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Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
PROHIBITION IS
BENEF F|C|AL To
NATION, STATES
Evangeline Booth Declares
the Average Happiness of
a Human Being in the u.
S. is Increasing.
CBy The Associated 2r5sz.)

New York, April flames
Speyer, International banker, who
is chairman of the Salvation Army
drive for 100000. and an officer
of the New York division of the AS
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment, must resign one OF
these position, Commander Evan
geline Booth, head of the army.
announced today.
When informed by newspaper
men of MIR. Speyer's connection
with an nti-prohibition rally here
last night. Commander Booth said
that while he always had been
liberal contributor to the army he
could not remain as head of the
drive unless he ceased his activi-
ties in favor of demon rum"
Il had no idea that Mr.. Speyer
was anti-prohibltion." she said,
and | had no idea he was chosen
head of our drive. / feel sure there
must be a mistake somewhere. The
Salvation Army is opposed to
liquor in every form" H..
At Mr.. Speyer's home 1t was re-
ported that he was in Hot Springs,
Virginia.
Reviewing a trip OF fourteen
weeks around this country and to
The Hawaiian islands. Commander
Booth said:
UNREST which dlsturbs Ameri-
ca so greatly after the war is set
Ting itself down to the way of
better understanding. Had the
saloon not been closed when the
depression struck America, suffer-
ing would have been increased ten
fold. Regardless of all the reports
rs to unrest in the world, it cannot
be denied that the average happi-
ness of q human being in the Unit
ed States is increasing instead of
decreasing and this, in my opinion
is because of prohibition and the
advantages Of a free
democracy"
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
McNFER REAPPOINTED.

Santa Fe, April Ed. J. Nc
Neer, of Portales, has been reap
pointed by Governor NJ. C. Mechom
as member of the state board of
nmbalmers. McNeer's new term
will expire in April 1927.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08

Actors, singers, preachers and
lawyers are said to benefit in health
Very much from the constant use
of their voices, which expands the
chest.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
ADDRESSES BY KENT.

StaIe UOIIeBe, \. NJ, AprII I,-It
has been officially announced that
President II. J.. Kent is to deliver
the commencement addresses this
year at the HaFerman and Loving
ton high schools. The president
plans to leave some time after the
first OF next month for the Pecos
valley, He is scheduled to speak
the night of May II at Hagerman
the the night of the 18th at Low
ington.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
RURAL SCHOOLS HOLD
A SPELLING CONTEST

Ramah, N. NJ, April Ton Fri
day, March 81 the schools of Nc
Kinley county held a spelling con-
test at Gallup. The rural schools
made an exceptional showing.
Gibson took the honors with Page
second. About fifteen students
from the Ramah school attended
the contest and much enthusiasm
was shown. Misses frankie Claw
son, Lucille Aul and Fora Fallon
were the contestants from Ra-
nah.
An election of school directors
was held April 8. John l.. Tenney
was elected to succeed r. II.
Bloomfield
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
81 CASES OF FLU ARE
REPORTED AT CUBER0

(special Correspondence TO rhe suuraai.'
Los Lunas, n, NJ, April THE
Valencia county health department
reports siXty-four cases of influenza
at Cubero. in the north central part
Of Valencia county. The disease is
rather mild. on an average, as it
has appeared this year throughout
the continent. However. few
cases at Cubero have taken on a
more violent type, two deaths hav-
ing occurred out of siXty-four
cases.
DR.. Edgar =. Beaver. county
health officer, and Miss Gladys
Harris, public health nurse. render
dered relief to those who were un-
able to get the services Of local
nhNsicians.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-08
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS
ELECTED AT P0RTALES


