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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
LETTERS TO EDITOR
THE MOORE BROTHERS
.ditor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 J. D. Moore, president-elect of the Chamber of Commerce, is a brother of B. F. Moore, who the first president of the Conner cial club, from which sprang the Chamber of Commerce. So ably did B. F. Mooore admin ister the affairs of the Commercial club that he was elected for the second term, although the bylaws restricted the president to one term. No other president has been accorded the honor of second term except Fred M. Jackson.
 The Messrs. Moore are not only successful business men, but they are men of education, both having taught school in their early man. hood In the schooroom they acquired, as did Woodrow Wilson, the able executive and administrative ability for which they are noted.
 The new President of the Chamber of Com will doubt find smoother sailing than did his brother. The Commercial club organized in the trying times that fol- lowed the boom. Things looked shaky, and the leading men organized the Commercial club to get the benefit of united effort Rufus N. Rhodes said in speech the floor that he looked on his dues as in the nature of n- surance against calamity, that in emer- gency the club could take quick action. Not long afterward the force of his remark was realized when the cyclone swept through the South Highlands, taking its toll of life and property.
 The people were grief-stricken, President B. F. Roden called the Commercial club to- gether at once. A substantial sum was sub seribed for the benefit of cyclone sufferers, committees of relief appointed and fears were allayed The club gave Rev. J. A. Bryan $500 to relieve the suffering among his parishioners and then appointed commit tee to help him spend it. They were afraid that undeserving persons, knowing the generosity of MT. Bryan, would impose on his benevolent spirit D. B. GRACE.
 Birmingham, June 9 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03

ments, which this year will run into several hundred million dollars, bank and office buildings, hotels and apartment houses and other big undertakings are on scale which insures very large degree of constructive activity, surpassng anything which the south has had for several years, and possibly before the end of the year we will see volume of construction work larger than ever before in this section."
 The Record is justified in it's forecast The pent-up need for all sorts of construction is making itself felt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
LARGE SUMMER SCHOOL

q believe that our summer school at Bir- mingham-Southern is going to have an unus- ually large enrolment from the number who have already registered, although the opening of the school is yet nearly two weeks away, said o. c. Carmichael, director.
 "We have faculty for the summer ses- sion composed of 24 professors, all of whom are backed by strong reputation in the field of education, and I am confident in the success of the first attempt at summer school at the local college"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
* * * EARLY REPORT EXPECTED ON WATSON CHARGES

Several leading newspapers have asked what pcame of the sensational charges made by |snator Watson of Georgia against the Amer In army in France. Well may they ask The public, which has a proverbially short mory, is already forgetting the Watson ac- ations, involving serious reflections on erican army officers. A Senate commit
 was appointed to investigate, Senator Wat
 presented his evidence, such as it was,
 6ened to slap an army officers face dur
 ne of the hearings and comforted him.
 his usual obnoxious manner, but sud- Al the fireworks ceased.
 VSenator Brandegee is chairman of the in- committee. While denying that he airing of the Watson charges is ended he .drnits that no more evidence is being taken. Nor is it likely that a report will be made to ngress during the present session.
 frasased that pressure of other business erfered with .the work of the committee, is happens so often that congressional in- stigations have come to be regarded as rce.
 If Senator Watson told the truth the state Ents he made were too grave to be ignored glossed over. If there was no basis for his ertions the good name of the army should been promptly vindcated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
A GEORGIA SOLDIER
From the Savannah News.

