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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
MEN
Mother of George Murray

In tho history of Scotland the
names of Hamilton and Murray
have played great parts. Many fine
old romances cling around those
names, and especially around the
name of Hamilton. In the last of
the seventeenth century Catherine
Hamilton became the wife of
Duke of Atholl, who was noted for
his loyalty to the crown. Cath
crime Hamilton was proud. slen-
der Scotch girl when she married
the duke. She was not what one
would have called a radiant court
beauty. but she had a vivacity and
a strength of character that were
truly Scotch. From her ancestors,
who had been people of power
since time began, she had inner
tied a naughty spirit that made
her real leader, even in day
when women were given little
power Her father was no less a
person than the Duke of Hamilton.
In addition to her pride of FAM
lily, Catherine Hamilton had inner
tied something else that she thor
oughly intended to pass on to her
son George-and that was the very
characteristic that marked her
husband, the Duke of Atholl: love
of the king and loyalty to him.
Live for the king" she told her
little boy day after day. Live for
the king! Fight for the king! Die
for the king! That Is what the
Hamiltons have always done. That
Is what you must always do''
Then on other times she would
say: Bonnie George, laddie George
sit We doun. Nand hear a tale"
Then she would tell him stories of
kings and princes and princesses
and of loyal knights who fought
for them. Thus Catherine, of the
Hamiltons-proud lady-trained
her son George to fight for the
king. He grew up and became
that Lord George Murray who
gave everything for Bonnie
Prince Charlie"
If he could have been obeyed
he would have won the battle in
1746, and have put Bonnie Prince
Charlie" of the throne. Lord
George Murray fulfilled all his
mothers wishes. and became the
devoted defender of royalty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
PEOPLES FORUM


To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
l note in today's issue of your
good paper the state medical
boards latest move to defeat the
chiropractic bill that will be pre-
scented to the legislature at its
meeting next month, being in the
form of compromise whereby
chiropractors, osteopaths and
mechauo-therapist will be al
lowed to take modified" exam
nation before said board, the sue
cessful candidates to be granted
certificates to practice their par
ticular professions. This is an
undesirable . compromise on the
part of the medical board from the
chiropractic standpoint. Unless at
least one of the members of the
medical board is d chiropractor,
a graduate of reputable chiro-
practic school, that board Is i'll
capable of passing upon the pro-
fessional fitness of applicants for
permits to practice chlropractic
ard such examinations will be only
farces. Medical doctors who have
not attended chiropractic schools
know nothing of the technic and
philosophy of chiropractic, and are
therefore not capable of passing
on the fitness Of applicants to
practice chiropractic.
What we want is a chiropractic
examining board composed of ex-
perienced chiropractors, graduates
of reputable chiropractic schools.
qualified to pass on candidates for
license to practice our profession.
This Is the object of our bill, and
this compromise on the part OF
the. needles Is a direct attempt to
kill the bill without their having
to storm the legislative halls as
they did at tho last meeting OF
the legislature. Similar compro->
misses in other states failed of their
objective, that of defeating chi
ropractio legislation, and be-
lieve this move will fail of Its OBJ
ject. as I think the chiropractors
will refuse to take the medical ex-
animation. Dentists and other
professions have their own exam
ing boards. so why deny us our
board? Personally, I hope that the
real intent and object of this Of
fer to compromise the issue will
not escape the lawmakers or in
fluence them. 1t is clearly an ad-
mission that chiropractic has
merit as curative agent, and
having merit 1t is entitled to legal
recognition.
r. P. TROTTER, D. c.. NJ. c.
Talladega. Ala, June Is. 1928.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
THE WARRIORS ADVANTAGE

