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Putnam patriot., 1922-01-27

That the law IN general must be
obeyed in Putnam and that boot leg
ging, manufacturing aud selling intox-
ieating liquors are under heavy ban
and not TO be winked at, is the inn
preston gained from the statements
voiced by Prosecuting Attorney John
F. Carpenter during the session of the
city court Monday morning, when
three liquor eases were up for a hear
ing. It's war on hootch" from now
on, at least a. far as the prosecuting
attorneys office and the police are
concerned. Mr.. Carpenter having
clearly outlined his and the police po-
sition in the premises. in the following
statement to The Patriot
''lf the people of the United States
do not want the prohibition amend
ment they should not have passed ii.
There is a question in my mind
whether or not il should be modified.
Prohibition does not prohibit. Put
nam, in my opinion, was the best con-
Quoted license town in the state of
Connecticut. During license times
slept over one saloon and across the
street from another, and | have been
more disturbed by noise and disorder
y conduct in the last summer than
was IN license times. think the trou-
bic is the 'moonshine' and 'hootch'
which Is being substituted for good H.
quors. Anybody who drinks moon,
shine is fool, because il affects his
brain Immediately. People do not I'M
derstand the prohibition amendment
TO the constitution. 1t prohibits the
manufacture of Intoxicating liquors
even in the home for private use.
Better on Under License
IF each home is going 20 have a
little still with which they manufac.
ture moonshine we would be far bet
ter off under license. We would be
better off with good whiskey sold un-
der government protection than We
will be IL moonshine is allowed TO be
manufactured and drunk in the
homes.
III the foreigners come to the U. s.
to take advantage of the privileges of
fered them here, they must also ae-
eept our restrictions In European
countries it is usual for the little
children to drink wine with ten per
cent alcohol as freely as we drink cof-
fee and tea. They cannot do it in this
country and they must so understand
il.
In order to manufacture any in
toXicating liquors even in the home.
the people have got to take out gov
eminent permit, and that permit is
hard to get.
"ln my opinion the idea of young
children five and six years old drink
ing wine with ten per cent alcohol Is
all wrong, but that is matter Of opin-
ion.
II am going to enforce the law in
Putnam within reason IL can.
Cites Case Of Mr.. Levine
There is another point upon which
the taxpayers should sit up and take
notice. For instance, IN the case of
Mrs. Levine. She has two small chill
dren and has plead poverty. and il
may be that she is poor. The town has
been helping her right along even up
TO this month. At the same time she
had in her home still, which was
work of art. and in actual operation
when seized. and she had intoxicating
liquors enough ready for sale TO sup
port her family for months. and has a
home furnished far better than mine.
Wholly independent Of the consti-
tutional amendment, | do not think
taxpayers want the wool pulled over
the eyes Of their officials and help sup
port family in which there are in !
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-27

Contributions amounting to
$1,000 were received by The Pa
triot the past week. which. added
to previous donations, makes the
total Of the Day kimball Hospital
Deficiency Fund today SS,58i.95.
As $4,000 is desired to wipe out
the institutions deficit. It will be
seen that little more than 81 400
is needed to make the drive insti-
tuted weeks ago. success on the
closing day, which comes soon.
Doubtless there are many who
would like to contribute toward the
fund, in which case The Patriot will
be happy to receive and acknowl-
edge such gifts.
This weeks gifts and the stand
ing of the fund today, follow:
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-27

Mrs. Bernard MeGarIy and son Ber-
nard were in Norwich Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1922-01-27

taken to the hospital, where she died
about an hour after arriving there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
------------~-------------s.- MOTHERS DAY" IN ALL EARTH'S NATIONS