General Pershing has long trousers. He wore them at a ceremonious occasion at the White House the other day. Lots of people didn't know the general had a pair of long ones-they had never seen him in anything but the logging kind. Which reminds of the record of one Georgia boy, who went to the Mexican border with Pershing's men before the World war wearing his natural short trousers as a boy-he was the mascot of the company. Then he went from the border into the army and over to France and never wore pair of civilian long pants until he got back from serving through two campaigns sand ,,had not reached his seventeenth year then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
HATES AMERICA;
 HAS COME TO GRIEF

pratio Bottomley, former publisher of
 Bull, and member of Parliament, is
 sentence of seven years penal servitude Or msappropriatng funds belonging to the Victory Bond club.
 Bpttomley founded the club. His victims Iwere largely poorer people, who were tempted |to invest through patriotic motives or the de- krs.to win prizes offered at stated intervals.
 took the jury just about half hour to ach verdict of guilty. The former pub
 Fer announced that he would appeal.
 Recording to precedent in England, Bot
 Hey stands an excellent chance of having
 serve his sentence. This is not the first
 he has been involved in frauds but here 4. Ire he has managed to extricate himself Y his difficulties. It is not creditable to Eneland that such man contrived to keep himself in the public eye, to carry on his va rieus schemes and be elected twice to Parlia- ment largely because he capitalized his hatred of America.
 2 No one in England was more vicious and outspoken in abuse of the American people than Bottomley. Such tactics appealed to lEertain type of provincial Englishmen, and DJohn Bull," the Bottomley mouthpiece, had large circulation.
 Americans will shed no tears over Bot fomley. He seems to be rascal by choice Ind profession. But his deluded followers hould feel ashamed of themselves for listen 7 to his vaporings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
PRAISES CITY SHERLOCK

"The work of Detective Garner of the local police force has been especially noticeable by the efficient way in which he has worked out cases involving mystery" said Mrs Mabel Leake, secretary of the Alabama Furniture Dealers association.
 Detective Garner has just sprung into the limelight again by recovering lost gems valued at $1,000. Our detective and police force is always being knocked and good being rarely said about it, and I believe that we should give credit where it is due"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
BOTH QUALIFIED

Two Birmingham men sat down in hotel room to put away quart of bonded stuff. The time sped on alcoholic wings and another quart was obtained. It was late afternoon when they started.
 In the early hours of the next morning one of the gentlemen began to show alarming symptoms. He seemed to be on the verge of what is known in vulgar parance as the .twillies." With that tneder solicitude so characteristic of friends in their cups the gen. tleman with a slightly larger capacity called a taxicab and carried the other man to hos pital.
 They got out of the car, struggled up the steps and were met at the door by nurse. Sizing up the situation at glance, she said, "Well, which one is the patient?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
wINNETAsKA IDEAL SITE

q believe that we are going to have one of the best camping seasons that we have ever had at Camp Winnataska," said Floyd Tillery, director of the senior boys camp.
 "Winnataska is an ideal camp owned and operated by the Birmingham Sunday School association, situated in St. Clair county, 25 miles from Birmingham. The camp is near Kelly's creek, which is ideal for bathing and canoeing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03


 A Georgia jurist says the dry law is vicious and debasing. Farce" is the word usually ap- piled by critics of the prohibition law, but vicious and debasing" is much stronger
 * < One of Mrs. McCormick's lawyers says Max Oser's income of $1,O0o month would not support Matilde. Her grandpa used to live on considerably less than that.
 x Girls will not be permitted to wear knick- erbockers in Traverse City, Mich Does the mayor of Traverse City wear billy goat whiskers? G s
 Judge Taft will go to England to learn how English, courts transact business so rapidly. We fear the judge is in for another round of dinners.
 Semenoff called Borah a bolshevik. After thinking the matter over, we've concluded that Borah had better Hay off" Semenoff.
 x It is rather significant that Holland, where the next conference will be held, is known as land of windmills.
 Only 34 policemen now guard the White House. In a democratic country one ought to be enough.
 You wouldn't think he had minute to himself, but Lenine is reported to be writing another book
 xZx X Peru and Chile at least know enough about diplomacy to leave the door open for further discussion.
  The sale of hooch is forbidden but bur glars can easily buy all the pocket artillery they need
 There ought to be crime doctor some where in the country who solve the Ward mystery.
 Some of our statesmen act as if they thought the United States Senate was Boyle's 80 acres.
 The court Says Mary is really and truly married to Doug" Ho, hum! That's out of the way.
 An Alabama man convinced court that he was crazy. That's not always as hard as it looks.
 The United States of Europe might be sue cess with an American banker for president.
 < MT. Brisbane, we observe, continues to quote his chief with approval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
STILL WAITING ON SOLUTION OF
 MUSCLE SHOALS PROBLEM

