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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
A CURIOUS INCONSISTENCY

The German official pronounce ,nent with respect to the central gov ,rnment's attitude towards the Rhine nd province is a. document of cu- ous Inconsistencies. In the first ace the declaration sets forth very .phatically the refusal of the cen
 T government to countenance any t of secession or autonomy for the Aine state. Attention is called to a articles under which the German democracy is formulated and in ae- eordance with which the Rhine state has no right of withdrawal. It is inti- mated that any attempt in such direc- ton would be met with armed opposl- tion on the part of the central gov ernment.
 On the other hand, the central gov ernment specifically excuses itself from any further financial obligation with respect to the Rhine state, which is in effect told to go it alone as far as it's predicament brought about by the ETenCn OCCupdtiOii 10 SoiiSSAA>N The central government thus places itself in the somewhat anomalous po- sition of claiming allegiance and the right of taxation while in the next breath withdrawing any portion of funds and responsibility naturally be- longing to the state by allotment. Of course, much of the public money has been devoted to supporting in unem- sployment those thrown out of work in consequence of the policy of passive resistance. Had it not been for that foolish policy, the exhaustion of pub lie funds in maintaining workingmen in idleness would not have occurred Of course, neither the Stresemann ministry nor the Rhine state is respon- sible for that policy, but they cannot escape the duty of trying to retrieve Its evil consequences as far as pos sible.
 It is officially stated that any pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
SMILES
Correct

(HarperS1
 Tn a public school recently the children were called upon to write an essay, and at the appointed time little Hugh submitted~an eff fusion on the ark, in which he made the statement that Noah fished one day for about five minutes.
 When the teacher looked over the composition she was not a little puzzled. She couldn't un- derstand why anybody fond of piscatoral sport should give up In so short a time. Hugh" she re- marked, looking up from the es- say, why do you say that Noah fished only five minutes?"
 Because" was the prompt ex- planation of Hugh, "he didn't have but two worms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Going Right Ahead
fEufaula Citizenl

Eufaula is confronted with an era of prosperity that has never known an equal. She has gone along from year to year in the even tenor of her way. satisfied with things as they were, but this is true no longer. Her people have seen the vision, and from now on a<e determined to move forward in such a way as to make of the city the gem of all eastern Alab anna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
The Preacher Must Live
fMirexrass Farmerl

Some people have a way of con- sidering a preacher as one who requires little of the goods of this world, and this viewpoint Is likely enough to be fair one. But when the preachers family is con sidered-and some of them have large families-it Is seen that a good deal more than future re- wards is necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Surprised at Its Growth
Huntsville Times)

A stranger within our gates was amazed to find moro than 10000 people here. He had been led to believe up in Chicago that Hunts vile was actually a tow. of only S,o1S people, and he saidY that if the rest of the world could just come here and see what we really have, there would be no limits to the growth of this wonderful city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Value of Wide Vision (Andalusia Star9

A spirit that is so narrow and selfish as to want a single com munity to prosper while other sec tions lag behind is not one upon which forward looking communi- ties are built up. We must ap-> proach our development with a spirit that Is liberal and a vision that is as wide as the county and tho whole section of which our community is q part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Quite Impressive
(Chattanooga Times

It is stated on the authority of a leading farm newspaper that there are thirty agricultural col leges now giving instructions in the art of making ice cream. That ought to impress the youthful mind with the beauty of the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Brought Back the Grease
fJacksonville Argus)

{JacKsonViIIe ArgUSI
 pr. H. W. James, head of the extension work at Alabama Col lege at Montevallo, one evening last week went into the woods with a group of teachers and pu- pills and returned with four "opossum." While 1t would nst be altogether correct to say he brought home the bacon." he certainly came back with the grease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
An Aid to Business
(Anniston Star)

Spending freely. not wastefully. but spending without stinting and for things that really are needed, or which will add ito the comfort and happiness of the people. is powerful aid to business progress. Only in panic times do we have buyers strikes. Buyers never strike when they have money with which to buy, and when they have the money and turn it loose they make business good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Obedient to n Fault

ODcuueHt 10 FauIt
 (Judge)
 Now, John," said his mother, "if anyone asked you what part of the chicken you want, what would you say?"
 T don't know"
 You must say you want the piece that no one else wants" So John always remembered that. and one night John was asked out for dinner and as the host had fried chicken he asked John which part of the chicken would he take.
 T will take some of the feath- ers."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
MAN>As A MARKETER

