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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
DISABLED SOLDIERS WHO KNOW
 THE MEANING OF WAR

Twenty-three maimed soldiers from seven European countries are delegates to the con- vention of the Inter-Allied Veterans federal tion, and guests of the American Legion in New Orleans. These men came from England, France, Serbia, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, Ru- mania and Belgium.
 There are thousands of others at home like them, former soldiers who have lost arms, legs and eyesight in battle. It is fitting that these visitors from abroad have come to Amer their medals and war crosses, and their uni forms to wear gala occasions; they are applauded wherever they go and they are still cheerful, but can even the realization that they have done their duty to their native lands compensate them for their sacrifices when they consider that the great "war to end war; was only terrible tragedy, in many respects a futile tragedy, and the bitter lessons of that struggle are already forgotten in Europe, ex- cept by the maimed, the halt and the blind, who cannot forget?
 The diplomats are at their old tricks again. Another holocaust was barely averted by mal- ing terms with the victorious Turks, which means simply postponement of inevitable conflict. The stort of temporizing that is going on in the Near East is sowing the seeds of future wars.
 The millions of men who died in the World war and the millions who were injured will not fight again, but millions of others are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
THE SEA AND THE HILLS

By Rudyard Kipling. Who hath desired the Sea?-the sight of salt water unbounded- The heave and the halt and the hurl and the crash of the comber wind-hounded? The sleek -barreled swell before storm, gray, foamless, enormous, and growing Stark calm on the lap of the Line or the crazy-eyed hurricane blowing His Sea in no showing the same-his Sea and the same meath each showing:
 His Sea as she slackens or thrills? So and no otherwise-so and no otherwise hillmen desire their Hills! Who hath desired the Sea?-the immense and contemptuous surges? The shudder, the stumble, the swerve, as the star-stabbing bowsprit emerges? The orderly clouds of the Trades, the rigid, roaring sapphire hereunder Unheralded cliff-haunting flaws and the head sails low-voleying thunder His Sea in no wonder the same-his Sea and the same through each wonder:
 His Sea as she rages or stills? So and no otherwise-so and no otherwise hillmen desire their Hills. Who hath desired the Sea? Her menaces swift as her mercies? The inrollng walls of the fog and the silver winged breeze that disperses? The unstable minded berg going south and the calvings and groans that declare it- White water half-guessed overside and the moon breaking timely to bare it; His Sea as his fathers have dared-his Sea as his children shall dare 1t:
 His Sea as she serves him or kills! So and no otherwise-so and no otherwise hilimen desire their Hills Who hath desired the Seal Her excellent lone Illness rather
 Than forecourts of kings, and her outermcsr pits than the streets where men gather Inland, among dust, under trees-inlano where the slayer may slay him Inland and out of reach of her arms, and the bosom wherein he must lay him His Sea from the first that betrayed-at the last that shall never betray him:
 His Sea that his being fulfills? So and no otherwise--so and no otherwise hillmen desire their Hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
RULES OF BEAVER

To the New York Herald:
 The interview with Lord and Lady Mount batten, in which they give a brief description of the game of beaver as played in London, seems to have caused interest and amuse- ment. Possibly your readers may be inter- ested in the following extract from a letter received this morning from a youthful cor respondent of mine residing in London:
 Have you heard of beaver yet? They play it great deal in this country; it's taphole. Every time you see man with a beard you absolutely yell out 'Beaver! The other day was at the dansant and I saw a beaver and yelled out .Beaverv and he got so ratty. Here are the rules. You score like in tennis:
 "1. Each player sighting beaver should call out Beaver and score one point.
 "2. player may huff another for not seeing beaver and count four points.
 s. A beaver who seeks concealment in his overcoat may be called, the player calling him to count three points.
 A. Beavering of foreign visitors does not count. This is rule, but we never keep it. "5. In case there is uncertainty as 70 whether person is beavering or merely un- shaven he must be passed over, but marked down for future chukka.
 "6. Calling Beaver during 8 golf stroke is forbidden.
 "7. player who calls Beaver and finds that he has made mistake forfeits two points. "8. Actors may be beavered unless it is stated on the program that the beard is false. "9. If negro is seen riding on grecn bicycle with a red beard and holding up a parasol over his head, it may be counted a game and set for two months"
 Are we to judge from this that razors are not as common in England as in the States?
 A, E. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
LLOYD GEORGE IS STILL A MASTER POLITICIAN

