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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
CANTREI,L ON TOUR

Roanoke, April Especial .)-zA Cantrell. county farm demonstrator Is touring tho county this week in i'm terest of tho Farm Federation Bureau and is succeeding in enrolling a number of farmers in this work. He is also giving them practical lessons on the various crops laying stress on planting focdstuff for both men and beast
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singing actors on the stage at the present time. In this respect he bears comparison with Plancon and Maurel, the two great Frenchmen who once adorned the European op- cratic boards and who were promi- pent at the Metropolitan. Today Scotti has no equals and few who can be regaAded as rivals as a sing ing actor. In certain roles he stands alone, notably Scarpia. in Tosca. and Chinm Fang in "L'Oracolo" parts. which he, has made peculiarly his own.
 "A man of energy and action. he admired American methods, and his several years of residence in this country, save when he has been full filling important engagements at the principal opera houses of Europe and the Royal opera, Covent Garden, London, have made him a veritable hustler. Thus it is that he has en- tered upon the business of an oper- atic impresario with a zeal and en- ergy which many younger man might envy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
LADIES' AND MIssEs' BLOOMERs

Boomers of the type illustrated have become an indispensable gar ment 10 most women who find them far more practical and comfortable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29

South Africa produces about -&zo0,- 000, ,000 of gold annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29
Southern Railway System

Arrival and Departure of Passenger Trains
 Central Time, Effective April g, 1922
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29

Miss Josephine Cunningham will spend the next few weeks in New York city visiting her sister. Mrs. Joe C. Crittenden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29

Mrs. James Hubbert. who has been the guest of Col. and Mrs. T. O.. Smith for several weeks, returned to her home in Chicago yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-29

Mrs. Hugo Marx has returned from Memphis. where she attended the marriage of her neice.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

poet that nine-tenths offthe people Of the United
States ever have read. If he is not the greatest
living poet, who Isl Remember we are not speak.
ing of philosophers. or moralists, or masters of
verse dction. We speaking of poets-of men
able to appeal to the emotions of men and women
through There are, we believe, three out
standing names in the history of British poetry
Shakespeare, Burns and Browning. These three
knew and women and their appeal is to men
and women. There others who knew aesthetics
and rhetoric whose appeal is to Scholars and folks
with delicate appreciation of art-but we cannot
place them in the same rank for one moment
Kipling, of course, does not stand with the
great three-but he approaches them most nearly
of any of his contemporaries. He also knows men
and women and appeals to men and women He
does not appeal greatly to artists and aesthetcists
Mr.. Kipling hold whatever opinions he
pleases the recent and Americas part in it.
ditions today 1t makes not the slightest differ
ence, far the greatness of his is con-
cerned, whether he is British mperialist, a
French militarist, German apologst, Russian
Bolshevist American crusader. The Amer-
soldier, the British soldier, the French soldier,
the German soldier, the Bolshevst soldier and the
Turkish soldier pretty much brothers under the
skin and Mr.. Kipling has pictured in words Of
everlasting fire the souls of soldiers. And we are
convinced that a poem which pictures truthfully
and passionately the soul of soldier is far
greater poem than which pictures truthfully
and delicately the loneliness of posy.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

