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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

That 6 retired marine has rented his large apartment house in Jersey City to families with children only is not so remarkable as the fact that retired marine owns a large apart ment house.
 "You won't go to Mexico now and get mar ried, will you?" asked the judge. T should say notp' replied the screen star. The obvi- ous question then was, Where will you go?"
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 The author of "The Honeysuckle and the Bee" is dead. AS we remember the song, t had pleasing lit, probably due to the fact that it appeared some years before the jazz era. screen star who has been granted a divorce from her husband says he didn't con- tribute a cent toward the upkeep of their home. Maybe he wasn't using it much.
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 Attorney General Daugherty is under a brisk fire from democratic and few repub- lican newspapers who seem to think there's a blot on his reputation big Texas. If Major Blake succeeds in putting girdle around the earth" flyers who want to com- mand front-page position will have to hop off for the moon.
 They'll never get me-" said "Big Tim" Murphy of Chicago, who is out on $75,0 bond Big Tim," of course, is firm believer in precedent
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 Mithilde may never marry Max and the sen. ator's daughter is trying to forget her Brit ish war hero. Romance has tough sledding these days.
 Another mob which took out the wrong negro has put him back in jail For lack of better word, should we call that sportsmanship?
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 Mayor Hylan says he doesn't want to be governor of New York. Is there movement on foot, so far as anybody knows, to draft him?
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 Sing Sing is overcrowded. It has accommo- dations for mere fraction of New York's citizens who ought to be there.
 
 The movies will have to bestir themselves to produce thriller" that will equal night of terror in Belfast.
 Woodrow Wilson says idealism is reviving. The defeat of Jim Reed would make assurance doubly sure.
 Although the allies left Germany but six battleships Germany didn't use her navy when she had it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
l 1LNEDBRACE TALKS ABOUT MUSCLE SHOALS III AND OTHER WORKS IN THE STATE
BIT of thought and gossip resulting from trip about the state.

N BIT of thought and gossip resulting LNA from trip about the state. S The dam at Muscle Shoals is great accomplishment-bu as far as the work has gone to last for all time. It was done by government engineers, and done in that style which the thorough government engineer pro- duces.
 The dam should be completed by govern ment engineers, who estimate that it will prob ably take three years to finish at total cost of some $21, 100000.
 These engineers have asked the government to appropriate s7,5o0,Oo0 a year for the next three years to complete it.
 The practical solution of the problem is for the government to complete the dam, the locks and the power plant; and then lease the power developed by the same to Mir. Ford, or some other person who will build great industrial plants. The government should like wise lease the nitrate plants and the steam generating plant to the highest bidder who will develop manufacturing and fertilizer plants in the district.
 These nitrate plants and steam generating plant have cost the government something over s1oo,o 1000.
 The government cannot well afford to go into the manufacture of fertilizers; but it can lease these plants to manufacturers. As to the dam, or water power, the government has built the dam, as far as 1t has gone; and water power and navigation are distinctly govern ment propositions. Therefore the government should complete the dam, make the river navi- gable with locks, and lease the power developed to MT. Ford if he cares for it, or to some other manufacturer
 Such is the practical business like thing to do.
 Everyone who attended the commencement exercises of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa last week was impressed with the institution and with its thoroughness.
 Dr. George H. Denny, and his well organ ized faculty, have put the University of Ala bama on the map of the leading educational institutions of this country. The buildings and grounds and class rooms show up well in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
IMMoRTALIzINC THE RED MAN

Warwick Ford, in Arts and Decoration.
 Every man, hope, retains enough of the boy to warm to the memory of Fenimore Cooper's magic spell. The red Indian and his actual and mythical doings represented our age of chivalry, the golden pathway of high emprise.
 With maturer years comes the realization that the, original inhabitants of this hemi- sphere were not alone hunters of an adroit skill, and heroes of vague war paths, but rep resented very definite and extremely inter esting social and artistic problems With our expanding knowledge of their customs and arts, this feeling grows, and from our early romantic interest, blossoms ever deepen ing respect and the dawning conviction that the arts of these dead, but not forgotten years, will one day add infusion of inter- est to our own decorative expression.
 Surely our designers can not much longer resist the lure of the paradox by which these direct and simple forms of expression, re- molded with sensitive appreciation, begin to minister the aesthetics of our own wig orous, but complex civilization. For are we not passing surely, if silently, from the age in which a multiplicity of mechanical pro- cesses mystified and confused, into healthier period where the result rather than the media concerns us? In costumes, in drama, in arch itecture, no less than in pictorial expression, our mood is toward the effect uncomplexed with meaningless detail. In this spirit our past or rather the artistic past of this hemi- sphere, takes on . new and deeper signifi- cancc, and our debt of gratitude increases toward tho artist and the scientist whose Joint efforts have furnished us with so rich a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
FORD ASKED TO GIVE UP THE CORCAS PLANT

