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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
LINCOLN's SUPERIOR ORIGIN

From "Yhe Revolt Against Civilization" by
 Lathrop Stoddard (Scribner's).
 But how about superior individuals who rise from apparently mediocre stocks? Environ mentalist writers are forever compiling lists of great who "came from nothing" These cases have, however, been carefully investigat- ed, and the more they are studied the more convincing grows the evidence that greatness never arises out of nothing Take Abraham Lincoln. He was long shining example for the enviornmentalist thesis Lincoln is popu- larly supposed to have come from "poor white trash" of very inferior order. But careful investigation proves that this is emphatcally not SO As one of the Investigators remarks:
 "So far from his later career being unac- counted for in his origin and early history, it it as fully accounted for as is the case of any man."
 And recent authority goes on to state:
 'The Lincoln family was one of the best in America, and while Abraham's own father was an eccentric person, he was yet man of con siderable force of character, by no means the poor white trash which he, is often represent ed to have been. The Hanks family, to which the emancipator's mother belonged had also maintained high level of ability in every gen eration. Furthernote. Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, tas psrents Of Abraham Lincoln, were first 60
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
RUSH OF TRAFFIC STOPS WHILE
 A PIGEON IS RESCUED

The other day there was a traffic jam on Philadelphias famous Chestnut street that lasted for 20 minutes. It was caused by a young pigeon with broken foot. When a motorman saw it fluttering wildly on the car tracks and trying to find a place of safety he changed his gong without conveying and par ticular meaning to the frightened pigeon, so he stopped his car and got off to save it's life.
 The pigeon took refuge under the trolley car. In a minute or two a traffic policeman, a passengers, pedestrians and motorists were hard at work trying to coax the bird to come out. In the meantime the tide of traffic was held up for blocks and mounted policemen rushed to the scene to find out what was the matter. The motorman crawled under the car at the risk of spelling his uniform, but the pigeon kept just out of his grasp Finally" as the Philadelphia Public Ledger tells the story, "by the combined efforts of board of strategy which by that time nclud- ed several million dollars worth of business brains, the pigeon was trapped in one corner and small boy was induced to slide under and snare it. He accomplished that with one flick of his cap. The bird was turned over to the traffic policeman, who had been directing op- erations and the P. R. T. resumed service"
 A city throng looks like the most callous aggregation of human beings earth, but ap- pearances are deceptive. It still has heart The gentler instincts of humanity not go- ing to die out and the world isn't going to pot as long as traffic is halted on great city thor oughfare and hundreds of people, forgetting their own selfish affairs, join in rescuing wounded pigeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
THE PERSUASIVE BAT

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 Baseball and politics have been occasionally associated in this country. The formation and nurture of team has not infreouently been found to be of advantage in securing votes.
 It remains for the Italian Fascist, how ever, to introduce closer relation. A dele gate from Ancona has imported baseball equipment, and, protected by mask and a chest pad, has swung the bat with telling ef- feet against his opponents.
 Mark Twain, when he wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court to ridicule medieval romanticism, missed this detail. Too bad. A revolution of the middle classes, staged with the aid of baseball bats among the architectural relics of the middle ages, is as grimly ridiculous as the antics of our ewn n Klux Klan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
PLETHORA OF MOSQUITOES
 IN A DRY SEASON

An.apparent contradiction of the laws of na- ture has been manifested in the prevalence this fall of the germ-carrying mosquito.
 Some experts claim that the dengue fever account for this by the dry season. They claim that the lack of showers flooding the sewers has caused an accumulation of little pools of stagnant water in and about piles of trash, and that this is where the mosquito has bred.
 Certain it is that the mosquito has been un- usually active and more numerous this fall than last year, although it has been an extremeiy dry autumn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News
 Lots of people are poor subjects for mind reader.
 A careworn woman doesn't seem to care what she wears.
 Training up child in the way it should go requires going some.
 woman would rather have big foot than not have high instep.
 Every time man makes lucky guess he boasts of his good judgment
 Some men think they are getting ahead if they keep from getting worse off.
 It's all right for man to be cool in the hour of danger-if the coolness isn't all in his feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
~ & HUGHES TALKS ABOUT OUR FOREIGN POLICY

