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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
OUR TROOPS AT CoBLENZ


The Senate resolution for the recall of
American troops in the army of occupation
on the Rhine and the plans Premier Poin-
care is making to invade German territory
to enforce collection of reparations under
the penalty clauses of the Versailles treaty,
have attracted national attention to the hand
full of soldiers who now represent America
at Coblenz. There are less than twelve
hundred, under the command of General
Allen. They are already acting as media
tors between the French troops and the Ger
mans, the French, who are also under conf
mand of General Allen, being confined to
their quarters to prevent clashes. Although
the American soldiers are now carrying on
all the duties of occupation there is little
likelihood of their becoming involved if hos-
tilities should develop between Germany and
France, because their status has been clearly
defined. Our soldiers are not in Europe to
fight for France or any other European
power They are there solely to represent
the United States. The idea seems to pre-
vail that they might be drawn into another
conflict by some untoward incident, but the
United States is already on record as being
opposed to the French policy of direct action
and there is no reason for Germany or
France to suppose that our troops have any
other than strictly neutral part to play.
We did not ratify the Versailles treaty, but
we did ratify separate treaty of peace with
Germany. America is not a party to tho
present differences between France and
Germany.
The Senate resolution, which is thought
to mean the speedy withdrawal of American
troops from the Rhine, despite the fact thai
the President is not obliged to act on il,
has not caused any rejoicing at Coblepz.
Our soldiers have enjoyed their holiday on
the Rhine" and they are reported loath to
return home, where their pay will longer
have a purchasing power that makes them
comparatively rich. Neither are the German
shopkeepers, restaurants proprietors and
other business men pleased at the prospect.
The Americans are popular, because their
conduct has been good and they have spent
their money with lavish hand. They have
unquestionably helped to minimize resent
ment among the Germans against the army
of occupation and have prevented friction
that might have developed. Although the
French government is preparing for what
appears to be military invasion of the
Ruhr and the Rhineland what Steps will be
taken have not been officially announced,
and it may be January Is, when Germany
is expected to fail to pay the 500,000,000
gold marks due that date, before it is
definitely known how far France will go to
enforce reparations payments. 1t is I'M
fortunate that all the powers did not make
a concerted effort to enforce the terms of
the Versailles treaty. If that had been done
and France had been convinced that Ger
many could not pay, she might have been
reconcied to less drastic course. As it is,
she has the excuse that she alone of the
allied powers has tried to make Germany
conform to the treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
EXPAND THE HEALTH PROGRAM

The legislature will be asked to make an
appropriation to establish tuberculosis
sanitarium at some point in the state to be
selected after careful survey by compe-
tent commission The responsibility of the
state to provide adequately for protection
Of the public health has long been tecnni.
caIly recognized, but the extent to winch
the state has responded to its duty falls Tar
hort of the need. One great trouble mas
been the piecemea policy followed IN free
lug the state from preventable disease. Ine
appropriations made for the purpose have
been so meager as to defeat it, while, IN
stead of a definite, concerted state program
Of health protection, there has been spo-
radio and spasmodic provision that has re-
suited in little permanent good. Instead of
this policy being economical it has been
very costly, causing not only waste of
public funds but continued burden OF eX-
pcnsc upon the people in their obligation to
nay the sickness bills and to suffer the loss
Of wages through illness.
That state institution for the care OF
tubercular patients is needed cannot be DIS
puted That there is also needed definite
statewide and adequately financed state pro-
gram of removing the conditions under
which tuberculosis thrives must be con-
coded Separate appropriations and proyls-
ion for this program, however, mean
MULTIPLICATION of expense and overhead that
can be avoided by increasing the approprla-
ton and the scope of the campaign so as to
cover all preventable diseases and disease
breeding conditions. In short, the work OF
the state health department should be SO
adequately supported that it can actually
20 forward with its work of health protec-
ton without being hampered at every turn
by lack of funds. Money spent as at pres
ent means money spent without commensu-
rate return in results. Give the health agen-
ces complete opportunity to demonstrate
their value. Nothing less will satisfy the
public, claim to health protection
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
PROMPT WARRIOR SERVICE

