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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
DELEGATES CHOSEN

At the parish meeting, held here recently of St. Lukes Episcopal church, the following named were elected delegates to the Mobile state Episcopal council: Walter Dean, Dr. c. W. Daugette, Dr. John Rowan, A. D. Edwards and Ross Pruet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WAR RELICS ON JACKSONVILLE SQUARE

JACKSONVILLE, Ala, Jan. 2o.- Special )-Through the instigation of Congressman Lamar Jeffers and Thonias Martin. adjutant of the Loy- alty post, American Legion, here, two machine guns and a French cannon that were used in overseas service during the World war, have been placed in the Public Square park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

A spider crab measuring 12 feet across it's .outstretched legs was caught off the coast of Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21

Infections of the nose and throat are the cause of 70 per cent of the absenteeism among store workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-21
Nature is sending bloodeher good badto every part of your body Feel your pulse and think about your bood

It is fact that with the increase of fed-cells in your blood, impurities are de- stroyed. IL is fact that S. s. S. builds red-blood-cells and serves to destroy im- purities which cause pimples, boils, ec- zema and rheumatic trouble! It is fact that S. s. s. is one of the most remark able nerve-power builders ever produced to build up fagged-out, rundown men
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
CAPITAL SEEKS BIRMINGHAM

The placement of new capital in new
and going concerns in jefferson
county, which have reached new
high point during the first five months
of the year, emphasizes the spirit of
enterprise marking the community's
Industrial, commercial, structural and
miscellaneous progress. The new
capital placement for the five months
totals more than eight and half mil
lion dollars, which is at the rate of
twenty million dollars for the year,
compared with prior high mark Of
sixteen millions.
In addition to the officially record
ed new capital placements, two large
building and loan associations in
creased their authorized capitalization
in May by $3s,0o0,000. This is just
as good money as any other, repre-
senting, as it does, the same gradual
absorption Of new capital as enters
into any other line of business. In
Guiding the building and loan prepa-
ration for maximum service in home
acquisition, the month of May stands
far beyond any other month in history
of local capital investment and insures
the banner mark for 1928. New
money is coming into the Birmingham
district because it is good place for
new money. Nothing has been over
done here and it will be very
long time before there is any danger
of OVERRIDING. In this new capital
placement it is noticeable that it fol-
lows lines of previous and proved sue
cess, and is basing it's confidence on
indisputable profits justifying such
confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
A DEBUTANTE AT COURT

"Glory beW News comes from Lon
don that debutantes can enjoy the
privilege of making their bows at a
court function for only two hundred
and fifteen dollars. That is the min
imum cost of their wardrobe, accord
ing to a writer who figured it all out,
even down to estimates for gloves,
stockings, veil and other accessories.
Few, if any, debutantes hold them
selves to the minimum, for no event in
their lives, except the Mendelssohn
step itself, counts for so much as
curtsying before their majesties
and few hundred dollars more is re-
garded as a good social investment,
whether or not it pays dividends in
after years. The same writer says a
man can "get by" on little less, since
the conventional black silk velvet suit,
cut steel buttons, knee buckles and
things that did SO much to keep
Colonel Harvey and his calves in the
limelight, are marked down bit low
err. Then the men don't have to be
equipped with powder puffs and
posies. That helps some. -
But why should stern father OBJ
ject to this paltry item in the general
expense, when it means so much to his
adorably beautiful daughter? The SEN
sible attitude is to figure it in as
miscellaneous" on the balance sheet
and forget it. Court functions don't
come often. They are like Christmas,
literally bubbling over with expecta-
lions and thrills. Besides, they are
worth something as disciplinary influ-
ences, for one of the rules is that no
girl is admitted to the royal presence
if her skirts are more than three
inches above her heels, while her veil
must be forty-five inches in length by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
CONSIDER THE NORMAL SCHOOL