saaIn an address at Cleveland, Secretary Hughes said the principles of Americas for eign policy are simple and readily stated" That is quite true. We have no foreign policy and it's simplicity is obvious.
 We do not covet any territory in Gods broad earth" declared MT. Hughes. "We are mot seeking a sphere of special economic in- ,ur aggrandizement- We are not seeking ,pecial privileges anywhere at the expense of
 thers. We wish to protect the just and equal
 lights of Americans everywhere in the world Opportunity; as we call it, the open door, That not derogation of anybody else; the door
 5 just as open to others it is to us. Equal ay means equality. It doesn't mean privilege. We desire to see peaceful settlements. We are ! most desirous to see the world starting again
 a sound economic basis, with every people inspired by hope and grded to the highest Achievement in the interest of their prosperity < Wherever we have had chance to promote peaceful settlements in this troubled world we have taken it
 sFine words butter no parsnips." Coming from anybody but the eminent Secretary of State, this eulogy of our foreign policy would be regarded as the veriest flapdoddle. In eff Feet, we want the world to settle it's problems and be happy. We wouldn't take foot of terri tory from any other nation and we assure them of our best wishes in every laudable un- A sertaking, but so far as doing anything to help shems is concerned, we are strictly hands off. The attitude of the American government to- ward distracted Europe is that of the old gen taernan who beams a beggar covered with s6res and says, Bless you, my friend, can't da- anything for you, but I hope your empty stomach will be filled shortly and your health will be restored.'
 This kind of talk, coming from responsible officials, is received with cynical smiles by Flu yopes statesmen and astonishes the American people. Our foreign policy, since the repub- licans took control of the government, has been a do-nothing policy, and it has still fur ther discredited the nation in the eyes of the world. The greatest single achievement of the Harding administration, the arms conference, which is a favorite topic for republican spell binders, has so far amounted to little because it's purposes have not been carried out. MT. Harding has been in office two years, but his promised association of nations Is no nearer realization now than it was when he entered the White House.
 America continues to stand aside and watch fhs world go by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
INDOOR SPORTS POPULAR

"The development of Birmingham for the past year, and the general improvement in business conditions for that time,'' said w. L.. Woodruff secretary of the Birmingham Ath- letic club, "have justified the membership campaign which we will begin November To-. Indoor sports are always popular this time of the year, and so right now is the time to enlarge our membership. Our monday classes are large this year and growing larger. They have doubled in the last three weeks 1 wish to say also in regard to several refer ences that I have recently seen about munich pal stadium, that the Birmingham Athletic club always has been and always will be squarely behind any movement for clean sports and athletics If such a movement is started, we will throw our influence behind it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06

his head. He will not accept communism to that extent.
 "The constitution of the Far Eastern repub. lie may have been a handmade document when it was presented to the 400 members of the first assembly, but it showed the changes of many handsome crude, others shrewd- before it emerged.
 "It guarantees rights of private property and goods; but all land, rivers and mineral rights belong to the state. They are leased in lieu of taxes, and the novelty of paying taxes is the test of the Siberian peasants sincere sup port of the government. To induce coloniza- tion in Giberia, the old tsarist government not only remitted taxes, but gave bonuses If machinery seed grain or cash.
 Every citizen IS years old, regardless of sex, religion, politics or previous nationality. can vote Minority representation is provided for in national state, county city and village government.
 Five states are created on geographical lines and sixth on entirely new lines-the autono- nous racial Buriat- Mongol state, composed of citizens at large.
 "The fear of dictatorship was evidenced when, instead of single president, a commits sion of seven, known as the government was eleGleu Dy JHe dSSeiHpiY. lue government IS the highest executive authority. It names the premier and he selects the 16 cabinet heads.
 "The church is separated from the state. A citizen is free to profess any religion none, and religious instruction is permitted only in theological schools.
 Education is free and compulsory. So is work for every citizen, not more than eight hours day or six hours at night with further restrictions for women and children.
 Every male citizen is liable for military service between IS and 45 years, and it Is compulsory between 20 and 22. Bodily and capital punishment abolished
 Liberty of the press, speech and assembly is guaranteed. Citizens may also initiate legis- lation and have share in the administration of all government and public functions through an elaborate and complicated peoples con- troll
 "This is the famous system of peoples com missars, in theory enforcing efficiency and honesty on the regular officials, but in practice interfering and inefficient. If one officer is not efficient, little is accomplished by placing another to watch him.
 "The peoples commissars interfere with the army, the railroad, the local administration and every other civil function"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06

