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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
METHOD OF TIME COMPUTATION

From the Scientific American,
When the explorer, Harry de windt
visited the Siberian Ostiaks he found
that they calculated quite lenE dis
tances in terms of kettles" an al
most Identical custom at the other
end of Asia. If journey was five
kettles long, the traveller found they
meant that 1t would take as long as
it would. to boil five kettles of cold
water in Succession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
SAYS SALARIES TOO HIGH

gestion of fault-finding. In every
way the idea is sound and the use of
it clever.
A particularly interesting feature
of the all-pervading efficiency here
is the part played in it by the for
eign element. 1t is we'll known
fact that the United States absorbs
and assimilates foreigners more
thoroughly apd more quickly than
that l am amazed to find how com
pletely Italians. French and people
of other nationalities who have made
their homes here have absorbed the
peculiarly American temperament,
copied American methods, and adopt
ed American ideals. In the matter
OF efficiency, for instance, the for
eign empioye in New York is as
keen and convinced as the true-born
American. Efficiency seems to be
equally as natural to him as to the
latter.
This is all very admirable. But /
am wondering if there is not a ten
dency to overdo things. System,
Standardization and clock work eff
ficiency are certainly desirable. and
they do much to make life run
smoothly. Yet, intuitively perhaps
l seem to discern danger. in over
straining to reduce abstract quail
ties to automatically perfect equa-
tons In actual practice 1t may be-
come an ohSession, like any other
notion, however good in itself I
often have to remind patients of this
when I see them making of auto
suggestion into a sort of mono
mania. Extremes meet and it is
quite possible for a system II pushed
to excess in complicated elaborate
ness. to break down completely, SIM
ply because 1t seeks to provide for
every contingency except human in
PREVENTION. No room is left for play
In the joints. The other day / heard
OF man who was lost to all his
friends for a whole day in a large
New York hotel, famous for it's ter
rible efficiency. What was the rea-
son? Merely that, as a result of per-
sonal influence on the part of a
member of the staff, he had beef al
lotted room without going
through the regular machinery of
the establishment.
I believe this danger of subjectine
everything and everyone to machine
like rule is real in America But I
also believe that Americans are far
too idealistic at heart not to curb
the tendency in time. Efficiency
will stay. but not the excuses of a
materialism and a rigid "mechani-
calism" due to the exuberant vigor
OF young. pushful and perfection
loving people.
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Britain. Canada and South America by
North American Newspaper Alliance and
New York Press press Publishing COM
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04


for Valentino to play Romeo with
Norma Talmadge az Juliet.
Universal's "Hunchbaek of Notre
Dame" will be a collosal production.
Some of the sets already cover is
acres and in one mob scene so men
and women, who are ranked and paid
as leads" are being used as
"extras"-whieh may or may not ac-
count for Mr.. Laemmle's declaration
that actors are overpaid. Univer-
sails publicity department wants the
public informed that the feature will
follow closely the plot of Victor
Hugo's masterpiece, despite the COM
ment of a rival producer who, when
he heard of the lavish plans, ami
probably having college by the
name of Notre Dame in mind. ex-
claimed what. all that money on
another football film?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
FIXING THE PLATE RAH

Plate rails can be beautifully ar
ranged and then again they can be
perfect eye sores to the community
at large. So many of you have them
in your dining rooms that it would
seem as though they might be fixed
charmingly while the fixing is be-
ing done.
Decorations that are good for plate
rails are these: Candle sticks, large
copper or brass or silver trays, pot
terry that is old and colorful and de-
corative stems culled from some an
tique, shop, colored glass that fits
in with the scheme of the decoration
of your room, plates that have about
them enough pattern and decoration
to stand by themselves.
But the crime of the plate rail is
the inconspicuous, delicate bit of
glass of china that is stuck up there
with no regard for its place in deco
ration. 1t might be a very lovely
thing from which to serve food, but
1t is nothing whatever when it comes
to making spot of decoration in
the room. Nothing inconsequential
goes when it is placed upon a plate
rail. 1t is worse than nothing there
and you might just as well decide
to leave the space bare as to clutter
IL WIN something tndI does not serve
as a method of decoration.
Plate rails are a relic of the old
English style of architecture and in
those days when they were in the
height of fashion there were only
heavy articles in existence-that Is
articles that were fit to place upon
them. They were used, presumably,
to hold the stems and trays that were
to be used in the daily meals of the
house or the eating place. Now, since
we have adopted to a certain extent
that old style of interior finish, we
can do no more than to carry out
the original idea of the handling of
them in decoration which, in those
days, was more of unitarian thing
than a matter of decorative beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

