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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

The little nations of Europe are putting their best foot forward No one will object to that if they don't try to balance chip on their shoulders at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Alabama Press
Mixed Blessings
From the Talladega Home.

Superintendent Gist is elateo over the Alabama crops bringing in $266, TAI, 1000 this year instead of S1S1, ,46o,0o0 last year. This would be charming but for the tar if raises of about 25 per cent that are to come out of it for the higher costs of living; and then slow mar kets because we cannot sell abroad. But it means good living at home, all right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
UNEMPLOYMENT ELIMINATED

From the New I ork Ielegram.
 According to reports made by the treasury department, the depart ment of labor and the department of commerce, unemployment has been practically eliminated through out the United States. In the month of November fifty-two of the sixty-five largest cities of the country reporting to the employ ment service of the department of labor recorded large increases in employment. These include New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Schenectady. Syracuse and Yonk- CTS, and all industries are involved. It is stated that the principal check to the increasing industrial activity is to be found in the inability of the railroads to respond to the demand for service in the carrying of raw material and finished products. So there is no industrial cloud on the horizon to make the holiday season gloomy or to make the New Year anything but cheerful tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
USING THE WATERWAYS

The steel and iron interests of Pitts burg announce that "great prepara- tions are going on in the Pittsburg district for resuming the distribution of steel products in bargcs via the trunk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

If the Turks could forget for one moment that they defeated the Greeks they would not be so hard to handle at Lausanne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

American jazz artists are prospering in Paris. There is nothing to indicate that they are being missed from their native haunts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

Although Johnson and Borah have come ;o the parting of the ways, it is evident that neither gentleman has lost the power of speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
sALvAGING WAR SUPPLIES

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Since the armistice the army and navy have disposed of supplies bringing into the treasury over $1,11S, 100000, of which billion came from the sale of army stores. The navy recovered only about 25 per cent of the original expenditure and the army about Al per cent, but as the salable supplies decreased the recovery is dropping to about l3 per cent of the expenditure price. But these percentages are much better than the recovery from the cantonments, which ranged from l to per cent of cost. The army has about $21S, 100000 of supplies yet to dispose of and the suggestion is made by a Michigan senator that they might be more advantageously distributed among the states. It would seem that if the states wanted any of these supplies they have had opportunity to obtain them. Indiscriminate distribution would deprive the federal treasury of what it may get for them and be of doubtful benefit to the states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Valuable Marble Deposits
From the Centreville Press.

From the Centreville Press.
 Large marble interests have SC cured options on marble in this county. and the company is now making an effort to have the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad run a siding up the river to this valuable deposit. There are inexhaustible quantities of marble on both sides of the Ca- haba river, which is of a quality that is very much in demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Why, how was that 2"
Hence fhe Halo

Some statesmen are invested with halo of greatness"
 T can't say envy them," said Senator Snortsworthy.
 "No?"
 If you will run over the list of states men in that category, you will find that they are all deadp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
THE PRESIDENT MAKES AN ERROR

From the Fl Paso Herald.
 President Harding has been heralded far and wide as the genial handshaker who makes friends everywhere and whom every body likes. This has been his reputation up to now, but how will he stand south of the Mason Dixon Line when it becomes known he has refused to dine on opossum? This animal of delectable possibilities in connec- ton with yams was right at hand, so to speak But the President declined to let it be killed. He sent it off to zoo. This will be taken as proof that MT. Harding is not as claimed, citizen of all sections, but g provincial with an uneducated palate. Even so, he might have kept himself in better grace by passing the gift along to someone who knows good eating when he sees it. Why waste perfectly good 'possum?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27

Probably nobody is more dissatisfied with the way things are going than rum-runners who failed to land their cargoes in time to meet the Christmas rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Our Nation; It's Soul By REV. H. (. OrFERMI.N