Premier Lloyd George, by his speech in Manchester yesterday, has again shown him. self the consummate politician who knows ex- actly how to handle himself in every crisis. The stage was all set. The spotlight of the British empire was directed upon the scene At luncheon table where only 300 could be accommodated he makes the speech which has been the subject of the most spirited com ment and anxiety for weeks. He is in fine form. He even smiles during it's delivery as he makes important points. And what Is the gist of this speech of which so much has been expected?
 It is an intimation that he is about to re- sign, let others try the job, find that the yer satile premier is needed and call him back into service.
 The place chosen for the speech was the Manchester Reform club, which has stooa staunchly behind the premier throughout all his trials, and has been his most fervid supporter at all times. The atmosphere was, therefore, right to get approval for whatever might be in the premier's mind. But as he reviewed his work and his determination to preserve the empire from war, putting everything for ward in it's best light and then intimating that he was about to resign, 1t may be inferred that he expected his supporters to permit no such thing, and upon its face 1t is one of the most striking of political improbabilities
 There is a very large section of the British public that would like to see the premier low cred from power, but the Welshman has simply outmaneuvered and outgeneraled them at every stage of their fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 The season for heated arguments is now open.
 Every man has an idea that others think him important.
 The airplane chauffeur has some excuse for feeling uppish
 Love is the real thing until the newness be- gins to wear off.
 The difference between slender and bony girls is matter of income.
 Economy on your part would be stinginess on the part of your neighbor.
 If you would know what woman does not mean, listen to what she says.
 woman is never sure that she is happily married until she discovers that she isn't.
 During courtship woman clings to mans neck, but after marriage she is apt to walk on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
THE DESCENT OF MAN

From the Atlanta Georgian.
 Simpicissimus, comic paper of Munich, prints a satric cartoon which should make our mitarists pause
 It shows chimpanzee sitting on denuded tree stump Below it lie two dead men with daggers in their hearts. The monkey looks sad, evidently dsillusioned believer in the Dar- winian theory.
 But even in his Simian soul survives the desperate courage to say: 4The last men have slain each other. Now we have to start from the beginning again."
 Our mutually murderous race must not al- low the species to die out before it has become, and remained for time, fairly human.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
BRITAIN's DEBTS

From the Kansas City Times.
 Great Britain borrowed from her own people the vast sum, 27 billion dollars, and in addition had at the end of last March foreign debt, owed mainly to the United States, of 5,297 mil lion dollars and floating. unsecured debt of billion dollars. Her total debt at par ex- change, is 8s billion dollars compared with the public debt of the United States of 2S,1Ss mil lion dollars. Her per capita debt is thus near ly four times that of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
FLAPPERs TO THE RESCUE

From the Wall Street Journal ss8
 An eastern financier was discussing busi- ness conditions with banker in one of the large industrial centers of the west and ex- pressed his amazement at the unwonted pros perity of the town in spite of the depression in the steel castings business-one of it's most important industries.
 The western man grinned
 "You know I've become convert to fash ions. We were hard hit by the depression in the steel business, but our town is the greatest hosiery center in the United States, and about the time steel business fell off, the hosiery mills began working overtime and since then we've been all right. Yes, the sacred geese saved Rome, but the short skirts saved Mil waukee.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
PAUL COOK.
EXPERT JURORS

From the Boston Globe
 A Pittsburg coroner has come out in favor of juries of newspaper men. The plan was first tried in an effort to clear up the burn ing of a roundhouse on the Pennsylvania rail road in which number of strikebreakers met death on the night before Labor Day.
 Sensationalists immediately spread the the ory that the fire was the work of strikers, but the coroner decided that he would impanel jury of reporters to uncover all the trutk. This jury went into the whole matter exhaus- lively and explained everything in it's verdict. The facts dug up showed that the fire could not only be attributed to the oily waste that had accumulated in and about the building during long period. It was not the place to lodge tired men at night.
 The coroner was so well satisfied with the work of this new kind of jury that he has re- called it's members to sit on an inquest of those who lost their lives in the collapse of theatre.
 It is no wonder that reporters should bs sue cessful in solving problems which baffle other people. The reporter is a trained investi- gator and has obtained his education in competitive school. Every mystery since the first reporter went out on the street has been part of the education of the best unofficial detectives in the world. The reporters have run down the clews neglected by the consti- tuted authorities and very, very often a re- porter has turned up with the mystery solved, given his store of information to the chief of police and only asked that his paper est the credit of scoop.
 A jury composed entirely of reporters ought to be the best in the world at finding out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15

growing up who will serve as "cannon fodder some day, unless nations learn how to settle their differences without bloodshed, something they have not yet learned. If 1t were left to their vote, the men who passed through the hell of battlefields would prevent wars, but they will not be consulted. Diplomats and rulers make wars and obscure multitudes pay the price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15