der. "Now then," he said, q hope you under stand what this thing means? If ever again you utter word of disparagement for the Union cause or word of approval for the Confederates, and I hear of it, you'll suffer severely, because now you're loyal unionist. And if you make single disloyal remark you're guilty of treason"
 The reclaimed one thanked him for the warn- ing On his way out he stopped at the door.
 Major" he said, "they ain't no law against thinkin', is they7"
 .That depends" said the major. "What's in your mind now?"
 "Well,' said the Kentuckian, q was just thinkin' that them rebels certainly did give us fellers hell day before yistddy down below the state line"
 (Copyright, 1922, by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
HIS BUSINESS GOOD

eff the large number of people comprising most of the witnesses that pass through the halls of the courthouse can be used as cri- terion, there must be a larger number of crimes committed in Birmingham and Jefferson county now than in the history of the county, in spite of the anti-crime crusades," said W. J. Elrod cigar man, whose stand is located in the basement of the courthouse and who is an old resident of Birmingham. "Regardess of the classes, the crowds bring generous in- crease to my business, so may as we'll leave well enough alone.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
THE LAST LEAF

y Oliver Wendell Holmes. l saw him once before, As he passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters OCT the ground With his cane. They say that in his prime, Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down, Not better man was found By the crier on his round Through the town. But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan, And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said, "They are gone.' The messy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many year On the tomb. My grandmama has saidV Poor old lady, she is dead Long ago That he had Roman nose And his cheek was like rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin
 Like staff, And a crook is in his back, And melancholy crack
 In his laugh know it is sin For me to sit and grin
 At him there; But the old three-cornered hat, And the brooches, and all that, Are so queer! And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree
 In the spring, Let them smile, as do now, At the old forsaken bough
 Where I cling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
BOWLING AT Y. M. C. A.

"Our game room is popular with the young CT men of this city, said H. c. Leigh man. ager of the Y. M c. A. game room. "It keeps them out of pool rooms, where the manage ment is usually unable to suppress gambling and cursing. We don't permit even any CUTS ing. The game room supplies the sport every young man loves at price young mans pocketbook can stand It is not run for profit On an average, boys at the " pay only about 15 per cent of the price they would have to pay anywhere else. The bowling alley will be opened Monday. Last year great many Sunday school classes used our alleys for their tournaments. We will encourage them to do so again this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06

with their husbands. Civilization has a hard struggle to retain each foothold of progress from the savage state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06
A MORNING PRAYER

Y Look thou upon me with pity, Lord, and
 judge me not by the disaster which has come to pass, but by the splendor of my dream.
 Amen.-M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-06

Men at time are masters of their fates;
 The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves that we are underlings. asss Julius Caesar. 4.s N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-07

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with different fur Gao
collar and cuffs. ~A1~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-07
Little Benny's S
Note Book
BY Lee Paps

I found a little dictonerry yestidday
saying on it. 5000 Werds and Their
Meanings, and had ideer and I went
GROUND TO Mary Watk!nses house to
see II she was setting on her frunt steps
wich she was. on ? cushions. and /
sat on the top step in back of her
and We started to tawk about az.
cost Of candy and the dlffrent reasons
w ws dident Ike to 60 to skool, and
al Of n suddin | quick took out the
little dictionerry, saying, Hay, Mary,
YOU certeny look menagerie today.
o. thank you, Mary Watkins sed ns
IL she thawt it was something CRATE.
Wich dident have time to look 70 see
wea ther II was or not, and | quick
looked on another page saying, How
do you feel, pritty inauspcious?
Yes, no wat do YOU maen, watts that
meen? Mary Watkins sed.
Mo not knowing wat, and ] quick
stuck the dictionerry beck in my pockt
saying, o, its jest a werd know.
And pritty soon ] took the dictionerry
out agen and quick looked Oh another
page, saying. Wy? You don't hold eny
obliteration agenst me, do youy
No. I meen, wat. cny wat' Mary
funny today. II you cant tnwk plane
YOU don't haft to tawk at all, she sed
wy, I'm jest tawking pecunary, l
sed
I'm not going to stay and lisseu TO
that, Mary Watkins sed. And she got
up and started to 60 in proud, me say
,ing, I'll tawk plane, III tawk plane.
All rite. I hope you II understand
yourself, she sed. Meening Id han to
tawk TO myself as far as she was con
serned, and she kepp on going in and
j went home wishing ] hadent OF found
the dictionerry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-07
MASONS' CHIEF HERE
Grand Master From Germany to Be
Entertained Today