Owing to storm on the Mississippi
river few days ago nine barges of
West Kentucky coal towed by a
steamer were sunk sixty miles north
of Memphis, entailing loss of $780,
600. Such an incident has never oc-
Cured on the Warrior and probably
never will. 1t is land-locked and the
winds at no point develop an uninter-
rupted course of sufficient strength
to cause destructive turbulence of
the rivers bosom. There has been
occasional submerging of barge on
the Warrior due to leaks, but in most
instances it has been no difficult task
to raise the barge and save the cargo.
Barges of rails have sunk and been
salvaged without loss of pound of
cargo.
The sinking of the nine barges of
coal on the Mississippi is no very re-
markable event. In the days of Mark
| Twain utmost care was necessary to
save traffic on that stream. With all
the improvements that have been
made, there remains the menace of
shifting shores, sand bars and storms
that gather force as they sweep on
the Mississippi from the broad open
prairies. The upkeep of the Missis-
sippi entails large yearly expendi-
ture; cost of upkeep of the Warrior
&c &c haI &c h. %lo
year around and the only variance is
high and low water. The eight-foot
channel is never lowered. In a word,
the Warrior is /, the safest, most uni
form and placid of all the inland wa
terways. Nature lent a protection
that man can never provide.
1t follows that, with the same OPP
,ortunities as are afforded the Mis-
sissippi for economy of traffic, the
Warrior would be the most profitable
of inland waterway operations with
less loss of cargo in transit, less cost
of upkeep and less wear and tear on
craft by reason Of smoother waters.
1t further follows that all those inter-
ested in the development of inland
waterways as whole find in the
Warrior the outstanding exemplar of
utmost possibilities. 1t, therefore, be-
hooves not only Alabamians, but the
,ntire Mississippi Valley and those at
lie upper courses Of the Mississippi,
the Missouri, the Ohio, the Illinois
and the Monongahela rivers to pull as
strongly for full opportunity for the
Warrior as for projects nearer home.
The Warrior is the test. Were that
to fail by reason of discrimination
and unfair treatment in the matter of
reight rates, the railroads would have
strong argument against further
governmental aid in promoting inland
waterway traffic. For that reason
lie Warrior must not fail and it will
not.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
POOR BOYS WHO
BECAME FAMOUS
: Emmanuel Kant
By Frederick Houk Law

A queer-looking fellow. people
thought him-a whole head short
or than most men. for he was only
about five feet tall-and so slen-
der and bent that 1t looked as
though a strong wind would blow
him away. Then. too. he was
twisted. for one shoulder rose
higher than the other. That was
Emmanuel Kant, son of Kant the
saddle maker, a stern Scotch-Ger-
man who had strong views of his
own. With poverty. looks and
health against him, it seemed that
Emmanuel Kant might as well give
up. He did not give up. Because
he knew from the very first that
he was weak in body, he found out
what to eat and what to do in or
der to keep good health. and he
walked religiously every day. Be-
cause he had inherited from his
Scotch ancestors a keen brain. he
resolved to use 1t. He studied al
most night and day in his effort
to learn. and he made his way
into college, hoping to become
preacher. There the saddler's
twisted and dwarfish son became
a leading scholar.
When the young man was
twenty-five years old his father.
the saddler, who had always loved
the deformed boy, died and left
him to make his own way in an
unsympathetic world. There was
nothing to do but to teach. and
so Emmanuel Kant turned his COL
lego learning to service while he
tutored the sons Of wealthy peo-,
pie. This at last led him back to
college and to further study. He
had high ambitions Of becoming a
professor, but he had to work pa
tiently in a most humble position
for many painful years. Then at
forty-six. when his life was more
than half over. he won the profess
sorship.
How strange 1t Is that the lead
Ing thinker Of modern times
should for so large a part of his
life be regarded as unworthy OF
high position in university! 1t
was not until he was fifty-seven
that he wrote his great book,
THE Critique OF Pure Reason" a
book so penetrating in Its philoso-
ply that 1t attracted the attention
Of all the learned world. and still
ranks as one Of the greatest books
Of philosophy ever written In any
land. At once Kant became IA
nous. Students came to him
from all Europe. and he lived for
some time as a sort of master
spirit. Then the government of
Germany turned upon him and
made him wretched. He continued
to write. but gradually lost his
strength both of body and mind.
and died at about eighty.
Withoutout question. the sad
dler's twisted SOP was one OF tho
very greatest philosophers the
world has ever known, q great
nastar of learning and Of thought.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
HEALTH PROGRESS IN ALABAMA