Especial Corrrspondence to The journal
Portales, N. NJ, April 7.-At the
municipal election, which was held
held here on Tuesday, April 4, the
following were elected to office:
Mayor. #. T. Mcdonald; trustees,
Watt Stewart, C. M. Taylor, f. N.
Smith and ]. w. Rallow: city clerk,
Miss Irma Bell Smith. A large vote
was polled. Miss Smith was the
only woman whose name was on
the ballot.
Special tickets. price I penny
each, are sold on Glasgow street
cars, to help to pay the rents Of the
unemployed Of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
NEARER CENTER OF CITY
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I have been very much interested in your auditorium site balot.
 I don't believe that the Smith park site would under any circumstances be the proper place for this important building. It is situ- ated in a section that very few people when visiting our city would ever Know that there was such place as the auditorium; therefore. I believe that it should be located nearer the center of the city's business section.
 I had rather personally see it at Eighth avenue than at Smiths park, but it appears to me if same is obtainable that the site on Sixth avenue between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets, now part of it occupied by the Y. M c. A. tennis court, and just above the United States post office and Masonic tenn pie. This is in a location where everyone would be proud to visit and show stranger while in town, or to hold convention of any kind
 believe that the different organizations holding conventions would much prefer to held them at some of the hotels or theatres than to go out in some inconvenient spot away from the city, B. c. JEFFERSON,
 Secretary Treasurer.
 Birmingham, June IT, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
MAckNIcHTs SPEECH
To the Editor of The Age-Herald;

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 As president of the American Business club I wish to thank you for having your reporter present for our luncheon at the Southern club, June 6, and for his nice notice of the occasion, and for the splendid cooperation of The Age-Herald in every respect. beg, how ever to call your attention to the fact that your reporter failed to mention the subject of J. A. MacKnght's address, "The Need of Training for Civic Life.''
 The speaker did not make any general at tack on the ability or honesty of local off cials, but used the blundering and delay over the auditorium as illustrating lack of training and incompetency of some of the officials; and later referred to the bungling and hes- tation about settling the Muscle Shoals con- test as a calamitous example of national in aptitude and indirection. The applause noted by your reporter was not due to Mr. Mac Knights attacks on public officials, but to the excellent points made by him on the advan- tages which the public might easily secure in the conduct of it's business by placing in office better trained men. wish every man and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
A DAY IN JUNE
By Lowell.

By Lowell.
 No price is set on the lavish summer; June may be had by the poorest conner, And what is so rare a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; The Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her. warm ear lays, Whether we look or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten. Every clod feels stir of might, As instinct within it reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to soul in grass and flowers. The flush of life may we'll be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in it's chalice, And there's never leaf or blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, and later on United States regulars, went to the relief of the imperiled Alabamians. In the resulting campaign Gen. Andrew Jackson broke the power of the Creek confederacy forever.
 Shortly after the Indian wars ended in Ala bama, Greenville came into existence. Dur ing all the years that have followed it's men and women have played conspicuous part in the states history. It has never become large city. It still has less than 5000 popu- lation, but no town can survive for century without making an impress on the affairs of it's state and nation.
 fine old town, rich in southern tradi- tion, and noted for the amenities of life which the citizens of Greenville still enjoy, sur vival of the times when the souths aristocracy flourished,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

 From the Chicago News.
 Good rolling pins gather no dough.
 Half mind to is equal to a whole mind not to.
 Many a family tree is of abnormally rapid growth.
 No man can feed his soul who is starving his servants
 The virtues we are proudest of we practice because we have to.
 An old man with a young wife makes her appear like dancing on crutches.
 Ideals carved in solid rock would be hard things to carry around with us.
 The luck of fool is proverbial, but you never hear a lucky man speak of it.
 The man who doesn't owe dollar can look an yother man in the eye and tell him to go to-work.
 When 2 woman goes calling she thinks she $ lucky if she finds her friends out Here is other vital difference between the sexes
 There is such thing as perfect climate outside of hotel folders and real estate of fees.
 Many man who has great future ahead of him is unable to catch up with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
ONE-HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
 OF ALABAMA TOWN

