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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
(Kansas City Starr

A young lover writes that sev- eral years ago he had his sweet hearts name tattooed on his arm, but she has married elsewhere and he wonders if there isn't some way to remove the lettering. It is dift- cult to remove tattoo marks but it is often possible to correct q mistake by adding to it. For in- stance, if the tickle jade's name was Mary, one might throw .ob :. servers off the scent by adding Ann, tastefully tattoped of course In similar script.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Is Manifestly Unfair Admission Starl

The child who starts to school and then quits keeps some other child who wishes to go from doing so. This is manifestly-, unfair to the other child. But the child who thus handicaps the effort of some other child does not form the great mass of children who are Not in the schools in the cities, and often in rural communities. The most X of. them are children who never enter school building. For this class many excuses are made, but few of them are good ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Field Marshal von Hindenburg is said to be proud of his success as q hunter. His biggest achievement in that capacity, seems to have been an enormous bag of trouble for the Ger man nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

One of the relatives of the Wander bilt family is reported to have become a taxi driver with the apparent idea of keeping up the reputation of the family for acquiring the coin of the realm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Pretty Good Reason

{, tNew Yorfk Tribune)
 One of the reasons why King Solomon got a reputation for wis dom was that he never had to set tie coal shortage situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
A SOURCE OF LEARNGING
 (Flori3a Timaa-Jr,to,>

It is stated that China had cap tured and executed 750 out of ths 1.200 bandits whe~ recently cap. .tured number of, Europeans an,. Americans. If this is true the United States should go to Chine to learn about law enforcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
A Bit of Good Advice

Don't circulate rumors that are detrimental to your neighbors and your towr. Investigate and get the facts before shooting off your month. If you will do this tho chances are you will Sind nothing to dfcuiate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

General Wood may not be popular in Filipino political circles; but the native members appear to know who is governor-general in that neck Of the woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
THE ALABAMA PRESS
A City With a Heart
(Tuscaloosa News)

Tuscaloosa Is city of homes Kand churches and the results of the various solicitations for aid have put this city in the front in the matter of doing good for hu- manity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

It is>proposed to spend five million. dollars to establish a home in New York where actors may do farm work. This may help to confirm the suspicion that many a good plowman was spoiled by imagining that the stage needed him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
A Way of His Own

(Norfolk Virginian-P -Pilot)
 President Coolidge's way of con firming the suspicion that the White House contains presidential timber is to say nothing and saw wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Id Is ENcn Worse

N(Nashville Southern Lumberman)
 An evangelist denounces betting as a means of getting money for nothing" Worst than that, it fre- quently is a means of getting nothing for your money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
ALL WOULD BE VANITY HERH
 (Nashyilla Rannar)

In England Henry Royce, paker of the Rolls-Royce, has mad a statue of himself erected. That may work all right in England, but over here some guy in a Ford would knock it over before night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

An exchange declares that there are 837 causes of war. The chief one might be summed up in two words general cussedness."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

It would seem that most of the routes taken by the various govern mental blocs lead directly towards the pork barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
A Case Proven fTondOn Pilnchl

Bananas have suddenly gone Up three per cent.," says the New York Herald. So they did have some, after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

IBridgeport Starr
 The lamb and the lion will lie down together when the lamb hasn't anything the lion wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
| ECBE-LTcHTS fSazL 411l LANNATIONAL
 O CAPITAL. sE1|l;;1 sss