After an investigation lasting more than three months, the House military committee has ecut the Gordian knot" by eliminating the Gorgas steam plant from the proposed development of Muscle Shoals. It is under stood that the offer of Henry Ford for the Muscle Shoals property will be acceptable if The will agree to drop his request that the Gorgas plant, on which the Alabama Power company claims an option, be included in the government lease.
 i So far as Congress Is concerned this will Clear up . troublesome question, but it re- mains to be seen whether or not MT. Ford will again modify his bid. He has previously shown himself willing to accept suggestions made in Washington, but his spokesmen have declared repeatedly that the Gorgas plant is regarded as indispensable by MT. Ford in his plans for concession, the most important yet asked of him, 1t will not only show conclusively that he is in earnest about building great industrial center at Muscle Shoals, but it will remove the last serious obstacle to acceptance of the Ford offer.
 Tn smiltary committee chose the easiest, and perhaps the only, way out of its dilemma Although the Attorney General has declared that the contract of the war department with the power company is invalid, the government could not dispose of the Gorgas plant to Ford without prolonged litigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
cHILpREN,s HOUR ENJOYABLE

"There is nothing more care free, and believe, enjoyable, than the play of children at school" said Ed Newman, clerk in crim- inal court. "The children in the school just back of the courthouse can make more noise during their play period than all the lawyers in the courthouse.
 They run, jump, wrestle, play ball, climb trees, thrown rocks and most everything else that will afford them exercise and enter tainment, The weather is never too hot for them when play time comes, but notice ths. when the bell rings they drop short what they are doing and file into the school building in an orderly manner.nS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
SOUR GRAPES. SAYS BROTHER

"sour grapes is the principal reason behind the howl that is emanating from Washington over the application of Thomas Kennamer for the 'distrct marshalship,' said Charles B. Kennamer Hunted States district attorney.
 Pope M. Long is leading the objections in Washington, and is responsible for the ac- cusation of my brothers dishonesty. If Pope Long knew that he was so dishonest, why did he let Tom carry about his signed checks for such long time, to make out for any sum that he might deem necessary.
 "Long is just a hard loser, and that is all there is to itW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
COLONEL. HARVEY ADOPTS
 A WHITE HOPPER"

George Harvey is becoming Angicized so rapidly, if he doesn't start to dropping his "aitches" soon it will be because it isn't done in the best English society.
 We had fully recovered from the announce ment that he wears satin knee brooches when the occasion demands it, and were momentarily expecting the intelligence that he was develop ing 8 weakness for cricket when the cables informed us that he wore white top hat to the Empire Day luncheon of Canadians in London.
 The white Hopper" is not only the correct headgear for morning and afternoon wear dur ing the London season, but it is hat with a distinguished ancestry.
 In America nobody wears white top hat but minstrel man. In England it has been, you might say, badge of distinction for gen. erations. The soiled white hat Sam Weller wore when Dickens introduced him to the world and to immortality, was the predecessor of the white "toppers' which adorn our ambassa- dor and other gentlemen of fashion residing in London.
 Colonel Harveys speeches no longer cause unrest. Satorially he leaves nothing to be desired. Shall we say, then, that as American an unqualified success7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
ETERNAL SUNRISE

A dog can bask in the sunshine and be happy, and so can the stupid among man. kind whose thoughts are as the thoughts of the beasts of the field, but 1t is not so with most of us. Our thoughts leap ahead, and the joy has gone from the light of to- day if there is no promise of brightness in the days which are to come. Whether we will 1t or not, we live in the future. Toward it our spiritual eyes are constantly strained. We tell our youth to fit them selves for the maturity of manhood, and we caution those in the heydey of life to make provision against the helplessness of age. Man is the upward-looking, forward looking animal, and the problem of happiness is the problem of securing a future of worth and glory.
 In this we find the secret of the happi- ness of youth. Youth lives in the future, and life for youth has a splendid-if indefi- nite-goal. Present poverty cannot touch it, for it knows that it will be rich tomor- row. Present burdens are laughed at, for tomorrow strength will come to match the last uttermost fling of fate. In hunger and rags youth laughs at life, for no matter how dark and threatening the present, to- morrow's sun already gilds the eastern hills. Youth is not thoughtless. Youth thinks hard, but it's thoughts race ahead from glory unto glory. It has a glorious goal and an all consuming purpose in life. In the light of these, unhappiness cannot live.
 And so it is that we find older men renew ing their youth in pursuits of many kinds Some keep young by chasing an ever re- ceding goal of money to be amassed Some keep young by striving for the unattain- able in politics or pleasure. All stay young and happy in proportion as they discount the hardships of the present moment in the light of the promise of the moment ahead, and if we have nothing left to hope for we are old, no matter how the count of years may stand. And if we have nothing left to strive for, we are dead while yet we live. It is in this respect that religion keeps men young, and for this reason that it has always made and will ever make it's appeal to thoughtful men. Religion makes life worth while by providing worthy objec- tive toward which 1t eternally tends, and 1 religion makes life happy in that it saves it's best gift for the last. The goal toward which religion leads us is so far distant that in this life it will never be reached, but will beckon men on from splendor unto splendor until the splendor of heaven is attained And yet this goal is so near to us that we can touch 1t, and work upon 1t day by day, for it is not only heaven beyond, but the Kingdom of God on earth, with love as the motive and righteousness the end of each homely, daily task.
 Pursuing these ideals, we have no time to grow old. There is no emptiness of life to make us miserable. Our hair may grow white and our bodies fail, but our undaunted souls shall be increasingly radiant as we go to meet the glory which awaits us at the end of our Godward leading journey
 MIDDLETON s. BARNwELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
PLAYING GOOD CAME

