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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
By THOMAS R. MARSHALL, Former Vice President of the
 United StafeS

It is a law of life that without the shedding of blood there Is no remission of sin. And sin need not be restricted to breach of the moral law. but may include any sire of mankind. Nor need the shedding of blood mean only the red corpuscles of the body. The scriptural quotation may be ap- piled intellectually as we'll as phy- sically. Restraint of desire some times Is as much of a struggle as Is the accomplishment of pu-- pose.
 Stagnant ponds are breeders of deadly disease; rushing torrents ofttimes destroy life. Waterfalls for the good of mankind, but until they are harnessed they are of no economic value. It Is the broad river placidly flowing to the sea which bears upon It's bosom the larger returns of benefit to man. kind. The peace and perpetuity of a people are best assured where the currents of life move like a smooth-flowing river. Some lives may be lost in the sands, some bodies may disappear in the foam of progress, but the bulk of tho people reach destination.
 The course of our republic has been generally smooth, yet many times its onward movement to ul- timate destiny has been seriously interrupted by the shoals and rapids of temporary conditions. How many times have lovers of the republic believed all was losti Somehow, however, the shoals have been passed; the rapids have subsided; safe currents have all ways carried us on. Let us not now be dismayed. Let no condi- tion chill our hearts or freeze from our faces the good old d-fash- toned American laugh.
 The farmers of America are in- deed In a distressful condition. Their products are selling st ruinous prices. while they are compelled to purchase the neces- saries of life at prices slightly re- duced from the peak of the war. They must have machinery, cloth- ing and labor. Freight rates are bearing them down. Rates which will enable the carriers to earn a fair return seem to mean starva- tion prices to the farmer for his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE LURE OF NORMALCY

Something of hit in the art of news gathering was recently made by the Happy Valley correspondent of q
 newspaper at Dardanelle, in Yell county, Arkansas, who reported con- diticns in his locality as follows: "We are glad to say that most of us who were here when we last wrote are with us still" The item was widely copied in New York and other metropolitan papers. Why not? Such news carries message of good cheer. Nobody in that community had passed foyer the river" None had gone to jail for vio-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
PHILOSOPHY FOR FARMERS AS A HELP IN STRESS

shall engage the ministry to pray for rust and weevil in next years crop in order to keep down the supply. As always, wisdom has come out of the mouths of babes and sucklings. Some Kansan, un- known to fame, has suggested that if we have too much wheat we SOW less of it this next fall-re- duce the wheat acreage. The law of supply and demand is subject to interference now and then. But in the end if we are raising too much of one crop we must turn our attention to another; we must act as the prudent manufacturer does when he finds no call for his product.
 Deplorable as Is the condition of the farmer, 1t Is no worse than have known it to be three or four times before. But his condition of mind Is not as 1t formerly was. Thousands are every year leaving the farms of America, not solely because of the depression in farm prices, but because of the call Of the city. The scarcity of labor, the high prices that 1t commands. the seemingly easier life and larger opportunities for enjoyment all these are acting as a magnet to draw men from their rural en- vironments to the industrial cen ters. As I look at the hurryins throngs in our great cities com ing, nobody knows whence, md going nobody knows where, dwell ing in cooped-up tenements. strained and anxious about the af- fairs of life, dissatisfied with their condition. I may be mis- taken, but I always feel that, however distressful a farmers lot may be, however meager the re- muneration for his labor, Elmer sons law of compensation still holds more than good in his case. He Is in the open, breathing pure air, enjoying Gods sunshine. He has a certainty of employment and surety of a living. He has fres- dom to think. Yes, his condition now is bad enough; I hope 1t can be made better; but I trust he will have the philosophy to realize some of the compensations What ever else may. happen to him. I , pray that he may not ,oss heart gors hope or that philosophic calm. which In every hour of trouble and storm have hitherto made him the sheet anchor of the republic.
 Copyright. 1923. by Twenty-First
 Century Press)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE GREAT OF YESTERDAY

