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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
MRS. ASQUITH AROUSES IRE
 OF ENGLISH "DRYS"

Like many other notables from abroad who have visited us, Mrs Asquith has discovered that there are a large number of moist spots in the American desert Her views have aroused the resentment of prohibition advo- cates in England.
 London dispatch quotes George B. Wilson, political secretary of the United Kingdom alliance, as saying that temperance refcrmers are not paying much attention to Margots observations on the alleged failure of prohibi= to get at the real facts. Brother Wilson's statement indicates pretty clearly that the English dry leaders are paying some heed to Mrs Asquith, but let that pass He says, By temperament and rearing her mental attitude is the opposite of the concepts of a social stu dent" whatever that means ''She does not understand the general bearings of the pro hibition movement Essentially she is society woman. As such she does not realize the national importance of temperance problems or the effect which the arrival of prohibition in America must have upon the world outlook as to alcoholic beverages Mrs Asquith has apparently moved in circles in America which resent even legitimate interference with their pleasures and luxuries- It would have been better and more informing for her if she had not confined herself to this quite limited sphere and had visited some of the slums which haxe been transformed by prohibition"
 It appears that where Margot made her big gest mistake was in hobnobbing with our ~best people," whom she found plenthully supplied with hquor. instead of going into the poorer sections of American cities, the slums, as Brother Wilson calls them Margot would have found quite difference in the quality of liquer consumed, and perhaps in the quantity because of the lack of money to buy it, but little investigation would have shown that the bootleggers were doing fairly good busi- ness with clientele anything but fashionable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
fer an opportunity which it is suicidal not to foster.
MONTGOMERY VOTES THREE
 MILL SCHOOL TAX

The city of Montgomery is to be congratn- lated on having voted the three-mill tax for its public schools This will provide fund of $9o, ,000 per annum for the building of schools and furnishes ground for the Notation of $1, ,oo0, ,oo0 bond issue for that purpose That the vote was five to one in favor of the tax will not surprise those who know the citizen ship of Montgomery.
 The school tax means an added burden, but when that burden is assessed in the name of children voters do not wish to avoid it. All they ask as to school funds is that they be segregated from others and that they be ap- piled entirely to schools.
 The whole history of the three-mill school tax has reflected credit the people of Ala bama. The amendment allowing it to be voted by the counties went through with a large majority. As soon as the amendment was adopted county after county voted for the tax Then the cities voted the extra tax which they are allowed, in addition to the county tax, for city school purposes, and rural precincts have vied with the cities in levying the extra precinct tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
WHEN JOHN BURROUGHS FELT RICH

John Burroughs, in Harper's Magazine.
 We had ''raisings in those days, when new building was put up. The timbers were heavy, often hewn from trees in the woods, set up, pinned together in what were called "bents." :" In a farmers barn there were usually four bents, tied together by the ''plates' and cross beams. I remember we'll the early summer day when the new barn was raised. I can see Elihu guiding the corner post of the first bent, and when the men were ready calling out, "Heave Q heave, heave 70 heave," till the bent was in position.
 One June when he was shingling the old barn he engaged me to pick him some wild strawber ries. When I came in the afternoon with my four-quart pail nearly full, he came down off the roof and gave silver quarter, or two shillings. as we then said, and felt very rich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING PAYS

sFWhen I picked up The Age-Herald yester- day and read Caheen's advertisement which embodied the truthful statements about the $7.50 trimmed hats, saying that they were not $10 hats nor $15 hats, but the very best value that possibly be bought for $7.5o,' I was tremendously interested" said Mrs. Clara Harper Steele.
 "That sort of thing is the kind of informa- tion that the discerning woman wants when she is getting ready to buy. When woman goes into shop to purchase hat she knows about what she wants to pay for it; she isn't looking for $20 hat for $10, nor a $35 hat for $20, but she is looking for hat which if priced to her at $750, for instance, is a $7.50 hat. Sh eknows she is getting her moneys worth and she is satisfied.
 'Women have the reputation of being bar. gain hunters but the majority of women pre- fer to pay what a garment or hat or pair of shoes is worth and know what they are get ting instead of being dazzed by advertising which conveys the idea that they are getting something that costs a great deal for almost nothing.
 "Caheens advertisement in yesterdays Age Herald is a truthful statement of facts and is appreciated by discriminating shoppers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
WOMAN LONG-SUFFERING

