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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
A Timely Editorial
Cox Points the Way
louisville Courier Journal)

SOQlitI JOuIUdlJ
Messages, oral or written, deliv-
cred by democratic leaders at Jack
son day celebrations have more than
once gripped the country's atten-
ton. 1t was at Jackson day din
ners that Mr.. Tilden sounded his
call to battle against political cor
ruption in 1874 and 1876; that Mr..
Cleveland rallied democratic hosts
to fight for tariff reform in 1892
that Mr.. Wilson heralded the new
freedom" that was to emancipate
the masses from political and finan-
cial thraldom in 1912.
At Lancaster, Ohio, James M.
Cox delivered a message in which
may readily be discerned a touch
of "Old Hickory's" firmness, fair
ness and fortitude. Though de-
feated for the presidency in 1924
by "a coalition of the Puritan and
the Backlog" Jackson in 1928 was
overwhelmingly elected. For twelve
years the party controlled the fed
eral government. In 1910, by
campaign of misrepresentation ex-
celled only by that of eighty years
later, the opposition party, made up
of grievances accommodating through
out twelve tempestuouS years, was
successful; but its elements were so
discordant, its policies so conflict
ing, that it was promptly discredit-
ed before it had been twelve months
in power. After four years of
power the wing party ceased to
exist.
The analogy between the oppo-
sition to Andrew Jackson's admins
tration and the opposition to the
Wilson administration is too obvious
to require comment. To displace
the wing party. made up of conten-
tious factions, as it was in 1874, the
democratic party, defeated in 1910,
needed only to stand fast for the
things incarnated in "Old Hickory"
Mr.. Cox is wise in thus summon
ing the third and fifth decades of
the nineteenth century to redress the
balance of the third decade of the
twentieth. In laying emphasis upon
the need of reviving the ideals Of
Woodrow Wilson, Mr.. Cox proves
that he is not lacking in political
acumen. In the democratic party
of 1924 there should be as little
room for little Americans" afraid
of their shadow as there was for
their prototypes in Jackson's time.
Mr.. Cox courageously carries on
in speech free of rancor, yet full
of vigor.
eve profane the underlying SEN
timent of this solemn occasion, y
said Mr.. Cox, unless we pledge our
effortssto make the democratic par
ty an instrument of useful service. E"
That sentence has in it the unmis-
taxable ring of Jackson, Tilden,
Cleveland and Wilson. 1t is the
high spot in Mr.. Cox's address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
BATTLE FOR MONUMENTS
Washington Post

The bill to create battle monu-
ments commission, now pending in
Congress, will meet with general
approval as a necessary step toward
the raising of suitable markers COM
memorating the service of Ameri-
cans in the World war. Backed by
all the veteran organizations trac-
ing back to the great war and sup
ported by all who believe in proper
recognition of patriotic and heroic
achievement, the measure should be
speeded on its passage. Monuments
commemorating the deeds and
achievements of Americans in Eu-
rope are due those who served and
those to whom heritage of their
glory will descend. The bill pro-
vides for the raising of markers to
the American forces as all organi-
cation. They would be commemor-
alive Of all who participated in the
great conflict. And this is as It
should be. The expenditure in
money that would be required for
the construction of the proposed
monuments would be as nothing to
the expenditure in sacrifice by those
who made the raising Of them in
order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
The March of Democracy

A king once from his throne looked down
Upon the lowly multitude;
He viewed them with naughty frown,,
AS being basely born and rude.
But now change has come about
In many of the foreign lands;
Kings cultivate the rabble rout
And yearn to shake their grimy hands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
A WAY Out

A court has ruled that Rodolph Valentino,
who was mobbed by feminine admirers in
an eastern city the other day, may earn a
livelihood, but he can't appear in motion
pictures, except under his contract with the
Famous Players-Lasky corporation. We
suggest that the "Sheik" Immediately join
an exploring expedition headed for the wilds
of Patagonia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Con the Heights
By REV. H. C. OFFERMAN
"What thou doest, do quickly