soss srs,s Of the RsyCgsion; on ypIy 3 LIS the The
sssaIa in ss Gs css%ssr
iassr the last. rhs selnw nSe sIgiand March i7si
May - I1s7 the en- pedsrsi eonyention to tram.
s,f;D for the United States
Der Is 7sp The hennsylyaIis sCnvepitOn s,T net to
Lafayette was given reception there
LOSSES ON FARM PRODUCTS.
To the Friend Of People:
IN the the isS annua loss on
.14osslioo: tobacco. sissoosoc: vegetables siss.-
soo erops OTssuss: sS other
s2ss4s.7oo; total losses. s1.1o4,sss.3oo.
BILLIONS OF CIGARETTES USED.
To the Friend of the People:
during the year fsao7 ANTI
eeS5ding the s,k most reliable
during that year.
PERFECT REFLECTING TELESCOPE.
To the Friend of the People
Where is the most perfect rejecting teie;
scope instrument AsrRoNoMicHL Res diesa STUDENT
Mount Wilson Observatory. Pasadena. Cal
VOLUMES In FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.
How many volumes does the FI.1kl.9 F.,i, 1n''i-
'''e VI '"' PENN.
Approximately 5000 volumes.
WERE ADMITTED FREE.
. Are, ssti.o1in. On tn. free lis. under the
Yes.
DATA ON AIR PASSENGERS.
TO the Friend Of The People:
year isso' How many planes were there doing
Approximately a25OoO passenger. hew in
COMMERCIAL planes in that year; 1000 planes
divided the hying honors.
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WORTH ONLY 10 CENTS.
To the Friend Of the People:
premium on a dime made In 1s45? Inf.
According B. H. Collins coin expert. there
lis no extra value on a dime coined in 1s45
1882 DIME LACKS PREMIUM
To the Friend Of The People:
=. dime COINED in 1882 worth any mere s than
No: there is no premium a dime coined in
STATISTICS OF U. S. TRADE.
To the Friend of People:
men wht the Or Ss Of the sv 5
during the year ending June 80. 1921?
Exports OF. that commodity were valued at
$6l'o64S31, and imports were valued at s3.66l.s33
PRESIDENT PAID 1soo A WEEK.
To Friend People:
What is President Harding's salary week.
His salary is approximately $500 per week.
AREA OF INDIAN LANDS.
To the Friend of The People:
What is the area Of Indian lands in Arizona?
What is the value placed on them. STRANGER.
According to the best Information We can OBJ.
land is ss1.s43.4o2.
INDEPENDENCE HALL. PHILADELPHIA.
To the Friend of the People:
few 2, the Historical
deiphia ' RESIDENT
On July Is. 1775 George Washington accepted
his appointment as general Of the Continental tai
to o. tor% for
xmsrean a % eiesfs es Captured p at the Battles Of
IN the Suns Sx a B ere hea S
had left Phiisdelphi@a @ in septemSer, ifi7. and
T4h M left ssa I'm IS Ha
July q 177S. and continued to sit there until the.
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The Greatest Living Poet.

A FEW days past stated in this column
n that Mr.. Rudyard Kipling was without the
shadow OF doubt, the worlds greatest living
poet-even if he did display lamentable tendency
TO make fool of himself and then. Some
reader has clipped the editorial and returned it to
with marginal notations The words, greatest
OF, living pOets,' are underscored and accompanied
by the following comment:
You reducing Herald editorials to the
rank OF fatuous absurdities. l refrained from
criticism OF your last Kipling outburst but this
repetition Is too much"
We gratiied Of course, to learn that The
Herald has some circulation in Greenwich Village
for presume the writer must belong there al
though he refrains from giving his name or ad-
Gress. But never before suspected for mo-
nent that anybody, even in Greenwich Village
would dispute Mr.. Kipling's right to be termed
"thc greatest poet living"
We understand that his verse disgusts folks
with excessively delicate stomachs We under
stand that many disagree heartily with his po-
litical Polices-and do we. But that anyone
could maintain that he is not the author of the
most virie, the most powerful, the most human
verse written since Browning died seems incon-
ceIvable. We are certain, at least, that anybody
but literary critic, member OF a literary society,"
a Greenwich Nillager could take such a stand
and the opinions OF such folks on literary subjects
course, are not worth consideration.
We might maintain that Kiplng is the only
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
The Band Concert at Sunset.
10 the Editor. The Washington Herald