The concern shown by the residents
Of the southern tier Of counties re-
rarding the future of the state normal
school at Daphne indicates the grow
ing public appreciation Of the indis-
pensable value of normal school train
ing to successful public education. The
fate of the school at Daphne has for
q number of years hung in the bal
ance, and the institution has been
kept going only through the untiring
effort and devotion of those who have
It in charge. Being Class B normal
1t has not received a large measure
of public funds. Its situation at the
extreme end Of the state has made it
convenient for the teachers of Mobile,
Baldwin and nearby counties. It's loca-
ton on Mobile bay gives it recrea-
tional advantages not to be over
looked.
But while the claims of Daphne are
being put forward it must not be for
gotten that there are four Class A nor
mails in the state which can assert with
equal emphasis that their just appeal
for more liberal treatment has never
yet been granted. Forty thousand
dollars year apiece for these insti-
buttons has been a total all too small
to bring Alabama normals onto a
level comparing favorably with nor
mails elsewhere. The situation is not
a new one, but recurs with the meet
ing of each new legislature. On each
legislative occasion there arise the
old worry and the old apprehension
lest the funds be not forthcoming for
the continuation of the work. And
each appropriation, be it said, has been
made arbitrarily and not with due
recognition of the existing needs, nor
with any vision as to realization of
any definite goal with respect to these
normals and their service to the state
Therefore, it appears high time for
the legislature to give profound
thought to the normal school needs, to
allay any apprehensions as to con-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
Cars The People Want.

(The Electric Railway Journa)
Recently in a suburban commu-
nifty the people were not satisfied
with their trolley service. Their
chief objections were that the
cars were dirty in appearance. in
side and out. and that they were
cold in winter. that the buzzer
signal systems were too often out
Of order. and that the windows
frequently stuck and could be
neither opened nor closed. A COM
mittee was formed to walt upon
the trolley company and present
these complaints.
After receiving a polite greet
ing from an executive Of the rail-
way, the committee was led out
side to where the cars were
stored, and conducted down into
the pits. 1t was explained to
them that the trucks were of the
latest pattern. and that the mo-
tors were new and powerful-in
short. that the equipment was
really the best. The specific faults
Of which the people complained,
the railway dismissed airily with
the remark that they were all SUI
perficial. The committee was ST.
fenced but not convinced.
In truth they were not particu-
larly interested in trucks and mo-
tors and gears. But they were
very much interested in nice-look-
ing. clean, warm cars. with buzz
zers that worked and windows
that could be opened and closed.
The trolley company, instead of
trying to give the people what
they wanted. tried to make them
satisfied with what they had. Such
= policy Is usually a mistake, for
the public can not be made to
look at the question from the rail-
way mans point of view. While it
the question from the railway
mans point of view. While 1t
must be admitted that the upkeep
/ of the running gear Is more i'm
portant than the upkeep of the
car body. nevertheless appearance
counts with the passenger. 1t Is
one of the most encouraging signs
Of the times to see again bright
new paint on many cars every
where, to discover heaters and
buzzers in good order, and to find
clean windows that slide easily
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
POOR BOYS WHO
BECAME FAMOUS