In few years the striped barber pole may be obsolete, say members of the barbers' sup ply organization. This is changeful era. The Police Gazette is no longer found in many tonsorial parlors.
 A French skipper says taking wine away from his crew would be like depriving babies of their milk. Can Uncle Sam hear plea like that and not burst into tears?
 % The "Clarence Anti-D Defamation League" has been organized to wage war against persons who ridicue the name Clarence. A branch should be organized for the Cuthberts.
 < x Y French commentators declare they are not fooled by the ex-Kaiser's memoirs. We were afraid this masterpiece of self-laudation would not go down the throat of France.
 < x railroad engineer who stayed on a strike for 34 years is dead. As he drew strike all lowance until his death, there may have been method in his madness.
 < * It is rumored that Ludendorff will not be in- vited to the ex-Kaser's wedding. Hindenburg will no doubt be there, if he has to be carried on a stretcher.
 y Matilde Mccormick has decided to wait un- til she is of age before marrying Max. So that's out of the way for the present.
 k x New York restaurant called Paradise has been closed for one year, as Common nuisance" It must be misnomer. An eastern man has been arrested for kill ing bartender. That is privilege reserved exclusively for dry agents.
 + Y An automobile company occasionally goes under without appreciably diminishing the annual production of cars. A woman charges that her husbands affec- tions were "wickedly alienated." One of those words Is superfluous.
 Lynchings have been given variety of names, but an affair of that sort could hardly be called an accident. Does anybody want to lay a wager that Great Britain is going to change premiers!
 x If President Harding should lose his grip on Ohio that would be the saddest blow of all.
 < x Irishmen are still stopping bullets who might live to vote if they would behave themselves.
 ' Y With the evacuation of eastern Thrace, Athens anticipates crowded winter
 x < The Candler family is Atlanta's most fruit full source of first-page publicity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
THE ALIBI HOUR

"But the little woman has the utmost con- fidence in me-"
 "Tell her business detained you. She'll never find out where you've been."
 T can't look her in the eyes and tell her fasehood"
 "Call her up over the telephone. Has 1t ever occurred to you that most of the men you see sneaking into telephone booths about 6 o'clock in the evening are married men?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
That did won saw. then 2"
A CAKE EATER

"When I passed here about two hours ago you were watching that fellow fry pan cakes in restaurant window. Have you been here all the time?"
 "No," replied the interested spectator. ''l went inside and ate couple of orders and now I'm out here working up another appetite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
AN UPLIFTER sTUMPED

What did your visitor want?'
 Nothing" replied MT. Grabcoin. "He asked if my soul was saved"
 But he left in hurry"
 "Yes. When I told him thought it was the reply was so unexpected for millionaire to make that he was completely flabbergasted."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
A NEW LAW ENFORCED

"I'll just fine ye $25 for speedn'.' "All right squire. I'll pay it, but wouldn't have been in such hurry to get through your burg if I hadn't thought it was the sorriest looking town ever laid my eyes on.' And $10 for contempt"
 Contempt of what?"
 "Our town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
DRAWN TOGETHER

"A beautiful friendship exists between Jagsby and Bibles
 'It's the admiration of everybody 'How did it start?''
 "Jagsby happened to have corkscrew when Bibbles wanted one''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
ENDORSEMENT EXPLAINED

"A friend asked me recently, What do you mean by saying in The Age-Herald that only six movies were indorsed by your committee the past month, when you have long list in the paper every week?'" said Mrs. Myrtelle w. Shell, city amusement inspector.
 "My reply was that the weekly lists are of plays recommended by the national better films committee of the national board of review. The indorsed pictures are recom- mended by the national committee and have also been viewed in advance at private screening, and indorsed by the Birmingham committee. The object of the indorsing coin- mittee is to call the attention of the people or Birmingham, who appreciate the best, to the really fine photoplays shown here.
 "Of the 594 films presented in Birmingham in the past month, 164 were recommended by the national better films committee. Only six were viewed in advance by the Birmng- ham indorsing committee, at the request of the exhibitors and indorsed by the committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
ANOTHER QUARREL STARTED

Henry, there's the preacher who married us"
 T know it, my dear. Did you notice that spoke pleasantly to the man? I may have my faults. but Pm not vindictive."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PRACTICALLY SAID IF

q understand, sir, that you said I was fool'
 q did not, sir
 What did you say, then?"
 q merely remarked that if an ounce of brains could be bought for Russian ruble you'd need at least dollars worth to make a creditable showing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
LEAVES HIM COLD

"You are sympathetic man, hope?'
 "As a rule" said MT. Dubwaite, "but never can register grief when an impecunious ac- quaintance tells me he can't meet the pay ments on his car"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
MAJOR CRIMES HEATED

