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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS
William Alexander
By Frederick Houk Law

When William Alexander, a Kentucky boy, having gained a common school education, re- solved to go to college even if he had to work his way through, he little dreamed that he was taking the first step toward great work In foreign lands and towards the founding of college that would rise to prominence.
 In the early part of the nine teenth century college was by no means as expensive as it is now, but, on the other hand, in those days money was most difficult to obtain. Young Alexander found it very trying indeed to gain enough money for his support. but to speak of gaining enough to pay his way through four years of training. He worked at anything that offered honest money, but he was able to save most from money earned by teaching. He entered Centre College, in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, studied hard and continued work for self-sup- port. In 1926 he graduated, and at once entered Princeton Theo- logical Seminary. On his gradua- tion he resolved to use his educa- tion in missionary work in the South Seas.
 When he was twenty-six he made the long and dangerous voy- age on a sailing vessel to Hono- lttlt, Al beautiful city of Honolulu did not exist. Instead, there were few trading huts and a multitude of savage natives. In this place, a half years voyage from his home and friends, the young man work ed and taught with such success that he was sent to the wilder So- ciety Islands and to the still wild CT MarqueSaS. In the latter iS- lands he worked for eight months, practically alone among canni- bals. He then returned to the Hawaiian Islands, where he held a great revival. Much of his work in the various islands consisted in teaching the young. He became increasingly interested in educa- tion,- translated geometry and books on navigation, and finally united with other interested peo- pie in establishing what is now known as Oahu College in HOno- lulu.
 In his later days he devoted himself to the writing of books, with the purpose of increasing general education He must many times have reflected that he had been well repaid for the effort he had made in gaining an education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
But Suppose

est. Louis Globe -Democrat)
 It may be all for the best that things have%ome out as they have. But supposing that it proves not to be all for the best; that the new Turkey is shown to be only playing as sharp a game aS might the old Turkey; that the Ar menians are given reason to look on the Ruhr incident as not merely a blunder, but crime? The west ern powers, divided over western question, were in no position to deal effectively with either a re- generated or an unregenerated Turkey, and we do not know yet which it is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Their Shrewdness and Nerve
Detroit Free Press)

O
 The utter repugnance of the peo- pie of the entente powers to any war that could possibly be avoided had it's influence on the situation. When the Lausanne conference be- gan. the Angora government was already in a physical position which gave it leverage that could be destroyed only by a military campaign, unless it chose to re- cede voluntarily; and it did not choose to do anything of the sort. 4 final element in the success Of the Turks was the shrewduess and nerve of it's statesmen ani d!plo- mats who knew how to use all the weapons they possessed and did use them to the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Two Dominant Reasons
Chicago Daily News)

(CnlcagO Daily NewS)
 The reasons for the many con- sessions made to the despised Turk by the powerful nations of Europe were numerous and varied. Among the most important. doubtless, was the conflict of French and British interests in the Near East. That conflict made harmony of action among the allies impossible, and the Turks took full advantage of 1t. Further, and of equal impor- tance. was the fact that in all the negotiations the Turks were sup ported by the full interest and sympathy of the Mohammedan world, an influence to which both France and Great Britain, because of their many subjects who are followers of the prophet, are ex- tremely susceptible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
The Foundation of Progress
(Anniston Star)

N~AhAiotoi oldT1
 It would be we'll for Alabamisns to keep in mind the fact that inc toundation of this states progress ana prosperity is firmly embedded Tn the soil or is buried in the hills, and that the future growth of the state depends in a very large measure upon the continued devel- apment of it's natural resources and the encouragement given to the men who cause the soil to yield it's wealth in gathered crops and the hills to givt up their hid den riches in mineral deposits. Especially in it's agricultural pos abilities does the hope of the fu- ture for Alabama lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
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BARRING THE PUBLIC OUT

