davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
INSURANCE AGAINST SICKNESS

Watchfulness of the overhead of labor turnover is no longer the ex- ception. It is becoming the fixed rule of successful business. A South ern railroad has closed a contract with a life insurance company for group insurance of its thousands of en- ployes. Very wisely these policies will cover not only death, but acci- dent and sickness also. The matter of being sick is a serious affair in the family of the average salaried man and wage earner. The expense of medical attention and hospital ser vice has reached point where a serious and prolonged illness is apt to strain the family income to the limit
 Where the income is cut off by this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

dia, Mesopotamia and the Near
 East. Lord Robert quite frankly | replied: "I am prepared to agi- tate the scrapping of any policy
 of imperialism, whether of my
 own country or any other coun-
 try. but l would not advocate any
 policy leading to the abandonment
 of any trust of the weak unable
 to take care of themselves"
 Here we have weakness threatening the league in the concrete. When does the subject become strong enough in the opinion of the master to take
 care of himself? Is self-govern-
 ment a thing that is to be handed down from above when, and not
 until when, the ruling power reaches the conclusion that the subject nation is competent to take care of itself? If so. is it worth while to preach democracy
 of the world, to proclaim to men
 their right to establish for them
 selves the form of government
 under which they wish to live, to assert that people have the right to alter and reform their v J choose? Can we preach this doc Urine and at the same time con- sent that government shall impose it's rules upon another largely by force of arms and re- fuse to withdraw it's civil and military officers until it shall voluntarily reach conclusion that the governed nation Is sufficient l~l itself?
 I would not be put in the atti-
 tude of arguing that the British empire should withdraw from any of it's countries. Until the United States shall have agreed to enter the League of Nations 1t would be impertinent for any American to
 make suggestion as to what the league or any member nation of it should do. My country is stand ing aloof. It 1t is not willing to take a hand. we ought not to be censorious with those who are striving to do something. But manifestly the question of co-op- eration. of nations looking toward disarmament. arbitration and the
 submission of differences to the decision or DralnS rather than Of bullets must be met and answered in some way.
 One thing is sure-the grea. nations of the world are going to be slow in the future about bank rupting themselves through war. Yet questions between nations will eXist-questions having to do with provinces. satrapies and zones of influence; with oil re- serves and other mineral re- sources; with the right to impose | an alien rule upon peoples which find the rule distasteful, however advantageous it may be. These questions must be amicably set-
 tied in some international forum. Whether it is the" league, "A'
 league or an association of na- tions, most of us care little, just so way may be found in which
 America may join the nations of
 the world in promoting civiliza- tion and establishing world peace. Copyright. 1923. by Thomas E. MarshalD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

sickness it is a positive calamity, often absorbing large portion of future earnings for months. Corpo- rations find it more economical to provide for sickness and disability through various forms of group in- surance than to suffer the labor turn over caused by sick absences. Some hospitals have begun issuing hos pital insurance. Insurance against sickness will come more and more into vogue as the cost of sickness main- tains it's high level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
EFFICIENCY IS REAL SAVING

Mayor Hylan of New York is re- ported to favor cutting his salary and that of a number of city officials to meet the 1924 budget. His salary is $15,000 a year, small compensation for competent man at the head of city that spends hundreds of millions annually. Reducing his pay and that of other municipal officials whereby the city may be saved few thousand dollars will result in no benefit to the people of New York. "A hundred thousand dollars year, even a mil lion, saved in that way would not half compensate for the enormous cost of mismanagement, waste and graft in great city. Any large American municipality can afford to pay it's principal executive officials good salaries if it's affairs are eff ciently, economically and honestly administered. The same will apply to counties, states and the national government. Frequently public off,
 
 tary offerings of reduction in pay. Intelligent people realize that the purpose as rule is the possible po- litical effect, smile at it, then saun- ter right down to the polls and vote for equally incompetent candidates. Whose fault is it, then, if the city, county, state and federal governments are paying what appears to be large salaries for which the taxpayers get in return mismanagement, waste and sometimes official corruption?
 The salary, however, is secondary. It would be of no avail to pay high salary to an incompetent. The first consideration is to find the compe- tent man, then pay him what is nec- essary to obtain his services. Such a policy is economy, not extravaganza. Looping off few dollars from the administrative cost accomplishes noth- ing on the balance sheet. The real need is improvement of the public service. That will not and cannot be done through a penny-wise and pound- foolish policy. The big saving comes from efficiency of administration, not small reduction in its cost; for mu nicipality is a business just like bank, railroad or factory and its stockholders, the taxpayers, expect fair returns in public improvement on a reasonable expenditure.
 There is scarcely an American city that is not losing, from mismanage- ment, waste and incompetence, many times as much as it could save by re- ducing salaries of executive officials. Efficient municipal service is worth more than it costs so far as concerns salaries of public officials. Ineffi- cient service is extravagant on any salary, no matter how small. Not de- creasing salaries, but increasing prac- tical results, is the solution of the financial problem in nearly all cities, counties and states, and even in the federal government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
By THOMAS R. MARSHALL, Former Vice President of the
 uTupffAs