Alabama is doing fine work in rid
ding itself of malaria creating forces.
One of the features of this work is
drainage of swamp lands, several of
these projects being in progress. A
large drainage project is now under
way in Autauga county. 1t is claimed
that these swamp lands can be con-
verified into tillable and healthful
farming land at a cost of five dollars
an acre and that land so reclaimed
will sell for $75 an acre. It, is known
that all reclaimed swamp lands are
unusually rich in deposits of natural
plant food. Coming virgin to the pillow,
it is many years before their richness
is taken from them and an artificial
supply is required Malaria is driven
out and values increased simultane-
ously.
In this connection it is encouraging
to have the expert opinion of a high
official of the American Hygiene As
ISOLATION to the effect that Alabama
is ahead of the other forty-seven states
in social disease control and in ma
larial and hookworm control. This
testimony is given by no less a per-
sonage than DR.. Walter M. Brunei,
director of the medical department of
the association, and he renders that
opinion on knowledge of what the fed
eral government, is doing in conjunc-
ton with this and other states. The
International Health Board is using
Alabama as training ground for its
doctors who are to be sent to South
America and Africa, apd Covington
county is today pointed out as the
model where this training is now 60
ing on. Not only is the health of
people preserved by this kind Of work,
but prosperity follows. The Latin
proverb, "Mens sana in corpore
sano," is as applicable today as in
days of ancient Rome. Building up
the bodies of men is close kin to build
ing up souls. 1t certainly increases
their capacity to wrest prosperity from
exertion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
AMERICAN COTTON STANDARDS

The federal cotton standards act
goes into effect the first of August,
in plenty Of time to affect and regu-
late the grading of the present years
crop. One of the most significant
features of the act is the support it
has given to American efforts to have
American standards adopted by all
ence now being held in Washington
between the department of agricul-
ture on the one hand and representa-
tives of domestic and foreign cotton
exchanges, it has been tentatively
agreed to make American standards
universal as applied to American cot
ton, at least until it has passed into
the hands of foreign buyers.
Hitherto world markets have used
the Liverpool standards established
by the British exchange board, upon
which cotton dealers have had no
representation. Naturally, this sit
cation developed many features un-
~ orable to the American interest,
even to the extent of producing reac-
tons disadvantageous to the American
cotton planter. The fixing of stand
ards governing home product by
ereign authority is something the
r fish would not tolerate for a mo-
ment. Therefore, they themselves
have been caught in position they
have not been able logically to de-
fend. Certain concessions to foreign
demands have been made by our gov
eminent, but the main elements are of
our proposal, and, most important of
all, the seat of arbitrational authority
in matters governing cotton transac-
tions and classifications has been
transferred from Liverpool to Wash
ington, and from private cotton in
terests to our department of agricul-
ture. This will insure justice to pro-
ducers and manufacturers in our own
country, while offering far more like
lihood of impartiality in foreign mar
'.ets than now exists.
An indirect consequence of this
adoption of a universal standard will
probably be an approach towards de-
liveries of cotton in specified grades.
It present deliveries are made in any
grades regardless of specification,
with the result that mills are put to
inconvenience and sometimes expense
in obtaining a sufficient supply of the
desired grades. Deliveries in grades
will probably react to the benefit also
of the producer, in that the price he
receives will be based more explicitly
on the quality Of his staple. There
fore, there will be placed premium
upon quality of staple and encourage
ment will be given to more efficient
production Already the cooperative
marketing agencies are paying es-
pecial attention to grading, with the
result that the general average price
30 the producer is steadily rising.
AL in all, it appears that the cotton
andards act is likely to prove of
fit to all who have a legitimatc
claim upon cotton in its progress
from field to market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
"BUlLDlNC AND LOANS"

