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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Money in DairyinE
(Gadsden Times-News)

There is money in dairying and there Is bright future for 1t in Alabama If farmers will first weed out the unprofitable cows. and then feed plenty of good feed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

If Los Angeles doesn't watch out Chicago will soon be two laps ahead in the great publicity race financed by matrimonial freaks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

It seems that Princess Hermione learned in a surprisingly short while what is meant by the sea of matrl- mony. The storm broke before she had time to cast anchor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Can't Get Together.
/Gausden Tin,,s-NcWS)

.Gadsden Tin,.s-NcwS)
 We rise to suggest tha- Tunes vile has plenty of dinner cluos and clubs of other kinds, but what about an Ananias c,uu, says the Huntsville News. And We rise to suggest tha. every toan has its Ananias club. but the members cannot always get to- gether-at least not on .nslr stories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

rysome and the revenue derived is too small for the amount of trouble involved. If Alabama needs more revenue. she had bet ter turn her attention to the vast number of tax dodgers" instead of jumping on the soda fount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
In Plain Fi1ures

(Pittsburg Gazette -Chronicle)
 Egyptian costumes may look like hierglyphics. but the price will be expressed in plain figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

Is coal getting jealous of sugar in contemplating the latter's high posi- tion in financial circles?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
Some Don't Hike Truth (Npterprjse T.edper)

provide good pasture and give them proper attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress, March 6, 1873.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-09-06
f
ODD COMMUNITY
BARS OUT WOMEN
Athos Peninsula In Greece Has
One OF the Strangest Govern
ments in the World.

Washingt0n.-- 1.-THE Ath0s penil
aula In Greece, to which the patriarch
Of Constantinople. head Of the
Greek church, has retired because
Of pressure from the Turkish gov
eminent, Is one of the queerest
communities and has one Of the strang-
est governments In the world" says
bulletin from the Washington head
quarters of the National Geographic
society.
ION the 200 odd square miles Of this
rough peninsula which lacks little Of
being an island It has been unlawful
since the year 1045 for a woman to set
foot. Moreover, domestic animals are
barred EvelBhe eggs and milk that
the good monks Of Athos eat and drink
must come from farms safely across
the border Of the strange monastie
republic.
Treasures OF Byxantlusn.
ssThO entire peninsula is given up to
menast&ries of which there are 20,
mostly on the slopes or cliffs of Mount
Athos, the 6,35v-ioot promontory that
raises near the outer end Of the head
land,
There are one or more monasteries
for each of the countries, or in some
cases the communities that accept the
Greek rite Greece, Russia. Serbia.
Bulgaria, Anatoiia. Constantinople and
many others.
.sThe monasteries are today one of
the richest repositories of the illunl-
mated manuscripts. statues. paintings.
mosaics and other works Of art pro-
duced in the heyday Of that gilded
eaatern Rome.
1.-The monks of Mount Athos have
traditions Of the beginnings of their
establishments as early as the days Of
Constantine the Great. about 800 A. d.
But history tells Of the foundation of
the earliest of the present monas-
teries. that OF Lavra. In $50. The
latest was established In 1915, CEN
fury after the fall Of Byzantium.
1.-THE monasteries are in every con-
ceivable situation; some on gentle
slopes near the sea, some on lofty
crags overhanging the beating surf,
and others inland on shoulders of the
sacred mountain. ALI consist Of walled
spaces In which are churches, chapels,
dwelling houses or dormitories guest
abodes, libraries, and in the case OF
the establishments under nonlndi-
vidualistlc regime refectories. The
East has always bees turbulent, and
Mount Athos knows its east; SO all the
Enclosures are fortified.
Has Queer Government.
'srhe government of Mount Athos
has been republican in form for more
than 500 years-since 1000, six years
before the NormaHs conquered Eng
Hand. Each monastery elects repre-
sentative who Is sent to the centrally
situated village of Karyes. which Is the
capital. There the delegate occupies
4 dwelling owned by his abbey and
constituting sort Of embassy build
ing.
'The twenty representatives sit as
the most blessed assembly Of the
sacred mount. parliament more ven
cradle than that of London. If that
body be dated from the recognition Of
the elective principle. The executive
Of Mount Athos Is a body OF five monks
chosen by the monas.cries voting In
groups Of four. Four Of these execu-
lives each keeps In his custody quar-
ter of the great seal Of the republic
and the fifth, the secretary. carries a
handle which locks the fragments
properly together
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-09-06
Made $500 in Prison
Shoe Shining Parlor