With new equipment recently installed
the Warrior barge line announces semi
weekly miscellaneous freight service from
Mobile and New Orleans to terminals on the
Warrior river, effective January /. Prompt
deliveries are assured and the territory of
delivery includes points in Alabama, Missls-
sippi, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida, Flor
ida deliveries being made by transfer at Mo
bile This service is at rate twenty per
cent under the all-rail rate and now that
promptness of delivery is as much a certainty
as if the route were all-ral, there is no rea-
son why Alabama shippers and those in other
states sharing the low-cost freight benefit
should not increase their business via the
Warrior In addition to the river craft
added there has also been installed wire
less service by means of which the barge
line offices are in hourly touch with every
vessel on the river and are thus enabled to
follow every movement, keep shippers in
formed as to the arrival of their goods and
expedite traffic in many ways. The prin-
cipal criticism of the river service heretofore
has been its slowness. This does not apply
to the Warrior with its present equipment,
and the fact should do away with the last
vestge of prejudice against its use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Appropriate

Appropriate
The speakers subject was:
"Why you, for health, should walk"
And that is why, no doubt,
1t was a rambling talk.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The speakers subject was:
1.-THE athletes destination"
That's why it was, no doubt,
A running conversation.
Columbus Dispatch.
The speakers subject was:
"Why have we hesitated?"
He stammered, so his text
Was fully illustrated.
-Seventeen-Sixteen.
The speakers subject was:
"The Long and Short of Life
But length was all he had,
/ later told my wife.
Detroit Free Press.
The speakers subject was:
tThe Certain Road to Riches"
But observed he wore
A shiny pair of breeches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Adrift With the Times
The Poor Farmer

The Poor Farmer
l used to think I'd like to own
A little country villa,
Where could go and be alone
With Agnes or Myrtilla.
But since I've heard the loud>complaints
The farmer folk are making,
/ put up with the towns restraints
And have no use for taking
A chance on unproductive toll
That life would lack a SAVIOR,
If every tiller of the soil
Gets nothing for his labor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
EXPLOITING THE FROZEN ZONE

The world has regarded with tolerant in
terest the various polar exploration expedi-
tons and has been duly appreciative of all
scientific discoveries and geographical de-
limitations north of the Arctic Circle. The
world has taken it for granted that some
day all portions of the forbidden zone would
be measured and put down on a map and
that thenceforth adventurous humans would
turn their attention to other fields, or else
sit in idle disgust at the smallness of this
our planetary domicile. That there would
ever be material benefit derived from these
soul-testing marches over the frozen areas
of the far north is a view not widely held.
1t is with surprise, therefore, that most of
us learn that one of the greatest polar ex-
plorers of them ALL Vilhjalmur Stefansson,
has given up exploration for the exploit
tation of the resources of the Arctic
regions. This is what Mr.. Stefansson
has to say about it: "My expeditions
to the Arctic were like those of Lewis
and Clarke in the early days of United
States history. | saw as they did that l was
crossing country with unlimited resources
country which could easily be exploited and
as comfortably and as energetically as they
live in many parts of the north temperate
regions of the world
Because the famous explorer believes that
exploring is young mans game, he has
made up his mind to turn his energy to the
development of the great mineral and ma
teria resources of the territory he has
studied so long and so thoroughly. In his
own words: II will devote myself seriously
to the abolition of the polar regions. The
aura of mystery surrounding the north is
a pail of ignorance. The polar regions are a
state of mind" In other words, as far as
meaning the limit of human habitation is
concerned the Arctic does not exist. Per-
haps all that is true No man lives SO tar
north but that he or some one else may not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Bleeding the Soil
By REV. H. c. OFFERMAN