The Montgomery Chamber of Com
merce is reported as backing a move
ment for the organization of a sub
stantial building and loan association
for that city. No more worthy cause
could have been chosen for exercise
of chamber activity. The building
and loan associations, as conducted
under the Alabama laws governing
them, have been Of distinct service in
the encouragement of home building
in the cities where they have operated.
Their financial record is faultless
They have proved safe and profitable.
As long as the money is loaned on
first mortgages on residential prop
erty at not more than fifty per &C t..
.of the value and the management is
honest, there cannot but be safety.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
"THE TOUCHING VISIT"

louisville Courier-JournaD
Birmingham and Louisville
have been "honored" Of late by
what might be called 1.-The touch
ing visit" of Spanish grandee,"
who. 1t is said, writes checks and
speaks Castillian with equal IA
cility. Entertained by the "elite"
In each of these two hospitable
towns. Senior What's-his-name ad-
mits. while in jail in Birmingham
before starting for Louisville
with his retinue of police. that
Barnum was right-"There's one
born every minute"
Incidents like this may con-
vince persons who reflect that
former President Eliot Of Har-
ward university was not far out
of the way when he said that
one grave defect in American life
Is that its people are too cred
ulous." OF all bats none seems
to be quite SO alluring to some
Americans as that of foreign mo-
bility." whether tin-foil or true
blue. To hob-and-nob with a
"grandee" from old Madrid Is
privilege that provides a lifelong
fund of pride and conversation.
On this subject of mobiles" and
their victims Poor Richard"
summed up tho law and the
prophets in his homely dictum:
Experience is hard school. but
a fool will learn in none other"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18

REGULATING BILLIARD ROOMS

Attention of tha public and the
legislators is called to bill seeking
the regulation of billiard par1ors in
Alabama, which is to be presented as
substitute for the bill proposing their
abolition. Billiards is clean sport
of itself and there is no reason for
depriving those who like the game of
its enjoyment The evil which crept
into the conduct, of billiard and pool
halls is just such an evil as will fasten
itaelf on any other form of recreation,
if there is no regulation, but which
can be eliminated from billiard halls
the same as other evils have been
eliminated from other forms of recrea-
ton.
The proposed bill has the indorse-
ment of the National Billiard Associa-
ton and the State Billiard Association.
1t is copied from the model law in
other states found to be satisfying
alike to women and men who demand
propriety in these places. A surety
bond of 900 for fulfillment of the
strict requirements of the law is
among the provisions. Another is
that only citizens of the United States
can secure licenses. Another provis-
ion calls for mandatory inspection by
the state law enforcement officers
and the halls are not allowed to oper-
ate after midnight On its face the,
proposed regulatory bill is a good one
and would serve to perpetuate the
game as recreation, without the
evils Of which there has been cause
of complaint.
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cerned. If China can be kept peace
full and industrious and if the inter-
nal conditions of that country can be
bettered by efficient methods of man.
agement, the benefit will be far-reach-
ing. The powers do not desire to be-
come embroiled in China, but history
shows that there is small danger of
that, if the foreign executives are
able men. The situation invites care
full thought and well-considered &C.
ton of some sort,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
Telephone <nss Telephone
Main Aaoo CASAsaslssxs51 Main 1900
THE CENTRAL MILK PLANT

The plan of more than years
standing on the part of between eighty
and hundred dairymen of jefferson
county of cooperative distribution Of
their products in the city of Birming-
ham and environs is nearing compile
ton. The milk handling plant near
the Terminal station is complete ex-
cept for installation of some machln-
cry and in a months time the enter
Prise will be in operation. A variety
of benefits is expected and seem feas-
ible. The dairymen will bring their
milk to the assembling plant and then
return home to the care of their
herds, their pastures and the other
work of their farms. The plant will
grade the milk and distribute it I'M
der certain standardized and uniform
brands guaranteeing quality. Retail
deliveries will be started from the
milk plant, and territory will be so
divided that there will be no duplica-
ton of effort, but, on the contrary,
the field will be SO regularly covered
that every city block will have daily
supply. This will relieve many wag-
ons, horses and trucks, drivers and
helpers from the retail end of the
business and they will be transferred
to herd care and farm improvement.
The plan is sound one and has proved
a success elsewhere. 1t should sue
coed in Birmingham. Moreover, the
assurance of regular supply of
standardized milk and cream will pro-
tect the consumer and increase his
patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
OUT OF BOUNDS