Greenville will observe it's -hundredth anniversary with homecoming celebration July {. A hundred years takes in large part of American history. Alabama had been member of the union of states only three years when >Greenville was founded.
 Some years previously in 1872, to be exact. the Creek Indians, aroused by the great Chief Tecumseh, who assured them that they would have British support, rose against the Alabama settlers. The Chickasaws and Choctaws re- msined loyal allies of the whites, but the Greeks massacred several hundred people who haA taken refuge in Fort Mims Volunteers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

Senator Capp% thinks Secretary Weeks should resign. Has the senator been eerre- spending with Henry Ford istelyf
 M Some uneasy statesmen detained in Wash. ington will tell you that political fences esn- not be mended by radio. Foreign artists who come over to paint the American Indian should include his motor car and his oil well. Women bOotleggers are baffling dry agents. The female of the species is more cunning than the male. There are at least Varieties of the uplift. It takes more than ornamental garbage cans to make town.
 # A movie school will be started to curb ar tistic temperaments. It will fill a long-felt want.
 Ring Lardner speaks of Sympathetic gin.' The fellow who drinks it needs sympathy.
 # 4 < Being President of China is still more or less of a sporting proposition.
 < < 4 Mars breezed by without even asking the earth, Flows everything?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
HOME OF SOUTHERN BOOKS AT
 OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY

The south is offered an opportunity to pos sess a library of southern literature, colec- ton of books which will be an imperishable record of the work done by southern authors, and will be of great help to historians, biog- raphers and others seeking literary ma terial.
 J. T. Lupton, a philanthropist of Chatta- nooga, has given 0glethorpe university of At lanta more than $125,o00 for the erection of what is said to be the finest fire-proof library building in the south Lupton hall has been completed and H. E. Harman of Atlanta Is giving his services free to collect and install the books. Southern literature of every kind is wanted, including books, manuscripts and literary relics of southern authors. Old southern magazines, pamphlets, letters and pctures-in fact, anything that has literary value-will be accepted.
 Every southern writer is asked to contribute copies of what he or she has written, and owners of southern books are urged to send those they can spare. Each item will be la beled with the name of the sender.
 It is planned to have the largest library of southern books at oglethorpe university in ex- istence The undertaking is highly commend able, and should receive the appreciation and support of everyone interested in southern literature. Books should be sent to H. E. Harman, 402 Trust Company of Georgia building, Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
DROWN NETTING HERE

H. L. Brown, former local county agent, now dairy extension agent at Gainesville, Fla, Is in the city visiting his former home. "Yes, there Is a real dairying industry in Florida" he said, land 1t is developing. The Napier grass down there grows hs high as Johnson grass and we make five cuttings year.
 This hay will yield as much as ST tons to the acre. Florida is admirably suited to the dairying industry with it's mild climate and everlasting pastures.
 q would like to say that, with the exception of the live chamber at Gainesville, which is an approach to the Birmingham body, the Birmingham chamber has accomplished more for local agriculture than any chamber which I have come across I see the seed of what was done for the calf club boys and the like two years ago bearing excellent fruit in this districtJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
WHY IRON PRODUCTS OFFICES
 CAME TO BIRMINGHAM

~ The Iron Products corporation recently moved it's district sales offices and managers from Chattanooga and Nashville to Birming- ham. This was the logical result of the con,- pany's operations in Alabama and of Birming hams situation with respect to the distribu- tion of iron and steel products in the south east
 . The Iron Products corporation controls the Central Coal and Iron company with blast furnace, by-product coking plant, pipe shops and coal mines in Tuscaloosa county, and the Central Foundry company with pipe plant at Bessemer and pipe shop at Anniston. Among the products of it's northern auxiliaries radiator, boilers and plumbing supplies. The sales of Alabama-made products over the country and northern-made products in the southeast.
 Several years ago the United States Cast Iron Pipe company moved it's general sales agency from Chattanooga to Birmingham. This company has large pipe shop at Chat tanooga, but it has two in the Birmingham dis trict and one at Anniston. There are three other makers of pressure pipe in Birmingham and another at Anniston. It was necessary that the southern sales agency of the leading pipe maker of the country be placed in Bir- mingham to get the best results.
 The step taken by the Iron Products com pany is regarded as forward one for them, as well as recognition of the Birmingham dis trict as the natural base for sales operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
TO MAKE CYCLE TRIP