"The baseball the Barons are playing right now will land them in first place in double quick order if they only keep it up for a few days," said Louie L. Reese, local real estate man.
 "of course, no team can hope to keep their pace long, but by consistent winning, they have been doing recently, they should give any team fight for first place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
LETTERS TO EDITOR
DISTRIBUTE POWER OVER SOUTH
Q the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Speaking as one who does a great deal of travelling through Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala bama and other southern states, and who watches all industrial movements, believe the disposal of the Muscle Shoals property is one of the most important questions to this section of the country.
 q hear great deal about Mir Fords alleged dsrespectful attitude towards the government in his bid for the property. don't see how his respect or lack of respect has anything to do with the matter. Ford was making a busi- ness proposition-a good business proposition from his standpoint. His attitude towards the government is his affair. The question before the people is how good business proposition the Ford, or any other offer, is for them.
 The government has spent millions of the peoples money on the Muscle Shoals project The property, therefore, should so be disposed of that the greatest number of people will re- ceive the greatest possible benefit.
 While it is not to be doubted that large element of the farming section would profit if Ford is able to make good his promise to manufacture cheap fertilizer from the hy- draulically generated power of the shoals, this after all is only one class.
 Is there net some means whereby more classes can be benefited and at the same time serve the farmers?
 I believe there is. It is to distribute the enormous resources of electricity generated by the shoals throughout the south; to link the principal cities, towns and hamets with the cheap power and enable industry to cut the cost of production: to illuminate all farm houses on the routes of the main lines and to move their power machinery.
 As understand it, Ford's plan is to concen- trate all development around Muscle Shoals and not run any distribution lines anywhere
 Another enterprise, the Alabama Power company, according to my information, like wise is in the market for Muscle Shoals, and intends to distribute the power over as great an area of the south as possible.
 This cheap power would be an enormous stimulus to industry, both large and small. The smallest householder would feel the benc- fit in cheaper electric bills. can conceive of no community benefit equal to that of reducing the cost of electricity to everybody.
 For that reason think that the bid of the Alabama Power company promises greater re- turns to this section as a whole than the Ford bid; and hope that the Alabama Power company will get possession of the shoals so as to give the south the cheap power that has made industry boom in other sections of the country, that will make industry boom in this section. Yours truly,
 THOMAS EWING DABNEY. New Orleans, SIS Napoleon Avenue, May 24,
 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
KEEPS CITY scRAPBooK

T am the official city commission scrap book caretaker," said Mrs. Helen Davis.
 "And, believe me, 1t is some job. Already I have large book of clippings pasted up, and they keep coming thick and fast. If the commission continues to receive the amount of publicity in the future that 1t has for the past six months I will be regular librarian with large library when the present commits sion's term of office expires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
CRAY PASSES BUCK

'T am sure I would never make good judge said L. E. Gray, secretary of the city commission.
 "This fact was demonstrated to me very clearly when two men, each with permit to operate a popcorn stand a certain down. town corner, appealed to be to decide which of them was entitled to the corner. After laboring for long time was forced to give up the affair as a bad job and referred them to President McLendon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
NEW ERA IN POLITICS

'T'm about ready to quit," growled the old fashioned politician.
 sWhat's wrong?"
 ''The party boss has ordered me to go out and see what I can do with the lipstck vote. The first thing know somebody will be cal- ing me down at campaign headquarters for shaving the back of my neck'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
SCHOOL BOND CAMPAIGN
the Editor of The Age-Heraid:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 The tissue paper halo that has surrounded the public schools for long time was rudely removed Monday by the school officials them- selves and mediocrity has been revealed.
 To conserve the dynasty, the schools must be kept out of "politics"; no choice to the voter to select . board of education, but in this board matter 1t has suited the school people to get the schools into the dirtiest politics ever known iak the district.
 Not until Wednesday did know tho ex- tent of unfair means used on children.
 A crowd of mill hands giving nothing but adverse criticism of tho bond Issue was heard and enc remarked that threo of hin children were told to ask him how he was going to vote on the scheoi bends. He sent word that he wasn't certain that he would vote for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
THEN AND NOW