To the Editor, The wsshington Herald
Sunset in Washington! The quiet
hour when the city rests. The pink
Of sun-kissed clouds shed a warm
glow over the streets. Removed a
little from the jungle and noise
there stands a cool. verdant park
From the quiet Of the twiliEh;
came tired-eyed mothers with
dropping shoulders carrying bright
eyed, gurgling babies: brisk bust
ness men; sweethearts: children;
those who wear the pallor of seden-
tary office routine. Austos drone
in the drivewsys-
Into the picture comes a bright
array of uniformed men-Taylor
Branson and his Devil Dogs"
Within their instruments Of brass
and reed the melodies of the world
wierd Greig creations bringing the
mysteries of mist-covered noun.
tains in the land Of the midnight
sun: a fragrant breath of cherry
blossoms from quaint Japan: stately
airs from merry England; stirring
martial strains from Hungary; am
orous and sense-appealing harmo-
nies of sunny Spain combine with
the syncopations OF our populat
airs.
Neighbor meets neighbor and
finds rest in unburdening his
troubles wives and mothers hold
children and exchange gossip and
secrets which only mothers know;
children run hither and yon, their
young hearts responding uncon-
sciously to the spirit Of the re
Trains; lovers sigh. Gods sym
phony! Angels are not far away.
Music! Thou divine emanation,
Like laughter. like tears you are
the balm of Gilead that keeps hu-
manity from going mad!
And yet-there are individuals
who would standardize you: cramp
your beautiful melodies within four
walls; compel people to sit in decor
Gus manner on cushioned seats.
stifle the free outlet Of their emo
tions when catching the majestic
sweetness OF your charm. There
are aestetes who believe the only
proper display of appreciation IS
Think you. gentlemen. that the
bourgeoise sat moodily by listening
to his strains or was it because he
inspired them to laugh, to dance
and to forget.
of the hypocri;ical intellectual:
Give us seats-compel people TO SIT
on them and behave or else remain
away from our concerts"
There are provided in every city
of Importance theaters or concert
halls where splendid philharmonic
organizations render inspired con-
certs for those who care to pay the
almost negligible sum. The bands
and free concerts belong to all the
people and each is entitled to show
his APPRECIATION In his own pecu-
liar way.
Let US cease harping on the other
fellows conduct. II you cannot lose
yourself in the harmonies OF music
and forget the crowd around you
that is your fault and not theirs.
PAUL w. HOLMES
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
Defends Employment of Mar
ried Women in Veterans
Bureau.

To the Editor. The wsshinEton Hezld:
In view Of the hue and cry being
made by Legion posts concerning
employment OF married women in
the Veterans Bureau. perhaps. in
fairness. you will publish a few ad-
ditional facts.
It is conceded that among these
married women are some OF the
most eficient. most highly edu-
Gated. most thoroughly trained and
most dependable clerks in the bu-
reau. The average former service
man cannot qualify for these posi-
tions. and those who can 20 else
where at higher salary. The men
who are walking the streets with
out work" could not begin 70 Ill
these position.
II has also been said that some
former service men have been dis
charged. Look up and publish the
reasons why.
some Of the most jealous employees
in promotion Of the interests Of the
disabled former service men.
The Veterans Bureau was not
created for the employment Of Vet.
erans. nor u u Hn0tT tne f'IAl -
Of the American Legion. There are
no Civil Service or other limita-
tions against the employment %
married women. and they are en-
ployed in all government depart
ments. many through necessity be
cause their husba nds' work for the
government This agitation is
making marriage carry an add
tional penalty.
The divorced woman who Is pal :
slimony. the unmarried woma n
who adds to her income by ques-
tionable methods and the families
from which two or more are EN-
ployed by the government are not
mentioned.
Since efficiency Is the main thing
why pick on a few respectable
married women?
ANNE ALLISON.
14sa S street.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
The Heralds
Open Court
Andrew Gump for Congress

To the Editor. ne washnrton Herald;
PoioticaI ambition was one Of the
last things the admirers of Andy
Gump had suspected him Of cher
ishine. II now appears that for
long time-ali through the widow
Zander's suit against Uncle BIN.
the extendes visit Of Minis mother.
and his annual sojourh At the lake
side home Of the Old Timer-he has
had a secret ambition 20 serve his
country. His ambition was a
smoldtrine fire which needed only
the offer OF the party committee 20
transform Il into a passionate
fame. TO be cooled only by a NOM
ination OF Congress and the result
ing distinction Of injecting once
more the-sterling principles OF
Americanism into the decsdent
government Of a stricken common
wealth.
( Andy is the man for the sob. and
there are thousands who will wish
him success. His candidacy will
be watched intently by more per-
sons than that OF any other Con-
gressional aspirant in the fall cleo
hiohbs Thhos = hoec - hoNAeA~
one
Andy Is only the creation OF
cartoonist. His life is the drab
romance Of the comic strip. But
there is something human about
him. His foolishness IL not un-
naturai-Andy merely expresses
the thoughts which so many con.
ceal His egotism is open and
above board. Unlike many rea,
persons, he does not act humbly.
because he is not humble. He does
not belittle his own mora and in
tellectual endowments. because he
believes IN them. Whatever may
be said Of him. Andy is no hypo.
critic.
May his political career stand
out conspicuous in his generation
and may posterity be able 20 look
back upon the career Of Andrew
Gump. Congressman. as a stalwart
example by which TO perpetuate
the ideals and principles OF con-
stitutional government.
X g
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