Every nation has soul. On it depends everything-noble ideals must nourish it. Unsefish deeds are it's pride. Leadership for God is it's aim. Conscience's command ments hedge about it.
 The futures growth and develop ment, the wogld's veal or woe, mankind's happiness or unhappil- ness the victory of the good, or of the vii, compass by the condition of the soul. Inn patient for deeds, of proud nobility, eager for chivalry, rugged in hon esty, strength and faith, heavily armed, yet kindly in conversation, stoical in disaster, yet mellow in sympatf y--let that be the soul of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
My Favorite Stories By IRWIN s. COBB
A sFoREHANDED ONE, LOOKING FAR
 AHEAD

There used to be city editor of Chi cago paper who hid kindly and compass sonate heart under brusque exterior. To his desk, one night, came newspaper dere- lict-a former reporter ruined by drink and now reduced to pan-handing.
 Boss he whined, "Pm right up against it. I haven't had bite to eat all day. How about stalking me to quarter so l can get some supper?"
 The city editor produced a twenty-five cent piece and passed it over.
 q need money for bed tonight, too, / continued the mendicant. ''Pve got to have somewhere to sleep, haven't F" His victim, without word, handed out fifty cents more.
 Say come to think about it, you could just as well make it an even dollar" said the beggar. 'I might want some breakfast in the morning.
 "Why, you provident son-of-a-gun.' said the giver, always peering into the future ' Copyright 1922. by The McNaught Syndicate Inc,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-27
Fair Planned for Baldwin.


 From the Fairhope Courier.
 A preliminary meeting was held at Loxley early in the month with view to organizing all towns and communities of Baldwin county into a county fair association, with a representative in each community. A committee was appointed to get in touch with every community and urge the appointment of representa- tives to attend another meeting to be held at Loxley the 18th. Just at this holiday and closing year time it will be hard to get proper attention for the matter. But it is to be hoped that the proposal will be generally taken hold of. The educational and advertising value of a good county fair is very great and Baldwin county has the won- derfully varied resources and the men of vision and capacity to put across great fair.
 Should Women Do Jury Duty From the Selma Times-Journal.
 Included in the program to re- move sex determinations in the laws to be presented to the legisla- ture by representative women of Alabama is the provision which ex- cludes women from jury duty. These leaders want this inhibition removed so that women may serve on juries and have a part in the af- fairs of our courts. It is not be- .lieyed that many women will wei come this suggested enlargement of their sphere" by making them subject to the call of our courts, where they would be subjected .o many experiences that would be un- usual, if not the occasion of real embarrassment. Jury duty is never particularly desirable service which the state exacts and there are times in the criminal courts when revolting things are revealed that shock delicate minds and ears, and the women might prefer under such circumstances that they be excused from the court room.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
THE NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY DECEMBER g. 1922

Sohn" Ca revival. by the way. though
the play is not over two or three years
old Is an interesting and picturesque
historical play "of the time of the youth
of Frederick the Great" in thirteen
scenes. 1t is devoid OF originality.
though pleasant enough as a character
study Of the old King. Frederick's
father
New German plays ara promised for
the winter. but meantime the managers
are playing safe
Restoration OF cordial relations be-
tween the German and French stages Is
seen by German critics In the steps
taken by Firmin Gemier. director of the
Theatre National de rOdeon, in Paris.
The French director has issued the first
invitations since the war to German
artists to play in the Paris house OF
classics.
Through NJ. Gemier's invitations Alex
ander Moiss and Rosa Bertens. former
members of the Reinhardt Ensemble
will participate in the French production
OF Tolstoi's Living Corpse" Moissi, al
though Italian by birth. for years has
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

