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Evening star., 1922-06-02
BRIGHTW0OD DIVISION
WINS W. R. & E. co. FLAG
Made Best Showing in First Quar-
ter Of 1922 in Reducing
Accidents.

The Brightwood division of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company last night was awarded the
banner for having made the best
showing in reducing accidents dur
ing the first quarter Of 1922, as COM
pared with the same period of last
year.
W. L. Ballenger, division superin-
tendent. accepted the bannsr on be
9Th street line and urged his crews
to make every effort to keep the flag
in their barn.
Robert N. Harper Of the board Of
directors. William F. Ham. president,
and S. r. Bowen. vice president. gave
talks to the motormen and conduc-
tors assembled, urging them to con-
tinue the good work of making the
secretary to the Chamber of Com
merce, also addressed the men, TAX
ing for his topic, Service"
Evening star., 1922-06-02

ret Capt. B. F. Edwards. who used
to be stroke OF the American doz-
en-, and who is now stationed at
the local yard, acting as coxswain
and coach.
The scheduled boat race is but
one Of a series of athletic and So
cial activities arranged in honor
OF the visitors. Yesterday after
noon there was base ball game
between two American naval
teams, followed by a field and
track meet in which both nation
alities took part. At 6 o'clock there
was buffet supper. followed by
boxing and vaudeville.
Evening star., 1922-06-02
FORESTRY FATHER DEAD.

! WESTCHESTER, Ia. June 2.-Dr.
Joseph T. Rothrock. known as the
father of forestry" IN Pennsyl-
yania, and former state commissioner
of forestry, died at his home today,
He was IN his eighty-fourth year. DR..
Rothrock's campaign for forest con-
servation preceded that of Clifford
Pinchot, who succeeded him AZ forest
commissioner In the state. DR.. Roth
rock served under four goYernors.s
Evening star., 1922-06-02
MARTIAL LAW REPORTED
IN SILESIAN DISTRICTS
Dispatch From Beuthen to Berlin
Says Newspapers Are
Being Censored.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June IA dispatch from
Beuthen. upper Silesia, says the inter-
allied commission has declared mar
tial law throughout the urban and
rural districts Of Kattowitz, Gleiwitz.
Hindenberg and Rybnik, Silesia. The
newspapers in.Silesia are being GEN.
sored.
Evening star., 1922-06-02
TAFT SPEECH BY RADIO.
Address to Be Broadcasted on 1850
Meter Wave From "NAA."

of the United States Supreme Court
will be broadcasted from "NAA," ma
val radio station at Arlington. tonight
at 9 o'clock. The Navy Department
has arranged to have Mr.. Tafr9
speech broadcasted at the request or
the Associated Western Yale Clubs.
The address will be broadcasted on
$3.50 meters. This long wave will be
used in an effort to reach the far
western clubs. 1t is recommended
that all amateur radio fans having
short-wave receivers endeavor to add
loading coils in order to- pick up the
speech.
Evening star., 1922-06-02
NAMED FOR LIBRARY.
three Trustees Reappointed
D.. G. Commissioners.

Three members OF tho board Of
fruatees OF the Public Library. whose
ferms expire within = fewsweeks- to-s
day were reappointed by the Commits
1 Tney are JuStice wendell r. stat
ford of the District Supreme Court
Charles ! Bell and Theodore W.,
Evening star., 1922-06-02

The ticking hf clock in the wire
less station At Bordeaux, France, can
be heard disttnctly "a Wellington.
New Zealand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