A few years of struggle for nor malcy and strong efforts to forget the horrors of the World War have crowded from the thoughts of those, who bristled and cheered with the tramp of regiments and the clang of sabers, the whereabouts or fortunes of many once world figures who occu- pied the stage during the great drama. A writer dwells on how quickly one forgets, and recalls some characters who will be better known by future generations reading history than by the present who witnessed the theme in the flesh.
 Kerensky, the mention of whose name was once an inspiration for a fleeting moment - Kerensky, h e young and dashing is he? The answer comes, publishing a little newspaper in Prague and struggling to keep body and soul together. The grand duke, brother of the czar, whose presence brought thrill, is writ ing articles espousing the cause of women in politics. It's a hard task after his high position and distin- guished career. General Wrangel, upon whose efforts Russia hung for while in keen hopes, does menial service to feed his family while living in poverty in Paris. Constantine of Greece and Carl of Austria died in exile. The sultan of Turkey fled for his life to Mecca. The czar of all the Russias was br'utally murdered and fills an exile's grave. Generals Joffre and Foch are in active service. Viviani and Clemenceau are busy, the former practicing at the bar, the latter writ ing book to be read after he crosses the river. Lloyd George, a simple member of parliament, travels, lec- lures and distributes advice. Wood- row Wilson, scholar, statesman, pa- triot, weak in body, but strong ill spirit, has again won the admiration of his countrymen. The former kali ser, Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Mackensen7-sombEe figures all, mop ing, musing, waiting in vain for sn hour of vengeance which can never come, their closing days hardened with hate-'tis picture of ashes sitting through shattered hopes, while the star of peace intermittently steals from behind drifting clouds to smile upon pentitent world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Trade Efforts Needed

Trade efforts are necessary in every city that seeks to extend it's commercial area. Anniston has profited greatly by them and still is profiting. Birmingham doubt less owes much of its commercial prestige to the old state fair, and probably the trade week will be quite as effective, but there is a certain sentimental feeling attach ing to a fair. state or county, which attracts people to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

contended by the attorneys for the roads that the burden of proof must be laid on the petitioner un- der the existing Alabama law. It appears that they are right and that If a producing center is the sufferer in rate discriminations or injustices 1t must bear the ex- pense and undertake the long and tedious task of showing why the rates should be lowered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

products and luxury prices to the consumers of those products. This is deplorable. No wonder the farmer and consumer doubt whether out of such a situation anything calculated to produce a smile is to be found.
 It has to do with American pol tiles, which always has & funny side. Where else in all the world save here in America could be cre- ated a political combination be- tween laboring men, who are in- suited at less than a dollar an hour as their wage. and farmers, who are raising wheat at dollar bushel? The average yield of wheat to the acre Is perhaps twenty bushels. Therefore, two good, old-fashioned days work will take an acre of wheat away from. the farmer. Yet the farmer seems to think that the farm-labor combination is of benefit to him. The labor side Is easy to under stand. If the laborer has to pay more for farm products he will have to have more wages-and he very probably will get more. The condition of the farmer Is any thing but funny; the thought, how ever, that the farmer should hook himself up in political combina- tion with the fellow who has been largely responsible for his condi- tion Is to me amusing.
 When the congress could not reconcile the contending theories of what to do for the farmer. it cut the Gordian knot by enacting them all into law. Months have passed and the farmer is where he was Even the congress has its limitations It Is unable to pre- vent return of the seasons, the germination of seed, the growth of crops. It has no formula that will compel men to eat two bush els of wheat where he ate but. one before. Ut cannot prevent the peoples of the old world from rais- ing some of the wheat that they bought of us during the war. What are we going to do about it?
 Neither utter indifference nor wild-eyed agitation will solve the problem. Some say we must have an extraordinary session of con- gress at once to enact Legislation, that will empower the government. to buy and store couple of hun dred million of bushels of wheat. Then to keep from going broke on the enterprise. l suppose we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
KiIby SugEested

NIdIIaueBa Da1Iy HOme)
 Mobile wishes ex-Governor Kilby appointed one of the dock com missioners. Yes, put him on, and this will go long ways to insure the state that the money will not be spent and the state left a white elephant on it's hands. Gov ernor Brandon can hardly better serve the state than by his ap- pointment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE FIGHT FOR PoLYGAMY

News comes from Angora, better known than otherwise as the home of cats and goats, that attempts are being made to re-establish the harem as a Turkish national institution. One of the things that is even harder to
 >change than the British currency ane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Took Him at His Word

The Dothan Eagle says that Plain Old Bill asked the people If they didn't think it was better to have a poor state and a rich peo- pie than to have a rich state and a poor people, and the legislature took him at his word and trimmed d down the revenue collecting ma chinery, without creating new ones to take the place under an other name. which has been <done for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
CALIFORNIA; ALMOND CROP

The almond harvest in Califor- mia is reported this year the great est in the states history. both as to size of crop and size and quail ity of the nut. Happily for the growers, they have practically a monopoly on this product in the United States, and as the crop is not perishable they are not at the mercy of the weather. car short ages or any other of the uncer- tainties and hazards of the fruit grower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Labor mt Gadsden