Many Mnsons IN this city will as
semble at Broad street Station tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock TO meet 4.
JIagedorn, Of Hamburg. Germany. a
right worshipful grand master.
Mr.. Hagedorn will bc accompanied By
Arthur $. Tonpkins, grand master Of
New York State, and fifty past masters
cf Masonic lodges In New York. The
delegation to welcome the visitors TO
this city will be headed by Abraham
Pennsylvania. and will be escorted
hy twelve policemen, all members Of the
J.ambskin Club. with Sergeant William
j.. Finley in charge.
Shortly after the arrival OF the train
the visiting Masons will be received by
Mayor Moore and will then visit lnde.
rendeucs Hall, Fairmount Park and
then return TO the Masonic Temple.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-07
SKILLED, % HURT
,|NDAYS ACCIDENTS
Eight Injured In Five Trolley
crashes-Others Are
Auto Victims
ONE LICENSE IS REVOKED

Three men were Killed and twenty
pefsons we're injured IN automobile and
trolley accidents IN the streets yester.
day.
Edgar Bastian. Of Fifth and Montrose
streets, fell in front Of q motortruck
at Fifth street and washins ston avenue
and was fatally hurt. The truck was
driven By Martin Douglas, n Negro, Of
Eighth and Kater streets.
Samuel Goldman, 5c1 Snyder avenue,
was crushed under truck driven by
1ssdore Freeman. Fifth street and Sny.
der avenue, IN an accident near Fifth
and Mifflin streets.
An unidentified man was killed at
Broad and Lycomine streets last night
truck driven by John Doyle, Of Elev-
enth street above Oxford. The man
was between fifty five and sixty years
old, wore a blue pin stripe suit, brown
atockines and tan shoes. Doyle was
erPested. The drivers in the former two
accidents are being held without bsil for
the Coroner.
Mother and Daughter Hurt
Miss Margaret Bond. thirty. two, of
1412 Susqiehanna avenue, was severely
injured last night when struck b. an
automobile at Broad street and Sueque.
hanna avenue. Miss Bonds mother.
Mn. Mary 8. Bond, ssvnty.ons, was
injured at the same point Iess than
tive hoass laely while On he1 WY 70
che WNmAn's Homeopathic Hospfsal 10
~ n9 daughter
fescvsd IS sod e.uicss wn:n g. S1Sss y,
z 9 essdue' truck q Ssens and Vine
wulism Eredera4k, q NV.
teWa, riding IN light moeortruck with
her husband, was injured at Broad
and Filbert streets when heavier
truck struck that Of the Fredericks.
Paul Clayton. sol Germantown ave.
nue.; Walter Clark. 2O20 South street;
Earnest Walker. $40 Carpenter street,
and Arthur Dietuck. e16 Pierce street.
were injured when struck BY van.
They were watching a notorist repair 8
broksndown automobile at Eighth and
Arch streets.
Harry Holland. thirty two. ssl
North May street, was severely cut and
bruised when struck BY an automobile
at Lancaster and Girard avenues.
At Forty fourth street and Lancaster
avenue, Richard Hammond. Al North
Sixty-secon street. was struck by an
automobile and received cuts and inter
nal injuries.
Held as Drunken Drivers
John Fretz, thirty -four. 1913 North
Sixteenth street. and Joseph Geppler.
twenty four. Seventy seventh street
end Avenue D. were struck by an auto.
mobile while walking along Island road
and we're severely injured.
Four men arrested charged with dr!v-
ing while intoxicated We're held in bail
5or court by Magistrate Renshaw. They
gre W. Stanley Kempen. Ardmors :
Robert White. Of Trenton: George
Henry. Of Warnock street near Joffer.
son, and Martin OBrien. OF Front and
Christian streets.
After convictions for driving while
drunk the State Highway Department
revoked the licenses of seventeen
drivers. including one Philadelrhan,
Harry r. Flicker. Of Tusculum street.
Eight persons were injured in five
trolley accidents. Four Of these were
hurt when two trolleys collidei at Sec
cndond street and Snyder avenue. One
man trolley cars figured in two of the
accidents
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rHE INVISIBLE UEIMsMAN