Whether 1t was Woodrow Will son or Lord Bryce or Jan Smutz or Lord Robert Cecil who, during the war period. revived. by re- dreaming the dream of all good men since Christ, the ancient idea of the settlement of interna- tional disputes by arbitration rather than by force, is not a matter of very great moment The first utterance upon the sub ject will doubtless be established through historic investigation And when discovered and desig- mated, the real pioneer in this modern movement will be found not to have added much to the efficacy of the Golden Rule. Re gardless of whether he was the author or no, be it said of Lord Robert Cecil that the League of Nations has had no more ardent advocate than he. Be it also said that Lord Robert possessed the rare good sense not to come to America and endeavor to impress his views upon our people until he was invited to do so by Ameri- can organizations which are inter- ested in the League of Nations. He became. thereby, an honored guest, entitled to courteous treat ment and most respectful consid- eration.
 What our visitor said about the league naturally provoked friend ly discussion. This probably was one of the objects of his coming among us. We may. therefore. analyze his arguments, even chal- lenge some of his statements if we wish, without giving offense to him or placing ourselves in op- position to the great league which he so eloquently and convincingly defended.
 To me the league always has been and is yet the one good thing in sight to achieve what all of us lonsingly hope for. How ever, it's perfection into the ideal organization that we would have it may require an outlook some what different from that of sev- eral of those who are sitting in its council. It would be foolish to deny that the league is doing great good. It's fine work in re- straining the unruly children in the family of nations and prevent ing them from scratching each others faces and pulling out each others hair is enough to com mend it to all right thinking men and to make them thankful for It's existence. But question arises whether the parent nations are governing themselves by rules similar to those they are laying down for the children of nations. In this connection 1t way be well to remember that almost as many children have been driven from the Calvinistic fold by the hy- pocrisy of their parents as have been kept in loyal obedience to the ancient faith.
 The nations that exercise influ- ence in the council of the league must submit themselves to the same laws which they enact for others. or the obedience yielded to their decrees will be sullen ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

In deciding that the marriage of any student automatically cancels his or her enrolment, Syracuse University seems to be stretching the commonly accepted meaning of liberal educa- tion. There is an old impression that marriage, sacred institution, is the chief ambition of many young women. What kind of an education is it that would discourage that worthy ambi- tion?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
The League nt Work IMnhila R ofrl cfarl

The League of Nations con- tiues to defy the efforts of United States senators to scrap It." Only recently this defunct organization caused Bulgaria and Greece to agree to desist from the idea they entertained that only by war could they settle their differences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
"A Fraction nt scn-
(Marion County News)

Governor Brandon Is 8 fraction at sea. We hope he pulls through all right. One of his campaign slogans was tax reduction. He also wants to pose as an ad- vanced school man. Running schools requires money. Some body has found 1t out. So in ad- dition to his s2 per capita tax (which Is all right) we notice In his speech at the Alabama Edu- cational association that he ad- vocates another three-mill levy for the schools. How we all wish people would forget our promises when 1t comes time to tull1ll them!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

Now that John H. Clarke has stated positively that he is not even re- captive candidate, and would not ac- cept the presidency under any circum- stances, the big process of eliminat- ing those in the "has been" or "would be" classes may proceed expeditiously and with the public approval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Biz Crop on the Way

The biggest and best crop in the history of Madison county agriculture Is on the way. and believe us next fall and winter will find rich harvest plus prices that will fatten bank ac- counts for us farmers and in evvery other way make life worth living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
For Sound Reasons
Anniston Star)

Mills are coming south because the logical place for a cotton mill is where the cotton is produced. because the climate in the south enables all-the-year work, where as part of the time in the north climatic conditions greatly handi- cap operations. and they are com
 ng south because, there Is an abundance of good labor in the south. the kind they need. and it Is native labor which does not ,arry the germ of radicalism around with 1t. If northern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

wooden industries come into tho south from New England, 1t will be because general conditions in the south are more favorable to the successful manufacture uf wooden goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

One of the notable characteristics of Chauncey Depew's optimism is it's infectious influence; the more Ameri- can citizens who catch it, the better for the nations health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

making 1t a misdemeanor for person to let stock run out on the streets. Greenville vegetable gar dens, flower gardens and lawns have suffered long enough from marauding cows, mules. hogs and chick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
THE ALABAMA PRESS
About the Anglers
(Talladega Daily Home)