In the Gadsden district a change in sentiment is taking place. Lo- cal negroes are becoming more and more satisfied with their lot here. and are paying scant head to the beautiful pictures whicn are painted by labor agents and by others who would try to lure them away from home. They know that the picture fades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
PEOPLES FORUM
Religion in Crete

| Our trip becomes more interest," | ing and instructive, but the many things we would like to say and the intensity of the heat that saps ones energy make 1t hard to write.
 We have been gondolR riding and sea faring in and around Venice; we have looked upon acres of paintings in Florence; we have been to the Eternal City and traced Peter and Paul from place to place; we have walked miles studying the Forum and Coliseum and going through catacombs and exploring old ruins; we have done" Naples and looked into the crater of belching Vesuvius; we have burrowed in and out of Pom peii and Herculaneum; we have gone through hundreds of miles of vineyards and sailed upon more than seven seas; and we are now anchored off the Island of Crete, where Paul once gave some good advice to a heady sea captain and where Timothy once preached and founded Christian churches. We have seen and heard so much that it is confusing.
 The guides over here tell us some wonderful things. To en- joy the trip and get the most out of 1t, 1t is best to Just listen and take 1t all in, then think 1t all over at ones leisure. For ex- ample, here are some of the things we have been told or showroom must supply your own salt:
 In St. Marks, Venice, we were shown six columns from Solomon's Temple and shown the casket con- taining the body of the Evangelist Mark. In several places we were shown parts of. the cross of Christ or nails that were driven in 1t. In Rome we saw the urn containing the ashes of the Apostle Peter. but his head and that of Paul was kept In another church that we visited. We saw the two foot prints of Peter, in marble, where he met Jesus as he, Peter, was fleeing from Rome. In another church near by were the foot prints of Jesus himself. In Rome we saw the holy stairs that were once in the Hall of Pilate and that Jesus went up. There were eight women and one man, monk, climbing up these stairs on their knees and kissing each step as they went. We read on the wall by this stairway the promise of in- dulgence for all who so climbed the sacred stairs. We saw drop of the blood of Jesus on the stairs. There was also in another place a vial of the blood of Jesus.
 We saw the bronze statue of Peter and people kissing the toe until it is now worn off. We saw an altar before hand of St. An thony and people were allowed to kiss that. We saw pictures with altars in front of them and people praying before them. We saw a big doll with tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewels upon it4 expressions of gratitude for sick nesses cured and miracles per formed. We were told that when rich people got sick, the doll went to see them, but when poor people got sick. they had to come to see the doll. We saw millions and millions of dollars worth of clothes and carvings and altars and statues and every conceivable extravaganza, while on every hand were the beggars and dirt and dis ease. The question forces itself constantly upon mind and heart: How did this degradation come about, who is responsible for this deplorable ignorance and super stition and graft. and what shall we do about 1t?
 J. E. DILLARD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
J. Es OlllLAftO. Candid. Crete. Aug. 23, 1923.
GOVERNMENT FUR FARM

NDepartment or Agriculture Bull
 letin)
 An experimental fur farm Is be- ing established in the northwest ern part of New York state by the bureau of biological survey In order that observations and stud ies may be made of the habits of fur bearing animals and of the possibilities of growing them In captivity and producing fur of good quality. A similar farm which has been operated by the bureau at Keeseville, New York, will be discontinued as soon as the new one is ready. The new farm Is located three and half miles from Saratoga Springs, New York, on the state highway to Corinth. The tract comprises twenty acres, of which approximately fifteen are covered by an excellent growth of timber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
As to Burden of Proof

Through the efforts of clever railroad attorney. a change in the
 method of handling rate cases be- fore the Public Service Commis- sion threatens the shipping inter ests of the state. Heretofore it has been the custom for the com mission to order the roads to show cause why rate adjustment should not be made. Now 1t js
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
No Occasiom for worry

Lawrence. Kan, Journal-World
 One writer thinks the American Bah Association is unduly alarmed over the fact, if 1t is a fact. that there are 1,500,000 radicals in thIs country. He points out that all 1,450,000 of them care to do is talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

The man who can make himself do what he doesn't want to do because he knows it is right, and can refrain from doing what he wants to do be- cause he knows 1t is wrong, has a pretty good education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Have Ceased Rowling

N<AIEUtl EuoIti R5tdE
 Ex-Governor Kilby says that the Brandon administration is giv- ing the tax-dodgers a joy ride. Certain it is that they have ceased bowling and that is a pretty sure sign that they got what they were bowling for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Agreement Suggested

NLaWrence county TImes0
 Now comes a delinquent sub scriber and asks whether that was Ginger Snap" in the cart or be- tween the shafts. Pay up, buddy, and the answer will accompany our receipt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
FCBELGHTS fSAEl AG5l
 lA ANNATIONAL IF1 IO CAPITAL |sssI