By Frederick HouK Law

Mulberry park, New York City,
is quiet breathing space in what
was once one of the most con-
gested and most viciously danger
GUS sections of the great city.
Some years ago. where the park
now lies. there was a region of
crooked, narrow streets, so we'll
known as the haunt of criminals
that it was considered dangerous
to visit the place at night. The
change from filth and danger to
sunshine and safety came about
almost entirely through the eff
forts of Jacob Riis, an immigrant
from Denmark.
In one of the most remark able
books ever written by an Ameri-
can, The Making of An Ameri-
cam" Jacob Riis tells the story of
his life. That story is so thrill
ing in interest, so rich in episodes,
and so full of real value that it
has already become a text book
in the public schools. less than
eight years after the death of its
writer.
Jacob Riis was born in Denmark
in 1849 and lived there until he
was twenty -one. Then he set out
for the United States. where he
had to make his own way. For
several years he led a most pre-
carious existence, and at times
was little better than a tramp. He
worked at anything and every
thing, building huts, chopping
wood, mining coal. working for
farmers, making bricks and doing
all sorts of odd Jobs. Sometimes
he slept in barns and sometimes
in police stations. One day he
saw an advertisement for a news
paper worker, answered 1t and be-
came a reporter. After a time he
found work with the New York
Tribune and still later with the
papers as police reporter. This
work brought him into intimate
friendship with Theodore Roose-
Welt, then police commissioner of
New York. AS a reporter, Jacob
Riis wrote with utmost boldness,
and exposed conditions that need
ed. remedying.. He. was fearless in
making Investigations and in TAX
ing photographs. His books on
How the Other Half Lives" THE
Battle With the Stun" and 1.-THE
Children of the Tenements." were
revelations. AZ a result Jacob
Riis brought about great reforms,
and literally made the lower part
of New York City over into bet
ter place. The story of his work
Is wholly inspiring.
In tho latter part Of his life, Mr..
Riis was widely honored as lee
turer, writer and reformer. He
died in 1914 at the age of sixty
five.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
LEASE MONEY NOT NEEDED

The financial data presented by the
convict lease committee of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce tending to
show that the state can well afford to
do without the earnings of leased con-
victs is worthy of most serious consid-
Grafton. The committee contends that
"the state could do away with the
lease system, pass the three-mill tax,
increase its expenditures during the
present administration by nine million
dollars and still be within its budget.
If the three-mill tax failed to pass
there would still be a margin of five
and a half million dollars after the
leases are abrogated."
This estimate does not take into
consideration the increases usually at
tending each years taxation of prop
erty. The committees findings are
formidable, and the report, backed by
this data, gives confidence in the
conclusion that: "The committee
does not feel that financial consid-
Grafton should be controlling in set
thing a question of this kind. Even,
however, when we consider the fiscal
aspect of the problem, we find that the
states finances are in splendid shape,
and that the loss of a paltry half-mil-
lion dollars per year will not result in
curtailing any of the states activi-
ties" More and more it strikes the
reasonable mind that if a sincere eff
fort is made to find revenue to replace
that which may be lost by removing
convicts out Of the lease system, it can
be done. The more deeply the finan-
cial aspect of the situation is gone
into, the more indication there is that
if the lease system is abolished the
state will suffer so little in the mat
ter of revenue and for such short Pc
riod that there will be no diff
Guilty even on that base, and that the
wonder of Alabamians will be that the
state ever for moment believed that
the leased labor Of its convicts was
ever desirable from any standpoint.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
JOHN A-DREAMS
Dreams Of Fear Of Death by

Others
II you have read yesterdays
chapter you will remember that I
spoke to you Of dreams which fill
your soul with the fear of death.
Today I shall tell you of learning
that others are filled with that
dread. Exactly the Same meaning
which applies to the sleeper
should she have such a dream,
holds good for others who are en-
quilted in this frightful emotion
while they are aslumber. But the
marvellous part of the dream is
that It Is within tho sleeps pow
er to rescue the man or woman
who seems to be obsessed with the
fear OF death. and that in fact the
duty is laid upon her by a guiding
spirit to act as wise counselor
and to snatch the person con-
cerned from the very brink of
the abyss.
If you should be unable to REQ
ognize the person who Is seized
with the fear of death. think most
carefully over every detail Of the
dream. because 1t may give you a
hint to the identity of the one in
danger. Do not think for one
moment that you may with i'm
punity ignore this message or say
to yourself that after all other
peoples safety IL mono OF your
business.
If you do this you will live to
regret your indifference. You
yourself will be drawn into the
trap which Is about to enmesh tho
other person, and instead Of one
being made the victim of life
long misery, there will be two, and
you will be the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
"YOUNG MAN, GO TO ALABAMA"