Bicycle brigade will be the proper term for the bevy of boys who will make visit to Camp Oliver next Saturday," said c. B. Lampkin, Jr., assistant in the boys department of the Y. M. c. A. "We are going out for big barbe- cut and each fellow expects to ride wheel.
 "We will start very early while it is cool, but expect we will be hot by the time we reach Camp Oliver, which is about 15 miles out on the Springville pike. I imagine we will feel like eating some of the barbecued meat that we expect to have. We will come back late in the afternoon and I am sure we will make the trip without any trouble unless the road is crowded with automobiles, which would hinder bicycle riding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
NO GROUNDS FOR ATTRACTING
 CITY COMMISSIONERS

tempest in teapot" aptly describes the fiasco in Judge Heflin's court when an attempt was made to mpeach three city commissioners The proceedings ended abruptly when Judge Heflin ruled that the facts presented did not justify impeachment even if every charge made by the grand jury were true. The three indictments charging the commissioners with violating the corrupt practices act by 4nak- ing prediction promises still stand, but it is to be hoped that we will hear no more about them.
 Hugo Black, who represented the defen- dants, won one of the quickest and most crushing victories in an important case ever witnessed in Birmingham, but the prosecution made lamentably weak showing. The alle- gations against the three commissioners were trivial and did not justify serious attention, in court or anywhere else.
 There are well-founded suspicious that poll tics and private grudges have played their part in the recent attacks to which the city commission has been subjected. Birmingham IS too large clty ana too busy with other matters of more importance to have its time and attention taken up by petty quarrels
 Perhaps the quashing of impeachment pro- ceedings in circumstances which must have been humiliating to the opponents of the city commission, will put stop to the strife winch has been going on in local political circles ever since the present commissioners were elected. It is time for the citizens of Birmine- ham to quit quarreling, quit abusing the of- ficials who were elected to conduct municipal affairs and give them chance to make good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

From the Atlanta Georgian. : discoverer of America, many write to say that Ericson, the Norseman, discovered us before Columbus did. Very likely half dozen men of the north, bold sailors, Intentionally or acci- dentally, came to this country with the right wind blowing behind them.
 Undoubtedly ancestors of our red Indians crossed from Asia centuries before Ericsson or Columbus was born.
 Many men tried the steamboat before it worked, but Fulton deserves the credit. Coum- bus is the man that came to this continent, went back and made others come; the credit is his and will remain his.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
LETTERS TO EDITOR
SHOULD ACCEPT GIFT

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 l am glad to know that you have started the voting proposition as to choice of sites for the auditorium, and hope that majority of the voters will take the trouble to fill out the blank and send to you.
 The subject of the selection of an audi torium site is of great interest to every resi- dent of Birmingham. Now is the time 70 "speak out" and not "Eick'' after selection is made.
 Even if it would be legal to use other than for park purposes any of the parks, ,t would be almost crime to do so. We have too few parks as it is, and the few breathing spaces that we have should be kept inviolate In my opinion, the Smith park location, so called, which is not really a park at all, but the private property of the Smith heirs, is an ideal location. It is only few blocks from the business center of Birmingham, is prac- tically in the center of population of Brming- ham, is convenient of access by street cars, has good roads leading to 1t, and ample park ing space for automobiles. Furthermore, there are five acres in the site, and which is to be given absolutely free to the city. Why any sensible body of men should hesi- tate for a moment about accepting a gift of this kind cannot understand. By using this site every dollar of the $500,000 appro- priated can be put into the building of the auditorium, which does not need to be a fancy structure, but should be large and comfort able, and able to seat approximately 10000 people. The Eighth avenue site adjoining Woodrow Wilson park is valuable property, and can easily be sold. Even if it was neces- 4e h,,xy +ho 4ha Smith parL tion would be preferable in many ways.
 Birmingham is big city now, and is going to be much bigger. By all means let us have the Smith park site, and begin building soon as plan be approved. Gentlemen of the city commission, it is your privilege and duty to build an auditorium at Smith park, which will be a credit to the city Yours very truly WILLARD J. WHEELER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
ELIMINATING HIMSELF