Perhaps the strongest appeal or the
evening 20 American listeners lay In a
song cycle by John Alden Carpenter, In
which the American composer has built
upon texts taken from Tagore's "Gitan-
jail" The unique feature of the cycle
is that the opening "Credo" and the
"Finis' are spoken instead OF sung,
which can be achieved alone by an artist
possessed not only Of voice but perfect
poise and delivery.
Nine. Peroux- Williams proposes 20
devote the proceeds of her recitais in
Berlin to relief work among needy Ger
man musicians.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

hardt Mystery .ay at the Salzburg fes-
tival last summer. At present Moisst is
In Berlin giving guest" performances Of
the Living Corpse at the Deutsches
Theatre.
Nine. Peroux- Williams. we'll known
In Buffalo and New York, made her
reentry to the German concert stage this
week at a song recital In Beethoven
Hall. Critics generally remarked upon
her strong grasp of literature and song
Interpretation. Early italian arias.
French sougs and well chosen Brahms
group made up the principal part OF the
program.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

been completely identified with the Ger
man stage. his unique gifts having found
an enthusiastic sponsor in Max Rein
hardt.
He was the first non-Russian Feodor
In the same Tolstoi play now being pro-
duced by the travelling Art Theater
Company of Moscow. The role was made
so convincingiy his own that even when
appearing in Carlsbad last summer with
mediocre stock company his work was
closely followed by international audi
ences. Above all, his acting OF the
allegorfcal character. The Be0OGr,
stood out In the Hoffmannsthal-Re Rein
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Falling Mark Limits Chances
for New Plays in Germany
No Time for Experiments and Producers Mostly Stick
to Works Already Successful in Other Countries
and to Revivals of Popular Pieces.
New Work Herald Bureau.
RerIiu Nax. Ii.

SSeeiGl Correspondence to THE NEW YORK
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

YORKs' Il DING r HE ATREs A
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

S1ecicl Correspondence to THE NEW YORK
HERALD.
W New YORK Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Now lS.
q URELY the most f1ourishing
branch of German industry is
the theater. Toys and soap,
steel rails and boilers may or may not
yield a fair return on invested capital
financial statistics will tell you that
but plays of every variety are filing
most OF the theaters. The Most inter-
esting thing to be noted about the sit
uation is that since the close OF the
summer season, when the playhouses
were crowded by foreigners from
every land. the great majority of the
atergoers are native Germans.
The price of seats increases every
week with the falling of the mark, but
the people continue to buy. Toward
the middle of October the city was
plastered with announcements of a
few performances by Alexander Mois-
81, and inside two days there was not
a ticket to be had. Go to Wertheim's
(where tickets may be purchased in
advance) and unless you emulate the
early bird you will have to stand in
line for an hour or more.
And what are the Berliners so anxious
, to see? Good plays and bad, musical
shows. tragedies, poetic dramas, trans
lations, adaptations-ai few German
plays and q great many French and
English. There is no very marked ten
dency in any direction, there appear to
be no fall styles, everything goes. the
lad with the good. the popular actor
together with the debutant. Glance at
the theatrical advertisements in the
Sunday paper (where, by the way, not
every play Is advertised. as publicity Is
sn item of expense that Is often cut),
and you will discover over hum
dred dramatic entertainments adver-
tised in some forty-five or fifty differ
ent theaters.
Diversified Bills.
1t Is not enough to run one play at
enc theater, the same stage sometimes
offers four or five attractions in sim
gle week. For example. at the Lessing
TheAter you may witness Won der
Goltz's new Water und Sohn.'' on Mon
day and Wednesday; Faust. Tuesday
and Thursday, and Hauptmann's Der
Biberpelz' the rest of the week; or at
the Deutsches Theater. Tolstoi's Light
That Shines in Darkness and Living
Corpse" (with MoissD; Mildly Impe-
koven. the dancer, in a series Of matt
nees, and Scribe's "Dss Glas Wasser"
What the Berlin dramatic critic does
fis impossible to determine. He must
have at least three assistants for the
sole purpose of covering premieres.
Since early October there have been
some forty new productions. OF original
new German plays there are at most
only half a dozen. for in spite of the
large and eager theatergoing public
there is little desire on the part of man
ayers to experiment, and what new
works are really worth producing re-
quire certain element of financial
risk. Besides, no one is able to afford
new scenery and new costumes, and
rnany of the so-called new" produc-
tions are revivals for which old scenery
Is used.
Occasionally you will detect an ancient
set painted over, doors filled in and
windows patched. and the whole turned
inside out. The thirteen sets for water
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
ADJUSTMENTS.

