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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
ONE TRICK A DAY
The Vanishing Handkerchief

There are many sleight-o of hand tricks called The Vanishing Handkerchief" but here is one that requires only the simplest mechanical aids. Secure a tin cup or similarly shaped object three inches long and an inch in diam eter. The discarded mouth piece cap of clarionet or saxaphone serves admirably.
 Attach to this a thin rubber ized cord and fix the other end to belt-loop of the trousers The cord should not be more than a foot long. Place the cup in the right hand, stretching the cord and take a handk erchief In the left hand. The cup should re- main invisible to the audience.
 Make a few magic passes with the kerchief and place 1t into the closed hand, and thus into the cup. Release the cord and the cup will snap back out of sight behind the coat. The hands may now be shown absolutely empty and the handkerchief has disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
To Remedy the Situation lGadSden JournaD

Apportionment of school funds from the state to the various counties of the state is made upon per capita basis. both white and negro children of school age being counted. Because of the large ne- gro population and the compara- lively small white population. some counties, Lowndes. for in- stance. receive as much as $40 . year from the state for each white child's education. In other coun- ties. of which DeKalb is typical, where the negro population is small, there Is only about S4 year appropriated by the state for each childs educstion "horet-r.. there must be sofae Meaf.s fpund by which this si,pstion can ha remedied. by which the big whits counties can handle their rapidly growing educational problems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Tho Germ of Suspicion (DeKalb County NeWsl

Did you ever notice how sus. picious some people are of mo. tives of the other fellow? Isn't 1t a pity that we are not all broad enough to give the other man credit for being just as honest and sincere as we are ourselves? If we would practice "swatting" that germ of suspicion like we do the fly we could almost eradicate some diseases which tend to ruin our communities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Studying the Spread (Opelik NeWS)

Birmingham man writes his newspaper stating that a very short time ago he read two ads, one offering sugar at five cents a pound and another quoting forty cents a pound for plain stick candy. That man Is studying the spread between producer and con- sumer. He will find many such puzzles as he has submitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

A congressman thinks the League of Nations is promoting, instead of suppressing the drug habit. He is in error, an unwholesome habit itself with many congressman. But the league if unified and properly di- rected in purpose would do much to- wards discouraging the most insid- ious and destructive drug on earth war dope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

That government department off cial who has dispensed free seed for twenty-two years might or might not have considered the damage he has done as an original agency for sprout- ing undesirable politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
HUNGRY OR FUEL"
ny Rev. r. C. Offerman

Have you a hunger that can never be satisfied?
 Have you thirst that can never be satisfiedf
 Is your life full of longings that have no end?
 Or are you filled up so that you can digest no mol 7?
 Are you full-up. so that you are satiated?
 Are you overflowing over the sides?
 Be satisfied with your lot, and go through life. taking from day to day only what Fate bestows to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Come In, Waters F1neS (Sylacauga News)

The fact Is Talladega Is . good winter or summer resort. and the only reason we do not have more visitors is because we have not the hotel accommodations.-Tal- ladega Home. One of the best highways in the states lies be- tween Sylacauga and Talladega. and the distance only about twen- ty miles. It would be an ideal place for our tired business people to go for rest and recreation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

On his eighty-ninth birthday Chaun- cey Depew, one of Americas most dis tinguished optimists, declared that despite the various forms of scandal, crime, hysteria and seeking for mo- toriety, the world is getting better every day because it is love that
 makes it go around. The sage is not speaking only of that love which is called the divine passion, however. He inclpdes our liking and attachment for the worthwhile things and people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
"Here's Hoping" (AnniSton Star)

There Is promise of government action to halt the rising prices of sugar. Press dispatches yester. day told of steps being taken to check the greed of speculators and to curb the tendency to mako sugar the plaything of "big busi- ness" Let us hope the promise will be fulfilled, not only as it ap- plies to sugar, but as 1t applies to every staple commodity the people must buy. because they must use 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