From the Atlanta Georgian.
 Fabre, the great naturalist, says that it is hopeless to study the instinct of the lower animals. The human will have vanished from the earth, he says, before it shall have learned thoroughly to understand the psy- chology of the small house fly.
 That being the case, we need not be amazed at the baffling psychology of the smallest. lady, In Moscow three very pretty young women are all sending food to soviet judge now in jail. When he was locked up the three appeared. Each thought she was the only wife. What would you have expected them to do?
 Whatever you would have expected, they didn't do it.
 They agreed that all would send him food, and decide which one should have him when he came out Imagine three men making the same discovery about one wife Would all three send her food? They would not They'd go off and drink together and decide that women are not worth bothering about.
 patient, long-suffering creature is woman. If that judge had had 30 wives in stead of three, the 80 would have contributed to his food supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
PAUL COOK.
LADY HAMILTON's BONES

New York-England, who let Lady Hamil ton die in abject poverty, and conferred an earldom and $25,000 year upon brother whom he disliked, may yet observe the great Lord Nelson's last request: 'Take care of my poor Lady Hamilton" There is a movement afoot to inter the body of Lady Hamilton in Westminster Abbey, says the March Mentor Magazine If there were more Emmas, there would be more Nelsons,' the hero of Trafalgar is quoted as having said. Lady Hamilton is credited with having sent Nelson forth from retirement to his greatest battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
FORD IS THE MAN"

"I have received letter from Senator Ar thur Capper in which he highly recommend Ford for Muscle Shoals,' said M. V. Henry county treasurer. The letter written in answer to resolutions adopted by Camp Hardee, of the Confederate Veterans, and sent to hin, and other members of Congress
 "He unqualifedly recommends the Detroit manufacturer and ends his letter by saying, Ford is the man. We also received letters from our two senators and from representa- tives indorsing the offer of Ford. He has amended his offer so to guarantee the pro- duction of fertilizer. This is one of the pri- mary needs for which Muscle Shoals should be used to furnish the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
WISE AND FOOLISH

Christ likens the Kingdom of Heaven unto five wise and five foolish virgins, hence it ought not to surprise us when we see men within the Kingdom doing, and hear them saying things of which we cannot approve. have no doubt but that the wise virgins, talking to each other, criticised the shallow thoughtlessness of those others who brought no oil with their lamps, and I imagine the foolish looked pityingly upon the wise-at first-as being over-cautious, and looking ahead for trouble These were the types unto which Jesus likened the Kingdom of Heaven, and these conditions are repeated in every age.
 Now, undoubtedly there were five virgins who did not measure up to the requirements of the occasion, but it must be noted that Jesus did not call them wicked. He did not say that there were five good and five bad, but five wise and five foolish, and I cannot help thinking that again and again we Chris tians have erred in ascribing sin to people who were merely thoughtless, to people perhaps who had thought long and deeply about some particular course of action, and whose earnest thought had led them into ways which later proved to be wrong. The foolish virgins doubtless thought that they had plenty of oil when they started out; it never occurred to them that the bridegroom would be so long in coming. Their whole fault lay in the simple fact that they were too optimistic, and went their way to the wedding feast with sublime confidence that misfortune would pass them by-just as we do.
 When men fall in the face of sudden temptation, we say they are wicked-and yet they may not be. Their hopes and thoughts and love may be set upon good. They are wicked-like St. Paul was wicked, for he said, "The evil that I would not, that I dow It is a rare thing to meet a man whose heart is deliberately and knowingly set on evil do not think I ever saw one, but I have seen thousands whose hearts were set on good and yet who fell when temptation met them. Were they then ''wicked'' men? Not at all. They were foolish virgins" for in the long years of peace and quiet they had not gathered to sustain them in the day when the crisis came.
 The foolish man is he who goes on long journey without preparing for the unfore- seen. And life is journey which we know is long, and yet we cannot see around the corner of tomorrow. But if because today is fair, we go forth blithely, prepared only for the needs of today, what shall we do tomorrow, when storm and tempest come? We shall fail, of course, and our fault will not be so much the sin of failure as the foolishness of being unprepared-
 And so it behooves us to prepare for the storm while the sun is shining; to gather to ourselves as much of the strength and love and faith of God as we may make our own; gather it now when there as yet appears no overwhelming need. This is not merely the good thing to do. It is the only wise thing to do, for while in some lives the crisis may be long delayed, inevitably it comes. MIDDLETON S. FAREWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
UNDERWOOD'S PLEA FOR THE
 FOUR-POWER TREATY I