.Sam the Bootblack." other
wise Samuel Williams, who left
Sing Sing IN. ~ prison after
serving ave years, was $500
richer than when he entered.
He earned the money by shining
the shoes Of attendants and pris-
oners prosperous enough to pay
for the luxury.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-09-06
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Tor busy men, women and children
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-09-06

With or
'APE THE YOUTHS COMPANION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-09-06

cosrs LESS THAN Five Gents Week
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
ATHLETES PROMISE
TO SHOW UP We'll
Far East Threatens to Beat
American Stars

New York. March ga new "ori-
entail menace" is facing the western
world.
Far from having any warlike sig
nificance. however. the cause of ZAP
prehensfon" this time is based upon
a growing development of athletic
prowess In the Far East which threat
ems to challenge the Supremacy of
American and European stars in yari-
Gus branches OF sport.
Comparatively little Is realized in
this country of the tremendous for
ward strides which athletics have
taken in the past decade in the orient,
especially In China, japan and the
Philippines, our island possession.
These three nations, banded together
in the Far Eastern Athletic associa-
ton, the major oriental sport govern
ing body, have taken the initiative in
putting recreatfonal activities on It's
present high plane.
Attention OH Far East
AS the result of progress which has
been transformations but none the less
effective, the rest of the athletic world
Is beginning to focus its attention on
this Far Eastern development. Right
now particular interest is being mani
Tested in the 1923 Far Eastern games.
a biennial affair modelled along
Olympic lines. The meet this year is
the sixth since 1913 and will be held
in Osaka. Japan. beginning May. 81. 1t
promises to witness calibre of per-
Torrance comparing favOrably with
the best in this country and Europe,
and in the Far East it is looked upon
as preliminary step toward real rep
resentation from that part of the
world in the Paris Qlympics of 1924.
Conditions peculiar to the orient I'M
doubtedly will. preclude the possibility
of Far Eastern peoples competing
on an even footing with
their Caucasian rivals but high class
talent in many branches of activity is
being produced as a result of systema-
tic training and encouragement. AS
an example, the list of track and field
stars, according to latest reports, in
cludes several 10-second sprinters,
while unusual proficiency is being de-
eeloped in such sports as swimming,
tennis and boxing.
Program of Meet.
Proof of the invasion of western
standards also is shown in the pro-
grapAfor the Far Eastern meet, which
competition in volleyball,
,s'rugby football and base
sa4 Js
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
sTAfE TO REST CASE.
All Evidence Practically Concluded In
Hcrrin Riot Trial.

Marion. H., March 23.-(By Asso-
clated Press. 1.-The state expected, to
rest its case In the second Herrin riot
trial today. The defense of the six
men charged with the murder of Ans
tonic Mulcavich. OF Erie. Pa, will
probably begin. its testimony Monday.
Robert Officer. a states witness,
yesterday told>of the surrender of the
nonunion miners on the advice of Col.
Sam Hunter, representative Of the
state adjutant general. He said the
men had promises from the mob out
side the mine that they would not be
injured.
He identified Hugh Willis. one of
the defendants, and state executive
board member of the Illinois miners,
as the man who drove up to the mine
in an automobile just prior to the
Sayings.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
Milwaukee Pair Leads ;.
y In Bowling Tournament

Milwaukee. Wis. March 23.-New
leaders in the doubles were estab-
lshed yesterday in the American
iEowling Congress tournament when
+. Kolacke and J. Jacobs, Milwaukee,
scored a total of 1925. KofAcke's
totals were 1877. 215 and 22O and ia
cob's, 100, 267 and 216. Failure of
both men to topple single pin spares
prevented a totatl Of more than 1900.
Abe Langtry, secretary of the A. b.
c., announced yesterday that he prob
ably would resign his position on ac-
count of Ill health.
F. L. Pasdeloap, present treasurer,
is mentioned as Eangtry's probable
successor
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
STATE LEAGUERS WIN
over MERIDEN|7ES'
Eddie Anderson Is High Man.
Silver City Champs Here Tonight