What Does He Mean?
 "We are confronted" says MT. Ziegfeld, with an era of sheer beauty in our girls and women."
 Sheer, a. 1.-Having no modifying conditions or accompaniments.
 The newly invented push-button motor will be godsend to the swain who drives with one arm.
 One thing in favor of distance dancing: It gives the brain a com- olete rest Nss~
 The only trouble is that those who do it haven't tired brains. As we write, some flies, protected by our wonderful system of fighting disease instead of preventing it, come buzzing by or sit in friendly wise on our desk.
 We'd swat them, were it not for our firm belief that for every fly swatted the publicly and privately maintained fly-incubators turn out ten thousand thousand more.
 Flies can be abolished if people want them abolished. The fact that they are with us, have been with us all winter, and are sure to be with us this summer in growing numbers, in- dicates that they are only momen- tarily and not fundamentally ob- noxious.
 Swat that fly? Not on your life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
All Of It Will Help

The man with faith, confidence in his community and town never lets an opportunity pass without adding a boasting word. We need just a few more of the boasting men among Cullman ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Loosen the Ties
Huntsville Times)

The more we think about this miserable make shift of an inad- equate corporate limit boundary the more do we become infuriated at the outrage being suffered by our town. Let's loosen the ties that bind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

They seem to have compromised the Biloxi whale controversy, but it will continue to hold the first prize as the seasons biggest fish yarn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
THE ALABAMA PRESS
You Never Can Teu
(Mobile Register)

It is reported that five hundred horses week arc slaughtered in Berlin for food. There is no telling what goes into a frankfur. ter nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Lumber Business Booming

The lumber business is on the boom In Russellville. Many farm CTS are deriving a handsome sum from the sale of timber from their farms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

The sheriff of Lee county says there's room for one more" in his jail. Law-respecting citizens are of opinion that there should be room for several more in many jails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Should Take the "Tipo
(Sylacauga Advance1

With the prediction of a for / per cent. increase In the cost O. living, within the next twelyo months, it seems that our farm CTS should take the tip" and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

The Swede who was officially com pelled to take a bath on entering Moscow doubtless recalled these lines "The river Rhine, as is we'll known, Doth wash the city of Cologne; But tell us, Nymph, what power di-
 vine
 Will ever wash the river Rhine2"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

Usually the man with the best judg- ment knows enough not to throw it away on people who haven't enough discretion to use it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
TO PROTECT BIRDS

Roosts with a total seating ca- pacity of 30,000 birds have been erected just below the light of a Netherland lighthouse to prevent the destruction of bewildered mi gratory birds lured off their course by the light of foggy nights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
TT SOINDS FAMILIAR

enter car. Passenger who has dropped quarter in the slot: How do I get my changer" Conductor: You don't set it. When moneys in the box it stays there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Oh, Honi

Oh, Honl Dear Torch Bearer: I don't believe you've experienced it, but My candidate for the pest house dreary Is the salesgirl who calls me Hon" or "Dearie." You being mere male, she undoubt- edly represses herself.
 Pencil Polly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

As a rule people who have some thing to say wait until they are asked to say it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

Would it be unpardonable to sug- gest that the California man in get ting rid of some of his wealth by es-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

Long distance dancing is a noble exercise, but it doesn't get you any, where. If all the terpsichorean de- voices could be prevailed upon to dance down to work in the morning and home again in the evening, 1t would solve the traction problem. But that would require jazz band on every corner, which would be even more painful than the traction prob lem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
SOME DEFINITIONS

Broker-One. who breaks. Banker-One who takes.
 Gardner-One who rakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
The Light Fantastic Hoof

The Light Fantastic Hoof The maid who trips And guides and dips On light and nimble feet The whole week long, Is bold and strong As any ath-a-lete,
 But she will grab
 A taxicab To ride across the street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

tablishing an aristocratic dog hotel is barking up the wrong tree?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

One way for fellow to let his job get away from him is to imagine that nobody else can fill it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
0R}SsBlbzAp{R{