Diogenes. growing desperate. re-
filled his lamp and struck out for
the great open spaces. After the
third detour. he encountered .
man at gate. to whom he con-
fided the secret Of his search.
Sorry. my friend" the gateman
told him. but you're wasting your
time here. This Is the Babbling
Brook Country Club and we're
holding our annual golf tourna-
ment for advertising men,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
JEWISH LAUGHS
NJ InAaA III


Gershon, the expressman, was Of
a philosophic turn OF mind. Eat
ing, he said, was only habit,
which one could break away from.
His horse was consuming too
much oats and he decided to train
him to get along without food. The
first day he gave the horse a lit
tie less grain. The second day
still less. Then he made him fast
one day week and later two and
three days a week.
Suddenly the animal died. The
philosophic expressman was deeply
grieved.
Poor horse" he sobbed. "he had
nearly learned how to get along
without food and all Of sudden
he dies! No luck!"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
10 FAVORITE BOOKS

CAS- Chosen BY Ralph Henry
Barb0ur)
Eugene Grandet" (Balzac).
"Mr. Isaacs" (Crawford).
Robinson Crusoe" (Defoe).
Three Guardsmen" (Dumas).
1.-The Undiscovered Country"
(HowelD.
COLLECTED Poems" Longfellow).
Conquest Of Mexico" pres
cott).
Quentin Durward" (Sott).
New Arabian Nights" (Steven-
son).
History Of English Literature"
(Taine).
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18

Now that the second quarter of the
income tax has been liquidated, the
resou1'ceful business man can start in
afresh accommodating something with
which to meet the third CALL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
QUITE A CHANGE

VI 0IV 0COtt I11UuHc1
One of the brightest women in
Fort Scott read tho proof on a
wedding notice which appeared in
this paper the other day and
caught up the printer, who had
transposed a phrase reading "a
niece of the bride" into "a piece
of the groom" But she had writ
ten this sentence into a story of
the bride: Her only ornament was
a strand OF pearls" and she let the
printer get by with this: Her
only garment was q strand OF
pearls"
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exertion.

An exchange declares that peace
can be obtained only through diplo-
macy. European diplomacy is quite
versatile, but it is not generally under
stood that it can produce the worst
disease and cure it, too.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
Will Go Ahead


The port amendment election
has been held valid by the state
supreme court. five OF the seven
concurring in the majority opin-
ion. There was never any ap-
peal to the court. but the gov
ernor requested the opinion Of the
court on the proposition. JUS
tees Sayre and Miller refused to
give an opinion, as they contended
there was nothing before the
court to give an opinion on, and
we think they were eminently
right in their contention. This
was only an ex parte hearing,
wherein a majority Of tho court
has rendered an opinion without
hearing the other side. At any
rate, the authorities will 60 ahead
and issue the ten million of state
bonds for the improvement Of the
port of Mobile,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
ALABAMA PRESS ON
THE PORT RULING
The People Pleased

(Oneonta Southern Democracy
The people throughout Alabama
will be pleased to know that the
supreme court has decided that
the election on tn eorr amend
ment held last - gives the COM
mission tn power to issue and
sell the ads voted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-18
A Treacherous Animal

A ""Melamed.' or Hebrew
teacher. decided to buy a goat and
thus have his own milk supply for
his numerous progeny. 1t was too
important matter to intrust his
wife with and he repaired to the
fair himself.
When he brought the animal
home. 1t was discovered to be a
male.
Shortly afterward an epidemic
on nanny goats broke out and the
pedagogue rejoiced over the fact
that his was a billy goat. The
angel of death, however, to the
discontinue of the patriarchal in
structor, slaughtered also the billy
goat.
BILLY, Billy" lamented the aged
instructor over the dead body of
his animal, when 1 wanted to
milk you, you were billy goat all
right. But when it came to the
epidemic, all of a sudden you be-
came a nanny goat"