Senator Underwood made an eloquent and logical defense of the four-power treaty in the Senate yesterday. As Senator Underwood says, there is nothing in the terms of this agreement to show that it is an alliance, either for defensive or offensive purposes. It pro- vides that the parties to it shall confer on problems which immediately concern them, just as the arms conference was held in Wash ington. There is no suggestion of using armed force, no obligation implied that the United States would have to go to war in defense of Japan or any other country.
 Some of the opponents of this treaty pro- in the conference, that by some hokus- pokus the American delegates were maneuvered into a position that would rebound to the advan- tage of the other nations and place us at a disadvantage. As Secretary Hughes declares, this is not only a reflection on the American delegates, but it shows queer mental twist in the minds of the ''irreconcilables." They are not asked to ratify any secret agreements without knowing what they are. The text of the treaty is before them and it is certainly plain enough for a person of average intelli- gence to understand.
 To make assurance doubly sure, the for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
COVERT OPPOSITION TO CO., OPERATIVE. MARKETING

The Progressive Farmer is an intelligent observer of all that pertains to the interest of the southern farmer. It charges that there is "ye4, largely under cover, much opposition by many of the intelligent and financially strong men of the cities and towns to CO., operative marketing of farm products" It is difficuit to understand on what this opposition Is based.
 The only benefit that one can imagine from resulting failure of cooperative marketing would be that of the class of middlemen who afresee themselves being put out of business, because buyers will always desire representa- ton in the purchasing centers by responsible agents
 The Progressive Farmer describes some of the results of haphazard and individual effort at marketing cotton as follows: "Bales cut samples taken, left out in the weather to dam age and rot, put on the market by the producer without any knowledge as to its grade or staple, almost all of it forced on the market in three or four months because of inadequate warehousing and subjected to the toll taken by from five to fifteen middlemen between the grower and the spinner"
 This description contains not word of ex- aggeration- That is not marketing at all. It is throwing away ones labor at the last mo- ment. The cooperative marketing associations cut out the army of middlemen, avoid waste and dar,age and market the cotton of the one bale farmer on the same businesslike basis as . thousand bales.
 The cooperative marketing associations off,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
COOK A REAL HUMoRIsT

Birmingham is indeed fortunate in having a real humorist in Paul Cook of The Birmin- ham Age-Herald,p said D. Lotion Rutledge, assistant membership secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
 q read MT. Cooks clumn in the paper every day it appears and then watch succeeding issues of Life Literary Digest and other national publications to see them again when they are reprinted. MT. Cook has gained much recognition for The Age-Herald and Birming- ham all the country with his amusing stories and I sure is greatly appreciated by the people here. I hear many favorable comments on his witticisms and humorous poetry and MT. Cook certainly has many friends in Birmingham whom he knows nothing about"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12

eign relations committee moved a reservation which reads: ''The United States understands that under the statement in the preamble, or under the terms of this treaty, there is no commitment to armed force, no alliance, no obligation to join in any defense" Could the English language be more explicit?
 Referring to the benefits that will be de- rived from the four-power treaty if it is rati- fled, Senator Underwood said
 If the Senate of the United States ratfes this pending treaty, I fully satisfied that there will disappear not only any real for war, there will no longer exist the opportunity for that has threatened us in the decades and peace will be established between the four great sea- that control the tnies of the Pacific ocean.
 As long conditions allowed to remain in the Far East as they have existed for the past two decades, danger lurked behind every dispute and the clouds gathered when every national issue raised. These conditions threatened our national security. for long flag floats over the distant islands of the Pacific. national honor requires that shall defend the people of these islands from attacks by any other nation
 This is the real issue involved in the four power treaty. The issue of peace in the Orient the issue of safety to country, the issue of the lives of our young men. who should be saved from this danger for the upbuiIdins of a America
 The four-power treaty is the keystone of the arms conference. Without it the Anglo Japanese alliance cannot be abrogated and there can be no limitation of naval armament. In fact, to reject the four-power treaty would be equivalent to destroying the entire work of the arms conference.
 The Senate has solemn duty to perform and it is to be hoped that it has enough patriotism, enough statesmanship and enough regard for the nations welfare and honor to Fatify without repeating the scandal of the Versailles treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
T the weekly luncheon of the Travelel