affection for his
mother country"
says S e n a t o r
Robert La Fol-
lette of Wiscon-
sin. IF he has
not that feeling
for the land of
his birth. he will
not have much
love for the land
of his adoption.
of course. a man
can love h / s
country w hill e
condemning GER
{ a | n conditions
existing in it. We
need not worry
much about ol,r
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

have fatal reprecussions IN India
and in French and Italian North
Africa. Turkey will not now be-
come a European power. even in the
limited sense she was such a power
before the Balkan wars, but as an
Asiattc state and above all as the
main force in Islam. her position is
not only restored but enormously
expanded.
What ever HAPPENS at Venice or
at any conference where the Near
Eastern situation is considered, II
may be assumed in advance that no
real settlement will be possible. All
of the treaties which affected the
regions between the Bulgarian
frontier and Persia now go into the
melting pot. ss
Coopyright. is2a.)
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
The Spotlight
In Washington
BY the Stroller

IL Is in the senate OF these united
States. when John Sharp William,
speaks his mind. John SharT
speaks his mind well. He tell.
where his ancestors came from
ong way back. and all thAt-but h,
makes his point in picturesqu,
to wit:
"Of course every man ac-
quainted with the geography OF
The United States understands
the Importance of providing in
some way an inland waterway
to obviate the necessity Of pass
ing Cape Hatteras on the out
side. thus avoiding all the
wreck and death and destruc-
tion that Cape Hatteras. sitting
like a heather goddess queen
upon her headlands. has wit
messed during all the years or
this republic; but to have to
pay from nine to eleven million
dollars to n, little scheme in
Massachusetts, for a Cape Cod
canal in order to get that is a
little bit too much. AS old
Governor McNutt, Of Mississippi.
said, "A turkey was a leetle bit
too much of a bird for one man.
and not quite enough for two"
and this Cape Cod proposition
is a "leetle" bit too much for
one APPROPRIATION and not quite
enough to carry two. even If the
other is the ancient and rev.
erend and almost worshiped
% -
Dismal Swamp. The Dismal
Swamp is very sacred to the old
commonwealth and dominion of
Virginia. and to the free State
commonwealth Of North Caro-
lina-the dear old North State,
which was peopled by poor
white trash very early in its
history, my ancestors being
amongst them-but at the same
time. to pay New England sll.-
100000 to get this little half
million dollars is too much, in
my opinion.
For this accurate report 1 mus
give credit to the Cong Rec. that com
pendulum of knowledge which again
urge that no library table be without
The battle for and against pro
hibition, when 1 supposed II al
settled, is still raging on a three
front on this page Nov
the Supreme Court of Ohio order
a light wine and beer question pu
on the ballot out there in Novem
ber. If adopted. then what hap
pens?
Maybe Ohio is trying to doubl
her population. or something, say
Mid" Atchison who informs me o
the Supreme Court order.
A news note says that the aver
age life of a FIVE dollar bill is abou
ten months. In the opinion o
Graham Nichols this must be
typographical error. for ACCORDING
to Nick" the average life Of
FIVE dollar bill with him is abou
ten minutes.
If you are interested in the tren
of things. George Mikkelson. tn
house builder, digs up one that ma
show which way the wind blow
hither and yon, as the saying i.
tip is in the way of
want ad, which reads:
FOR SALE - MODERN e-ROON
house, on wide street. big tree
and a garage; near golf course. Bo
172-J.
The trend" is in the near gol
as an inducement. It ma,
be to the prospective-man buyer
but what about the wife who doe
not care for the game?
Remembering about long mem
ories, who remembers way bacl
when the newspapermen had a gol
and one of them won
contraption for driving golf ball
that told how rotten you are
What has happened to the thing an
did the owner profit by his prize?
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

citizens who came from Scotland,
Germany. England, France and
other countries. They came be-
cause they were not satisfied with
conditions over there and were lib
erty-loving people"
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
Timely Opinions
On World
"Innocent Girls Extinct But Sophis-
ticntion Protects Them.- Says
Woman Officer.