Murders, highway robberies, shooting scrapes, petty larceny and thievery have abated somewhat during the past month said Detec- tive Peveler. However, house breaking and pickpocketing have taken decided increase during that time. The numerous house rob berries can be safely attributed to the negligence which the home owners assume in locking their windows and doors when they leave, and also by not taking extra precaution in seeing that all entrances to the house are properly locked at night. There is nothing easier to the crim- inal than to walk calmly into home through the front or back door that has not been locked ramble through the house and ransack it from top to bottom. This form of crime will last and increase as long as the people are not careful about locking their doors and windows or else leave someone in the house for pfo- tection."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15

presumably the kind who will promise any thing so they overthrow Grabe by more than 5000 votes.
 The new president says he is opposed to 8 strike, but makes yelled threat of waIkout if the unions demands are not met. He is already committed to more aggressive policy than that of Grable. He owes his election to discontent in the union and he will, of course. exert himself to pleas3the radicals.
 Getting rid of leader like Grable may have been poor strategy, but the maintenance work CTS showed good sense in one respect They decided to reduce the number of vice presidents from fourteen to five, and cut their salaries ganizations are top heavy. They maintain large number of high-salaried officials, who are paid by assessing the workers, and many of them don't earn their salaries. Some of them create that impression by making loud noise, but when it comes to giving useful, con structive service to the unions, they are more of liability than asset.
 The affairs of labor unions would be more efficiently directed if they would employ few competent officials to look after their intersts and discharge all the parasites. They could well afford to pay big salaries for the would save them millions of dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-15
Allow not nature more than nature needs.
 king Lear. < %
A MORNING PRAYER

have seen so much of thy love, and pray that the sight of it may lead me to trust thee for the love have not yet seen. Amen.--M. s. B.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-27
JAPAN PREPARES
BUSY MONTH FOR
BRITISH PRINCE
(By The Associated Press. }

London March 27.--The Prince of
Wales is to spend nearly month in
Japan and numerous dinner parties.
balls and, other ceremonies and enter
tainments have been arranged in his
honor.
The program of his stay in the Mi
kadO's empire, as announced here.
shows that after arriving in Yokohama
on the battleship Renown, April II,
he will 90 straight to Toxic where he
will be entertained with dinners at
the Japanese foreign office and at the
prime minister's official residence.
The British embassy in Toxic and the
British coloney in Yokohama are plan
ming to give balls to celebrate his visit
After Il week in those two cities, the
prince will 60 to NikkO for two days
and afterward will visit Odawara and
Lake Hakone, visiting Yokohama ON
the way to unveil the inter-alllied war
memorial arch which has been erected
by popular subscription on the Bluff"
the foreign residential district.
Later. he will proceed by automobile
to ShOji, where he will remain over
night and on the following day will go
to Ida whence he will descend the
Tenryugawa rapids as far as the rail
way line where he will take the train
for KOtO One week will be spent in
this ancient capital city of Japan in
which the prince will visit Lake Biwa
and the island of Chikubushima.
Next the prince will 90 TO Nara for
two days and then to Kobe where he
will be entertained 10y the British col
Ony.
On May S. ne is to sail from Kobe
through The Inland Sea possibly stop
ping at some of its ports and, on May
.. he will leave Japan for Manila where
he will spend two days.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-27
TESTS DISCLOSE
APTITUDE ALONG
MUSICAL LINES
(By The Associated Press. \

Evanston, H.. March 27.-P>ycholog-
ical tests have disclosed much latent
musical genius :mong Evanston school
children. according to Prof. OSbournc
McCOnathy. head of the department of
community music at the school of mus
ic. and Prof. Elmer r.. Jones. director
ern University. The professors are di-
rrcting experiments from time to time
among several hundred children. The
childrrns bureau of the United States
department rf Labor has been nvcsti-
eating their work in the course of an
inquiry along this line in ~ of the
largest cities and seats of education in
the union: reports are expected to he
made public several months hence. \
government investigator, Mrs, Marry $.
Hayes. is quoted by Northwestern au-
thoritieS as describing the work here as
well in advance of anything like ii in
America. and as practically demon-
Strating tests for vocational aptitude.
Prof. Jones and President Walter
Dill Scott have invented some new test
lng machines which are used in the
experiments. Professor McCona,hy be-
lieves the experiments demonstrate
taat tests can he made As to adapta-
hiiity for amy profession or business.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-27
Engineers Decide
on Bridge Location
tBy The Associated Press J

Detroit. Mich. March -. Decision
OH the part of civil engineers that ap-
proacheS To the S3O.00OUOO intcrna-
tional bridge that will span Detroit
river between Michigan aud Ontario
should he built at Sandwich. Ont. and
ut about Twenty Fourth street in De
troit. will place the Canadian end of
the structure one and one half miles
from Windsor.
II had been hoped that the structure
would stretch across the river directly
IL front Of the Detroit business see
tion. Rorings revealed. however. that
the crossing ut Sandwich was the most
advisable from an cnginecriu. stand
point and plans are being made 10 CON
Struct the span at that point.
Work is 10 begin as soon as weather
permits.