There is nothing new in Mothers Day. It has come down the corridors of time from the earliest nations of which there is any record. When men have wished to express the mystery of their being and the fundamental duties of life the word mother" has been used.
 In Latin the word meaning earth is of the feminine gender. The word meaning state is feminine. Coegians from time immemorial have referred to their universities as "alma mater" the fostering mother"
 There is a biological theory that in the be- ginning there was only the female. The male is an incident in perpetuation of the species. The woman is the eternal factor. It is liter ally true that good ''woman's work is never done" The children of father grow up and become men and women. The children of wom- en are always their babies.
 Sunday is Mothers Day. in the nation. The American mother is queen of them all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
MENTIONING A FEW NAMES
 FOR THE PRESIDENCY

The Montgomery Advertiser waxes facetious because Mark Sullivan suggests that Augustus Thomas, the playwright, might be suitable pres idential timber. Running along in humorous vein, the Advertiser makes pa little list of its own including Irwin S. Cobb--of Paducah, sah-whose middle name is Shrewsbury; Joseph P. Humility, former "Man Friday" to Wood row Wilson; Col. George M. Bailey, paragrapher of the Houston Post, and other great and near great.
 But why should not the name of Mir Thomas be mentioned in connection with the highest of- flee within the gift of the people? Any number of pompous windjammers have had that honor seriously bestowed on them who never could have been elected but if they had been elected would have made far worse mess of the Jot than MT. Thomas would make.
 Besides there is nothing in the constitution requiring the American people to elect profess sional politicians and lawyers to office. It is not crime to belong to neither of these office holding classes. Augustus Thomas is about the only dramatist, and is assuredly the most typically American playwright this country has ever produced. He has done more for the coun- try by his plays and contributed more to the pleasure of his fellow citizens than nne-tenths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
BIG CROPS FOLLOW THE RIVERS OVERFLOW

Nature is ps yer altogether cruel The over- flowing Nile has created a soil of marvellous richness. Belgium raises more fruit, flowers and vegetables per square acre than any other country on earth. Each broken dyke has left plant food fts. decades.
 Twenty yeas ago there overflow of the Mississippi in the Sunflower country that spread as far as 100 miles, There was no train service for week. It was about this time of year. It predicted that there would be starvation in the inundated farming sections. The knowing ones said, "Wait until the waters recede."
 The waters did recede late in May. Related blowing and planting was done. The greatest crops in years were gathered that autumn. The silt brought from the bed of the river had fer tilized the soil with an ingredient that was ab- sorbed by the growing and cotton.
 The same silt will be deposited by the Mis- sissippi this year and the productivity should result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
LETTERS TO EDITOR
ATTITUDE OF WOMEN
70 the Editor of The Age Herald:

10 the EdltOr of The Age-Herald:
 In response to your generous invitation for full and frank discussion, through the col umns of your paper. of the proposed bond is- sues the writer desires to report the attitude of group of voters in the extreme eastern section of the city.
 On last Thursday afternoon the Schcool Im- provement association of Robinson school held a combined business and social meeting, the last regular meeting of the year. In addition to routine business and the election of officers for another year, a splendid plea for libraries was made by Mrs. J. M. Hankins, while Mrs. A. w. Bell, an honored member of the city board of education, who was an invited guest of the association, gave very clear and con- vincing explanation of the proposed school bonds and the purposes for which it is intended to use them, if authorized.
 At the conclusion of Mrs. Bells talk a highly interesting incident occurred At the suggestion of one of the members straw bal lot of those present was taken, votes being cast secretly and only by such as quali- fled voters in the city of Birmingham. The result of the poll showed majority of 12 to in favor of the school bonds This sentiment appears all the more remarkable when one considers the fact thata splendid new addition sufficient to care for all the children in our school will be completed witbin the next few weeks. Upon the close of meeting many of those present had the opportunity of in- specting the new part of the building and we rejoiced in the knowledge that our children have but few more weeks to spend in the crowded quarters of poorly lighted and poorly ventilated cottages, but we are not unmindful of the thousands, of other children in this city whose relief is not so near. For them we desire good facilities as our children are to have, and we willing to vote for the bonds in order that the board of education may have the means with which to make pro- vision for all the children of all the people. We know that the laws of the state of Alabama give to the board of education full authority for the expenditure of this money and we have\ the fullest confidence in the zeal, ability and integrity of the members of this board. Yours very truly, MRS, J. E. SHELTON,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
GERMANY HAD DESIGNS
 ON HAITI