Rolling true to Championship form
the New Britain statN leaguers had
easy work defeating Neriden In q
state league bowling cNntest at the
Rogers alleys last night. being 151
pins Il. the good when the final score
was counted T.. Anderson was high
man for the night, crashing total
of 341 pins. Luby was Meriden's best
bet with pin fall of eos.
From the Taplin Mfg. Co. the Cam
els romped away with the Penrods,
1919 to 956 and special Kensing-
ton match gave the Office team a win
by 20 pins.
Coming over from, Waterbury, the
Mohican Market team took two from
the local butchers, the latter coping
one game.
With the Ladies.
, The ladies' were out in force last
night, those from p. & Il. Corbin roll
ing a tight game with the Stanley
Works. the latter winning by the to-
tai pin fall. Another Corbin-S Stanley
Works ladies' match was taken by
the former on total pin fall.
Girls from the Wallace Barnes
plant In Bristol totalled 1850 while
the New Britain Machine company
queens knocked down but 111S in the
first game. In the second set the
Machine company evened things UP,
taking three straight for total of
1473 to 1925.
At tic Casino.
At the Casino alleys special S.
K. and. l.. match between the Dept.
II, and Dept. 10 bowlers resulted In
tho former getting a total pin fall Of
1877 OF their rivals 1880.
Contest Tonight.
Tonight, at Rogers alleys, the Lam
ders, Frary e. Clark bowling team OF
the Industrial league will roll the
Meriden Cutlery team Meriden city
champions, at 1880 p. m.
Last nights scores:
STATE LEAGUE.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23

Women, too, are following the lead
ership of their American and Europ-
can sisters In taking more active
part In athletics. Tennis and SWIM
ming events for feminine participants
form part of the International pro-
gram. 49,
American leadership and principles
have been largely responsible for the
athletic awakening in the Far East.
Interest first was stimulated In the
Philippines, where natives proved
eager and apt pupils. and has spread
throughout the orient
brown Outstanding Figure.
One Of the outstanding figures In
this development was Elwood s.
Brown, of New York, now executive
offlcer of the newly launched Nati0-
al Amateur Athletic Federation, but
who for years stimulated athletic ac-
tivity m the Far East as Y. M. c..
A. worker With others he was in
strumentai In staging the first Far
Eastern games In 1918, at Manila, and
bringing China and later Japan into
the Far Eastern Athletic ASSOCIATION.
Siam and Malaga also were induced
to become members of this associa-
ton, but the outbreak of the world
war forced both to withdraw from
active participation.
Reports l have received from the
Far East indicate that this years
games will be the most successful ever
held" Mr. Brown declared in discuss
ing the athletic situation in the orient.
China. Japan and the Philippines all
promise to have strong teams in' the
field. Keen rivalry exists among these
nations. and they are anxious to de-
yelop talent which will be worth send
ing to the Olympics at Paris.
1.-THE city Of Osaka is building a big
concrete stadium for the events and
expects to handle average daily crowds
of 90 ()f)O'
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
Oxford Team Will Sail
For States on. April IA

Philadelphia, March 2S-The Ok
ford University athletes who will COM
pete at the Pennsylvania relay carni-
val, April q and %, will sail from
Liverpool -AprilA14 on the Berengaria
and return on the Aquitania May 2.
In making this announcement today.
George w. Orion, manager of the
carnival, said that he had received
word from Captain w. r. Milligan of
the Oxford team that he would bring
over eight runners, and that the Eng
lish institution would compete in the
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
1870 GOLFERS ENTERED

Pinehurst, N. c., March 2S.--A
record breaking field of more than
100 contestants lined up for the start
Of the qualifying round of the an
'nual north and south women's golf
tournament today Miss Glenna
Colett, national champion, MissMarion
Hollins and Mrs. Ronald Barlow were
among the entries.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23

two-mile international race and the
distance medley relay on the first day
of the meet and the two-mile relay
race on the final day. Milligan had
not selected the men to make the
trip. Orion said, but he felt that. In
addition to the captain. w. Il. Steven
SOM II. p. Hewitson and G. Il. Rem
wick would be among them,
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
Giants Second Team Is
Winner in Tenth Inning

Galveston. Texas. March 23.-Tht
second team Of the Giants defeated
the Galveston club here yesterday by
a score OF K to s In a thrilling ten
inning game The feature of the game
was the hitting of shriner's and Casey
stengel's home runs Simmer out OF
tlve trips to the pan hit safely each
time,
The score by innings follows;
r.. II. T..
New York 200 l0l 1001-6-Il l
Galveston 1000 100 0000-5 0 2
Batteries--Ncw York Giants, John
son. voight and smith; Galveston.
Collins and clarkson. Wendell and
Henderson.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-23
WHY The DELAY?
South Church Boys Tardy About
Sending In Story OF Their Victory
Over Swift and Epson.