The veteran of tho Spanish American war thinks himself a much neglected and imposed upon individual.
 His annual pension is smaller than that of the veteran of any other war In which the United states has been engaged.
 The average pension of all classes is $421.e2.
 The average pension of vete- ran of the civil war is s661.
 The average pension of vete- ran of the Spanish American war is $1s7.
 The reason for the disparity :s obvious. In the first place, the average veteran of the Civil War is helpless, whereas the average veteran of the Spanish American war is able to make his own liv- ing.
 It isstrue, at the same time, that the modern-day giver of laws has never classed the veteran of the Spanish American war with the veteran of the Civil War.
 The federal forces were con- fronted by the necessity of wear ing away, in the quickest possible time, the greatest army, under the greatest generalship, the world has ever known.
 This the federal forces, as re- suit of superior numbers, superior food, superior medical attention, and superior arms and armament. succeeded in doing after an un- parallelable struggle of four years.
 The Civil War pensioner. now in his old age, certainly deserves all that he can get out of the govern ment.
 The government is most 2rodi- gal in caring for its dependent soldiers. The veteran of the Spanish American war, when he becomes more dependent, will get his share of attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Basis of His Opinion

Memphis Commercial AppeaD
 Bernard Shaw thinks the Esqui- maux are the only happy people. Perhaps his opinion is based ,n the fact that they don't need Ice are not worried by coal bills and are never haunted by the fear of speeders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE ALABAMA PRESS

(Oneonta Southern Democrat)
 The legislature has been in ses- sion off and on for nearly year and hasn't chinked a crack nor stopped 8 single bung- hole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Some ConsoIntion

(Atlanta Constitution) Even if the coal bin isn't full. we'll soon be able to turn our backs to the ice man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
A Little More Pep

Just put a little more pep in your walk. your talk and general activities. It won't hurt you, and on the other hand might do a lot of good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

Some folks would rather spend their whole time arguing things that they know nothing about than to put in a part of it informing themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

Just as it is not so much what a man eats as what he digests, so it is not so much what he knows as what he applies, that helps him along in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
It Was Different

(Pittsburg Gazette e-Times)
 When dollar wheat pleased the farmer he did not have a car. a. radio set, telephone, phono- graph or the movies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE PARAGRAPHERs
They will Wonder
fFlorida Times-Unionl

(Florida TimesUnion)
 Oklahoma. following the exam pie of Italy, likely will not refer it's troubles to the League of Ma tions. Italian citizens. however, will wonder what sort of people live in Oklahoma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

One of his supporters declares that President Coolidge is not playing pol itics. The kind of politics a president engages in is not game, but an in dustry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

With more than thirteen million autos in this country on the first of last January, over seven hundred thousand have been added since then. The pedestrian has almost as gloomy an outlook as the ultimate consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

An optimist is fellow who argues that cyclones or earthquakes are good things because better buildings will take the place of the old ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

One of the most valuable business qualities is to be able to figure the number of things that can be dis pensed with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
Couldn't Hide Himself

- .tKnoxyille SentineD
 Tie Prince or Wal les arrived at Quebec incognito as per schedule, but judging from the fuss the Canadians made at the dock some one must have recognized him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
A MISSOURI OBSERVATION
(Neosho Times

Those who want to see the coun- try's resources fully developed are respectfully referred to our great
 est undeveloped resource--popular intelligence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

Not one woman out of ten can un- derstand why judge will not let her say everything she wants to when she takes the witness stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
once Proved EffectIve
lSyracuse Heraldl

NSyIdCUSt I16IdIuI A physician says that the best way to reduce Is to eat apples. This method reduced Adam very rapidly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

Most straw hats look seedy enough at this time to plant-for the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
CORRECTLY CLASSIFIED rtr fLy,npa o e<{ ,x-,i~xA

The driver yon try to pass Is a road hog and the driver who tries to pass you is another fool spseder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23

The American navy appears to nav gate better in war than in peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-class matter under act of Congress, March 6, 1879,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-23
NEWS RUREAUs

I. THOMPSON. President
Evening star., 1923-11-18
Safe Experiments in Science

colder? It is because the rug takes
rapidly to the hand. Such objects are
good conductors of heat
If you heat a metal wire in a fame
you soon begin to feel the end in your
hand get hot. Metals are good &C.,
ductors Of heat. A wooden stick held
in the FIRE may burn without even
warming your hand that holds 1t, for
wood is poor conductor of heat
Matches would be uncomfortable to
handle If they carried heat as rapidly
as metals do.
White clothes are best for summer
because they absorb less heat than
black ones, and therefore we feel
the rays Of the sun less Yet at the
same time we find that polar bears
and other creatures exposed to arctic
cold are clothed In white. The fact is
that not only does white absorb less
heat. but 1t serves to retain heat. and
a white coat preserves the natural
warmth Of the animals body. The
following experiment proves the fact:
Mark the faced parts Of a glass al
ternately black and white by coloring
them with India ink and chalk dust
With very small knob Of wax fasten
a pin to each face, then place a light
ed candle in the glass. The heat.
striking the interior equally. is modi-
fed by the colors to such an extent
that after some little while the wax
supporting the pins on the black faces
melts. while the pins on the white
faces remain in place.