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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
WHO is TRULY GREAT?

From the Atlanta Georgian.
Who are the twelve greatest men in Amer
lea? If the average citizen were to express
his honest opinion, his list would run something
like this:
His boss; his doctor; his lawyer; his favorite
author; his favorite politcian Jack Dempsey;
his landlord; his tailor; his bootlegger; his ia
vorite actor; his favorte screen star; Babe
Ruth.
Because these are the people who fill his
life and he knows all about them and possesses
the ability to judge their accomplishments.
Have you ever stopped to think what stu
pid question it is? What constitutes greatness
in a man? His accomplishments? Then we
must know exactly what they are. The acclama-
ton of the multitude? Then you must give
the day of the month or the year.
Dr. Albert Michaelson of Chicago received
the Nobel prize for his contribution to the sci
ence of physics. For all we know, his dis
covery, thousand years from now, may enable
us to see what is going on in Siberia and Nor
way or may equip us to walk on air. OF course,
in that event he will be considered one Of the
greatest Americans-1,0 900 years from now.
But what was it that he really discovered?
Admiral Deweyswas acclaimed the greatest
Manila. The nation gave him house and
yelled itself hoarse. He decided to get mar
ried and gave the house to his BRIDE The
nation cried "Bla-ah!' and stopped shouting.
AS our government stands today, George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander
Hamilton were the greatest men who estab-
lshed it. If we should ever try a limited
monarchy or an oligarchy and it should turn
out to be great improvement on what we
have had, these men will no longer be con-
sidered great
Archimedes discovered the principle of the
lever, Isaac Newton discovered the law of
gravitation and James Watt discovered how
to condense steam. All these discoveries were
necessary to enable Rockefeller to drill for oil
and sell cheap kerosene. Which was the
greatest man?
Don't bother your head to make COMPARE
sons. As Mrs. Malaprop said, "they are odor-
GUS"
Whenever you see a list of the greatest
names, get busy and find out what each Of
these men accomplished Go to a library,
look up books of reference and Of biography
and science. Get exact information. And yon
will improve your mind and have hundred
times more satisfaction than in trying to solve
= riddle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
BAND DRAWS ATTENTION

Birmingham has received quite bit of pub
lcity through her municipal band this season."
said O. Gordon Erickson. Il have received let
tiers from some of the largest cities in the
country inquiring to how the city financed
its band, how the work planned and how
such an extensive program accomplished.
During the just closed, the band
played So concerts, to audiences averaging
from $50 to $500, and aggregating 1907
600. This is record that any municipal band
might be proud of.
"The people of Birmingham have shown
magnificent spirit of appreciation and co-opera-
ton. In spite of inclement weather and other
handicaps they responded handsomely to the
appeal to lend their support in this work"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
EYES OF NATION ON US

"The eyes of over 1oo,0o0,OoO people in the
United States are on Birmingham today, and
whether or not Birmingham will grow and pros
per and whether or not the people of the United
States will look upon Birmingham as the lead
ing city of the south, will be determined by the
outcome of the Law Enforcement League" said
Col. 7. o. Smith.
..Inasmuch as | represent the league as chair
man, believe that other person in the state
of Alabama realizes the significance of this
more so than do. am glad to say that so far
the league has received the hearty approval of
both the city and county officials, as well as
their hearty cooperation. The personnel of the
city and county forces is of the finest in the en-
tire country. However, with all of that, the
number of officers on these forces is, l am
sorry to say, not sufficient to cope with the
present situation properly. More men are I'M
perative and men who are able to cover the
city, not on foot, but on fast vehicles that are
able to keep pace with the method employed by
the criminals who go about the city with power
full arms and more powerful motor cars"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENTS

''There are some accidents which are UNI
avoidable, although many of them result from
carelessness," said officer A. H. Courtney.
Recently when DR.. R. Y. Jones was driv-
ing his car and Jacob Bandman was hit, I
happened to be witness to the accident, which
was nobodys fault, but Of those unavoid-
able accidents which sometimes happen. Of
ficer Hood and myself were both on the scene.
Mr.. Bandman was going west across Twentieth
street, having just left Hagan-Dunlap's drug
store, and DR.. Jones was going south on Twen-
tieth street. across Third avenue, when the
accident occurred.
CDR. Jones was driving at moderate rate
of speed and was very careful, consequently,
as said before, it was nobodys fault, but one
of those unavoidable things that sometimes
happen, nobody knows how"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
By William Cullen Bryant.