Innocent girls are as extinct as
buffaloes and Indians. But the
sophistication of the modern girl
is her greatest protection. She Is
the one who is best equipped to go
through life" So says Mrs. Ma,
garetta Wetherill Wallace. recently
appointed deputy sheriff in Staten
Island, n. Y. Girls can take care
of themselves very well. Although
my work is to deal greatly with
wayward girls I can confidently
say that wayward girls are becom-
ing fewer and fewer. The new
emancipated woman knows better
She shuns vice.
I'VE would have still fewer way
ward girls if mothers would aban-
don their false modesty and tell
their daughters a thing or two
about life. The place for the girl
to learn those things is not in the
schoolroom or from books, but
from her mother or married sister.
There is one other safeguard
for girls. the strongest but the
least recognized-the church. If
girls as wee children were
registered in Sunday school and
attended regularly they would
never go wrong. No matter what
the faith. there is an image of good
planted in the girls heart by
church going and it remains with
in her all her life. II is the strong
est influence for good she has and
if planted when she is Young. when
It can take firm root, II will -four
ish over all the weeds and unclean
things which may come into her
life in later years"
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
TouringEurope,
Day BY Day
By o. o. Mcintyre

PARIS. Sept. 21.-Thoughts while
strolling around Paris: One spot
in Paris where you don't have to
tip. A public drinking fountain.
Hotel Crilion where President will
son had his headquarters. The ash
cart horses are plumed like those
in the circus. And harnessed
tandem style.
Groups OF tired Americans
dragged around by hoarse guides.
All the walking sticks have huge
white knobs. women's skirts reach
below the ankles. And here's where
Louis XVI lost his head. A public
square means another head in the
basket.
There's the card shark who had
to leave our boat. He looks more
like tired bookkeeper. Harold
Mccormick and his bride. That
couple can shove a war off the first
page. The Frenchman invariably
turns to stare at blond.
Victor Hugo's statue. Crowds
awaiting at the Care du Nord to
see the King of Spain. Jean Bedini:
the American burlesque actor.
There's a sign: Bar for Lobsters"
The figures on the opera slimmer-
ing gold under the sun. l haven't
seen a Chinese laundry in Paris.
Also haven't heard the French
man called by the name OF CASTOR.
Windows flashing their ripping
FIRE of Jewels. Orange vendors
parading the curbs. Women draped
in Castillian shawls. The afternoon
parade to tea ana patisserie,
Each home window has its gay
awning. Wonder where I could get
a plate Of beans. Mackerel-eyed
old men sitting on the stoops OF
their dingy shops. Deaf to the
Partisan rustic of silk. I wonder
what might have happened to this
town If the Germans had captured
II.
Clean cut young Frenchmen with
faces heavy with dependency. Rows
of stalls with cheap rench prints.
Most of them vulgar. All the hotel
employees try to sell filthy picture
cards. The hourNof dusk. Now for
a sidewalk table to watch the world
go by.
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The money the other fellow has is capital
Getting it away from him is labor
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
"Foreigners Should Retain Love for
Mother Country. Says
La Toilette.

81 don't think much of the type
of man who comes. to this country
from a foreign land and holds no
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

in Southern France who desires to
rent me his villa for the fall season
for 100000. He tells OF the bath
tub cut from a solid block of mar
BILE with sterling silver faucets. II
I will send him 200 francs as a
guarantee of my good faith he in
vites me to be his guest for a week
This is a new version of the old
lost fortune in Spain. The hotel
clerk tells me that many tourists
fall for the swindle.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22

clerk tells me that many tourists
fall for the swindle.
Baccarat is comparable to poker
in America as the favorite gam
bling game OF France. The wealthy
Frenchman goes to Deauville for
the weekend to indulge his SPORT
ing proclivities. And Deauville.
they say, Is becoming another
Monte Carlo since the passing Of
the Prince OF Monaco. Several New
York theatrical managers are re-
ported to have dropped huge sums
there during the past week.
Last night visited the Dead Rat
In the Montmartre. 1t became no.
torious many years ago as a rem
devious for a fast and loose crowd
Of Americans. Harry Thaw was
said to have done some wild spend
ing there. It is now a place chiefly
for the Summing tourist. Very
few Parisians go there. An Indian
prince who used to serve currie at
nelmonico's Is one of the attrac-
tions of the place.
Paris is determined to get every
ounce OF blood out Of the visitor.
In the women's wash rooms in
cafes a charge of so centimes Is
made for those who primp before a
looking glass.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-22
Seeing and Believing.

-HERE is nothing so convincing to the human
mind as hrst-hand information, personally.
gathered. Hence today il is unlikely any