"What thou doest, do quickly"
"0n the heights! Stay there
There is Ozone in the Air
Whatsoever thy hand setteth out
to do, do it with thy might"
A well directed dart will drive
home.
Il am come, not to bring peace,
but the Sword
Sweep the idlers off their feet
with a gusto that will not be denied.
Swift to its close, GIBBS out life's
little day.v
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

1t is reported that Berlin hotel keepers
will no longer accept French and Belgans
as guests and have ordered their cashiers
not to accept French and Belgian currency
in payment, as they have been doing hereto
man patriotism could be put to, in view of the
fact that it has been long time since
mark could "look franc in the face" The
tender sensibiities of the Germans must be
rubbed raw if even the hotel keepers are
willing to forego their profits to register
disapprovah of the Ruhr occupation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Make Pledges Good
(Selma Times-Journall

NpclHid llHeS-JOuIHalJ
A state, just like an individual,
can easily acquire reputation for
double-dealing and forfeit sanctity
of its pledged word. This is just
what Alabama will do for its good
name when it repeats the tax ex-
emptions which it offered as an in
ducement to secure certain invest
ments of capital in the state several
years ago. 1t may be well enough
for the legislature to enact provis-
ions denying immunities from taxa
ton to industries in the future, as
a notice and warning to all prospec-
tive investors in the state, but to
break an implied contract and to
use the legislative power to punish
companies and corporations that
have incurred certain degree Of
public hostility, would be not only
dinhonest but puerile,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

derstanding. And there is growing ten
deney to cultivate without seeming to do so,
such understanding. The best way to treat
the problem of vagrancy, crime and idleness
is, as far as possible, to prevent the devel-
opment of Migrants, criminals and idlers,
by taking the individuals when they are
young and leading them in the way they
should go.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
A BAD HABIT OF CONGRESS

One of the annoying habits of congress
is to delay action on the most pressing
questions and to discuss unfortunately the
subjects of lesser concern. Congress was
summoned into special session during the
closing weeks Of 1922 principally to pass the
deficiency appropriation bills and to vote
on the ship subsidy measure. Some of the
deficiency bills were passed, but the spe-
cial session waned without action on the sub
sidy. The regular session began with a
message from the president again urging
action on the subsidy measure, but the weeks
pass by and no decision is reached. Mean
while all sorts of miscellaneous bills are in
troduced and discussed, and some of them
passed. Similar tactics have attended the
course of Muscle Shoals. Every alternative
to acting on permanent disposition of this
project has been resorted to by congress-
Yet these measures are the two of most far
reaching Importance that congress has had
before it in many months. There is a name
borrowed from slang which aptly fits the
proceedings of congress. 1t is 'stalling"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Deeply Touched

'I'm considered hard man." remarked
Mr.. Grumpson, "but when Birmingham
motorst slows up long enough to enable me
to alight from a trolley car and reach the
curb without leaping for my life ! feel Ike
turning around and taking my hat off to
him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Alabama Press
Keep on Dipping
(Dothan Eagle)

Those who oppose the appropria-
tion of further funds for the Grad
ication of the cattle tick are invit-
ed to look at the reverse of the prop
osition. Suppose funds are refused
and the county is allowed to return
to its former condition. What
would then be the situation of stock
men? They would be unable to
market their stock outside of the
county, because of the imposition Of
a federal quarantine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
The Dollar Chaser.

There must be certain types of men
Who think of others, now and then;
But when we view the race for pelf
Each one seems conferred on himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
The Glad Tidinrs

s'Work will be started on the auditorium
within sixty days" Choke your cheers fell
low citizens. That announcement was taken
from newspaper files two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Mills for Alabama
ADMISSION Start

= IAHHIStUH OtdFI n.
Alabama, the best equipped of all
the southern states for the success
full operation Of large spinning mills,
is not getting the attention it de-
serves in the movement which has
started in the spinning centers of
New England to change mill loca-
lions to the south, or to establish
auxiliary mills near the source of
the cotton supply. The Mobile
Register calls attention to this APP
parent overlooking Of Alabama's
advantages by eastern mill inter-
ests.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
ur.Crowine Tongue