The Republican party has no abler adherent than Senator Will liam E. Borah of Idaho.
 There Is no man in the country who would appeal more force fully to the people as presi- dential candidate than Senator Borah. But he will not be nomi- mated.
 Borah is living demonstration that an individual who pursues an independent course cannot achieve greatly in politics. Team work, Involving an occasional compro- mise, is necessary.
 And yet in extreme cases. Borah can submerge his personality. He riddles the Republican party whenever his conscience prompts him to do so. No man is more intolerant of many of the charac- teristics of that organization.
 But when the day of election rolls round, he walks into the polls and votes the regular ticket. He followed Roosevelt until Roosevelt bolted. And then he voted for Taft.
 Of course, Borah, living in Idaho and depending on Idaho suffrage for his political job, could not af- ford to bolt. He has ascertained that there is much in a name de- spite the intimation of Shake speare to the contrary.
 l. II a contrasts. One may follow Borah long way and then be forced to jump over a cliff rather than pro- ceed farther.
 Every citizen of the United States might have applauded Bo- rah's recent speech before a gath ering of prohibitionists in Wash ington as long as he confined him self to a defense of the constitu- ton, to an entreaty that the peo- pie. irrespective of their views as to prohibition, support the consti- tuition because 1t is the supreme law of the land.
 But the general applause would have been suddenly checked when Borah protested against the incar- ceration of those who in time of war preached sedition, and de- nounced such incarceration as a violation of that section of the constitution which guarantees freedom of speech.
 According to Borah's view of the situation, a million men, opposed to declaration of war, to a war the stake of which might be the life of the country, might proceed Tn revolutionary hafangue with out hindrance, although. such pre- cedure might have tendency to arouse such opposition that a suc- cessful fight could not be waged.
 It IS all right to shoot traitor. But, according to Borah. a man who uses a fatal gift of oratory to induce men to abandon the trenches and~the flag might enfold himself in the first amendment to the constitution and defy all au- thority.
 Washington regards Borah as an interesting man. It is probable that such contrasts in his points Of view are responsible. It is reasonably certain that, such con trasts, arousing constant doubt as to the direction he will take in any situation, will make it impos- slble for him ever to become pres ident of the United States.
 But Borah doesn't want to be president. If one should believe the average response of the aver age politician. he would conclude that it will be only with the great est difficulty that the people in- duce a man to serve as chief ex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

During the annual assembly of the states chief executives the public de- veloped curiosity to know just what the governor of North Carolina would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

It is not surprising that so many politicians become hard-boiled when it is remembered how much heat many of them are subjected to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Art Vs. Nature

Upon her tender cheek the blushing
 rose
 Takes issue with the lily pale. At least It looked that. way when first my eyes
 did feast On loveliness so rare; but now know A bit of rouge supplies the rosy glow And vies with perfumed tale upon her
 nose. -Pittsburg Plus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

have said to the governor of South Carolina had not the general situation undergone change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Not the Right Remedy
WiI Re a Long Time

(GreenviIIe PIedmont)
 Homeopathic treatment of mob violence will never cure it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, post office as second-class matter under act of Congress, March 6. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Temper

He has a temper uncontrolled: He speaks in accents loud and bold Without sign of fear. His temper runs away with him And makes him rude and harsh and grim
 When there are weddings near. And yet l never saw him stop To argue with traffic cop.
 -The Duka
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
| Tk9zSSlO ORCEf 1 1BEARER,

If every idle word were charged up against most people, they would be hopeless bankrupts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Some men are more eloquent with their mouths shut than others with their mouths wide open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Lawrence sperry, piioting an aero flivver from Chicago to Detroit, re- lieved the monotony by reading book As usual, the reporter falls down on the job-he neglects to tell us the name of the book. If you were pilot ing an aeroflivver, what book would you read?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Sometimes the professional politi- clan works the people once too often i; then he has to get out and do some real work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Civil service commission report; that there are 548,531 citizens or Un cle Sam's payroll, showing that pa triotism still lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Add Wonders of Science

Dear Torch Bearer: 'I rescued the attached from Science and Inven- tion,'' July number:
 With the development of the heli- copter, which is just now starting 60 come into prominence, the airplane of tomorrow can be made to arise straight up or down."
 "Rob Hosiery Plant of $10,0000."
 Warning-Don't plant it there; put it in the bank
 If it be true that Tsao Kun paid $10,000,000 for the presidency of China, it demonstrates that there are some clever salesmen over there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
He Hungers for Humor

Dear Torch Bearer. A gentleman in New Orleans is reported to have laughed so hard at joke that lie swallowed his false teeth. If some body will reveal the joke I'll bite Arthur. r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