We are glad to note that the city has decided to go ahead with milk in- spection. We didn't know but that the commissioner Of garages had de- cided that this germ theory was the bunk.
 Now the inspectors may keep as late or as early hours as they choose, and the commissioner will sleep on, regardless.
 Thus the voluntary human sacri- fices maintained by victims chosen from our citizenship will be confined to the grade crossings, and will not include babies offered up to the god of impure milk. It Is we'll
 The grade-crossing conversations will now proceed. If it's only talk that's to be spent, we presume the railroads can hold out as long as any, body.
 The street railway furnishes some pretty good takers itself. We hope the people don't get a ten-cent fare out of it all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Lexislation

He shot statute in the air;
 It fell to earth he knew not where, And, furthermore, he did not care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
Going Up!

as to sweeten the pot.
 Going Up! The rose is red,
 The violet's blue; Sugar is sweet And costly too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffiee ss second-class matter under act Of Congress, March 6. lS7a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

aEpERIcK I. THOMPSON. .... President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-25

Swat that fly? Not on your life!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
Alabama House Votes
Poll Tax Exemption
For Ex-Seryice Men

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 80
The house Wednesday refused 10
concur in senate amendments to the
Jeter bill regulating pool rooms
which provided that all pool rooms
and billiard halls shall close not later
than IL O'Clock p. m. instead of mid
night.
The senate committee on privi-
1eges. taxation and elections voted
to report bill favorably providing
for a double primary election or haV
ing the two highest candidates run
off a second primary.
Senator Crafts bill for the deVel'
opment Of the states oyster industry
received a favorable report.
A favorable report was made in
the house ION the bill introduced
Tuesday providing that Alabama
candidate for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination be allowed to Sc
lect the twenty-four delegates Of the
state to the national Democratic
convention.
The senate bill to provide for the
execution OF criminals by electrocu'
ton instead of hanging was given
a favorable report in the house.
The house passed bill proposing
an amendment to the constitution to
be voted by the people which would
grant the exemption from poll tax to
all persons who served honorably In
the United States army or navy
from January /, 1917, to November
IL 1918
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
Overflow Attendance
Marks Opening Of
The Berry Schools

ROME. Ca, Aug. 2s.-Authorities
the Berry schools busted them
elves today trying to accommodate
he record number of pupils who
egistered. at the opening of the in
titution Tuesday for the fall term
liz hundred and twenty-four boys
nd girls enrolled, 123 more than last
ear, and considerably more than
he management previously had
bought it possible to care for. AL
hough many applicants were turned
way, the schools facilities will be
hxed to the utmost. Only emergency
accommodations have been made for
ute number of the students.
A number of improvements and
hlargements have been made at the
hstftution during the summer, chief
mong them being the enlargement
( the girls practice cottage, where
he girls are taught methods and
heals of homemaking through &C
ual practice.
A number OF new instructors have
ZEN added, and the outlook is for
( be best year in the history Of the
ln1ous schools.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
Administration Has
Nc. Foreign Policy,
Underwood Asserts

ANISTON, Ala, Aug. %" Since
Woodrow Wilson left the White
House, the government has had no
foreign policy" Senator Oscar I'm
derwood, Democratic presidential
nomination candidate, declared in an
address before several hundred per-
sons on the court house lawn here
last night.
"From the time when Benjamin
Franklin represented the continental
congress in France down through all
periods since. the United States has
always had a foreign policy until the
present administration assumed con-
troll" the senator declared.
Senator Underwood was introduced
by Col. Harry nj. Ayers as "the senior
senator of Alabama and the next
president of the United States" Col,
Ayers declared that Senator Under
wood was the hope Of Alabama and
the south and a man eminently fitted
in every way to fill the presidents
chair.
Underwood devoted a good part of
his speech to the failure of the Re
publican administration to deal with
the foreign situation and the evil re-
suits of the aloof policy maintained
since the Democrats were swept from
control of the senate.
"You may think that what is going
on in Europe is no affair of yours, "
he declared, "but you thought that in
1914 and found out that you were
mistaken At that time, when the
war started, he said, the foreign mar
ket for the surplus cotton crop was
cut off and as result the prices
dropped. bringing disaster to the en-
tire south.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
Warrant Is Issued
For FIoggers' Victim