The honorable city commission is still
trying to solve the jitney problem Since
this discussion has been under way the word
..jtneur" has joined the English language
and is now entitled to the respectful consid-
Grafton of all up-to-date photographers
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
A Noteworthy Exception

Noteworthy Exception
"What is a patriot"
"a person who is willing to make sacri-
rifices to serve his country"
"Such as 'dollar-a-year MANI"
eyes, if he hasn't been indicted yet"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Kill Lease System
(Montgomery Journal)

Is the convict lease system to be
continued in Alabama four more
years? This is the burning question
now put squarely up to the state
senator's, fresh from the people, the
members of the house having al
ready answered yea! Did the men,
bers of the house who voted in favor
of the lease system-voting for the
extension of the system four years
more-represent their constituency
back home?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
THE STATUS OF BOYDEN

Relative to the Boyden repara-
tions scheme, Secretary of State
Hughes leaves the impression that
Boyden is observing for America
and talking for himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

'Now that we've read the names of every
body who had anything to do with making
this movie, maybe we'll see the picture it.
self"
mot yet. 1t seems that somebody wrote
a little incidental music"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
Adrift With the Times
An Idle Speculation

The classic dancer, truth to tell,
Applies herself to art with zeal;
| wonder if she'd draw as we'll
If she were clothed from head to heel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
It's Different on Broadway

1t is possible, says an American relief
worker, to have "big night" in Moscow,
Petrograd or Odessa for one billion rubles.
Still, that's only about $25.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

There is opinion to the effect that the
German coal miners are striking against
their own bread and butter. The French
have the mines, and if the Germans won't
mine the coal, doubtless there can be found
those who will and be glad of the chance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23
NO PLACE FOR A TOURIST
cleveland Plain Dealer

The more we read of Morehouse
parish the more firmly convinced we
are that not for long, long time
will it be popular as winter health
resort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-23

Cost of living shows a ten per cent. in
crease for December in Memphis, New Or
leans and Birmingham. That's an increase
of about eight hundred marks to the dollar.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
Mock Suns

M point Of origin to ' the mi
RACES of the desert, only
they occur in the Arctic circle. As
the long winter night of the polar
region wanes, once every twenty
four hours a slight glow is seen at
some point on the horizon. OFTEN
accompanying this glow is seen the
phenomenon Of the mock suns. Up
in the heavens as many as five of
these spectral orbs have been seen
at once. Invariably they are all
connected in a geometric figure, the
suns seemingly being bound together
with circles and arcs of light.
Often, when only one appears, 1t
is mistaken for the real sun, and
natives rejoice at the early end of
the long winter night, only to be dis
appointed as the image disappears.
The explanation of the phenomenon
is given by physicists as refraction
and reflection of light from the real
sun below the horizon on the mists in
the upper atmosphere. 3
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16

how he became famous, and in fact
all of the intimate personal events
that go to make up a life history.
This is precisely what European
heraldry has always consisted of in a
more or less strained form. There
is no reason in the world why an
Nnlerican should not adopt his or
Z own heraldry and fashion it after
,ne North American totem pole"
Mr.. Bosom brought with him
large and valuable collection Of totem
poles; one, the Thunder Bird, is said
to be more than 100 years old. This
fearsome creature was bought from
the Bimikish Indians of Albert Bay,
British Columbia, and is supposed to
give man strength to build houses
and afterward remains to support
him. He is supposed to carry lake
on his back and when angry shakes
himself, and thus brings on a thun-
der storm. vi.
Totem poles are used only by the
Indian tribes Of southeastern Alaska
and those on the north coast of Brit
ish Columbia. The Hydas, inhabiting
Queen Charlotte and the Prince of
Wales Islands, excelled in the carving
of totem poles, and in their villages
can still be found some as high as
F, eighty feet, many of them hundreds
of years old The large ones stood
outside and the small ones inside the
different dwellings.
Before the advent of the whites
the various Indian chiefs were known
among their own people, as among
other tribes, by the skill in which
they excelled in hunting particular
animal. 1t was also generally be-
Heyed that human intelligence trans
migrated into wild animals, fish or
birds. The clan of the mighty hunter
was therefore, known. as bears; Of
a whale hunter as whales and SO on,
each family representing bird, animal
or fish.
The grotesque figures with which
the poles are carved and which in
crude way represent whales, eagles,
ravens, bears, wolves, frogs and In
dian faces, demonstrated the inter
marriage of different families, like
the quartering in the English crests.
The totem poles were erected as well
to commemorate important events of
peace and war. Some totems may.
therefore, represent the genealogy of
a particular family, while others rep
resent an important event in the his
tory Of the tribe. All totem poles, 1
may add, are regarded with a species
Of -idolatry among the natives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16