Gossipping about their neighbors is not a very safe pastime for folks who have several family skeletons in their closets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
Suga,

o Sir! Isn't National Candy Day a sweet idea ?-Helen H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19
.rwa RuRHAus

THOMPSON. President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-19

An artichoke's proper name is Cy- nara Scolymus, but if it only knew the improper names it has been called
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
MOTOR CAR NOW
COACH OF STATE
In WASHINGTON

If the anonymous author OF the
"Mirrors of Washington is seek
ing material for a second book he
might do worse than look for his
Inspiration on the asphalt OF Penp
sylvania avenue, where the motors
of the national capital, like its
looking glasses, reflect 81 first
page personalities and reveal as
well the smashing of cherished tra'
ditions older than the Republic it
self.
The aristocrat of the equine fam
lily, for example, he that drew the
coach of state, died hard in Wash
ington. 1t was not until recent
ly that he surrendered uncmdi-
t;onallv. The white flag flew from
his stall when Henry G. Wallace,
secretary of agriculture, replaced
the official carriage that served his
department. for 33 wears with q
beautiful vestibule sedan.
This detection was a crushing
blow to equine prestige. Never be-
fore in the history of the depart
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11

difference between what is report
ed, and what is found to be the
truth.
SO many tales of the bad road
conditions had come to him be-
fore starting his trip, that he was
prepared to spend twenty or more
hours a day on the road, but he
found that Is hours made an easy
schedule, with two hours TO spare
en- account Of waiting for the con
troll road to open for down traffic.
If it is easy for the Essex to
make Il round trip day for 30
consecutive days from Los Angeles
to Big Bear via Lake Arrowhead,
what pleasure could be derived rom
this trip. taken in leisurely man
ner!
Charlie's advice is: "Roll the
old bus out of your garage, grease
it and oil it, adjust its brakes,
clean the spark plug, and head for
the most wonderful playground in
all Southern California. Don't let
The pessimists scare you, for any
one with a reasonable amount of
driving experience, and who is will
ing to use discretion in making the
grades need have no trouble in
negotiating these roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11

There is q peculiar thrill that
starts at one end of the spine and
chases itself to the other end when
nature lover hears the word
mountain" It's ring is music to
his ears, and Droad vistas, tremend-
Gus heights and pine-clad slopes re-
veal themselves to his mind S eye.
But in fact the word mountain
is real only to the insignificant
animals and -humans walking, rid
ing or flying about the earth s sur
face. To celestial being a mil
lion miles away, this earth is as
round and smooth as billiard ball.
Even the highest mountain in the
world or the deepest canyon, fails
to so much as make a scratch on
its polished surface.
When viewed in this light, it be
comes evident that all things are
comparative only, and we must
agree with Einstein insofar as his
theory refers to magnitude. Thus,
we may travel over a certain road,
viewing its conditions from a pers-
pective gained by past experience.
and tell our friends that it is in
good condition. Again, we may not
have had enough mountain driving
in our lives, and this same road be-
comes a terrarizing ribbon of shift
ing sand, winding up the sides of
perpendicular walls with yawning
chasms waiting 20 swalloY up our
puny machine and all its occupants.
The moral Of this is: Don t
believe all you hear-go see for
Yourself. - There is so much in
formation being passed regarding
the San Bernardino Mountain roads
that most of it has become mis-
information. The experience of
Charles II. IIoldson in driving the
" "N-Durance Essex over these
roads once every day for 30 con
socutive days, has taught him the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
NEW DODGE AUTOS SHOW 9
IMPROVED LINES, COMFORT