Defending American intervention in Haiti, in a letter to Senator Mccormick, Robert Lan- sing, former Secretary of State, makes few statements that ought to counteract propaganda in favor of the Oppressed Haitians"
 Most of us know that the American govern ment took control of Haiti to put an end to anarchy and restore some measure of peace and prosperity to a country which had been at the mercy of bloody revolutionaries for de- cades. But the other reason, and from na- tional safety point of view, stronger reason, was the aggression of Germany which menaced the United States and the Monroe doctrine.
 If America had not intervened in Haiti for eign powers would have done so. MT. Lansing says the designs of Germany caused serious con cern. Germany was trying to get a concession for naval base from the Haitians which would have threatened the United States in the Carb- bean and would have been a fragrant violation of the Monroe doctrine. Mr. Lansing tells of an incident that happened on the eve of a declaration of war between Germany and Rus sia, when several boatloads of armed sailors were landed from the Carlsruhe at Port Au Prince, but were turned back by the German
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
CLAY PROSPEROUS

q attended the Memorial Day exercises at Clay the other day." said Judge J. P. Stiles, land I must say that I have never seen more dinner on the ground. There was more than everybody, including the flock of candidates, could eat.
 1If the people out there have suffered any from hard times they did not show any signs of it at the meeting. The section of the county seems to be prosperous, and I think it is due largely to the fact that the farmers have gone to raising vegetables, grain and cattle, and are depending less cotton for their money crop. They have good roads into the city and early in the mornings many of them can be seen coming to town with loads of truck to sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
APPRECIATES NEW SERVICE

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 We want to congratulate you and at the same time express appreciation of the in troduction of your industrial page under the direction of MT. Richard F. Johnston. We are very appreciative of the nice manner in which he is handling this situation and you are go- ing to find that this service that he is render ing to Birmingham is going to mean new Br- mingham, just definitely so as this service is a new departure with you. You are going to find that Birmingham and the outlying world just as appreciative we are. Aside from this work being handled in such an interesting manner and so ably backed up, it shows bigness on the part of the paper, in which they are rendering service without stint and without price in the introducing of Birmingham to the world that will not only draw us all together and closer to you, but will make you grow better and bigger, for our growing and the growing of the other smaller industries of Birmingham will rebound to your greatness.
 We do not know who was the inspiration of this vision of liberalty and greater things than most newspapers exploit, but regardless of who inspired it, our hats are off to the inspirer, to The Age-Herald and to MT. Richard F. Johnston.
 THOMAS CRATE BAR COMPANY,
 Ed L. Thomas, President.
 Birmingham, May 8, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
SENATOR NORRIS ATTITUDE TOWARD MUSCLE SHOALS