A Boston newspaper recently asked
this question: eff you were a young
man just starting in life without dol
lar, what would you do?" Many an
swers were made to the query. Here
is part of the reply by former Mayor
Fitzgerald, of that city:
l should go to Alabama. To my
mind, that state offers greater OPP
portunities for the future than
any other. l should go into some
kind of manufacturing business
there. I am loyal to New Eng
land, but regretfully admit that
the lack of vision here and the
wilful closing of so many doors
of opportunity to young men will
cost us dearly. Boston, in spite
mains amazingly blind to the
needs of our splendid young men.
We of Alabama know something of
the many inviting opportunities this
state offers the young man of intel
ligence, industry and character from
other states, and especially from con-
gested centers where fields for adj.
vancement are crowded and competi-
ton is acute. The region around Bos-
ton, indeed, the greater part of New
England, with it's dense population,
sterile soil, rigorous climate, high cost
of living and constantly increasing
struggle for existence, does not at
tract the young man. Alabama has
everything to commend it. No state
possesses larger resources, or presents
broader opportunities to the young
man who is willing to work and knows
how to do anything worth doing.
Slowly, but SURELY, this is being real
lied by people who inform themselves
of conditions in this state. Hundreds
of textile industries are coming south
where raw materials, superior labor
conditions, cheaper transportation and
constantly growing markets hold out
tempting invitations. The more the
outsiders learn of Alabama the strong
err becomes the call to this section.
This situation offers all the more
reason why Alabama's advantages
should be intelligently and impressive
ly set forth to the people of the North,
East and West. Having a good thing
is well enough 30 far as it goes but
the possession of a good thing is util-
lied to practical ends when the world
is informed and proceeds to share in
its benefits. The present campaign
by chambers of commerce and other
development agencies throughout the
state to let the people elsewhere know
what Alabama offers to desirable in
vestors and residents promises some
thing worth while. The more organ
lied effort put behind this work, the
better for the state at large.
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tinued aad expanding appropriations,
and to provide not only for essential
running exD1nses, but also for that
growth in equipment, faculties and
facilities which Alabamas increasing
demand for trained teachers makes
imperative. The recess committee has
made careful study of the normal
schools and inquired into their legiti-
mate and pressing needs. The people
now expect the legislature to exercise
an unprecedented liberality and
breadth of view in authorizing funds
for normal schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02

exact measurement. The slightest in
fraction Of these regulations would
shock present custom and jostle tradi-
ton. SO the value Of being presented
at court can readily be appreciated in
it's moral aspect, not to speak Of the
rare pleasure young lady might get
in arousing the envy Of her old friends
while she describes the night when
she was presented to their majesties.
All of these things have to be con-
sidered when taking the inventory and
its net value. To the debutante of to-
day, presentation at court represents
large social profits. 1t is "velvet,"
so to speak
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
REVEALING A COMMUNITY

Opelika has held display of home
made products at its Chamber of
Commerce, and the exhibition has at
tracted attention both of home people
and visitors. Such exhibitions serve
two purposes. They inform neigh.
bors about what neighbors are doing,
and they reveal a glimpse of the city
and its resources to those who come
that way. In the end this counts for
civic pride and for the progress which
comes from the investment of capital
in home enterprises. 1t is the power of
advertising, which is nothing more nor
less than imparting knowledge.
Communities need reminders Of
what they are and produce so as to
retain confidence in themselves.
This is quite as necessary as letting
the stranger know what we are and
do. Men and women are prone to ig-
more what is Immediately before their
eyes for the very reason that it is so
close to them and they do not enjoy
the advantages of the perspective of
approach. Local exhibits of local
products provide that perspective of
the different products, and the dis
plays as whole exercise a potent in
fluence in producing a realization of
self-respect and confidence. 1t is al
ways good for a community to be
shown that it is bigger, better and
more progressive than it had thought
IL was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
MOTHERS or FAMOUS
NI4N
Mother Of Arthur Bnlfour

