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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

courts there for trials and suits in
volving French citizens, American
courts for Americans, British courts
for subjects OF King George, and so
on. If an American files suit against
an Englishman, making the English
man the defendant, it is customary
to hear the suit in the British courts.
America. tho officially dry thru an
amendment to its constitution, has
never thought of trying to forbid the
sale of liquor in Shanghai 1t is
doubtful whether this would be at
tempted, should prohibition spread
thruout the world, until the last of the
interested parties had gone on record
for abolition of the liquor trade. Then
China. would have to be taken into
consideration, because of the big
native population of this port. The
apprehensive dipsomaniac would do
well to take up his residence in this
Far Eastern asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

Favorable weather, better general
business, freer money and lower in
terest rates-an combine to stimulate
building. with the result that demand
for lumber increases each week, says
the American Lumberman. Produc-
ton in the great softwood regions Of
the south and the Pacific coast is in
creasing fast, stimulated by the steady
expansion in demand, it reports, so
that there is a decrease in unemploy-
ment there. In the North Carolina
pine region. along the Atlantic coast,
increased production is also noted
The hemlock and white pine manu-
facturers OF the north and the east
enjoy an increased trade. In fact,
the situation in the lumber industry
a ; whole, it is declared. is most en-
coura ging-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

improving, and production is expand
ing. Fifth, gains are not confined to
the United States. In conclusion Mr.
Ward says: Conditions are improv-
ing thruout the world. Some coun-
tries constitute exceptions to this
statement, but their bearing on the
international situation is not great
enough to alter the fact that the world
outlook is better. with the United
States and Canada in the forefront of
improvement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

s. Z. Ward. vice president OF the
National Bank of Commerce of New
York, in an article in Commerce
Monthly" on The Facts of the Bust
ness Situation Today" opens with the
positive assertion that business is
better The depression which be
gan in the United States in 1920 and
continued thruout 1921, he says, has
passed. and substantial progress has
already been made toward normal ac-
tivity and a new business cycle has
been entered upon. Adverse condi-
tons. as the coal strike, he points
out. may temporarily retard the up
ward swing. Other factors. such as
widespread crop failures. might even
result In recession for a time, but no
circumstances can alter the fact that
there is now an unassailable basis for
confidence in slow and steady expan-
eion Of thu commercial and financial
activities OF this country. This basis
for confidence, it is declared, is five
fold: SirpS. there is plenty OF money
to be had al reasonable rates both for
EhS-t-sisne and longtime require
mems S=ros.d, stocks OF finished
goods and OF raw materials have been
reduced TO reasonable proportions
Third, commodity prices are stabiliz-
ing. Fourth, conditions in basic in
dustries, including. agriculture. are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

The Mississippi Valley association
at its recent meeting pledged support
TO the ship subsidy bill, but with
important qualifications. 1t says by
resolution that it will support a pol
icy of paying subsidies to owners Of
American ships provided the subsidy
measure is not so framed as to give
rise to tho possibility OF again sub
jecting the great interior and its sur
plus products to the blighting effects
Of a shipping and a port monopoly.
The association records itself as op-
pissed to measures which would
merely result in the exchange of OPP
pressive masters from an alien to an
American monopoly" The organiza-
ton asks too much. 1t can hardly
hope to evolve a measure beneficial
10 the country from one the primary
object OF which is to benefit a few
special interests. If proponents OF
the subsidy be compelled TO adopt the
associations suggestions, they prob
ably will lose interest in the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

rural district in which she taught
school. As you have already suspectr
ed the pupils name was Johnny. In
stories of rural district schools the pu-
pills name always is Johnny.
Johnny" said the teacher, you
NAV tell us how many are two and
two Two and two" Johnny prompt
" replied, ARE four" THAT is very
good, Johnny" commended the teach
err "Good!" said Johnny, hell, it's
perfect"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

However, fer our own personal use,
we prefer the story he picked up in
Montana. 1t concerned a young wo-
man from the east. not thoroly Injured
to the vivid phraseology of Montana
and one of the primary pupils of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16

A traveller recently returned from
the great wfde-open spaces thinks a
sign he saw in a Long Beach restau-
rant is good enough for the column.
He says it read, Eat here and keen
your wife for a pet''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
SUPPORTERS OF HENRY FORD ATTACK GOVERNOR KILBY