ITaITadega Da1Iy HOmeJ
 Birmingham anglers are report ing fine time fishing this spring. and splendid luck. We guess their yarns are not the pro- verbal type of fish yarns and their luck not the proverbial fish erman's luck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Will Vote School Bonds (EufatIla Citfzen)


 or course everybody is going to vote in favor of bonds to build Eufaula new school house. No one will deny that it Is needed and for this reason all hands and the cook are going to see that we get 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

A good many people claim all kinds of credit for giving away what they have no idea what to do with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

People who do things on the quiet usually make the most fuss about it when they get caught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
"Cotton Tom, Quite Dusy

(MOntBOme IImesJ
 Cotton Tom" between trying to keep the price up this year in the face of the big crop plant ed. anl looking after his cam paisn. is going to be kept pretty busy until congress convenes.- Dothan Eagle. He will be kept busy keeping up his fences next year. and we are watching daily for some popular Alabamian to throw his hat in, the ring and test strength with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29

There are some people who oc- casionally break their records by tell ing the truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
A Good Law

(Greenville. Advocate) One of the best laws this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act Of Congress. March 6. 1879.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-26

gssgslsaEsszEE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-26
OSTEOPATlA

s-
gabe I'd. 10 que 60 OSTEO-
PATLA9 OSTEOPATIA o. la
ciencia dc curar ajustando Ia
Colnmna Vertebral v nervios, re-
noVSndo la circulation de Ii
sangrs por tratamiento R&nuSl
Etn necesidad do usaE drogas Q
olectricidAd.
81 tod2s las parties del Orga-
Bismo humane estan en- con4t-
ct6n perfecta Ia sangre circula
biell, los nervios ordenados, 50
cerebro despejade, su cuerps
Ggii; est& Va. saludablo y este
10 puede hacer oSTEOPATLA.
1Dcsea I'd. ccnservarse Eiernprs
saludable, Joven, fuerte v feliz7
Ne sufra toda su vida, cdresa 6
tempo. PTuebe los tratAmisu-
tos de OSTEOPATLA.
oSTEoPATIA cu1s Gialoca-
clones, torceduras, Tos FcTina,
c'ataTro, Pulnonia, Influenza y
tOdas clases de enfcrmedades,
dUnics Doctor on OSTEOpA-
TIA en- Puerto Rico:--
DIR. s. RI. HALEY.
Oonsultorie:-
A1tss Colmado Standard
TeI6fOnos:-
Cncina 627 Gan Juan
EssidonciS 262 Eenturcs.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-26
Alberto Lee,
Presidente.

-El joven Fiscal Lcdo. Jose R. Qui-
fiones, actualmente en- Comisi6n en- la
corte de Distrito, seccion Ia, ha pres
tado su efcaz cooperation al referido
Gran Jurado, sirviendole dc acesor le-
gal, durante todas las sesiones cele-
bradas por ell mismO, habiendo culmi-
nado el esfuerzo del joven funcionario,
asi como Gel precitado ORGANISING ju-
dicial, en- ell mas franco y complete ext
to, como .habra podido yer ell lector
por Ell preinserto informe, ii
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-05-26

EN- LA HISToRIA DEL MUNDo Ell
7 oCUPA UN SITIo PREDoHfI-
Mantle
Los z amos de la InfancIa.
Los 7 Dolores de Maria.
Las 2 palabras de JESUS.
Los z sabios de Grecia-
Los 7 agujeros de la F'lauta.
Las z cuerdas de la Lira.
Las 7 supuestas vidas de los Gatos.
Y por estos siete z, debe yer Gel 2
DE TREBoL" Bellisima Novela Cine
matografca Francesa que ssra estrena-
da ell Jueves DE JUNO en- Ell TRES
BANDERAS. Advt.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
Chinese Fan-Tan Game Is
Broken Up by Sheriff

Leo Woy and Ye High. aget
Chinese, 119 North Twelfth street, re
ceived their first ride in an automo
bile wednesday night after they had
been arrested on gambling charge
by Sheriff Mike Endres and two
deputies.
The sheriff declared the men, witt
two others. were In the midst OF
fan-tan game when he entered then
place. Two of the players escaped
Both OF the old men crouched 10"
in the back OF the car and called "
their native language FOR aid or pro
lection or something of that Kind as
they were being taken to the station
the sheriff said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17

Measured by the price of bread
the price of wheat is far too low, n
i. Updike of The Omaha Bee said
yesterday in a message to his Chi
cago grain office. His suggestion was
that instead Of seeking to pull bread
down to the level OF wheat, the efforts
Of business men be turned to lifting
wheat up to the level OF bread. He
declared that an increase of so cents
a bushel in wheat prices need not af
feet the selling price Of bread.
His message. which was not in.
tended for publication, was picked up
by the ticker service Of the Chicago
Board of Trade, and from there
found it's way into the press associa'
tions, who carried it to all parts of
the country. The message as sent
out by the Associated Press follows
Like Gasoline Case.
LAS nearly as l can figure It out,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
Douglas County Day
at Oakland August l9