Judge Brandon of Tuscaloosa is sure to be the next chief executive of the tsate, and he is giving his unqualified support to MT. Me- Dowen.
 A belated attempt is being made, for reasons that are not generally known to the public, to bring out candidates against MT. Mcdowell and upset the plan to elect Judge Brandon and Mr. Mcdowell by an overwhelming majority, This agitation is, to say the least, unfair to Judge Brandon and it constitutes an undeserved at tack on the ability of Mr. McDowell
 Judge Brandon has the utmost confidence in his running mate. It is unreasonable to suppose that he would look with favor on any attempt to split the ticket. The Mobile Reg ister, the Montgomery Advertiser and The Age-Herald have already ndorsed Judge Bran don and Mr. Mcdowell. While not venturng to speak for it's contemporaries, The Age Herald proposes to stand by it's choice and be- leyes the Register and the Advertiser will do likewise, as being for the best interests of the state and democratic party.
 There are no just grounds to question MT McDowells competence, either for the lieuten- ant governorship or the governorshp if for any reason, however remote it appears now, he should be called on to assume the duties of that office. He has served in both the house and the senate, and has had much experience in legislative matters. He stands high in the legal profession and has been president of the State Bar association. Furthermore, he is a man whose private life will bear the closest scrutiny His mental qualifications and knowl- edge of state affairs will enable him to per form the duties of lieutenant governor with credit to himself and Alabama while the cor dial relations existing between Mir McDowen and Judge Brandon assure Judge Brandon of co-ope+aton in carrying out his legislative pro- gram.
 Muddyng the waters will serve no useful purpose now. Judge Brandon will be the next governor and the lieutenant governor will be Charles S. Mcdowell, Jr., of Eufaula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
BONUS LEGISLATION IS STILL
 FOOTBALL OF POLITICS

If President Harding didn't mean that he would veto bonus bill without sales tax provision what did he mean? His words were plain enough, but some of the statesmen whp want to railroad a bonus bill through Congress to pacate the soldier vote are trying to make it appear that the President can be brought around to their way of thinking by sub- terfuge
 The Hon. Nicholas Longworth assumes to in- terpret the presidential mind by stating that Mir. Harding stands pat against bonus that had to be financed, unless the sales tax pro vision is included, but the "pawnbroker bilI' requires no financing at the present time. This is nothing more than quibbling The burden would eventually be placed on the government in the hope, apparently, that some way would be found to provide the money.
 The certificate plan is clumsy and intricate It postpones the real payment of bonus by luckless ex-servce man in more red tape, with the difference that he would have to take his troubles to bankers instead of government of fcias.
 The mad scramble of Congress to put through a bonus bill for political purposes wolud be far cical if it did not have such tragic significance for our former soldiers and sailors and their dependents. Some of the more nasty advocates of bonus are willing to pass bonus bill re- gardless of the opposition it would meet in the White House and then blandly inform the ex, service men that they did their best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
LETTERS TO EDITOR
IDEAL RECREATION CLUB

To the Editor of The Age-Herad:
 Among the many needs and problems of all cities the one of recreation should be con- sidered of most vital interest and we are proud to say that forward step has been taken in this direction when the Alabama Fishermen's and Hunters association was organized.
 "We own Fl acres on the Warrior river, only 32 miles from the heart of the city on one of the best roads in the county and the member ship fee of S2 per year entities a member to the use of the boat landing wharves, nice cots in the dormtory where you can sleep free of charge, frst-class cafe with minimum prices, the use of the community kitchen and the model clubhouse, all of which is being pro vided. Also, about 300 nice lots will be given to any individual or group who wishes to erect a cottage there being already II applications.
 For the information of those who wonder how so much can be given for minimum fee of $2 per year. I should just like to state that the club is one of the most democratic to be found in the county; that 100 per cent fellow ship pervades it's whole atmosphere, and that any and all of it's members are ready and will ing at all times to make any sacrifice to fur ther its cause. For instance, some of it's lawyer members have given all of their services and IlHle Tree 1oF IHe uIdWlHS up Ol tHe luCoTpoId- tion papers and handling the legal matters which would ordinarily cost about $500. The members who in the plumbing business are going to give some of the plumbing free, and probably all of it. Committee members are giving their services free in the various ac- tivities, so the club has practically no expense, and this very readily explains how so much can be accomplished with such minmum-mem- bership fee.
 Our club is statewide proposition, and we are receiving applications for membership from various towns throughout the state and with this phenomenal growth it simply means that conservation and proper protection of game and fish is receiving new impetus in the state of Alabama, all of which is highly gratifying.
 From recreation and vacation standpoint we providing place where member can spend few days during the summer for at least $10 including everything, and I do not know the equal of such opportunities for the money
 At the present time we have about 1,400 members, and we extend to the public through out the state a most hearty invitation to join with us; especially do we give this invitation to the ladies' there being already about 50 lady members so call or write for your membership application at once. VIM L. WHITE, Chairman Campaign Committee for New
 Members.
 Birmingham, March s, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
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BAND WILL AVOID HIGH TRANSFORMATION COST