Governor Thomas E. Kilby has been bitterly hssailed by some of the north Alabama news papers for recommending to the Senate agri- cultural committee that the Gorgas plant be eliminated from any bids for the Muscle Shoals property. He is charged with lending aid to the Alabama Power company in it's alleged fight to prevent Henry Ford from leasing Muscle Shoals. It is not improbable that there Is industrial rivalry between the power om- pany and the Detroit manufacturer, but that should not blind the people of Alabama to avery consideration except the Ford offer.
 Mir. Ford and his agents declare that the Gorgas plant is indispensable to his proposed development of Muscle Shoals Members of Congress who are as much interested in the Muscle Shoals controversy as the people of Alabama, say this is not fact. The Gorgas plant is considerable distance from the shoals and it has not yet been exclusively proved Chat Mir. Ford needs this property, on which the power company holds an option that is morally, if not legally, binding on the govern nlent. It should also be borne in mind that the power company has offered half as much as MT. Ford agrees to pay for all the Muscle Shoals properties for the Gorgas plant, and might be induced to pay more.
 It looks if MT. Ford, by demanding that the Gorgas plant be included in his lease of Muscle Shoals, wanted to shut out all possible competition. Senator Norris says Mir. Ford has no intention of selling power to the con- sumer, but would use it all for his own enter prises. The power company Is serving large number of industries and municipalities in Alabama and other states. Unquestionably the Ford bid offers the greatest opportunities for the industrial development of the south, but misleading propaganda and prejudice have figured in the Muscle Shoals question. Tn recent issue the Florence Times, one of the strongest supporters of the Ford bid, critlcises Governor Kilby, saying:
 nsnufsc turer of steel and iron products TO-
 puted be a millionaire. resident of Anniston,
 where some officials and stockholders of the Ala
 bama Power company live. with whom probably
 personal friendship exists the people have known
 that heart his sympathy with this grasping
 corporation. but 1t not believed that while he
 held the highest position in the sift of the people
 of his state he would misuse that position as to
 become the aide of this corporation in their fight
 against the people of the state. Nevertheless he
 has done so and in doing he has brought
 his hsad the criticism which always to those
 who nhsuss their position.
 Tn voicne the statemsnt that the corsss plant
 ' Asedsd by the industries of Alabama he should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
ACUTE HOUSING SITUATION PASSED

AOO1E 1lOOoAlNA O<AAAOAN EfAOSED
 "The housing condition which has been so acute in Birmingham since the period of the war is now very much improved" said Robert Jemison, IT,, president of Jemison & Go. Much new building is going on at the rresont time, and during the past year hundreds of new homes have been built in the city This building is confined to no particular section of the city, but it is to be noted in every direc- tion.
 Much of the credit for this condition is due to the liberality of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, which has been placing mortgage loans for new residences and apart ments through our mortgage loan department. We have loaned hundreds of thousands of dol lars for new home construction in this city.
 "This company has now extended its help fitness to the people of Birmingham and is making 15-year mortgage loans on older houses and apartments. and the influx of this new money is most helpful in relieving the financial stringency which has existed in this section, as we'll as in all others. Without the aid given by the Metropolitan company, Birmingham could not have made the progress that have just noted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
"THEsE I HAVE LOVED"

By Rupert Brooke. These have loved:
 White plates and cups, clean-gleaming, Ringed with blue lines; and feathery, faery
 dust; Wet roofs beneath the lamp-light the strong
 crust Of friendly bread; and many-tasting food; Rainbows; and the blue bitter smoke of wood; And radiant raindrops couching in cool
 flowers;
 And flowers themselves, that sway through
 sunny hours, Dreaming of moths that drink them under the
 moon: Then, the cool kindliness of sheets, that soon Smooth away trouble; and the rough male Of blankets; grainy wood; live ha.r that is Shining and free; blue-massing clouds; tho
 ken Unpassioned beauty of great machine; The beni.on of hos water turs to touch The good sn ell of old clothes. ana other such = The comfortahle smell Of friendly fingers, Hairs fragraaes, and the musty reek that
 fingers About dead isaves and last yesr's ferns 1. :. 
 Dear namss And thousaad other throng to me! Royal
 flames; Sweet wateze diml ing laugh from tap "
 spring; Holes in the groandi and voices that sing Voices in ls aghtsr, toe; &nd body's pain, Soon turned to poaeei and she deep-pantinR
 train; +&l, Firm sands; the little dullng edge of foam That browns and dwindles ss tie wsves 10
 home; And washen stones gray for an h,ur; the coli Graveness of ironi moist black sarthen mould; Sleep; and high pisces; footprints in the dew And oaks; and brown horse -chessnuts, glossy
 now; And ,newzpeeieo stiekA, and shining pools oA
 9rasss- An these have oeen my soYes-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
so MUCH FOR WoMANs WILEs AND
 SMILES