BY william Cullen Bryant.
To him who, in the love of nature, holds
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks
A various language: for his gayer hours
She has voice of gladness, and a smile
And eloquence of beauty; and she glides
Into his darker musings with a mild
And gentle sympathy, that steals away
Their sharpness ere he is aware When thoughts
Of the last bitter hour come like blight
Over thy spirit, and sad images
OF the stern agony, and shroud, ard pail,
And breathless darkness and the narrow house,
Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart,
Go forth under the open sky, and list
To Natures teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air
Comes still voice,-Yet few days and thee
The all-beholding shall see more
In all his course; nor yet in the cold ground,
Where thy pale form was laid, with many tears,
Nor in the embrace of the ocean, shall exist
Thy image. Earth, that nourished thee, snail
claim
Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again;
And, lost each human trace, surrendering up
Thine individual being, shalt thou go
To mix forever with the clements;
To be brother to the insensibe rock,
And to the sluggish clod, which the rude
swan
Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak
Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy
mold.
Yet, not to thine eternal resting-place
Shalt thou retire alone,--nor couldst thou wish
Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down
With patriarchs of the infant world,-with
kings,
The powerful of the earth,-the wise, the good,
Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past,
All in one mighty sepulcher The hills,
Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun; the wales
Stretching in pensive quietness between;
The venerable woods; rivers that move
In majesty, and the complaining brooks.
That make the meadows green; and, poured
round all,
Old oceans gray and melancholy waste
Are but the solemn decorations all
Of the great tomb Of man! The golden sun,
The planets, all the infinite host of heaven,
Are shining on the sad abodes of death,
Through the still lapses of ages. All that tread
The globe are but handful to the tribes
That slumber in its bosom. Take the wings
Of morning traverse Barca's desert sands,
Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound
Save his own dashings,-yet the dead are there!
And millions in those solitudes, since first
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
If love is blind, how can there be love at
first sight?
A broken promise may be mended, but it al
ways shows the crack.
Many mans so-called independence is
nothing more than contrariness.
Wise is the man who is able to insert foun-
dation under his air castles
Cleanliness may be next to goodness, but it
takes advertising to sell soap.
Women with natural curls are apt to have
few kings in their dispositions.
Among men a model wife is one who doesn't
think she is better than her husband.
A Cincinnati man recently took II wives In
one day. He's photographer.
Thirteen is an unlucky age for girl. She
is too old for dolls and too young for beaus.
There are people who never seem to get
chance to do anything except the things they
can't do.
Much sympathy Is wasted on people who
ought to be ashamed to keep the undertaken
waiting for job.
Nothing is so calculated to Jar an eligible
girl as young man who talks about his money,
but says nothing about matrimony.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION
ON PERMANENT BASIS

The discovery of the waterways, coastwise
and inland, has been the marked feature Of
American industry's effort to keep its prod
ucts moving to markets during the past sew
eral years. 1t has been such complete and
comprehensive enlightenment that the water
ways will never be neglected again.
The coastwise steamers plying between the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts have been swamped
with business ~ more than year. They
have, moreover, shown that they make as good
time through the Panama canal as the trans
continental lines do overland. There are no
sidetracks on the waterways
The Bagdad Lumber company Of Bagdad,
Fla, was stocked to the capacity of its yards
With lumber and was about to close down dur
ing the car shortage when it thought of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
A cARD-sHARP ARTIST

Special Correspondence to the New York
World.
Paris.-Andre Addison, the 'King Of Gard
Sharpers,' who, after having made three for
tunes on the card tables, has committed sui
eide at Toulon because he fell into poverty
owing to unfortunate stock exchange opera
tions, is said by the French police to have
owed much of his success to his skill in dis
guising himself.
He was well known to the anti-gambling
detectives and to the private detectives of the
big casinos, but though Andre Addison
he was refused admittance to any club or
casino, he always succeeded by his skill in
making himself up in going to gamble
wherever he wished.
One day an elderly man Of aristocratic ap,
pearance was wheeled in a chair to the casino
at fashionable watering place.
His name was quickly whispered around as
that Of wealthy French nobleman who had
. country house in the neghborhood.
He was carried by two footmen to the
table, and before the night was over he had
won 5000 pounds. 1t was only Addison in
one of his many DISCUSSES.
On another occasion he played for a week
on the Rivera disguised as an Indian Prince,
and after first losing heavily went away with
about 10000 pounds in winnings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
SCHOOL NEEDS DETECTIVE

ION the opening day of Woodawn High
school someone kindly lifted one of my boys
books when he left the room for few min
utes, which set me back another $780," said
John C. Moses.
1.-THE boys name was written in ink in the
book and would have to be erased or scratched
off, An effort on the part of the teacher
failed to locate the stolen book.
"Today, on leaving the room again few
moments, another 81 book was taken. The
boy had literally covered this book with his
name, and the thief certainly will Lave his
nerve to use it. 1t looks like little detective
work could discover these books, and others
that have been taken, as it gets monotonous to
buy high-priced books twice."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26