(Kansas note in Kansas City Star)
 A Clay Center woman telephoned her husband if he saw any fresh fruit in the stores to bring some home for supper. says the Times. He brought home Spanish onion and can fof sardines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
To Restrict Immigration
(Blocton Enterprise)

NbIUClUH EHteTpTlSeJ
 We are in sympathy with Con- gressman Oliver in his efforts to further restrict immigration, and especially to improve the quality of those allowed to enter. Big business would like to have those cheap fellows, but our view is that substantial growth in business, such as our own labor can build, is better than the mushroom growth contemplated, and we will have enough to do to reform the government without having to re- form horde of foreigners who have been bred under the most undesirable conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
THE ALABAMA PRESS
A Change Needed
(shelby County Reporter)

Shelby County Reporter)
 We have got to "do something else' In the way of farming. It is going to be a hard matter to make a change, but 1t must be made. We have a great future as a aairying and cattle county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Second Thoughts

CPittsburg Chronicle Telegraph) He had duly proposed and been accepted and the engagement sealed with kiss, a number of them, in fact. Then, as they sat on the sofa he ventured to discuss more prosaic matters.
 One little question, dearest"
 Yes,' she replied expeetantly.
 can you cook?" he asked earn estly.
 why, mo-"
 Then how will we eat?"
 "Oh, George, aren't you going to continue to bring me bon bons?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

John Buddy. the well known moonshine distiller, has been crushed beneath the iron heel of the government. John was a man who never stood in anybody's sunlight. but made the moonshine for all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Secretary Work has given the far mers a new slogan: Stay With the Soil. How about this: Stick to the Soil, and the Soil Will Stick to You?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Prompt Action Desired
(Opelika News)

When our ten millions are spent and we have a great port at Mo- bile there will yet be much to be done before that new port and the fine old city gets traffic. The Mo bile Register lately showed that the railroads are discriminating against Mobile to the tune of fif- teen to forty per cent. inw rates, as comparing that city with other large shipping points. It is up to Mobile, to the whole state. to get action for change. and teNdo 1t now. Er
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
It Looks So

Memphis Commercial AppeaD
 The piano was invented in 1711 and few of the pianists seem to have had haircut since the in- yention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
A Hot Shot

Louisville Courier-Journal)
 A machine has been invented to cut veneers 106th of an inch. Just about the thickness of our civili- zation, according to Israel Zang- will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Men who shift to their wives the re- sponsibility of rearing their children are the first to raise cain when their children fail to make good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Safety First


 It was a bright and sunny after noon.
 The school bell had just rung and all the boys romped out into the school yard to play marbles. That is, all the boys except Little Rol-lo.
 "Hey, Rol-lo," cried his playmates. "What about game of mar-bles?" "Is it for keeps?" asked Rol-lo. Certainly, you poor prune," they answered him.
 "Then I shall not play with you," he said, gently, but firmly.
 "Oh, what an oil-can you arew they chirped scorn-ful-ly.
 But Rol-lo was not dis-mayed by their taunts. No, indeed. It was not fear of losing his marbles that re- strained him, for he could shoot as slick game of marbles as any boy in the village. It was somethin else again.
 "Lis-ten," he said, land shall tell you story. Once upon time I had an uncle and his name was Marina duke and he went to college and he made the football team and he was a reg-u-lar whizz, even if I do say it myself. Well, the last game of the season came along and Mar-ma- dukes Alma Mater was matched with Bo-zo College for the championship and it looked like cinch with Mar ma-duke hitting on all cylinders. And along came mys-te-ri-ous guy wearing gum-shoes and false whis- kers and he said to Mar-ma-duke Young man, you are ineligible. On the fourth day of May in the year of 1903 you were seen playing mar bles for keeps. You are pro-fes- sion-al.' And so Mar-ma-duke was canned and his Alma Mater lost the championship to Bo-zo College and his ed-u-ca-tion-al career was total | loss."
 Rol-lo's story made deep im-pres- sion on his play-mates, for they ceased playing marbles and gave him three rous-ing cheers instead of the GUS tom-a-ry raspberry.
 "You are not as dumb as you look ? they cried.
 George Harvey proposes to wear his diplomatic brooches on the golf links, realizing that it requires great deal of diplomacy to address golf ball. Business" says business man, sis drunk with taxes"
 What we need is law prohibiting taxes containing more than one-half of one per cent.
 Positively the Last Bananality
 Dear Torch Bearer: Lamped in q window:
 Yes, We Have No Bananas
 Either Vocal or
 Instrumental
 -Wildhorse Before amputating the little fel lows the humane oil barons administe, fourteen-cent gas.
 Something should be done about ou, smoke problem, besides breathe it.
 lazy Einstein says that Mobile hooch would kill an elephant. Bui there are no elephants--only camels A camel can go long time with. out drink, but that's because he has hip-pockets inside his stomach.
 As before observed, Mobile is {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Some people are loyal to the truth only when there is no chance to dodge it, and then they expect resolutions of thanks for their record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