MACON, Ga, Aug. pa war
ant was issued late yesterday at the
erection of Sheriff Hicks, charging
Lus Roberts, one of the men seized
Ollie Perry1s store on the night
Z August 9 and carried TO the woods
nd flogged, with assault and bat
kry. Deputies said the charge had
othing to do with the flogging of
/. lerry, who was seized by the men
B the same time and badly whipped.
While neither the sheriff nor any
[ the deputies WOULD discuss the
tarrant for Roberts, it was intimat-
d that he would be arrested for the
, nrpose of being quizzed as to what
e knew about the floggers and for
be purpose of determining whether
h could identify either of the three
hudson brothers held in jail here.
Mrs. Perry, wife of Ollie, has
f: sked the sheriff to question Ollie
hrther, as she does not believe the
, hudson men were the ones who kid
. hped him. She says that he knows
= lore about the band who whipped
i'm than he has told and for this
: Jason seeks to have the sheriff quiz
. i'm firth
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
Mcintosh County
Children May Attend
Glynn County Schools

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Aug. 30.-The
school achildren of Mcintosh county
may attend the Glynn county schools
for the wear 1923 at least, and prob
ably through the term of 1924. Ar
engagements are now being consider
ed whereby the children of Darien
and Mcintosh county generally may
be educated in Glynn county schools.
Due to an insufficiency of funds
the above arrangement may be made
and plans are now being discussed.
The idea is that the community
school will take care of some of the
pupils and some will come on in to
the Brunswick city schools. The Nc
Intosh county board of education is
to furnish means of transportation,
and probably some other financial
arrangement will be made between
the two counties with regard to the
combination. Since the completion
Of the bridges across the Altamaha
river, Darien is only a few miles from
brunswick
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
RECORD ENDURANCE
FLIGHT USHERS IN
NEW AVIATION AREA

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 29.-(By
the Associated Press. beyond the
statistical achievements of Captain
Lowell H. Smith and Lieutenant
John p. Richter, army aviators
who had broken several worlds
records for endurance and distance
and speed when they landed early
last night after cruising above the
city continuously for 81 hours and
Il quarter, new leaf flutters from
the scroll in the sky on which the
mechanical romance of aviation is
being written.
The new chapter, while less spec
tacular, has implications more mo-
mentous. For Captain Smith and
Lieutenant Richter took on in mid
air fuel for their deHaviland plane
no less than fifteen times. They
had accomplished the feat before,
but only as a daring experiment.
This time they proved it practicable,
durable, comparatively easy, as
schemes of the air go. Thus they
established that planes need not
carry great amounts of fuel and
food to go vast distances without
stopping, but may fly on indefinite
ly to be met at certain air lanes by
refueling and reprovisioning planes.
The two airmen took off at
5:02:14 a. M. Monday They landed
as fog gathered at 6:19:S2 p. M.
yesterday. The summary of their
flight as recorded officially at the
air field shows:
Worlds records:
Duration record, 81 hours, Is
minutes, II AS seconds, or one hour
and ten minutes longer than the
record made by Kelly and Mac
Ready.
Total distance flown, $500 kilo-
meters, or 3,293.26 miles, at an av-
erage speed of $3.50 miles an hour.
The record of Kelly and MacReady
was 2,541 miles.
World speed records were broken.
for $500 to 1000 kilometers.
The following new world speed
records were established: 4,500 kilo-
meters, time 81 hours, S6 minutes,
29 seconds, $3.50 miles an hour. e
5000 kilometers, time S5 hours,
4 minutes, % seconds, 1915 miles
an hour.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
PEACH MEN PLAN
REORGANIZATION OF
FRUIT EXCHANGE

