governor
Cox has decided to appoint a com.
mittee OF seven TO investigate the
charge that discrimination against
Jews has been contemplated at Har.
ward University in its desire TO limit
enrolment.
The State university bill. already
on the statute books, provides for in
vestigation OF the equality OF oppor-
tunities in Bay State educational in
stitutions
Announcement OF the governor 8
decision today came as a distinct sur.
prise 10 Harvard authorities.