 Of what sort is this man Norris of Nebraska who says the government ought to retain title and control of Muscle Shoals forever7
 What influence has the man who announces that the government will proceed with the building of Wilson dam and that Congress will not go into the matter of private bids at this sessionf
 Can the fate of Henry Ford's bid on the Alabama project be interpreted from Senator Norris opposition to 1oo-year leases?
 Robert G. Lowery in that keen and analytical review of public men called Washington Close Ups," says of the Nebraska senator: "He be- came notable, not because he was different, but because there were so many like him for whom he was articulate.s
 At another point MT. Lowry says: Morris is the surest political barometer in the United States" eff you want to know America, you must know Norris first" Continuing:
 What Norris thinks what Norris believes. is what in the long run. "a clear majority of tho country thinks and believes He Is not an ex- traordinary pcrson. think that you shss point Ho ts tho supreme. perfect type or the ordinary person. and . most useful man to know and watch in this time of social and economic Aux and change and bewilderment and upheaval If you do not know him am doing favor to introduce you him In . large of speaking. nothing that vitslly affects all of to pass in this country unless the Norris type proves of it. He Is the symbol of the forces which make final decisions with
 sNo personal animus self-interest hasS been diaclosed fn anything that he has said or done in his public life at Washington" is another interesting closeup
 Alabama has been intensely interested in the outcome of the private bids on Muscle Shoals, and the Ford bid particularly has thousands of sympathizers and we'll wishers. The Age-Herald has felt that acceptance of his bid would be advantageous because of the magnitude of the industrial projects he proposes to undertake.
 There is, however, much merit in what Sem ator Norris says about the surrender by the government for 100 years. Chemical processes are changing almost monthly. This is an era sources of Muscle Shoals for 100 years might prove very disadvantageous five years hence, and great injustice to future generations.
 At any rate, this is the viewpoint taken by Senator Norris, and if Norris is the "surest po- litical barometer in the United States," it be- hooves those in Alabama interested in the fu- ture of Muscle Shoals to watch closely the Ne braska senator's attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
GOOD IDEA CLEARING HOUSE

There seems to be tendency all the country for business men of a particular line to come together periodically and form clear ing house. of ideas and suggestions, such as this one is" declared J. H. Hosch of Gains vile, Ga, delegate to the Southern Whole sale Dry Goods association.
 Mir Hosch stated that he began the busi- ness at 14 when he rented corner of store and sold soap, shoestrings and the like, and now he and his four brothers are among the prominent members in the Wholesale Dry Goods association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
ENJOYED MOVIE TREAT

"The management of the Trianon theatre gave the children of the Neighborhood House a treat last week which they surely enjoyed" said Mrs. Myrtele w. Shell, city amusement n- spector. "They invited the entire personnel downtown to see Penrod, and the way those kiddies laughed at the antics of Wesley Barry ;n the title role in the picture would certainly make you feel good.
 Occasions like this happen orarely in the life of those children that much commendation is due those responsible for that happy hours entertainment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 In the country of silent people the parrots never, talk.
 If man is easily discouraged he will lam guish in obscurity.
 Too many of us confuse ambition with a de- sire to have things handed to us.
 It is within the power of the least of us to be polite, straight from the heart.
 Some people learn by experience and others are too lazy to acquire the experience.
 Sometimes we are so contrary that it is q positive pleasure to have people dislike us.
 One reason why a woman goes to her hus- band so often for advice may be that advice is about all she can get out of him.
 And if they can find nothing else to dis agree about happily married couple can quar- rel for hours oyer whether it is worse to put the muciiage brush in the ink or the pen in the mucilige.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
AFTERNOON OF A FLAPPER

From "The Beautiful and Damned" by F. Scott
 Fitzgerald. Published by Charles Scribner's
 Sons.
 But Anthony, lying upon his couch and star ing at the orange lamp, passed his thin fingers necessarily through his dark hair and made new symbols for the hours. She was in shop now, it seemed, moving lithely among the velvets and the furs, her own dress making, as she walked, >debonar rustic in that world of silken rustles and cool soprano laughter and scents of many slain but living flowers. The Minnies and Pearls and Jewels and Jennies would gather round her like courtiers, bearing wispy frailties of georgette crepe. delicate chiffon to echo her cheeks in faint pastel, milky lace to rest in pale dsarray against her neck damask was used but to cover priests and dfvans in these days, and cloth of Samarand was re- membered only by the romantic poets.
 She would go elsewhere after while, tilt ing her head hundred ways under hundred bonnets, seeking in vain for mock cherries to match her lips or plumes that were graceful as her own supple body.
 Noon would come-she would hurry along Fifth avenue, Nordic Ganymede, her fur coat swinging fashionably with her steps, her cheeks redder by stroke of the winds brush, her breath delightful mist upon the bracing air and the doors of the Ritz would revolve, the crowd would divide, 50 masculine eyes would start, stare, as she gave back forgotten dreams to the husbands of many obese and comic women.
 One o'clock. With her fork she would tam talize the heart of an adoring artichoke, while her escort served himself up in the thick, drip ping sentences of an enraptured man.
 Four o'clock; her little feet moving to mel ody, her face distinct in the crowd, her partner happy as a petted puppy and mad as the in- memorial natter. Then--then night would come drifting down and perhaps an other damp. The signs would spill their light into the street. Who knew? No wiser than he, they haply sought to recapture that picture done in cream and shadow they had seen on the hushed avenue the night before. And they might, ah, they might! A thousand taxis would yawn at a thousand corners, and only to him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
FATE DEALS UNKINDLY WITH WAR VETERANS ROMANCE