Marked Improvement in appear
ance and comfort is apparent in the
new line of Dodge Brothers motor
ears, in the production of which the
factory has been gathering momen-
tum since July ]. Hundreds of
dealers are now supplied with dis
play cars of the new type, and from
every source the factory is receiv-
ing reports of enthusiastic approx
al by the public.
While the basic characteristics of
the familiar Dodge Brothers ears
of recent days are still present,
there is an air of distinctiveness
that surpasses all previous efforts
of this concern to build q moder-
ately priced car of commendable ap-
pearance as well as quality.
The wheelbase is trifle longer,
the body is lower and the rear
springs changed to semi-elliptical
type are underslung, and Increased
from As to 30 inches in length.
All the features so popular with
the public today are embodied in
the design of the complete line,
which includes a touring car, road
ster, coupe, two types of sedan, and
screen side and panel side CONNER
cial ears of Y ton capacity. All
steel bodes-as first introduced by
Dodge Brothers in their open pas
senger cars several years ago are
now 1Se1 for all tVpeS
The effect of the longer and
lower body and longer wheelbase,
combined with the new lines and
lower seats, is very fine. Accord
ing to dealers and others who have
driven the new ears, the improve
ment in riding qualities is no less
pronounced than the improvement
in general design. The reduction
in body height lowers the center
of gravity and thereby reduces
sidesway, while rebound shocks are
effectively dissipated by the i'm
proved front and rear springs. The
ear holds the road easily and grace
fully and affords real riding com
fort.
The fiscal year ending July l was
the most successful in the history OF
Dodge Brothers, their dealers hav-
ing marketed approximately 100000
cars. With the improvements now
put into effect, obviously making
the car better and more attractive
in every way, though still retain
ipp tho essential attributes to which
the car owes its great popularity,
it seems quite evident that this
company has not yet reached the
maximum of its potentialities, des-
pite the tremendous record of the
year just closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
1912 Mile Tour
Makes Salesman
For Oakland Co

BY way of diversion, Thomas f.
Ricketts, and his party in an Oak
land coupe made the transcontinental
trip from New York to Los An
geles over the Yellowstone trail,
Columbia river highway ad the
Pacific Coast highway to Glen
dale, California.
The trip firmly convinced Rick
etts that the Oakland was a real
motor car, and he made up his
mind to become a salesman. "He
liked Glendale so well that he decid-
ed to make it his home, set abuot
Immediately to take up selling
Oaklands. He bought out the Oak
Ian dealer in Glendale and now the
name Thomas f. Ricketts, IS on the
sign over the door.
"The way that car performed
on our 1912 miles trip was evidence
enough for me that the car is right
and that somebody was going to
make lot Of money cashing in on
the popularity that would surely
come to such a car said Ricketts,.
In relating incidents of his long
trip TO Charles n. Merralls, El Cen
tro dealer, Ricketts, said: "Our
route from New York by way of
Philadelphia TO Chicago was over
good roads. From Chicago we drove
to Minneapolis, where we met the
Yellowstone trail and followed its
course into Yellowstone park, MAX
ing the complete loop of the park
and seeing every point of interest
Having entered at Livingstone, we
left the park at the same place and
went to Helena. From there we
found the roads very good TO Wal
lace, Idaho, to Spokane, and on to
Pendleton.
"From Pendleton we drove over
the great Columbia river highway to
Portland, and let me say here, that
that piece of highway is the great
est in all the world. We followed
the Pacific Highway to San Fran
cisco, and the going was tough in
spots. The coast road from San
Francisco to Los Angeles is, of
course, wonder and as smooth as
>glass for the entire 440 miles.
"We made an average Of 1915
miles to gallon of gasoline. This
is good mileage on such a trip
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
CaIifor MIA In
Lead Of Western
Road Building