"One of Birminghan's prettiest and clever est women turned the tables on traffic cop the other day by sweet and tactful answer which made friend of the cop and kept her from getting into trouble" said George W. Connors.
 "It seems that the lady, who was driving her own car had paid little heed to the traffic cops signals; she hadn't Intentionally done 90; but the congested traffic and confusion kept her from carrying out his directions, so he stepped over to her car and said to her rather sternly: You are under arrestp
 What for? said she, curiously, not know ing that she had been violating any rules.
 "For resisting an officer said the T. c.
 "T couldn't resist you the pretty lady smiled back bewitchingly, and the cop capitu- lated and the lady went on her way rejoicing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
Edward Ware Barrett

Montgomery Times: The state loses dis tinguished citizen and the newspaper profess sion one of it's abest and most popular mem- bers in the death of Edward Ware Barrett. Mir. Barrett was 6 member of the national democratic committee at the time of nis public office, he was active and prominent in politics and made The Age-Herald a great the leading southern newspapers. lie a exponent of democratic principles and one of true friend, generous employer and honored and beloved by all who knew him.
 Greenville Advocate Not only the news paper fraternity and the city of Birmingham but the state of Alabama has lost great man in the death of Edward Ware Barrett, the owner and editor of The Birmingham Age Herald. He was a forceful writer, a genial friend and companion, and who had risen from the case to that of owner of one of tho leading papers of the state. He was admired by his contemporaries and by great mass of people of his state who knew him and read his writings. Ned Brace will be missed from The Sunday Age-Herald more than any feature running in that great paper.
 The Advocate deeply sympathizes with The Age-Herald staff and his family in this great loss to Alabama. A brief notice of his sud- den death was published in previous issue
 Roanoke Leader: The love which the true newspaper man holds for his profession found fitting illustration in the life of the late F.. W. Barrett, editor and owner of The Birming- ham Age-Herald. He had been at the head of that institution the past twenty-five years, and loved 1t much as a father does his own child. He was actively connected with the work of the office till the day of his death. It is said that there was rare feeling of fellowship between him and every member of the paper. One of the last things MT. Barrett wrote was a denial of rumor that The Age-Herald was about to pass into other hands. The editor stated that there was not money enough to buy it, and that he intended it should remain in the hands of his family for another generation at least. Little won der that such lofty devotion brought honor and success to the owner and guiding genius of The Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
BUILDING AND LOAN CONCERNS
 INCREASE MEMBERSHIP

It is not surprising that the United States League of Building and Loan associations re- ported at it's recent annual meeting the largest increase in membership of any year since the league was formed. These associations are leaders in home building, hence their member ship grew in a period when this form of con- struction has assumed record volume, In the past two years they advanced approximate ly billion and half dollars for building homes.
 The building and loan association is not only serving those who wish to build homes by lending money, but also furnishes a model form of investment for savings at interest rates of to ' per cent One of its most val uable forms of investment is that of monthly stock payments, because that is a regular re- hinder to the salaried man to lay by a cer- tain amount each month. Many Birmingham man owes his start in life to his building and loan savings.
 Founded on first mortgages based on 50 per cent of the value of improved property, nothing surpasses the building and loan in- vestment for safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
CAESAR WAS A DEMOCRAT

From the Houston Post.
 Imagine our pain and humiliation 10 find the Jeffersonian philosopher of Waco challeng- ing the accuracy of our designation of Hon. Caius Julius Caesar as a great democratic leader! In "The Greatness and Decline of Rome" by Guglielmo Ferrero, the brilliant Ital- ian historian, translated by Alfred E. zim- mern, M A., fellow and tutor of New College, Oxford (Putnam) volume 2, we find:
 Page 60: Caesar attempted to infuse fresh life into the democratic party by becoming in his own single person the nucleus of huge and powerful coalition of financial interests
 Page 89: "On his decentralization in Gaul Caesar heard of the death of Julia (his daugh- ter and Pompey's wife)." Her death twas also blow to the leader of the democratic party (Caesar), for whom Julia had been guarantee of the friendship of Pompey.'
 Page 118: "Since Caesar the creator of the whole party he was considered responsible for all the troubles that had ensued.'
 Page 118: Caesar was thus faced with the necessity of once more, for the third time, reconstituting the democratic party"
 These are but a few of the many instances in this volume of Ferreros captivating work where Caesar is designated the leader of the democratic party in Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
rom the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 To fatter the superior person-dontl
 The road to ruin is always kept in good re- pair.
 Being unable to accomplish wonders is what makes a man a liar.
 An old grouch is as good as new one if you are looking for trouble.
 It gives us terrific jolt every time we hear our friends praise our enemies. . Every time a man has his fortune told he gets rid of small portion of it.
 His good health, says vegetarian, is the result of eating meat and chewing it well.
 Almost as soon as a man joins Don't Worry club they begin making trouble for him about his dues.
 A phrenologist says that the bumps on mans head sometimes indicate that his wife has a well-developed muscle.
 Funny what a dead weight little thing like clinging vine can become to masculine oak after few years of matrimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
THOSE DEGRADING GOLF PANTS