Fl. 1t stirs the soul as only
a great picture can, appealing
to the highest principles yet at
the same time showing the life
of the times. You feel a
great rejoicing with the lovely
Mary Tudor"
MRS. EARLE PETTUS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
WHEN KNIGHTHOOD
WAS IN FLOWER

A motion picture production
worthy Of the greatest love
story in the history of litera-
ture- moving panorama of
beauty, splendor, romance
and action.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

Copyright. 1928. by North American
Newspaper Alliance for Tho Age
Herald.)
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. g.
when will Will Hays resign?' This
is the main topic of conversation in
Hollywood today, following the un-
expected and startling assault upon
the Gear of the Films" by Douglas
Fairbanks. Doug's verbal attack, in
which he declares that Mr.. Hays was
never intended to "uplift the screen"
but was given his position merely
to be the hired fixer for the films"
is considered in cinema CIRCLES to
bring to an end the usefulness to the
big producers of the former Post
master General.
Back of the Fairbanks declaration
that it is high time the public should
be "undeceived' about Mr.. Hays po-
sition and the nature of his work, is
seen defiance, by the independent
.producers, of the informal organiza-
ton of the big companies-particu
larly defiance of the Famous-Lasky
corporation. Adolph zukor of Lasky's
Is declared to have been the origina-
tor of the idea that Mr.. Hays should
be given the titular honor of the "di-
rector general of the motion pic
| lures" and the agreement made by
Famous Players, the Goldwyn cor
poration, the Schenk interests, Carl
Laemmle of Universal and their allies,
was considered a clever diplomatic
move to Illustrate the Vitagraph suit,
which charged that the Famous Play
ers company individually was operat-
ing in violation to the antitrust
| laws
And now comes the revelation that
Hays never actually had the power
either to bar Arbuckle films or to
pardon the obese comedian. At any
| time Famous Players, or other owners
/ of Arbuckle comedies, could have re-
leased their films to the theatres, had
they believed public opinion would
have sanctioned such a course.
| Mr.. Hays, when he barred" Ar
buckle from the screen, merely voiced
/ the decision of his employers. When
he "pardoned" Arbuck1e he merely
felt out" public opinion. His en-
ployers, having learned the public,s
attitude, have not yet released the
/ three costly Arbuekle comedies which
were ready for first releases when
Arbuckle was arrested on a man
slaughter charge in connection with
the death of Virginia Rappes
SAYS SALARIES TOO HIGH
Carl Laemmle, president of the
Universal, arrived yesterday and i'm
mediately disconnected the 100000
film workers hereb declaring that
the salaries of actors are too high
Pay checks must be pared down, Mr..
Laemmle declared, and. in addition,
exhibitors and theatre owners must
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04
BY HALLETT ABEND

Copyright. 1923. by North American
Newspaper Alliance for Tho Age
Herald.)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
A Past Time.

Charles Klauder. the welI-known
architect, said at a dinner in Pbila-
delphia:
american architecture stands to-
day as high as any in the world. but
there was a time when we were almost
proud of our terrible je~rry-buIlders.
"An American, gazing at the stu
pendous and lacelike masses Of the
Spanish cathedral of Toledo, said to
his guide:
"How long did 1t take to run up
this AFFAIR."
"Ffye hundred years, senor,' the
guide answered
1.-The American gave a contemptuous
laugh.
"'Five hundred years? Holy
smoker he said. Why over in Gods
own country we could build a struc-
ture like that and have 1t fall to pieces
on our hands, all inside of two or three
years."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
Thouqht for the Day.