The people of Birmingham and Jef- ferson county will not stand for secrecy and star-chamber methods in administering affairs of public impor- tance, or in putting through real estate deals of doubtful advisability and in- volving public property. The people of this community give no sanction to government by pussyfooting.
 The scheme to sell the present site of the Jefferson county courthouse and to remove to a site moro remote from the center of affairs evidently has had it's origin among real estate dealers and not among those whose duty it is to administer public affairs in accord with the public welfare. To an outsider, and apparently the great majority of the people of this com munity are outsiders as far as this deal is concerned, the chief benefit will not be public one.
 If the transaction should be carried through, the board of revenue will eventually be obliged to go before the people for sanction of a bond issue to complete the construction. Thus the people would be placed in an unfair position of being compelled to vote money for a project which they had had no opportunity either to approve or reject, and yet to which the county would be officially committed. That is wrong both in method and in principle. Let the board of revenue come square with the people and let the board of revenue enter into no ob- ligation of such wide moment without having previously submitted the ques- tion to a vote of the people and with out any strings attached.
 The very question of removing the courthouse to a new site is open to se- rious objection. The present site has become a center around which those who have business at the courthouse have established themselves. It is valuable site, but if sold, the agents and purchasers, and not the public, will reap the profit.
 It would be far better for the county to plan building modern in type for the present site, and of such con- struction that it would serve the grow ing needs of this community for many decades to come. The idea that the sale of the present site will furnish capital to apply to the new structure in new place is spacious. Investment in public buildings is permanent one. Public convenience for all time out weighs any small financial considera- tion of the moment.
 Let the board of revenue discover a definite, tangible project, conceived wholly in the light of the public wei fare, and let that project be sub- mitted openly and directly to the people. The people will far more will ingly vote funds for plan left to their free decision than for project that carries with it the idea of coercion.
 In any event, let the commission be- ware of committing itself officially to any deals conceived in secret and dis cussed in star chambers. It is not be- ing done in real democracies, as the commission will undoubtedly discover if it persists in the plan to which it is said to be privately committed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
The Underlying Cause

est. Louis Post-Dispatch)
 It was not the diplomatic skill of Ismet Pasha and his Turkish colleagues which won the victory at Lausanne and put back Turkey on the European map. It was Turkeys menace of war, combined with the conflict of national inter- estS In the Near East. The settle ment makes for peace, but Balkan hostility and the fate of Armenia under Turkish rule again are un- certain factors. The entrance of Turkey into the League of Ma tions is stAbilizing factor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

There is reason to believe that con- vict-hiring coal operators would mani fest little activity for continuance of the lease system if they had to pay free miner prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
PRESS COMMENT ON
 PEACE IN THE EAST
A Turkish Triumph

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
 When finally it came to point of making peace between Greece and Turkey, the actual combatants played relatively unimportant roles. This remained true of Greece throughout, the negotia- tions. The willy Turks. however soon realized the great strength of their position. and by skillful maneuvering they won more than they could possibly have taken by force of arms. Really the Lau- same treaty Is Turkish triumph. and Ismet emerges as the most commanding figure of the confer ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
should own Their Home.
(Syiacauga Advance)


 It is the aim of every married person to some day own their home. Begin at once saving for this home and as soon as you have saved enough to make . payment on your lot, buy the lot-building lots will never be any cheaper in Sylacauga than they are today then you will have piece of real estate which will constantly be increasing in value, and when you have made your last payment on this lot, you can easily get the money to build your home. Syla- cauga is growing fast. and if you cannot pay the price of a lot in the city limits find one on the edge Of town on which to build your home, and within a few years the town will come to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

After all has been said pro and con about the Minnesota political status, it is generally conceded that it will help to persuade the United States senate to put on it's thinking cap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
The Expansion Move
Huntsville Timesl

Huntsville Times)
 Greater Birmingham is trying to expand further; Tuscaloosa Is doing likewise; the Twin Cities propose to merge and other com munities In Alabama are taking advantage of the present session of the Alabama legislature to get relief. We congratulate them all and by and by we indeed can truthfully say greater H-u-n-t-s- V-i-l-l-e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Proof of Growth
(Florence Timesl

NFIOTtHCe I1meS)
 The continued building of sub stantial homes in all parts of the city is strong proof of the steady growth that is taking place in Florence. And yet the construc- tion is not keeping pace with the demand for homes. It might truly be said that there Is a waiting I'st of people from other cities who are anxious to rent or buy homes in Florence in which to live,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
THE PARAGRAPHERS
A Definition

Nashville Banner)
 The progressive" idea seems to be that anything can be done by legislation. Many more things, however. can be undone by 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
A Comparison
CTalladeRa Daily Hona,

(Talladega Daily Home)
 About twice as many chickens and eggs are shipped from Ashland or Lineville as from Talladega, and yet Talladega is larger than both those cities together, and this county Is more extensive than Clay; while 1t is just as finely adapted to chicken culture, es- pecially the rolling ridge Hands that rim the valley and extend to Blue Ridge, and, besides, TalIa- dega has better shipping rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

It seems that most of the investiga- tions of the Russian soviet government by American congressman were an- nounced far enough ahead to permit of thorough covering-up before the guests arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Senator Hiram Johnson says that some people talk too much. He is in a position to know, if there is anything in the theory that experience is the best teacher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Turk Gets More Recognition
CNew York HeraldN