The manager of Sousa's band announces in an interview in Cincinnati that he has ar ranged for the spring and summer itinerary of the band to be made by motor trucks. He has engaged the services of a New York owner of a fleet of army trucks who, he says, has con tracted to furnish two large baggage trucks and four commodious passenger buses to be driven wherever the itinerary provides for the sum of s2,00O week.
 The manager figures that this will be S2 100 and that it will be feasible because the average distance between towns on the spring and summer tour is only 150 miles. The trip will extend from Bangor, Me, to Denver, Colo.
 The manager is enthusiastic about the motor transportation, and declares it will be only sbof. time before theatrical as well as many other kinds} of transportation will be by auto trueks."
 xftT- iment not having been been made on a. C.. the prediction may prove pre- mature but, o6athe other hand, it may be a success, and in that event will pave the way for the use of this service by other travelling or ganizations with large personnel.
 High freight and passenger rates have led to a number of innovations, some of which will survive and become permanent factors in the transportation system of the country. There is always a way out of situation which costs make possible. The railroads shut off the Pa cifc coast from Birmingham pipe. Ships via Mobile enabled that business to be done on large scale. The longer high rail rates last the more ways will be found to evade them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMERCIAL ELECTRICITY

The year 1922 is the seventy-ffth annivee- sary of Thomas A. Edison and the ffteth an- nversary of the installation of the first unit of New York's electrical system. Edison was 35 years of age before electric lights began to serve mankind. He lives to see them lighting the remotest corners of the earth Later in the year his associates will hold a dual celebration of the two anniversaries
 On September/ 4, 1882, the first central station and underground system were com pleted, the station being located in brick warehouse at 255 and 257 Pearl street, New York, and q square mile of territory was served There were only 1,200 lamps. Today the Edi- son system in New York serves 296 ,0O0 GUS toners and is used for lighting 9,o00,oo0 lamps for operating 6ss, ,oOo horse power in motors and for heating purposes to the extent of 12,soo kilowatts.
 The electric light is now in farmhouses and in construction camps remote from towns light and power are carried hundreds of mnes by transmission lines from the>point of origin There is scarcely recess of the earth where electric current does not reach and carry with it untold benefit to the human race.
 Electricity for lighting purposes has saved many lives and prevented many conflagrations The toll taken by the kerosene lamp was large one. Electricity proved great labor saver in avoiding the time and trouble of as semblng lighting, heating and power fuel. It is national economy in it's ut!i5ation Of water powers through which there may De avoided the waste of the nations coal reserves
 No modern invention has made more rarid strides nor covered wider field of usefulness than electricity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
GRANT AND GRAND OPERA

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 To his non-musical ear everything in the form of music mere noise to General Grant. He lived in jazz world all his own long before Jazz was invented. It was a frequent remark of his that he did not know tune from another, except Yankee Doodle" America" and 'rThe Star Spangled Banner"
 While President of the United States Grant was persuaded to attend grand opera in Phil adelphia at the academy. Asked later how he enjoyed it he replied that he didn't know He had heard a great deal of noise and had seen large number of musicians most of them violnists, saving away upon their instru- ments. Here he picked up the White House carving knife and fork and began to initiate the action of violinist, saying that the noise they made deafening, unintelligible and confusing to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 Policemen never give rap for law-abidins citizens
 Sometimes the man who knows it all has to be shown.
 You are right, Mary Jane; today was to- morrow yesterday.
 Prudery is a wig sometimes used to cover the badness of character.
 Many man will own up to one bad habit in order to conceal worse.
 Manufacturers of flesh-reducing remedies live, so to speak, on the fat of the land
 When you hear of man without friends you may be reasonably sure that he is also without money
 One attractive thing about silent man is that the world is always expecting him to make a big noise some day.
 When man tells his wife that she is the dearest woman earth she generally grasps his true meaning.
 Even if there is no place like home that is no reason why man should loaf around there instead of looking for work
 A man seldom notices the smiling counte nance opposite him if the omelet is spoiled. But what difference if the omelet is perfect and the countenance is spoiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS

Birmingham civic improvements outlined be- fore the city commission Tuesday to my mind is the greatest step for the youth ani flower of the city than any suggestion made recently" said J. II. VanHoose, fostering the movene; [ for the e1te1sion of playgrounds in Birming- ham.
 However, the playground feature of tie movement, although not secondary, ambodics a plan for the erection of stadium and audi toriun for lie city which shall ec-ipse any other city of the size and population of Bir- mingham.
 eThe auditorium plans only pave the way for a site of the proposed structure, and the matter of type and other details will, of course, be worked out by the city commission, of which have no suggestion to make, except that the proposed plan for the general idea has been heartily ndorsed, and l believe will finally re- suit in a reality"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
A JUST JUDGE

"In all my experience with courts through out the country, have never yet been more interested in the manner in which a jury ls handled than l have experienced in the federal court before Judge William l. Grubb," said W. John Durham.
 Judge Grubb, I have observed, takes as much interest in cases brought before him as either lawyers or prosecutor, and his charges to the jury, have also observed, are constructive and just.
 "A prisoner before the bar of Judge Grubb has as much privilege as any liberal construc- tion of the law would permit and I believe voice the sentiments of large majority when I say that the citizenry of this district has only love and admiration for the fearless and just manner in which this able jurist presides.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

Research can be carried to extreme. A young Brooklyn chemist seeking material for his book, "The Hereafter took what he sup posed was enough anesthetic to wait him to deaths door, but miscalculated the dose, and left behind anosher unfinished masterpiece.
 < Cleveland judge says many respectabNs people carry whisky on their hips And what's more, they hate like the dickens to get very far away from a filling station.
 < There are other hazards in poker besides los ing one's shirt. A New Jersey man drew a royal flush pat and fell dead from heart failure. The 4-year-old boy in Davenport, Ia, who got little girl tipsy by giving her two glasses of wine may grow up to be man about town.
 x x The government is working out scheme for sound-proof walls. In the meantime flat dwell- CTS will continue to hear the fights next door.
  If the United States Senate should undo the work of the arms conference Europe would be justified in thinking us hopeless case.
 < / The state prison contained 2951 convicts on February who don't have to worry about making ends meet.
 < X x Does weeding out the undesirabIes in Holly wood mea nthat we going to have new crop of stars?
 * < X MT. Bryan says no evolutionist can make a monkey out of him. Just confidentally, is it necessary?
  Mir, Mellon doesn't think kindly of the "pro- hibition navy" Neither do the rum runners.
 X Every time Muscle Shoals is mentioned i1 his presence, Chairman Kahn registers doubt.
 x < < Mary Piekford's ma has strong face. There are times when we suspect she needs it.
 X Even on it's quietest day there is plenty of material for photodrama in Ireland.
 