5 U CE s S Il s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-24
HOW THE CONFERENCE LOOKS

How the armament conference at Washington
appears to the heads of the worlds big govern
ments may be seen from the speech Of Lloyd
George before the National Liberal conference at
London Saturday.
He praises this conference. and approves the
Genoa conference in advance, because the effect
of such meetings is to bring little group of powers
closer together.
That is the underlying motive. The general
problem of world peace. as they see it, is prob
lem of marshalling alliance strong enough to
lick anybody who might want to break the peace
The armament conference has not dsarmed
any nation nor weakened any nations fighting pow
er. 1t has not had any such object in view. Rath-
er, it little gathering of the belligerents of the
next conflict; and they have cunningIy taken ad-
vantage of the absence of their antagonists to frame
up set of rules which they expect will operate
in their favor. Whatever they can use to the best
advantage has been retained; whatever some pos
sible enemy might use to their hurt is put under
the ban.
Ibis applies particularly to the submarine and
poison gas. No two agencies ever invented have
done more to make war distasteful to the common
people than these. If left alone they together with
other diabolica inventions, will make war impossi-
bic in short time.
The only possible motive for abolishng them,
or restricting their by treaties which. in war, no.
body would be expected to observe, is to make war
more popular. And that is the motive actuatins
the conference.
The whole thing has been joke on the public
and blatant insult to public intelligence as well
as gross betrayal of public confidence. Instead
of making another war less likely, by cementing
a military alliance which will be opposed just as
soon as the new PROSTATE powers are able to OBJ
pose it. and by doing away Con paper) with some
of the aspertes of war which, if permitted to re-
main might hamper the impulse to start the fight,
it has brought the next world war appreciably
nearer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-24
STUDY THE HOME MARKETS
(Times-U nion.)

Under the title Settlers Opportunities, the
Lakeland Telegram recently discussed the com
plants that are often heard regarding Florida as
an agricultural state and wound up an argument
which should convince the doubters that man
can make living on farm in Florida, by advis-
ing newcomers to look about and cultivate the
home markets. That there is yet plenty of room
for more farmers raising things for Florida con-
sumption is declared and 81 the evidence is pro.
duced to show the statement to BE true At the
beginning the Telegram says:
Northern visitors raise two objections wher
the subject of farming in Florida is mentioned.
They say the land is too poor and that the farm.
are too scattering And, by little tour de force
of logic, they reach the conclusion that the small
amount of land in cultivation is evidence that
very little, if any, of the skte is fit to cultivate
Their first point is not 30 strong as 1t appears
Florida lacks the widespread alluvial soil OF the
middle west, but its sandy acres are far more
fertile than they look, and with proper attention
they can and do produce wonderful crops net
ting as much per acre, after all expense of cult
walton, including fertilizer as the very best north
err lands. Their second point is little stronger
Il ere is not enough land in cultivation Too much
OF the state is in large tracts which are held for
grazing purposes, and under our present laws
regarding fencing can not be cut up into small
farms. There are millions Of acres which are
capable OF producing the finest and most profit
able crops, which are serving no better purpose
than feeding few cattle"
1t will be some time before Florida farms lad.
join" as do those in New England perhaps or
even in some of the western states But the edi.
tor OF the Telegram calls attention to the fact
that Florida is yet buying tons of farm products
and things made from farm products a thousand
miles away and paying middlemen and for long
hauls as we'll Getting the farm products to dis.
tant markets is big problem where the farms
are scattered over much territory so the Tele.
gram advises the new farmers to bring the con.
sumers to Florida"
In spite OF the complaints made regarding the
cost OF transporting Florida raised products to
the east, north and west, the growers and truck
ers undertaking their work in a systematic and
proper way are making money all the time. With
the further development of the state will come
greater transportation facilities-and greater de-
mands for products in Florida and elsewhere.
Farmers contemplating change need not fail
in Florida unless they lack thrift enterprise and
industry essentials for success In any line of
endeavor anywhere
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-24
RATHER BROMIDE