INeW 1ork HeraId)
 The various powers have com promised their claims and aspira- tions in the Near East. They have accorded the Turks more recogni- tion than was thought necessary before Mustapha Kemal routed the armies of King Constantine. Their compromise falls far short of the exclusion of the Turk from Flu rope, but that it is to be con demned utterly is not yet estab- lished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Brains in the Country

(Franklin County Times
 Ruralists are more susceptible to education-they've got better visions and better foundations. When educations may be obtained down on the farm" there will b. an exodus back to the farm. The finest brains in Alabama are in the country. They should be cul- tivated for the good of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
DOIlarR VH. Humanify
(Jasper Mountain EaeIa,

NJdSPer MOuHtaln EagIe)
 viewing the issue from an un- biased standpoint. the convict lease issue is merely a question Of dollars and cents vs. humanity. The conscience of Alabama is at stake, or of the Alabama legisla- ture, rather. Will the people of Alabama tolerate a system for nearly five more years that has been outlawed in practically every other state? One newspaper has aptly said that Alabama should no longer tolerate a system that commercializes the bodies of hu- man wards for the enrichment of private interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
A HARD TASK
(Tampa Tribune)

CTampa Tribune)
 The vicinity of the Saviors birthplace Is now being built up with modern garages. It will be extremely difficult to maintain a holy atmosphere with such sur- roundings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
NEW ONE COMING IN

IiarVaTu, Kan., CouranD
 used to think the town would get along a whole lot better if we could enjoy a few first class fu- nerals, but now the fellows I didn't like are all dead. aud still the town doesn't entirely suit me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
A WIPES PRECAUTyONs
(W ashington Post)

doctor was questioning his patients wife: Does your hus- band grind his teeth in his sleep?"
 "Goodness me, no!" was the re- ply. T never allow him to wear them in bed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Big Ones to Escape
(GadSden Journalo

(Gadsden JournaD
 It is predicted by tax experts in Alabama that the return to the old system of tax assessment will mean a reduction of about 25 per cent. in tax receipts in Alabama. and the reductions will not be /,- cured by the small taxpayer, but by the big one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Dispatches state that Pancho Villa was shot without being given chance, a system of tactics which the notorious bandit had previously fully approved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The Chattanooga woman who is making three thousand dollars year from an investment of twenty-five cents may be put down as an original ground-floorer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Anothcr Move sugrcsted

Chicago News) As soon as MT. Box gets his workable plan for world peace he might see what can be done about the divorce question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
FRANK QUESTIONS

(kansas City Starr
 She: Darling, I've been want Ing to' ask you something ever since we were married"
 He: Well, dear, what is it?" She: If l were to divorce you would you marry me again?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
NO REAL TEST

(Bartlesvilie, Okla.,s Enterprise)
 And then, on the other hand George Washington never had to look the police judge in the eye and tell him how fast he was go- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The newly-elected senator from Minnesota is already acquiring fame Texas newspaper refers to him as "Megaphonous Magnus."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
The Difference

(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
 A picnic is an occasion when a person takes out a few bites to eat and brings back a lot of bites to scratch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Conservatism and progressivism ap- pear to be purely relative attitudes, ac- cording to which way the wind is blow ing at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

the consumers may be temporarily cold for lack of fuel, but they will have tendency to grow warm, and even hot, as they come to think things over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Almost As Disastrous

est. Louis Globe -Democrat) Wheat in politics is almost as disastrous to political parties as whisky in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

A foreign nobleman's idea of good investment is to marry an American heiress, rehabilitate his estate with her funds, then let her get a divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

FREDERICK L THOMPSON. .... President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Morning

Just such a morn as this-your eyes
 Were lit with loves own glow. We walked beneath the summer skies i;
 Your eyes-they thrilled me so. Come once again the smiling skies
 And fields of fairy hues, And there you sit with bleary eyes,
 Reading the sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Speaking of championships, it looks like the Republican party lost the wheat "belt| to Magnus Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

It seems that DeValera has joined the contingent that knows when it has enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Supply and Demand are about the only numbers on the economic program that do not change with the seasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Many woman has had the courage to live with 9 brute of husband, then lost her nerve at the glimpse of a mouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Loss to the wheat farmers resulting from the slump in price is estimated at $472,000,000. So much money could control lots of votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

If there is another coal strike through inability of operators and miners to agree in any controversy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Equalization of taxes seems to de- pend largely on equalization of vote possibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The balance of power in the next congress may be located in the wheat belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
INtiIrED. HE DID