II the South church or the Swift
and Epson basketball players were as
good at press agenting their efforts rs
at ringing the baskets. this story
would have been printed earlier. 1t
took place Tuesday. night, but it was
not until Thursday afternoon that any
one had sufficiently recovered in or
der to send in the following account:
The South church defeated the
Swift and Epson Lumber company at
the Boys club Tuesday night by
score of IS to 20. Two overtime per-
iods were necessary before either
team could gain an advantage. Neipp
and German starred for the South
church, while Maher and Kron did
the best for the losers. The game,
which was played before large
crowd, was fast and rough, but the
superior floor work OF the winners
offset their lack OF weight. The
score:
South Church. Swift & Epson.
Evening star., 1923-03-02

sense basis. You have somewhat
misinterpreted my ideas about being
dependent on those we do not love-"
Marriage is one way of earning a liv-
ing 1t may be more than that, OF
course; it may be high adventure.
a spiritual communion. But funda-
mentally It is an economic problem
and carries the restrictions and obli-
cations of all economic problems
Which same may be summed up IN
the working girls slogan: you can't
be too choosey."
Wives are apt to be too choosey.
They won't use half the forbearance,
humor and sense in the homo which
they would expect to use in an Office.
Yet a home is the housewives office
and her husband Is virtually her
partner. It's far more joyful IL you
can iove and respect your partner,
but you are som etimes forced to work
with him whether you love him or
not. And 1t seems to me that if the
child is too young to be left with
others, il is better for the wife to
remain with her husband than to de-
mand support for herself while d.
vorced from him.
Support for the child Is, of course,
understood But support for the
mother should entail a decent pride
and sense of obligat ton. One cannot
draw a pay enreloDe when one quits
an office job in a huff. Why should
the quitting of the matrimonial lob
carry such special exemptions? Ii
he's good enough to pay the bills,
he's good enough to live with, sisters!
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1923-03-02
BEDTIME STORIES Hy y. 1ss...:' 1s,s...
Copyright. 1927

birds In holes IN trees She knew
just what to do at such q hole. She
know that she couldn't get her head
in. but that wasn't necessary. She
enough. She could feel around in
side and hook those dreadful sharp
claws of hers into whoever might be
in there, and so pull them out.
Black Pussy didn't climb that tree
at once. She waited a while. She
didn't want to alarm that bird. When
at last she did climb she did II slow
ly and carefully, trying to make no
noise. The only thing she feared was
that that bird would become alarmed
and leave that hole before she could
get up there.
But nothing OF the kind happened.
Black Pussy kept her eyes fixed on
that hole. and no bird came out. At
last she was where It didn't matter
how much noise she made. She was
where she could strike any bird leav-
ing that hole. Then she worked her
self into a good position and reached q
into that hole with one paw. With
the toes spread and the hooked claw
on each toe stretched out its
furthest. she began to feel around.
seemed to her that one of her claws
touched feathers. She stretched that
paw a little further and struck down
with It. Things happened right then
and there Yes, sir, things happened
right then and there. Things hap
pened which Black Pussy hadn't ex-
pected 1t all.
Wow, Vow" yelled Black Pussy
and tried to snatch her paw out of
that hole. But It didn't come at first.
No, sir, it didn't come at first. You
see IL was being held. When 1t did
come IL was bleeding, and Black
Pussy didn't even stop to climb down
from that tree. She just dropped.
and then she started for Farmer
Browns on three legs as fast as she
could make three legs go. Even then
she didn't know what had happened.
She was too frightened and too hurt
to even look back. Had she looked
back she might have seen the head
of Spooky the Screech Owl sticking
out of that hole in the tree. All his
feathers were rufied up and he was
swapping that stout, hooked little bill
of his as only he can when he is
angry. 1t was that same stout little
bill that had had hold of Black
Pussy's paw.
II hope that will teach her les.
SON." hissed Spooky. II wish could
have bitten her paw off. 1 do So"
And for a long time Spooky con-
tinued to hiss and talk to himself.
Copyright. 1928. by T. ". Burgess)
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Breathing Dust.