Henry Ford says, "For almost year we have been negotiating with the government, and still have not decided matter that in private industry would have been decided at a single board of directors meeting. We have hoped steadily that we could get to work down there this summer.
 Congress is willing to spend $1O0, 900 at Muscle Shoals for war, but in three years and six months it has not spent nickel there for peace. The destiny of our country, agri- culturally and industrially, lies at Muscle Shoals. If the project can be developed as an example of what be done with water power a new epoch in American agriculture and industry will be born, an epoch in which the American farmer and working man will be better off than he has ever been before.'
 What Mr. Ford says about the dilatory tao tics of Congress is more than justified by the muddle into which the whole Muscle Shoals question has been plunged. Apparently so- lution is no nearer now than it months ago. His summary of the industrial possibili- ties of Muscle Shoals cannot be disputed. Here is the greatest opportunity in the country to develop tremendous water power and start new industrial and agricultural era.
 It is now proposed to spend $7,50O,O0o for resuming work on dam No. 2. That will call for another modification in the Ford offer, and probably means that the final disposition of Muscla Shoals will he postnonad ipdafi. nitely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
FLOWER THOUGHTS

Samuel Minturn Peck, in the Boston Ira script.
 There never was flower On earth that blew in vain, No matter where its smiling, In sunshine, or in rain; The world is sweeter for it When it's grace is shed And in the dust 'tis lying, Shattered, withered, dead. There never was tiny
 Kindly little thought Born in the lowliest bosom But to the world it brought And left a gentle fragrance Beyond the thinkers hour, An ethic immortality,
 A sweet and deathless power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
SIGNIFICANT GESTURE

You have some large, heavy paper weights on your desk"
 "Yes," said the editor of the Chiggersvile Clarion. By laying my hand caressingly on one of these weights have frequently cooled down an rate subscriber who came in here with the intention of using me for floor mop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
A SORT OF NICKNAME

"You discharged your new director" "Yes," said the eminent producer of pho- toplays. '"That fellow is hopeless. He filmed motor car in a scene of ancient Rome" Maybe he was mised. I've heard some flivvers called 'chariots.'"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
SHAME oN YoU. BEN!

Ben Battle was soldier bold
 Who fought across the foam; And everyone acclaimed the lad
 When he came sailing home. Now statesmen gravely shake their heads And war contractors bleat Because Ben wants the government
 To put him on his feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
DEMocRACY's PRoCREss

"And men used to think kings could do no wrong"
 "We are living in enlightened times. It is not even considered lese majeste nowadays for a monarchs subjects to admit that he's a bum golf player"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
MOVED TO CITY roo SOON?

q moved to the city to bid good-by to farm ing, and here they are bringing the farm to me-, said Commissioner w. E. Dickson.
 "Just about the time I have the hayseed out of my hair, the other commissioners de. eide they want to turn East Birmingham and Green Springs parks into regular farm and appoint me one of the farm hands, It's pretty hard when fellow does his best to get away from the soil and his own best friends conspre to make farmer of him. I suppose it's the best thing, though, and if they be- leve I'll make good farmer I'll try not to disappont them."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
LIKED SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

"T think last Sundays Age-Herald was great" writes M Windle, Age-Herald agent at Carrollton, the county seat of Pickens county. '.It was the best paper I ever received, and so say my subscribers Please increase my order at once."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
SOMETHING TO ITS CREDIT

From the Detroit Free Press.
 The Birmingham Age Herald wants to know if anybody possesses enough courage to get up in public and speak word in behalf of the sax ophone. Why, certainly. A saxophone can make enough noise to drown out ukulele.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
BOB AND TOM