The west experienced in 1922
the greatest road building boom in
its history. A total of 7,42S.19 miles
of new improved highways were
complete that year and added to
the road systems of the eleven west
ern states or were under construc-
tion December 81, 1922. The cost
of this great public Improvement, a
survey shows, amounted to 1862, ,Q35,-
21743.
California, improved the greatest
mileage of roads, having a total of
1.41S.l miles at cost of 1854
37373. Oregon took SECOND rank
in mileage constructed with 1,299.4
miles costing $13,25S,371.o8, and
Colorado was third with 1,296 built
at cost of 4,346.6o. Al
though third in mileage, Colorado
was outranked in expenditures by
Idaho, this state having built, or
put under construction, $50 miles
Of road, costing $6,S30,000.
Wyoming led her ten sister
states in graded road construction
with 531,25 miles of this type,
Oregon following with 327.70 miles
and California with 477.10. Colo
RADIO. with 730 constructed the
greatest mileage of gravel and
crushed rock surfaced highways.
Oregon surfaced 647.30 miles with
this material and New Mexico
1880 miles. Asphaltic concrete
found a champion in California,
which surfaced 253.40 miles of the
state system with "black base. y
Oregon built 102 miles and Wyom-
ing 18 miles of this type.
A total of 2,645.52 miles, or more
than third of the 7,428.l9 miles
constructed, were graded roads. Al
most half of the 3,457,14 miles of
the roads completed or under con
struction were gravel or crushed
rock surfaced. The balance of the
construction consisted of hard sur
facing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
TENNES SEE TO
SALVAGE MANY
OLD HIGHWAYS
County Engineer Adopts
System of Rebuilding
Worn Roads

The highway department Of
Davidson county, Tenn, of which
Nashville is the county seat, has
developed IN economical and suc-
ccssful type of road by salvaging
with surface treatment, 2l5.S miles
of old gravel and waterbound maca-
dam. These roads, according to j.
G. Creveling, chairman of the
Davidson county highway commits
sion, comprise 26 per cent of the
county system and carry 80 per
cent of the traffic.
''We have been resurfacing our
old macadam and gravel roads" /"
said Mr.. Creveling in report to
the Nashville Chamber f Com
merce, "with a substantial thick
ness of waterbound macadam, being
rather sparing in the use of fine
aggregates and rolling the coarse
stone before adding the fines. Af
ter permitting travel to use the
road until well cOmpacted and the
excess fines whipped off, we apply
one-half gallon of heavy Mexican
asphaltic road oil, which is immed
lately covered with n special
crushed river gravel about 400
yards per mile of 20 foot width.
~ We utilize every Bit of value
in our old roads and we build from
start to finish without detouring
travel. The cost is lower, we \ can
make more progress and it stands
up well under our travel, which on
certain roads, averages 1000 We
hiclcs per day. Roads built during
1917-1917 and on to date are still
in fair condition without rcoiling
Immediately a road is completed it
is placed in charge of n patrolman
who, gives it regular attention. One
man with a mule and wagon takes
care of about 20 miles of oiled
road. This work costs about $3.50
per mile per year for labor and
material used.
:" As the surface treated road
gets rough or wavy we find that it
can be sacrificed. reshaped and re-
oiled at nominal cost and by using
onc-fourth gallon instead of one
half gallon as originally it is really
better than when first treated. We
have reoiled less than 10 per cent
thus far. We estimate on our
main roads, which average from
500 to 1000 vehicles per day near
the city down to 200 near adioin-
ing counties, that it costs less than
'one-half a cent per vehicle mile to
build and maintain this type of
road. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
MARKET rs BARE

NEW YORK, Aug. l1.-The brief
report of today's stock market
could have been written from the
floor of the exchange where So per
cent of the business. originated.
After an irregular opening followed
by some selling, largely by bears, a
covering movement took place dur
ing the second and last hour, dem
onstrating how bare the market is
of stocks. Closing was higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11
Firpo Fails 10
Argue Rickard
Out Of Bat I'll e

NEW YORK, August 11.--Ef-
forts of Luis Angel Firpo TO have
Tex Richard postpone the date for
his fight with Jack Dempsey failed
and the South American viii meet
tho champion here September IA, it
was learned today.
After a talk with Rickard yester-
day the nature of which neither
would disclose Firpo went to Phila-
dclphia to finish training for his
fight with Charlie Weincrt to be
held there Monday might.
Before leaving Firpo confirmed
reports that he had dispensed with
the services Of Jimmy DeForrest,
who has trained him since he started
his climb to world S champion
ship bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-11

upon big program of highway
construction. Colorado this year
has adopted for the first time in
certain instances the asphaltic
types Of pavement for its roads.
Road building is now in full swing
in a score of more of the counties
of the state.