Precisely the kind of woman.
who by birth, temperament and
circumstances is admirably fitted
to be the mother of q statesman,
was Lady Blanche Gascoigne-Ce
oil. mother of Prime Minister
Arthur Balfour OF Great Britain
The sister Of Lord Robert Cecil,
she was born to great things. and
all her life was acquainted with
the important political happen
ings OF her own and other ma
lions.
She was a rare character, ac-
cording to biographers, who at
tribute to her the most unusual
assemblage OF qualities. She had,
they say. an intense pride of caste.
tempered by humble piety; deli
cate soul combined with the
shrewdest practical sense. She
was broad in the biggest sense of
tho word. and narrow, not In her
point of view. but in her devotion
to her family, which completely
absorbed her.
One commentator has compared
her with the feminine characters
Of Thackeray, declaring that in
her breadth and narrowness, her
absorption in her family. her sim
Pile faith and impervious sense of
duty. she was like the gentle but
spirited chatelaines of Thack-
cray"
She was, however, better edu-
Gated and trained than most OF
Thackeray's heroines, and to use
distinctly modern locution.
much more Of person." She
saw to the spiritual and intellect
ual wants Of her children with
an unusually fine perception Of
what was best for them. In the
case Of her son. especially, she
was wise. She guided his read
ing and discushed 1t with him,
thus bringing them close together.
When she died in her forty eighth
year, 1t was one Of tho severest
shocks Of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
SMILES
The Way 1t Looked
(Chicago News)


do tell me something about the
play" she said to the young man.
They said the climax was su-
perb."
Yes, I am inclined to think it
was very good" said Percy.
Cant you describe 1t to me?"
she asked.
We'll, the heroine came stealth
lily on the stage and knelt, dagger
in hand. behind a clump Of rib
bons. The hero emerged from a
large bunch OF purple flowers and
as soon as she perceived him she
fell upon him. stabbed him and
sank half-conscious into a very
handsome aigret. This may sound
queer, but the woman in front of
me wouldn't remove her hat and
that's how 1t looked"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
Together making
"HOPING"

If the hope Of men were the
realisation of men. how wonderful
this would be!
You may be on the wrong track,
but keep on hoping-you'll get on
tho right track by and by.
The brightest hopes sometimes
L. lie into nothingness. The dim
NEST hopes sometimes lead to the
most brilliant results.
Hoping against hope 10 the proof
and the test Of striving soul.
The dearth of hope means the
dearth Of life.
To all hopers: Hope-keep on
hoping-and end hoping!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
A Real Pleasure

IBOStOh IfanScrIptJ
A lady bank clerk had COM
pleted her first week and friend
asked her how she liked the work.
"Oh. It's glorious!" she replied.
I'm at a branch where nearly all
the people we know have ac-
counts. and it's so nice to see how
little money some of your friends
have in the bank"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
Right ON the Job

american Legion Weekly
In one Of the towns of the Pa
cific coast distinct earthquake
shock was felt recently. and when
the municipal building rocked per-
ceptibly the city fathers. then In
session, left without bothering
about the usual formalities.
The clerk, a man Of rules and
regulations. was hard put to 1t to
give his minutes the proper Off
cial tone. Finally he evolved this
masterpiece:
ION motion Of the city hall, the
council adjourned"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
Only u Starter
(Andalusia Starr

(Andalusia starr
Fifteen stills have been de.
stroyed in Covington county with
in the past few weeks. This does
not mean that the supply Of boot
leg liquors is materially reduced.
Fifteen, while a fine record for the
officers, is only a starter, II 1t is
planned to clean up the boozes
makers in this county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-02
Should Build To Last
Tuscaloosa News)

(IuSCdiOOSa NeWS)
Nothing will do more for q
states progress than good high
ways. And they should be built
SO as to last. 1t is a waste of
money to construct roads that in a.
few months represent a hog walS
low more than they do a highway.