The average son takes the advice
of his father just like the father took
advice from his father.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
FROM GENERATION
TO GENERATION
Mothers Advise Their Daughters to
Rely upon Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to Keep
Them in Health

gave her Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound and now she is q
healthy, happy, hearty, strong girl
and weighs 40 pounds. She has no
difficulty in doing her gym work,
and she works at home every night
and morning, too. 1 am q mother who
can certainly praise your medicine,
and If it viii BE of any benefit you
may use this letter as a reference"
Mrs. GEORGE E. WHrrACRE, sci w.
Madison Ave, Mahoningtown, Pa
Every girl wants to be healthy and
strong, and every mother wants her
daughter to do well in school and to
enjoy herself at all times
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is q splendid medicine for
younggirs just entering wonenhood-
Mothers maydepend uponit. Remem-
Der it Is prepared from roots and
herbs, contains nothing that can in
jure, and tends to tone up and
strengthen the organs concerned,
so that they viii work In q healthy
and normal manner.
For nearly fifty years 1t has been
used by women Of all ages, and
these women know its great value.
Let It help your daughter aad
yourself.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
The 0Custard Cup

Mrs. Penfeld, satisfied by her mo
ment Of supervision, went back to he
supper preparations and the lronin,
which further utilized the supper fire
Uncle Jerry tramped through the
living-room and paused on his way
through the kitchen. Mrs. Penfeld
was far from understanding why he
had come into her home. 1t had
seemed natural enough at first, but
the supposition that he wanted to
participate In the home life Of his
own kindred was being rapidly dlssi-
pated- He had fitted up the loft with
a few pieces Of plain furniture and
had constructed a reasonable sort of
~stepladder that made 1t easily Access
sible; but Mrs. Penfeld was beginning
to wonder why he had taken the
trouble. He rarely had a meal at
Number At; there were days at a time
when The Custard Cup never saw him
at all.
Nevertheless, when be came breez-
lily back, bringing some offering of
food which he ostentatiously claimed
to have secured at a tremendous bar
gain, brimming with stories of the
Oregon woods that delighted the chill
dren, full of rough but jolly kindness
then Mrs. Penfield appreciated him
without reserve. But there were
other times-times when r~eticence
was uppermost. about his absences,
his business, his companions. Then
she was puzzled and disturbed, even
piqued.
well, Carline." be began, II didn't
know you had a safety vault for the
.neighbors. That's bout the last thing
expect you to start"
She said nothing.
Mrs. Bosley must have the idgets,"
continued; and as his tone grew |
lazier his yes grew keener. "Say,
wasn't he mad7 I'll bet they've had
over that box. 1t was a box,
wasn't it7 Does she always bring the
packageY'
Mrs. Penfield. testing the heat of
irons, turned In establishment.
goodness, Uncle Jerry, how'd it
come to int'rust you SOP
He shrugged. Just making CONVEX
Hasn't nothing else happened
o talk about"
THAT'S so, too" she agreed. "Well
10, faint always the same package.
Sometimes it's thin and soft / guess
he's got diff'runt ways of sailing
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
Florence Bingham Ii inyston
YES, ! KNOW"

sYNOPSIS--Living in a barn.
converted into a dwelling. Mrs
Penfeld is manager of an apart
ment building known as ''The
Custard Cup" originally "Cluster
Court" Her income is derived
from laundry work. her chief pa
uo being = Mrs. Horatius
Weatherstone, whom she has
seen. Living with her are
"Crink" and ''Thad," homeless
small boys whom she has
adopted. They cali her "Penzie."
Thad tells Penzie a strange man
was inquiring for her under her
Gussie Bosley. induces Penzle to
take charge of a package, which
h does with some misgivings.
Searching a refuse dump for
things which might be OF value,
Crink veteran at the game, en-
counfsrs a small girl. Lettie, who
prov~s a foeman worthy OF his
steel He takes her 10 Penzie,
and Lcttie gets adopted into the
family. The stranger proves to
be Mrs. Penheld's uncle Jerry.
He announces he Is going to re-
main in the vicinity of The Gus
tard Cup. Uncle Jerry arranges
to occupy the loft above Mrs.
Penfield's abode. Uncle Jerry
meets Prudence Hapgood, no
longer young. but attractive, and
the two appear to hits 1t on"
well. Lorene Percy. young friend
of Pennies, tells her of her en-
gagement to Dick Chase, also a
mutual friend.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
Oyster 30 Years Old.

An oyster eighty years old has been
taken from Delaware bay, 1t is report.
ed. Scientific investigators agree and
assert that the age of IN oyster is in
dicated by the ridges or waterllnes on
Its shell, just as the age of a tree Is
indicated by the annual rings that
form on its trunk.
A ridge appears on an oyster every
year, according to these savants, up to
the fortieth year. After that the shell
takes on one only every ten years.
This venerable Delaware oyster had
A ridges; hence 1t was eighty years
old.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
A S;ckIy Child

Maboningtown, Pa-"I would Ike
to say a few words about Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
About a year ago / thought it would
be necessary for nae to take my
daughter out Of school. She was
losing weight was nervous, and
when she would come home from
school she wsuld drcp into a chair and
cry, and say, Mamma, ! don't believe
] can go to school another dayi' !
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
Theory and Condition.