An exchange says that there are several disadvantages about the writ ing profession. Chief among which may be mentioned the proof-readiny
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Why Not start Right Now,
(Indianapolis News)

! N1ffu1er1ftePOIIS 1NtWSJ
 If Magnus Johnson will use common sense when he gets to Washington, as he now says he Will he may disappoint some of his constituents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Vermont and Mississippi may claim to be normal in politics at least; botf went the usual way in the recent cleo. tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Bulgaria and Jugo-Slavia, having composed their differences, the war clouds in the Balkans may enjoy a few days vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

An Arkansas newspaper printed a picture of a baseball game on ice. The players had fine opportunities to do some wonderful base-sliding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

The football season closes Thanks giving Day, and colleges will open the following Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
! THE PARAGRAPHERS
Not Very Accurate

(Savannah News) The trouble about Ludendorff's come back is that he couldn't es- innate nearly how far he had to come to be back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Provided
(Dallas NaursA

These New York divorce cases make good reading provided. of course, you haven't any other garbage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Lloyd George says that one of Americas troubles is too much money. Is that the reason why Europe is un- dertaking to make some more touches?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
There Seem to Be

There can be no backward steps in the enforcement of pro- hibition," says Arthur Capper. But can't there be a few side steps?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Despite all the criticism of the weather, it goes right along and does as it pleases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

known except how to keep their col lege educations from spelling their jobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

It is stated that "barber-pole" shoes are the latest fad in Paris for women. Next!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Speaking of patriots, it is said that President Ebert of Germany draws thirty-five cents a month salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Premier Poincare seems to have earned the reputation of being a gen uine stand-patter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Dispatches telling of the big prohi. bition cleanup in Washington indi. cate an effort to begin at the source
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
sIts Got to Be Pretty so.,.

Detroit News) If the president wishes to speAk. now is his chance. The senators will be backssoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Of late years third parties seem tc function only as scare-crows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

It is almost time to overhaul the houseboat for service on Salt River.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

It is strongly suspected that the in- ventor of scopolamin was not fisher man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

The greatest battle in life is the fight against ones self.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Many a man has been made a monkey by being lionized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
Hit Him Again
(Harteerd co,,ran+

(Hartferd Courant He: T fell off my bicycle last week and was knocked senseless." She: When do you expect to get better?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Isn't it peculiar that every accident is due to the other fellows careless ness?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Nobody strikes for an increase in the wages of sin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Speed is also dangerous in the pro- cess of forming friendships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Many young men just out of college seem to know everything that can De
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Wanted-A man who is willing to take the blame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Some folks object to the new plan for directing traffic. It's hard to be buddies with a mechanical signal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
PEOPLES FORUM
Budget Commissions Fee

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: In your news article last week relative to the bill filed in court by Judge Tayloe and myself at tacking the payment out of the state treasury of $1,200 per yeaR each to the present attorney gen. eral and the present state audi- tor as members of the budget commissionr- so-called, it was stated that their respective pre- decessors in those offices drew this extra amount. That is cor rect, but I should like to call at tention to the equally pertinent fact that the present attorney gen eral and the present state auditor, under an act approved more than four years ago, have 8 regular salary of s1,000 each per year more than their predecessors had, apart from the budget commission.
 WILLIAM c. SWANSON.
 Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 14, 1928.
 
