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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
STEEL TRADE IS SOUND

Increase in the unified tonnage of the Steel corporation was expected in the face of the known state of the steel trade The un- filled tonnage on books of the corporation on November 1 is the largest since February of 1921, at which time the slowing down of the trade had begun to be pronounced, but considerable accumulation still remained. The present thrilled tonnage demonstrates the practically complete recovery of the industry from the low period, although it has not reached the maximum pace of the pre-war period when we were producing for the world. It is, however, enough to keep mills busy and the available supply of steel workers employed.
 The Birmingham district fully shares the Improvement in steel trade conditions, because the Alabama auxiliaries of the Steel corpora tion, as well as independent mills, not only have the trade of the southern states, but also they enjoy large commerce with the Pacific coast and for export. Hence, under any con- ditions of the steel trade, they are bound to receive a. fair portion of what is going. The steel trade is altogether on a stable basis. perhaps more than before in it's history. There is no apparent speculative element endanger- fng that stability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
SHE GOT THE JOB

From the Boston Transcript. MT. Sharp was engaging new Ypist "Che wgum?' he asked.
 ''No, sir"
 Gossip over the phone or talk slang?' 'Never.''
 "Flirt with the clerks when you're not busy7 ''No."
 He paused to think up some more questions, when the girl began:
 Smoke cheap cigars when you're dictating?" "Why-er---no"
 'sTake it out on the typst when you've had a row at home and come off worst?" Certainly notT .'Do you use forcible language when bus:- ness is bad?"
 ''E-neverp'
 'sWant me to get to work, or is your time worth so little that
 s'Look here," he broke in, recovering him. self, Tets get at those letters!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
GRAND JURY DOES IT'S DUTY

The disorderly houses on the Montgomery highway and other thoroughfares, have be- come an open scandal and menace to the law and order fabric of the community. They have operated practically in the open as If con scious of immunity. The grand jury vis- tied q number of these resorts on the Mont gomery highway Friday and found conditions bad. The jurors report finding liquor openly displayed when they paid their visit There have been some scenes of vio- lence and unseemly revelry at these places. They exist in practical defiance of the law. The remedy Is with the grand juries and the petit juries. This is pointed out by Chappel Cory, foreman of the grand jury, who, after Fridays inspection and trio of arrests as the result, says: 1It seems to the grand fury that if the public really desires these road houses broken up all they have to do is to back up the officers of the Jaw with an in- dignant public sentiment and verdicts of con- viction through the jury box"
 There is a growing disapproval of the ten- dency to flout the law, and the jury's action re- ceives appreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
TRASH
From the Hartford Times.

s.In 1s54." according to Fred c. Kelly in Col Hers Weekly, Joseph G. Coggswell, librarian of the Astor library in New York city, wrote a letter to George Ticknor, at the Boston @ public readers want nothing but trash, such as Dickens and Thackeray."
 The cynic could explain this easily enough on the ground that MT. Coggswell was libra rian and as such was no good judge of trash, or good literature, either. But that would be a superficality, for it is perfectly true that, li- brarian or librarian, the trash of today IS the classic of tomorrow. The fact that this is so simply calls attention to our poor powers of criticism and to our reliance upon tradition and the "judgments of posterity" in making up our minds about book.
 It is also apt to be true that the novel which is greeted today as the "greatest pieca of mod ern fiction" may in the future be known by name only to the scholar and the specialist in the history of literature. This is so because, in estimating the worth of contemporary work, we are prone to praise most highly the novel which seems most accurately to reflect the temper of our own times, forgetting the qual- ities which make for peEmanence and worth in any age. Oblivion is cluttered with the "best sellezs" of other dayA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
MY FAVORITE STORIES
SPOKEN FROM THE HEART OUT
By IRWIN S. COBB

In effort to link practice with preaching. the Sunday school teacher asked her class of small boys to recite appropriate quotations from the Scriptures they added their free will offerings to the regular coecton The youngsters had week in which to find and memorize suitable texts
 On the following Sunday the teacher sum- moned the superintendent in order that he might witness the ceremony.
 Under his approving eye the scholars ad- vanced, one by one, each with coin ready and his brow furrowed by the effort of trying 10 remember the quotation he meant to deliver.
 First, as was fitting, came the brag pupil, and, as he deposited a dime in the plate, he said:
 "The Lord loveth cheerful giver"
 "Beautiful,' said the teacher approvingy "Now, then, Harry, what are you going to say?"
 "The liberal soul shall be made fat"
 "Willie?"
 "Whoso giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord"
 "Bobby?.
 Freely thou hast received, freely give"
 "Very good, indeed. Tommy, it's your turn next"
 Tommy's hand came slowly forth from his pocket, bringing a penny.
 "A fool and his money are soon parted" said Tommy. (Copyright, 1922, by McNaught Syndicate, Incl i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
THE DRAMA IN AMERICA
ristian Science Monitor