Blossoming forth from poverty to
riches, Mr.. Smith bought a motor car
1t wasn't much Of a car, but he
talked about 1t a lot. He always called
1t my automobile" He tried many
experiments with it, and was often
seen reclining underneath 1t. This
happened so frequently that Smith and
his automobile became the joke of the
neighborhood.
One day Smith was moving his lawn
when something yer wrong with the
mower. He sat down beside 1t to have
a look at the machinery.
A wag, CHANGING to pass that way,
paused.
"Good morning, Smith," he said SIS
that your automobile again7'
NO." growled Smith. Its my
oughtermograss-but 1t won'tI"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13

down her Jewels. Why, are you goin,
off again? / thought mebbe you't
have supper with us tonight"
Cant, Car'line. Sorry, but 1 go
to see a man. Heavens, what's goinl
on in your yard9"
Mrs. Penfleld explained. She had
to lift her voice, because Uncle Jerry
had opened the door. and the game
now at its most vocal stage, filed the
air with diverse calls and squeaks and
clucks. Jerry Winston's footsteps on
the board walk that ran around the
house were lost In the din.
The animal game was drawing
nearer. A jealous participant had
discovered his habitat to be In the
tree that overhung the lean-to kitchen.
By the squeaky calls 1t was Gray
Squirrel. Also, Gray Squirrels leap
from branch to branch. Mrs. Penield
set down her iron and started for the
door, with the intention of curbing
the hazardous realism, when Crash
Splash=Gray Squirrel came hurtling
through the thin root between two
supports and landed In a tub of soak
ing clothes. During the descent he
instantaneously forsook the ~cluckings
of the wild and shot out hisAfurry per-
sonality as the parachute drops from
the balloon. He became all at once
a human baby. full Of human shrieks
and screams. bent on airing his
troubles TO a listening neighborhood.
my goodness land !" Mrs. Penheld
made a dive for the floundering, yell
ing Jimmy and extracted him as
lightly and swiftly as II he had been
a breadcrumb on the ~tablecloth. On
the instant a mob of children poured
into the kitchen. not so much actu-
ated by fear as eager to obtain choice
posts of observation from which the
downfall OF Jimmy might be fully en-
joyed. Shakespeare knew what he
was about when he wrote tragedy for
the delight of audiences.
Lettie stormed through her group
Of followers, as a tornado plows Its
way through a populous landscape.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
"I'm happy-but tia a diff
Frunt kind Of happiness"
cTo BE CONTINUED

It's difficult for a man to collect him
self when his wits are scattered.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13

by Jimmy I" she shouted. 'Wouldnr
that tiggie your pIns1 There goes one
cent. I won't never get paid fol
Jimmy"
"Lettie, get me the blanket OF my
bed. And hurry Hush, Jimmy, dear
you amt hurt a speck- Well have
you warm and dry In no time" With
the protesting Jimmy in one arm.
Mrs. Penfeld rummaged In the cup
board for towels.
Lettie switched back with the blan-
ket, her resentment flaming higher
than ever. She snapped her teeth at
Jimmy.
"You little stupid Don't you know
a roofs to keep you out, stead of
leaking o In? BY jingoes, s'pose
Mrs. Catterbox won't pay me for
Susie. either. That makes two cents
gone. Amt that luck?'
"Lettie, be still. Stop thinking bout
money when you most broke a fell
ler's neck. Now clear out, children.
Land. If l wasn't SO busy. I'd spank
every n of you for enjoying your
selves cause Jimmy here fell into
misfortune. Step lively. / got to
have elbow room-and sudden"
The company. thus explicitly IN
wanted, initiated a fade-out. Lettie
shooed them vigorously.
run along, babies" she command
you're going to play h~op-scotch
In the driveway-darned If you ANTI
going to have that seven cents
or bust" She turned back and stuck
her nose into the kitchen. Say, Pen
zie, what you going to do with him 2"
scornful twirk of her thumb indi-
the suffering Jimmy.
DRY him out" replied Mrs. Pen
field tersely. "We can't return him
1 expected to Iron tonight,
but I didn't s'pose it'd be Jimmy.
And now, Lettie. you remember to
seep all them kids on the ground.
Moreover, you'n I'll have a quiet little
ak when things clear up a bit"
"Yes'm." Lettie gulped from the
Of a great comprehension;
hen flew to the pursuit of whatever
remained.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
An up-to-pate Young Teller.