Only the fearful are greedy.
Gods love is win the generous.
The land is wealthy; you can
make it weather.. IL lies within
your power. Viii you be an
adder" or "subtracter."
The salvation of America lies
in giving; in ones soul-spending; in
ducking for others.
There is nothing we should love
better than to be of service to 9TH
ers. Goodness gains in velocity,
strength, power for more goodness.
Let us all hem to increase the
worlds goods. and leave it better
world for our having been here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

live few miles farther north. If there are
gold and silver and precious stones in the
frozen zone, there are men who will risk
all to go and get them. IF there is raw
wealth to be torn from the bowels of the
unthawing earth, there will be men who will
invest their lives and their capital in mills
to convert that wealth into merchantable
commodities. Mr.. Stefansson's plans open
to the eye of imagination an attractive vista
of expansion and, best of all, of victory over
the hostile forces of nature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
BEATING THE CROWD
From the Los Angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles Times.
In lecture an expert in economics men-
toned the fact that in one country the men
outnumbered women and added facetiously
II can, therefore, recommend women to
emigrate to that part of the world
A young woman seated in one of the front
rows got up in great indignation and was
leaving the room rather nolsily. The lee
turer paused and watched her, and then re-
marked:
II did not mean it need be done in sucs
hn--v thaf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

kinds, and establish themselves on profit
able, productive basis. The policy is not
essentially different from that which has
contributed to the success of building and
loan associations. The security is rendered
all the more desirable because the farmers
have arrived at solution of their marketing
problems, with prospect of hereafter not be-
ing obliged to sell their crops at price be-
low cost of production
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
THE FARM LOAN BONDS

The government has placed on sale sew
enty-five million dollars worth of farm loan
bonds. The bonds are dated January l..
funds are to be used in granting such long
term credits to farmers as their needs and
demand for capital warrant. By means Of
these loans the farmers will be able to buy
farms, make permanent improvements of all
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
BEER IN ENGLAND
From the BROOKLYN Eagle.

That 1922 figures show the an
nual consumption Of beer by the
British public has fallen to 18,000,-
900 barrels, as against 100000
barrels in 1918, is interesting news
to students of sociology. But if hard
liquor has been drunk by prefer
ence, the change may not be q
wholesome opc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
A Mythical Railroad
From the Alexander CITY outloo1

From the Alexander City Outlook.
And again a rumor is being heard
to the effect that railroad will be
built through from Ashland by
Alexander City to Montgomery.
That rumor has been going the
rounds for long time and still
there are people who put some Gre
dence in it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Many There

''The sermon was good but didn't think
much of the choir" said Mr.. Grumpson.
"The soprano was a beauty"
Maybe so, but the place for a pretty
woman who can't sing, but who goes through
the motions, is in musical comedy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

The PROPOSED measure to ak mortgages
in Alabama is evideRsly aimed at those who
have money to invest, bpt the Missile is far
more apt to strks he person in between,
that is, the party Of the second part on whose
property the mortgage rests. Thus the real
effect of such Ak would be 10 impose an
additional burden upon group # citizens
who are least able n bear It.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Alabama Press
A Suggestion for Farmer.
ON the Talladega Home.

From the Talladega Home.
Raising home products for home
use, and making the farm self-sus-
tanning, is the most urgent need of
agricultural Alabama today. Farm
ers should plan to this effect first,
before giving marginal cotton
crop a thought.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Let 1t Through

What became of the proposal to make
Birmingham motorists get out of the way
of the patrol wagon? Our interest in that
vehicle is strictly academic-and we hope
it will remain so--but the public welfare de-
mands its unimpeded progress.
PAUL COOK. :
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
SPECTATORS BRANCH OUT