From the Christian Science MonlJor.
 The American playwright's moment is at hand. He can no longer rest on his oars and allow his European brothers to do allthe work. The recent war took away the barrier of lsola- ton that had from the earliest days in America retarded native artistic development in all di- rections. The early settler had the obtaining of the bare necessities ah his problem. He was occupied with other things than thoughts of art. Those who followed him caught the incen- tive of home-getting and the building up of business. He was able to buy his art objects and plays from abroad. So why bother to do beautiful things, or to write worthwhile plays himself? All that is now changed, and the American, whether he likes it or not, must stand on his own feet and do his own work. He has been forced out of his narrow national ism, with it's lack of artistic growth, into the great ocean of artistic internationalism, and if he is to have plays he will be compelled from now on to do his share in the writing of them.
 In an interview Mr. Basil Dean, the English stage director said: "Americans have greater love for the theatre than almost any European nation, not excluding the Germans Also, they have an almost fierce determination to suc- ceed in anything they take up an inventiveness and resource that overcome all obstacles. Soon they will produce native drama as alive, as restless, as ambitious is the corporate will of the American nation.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
A BUSINESS CLEARING HOUSE

In acquiring home owned in fee simple as he citizen freeholder owns his home, the Bir- .ningham Chamber of Commerce has taken a very important step. As representative of the business interests of community chamber of commerce should hold and exercise a dignity in keeping with it's responsibility and the dig nity of the community. There is an added prestige when 6 chamber of commerce ceases being tenant and becomes a property owner. It is tantamount to saying that in it's member ship 1t has arrived at that point where it Is in- mess and industry of it's community.
 chamber of commerce is to the business community what clearing house is to the banks of city. It provides an interchange of thought, suggestion, plans and viewpoints of different individuals and lines of business Without some common center for exchange of these ideas and formulation of highly con- structive policies there arise all sorts of cross currents, whose only excuse is lack of such clearing house
 A chamber of commerce is worthy the sup port of 8 community. It is not supposed to deal in thoughtless enthusiasm, in ill-planned exploitation and hastily assumed propaganda, but to keep on welding the business men of the community together until they become united for such community advance as local oppor- tunity affords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
THE PEoN SLEEPS OUT

Herbert Corey, in the National Geographic
 Magazine.
 It was a dark morning outside car at Guaymas. The sun had not yet risen and the sea fog was rolling iu from the great Gulf of California. We hardy northerners pulled our overcoats high about our ears and stepped out to a sight which later became familiar through constant repetition, but which never lost its picturesque appeal.
 Candles twinkled everywhere over tiny, white-clothed tables on which few dishes of food were offered for sale. Behind each table sat the Indian proprietress
 The patrons were for the most part peons, clothed in thin cotton garments, pajama fash ion, sometimes with sandals, sometimes bare footed, threadbare blankets pulled up hgh about their ears Ntheir faces ronlantically hid den beneath the brims of their immense hats.
 It was our introduction to the Maxican habit of eating and sleeping out-of-doors. Somehow, the wind is tempered to these partially ehcrn lambs.
 No matter in what part of the republic we might be, the flames of the candles in these little open-air restaurants seemed to rise straight up, as though vagrom breeze ever ruffled them.
 The night air might be cool to us in our three-piece, all-wool suits under our light over coats, but the peon is impervous to discomfort. He rarely shivers. When he gets ready to go to bed, he selects the nearest wall and curs down upon the stones of the street.
 In the Yaqui country we often groups of Indians asleep star-fashion about fire, heads out, feet in A light blanket serves as cloak by day and bed by night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
THE FALLEN TRUST BUSTER"
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

From the St. LOUIS PoSt-DlSpatcn.
 Minnesota first abhorred the nonpartisan league, then endured Kellogg and finally em- braced Shipstead. Several times it has flirted with the radical farmer party of the northwest That party has displaced the democratic party as the only effective opposition to dominant repubicanism. The war, with it's hue and cry of "disloyalty" and Socialism" set back the revolt in Minnesota against congenial repub- licanism, and the lure of political apostasy was stayed.
 With war hysteria past Minnesota apparent ly is setting out to settle issues on their merits. The state, believe, would be re- luctant to embrace state ownership and state banking projects as urged by the Townley party. It has thrice refused to elect non- partisan league governor. But a radical in the United States Senate can do nothing to socialize Minnesota. And to overthrow an orthodox party-corporation man like Frank B. Kellogg is gain for popular government and a notice to the republican chair-warming ring which has controlled state politics that public service rather than the biennial howl of dis loyalty and socialism," will be necessary to keep itself in power.
 The methods employed by the republicans in Minnesota to secure themselves in office have been nauseating. Epithet, war prejudice and the propaganda of self-interest spread by com mercial organizations and country and city press, rather than the discussion of issues on their merits, have been the tactics used agafnsr farmer-labor candidates The defeat of Trust Buster" Kellogg, who poses progressive ana votes regular on Newberry and the tariff, is a staggering reversal for Main street politics and party conformity in the central northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
SUCCESSORS TO UNDERWOOD