MIR. Harding's address before the farm con-
ference at Washington has rather a bromide
sound. as reported in Mondays papers. He recos-
nlzes that farmers have cause to complain, but is
apparently not quite certain as to the exact point
OF their grievance and the remedies he suggests
are all of the old. stale, safe-and-sane variety
which have been hawked by politicians for The last
fifty years.
They are the sort of thing which the average
farmer. at the average farm convention, thinks he
wants Easy money. That sounds good to
him. Better freight accommodations. Couldn't be
improved Closer organization. The farmers have
been trying closer organization for half century.
Spread of information to enable farmers to avoid
over-produchor. That. too, sounds fetching. The
Kentucky night riders have been trying it on the
tobacco fields for generation or so.
But with all this soporhc talk, there comes an
impression that Mr.. Harding does not know lust
exactly what is the matter with the farmers, nor
exactly what effect his remedies would have;
while fair inference from this is that there is not
much of anything the matter with them. = =.
1t is sOOdthing, in the general interest of edu-
catIon tor representatives of the farm interests to
get together and talk things over; but that any
SPECIFIC allment. requiring any definite form O:
treatment will be discovered by the present con
ference, is highly improbable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-24
Moore's Style Shop
REMEDY FOR PECAN WORMS

Gainesville, Jan. 24.-Pecan grow
ers who have failed to worm" their
pecan trees may yet be. spared the
evils of wood rot by using a remedy
outlined by DR.. e. w. Berger of the
State Plant Beard, he says. Borers
can be cut from under the bark of
the trees with sharp knife while
those that penetrate into the wood
can be reached by strand of soft
1exible, wire, according to DR.. Berge.
In each case the injured areas
should be painted with Carbolineum.
The movements Of the more pro-
gressive borer can be traced, Dr. Ber-
ger says, by reason of the frass, or
saw-dust-like wood thrown of as the
insect bores upward from the trunk
of the tree. It's entire trail should
be treated with carbolineum by means
of placing a bit of saturated cotton
batting on the end of the wire.
After this treatment, the mouth of
the burrow should be closed with a
piece of putty or moist clay, accord
ing to DR.. Berger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-24
JUSTICE is SLOW

Augustus Crawfsh took a gum and slew his
neighbour Jabez Spry; he doubtless did it just
for fun know no other reason why When man
has nothing to do the time hangs heavy on
his hands, and so he kills friend or two and
later in the dock he stands And there Augustus
took his place. and through long weary weeks
was tried-t was a celebrated case-and experts
rose and testified and witnesses in drowsy herds
blew into court to have their say, and learned
attorneys, who were birds, talked hours and days
and weeks away. At last the jury had chance,
and found him guilty of the crime; Augustus,
then, it seemed might dance on air at some ap-
pointed time, But To- his learned ATTORNEYS saw,
misplaced comma in some writ, declared it was
fatal flaw, and paved the floor and threw ft
The jurist listened to their hurst Of sioqueAce.
and took PEN and wrote, '1he JUDGMENT issFe-
vsrsed-Augustus mustsbe tried again. :. The sec
ond trial. of snail-like speed, became a chestnut
and bore, and then the jury disagreed, and
Crawfsh must be tried onceymQres. ;JThis Jabez
spry has long been-de long since he closed
lifes little page; his slayer yet will die in bed
Of ailments ,incidehtatas age "a n. II l.