with this talk of medals. There were
more than 800 solid gold, pieces, he
said, and LOO silver; others were
alleged and many were jeweled. Then
he played his best card to straighten
up my interest and build UP my en-
thusiasm.
He informed me that there were
busts of several of the Presidents of
the United States in the collection,
mentioning particularly our martyrs,
Washington Lincoln, Garfield and
Mckinley. This would naturally APP
peal to an American with any Yam
kee blood in his veins. particularly if
the proposal were made in a foreign
country.
They had me there and they knew
it. / told them l wanted to see the
medallions and asked him if might
manage it. 1 saw how pleased they
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16

"A J I1G4N IL S0SI1l6u dS IL Inc
wv gamut had been run in the
ornamentation of the for
NAL garden with it's fountains, sun
dials, benches and flower vases, it's
bay trees and lockwood hedges, jar
dinieres and pergolas, a new and
highly amusing form of garden
decoration comes to light in the
form of a personal totem pole.
Modelled in clay and then repro
duced in some more substantial and
weatherproof material such as con-
crete, it provides an interesting point
of interest for the owner and his
family, since it is designed to COM
memorate such events Of domestic
Importance as would ordinarily be
hung on the genealogical family
tree.
To make ones own totem pole is,
therefore, the newest form of diver
sion among garden lovers. Alfred c.
Bosom, New York architect, in
troduced the idea upon his return
from an extended trip to Alaska and
British Columbia. While there he
became interested in these symbolic
ornaments used by the natives living
in southwestern Alaska and along
the north coast of British Columbia
to tell the world they came of good
stock.
Mr.. Bosom points out that totem
pole lore is primitive heraldry, to
commemorate families or events. The
thought occurred to him why not
model ones own totem pole, develop
ing it according to the important
happenings Of ones family history.
This he proceeded to do and the re-
suit is more than ordinarily interest
ing. The Bosom totem is to-day do
ing. duty not only in providing a
faithful chronicle of events from the
time of his arrival from England
some fifteen years ago, but forms a
whimsical garden ornament for the
owners country home.
Totem poles" said Mr.. Bosom,
were made to commemorate families
or events. but only in the case of
deserving persons. A famous chief,
for example, would have a potlatch.
which consisted of party wherein
he gave away everything he pos
sessed. Later, however. his posses
sions were all returned to him at
other potlaches held by his friends.
To celebrate the event a great red
cedar tree would be carved. using
his family symbol or tribal insignia,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
The Labor Poets
Of West Ham
Most Thnq True Dotoce Sor TIE :E$. z2sz
CIR ARTHUR CUTLER COUCH,
the famous novelist. is suffer-