EAAM4iN<A AAANNA E1AWoG@E "I hear Mr.. Peckton is making-a good race.'
 "Yes," said Mir Peckton, sadly. I'm doing what can for her."
 "But I don't see you out campaigning7" "No. I'm keeping out of public view as much as possible, so the voters won't contrast that marvellous woman with me and get the idea that her marriage was a mistake"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
POLITICAL STRATEGY

T never hear you quoting from the clas- sics in your speeches.'
 T know few Greek and Latin phrases, 2 said Senator Snortsworthy, "but down in my part of the country an officeholder can't af- ford to air his knowledge. If he wants to re- tain public confidence he has to speak the language of the common people. Only few years ago candidate won several thousand votes by simply demonstrating on the stump that he didn't wear socks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
TRIAL OF COMMISSIONERS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 l wish to compliment your paper on the able way in which the public was informed of the entire court proceedings dealing with the at tempt to impeach three members of your Bir- mngham city commission
 Aside from the news feature, which was handled well, your columns have, I observed, been fair as newspaper should be both to the public who expects uncolored accounts of news stories, and also to the accused.
 Of course as every one knows who has kept in close touch with the political situation in the dear old town, the charges were political and trumped up by disgruntled offceseekers and others pried loose from their political easy chairs, as our friend Hugo Black aptly stated the whole case.
 One thing that made pause not few times for a few hearty chuckles was the way Horace Wilkinson and the solicitor, after hav- ing nursed the whole plot through two ses- sions of the grand jury, and then at the crucial moment deserted the case, and in ut ter abandonment left our good friend, Mccoy, as solicitor, with the ba gto hold One closely connected with the political situation, even though he were blind, would appreciate the manner in which even the uninformed were in an appropriate way and in justice to all concerned, rightly informed of the true situa- tion.
 Birmingham will continue as thriving city regardless of the attacks made against her progress and we'll being by these petty politi- cians. More power to your city and your commissioners, who have faced the fight with out flnching. Very truly yours,
 W. J. DURHAM.
 Birmingham. June 21, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
BROTHERHOOD LOOMING LARGER

"The word brotherhood is looming larger and larger upon the horizon," said John W. Sibley. "Of course there are exceptions, but the proposition in the main stands true. We are working toward the goal of worldwide prohibition. Inspired and women arc strivin gto bring that blessed state into being. We are nearing the goal of reduction in arma- ments Inspired men and women are dedl- eating their lives for that purpose The pulse of the world still beats in tune with the mel ody of Gods grace'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
GRATEFUL TO THE AcE-HERALD

'T am leaving Birmingham today with my wife and baby,' said P. V. Lane of Augusta, Ga, "and would like to thank the many peo- pie personally who were so kind to me fol- lowing the shooting here recently that was unable to avoid.
 Especially to The Age-Herald am grate- ful, for it was through the columns of that paper that I found my wife and rescued her from the bondage under which she had been kept"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
AMERICAN DOLLARS POPULAR

August Hirsch, who is in Paris, reports that the European regard for the American dollar is as rampant as ever. He writes a member of The Age Herald staff as follows:
 "The dollar Is absolutely king in France, Germany and England It is the monarch of the financial world of Europe The breathing of American finances spells happiness or gloom to Europe. It is very good to be an American"