 AEe-Herald for Current Events To the Editor of The Age-Herald: This is to express to you the gratitude of the boys and girls of Pisgah Junior High for your paper, which they enjoy daily, be- cause of your fine generosity. We teachers find the Age-Herald great help in our current events class. Thanking you again I am sincerely yours,
 ALBERT M. RAINES,
 Principal. Pisgah, Ala, Nov. 12, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

A camel can go long time with out a drink, but that's because he has hip-pockets inside his stomach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

As before observed, Mobile is l. port of entry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
IhR5SaORCEf ~ BEARER,

We suggest that the new traffic regulations be made to apply also to taxicabs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

lazy Einstein says that Mobile hooch would kill an elephant. Bct there are no elephants--only camels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Good drivers are made-not born.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Pisgah. Ala, Nov. 12, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. post office
 as second-clsss matter under act of Con- gress. March 6. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-16

Something should be done about our smoke problem, besides breathe it.
, 1923-09-19
ST. CKOIX STATION.

ST. CKOIN STATION.
London. Sept. 18th. -lsaly'S 0otlce to
.Jugo- Slavia with respect to acceptance Of
a settlement Of the Tiume problem, some
time referred to an uitimatum walch vas
due 10 expire today, has been extended.
All danger of hOS,i!ites between ifaIy
and ,Jugo-S,avia has been removed, But
ish officials believed.
Madrid. SeptI5th. The military director
ate announced, after q meeting last nigga,
that The names of the new cabinet Minis
ters would be- submitted today to Captain
General Primo Rivera. Al are SAID 10
he civilians. with the exception OF The
Ministers of War and Marine. Asked
whether it wa- intended to reform toe
constitution of Spain. the General made
an elusive reply. Captain-GenaIai PrIno
Rivera arrived here on the Barcelona eX-
press late last night. He was greeted
by the cheers Of thousands Of workers
who acclaimed King Alfonso and the
army. Quiet prevails in BiI53I. 1t IS
expected that the "a hours strike will
end today as scheduled.
London. Sept. l5th.-Massages from
Spain received in London during the
nioht contain no indication that any dis
tDrhan,as have occurred in connection
with The military coup d'etat. However,
i is recalled that a strict censorship pre-
walls According to an untimed despatch
from Madrid the second day of the revolt
nassad as quietly as the first, Although
thara has been 20 detailed news from the
nroyincns il is thought that the change
W., effected in the outlying districts in
,rderlv a manner as In the capital.
Another A. . fuerI report C says thai Rivera's action
hos beer received with general SYM
, 1923-09-19
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The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02

year until the coming of the next
spring. This stored water would prac-
tically lie stagnant until used, with /
little inflow This water would be
run off from a cultivated and grazed T
district and its quality would be poor
in the beginning due to sediment ano
organic pollution. Some oS the sedi-
ment would settle out during storage
but the organic pollution might very
probably be increased by weed and
algae growths in the shallow reser-
voir. Trouble similar to that exper-
fenced in Williams might reasonably
be expected due to growths of algae
which often impart very Objectionable
taste and odor to the water. In order
to secure a satisfactory quality It
probably would be necessary to drag
the reservoir with copper sulphate
and cut the weed growths at times.
Even copper sulphate has not been
found effective at Williams. A filter
plant would be necessary to render
the water suitable for drinking pur-
poses.
at would be desirable to locate a
filter plant at point below the dam
where water from the lowest point of
the reservoir would flow on the fill
ters by gravity, which would be on a
point at about the same elevation as
the intersection of Leroux and Colum-
bus and only so feet above Leroux
and Railroad, and rs feet above the
southern part of town. This would
be entirely inadequate to provide
proper pressure, consequently it would
be necessary to construct pumping
station and pump the filtered water
into the present reservoirs or others
located at about the same elevation.
an view of the limited amount OF
storage available, the poor quality OF
water coming into the reservoir, the
deterioration in quality during stor-
age, the necessity OF filtration
plant to purify the water, and the ne
cessity of a pumping plant TO force
the water to an elevation producing
suitable pressure, we would not favor
the Switzer Canyon reservoir as
source of supply, 1t is possible that
the promoters of this scheme may
have planned to put IN special pipe
lines through the town to supply only
the Santa Fe and lumber mills. Such
a scheme, would be expensive in that
it duplicates pipelines already in place
and it would not be satisfactory since
the Santa Fe uses a large part OF its
water for drinking purposes and the
supply must be pure. Long pipelines
would be necessary to reach the mills
and the water could only be used for
boiler purposes.
Next week The Sun will print the
findings of the engineers regarding
possible sources Nos 2, 3, and d.