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ct4ciais. Late In the fall the battleship
slSws; iss dSsmsd .ssr:s ssIH; WI ,.ss 81;
,Sbey Ing every behest Of tho navigator II has
sisn behind. Then the bE gS.s Of her
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Store Open 9 A. m. 70 $50 P. M.

Thank you for the hne appreciation Of 0inbel fash
Ions and qualities and prices-thereby giving the
largest business we've ever known.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-28
Nebraska u Wins
Missouri Valley
Conference Meet

LAWRENCE, Kas., May 27.-Ne-
braska University won the fifteenth
annual Missouri Valley track meet
here today by score of 49 points;
Kansas University was second with
"a lie points; Ames third with 30h,
and the Kansas Aggies fourth with
221-6.
Four valley records were broken
and one tied. New marks were set
up in the 220 yard dash. the 2 mile,
the half mile relay and the javelin
throw. E. Smith of Nebraska won
the 220 yard dash, covering the dis
tance in 21.3 seconds; Rathbun Of
Ames continued as record holder in
the two mile run finishing today in
8 minutes 42.1 seconds and the Mis-
souri, University relay team clipped
one second off the previous record
for the half mile relay, winning the
event today in one minute % 2-5
seconds. The javelin throw of
Brutus Hamilton of Missouri in the
preliminaries yesterday was not
equalled by any contestant today and
his toss of 173 feet 111s inches stands
as a new valley record
f. Smith of the Nebraska Uni
versity team, led IN the 100-yard
dash and equalled the valley record
of 8 As seconds.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-28

same preposterous question to me
today. which I ignored. but since so
much interest is manifested by the
public here and elsewhere, l will say
that most emphatically / am not a
member of the Ku Klux Klan,"
Secretary of State Hall sent the
following reply:
Answering your wire [ emphati-
cally and unequivocally deny being a
member of the Ku Klux Klan. Only
secret organizations of which | am
a member are the Veterans of For
eign Wars, 40 Hommes ct Chevaux,
the Military Order of the Coolies,
and the Benevolent and Protective
order of Elks-all patriotic organiza-
tions. I always have been and al
ways will be unalterably opposed to
any organization taking the law into
its own hands, be it the Ku Klux
Klan, organized labor, or organized
capital"
Arguments of one hour in length
were allowed to each side and the
Waller case was given to the jury at
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At a late hour last night, the jury
was still out and was taken to a
hotel for the night by Bailiff Jim
Graham at II o'clock. They will re-
sumo their deliberations this NOR
ming.
The cases of Phillip Waller and
Herbert Neal, charged also with ag-
gravated assault upon Mr.. Jones,
We're set for Wednesday morning,
May 81.
Arizona republican., 1922-05-28
EXTERM|NATOR WINS
KENTUCKY HANDICAP

LOUISVILLE, KY, May ELK
terminator, w. S. Kilmer's crack
seven-year-o gelding, won the Ken
lucky handicap with $4,000 added,
at a mile and quarter here today,
defeating some of the best handicap
horses in the country, including Fire
brand, which was second, and Blar-
ney Stone. third.
Only four horses faced the barrier.
Exterminator, carrying top weight of
1873 pounds, led Firebrand TO the wire
by one length. Blarney Stone fin
ished two lengths behind the winner.
Firebrand made strong bid for the
first half mile. running head and
head with Exterminator, but from
then on the Kilmer entry drew stead
lily away. Sands of Pleasure finished
fourth. Marjorie Hynes. Mimic H.,
Rouleau and Bit of White were
scratched. Despite his top weight
Exterminator was the favorite and
paid $3.50 for a 81 mutuel ticket.