A WATERLOO IN PARIS FOR
M. CARPENTER

The idol Of France lies in the dust. Even
in America there was feeling of astonish-
ment and sadness when Georges Carpenter
was knocked out in the sixth round of sched-
uled 20-round fight by Sikh, the Senegalese
heavyweight Temperamental Paris must have
felt the blow keenly, although it has been ru-
mored lately that Georges had lost much of
his popularity, as the result Of certain snob-
b.sh airs he acquired after his visit to the
United States, where he was trounced by Mr..
Dempsey, but was hailed as a hero by our adj
miring populace.
The Paris tragedy was not due to any lack
of courage or skill on the part of Nj. Georges.
Time and again in the early rounds he hit Sikh
a knockout blow, but there wasn't strength
enough behind his punches to even bother the
dusky fighter from Africa How many men
could have stood up under the terrific blows
which Sikh took on his jaw? The sport au-
thorities will have to figure that out. Accord
ing to traditions Of the ring, and Carpenters
previous performances, Sikh should have
dropped LOT tne count. ne uiu hoOhiHB u ING
sort. The establishment on Georges face was
genuine. 1t couldn't have been feigned. He
was soon to realize that he was doomed and
SIKH seeing that Carpenter couldn't knock
him out, waded in and gave his adversary
terrible beating.
Perhaps Carpenter was still suffering from
the effects of his fight with Dempsey. There
have been reports that he permanently IN
iured internally by Dempseys body blows. Be
that as it may, he was no match for Sikh.
bout between Harry Wills, the American ne
gro heavyweight is next in order and then Mr.
Dempsey will have to look to his laurels-
There is just one consolation for Georges
admirers in France. Sikh is French subject.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26

Missouri democrats have adopted the God
dess of Liberty as the party emblem, instead
of the donkey. As long as cartoonists are, SO
to speak, welded to the donkey that more or
less intelligent beast will continue to represent
the democratic party
"
A Chinese butler model of propriety,
mysteriously murdered in New York. Detec-
tives, using those powers of deduction for
which they famous, think he had enemies.
X "
"Revolvers are dangerous" says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. Occasionally a contemporary
makes statement its worst enemies can't
refute.
How it does carry middle-aged man back
to his childhood to read that DeWolf Hopper
is booked to appear at the leading playhouse!
Battling Sikh has put Senegal on the pu-
glistic map. The first thing we know we'll
have Chinaman knocking out white hope"
Petrograd Is waiting and hoping for the
bolshevik government to come back from
Moscow and put some life into the old town.
X X
Why should the impression prevail that
landlord who is on friendly terms with his ten
ants isn't making any money?
X X
1t may be just coincidence that Constan-
tine is beginning to show some consideration
for Venizelos' friends.
X X X
Who thought, four years ago, that the Turk
would ever again be in position to tell Europe
where to get off?
According to novelist, eastern college boys
speak English slang. If they take to the mon
ocle, all is lost
X X
Surely the ladies Of the Invisible Eye" in
Texas are not going to quit with just one per-
formance.
X X
Farewell, long farewell, to Georges Car
pentier! He was a good little man while he
lasted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26

commission on inquiry, which studied the ag-
ricultural crisis in America and its causes,
shows that America was by no means the only
country where prices tumbled. The quotation
follows:
Tho crisis not confined to this country.
The avalanche Of declining prices and attend
ing hardships, sacrifices and losses. involved the
whole world It began in distant Japan with the
break in the silk market and the Chinese boycott
of Japanese goods. 1t travelled the circle of the
Far East Australia India. England. France. Italy.
the whole of Europe, South America, Canada and the
United States. 1t embraced all countries and all
industries. though not to the extent In
the same
In another part of his article, Mr.. Wellborn
says:
In the late summer and autumn of 1920. when
the price of cotton falling rapidly, and fears
for the future expressed by those who d.
rectly represented the farming interests. issued,
In order allay the prevalent anxiety.
from time to time to the effect that would
tend ample credit accommodations, and take
Of our banks in furnishing funds to customers
for the purpose of preventing the dumping of cot
ton a weak and falling market. l shall give
you here some figures to show to what extent the
Atlanta bank order take Of the
situation in this district On January l. 1920,
loans to member banks aggregated sss,o62. 900;
while on November l. 1920 total loans to
Der banks had reached the tremendous of
$780,, 900. The federal notes issued by
bank amounted to $155. ooo, 900 on January 1,
1920, and increased steadily to s174.o00,Oo0
January l, 1921. These borrowings almost
entirely for agricultural purposes. Can any
in the light of these facts. assert that there
restriction Of credits contraction Of eurrencyf
The Atlanta bank. during this time. not only loaned
all its available funds-its capital its surplus and
its reserves but after all its
exhausted, actually borrowed from other Federal
Reserve banks s4s.0oooo0 to take of the
situation in this district Does that show de-
MED credit. failed to do duty to the country
in this crisis7 Does 1t not rather show that
Enthusiastically hberal-in extending cred
its to member banks
Mr.. Wellborn replies to the assertion that
considerable reduction in outstanding federal
reserve notes within the past year is proof that
prices declined because there was reduction
in available currency by saying federal reserve
critics "lose sight of the fact that the volume
of currency was reduced only after the prices
fell, and not before"
The average citizen and the average poll
tician know little or nothing about the work
ings of the federal reserve system. The hue
anu cry against the system mas peeH Daseu on
ignorance and prejudice to large extent. In
the case of the farmers, who have unquestion-
ably suffered, they wanted to place the blame
somewhere, so they attributed their misfor-
tunes to the federal reserve system. Forth
with the politicians found another burning
ISSUE The federal reserve system has long
since been indicated. 1t was the salvation of
the United States during the most trying period
in its history.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
THANATOPSIS