N T the weekly luncheon of the Travellers N\ Protective association yesterday we 2 S were discussing the development of the wholesale trade of Birmingham and how the commercial traveller could do his part
 Much interest was manifested in the CO., the newspapers of Birmingham.
 Suddenly Capt. Hughes Kennedy, veteran salesman, with flushed face and all aquiver, who had just come in from Pratt City in his Ford car, wanted to know how fellow could sell anything if he had to travel over some of our roads to do it.
 Everyone present so heartily joined with him that the other discussions were put aside and "roads'' became the chief topic.
 There was fellow feeling of sympathy by everyone present for Captain Kennedy.
 That Pratt City road is really the worst road in the world. It is even harder to get over than to get to the Bessemer highway, both due to the fact that the city has not connected up with the paved county roads.
 To get to the Bessemer highway one must go through a long bad lane the other side of the Fair Grounds, or he must bump his way through West End and out to the beginning of the paved road.
 To go to Pratt City one must bear two or .f R,,f oP Pratt City toward Adamsvie there is five miles of as fine paved road as exists in the world.
 We are told officially, however, that the city commission and the board of revenue have agreed to connect up; the county paying 65 per cent of the cost and the city S5 per cent. This good work is promised immediately. It can't be done too quickly.
 If Capt. Hughes Kennedy and the other travelling salesmen who work out of Birming ham in Ford cars will keep behind the city and county commissioners they will win the plaudits of their fellow men
 If any first-class merchant tells you on Mon day that business is bad you may be assured he is pessimist.
 The writer happened to make the rounds of a number of stores of Birmingham yestsr- day afternoon. Without exception they were so filled with shoppers that one had difficulty in making his way about.
 In one mans store the cash being exchanged between purchaser and clerks reminded one of pre-war days. ;-a
 Indeed real cash money was abundantth'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
THE BLOC SYSTEM

See the high and mighty statesman Who can weather any shock? He's a member in good standing
 Of the agricultural bloc If there's any legislation
 That he thinks should be put through It will soon be on the statutes,
 For he knows just what to do. Let the White House be unhappy
 And "stand-patters" shed tear, To their loudest protestations
 He'll refuse to lend an ear. Though the farmer may be hard up And his implements in hook, He can always get hearing
 From the agricultural bloc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12
OF NATIONWIDE INTEREST

''The annual convention of the American Chemical society which will be held in Birmng- ham from April to April is going to be of nationwide interest" stated H. E. Howe of Washington. Approximately 800 chemists residing in every section of the United States, will attend.
 "The day before the convention opens in Birmingham the members who coming on special train from Washington will stop over at Sheffield and make an investigation vf Muscle Shoals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-12

A burglar departed instanter when a Massa. chusetts school mistress told him to Get right out of here this minuter' Even if he hadn't completed his job he might have gotten out. The average New England schoomarm is an overlapping creature.
 X x Dr. Druce of Oxford says Salome was not dancer, but acrobat Salome doing flip flaps before Herod for the head of John the Baptist presents that interesting young woman in new light, minus the seven veils.
 x x A poet tells US that lovers had annihilated space long before wireless telephony was dis covered. Maybe so, but the suspiration of souls won't save ship in distress or close a deal in the stock market
 * X x The ribald laughter which greeted Represen- tative Williams remarks on Will Hays de- parture from the cabinet may have been partly due to the fact that a congressman doesn't get $150000 a year.
 x The expenses of the United States for the Rhine occupation are estimated at about $241,- 100000 Any doughboy who served on the Rhine will tell you it was worth the money.
 x x The anti-evolution bill was killed in the Kentucky legislature. But the vote was 42 to Al, showing that considerable number of Kentucky solons agree with Mir. Bryan.
 X Another instance of MT. Harding's human ness. He wrestled for two hours over his in- come tax returns and wasn't sure then that they were correctly made out.
 x It is proposed to put $34S automobile on the market "to compete with Ford" So far as the pedestrian is concerned, life is already just one flivver after another.
 * When the campaign warns up democratic orators will be able to draw neat comparison ghost
 Boston reports that rum hospitals" are talk ing the place of the old-fashioned bar room The idea is a credit to Yankee ingenuity
 x x X As we interpret Senator Morris, in reference to the government operating Muscle Shoals, he wants to start something he can't finish
 * * Aguinaldo is coming over to pay us visit great deal of water has run under the bridge since the Spanish-American war.
 x < Even bull fight for charity leaves some- thing to be desired as humane spectacle. It isn't any easier on the bulls.
 X Rocky Kansas" the pugilist, has monicker that suggests a rugged lad with a concrete dome
 x Women with money should steer clear of bucket-shopping and stick to the bargain counter.
  It seems cruel to insinuate that man who was overwhelmingly elected President needn't expect an encore
 + x California will probably not be averse to the Japanese people taking keen interest in birth control.