In Chicago spectators bought up
all the desirable tables In the res
taurants for New Years Eve and
sold them at profit. 1t only re-
mains for spectators to get hold of
all the parlor car seats on the day
Of a big football game or the berths
before holiday to convince the
public that it is Just as excusable to
do one of those things as it il to buy
all the good seats in theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Absolutely Heartless

what is the title of this picture?" asked
the wealthy old codger.
81 call it "A Soul In Travail" replied the
impecunious artist, "but if you will buy it
you may call it anything you like"
"Umph! l can do that without buying it.
It's a chrome" =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Foolish Question

81 want to get some money for these love
letters" said the fair visitor. They're
the scorching kind, too"
"In breach of promise suit?" asked the
young lawyer.
Certainly. Did you think mistook you
for a publisher"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
A Practical Man

Business deal on?"
mot exactly. We're trading calendars. >
"Eh?"
'My friend here wants one that's all girl.
Pm strong for utility
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09

Americas hesitat a u participate in the
solution of Europe sleins amounts al
most to shyness. 1t krd of hyness
that verges more am npse On sstarrass-
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
The Consumer Page
From the Gadsden Journal.

from the GadSden Journal.
During the coal strike last sum
mer the operators boosted of their
coal production figures. Consum-
ers, however, are learning now what
kind of production It was. Much
of the coal contains dirt, slate and
rock. Another instance of where
the consumer pays the freight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
The Southern Cotton Indu.trx

FrOm the FIorence Times.
The southern cotton industry is
going forward by leaps and bounds.
A prominent mill man discussing
the subject with the Times stated
that our southern manufacturers
were going rapidly into the
finer grade of goods, and that mills
were going up in every direction.
Northern manufacturers were see
ing the hand writing on the wall
and were coming south in large
numbers. The southern mills took
more raw cotton last year than all
the other consumers combined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Speeding on Country Road.

7 rom the sand Mountain Banner.
It's easy to enforce speed laws in
large cities. and it is easy to keep
an eye on motos::.s..- N towns like
Albertville, but as uAt no good way
has been found to curb the speed
tend who races over the country
roads, and whose recklessness is at
Its height when he is nut on a high
way with nobody in sight. More
and more as our roads get better
the lives of careful drivers and peo-
pie residing along the roads are en-
dangered by the speed maniac who
waits until he gets outside of a town
or city to s'cut loose" Of course
arrests are made and fines imposed
from time to tir,e. But these ap-
pear to be inadequate to stop the
practice. 1t. seems to us that RICH.
here would be good opportunity
for some of our patriotic Iegisla-
tors to do something for their peo-
pie by getting their heads together
and devising some law, and the ea
forcement of it, that would make
life safe on our country roads from
the speed fiend who persists in be-
coming reckless the moment he
thinks nobody is watching him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-09
Educational Progress. in DeKalb

From the DeKalb County Herald.
DeKalb county has just passed
through one of the hest years in its
history. This is true in many re-
spects, but especially so when one
considers the advances made along
educational lines. Many new school
buildings have been erected, often
at a personal sacrifice to the pa
irons. At the same time, various
schools have increased their stand
ing. among the schools Of the state
and are just beginning to grow,
Friends OF education are proud of
the fine records made by both the
country and CITY schools.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-11-26
REORGANIZATION PROGRAM
Tuesday, November 27.

Tuesday, November 27
A. M.-uneau High School Program by Captain Dansey
200 M-Palacc matinee schools "rhe
Without Country
p. M Without Country"
Captain Dancey.
Wednesday, November 28
NJ Junelu.
Special by Dancey
500 p M-Falnce Theatre 'Thc Without Country
Pricf talk Captain
Friday, November 80.
Chamber of Captain Daney
Will speak. Thcre will be something special.
M.-Eks' HALL Amcricanization Rally. Capt
others will speak, Good music
Period.
Saturday, December l.
$50 III Together of
Auxiliary, with affiliated organizations There
will be good with cards and doncng
Sunday, December 2.
M-Eks public
by Capt Dancey. Music and Question
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-11-26
Confesses to Killing Two
Women in Local Resort
Last September.
DETAILS OF ATROCIOUS
CRIME ARE NOT GIVEN
Judge Reed Will Impose Sem
tence on Canadian Boxer
Friday Morning.