Butler Probst, who claimed that an attempt was being made to "railroad' him out of the country because of love affair, had scarcely dropped out of public notice before British war veteran leaped to front-page position with the charge that he had been subjected to simi lar treatment because he ventured to fall in love with the daughter of United States senator.
 It is high time that something be done for the conservation of romance. If young men of parts but no patrimony, cannot aspire to the hands of young women who move in our best circles, then America ceases to be the land of opportunity, and Dan Cupid is being treated like stepchild.
 From all reports, the affair between Alexan- der E. Robertson and Senator Culberson's daughter began conventionally enough at the University of Texas, and was continued by wire and otherwise until the senator's family became alarmed Then it was, according to Robertson, that hired detectives took up his trail and one kidnapped him.
 Probst, was merely serving man in fash ionable country club, a Swiss, into the bar gain. He did not have quite the advantage that Robertson enjoys. The latter is not only a war veteran with a presumably heroic past, but he is British subject and promptly laid his case before the British embassy in Wash ington.
 Probst has faded into the background, minus his Pittsburg heiress. It remains to be seen if Robertson fares any better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
RADIO DRIFT"
the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 And now we are to dance the radio drift" It was debated whether the new dance or the new style of dancing should be named "the lead on," .the detector dip,' 4the two-slide tuner" or ''the long wave," but the name "radio drift" seems to have won. Those who are re- sponsible for setting this dance in motion say 'tthe long wave, or the radio drift, is slower than tho shimmy, but loses none of the curves"
 Time moves fast in dancing. The toddle, which lately held the center of the stage, or the whole ballroom floor, is hopelessly old-fashioned Some folks can remember when the cakewalk, the bunny-hug and certain "gldes' were all the rage. Some memories may go back to 4he tango and the hesitation. There are some strong and retentive minds that hold in remen brance the twinkling bobby old waltz; the schot. tisch lancers, polka and redowa, but that ssa5 long time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
A GRACEFUL SURRENDER

You don't stand chance," said the promi- nent citizens campaign manager. "The best thing for you to do is to withdraw and escape being showed under at the election.'
 But, confound the luck, how I going to get out of the race without acknowledging that I can't win?"
 Easily enough. Just announce that how ever much you may desire to serve your coun- try in a position of honor and trust you are first of all a husband and father, and the claims of your family are such that you cannot afford to sacrifice lucrative law practice to engage in the turmoil of political contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
RADIO BECOMING INSTITUTION

Radio development seems to bring about widespread muscales," said J. o. Brison of Atlanta, representing the field force of the Community Sing association. Every program broadcasted by the big electric corporations contain musical selections of the highest type.
 q notice that music of all kinds is broad casted from the Alabama Powr company's sta- tion here. Among the novelties is the rendition of musical selections from photograph records.
 "If you haven't the real artist the phono- graph will take his place fairly well, but prefer the real thing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-10
PRAISES ACE-HERALD

"Let me express my thanks for the generous and intelligent publicity given the lliteracy coll ference recently held in your delightful city, by your excellent paper" was an excerpt of a letter received by The Age-Herald from Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, chairman of the national illiteracy commission, Frankfort, Ky.
 Mrs. Stewart further stated that all the dele gates had expressed their delight with Bir- mingham and particularly with it's newspapers.