Five democratic senators have been men, toned to succeed Senator Underwood as minor ity leader. Senator Pat Harrison of Missis- slppi is a popular southern statesman ana while some members of the party may think it inadvsable to have another leader from the south, with plans to be made for the presi- dential election in 1924, Senator Harrison is we'll fitted for the honor. He is militant democrat He is one of the ablest orators in either branch of Congress and has what every successful leader must have, and that is per sonal magnetism. Senator Harrison has fought the battles of democracy with fiery eloquence and has few equals in debate. In some respects he resembles the distinguished John Sharp Will Hams, one of the greatest statesmen and one of the most intellectual men the south ever sent to the Senate.
 Senator James A. Reed is out of the ques- ton. Although he won personal victory in Missouri, he is the arch enemy of Woodrow Wilson and is out of favor with considerable is not the type of man who would make good leader He is destructive rather than con- structive He is not strictly speaking a party man and his temperament is such that he would be more of a liability than an asset. Senator heeuS record QOeS not eHtltle Hlm to any special consideration at the hands of the demo- cratic party.
 The other senators mentioned are Joseph Robinson of Arkansas, F. M. Simmons of North Carolina and Key Pittman of Nevada. Senator Robinson has served in the lower house of Congress, has been governor of Arkansas and elected to the Senate in 1913 Senator Simmons first went to Washington as a mem Der of the 50th Congress 1887-1SS9, and was chairman of the Senate finance committee, 1913-1919. He is regarded as a man of superior ability and is veteran politician. Sem ator Pittman was first elected to the Senate from Nevada in 1912 and was reelected to serve until 1923. He has had a rather event ful career lawyer
 As the democrats are already being hailed as the true party of progress the question of minority leadership is of the utmost mpor- tance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
GAMBETTA's EYE PRESERVED

IlUIIUUII NIdII. T7T
 Very few out of the hundreds spectators who saw Gambetta's heart carried procession through Paris recently knew that
 tion of his body was above ground Long be- fore his death of his eyes was SO badly damaged by blow that it had to be removed The doctor who performed the operation caused the eye to be specially treated to preserve it.. It was placed in a small glass phial, which the doctor gave to one of his pupils, now practc- ing as an oculist in Paris. Its owner has ex- pressed the intention of giving the eye either to the Gambetta family to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
MORE LIGHT NEEDED
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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From the Philadelphia Bulletin
 It was sleepy village and it's fire company fire was announced by the violent ringing of the alarm bell, and the sleepy fire-fighters ar rived at the scene of action to find the building wreathed in curling black smoke. No flames were visible from the outside. The captain of the company made careful survey and then calmly lit his pipe "We'd better leave it alone and let it burn up bit" he said, then we'll be able to see what we are doing.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
Br..kbone Rightly Named

q can testify that the dengue, break bone,' fever has all the qualities attributed to it' said o. Gordon Erickson, musical di- rector. q have been suffering from belated case of the fever ever since Friday, and it feels that every bone in my body is literally breaking in two. Among other things, it caused me to miss church services today for the first time in long time. 'Breakbone' fever is 1elt r,arnad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
NEEDED HIGHWAY PROGRESS

< U 1D good news to hear that the state high 400 commission is about to advertise for bidD for construction of the Montgomery Highway through Shelby county. The pro- posed work will carry the highway from one ond of the county to the other, distance of &1 miles. It is extremely important to the t&& interests of the state that the Mont
 onlpsy highway, which is another nams for
 ncrsA and south highway, Dc completed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
Business Is Better