CIR ARTHUR CUTLER COUCH,
the famous novelist. is suffer-
ing from a surfeit Of poetry.
He has Just completed his task ~ Sc
lecting the winner of the competi-
ton organized by the West Ham
Education Committee for the best
poem on Aspects of West Ham
Life" and he frankly confesses him
self overwhelmed" less by the
quantity of the works submitted than
by it's compressed qualities of IAN
archy and despair"
1.-The general imression it con-
veys." he says, lis one Of restlessness
and resentment"
The winning poem, The City," by
an unknown, who conceals his iden-
tity under the initials IL. G."-queer
symbols for anonymity-is charac-
teristic Of the vast majority in flavor.
The poet sees a city peopled with:
Dead men entombed in daily labor,
Graphing for gold in ghostly
strife;
Dead neighbor chattering to dead
neighbour;
And dead youth-seeing life!
Dead women decking lifeless bodies
(See, what gay and lovely
shroudD;
And in rich temples, where no God is,
Dead corpses, praying loud"
A worker in a tobacco factory
limns Fugitive Vision" with even
less sense of solace:
Upon the galloping machines that
roar and sway
Increasingly from hour to hour and
day to day.
The roar Of mad machinery that cuts
and cuts
The moist tobacco leaves crammed
in it's wooden CUTS;
The superheated gaspans. with their
nauseu5 stink,
And fumes that irritate ones eyelids
that they blink"
The aspirants included lockers,
factory hands, parsons, Communist
leaders, and clerks. One attitude was
common to nearly all of them-they
showed short shrift to the charms Of
West Ham.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16
A Remarkable Bargain.

there were conditions would have
to meet if / wanted to transact bust
ness: the sale of the medallions
must be on a strictly cash basis, so
that the German Government would
not know of the transfer and there->
fore would not collect taxes-that
the entire transaction must be entire
nous.
I pretended to become indignant,
vowing that 1 had no desire to be-
come party to such secrecy, that I
did not intend to aid in defrauding
the Government by such methods.
That convinced them that was sin
cere and up to no trickery, so they
changed their tactics. They began
to land the collection. The interpre-
ter would turn to the monocled citi-
zen and converse with him in Ger
man-of which I understood a good
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-08-16

biIity. Curiously, everybody i'm Ger
many has an impression that all
wealth in the United States comes
either from oil or mines.
1 told Trettin that I did not know
the intelligence methods of the Ger
man police systems in any detail,
but surrnised they had underworld
informants. They had, he said.
Then 1 requested that he have them
circulate the same story in the UNI
derwor1d.
The paragraph was published in
the next days papers. 1 am quite
sure, too, that Trettin's informants
did their part.
Fortunately, nobody in the Hotel
Esplanade nor in all Berlin knew
anything about my actual occupa-
tion-except, of course, the officials.
My disguise as a wealthy traveller
was fairly perfect. for L was travel
ing as a man of wealth, and /
might say that in Germany I was a
very wealthy, man indeed.
A Telephone Call.
One afternoon several days after
my bit of strategy had been
launched in the newspapers, while
l was sitting in the American bar
Of the Esplanade. I was called to
the telephone and asked in fairly
good English if was the American
interested in medallion collections.
The voice on the other end Of the
wire was English with a German
accent, It had twinge of London
about it, and I judged the speaker
to be a German who had lived in
London at some time or another.
I told him that 1 was an Anleri-
can and that was interested in
medallions, but that the newspaper
items had been xaggerated-that l
sought only the very rare speci-
mems. l tried to discourage him, but
he refused to turn loose the wire,
and finally asked me if I would be
interested in seeing very valuable
collection. / said I would.
but who are you?" I asked. He
replied that he was the agent and
interpreter for the owner of a very
valuable collection of medallions-a
very distinguished relative of the
royal family who was at the mo-
ment in financial difficulties. I in
vited him and his employer to call
at the hotel, giving my suite num-
Der, and to bring the collection or
samples with them. He said they
would come at once.
Forty minutes later three men
were announced and shown up to
my sitting room. All were quite
dapper, genteel appearing and well
dressed. One of them wore a mono
Gle and a fancy waistcoat. The in
terpreter took his position as inter-
mediary-he, too, was most immacu-
late-and the preliminaries for dick
ering began. After the prelini-
naries had been passed I expressed
astonishment that the medaIlions
had not been brought for my exami-
nation, pointing out that in America
when buyer met seller the latter in
variably had the goods to exhibit.
But not so with these goods. the in