 Lynching is blot America, but is the Dyer bill the right kind of cleanser?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
PROHIBITION STATISTICS

From IliFe.
 Prohibition has reduced the consumers of liquor from 20 QOe0, 900 to 25OO 000, according to Roy A. Haynes. further examination ac- counts for the 17,5o0,o 900 missing brethren as follows:
 6,361, Bootleggers. Don't dare touch it.
 3,256, ,133-Make their own. Not bad either.
 4,29s-Use it only when invited out to dinner
 532, ,541--Drink their wives Quelque Fleurs.
 1898, 762--Dead. Wood alcohol
 l,273 ,329-Know l&ow to get it if you want it. Good stuff, too.
 2,424,294-Revenue officers. Part-time pro. fession: Bootlegging
 1899, ,216--Spend vacations sl --,rmuda, Cuba, Canada, England and on the continent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
DEMOCRATS AND THE TAP TREATY

From the New York Herald.
 The vote on the Yap treaty gave the coun- try good line on the caliber of the democratic senators. Thirteeen of them voted to ratify. They are
 Bloussard of Louisiana, Dial of South Caro- ina Fletcher of Florida, Hitchcock of Ne braska, Jones of New Mexico, Kendrck of Wyoming, Myers of Montana, Pomerene of Ohio, Ransdell of Louisiana, Smith of South Carolina, Underwood of Alabama, Walsh of Montana, Williams of Mississippi.
 Missing from the list, of course, are sen ators like Watson of Georgia and Hefln of Alabama. Catch them voting for a treaty negotiated under republican administration ! Pat Harrison is absent, too, although his older and wiser colleague from Mississippi John Sharp Williams, had the good sense and the courage to vote aye.
 It is a good sign when minority senators remember that their most important func tion in Congress is not merely to act as opposition but to serve the countrys needs. If the action of the 13 democrats forecasts their attitude toward the arms conference treaties these important agreements may soon be ratified.
 Senator Underwood, by his conduct as delegate to the conference and an advo- cate of the treaty in the Senate, has deserved the thanks of all Americans. He did much to marshal enough democratic votes to insure the quick approval of treaty with Japan which puts the Yap bugaboo in its grave.
 It is worthy of note that only three re- publican senators voted against the treaty. Mir Borah acted from motives which he has often and carefully explained. Hiram John son undoubtedly shrank from the thought of doing anything that Japan willing to do As for the reasons of Senator France of Mary land nobody knows or cares what they were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
LITTLE CHANCE TO AVERT
 A COAL STRIKE

A coal strike is scheduled to begin April l. Attempts of the government to bring the miners and operators together have failed. The long suffering public will be expected to endure as cheerfully as it may the hardships imposed ou it while the two warning factions fight their battle over wages.
 Without entering into the merits of the case one way or the other there is one fact that both the coal operators and the miners should realize. The people are getting tired of pc. riodic upheavals in the coal industry. For tunately the appro aching strike, if it material izes, will begin when the weather will be mod erating and will probably end before cold weather starts again. Consumers will thus es- cape one of the worst phases of a coal strike, shortage of fuel to keep them warm when it is needed most but their rights in the matter are never considered by either side
 The way the coal industry is conducted in America is serious reflection on the intelh- gence of the people who have the most to gain by it-the operators and the miners How much both factions lose in their frequent clashes could not be estimated What the public loses is greater still, but it seems that we must continueto go through strikes, from time 10 time, whether we lise it or not. Here is problem that some "snasfes mind would bene- fit humanity by settliag and settling perma- nently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
DR. DENNIS APPRECIATION
the Editor of The Age-Herald-.

To the Editor of The Age-Heraldt
 desire to express the appreciation of the university authorities in view of the courtesy of your paper in printing the statement re- gardng the university drive next fall.
 shall be grateful if you wil also permit me space to say that we are deeply interested in the success of the Auburn and Gorgas me- mora drives now under way. andI am sure that university alumni everywhere are anxious to cooperate in every possible way in helping forward these campaigns. Very truly yours,
 GEORGE H. DENNY President
 University. March [ 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
SUCCESSFUL NIGHT SCHOOL

"The Y. M. c. A. night schools will soon close one of the most successful years in its history" said H. R. Howell educational secretary.
 "Neyer before has so much interest been shown by teachers and pupils, and the good ac- complished by these and boys in pursuing their courses of study is enormous. The pub lie speaking and salesmanship classes will close the latter part of May, while the other eight classes close about May l. The law school continues until June as usual"