Omaha and Douglas county have
been invited 20 attend Douglas county
day at the .o-acre park a. Oakland,
Neb., Sunday, August 10.
The chamber OF commerce a. Oak
land has a number OF special enter
tainment features 20 offer ths visi-
tors. The Oakland concert band viii
play throughout the day. Wakefield
and Oakland win meet on the base
ball diamond.
Oaklanders have been asked 20 urgs
their friends in Omaha and Douglas
county 10 be present To facilitate
this matter the Chamber has post
cards with a picture Of the Oakland
swimming pool on one side which are
d dstributed 20 all who call for them
With the cards is ticket for the rool
en- that day.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17

California Resident
Seeking Italian Wife

Paris. Aug. 16.-Frank Beiders of
Stockton, Cal, wants an Italian wife.
according to an advertisement in the
Corriere Dele Sierra of August IL.
The advertisement reads:
american, %, wants to marry
beautiful young girl. even il poor.
Send photo. Box 163. Frank Bieders,
Stockton, Cal"
As the Corriere Della Sierra runs
a special matrimonial column which
is extremely popular among Italian
aspirants to matrimony, Box 163 is
likely to collect whole gallery Of
pictures of Italian beauties.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
Shoplifier Draws Knife
on Omaha Store Detective

William Hughes. 5i6 North ttf'
teenth street. attacked William
Gurnett. detective at the Brandeis
store. Wednesday with knife aud
was subduod after struggle. The
man was charged with drunkenness
and petty larceny.
Gurnctt saw Hughes attempting 20
steal silk garments in the store, he
said. and arrested him. Hughes was
taken to the office occupied by the
detective to be searched. As Gurnett
turned from the door, after closing
It. Hughes drew n stiletto from his
belt and leaped at him.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
Marked Building Boom
Is. Underway in Columbus
soeciaI Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Columbus. Neb.. Aug. l6.--Building
improvements in Columbus during the
first seven and half months Of 1873
are more than double In value OF all
improvements made during the entire
year 1922.
From January / to August 10. 1923,
pernits have been issued for building
improvements aggregating $57o,405.
Last years total for the entire IL
months was only s204,425.
From January / to August Is, now
business buildings total six; additions
or remodeling of business buildings,
eight; new residences, %; remodelins
- residences, 8; garages, is; total
CO. Chief among the improvements
under way this year from the stand
point OF amount invested, is the addi-
ton to st. Mary hospital, estimated
at $3.50, ,oee. Second TO that is the
Swift g. Co. project, listed at $4,000.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
10000 Miles Of Trauel
in ~ Years Is Record of
Ohio Man "Resting' Here

After travelling $4,000 miles In the
last 42 years. DIR. James A. Aston.
81, OF Columbus, o., Is stopping at
Hotel FonteneIle.
He declares he has solved the
problem Of travel.
ITS all a matter Of whim." he
said. start out and do just as you
please. Leave the length of your
stay in any one place to chance"
During his present trip he has
visited Denver. Dallas, Tex: Kan
sas City, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco. Honolulu, Vancouver, Il. G.,
and Omaha. DIR. Aston is a mem
ber of u fraternal and civic organi-
cations.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-17
Ceddes Attacks
Conditions at
Gateway of US
British Ambassador Recon-
mends Improvements for
Ellis Island, in Report
to Marquis Curzon.

London. Aug. 1s.-specific recon-
mendations for the improvement OF
conditions at Ellis island, the prin-
cipal gateway into America for Eu-
ropean emigrants, are contained in
a report to Foreign Secretary Marquis
Curzon from Sir Auckland Geddes,
British ambassador TO the United
States. made public here today.
The report. drafted by the ambassa-
dor following a visit TO the island
last December, was issued in the
form of white parliamentary paper.
The general criticism Is that Ellis
island is too small. that what addi-
tional space is available is use
less because it is unventilated, and
that the buildings are generally in a
poor state OF repair.
He says the sleeping aceommoda-
tons are often unpleasant but he
found the food good and well cooked.
although the place could not be kept
clean owing 10 the table manners of
some Of the guests. He thinks de.
tention on the island must be hare
fni experience for all persons Of any
sensibility. The medical and board
rooms he terms unsuitable and made
quate. All the arrangements for
handling admitted immigrants, how
ever. are efficient and reflect high
credit upon those concerned.
Sir Auckland thinks that 1.-The very
heart of the tragedy Of Ellis island
concerns those temporarily detained,
but says this is nobody's fault and
cannot be avoided unless a plan be
put into effect whereby the imni-
grants could finally be approved for
admission into the United States be
fore they leave their own lands.
As matter Of fact he asserts.
what Ellis island needs. in my judg-
ment. is to be relieved of the pres
ence Of about one half OF the people
who are pQured into it