"The Lancer" in the Los Angeles Times
 I strongly disapprove of these new baggy golf pants the tailors are illustrating as the very latest vogue. They look for all the world like the divided skirts the girls used to wear for bi- cycle riding-most effeminate.
 One fellow who wore the things at the Del Monte tournament exclaimed when he missed an easy putt, "Oh Christmas evep' Of course, that is just the effect they have on a chap ladylike refinement. And at the very same tournament sweet, little, bobbed-haired blonde was sprinkling real cuss words ala over the course-she wore real pants
 And to think of the fine, virile language for which our male golfers have hitherto been fa- mous-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23

q have asked the entire Age-Herald staff to assemble for this meeting today because we are confronted with new sit uation, and in order that there may be a full understanding of the duty and obli- gation that devolves upon all of us.
 ''In the first place, let me say that The Age-Herald will be conducted in the fu- ture along the same lines as in the past, and know the men and women who make this newspaper will advance it day by day to greater and greater spheres of in- fluence and usefulness
 'It is not necessary for us to remind you that from a small beginning The Age-Herald has developed into a great institution. It has become great because for 25 years it has been grounded upon ideals of constructive upbuilding service.
 By earnest, sincere, conscientious eff fort The Age-Herald has been brought to the point where 1t is the most widely quoted newspaper in the southern states.
 "'It is looked upon nationally as the spokesman for the rapidly growing indus trial south. At the same time it is per meated with the chivalry and courtesy of the old south.
 q now call upon you to consecrate yourselves anew to the carrying on the policies and ideals which we have pursued for so many years. I ask each man and woman-from the highest to the lowest to join me in renewed efforts to make The Age-Herald a still greater instru- ment of progress in the years to come.
 "You know what The Age-Herald stands for. You know it's aims and pur- poses. But I think it fitting to enumer- ate few of the fundamental principles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23

have known, and perhaps did know. that he was echoing the words of the power company and of a few of their associates who have endeavored as last resort to make of this propaganda in fighting against the development of the state and the south by Henry Ford at Muscle Shoals
 It is a commonly known fact that the Aabams Power company has several other steam plants. which do belong to the government which it has not operated for months. perhaps in more than a year. Then. why this dire necessity for the Cor gas plantf Simply to fight the Ford offer Noth- ing less
 It may be that the power company produce power little cheaper at the Gorgas plant and thus be able to gouxe greater profit out of the people of the state. but at a higher cost of power production the company should be satisfied with their profit at their exhorbitant It is simply
 . money fight. and Kby has fallen in line with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23

which have guided us in the past and which shall continue to guide us in the future
 "Be constructive and helpful. Aid every man or woman who is trying to do something worth while, whether it be in business, social improvement or moral progress.
 Keep the paper clean and make it welcome visitor to every home. / Always remember that The Age Herald is greater than any one person or group of persons. It belongs to the peo- ple It is their mouthpiece. It's columns are always open for the discussion of any question of public interest. It is a forum where all have the right to be heard.
 ''Never print anything anonymously. Any expression of opinion to which q man is unwilling to attach his name in print is not worth printing
 Tn the editorial columns be influenced only by right and justice. Hold up the hand of the faithful public servant who is doing his duty. Don't be bullied by the demagogue Never be influenced by selfish consideration. Always build up rather than try to tear down.
 "And now few personal words regard ing the business departments:
 All business has been through period of depression, but we believe great things are in sight.
 'T am optimistic about the business outlook. I appreciate all you have done in the past. I want always to be your friend and helper. We are going forward to great things. I call upon each one of the great Age-Herald organization to do his or her part with new energy and de- termination"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
GoLp pIGGERs, TROUBLES

"Mayme ordered at $6,o0o coat and her gentleman friend wouldn't pay for it."
 That's what us girls get for trustin' in guy. I was out the other night with chap who called himself western millionaire. The head waiter at the Blitz-you know him, dearie showed us table right next to the dance floor and Rollo handed him dollar bill Believe me, for the rest of the evenin' was ashamed to look the help in the eyer'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-23
coMpLErE SUMMER COURSE

''We have just completed the first session of our Florence Normal summer course, and our enrolment for the six-weeks term was the greatest in the history of the institution" said Dr. Henry J. Wi,iingham, president of the scchool.
 .The number of students exceeded 1000, which is an increase of more than 200 over last summer. One new building has been added to the campus and things have been improved in general during the past year."