MACON, Ga, Aug. S0.-Reorgani-
zation of the Georgia Fruit Elk
change so as to care for contingent
cies which have arisen since the in
ception of the organization. Is years
ago, was proposed Wednesday by
President w B. Hunter, of Corne-
liza, Ga, at a mass meeting of Geor-
gia Peach Growers here.
At the close of the morning SEES
sion a unanimous opinion prevailed
that the Georgia exchange should be
reorganized and a large committee,
headed by President Hunter, was
named to draft resolutions pertain
ing to the reorganization which
were to be presented at the after
noon session. This committee went
into executive session Immediately
after being appointed.
Suggestion Of the organization of
a Tri-State Cooperative Marketing
association to dispose of the peach
crops of Georgia, North and South
Carolina was also made, but until
the Georgia association is perfected
no steps will be taken to consolidate
the three state associations, it was
stated.
Standardization of the peach pack,
the creation of a centralized market.
ing agency that has authority to re-
quire growers to prepare peach
shipments according to the stand
ardized pack, were among the rec
concentrations made at the opening
session. The need of creating
fund to aid needy growers VINO VIII
not affiliate with the state exchange
was also suggested by President
Hunter in his talk to the growers.
There were more than 200 repre-
sentative growers attending.
The committee named to prepare
resolutions on the reorganization of
the Georgia exchange is composed
OF w. B. Hunter, Cornelia, chair
man; M. F. Hatcher. Macon; David
Strother, Fort Valley; J. D. Duke,
Fort Valley; John Murph and John
Walker, Marshallville; Ed McKen-
zie, Montezuma; r. l.. McMath,
Americus; j. L. Benton, Montice To-
c. w. Mathews, Woodland; G.
Porthro, Griffin; F. M. Stewart,
Gray: C. Cornwall, Alto; John Feas-
ley. Canton; c. w. Finney, Haddock
J. F. Whatley, Reynolds; r. l..
Dickey. Lizella; A. d. Williams,
Yatesville; j. P. Cooper, Perry; A. G.
GIofxr. Newman; w. M. Rowland,
Augusta; S. p. Mcdaniel, Thomas
ton; A. M. McGill, woodbury.; w W.
Lowe. Byron; II. M. Fletcher, Jack
son: F.. M. Davis, Wayside.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
0ne-Man Employment
Agency Takes Money
: But Fails to Produce

An Informal employment agency
fhich neglected the fundamental
'equisite of furnishing employment,
was alleged, has brought an ag-
irieyed victim to the municipal
purt.
Irene Horton, negress, minus
300 and a position, she declared,
wore out warrant charging cheat
.Rg and sVindling against Will
cott, alias Will Brown, a negro, on
he grounds that she had advanced
i'm So to insure her a position, but
hat Scott left her on the threshold
{ opportunity.
The Horton woman told municipal
burt authorities that Scott told two
Their negro women and herself that
! they would advance him So each
would find positions for them at
he Terminal station.
Monday, she said. the quartette
tere walking along Mitchell street
/ the direction of the station when
tott told the three women that if
hey would wait on the sidewalk for
i'm while he reported their new
hsitions to his agency, he would
b fright back"
The women say he did not come
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
FIVE CAROLINIANS DROWNED
WHEN AUTOMOBILE PLUNGES
THROUGH OPEN DRAWBRIDGE

ceived in Charleston said, had been
drowned.
Tolliver, according to the long
distance operator at Conway, had
been spending the weekend at Myr-
tie Beach with his family. On the
return trip his machine broke down
several miles out of Conway, and
Connor picked them up in his ma
chine.
When the car approached the
drawbridge, no lights. it was said,
indicated the draw being partly open,
and the machine sped through the
opening before it could be brought
to a stop.
Conner saved himself by leaping
from the machine as it, started into
the open space.
Another car had passed over the
bridge fifteen minutes previously, it
was said. No cause for the open
draw has been assigned.
Mrs. Tolliver was the eldest daugh-
ter of Gilbert Brice, of Nichols, S.
G. The three children ranged in
age from to Is years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-01
One-Armed Veteran
Sought in Abduction

SPARKILL, N. Y, Aug. 30
Search is being made for George
Mcdonald, one-armed Word war vet
eran and taxi driver, who is charged
by Mrs. Richard ID. Post, hotel own
err, with having abducted her four
teen-year-oId daughter, Anna May
Post. Anna returned home yester-
day after being absent week.
Anna was accompanied by Mrs.
James Mcdonald, mother of the taxi
driver, on her return to the noun
tain house, owned by Annals mother.
Mrs, Mcdonald said Anna had been
,,;eiti,,oc friends