"The stationery business is not stationary" said Carl Smith of Zac Smith Stationery com pany. sbut is experiencing of the biggest booms in many years. People in all walks of life are realizing more and more the importance of impression by using good stationery, and as . result the sale of the better qualities of all kinds of correspondence paper is on the in crease Not only does the increase show up in social stationery but in business stationery as uta1l ,'=
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
ANOTHER SIDE OF DIVORCE QUESTION From the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Next to Japan, we are the worst nation in the world, so far as the sacredness with which we regard the marital tie is concerned" This is the charge which Bishop Walter T. Summer of Oregon made in the course of an interview in Chicago. Substantially the same thing has been said many times by those who are interested in reforming the laws of mar riage and divorce, but the American peo- pie called upon to abase themselves so humbly?
 It is quite true that American divorce laws are lax in some states and broad in most of them, but the fact that so many Americans go to the divorce courts when the marriage tie be- comes irksome indicates that they feel the tie as something binding upon themselves until the courts to dissolve it.
 There are countries in which the men do very much as they please and the wives rather expect that sort of thing of their husbands. Among people who take that attitude the sa- credness of the marriage tie is merely formal, and any study of comparative morals which leaves such facts out of view wrongs the United States Divorces easily and lightly obtained are ar evil, but it is not true that they are worse than marriages maintained merely for the sake of empty appearances, and when judged from this standpoint one can make good case for the proposition that the United States is better rather than worse than the average nal tion in its attitude toward marriage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
TWENTY-FIVE CENT COTTON

From the Houston Post.
 The fact that increased demand rather than a manipulated market is encouraging the advance in cotton prices makes the achieve ment of the 25-cent level all the more a mat ter of qualification Judging from the ad- vices of the trade, it is the resumption of a heavy movement of cotton into consumptive channels, that is giving strength to the mar ket. Along with the higher quotations come the statistics revealing larger exports, larger domestic consumption, and improved business in textiles. Based upon this solid foundation, indicating a revival of general prosperity, the producers have reason to expect continued strong market, and to look forward to new era of prosperity in the south.
 The first fruits of the profitable prices for cotton will come to the farmers themselves. farmer to liquidate indebtedness that has been pressing him hard. It will enable him to make needed improvements his place and to acquire better equipment for farming op- erations in the future. It will give the farm er's family a new chance to enjoy some of the comforts and pleasures of life, and, best of all, it will give the farmer new and moRe optimistic outook and impart new impetus to the farming industry. This new prosperity in the country will revive interest in better roads, in better schools and in the general improve ment of the social side of rural life. With a few seasons of profitable cotton prices, epoch making strides of progress will be made ia the rural south.
 The better fortune of the farmers will be reflected almost immediately, of course, in the towns and cities. quickening of indus try, the enlargement of commerce and in creased transportationa1 activity will mark the new era. These conditions will improve the south's credit standing, and put it in position to command larger share of the nations cap ital for development purposes.
 While these benefits from good prices for cotton accrue first to the people of the south, they should not be regarded as sectional bene- fits. Though consumers of the nation will find textile prices advanced in harmony wiun higher raw material prices, the disadvantage will be more than compensated for in the bet ter economic situation the nation over to which the south adequately paid for it's cotton, will contribute. Increased buying power in the south means correspondingly increased com mercial and industrial activity elsewhere, for the south is an excellent customer of the other sections In the larger view, 25-cent cotton is national, not merely sectional, boon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13

at as early date as possible. It is the great artery between northern and southern Ala bama, completion of which will benefit all lat eral lines connecting with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
A LARGE ORDER

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 One of the candidates in the late election promised if elected that would take of the feebleminded. That was rash promise, for the job would take up all of his time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13

Birmingham has new fire chief, but he is not exactly novice. He can remember the time when red shirx were fashionable in fire-fighting circleN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
Festival Proposed

"There are more possibilities in Birmingham than any other town in the south" said D. E. McLendon, president of the city commis- sion. "We hear lots of talk about what At lanta and other towns are doing, but right here in Birmingham is the best spot earth. believe the good Lord spilled more than Bir- mingham's share of good things out around here when He was pouring out His blessings One thing leok forward to eagerly is the com pletion of the fine auditorium. In my opinion it will not be year before we will be hold ing meetings and magnificent programs in it. At that time, I think Birmingham ought to hold great sure enough festival for day, or maybe week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
Good Music Assured

q believe that the Messiah of the Bir- mingham chorus this year is going to be bet ter than ever," said Mrs. W. J. Adams, chair man of the Birmingham Music association. "Rehearsals are now in progress, and the work is going on nicely. Soloists will be brought in as last year, and we hope that they will be as good or better than before. The success of the chorus last year was remarkable. hone indeed that we can do even a little bet ter this year. And. as have said, believe we will"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-13
Perfumes in History

in the making of the history of the world has been played by perfumes" said Robert L. Davis. advertising manager for Drennen's department stor. Someone has said that the rises and discovery and use of new perfumes. There is something psychological about perfumes. Women subconsciously realize this, and, with out realizing it, select the perfumes best suit ed for each occasion. I don't see why more research hasn't been done along this line. Surely, if the matter was looked into, 1t would be discovered that every woman who has inc fluenced history before the day of woman's emancipation, and some after, has had her fa- vorite perfume Perhaps comparison could be drawn between certain perfumes and cer- tain types of women and their conduct. Per fumes are weak woman's heaviest weapon against the stronger sex"