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 The 0. t. southern gentleman drank his Bourbon and stroked a pointed beard. The n. t. southern gentleman drinks his homemade cawn and caresses a teeny-weeny mustache. P. S.-The former invariably raised his hat when addressing lady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
LIKES cAMERACRAM FEATURE

''The daily cameragram feature in The Age-Herald is certainly eliciting much favor able comment over town" said F. s. Hughes.
 " And I want to add word of praise, also. The photographs of the young ladies are ex- ceptionally clear and distinct, and Mir. Baird, the photographer, is to be congratulated on turning in such good pictures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
HIs SERVICES IN DEMAND

You never see any more travelling tinkers." "The kind who used to go around mending pots and pans, clocks and sewing machines?" "Yes."
 "It seems to me an artisan of that sort could do brisk business nowadays overhaul ing family stills"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

body of inspirational material. When we come to the appreciation that can include and absorb these arts we will have come to suf- ficient understanding to use them with dis cretion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
STRETCHING IT"

"Is MT. Bibbles honorable in all his deal ings?"
 Reasonably so, considering the times." Flows thatf"
 "He never does anything worse than water ing the red liquor he serves his friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
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ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
INITIAL ADVANTAGE

'Mr. Wadleigh has overbearing manner q suspect that's due to early associations "Well?"
 There wasn't boy in school who could make bis weight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
A BORN SALESMAN

"Did you ever have any exciting experi- ences?"
 About 20 years ago." said the brisk pro- moter, q was ordered to leave western town by notorious two-gun man who didn't like the cut of my clothes.'
 "As you are still alive, suppose you left?" .'No, I bought him couple of drinks and sold him the suit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

An Item of no particular significance to boishsyiA Is the announcement that two new directors of the Standard Oil company have been elected one of whom started with tho company as day iaberer and the other as an office boy.
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 Anything Is liable ta happen these days Mars is headed teward the earth, aayant says Venus may bs inhabited and deefge Harvey has appeared iA LeHdeH wearins white "teppex."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
JUST TO BE SURE

"You look skeptica, friend?" T can hardly believe this oil stock will make me rich in six months" Brother, I scorn to exaggerate. We'll ex- tend the limit 30 days"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

HOUSED AND FED Why seek for bail? The modern jail Is quite pleasant place to be And men are there Without care Who might go hungry, were they free. UNFEELING MOTORIST
 I can't abide
 Augustus Pride, And this is why:
 His pace is swift,
 get no lift
 When he drives by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28


 school bonds, but would vote for the 1h-ml school maintenance. The principal told the little girl to tell her father that if he did not vote for all issues he would be a slacker That settled him against all issues and put him in militant mood besides.
 A daughter of the head of a large manu- featuring company was ordered to bring her father in line for the bond issues and was followed up'' by being asked for her report They barely owned their own home and with taxes and street improvements in view he told his daughter that he would be forced to vote against all bonds in justice to her. She was brave, intelligent girl, just going into the high school, and told the young lady teacher that her father was going to vote against bonds and that he was always right. She got sneering remark which, she said, didn't remove her father from his pedestal.
 Another man, who employs men, has two children at school, both told to talk at home for the school bonds. The little girl didn't know much about bonds except to chime in with her bright brother who knew, from his teacher, that if their father did not vote for bonds that they would have no school to go to in the fall. The gentleman, like every business man in town, was against the bond issues, and SO argued with his bright boy, to no effect, and the sad thing was, he said, that his 12-year-old boy went to school every day for week with the firm conviction that teacher was right, father wrong. One eve- ming the boy was working off the bond prop aganda and his father suggested studying his lessons. He replied that his teacher told the scholars that lessons were secondary, no need to study-talk bonds.
 heard . gentleman say that MT. Glenn should resign after the picture of his activ- ities was painted, and one remarked that he shouldn't bs allowed to resign, but be re- moved.
 And think of the librarian having to replace on tho shelves all those books placed on the floor for tho photographers.
 GEORGE H. ROGERS.
 Birmingham, May 27st st1a22, sss~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
WON'T SHE FEEL BAD?

Missus Dix, Mother of six,
 Will be on hand for "Baby Week." Missus Noodle Keeps poodle
 No one her advice will seek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
SUPREME CONTEMPT

"But," protested the candidates campaign manager, "you don't make your speeches strong enough. Tell the voters this country will go to the demnition bow-wows if you are not elected"
 That's all nonsense. I don't believe it."
 "Then you'd better withdraw from the race. A candidate with no more self-confidence than you have ought to get job in public library, passing out best sellers to flappers."