CDallaS News) Well, Magnus kind of gave us conservatives the Minnehaha this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffiee as Becond-class matter under act or congress. March 6, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The trouble about a good many jokes is that they are often like vac cination-they don't take.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Trick Scenery

lriCk scenery When in the golden summer I Go camping for a spell Where lakes and streams and dust and sand
 And clay and gumbo dwell, The hand of nature musses me And makes me looklikell. But when a moving picture star Is hurled in yon ravine Or plunges in dismal swamp Where all is moist and green, She doesn't seem to care at all Her clothes are freshandclean. She chambers from the stormy lake With calm and careless air, And as she rises from the waves Her gown is slick and fair. I wish l had the sort of clothes The movie persons wear. Betty. The premier of Poland refuses to wear a necktie. It may be political hokum to ensnare the farmer vote, and then again it may be that his wife bought him a tie for Christmas.
 Butterflies
 Vivid and small
 One day is their all.
 Soon they will fall
 And their wings be dust.
 But, oh! they are bright;
 They live with delight
 And drift into night
 On the winds of trust.
 ". s. B. A professional golfer is so expert in his calling that he can play thirty six holes day and find time between shots to write yard or two of litera- tul'e for the newspapers. Owing to the increased cost of liv- ing John Rockefeller is giving away nickels instead of dimes. The Ellen-N says that it is ready to proceed to subway construction. NeXtl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Says Dr. Voronoff "I find I can grow long hair on old men as easily as long wool on sheep"
 Bald-headed men like to have the wool pulled over their eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30
Tk9zSS3S|GORCFF
 |@ BE.ArP
We'll, those incinerators for garbage won't cost so much, after all.

The dump commissioners attitude reminds us of the story of those an- cient Greek philosophers. Somebody started the argument as to whether the placing of fish in bucket of water would add to the weight of bucket and contents. For years the subject was debated pro and con, without ever reaching decision satisfactory to ali. It never did occur to the philosophers to resort to the scales to settle the controversy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

Owing to the increased cost of liv- ing John Rockefeller is giving away nickels instead of dimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The latest marathon achievement is reported in Marseilles, France, where an athlete whistled continuously for ten hours. It must have been terrific strain on the audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

We don't hear anything more about sanitary regulations for food sales and restaurants, however. Reckon that en- zine needs cranking up again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The Ellen-N says that it is ready to proceed to subway construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

A professional golfer is so expert in his calling that he can play thirty six holes day and find time between shots to write yard or two of litera- ture for the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The commissioner of dumps is ahead of the philosophers in the respect that he says he is going to suggest that the city commission authorize survey and an estimate of costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

We see that the county commission plans to go into the real estate busi- ness-on the short end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

The discussion has been kept quiet for fear the people might object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-30

It. remains for Messrs. Dempsey and Firpo to determine whether North or South America leads the world in cul- ture.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-06
REMARKABLE SAVINGS FIGURES

Remarkable progress in the savings
habit in the United States is shown in
figures presented to the recent con.
vention Of the American Bankers AS
sociation by Samuel II. Beach, presi-
dent of its Savings Bank Division.
In 1921, Mr.. Beach showed. twenty
six million people had savings ac-
counts aggregating S16,61S,595.00O In
1922, there was an Increase OF over
four per cent, bringing the aggregate
up to $4,000 100000. Similar statis-
tics for 1912 showed that the aggre-
gate was only about half as much as
in 1922 or only $S433, 100000.
Mr.. Beach's report on school savings
banking showed that practically two
million pupils are now participating in
school banking systems. an increase
of "a per cent as compared with last
year and 5S per cent as compared with
1921, while the total OF the actual
amount deposited last year was
s9,61S,000, as compared with s5.775, 900
in 1921 and s2,SO0,O00 in 1920, an in.
crease Of nearly $40 per cent in three
yeAr1-
The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-06
Her Very Own Pig-A Boys and Girls
Club Member

Virginia, Minnesota, Bankers have
faith in kids" Meeting with COM
mittee from the Virginia Chamber Of
Commerce they formulated plans for
the establishment of Calf Clubs and
Pure Bred Bull Associations" Banks
all over ST. Louis county have pledged
their support to this work.
An Arkansas bank loaned young
ster $40, in 1920. The boy bought a
purebred Poland China gilt from a
breeder in neighboring state. Being
the first purebred gilt brought into the
county for boys and girls club work.
she has furnished more stock than any
other SOW in the section. With the
start that the bank gave the youngster
he has been able to refute the claim
that hog raising in his county was not
profitable. for at the present time he
has more than $1,000 to his credit as n
result Of the original bank loan and
investment.