Confessing that he murdered
Hilda Weiss and Luella Roadway.
alias Billy Mason, in a house ON
Lower Front Street last September,
Harry Battling" Johnson, former
Canadian soldier, ex Canadian
mounted policeman and amateur
boxer, this morning pleaded guilty
TO second degree murder on two in
dictments returned last week by
the Federal grand jury.
The pleas were acceptable to the
United States Attorney. Judge Reed
announced that sentence would be
imposed on Johnson next Friday
morning.
Johnson's confession of guilt came
es a surprise to the crowd which
filled the courtroom. It was en-
tirely unexpected by almost every
cne in the crowd.
Demeanor Is Changed.
When Johnson was brought into
the courtroom by Federal deputy
marshals, it was noticeable that he
was extremely nervous, his lack of
composure being in striking con-
trast to his apparently undisturbed
last week when he was
arraigned on the two indictments
which charged murder in the first
degree. Today he moved his head
from eide to side, his mouth twitch-
Cd and HE hands moved neryouslys-
The fact that he was willing to
plead guilty to second degree mur-
der was first made known by r. E.
Robertson who, with Henry Roden,
had been appointed by the court to
defend Johnson. Mr.. Robertson,
after Judge Reed asked the accused
man IL he was ready to plead, said
that johnson desired to plead guilty
to second degree murder to both
''The defendant will
have to enter his own pleas" re-
sponded the Court.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-11-26
anal LYSIS OF FINANCES OF
EUROPE ISSUED BY LEAGUE

GENEVA, Nov 26.--In view of
present plans to hasten settlement
of the reparations problem, with the
cooperation, IL possible. of the Unit
ed States, special interest attaches
to review of the financial position
of II countries, mostly European.
together with certain remarks on
the German reparation question. con-
tanned in a memorandum issued by
the League of Nations.
The report shows that in most
countries retrenchment policy has
been adopted and considerable sav-
ings have beeen effected, although
the ever-increasing burden of the
public debt has in many cases swal-
lowed up what may have been saved
The development of the public debt
has been compared with the changes
in the price level, ie., the nominal
amount of the debt has been divided
by the wholesale price index num-
Der, and in this way reduced to pre-
WdT DIltC lctti WDcu tuio 10 uonc
it Is seen that the French debt
has risen to three times the amount
of the pre-war debt, the British debt
to seven times the amount, and the
American debt to nearly 13 times
the amount of the pre-war debt.
At the same time, 1t is pointed
out that before the war France had,
per head of her population, much
oigher debt than Great Britain or
the United States, and also that,
in these two last named countries,
deflation has considerably increased
the public debt. II is rather re-
markable. says the report, that the
two countries In which the public
debt shows the greatest real in.
crease are the only countries which
have been able to make any substan-
tial repayments Of their debts.
Leaving out of account Germany.
where the interior debt has been
practically wiped out by the enor-
nous initiation, the country which
(Continuaa on Page Three)
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1923-11-26
ILLINOIS man
IS CA NDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Associate Justice Thompson,
of Supreme Court, Makes
Announcement.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 26. Judge
Floyd Eugene Thompson. Associate
Justice OF the Illinois Surpeme
Court, has consented to the an
nouncement of hsj candidacy for
the Democratic Presidential nom-
ination.
Perhaps not since the days of
stephen A. Douglas and John A.
Logan has a young man risen Sc
quickly to high place as Judge
Thompson. He is net yet SO years
of age and has served nearly FIVE
years on the Illinois State Su-
preme Court, was District Attorney
for seven years and has served as
President of the Illinois State Bar
Association. He served two years
as a high school principal and two
years as editor of the Moline, H..
Herald before lhe was admitted TO
the Bar. tA64