From the San Antonio Express.
 LaFollette and Watson of Georgia are on Attorney General Daugherty's trail. A long suffering public will be tempted to love him for the enemies he has made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
WHY BOYS LEAVE SOIL

"The farmers boy usually leaves the farm because he has no interest in the operations and proceeds of the farm," said J. L. Lilies, county agricultural agent. "Too often there is nothing he can call his own, and he seeks for an opportunity where he can use his en- ergy and intellect in his own way.
 Farmers should make their boys and girls partners in their work and let them feel that they occupy an important place on the farm. The biggest task is to get them interested in their welfare. This can be done by en- encouraging them to join pig clubs, corn clubs or some other club which will enable them to have project of their own. In the rush after the dollar the boy and girl in the home should not be forgotten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
PRACTICALLY INAUDIBLE

From the Toledo Blade.
 When a young woman announces that she simply must have ,000 a year to live on the chorus of public pity sounds like ball of darning cotton rolling over fluffy rug
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
CONSTRUCTIVE

"Bootleggers recently held a convention in Canada to discuss ways and means"
 "Did they decide on constructive pro. gram?"
 'fYou might call it that. They exchanged recipes for making synthetic whisky"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
EVEN THEN

When Noah on his cruise embarked
 The weather prophets tried their powers; T look for dry spell" one remarked,
 Another thought they'd have some showers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
CONVENTIONAL ATTITUDE

"The human race must be improved, Reformers say. Tr strangely moved And to their campaign will agree, Provided they won't start on me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
MISSISSIPPI RURAL coMMoNWEALTH

Mississippi is one of the most intensely rural states in the nation,' said Edward Pettis. "The people seem to prefer living in agricui- tural communities rather than move to indus trial centers as has happened in other states. The 1920 census showed that the state las larger percentage of agrarian population than any other state with the exception of one.
 "It is one of the few states that does not possess a city of more than 50,000 population. Meridian, the largest, only has about 25,000 persons, while Columbus is next with about the same population. However, these towns do much business for their size because they are the centers of big communities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03

"She writes: Arrived at Jazz beach 9:30 Tuesday morning; first proposal, 945.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
FAST WORK

"What have you there?" "A bulletin from Miss Teacher" ffEI, 7u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03
A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER othe with life, o Lord, the weakness kiy good intention, and help me to be It l wish to be, and cannot be-alone! en.-M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03

|pratio Bottomley, former publisher of Bull, and member of Parliament, is
 sentence of seven years penal servtude
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-03

A Georgia jurist says the dry law is vicious and debasing. Farce is the word usually ap- piled by critics of the prohibition law, but vicious and debasing'' is much stronger.
Evening star., 1922-12-26
In Kelter Again.
A news note:

a news nOte.
Former Senator James Hamilton
Lewis Of Illinois. a prominent figure
in the Senate during the greater part
of the Wilson administration, who re-
Gently underwent an operation in
Vienna, is now in Paris and complete
ly recovered. according to advices re-
ceived here by friends. Senator Lewis
was in i'll health for some time prior
to the operation in the Austrian capi-
tai.
A welcome announcement. And it
means, of course, his return to politi-
cal activity when Mr.. Lewis returns
home.
He is brisk and agile man. whether
in or out of politics. He lends color to
things-knows how to keep them NOV.
ing-is resourceful in victory and un-
dismayed in defeat. He is astir twenty.
six out of the twenty-four hours. and
keeps the other fellow astir.
The jokers-for entertainment pur-
poses solely-used to poke Mr.. Lewis
in the ribs. They found material in
his slender figure, his sartorial tastes,
his scrupulously correct habiliments.
Evening star., 1922-12-26