Two ~high-schcol girls, short-skirted,
bob-haired, b%right-eyed and laxative.
sat in a downtown motion picture the
alter while on the screen before them
a story Of love was unfolded. The
central figure vas a man whose chief
distinction, outside his motion pic
ture success, is that of a certain brand
of trousers which one were named
for him.
One girl sighed. She turned to
her companion and whispered:
"Oh, Nell, wouldn't you just love
to hate a man like that?'-Indianapo-
lis News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
p VIII
Sobsuda.


1t was a regular thing for Mrs.
Penield to be called to Number Al.
Mrs. Sanders lived there, alone ex-
cept for a roomer; and during the few
months since she had come to The
Custard Cup, she had summoned
Mrs. Penfeld several times when over
wrought nerves had brought her to a
climax of suffering. Her n%eighbors
had little patience with these attacks.
Because of the weeping and lamenta-
lions which were the outer symbols
of her distress, they had nicknamed
her Sobsuds. And she knew 1t.
Sensitive to an attitude which she
interpreted as unsympathetic, Mrs.
Sanders turned for comfort to Mrs.
Penfield as the only one of her neigh
bors who could soothe her into equi-
librium.
1t was Monday, and Mrs Penfield
was In the midst of washing; but
when the m came, she made
all haste to respond, her office being
that of the physician who is called in
an emergency.
She found Mrs. Sanders in her small
living-room, pacing rapidly back and
forth, beating the air with her
clenched fists.
They exchanged no word Of greet
ing. Mrs. Penfield entered casually,
as If she had happened to think Of 1t
in passing. Mrs. Sanders gave her a
glance Of recognition, but said moth.
ing.
ITS colder today" remarked Mrs
Penfield In a matter-of-fact tone.
Seems a mite like fall If you amt
In the sun. What do you say If i
make us some tea to drink while
we're chatting7'
Mrs. Sanders did not reply, but the
taut muscles in her face relaxed the
merest trifie. Mrs. Penield went into
the kitchen and poured boiling water
the hops she had brought. She
found a tray and arranged her serv-
Ice daintily, as II the occasion wer<
purely social. She was p%rofoundlf
sorry for Mrs. Sanders. whose nerveS
she understood, had been shattered
by grief until at times they became
uncomfortable. She filed a bag with
not water and went back.
Keep you hands on this when yoS
she advised briskly. you can
hold 1t in your lap while we're drink.
ng this here tea. Yes, 1 know tho
.ea's hot, but you can sip it. My, II
good, don't 1T"
Mrs. Sanders finished her tea AND
,ut down the CUP. I'm sorry" she
whispered, with quivering lips. but
'ouldn't stay here by myself. 1 got
o thinking and + Obi" She
prsng to her feet, tossing the hot
bag to the floor, and took up
ier pacing again. She was a small
voman, with a thin, white face and
ray eyes that at the moment were
urning with rebellion.
ooh, / can't stand it; I can't stand
she cried aloud, beating her
ands together. II get to thinking,
nd It"
Mrs. Penfeld had risen. too. Eyes, |
know" she interrupted quietly. 'Tt |
huts of your breath, and your blood |
cold. 1t makes creation seem |
Ig and cruel and against you" 7
Mrs. Sanders wheeled and fixed |
er with a strange look. as If she
who had spoken. Eyes, like |
but it's go much worse being by |
yself. It's different with you. You :
IT the children. They keep you
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
MANY specIes in Kentucky,

In Kentucky, which is a center Of
of the broad-leaved belt, there are
several hundred different varieties Of
trees, says the school book of for
estry of the American Tree ~associa-
ton. Farther south the cone-bearing
species prevail. They are followed
In the march toward the Gulf of
Mexico by the tropical trees Of
southern Florida.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-13
coIoans Is 200 Years Old.

The recipe for making the original
eau de cologne was discovered more
than two hundred years ago, and
since that time it has been intrusted
to only a dozen persons. The written
copy of the recipe is kept In a crys-
tai goblet, under triple locks, in a
in which the essential oils are
mixed.