The flight of years began, have laid them down
In their last sIeep,-the dead reign there alone!
So shalt thou rest; and what If thou withdraw
In silence from the living, and no friend
Take note of thy departure7 All that breathe
Will share the destiny. The gay will laugh
When thou are gone, the solemn brood of care
Plod on and each one, before, will chase
His favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave
Their mirth and their employments, and shall.
come
And make their bed with thee. As the long
train
Of ages glides away, the sons of men
The youth in lifes green spring, and he who
goes
In the full strength Of years, matron and maid,
And the sweet babe, and the gray headed man
Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side
By those who in their turn shall follow them.
So live, that when thy summons come to join.
The innumerable caravan that moves !.
To the pale realms of shade, where each shall
take
His chamber in the silent halls OF death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained ana
soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave.
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
IN Rad REPuTE

You blame the present situation in the Near
East on European diplomacy"
yes" said Senator Snortsworthy. $40
maintain my reputation as statesman have
to place the blame somewhere. Nowadays you
can charge European diplomacy with anything
and get away with it."
YOU'D NATURALLY THINK SO
"This movie star receives only $1,25O a
week.
81 can hardly support the intelligence"
"Eh?"
eff star whose name is on the lips of every
flapper in the land tolls for such a paltry
wage, movie actors who take part in mob
scenes must pay for the privilege"
STILL FLOATING
"Our beloved fellow citizen was once men
toned for the presidency"
How long ago was that?"
"About 20 years"
Twenty years. And he hasn't got his
feet on the ground yetp'
GOING TO KEEP IT
'Ts Mr.. Grabcoin a rich mani.
'Unquestionably.'
ibid he make his money honestly?"
ellis conscience is SO clear | doubt If he'll
ever give cent to charity" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
WASTE OF MENTAL EFFORT

Say you are getting better every day in
every way, and, by Jove, you'll get better
''That may work in the case of cholera and
sleeping Sickness but you can't make a cold
listen to reason
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS

Slightly Curdled)
A tender heart had William Crop,
Who'd mourn sparrow's death,
But when a beggar made him stop
He cursed beneath his breath,
Because he'd read in papers how
So many mendicants
Own motor cars, eat costly chow
And sing starvation chants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
SPEECHLESS

SPEECHES.
/ hem and I haw and | stutter
When an elderly flapper l see,
"And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
THREE IN ONE

"what is your friends business or profess
sion?"
"He's bootlegger."
"That is more of a business than profess
sion.'
tits little of both and also sporting
proposition"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEMS
"DEFLATION" POLICY

Enemies of the federal reserve system
charge that its alleged deflation policy brought
ruin to thousands of farmers. In recent COM
munication to The Age-Herald, Mr. E. C. Por-
ter of Dnthan stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-26
Strong reasons make strong actions.
A MORNING PRAYER

Let me face the duties of this day In the
sure faith that thou, Lord, standest with
me when l stand for thee. Amen. M. S. B.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-19
POOR YEGGMEN GOT
NOTHING BUT RUSS
RUBlES FOR WORK!

Pity the poor safc-eracker.
His IL a tough lot. Take this
case f'rinstance.
Two large safes stood IN the OF.
flee Of the Dulllnck Jobblng 4
investment CO.. zoo First ave. \.
A gang Of safe experts" entered
Saturday night. They iahored
until the early hours OF Sunday
morning before both yielded TO
high explosive
when the smoke had cleared.
the yeggmen rushed to locate the
loot"
All that they found was 400
Russian rublea, 40 caliber pis.
tol. SIS cash and two stickpins.
II Is supposed they muttered In
disgust as they YEARLY descended
tho fire escape. counting UP the
soviet currency.