semtled in New York stood for one
tenth of 1 per cent Of the American
workers. The three tailors" were
thus not so far off In their claim to
speak in the name of the people OF
England" if this New York gathering
can speak for the workers OF America
According to the new party's pro-
gram pronouncement, it is to enter
election campaigns, endeavor to win
over labor unions from the American
Federation of Labor by boring from
within and put forth special efforts to
win over also the working farmers"
and the negroes to the cause Of the
soviet.
Heretofore the endeavors Of these
agents of the third internationale at
measure whatever in persuading the
American workingmen that their gov
ernment is f1t only to be scrapped in
favor of a soviet. Here and there they
have fomented strikes and some
crimes have been committed against
property. In every large labor organi-
zation they have been outvoted and
discredited. Their boring tactics have
been detected and thwarted.
In Michigan a trial will soon start
with a number Of radicals as defend
ants charged with revolutionary teach-
ings and purposes. They are members
of the communist party. and doubtless
clansmen of the group that met yes
terday in New York. Some of them
are Americans by birth. just as some
of those who attended the New York
meeting at least bear American names.
All these propagandists of revolt and
sovietism are inspired from the same
source, however. The government is
watching closely and acting whenever
occasion warrants. The people are
fully aware Of the intentions of these
would-be wreckers. The organized
workers of the United States are
doubtless as fully cognizant of the
plan and as stoutly opposed to it.
Evening star., 1922-12-26
A Neglected Duty.

Washington failed to grasp Its
fourteen opportunities within the
time set for the closing Of the fund.
On Christmas morning not quite two
thirds of the sum necessary to main
tain these fourteen family groups
through the coming year had been
given. Doubtless at this time much
more money is on the way. some Of it
actually in hand, and without question
every dollar will be given before the
year ends. But the fact remains that
good intentions do not serve as cash,
and these families cannot be support
ed as they require with kindly
thoughts alone.
Delay has probably caused this fail
ure of the community to grasp its
chance to do bit of practical charity
work. Owing to the fact that Christ
mas fell this year on Monday the
shopping season. was one day
shorter than usual. This hastened the
pre- Christmas buying and hence the
matter Of giving for the aid Of un-
known people was postponed.
Not once since this method of car
ing directly for specified group of
families in need was instituted has
the capital failed to meet the requisi-
ton. Nor will it do so now. 1t is to
be regretted that it has failed to make
its best Christmas gift in time, but
that gift will be no less acceptable or
effective if eventually. preferably long
before f1e coming of the New Year.
the fund is completed.
Evening star., 1922-12-26
The Districts Streets.

For some days past The Star has
been printing a series of articles Civ
ing in detail the condition of the
streets in the District in need of at
tention. Taking up the capital section
by section it has shown that a de-
plorable situation exists. In some parts
of Washington there are streets that
are absolutely impossible. owing to
undertaken but delayed improvements:
streets that while open and in use are
dangerous because of holes and ruts
and bumps: streets that are actually
without pavements. are little more
than had country roads. 1t has shown
that there are populous sections of
the District that are dependent for ac-
cess upon single thOroughfares. in
poor condition.
The District has rigid boundaries. in
accordance with the constitutional
limitations. which have been curtailed
by the retrocession OF the Virginia
portion. 1t cannot grow beyond those
limits Crban settlement is spreading
outward rapidly Home building is in
progress clear out to the District line
in all directions and beyond in Mary
land. Acreage areas are being now
transformed into subdivisions on
large scale. and there is an early pros
pect of a Washington that will ex-
tend solidly to the boundaries.
Save in a few cases of special enter
prise on the part of building firms and
corporations the home construction
has been far ahead of street improve
ments. The result is that the subur-
ban colonies that are now being rapid
lv brought together by expansion are
as a rule without suitable highways.
and it is the experience OF all OF them
now. as it has been for years. that
they must wait for improvements.
Washington should be we'll paved
from the center to the boundaries, not
we'll paved in spots, nor spasmodically
at times. but well paved as a whole
and on the basis of systematic main
tenance. There is no economy in
patchwork paving, block here or a
stretch there, followed by neglect.
making the repair bills heavier at
times than the bills for new construc-
tions.
Washington has it's heavy arrears
of street-pavins requirements. just as
if has an arrears of school-building
equipment. 1t hopes for the adoption
of a comprehensive road-making pro-
gram that will in few seasons prop
erly equip it in this respect.