The inhalation of dust more or less
constantly over period OF years. as
In certain trades or occupations
csuses a kind of hardening Of lung
+issues with thickening of the walls
Of the air cells and chronic prom
chtt,s, the condition being known as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which Is medlcai
Greek for dusty lung. If the dust IS
coal dust, the condition Is called antn-
racosis; If 1T is iron or other metaiiic
dust, siderosis; mineral dusts cause
chalicosis, and so on.
Coal miners are strikingly free
from tuberculosis, notwithstanding
their exposure to coal dust and the
lack of sunlight in their work, YET
the miners lungs are lnVarlapiy
black from coal dust after severA
years of work. Tuberculosis OF the
lung Is less frequent IN miners ehdii
in members of their families. lnoeeu,
exposure to coal dust has been ser
iously advised as a treatment LOT IN
cipent or at the beginning OF tuper-
Pneumonokoniosis Is seldom dag
nosed. Persons who have 1t usually
assume they have chronic bronchitis.
asthma. pleurisy, or tubercuiosis; the ne
-
patients Is not likely to insist on
careful examinations when patients
tell him what is the matter instead
Of telling him of what they are COM
planning. This is not SO serious ser a 9.
lung Is assumed to be tuberculosis.
Another dust which seems not only
harmless to the lungs, but possibly
an actual preventive against tuber-
culosis is lime dust. For instance,
among 400 employees in a gypsum
factory. there was no death from tu-
berculosis in seventeen years. Physi-
clans have advised patients in the
early stage of tuberculosis to live
or work about lime kilns. In many
cases the result of such exposure to
lime dust is apparently good.
Dust particles having sharp or ir-
regular surfaces are naturally most
irritating and injurious to tho air
passages and lungs. Stone dust is
probably the worst of all. Stone cut
ters are fifteen times moro suecep-
tib1e to tuberculosis than men en-
gagged In dustless trades.
pa r b Hayhars. fro0 0sUvea
Evening star., 1923-03-02
John Keats and Fanny Brawne.

"Oh, God! God! God! Everything
that l have that reminds mo of her
goes through me like a spear. &.
! can bear to die-I cannot bear to leave
her"
This was John Keats, dying of con-
sumption in faraway Italy, crying out
In the agony of his soul for his be-
loved The passion that the great
English poet bore for the eighteen
year-old girl who was not beautiful,
and whom he once called ignorant.
monstrous In behavior. a mink"
amounted at the time near his death
to frenzy. It may have been that
distance lent added fuel and created
more enchantment to his love, for
otherwise his extreme, passionate
cryfngs for Fanny Brawne, left TO
US in letters to his friends, would be
somewhat tnexplicable.
Keats lived only twenty-six years,
but during this short span of life he
created poetry that has made his
name immortal. Fanny Brawne,
whom he met at twenty-five, ruled
his emotions, but it was his tragedy
that his ailing condition precluded
thoughts of marriage In his let
ters from Italy where he was sent in
an effort to save him from tubercu-
iosis he writes:
'"The persuasion that shall see her
no more will kill me. / should
have had her when I was In health
and I should have remained we'll"
-Four months after he wrote this he
was dead. His remains were buried
in Rome.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Distorp Of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIs NOwLAN.
GOODWIN

vARIATIoN-oodwtn.
RACIAL oRIoiN-Ansie. Saxon.
souRcE-A given name.
There is no particular distinction in
being able to trace ones family name
! back to a Norman-French origin In
old England. Probably q majority OF
| English family names are derived
from Norman sources, which Is
strange at first thought. consfdering
! that at no time was the bulk OF the
population in England Norman.
The paradox is explained by the
fact that the Normans, being for
several centuries the rulers OF the
land, dominated it in the matter of
language and names, though numerl-
| cally weaker than the Anglo-Saxon
element, until finally they were ab-
sorbed. and following the political
| severance with their old land. Nor
, mandy, drifted willingly into the
! melting pot"
/ Thus, during tho period OF domi-
nance of the French tongue, say
| through the twelfth and thirteenth
| centuries, the historical records show
Anglo-Saxon given names. Anglo
Saxon names, indeed, disappeared for
a time more completely even than
| Anglo-Saxon speech.
! But here and there they were TO De
| found. Among these rare instances
are several Godwins, spelled vari-
ously "Godewin," ''Godwyne" and
"Godun." They became family
| names, as did other given names. by
F.! the addition OF the termination son
or the prefixing OF the Noman htz.
| with the same meaning, and in the
| course of time these again have been
dropped.
The form Goodwin is explained by
| the fact that the 'o' in Goodwin ortgi.
nally was pronounced long, as IN
| hole" and that the spelling 90
! also at one time had the same pro.
! nunciation.