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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
A Timely Editorial
Forest Fire Insurance
lNew York Heraldl

It was in New Hampshire that the first and only insurance com pany in the country devoted exclu- sively to forest fire r1sks was or ganized. Admittedly an experi- ment, it proved to be short-lived. After writing sixty-seven policies to the amount of S327,192, it was merged into another organization which speedily ended the forest fire business by adopting prohibitory rates. Other American companies and one English company entered the field, but quickly withdrew from it. Forest fire insurance in the United States is now practically existent.
 On the basis of preliminary sur vey of the situation P. A. Herbert, instructor of forestry in Michigan Agricultural College, has prepared statement of reasons in favor of insurance against losses from forest fires. One thing is evident; To the extent that forest fire insurance will promote forest protection it will be of public benefit.
 The Acceptance by insurance companies of such risks would ob- viously be factor in averting at least some fraction of the annual losses from forest fires, for it is plain that no insurance company would consent to accept risks in re- gions where there were insufficient measures of fire prevention. Here at once would be an incentive. to protective effort wAlch in some states is lacking.
 As bearing on the value of fire prevention systems MT. Herbert cites the fact that where there are no such systems the annual losses reach very high figures in timber burned and areas affected by con- flagrations. In New York and New England, where fairly effective su- pervision is maintained, the aver age loss is much less in comparison, being below one per cent. of the wooded acreage. The annual cost of protection in these eastern states runs from one cent to two and q half cents an acre. The protection is admittedly only partial protec- tion and the gap between it and adequate protection could be bridg- ed by she expenditure of from half a cent to cent more to the acre. What adequate protection can &C., complish was shown on the Olympic peninsula in 1921, where effective guards absolutely prevented fire in 25,000 square miles of fallen tim Der resulting from the terrific wind storm which swept the penin- sula in the spring of tEat year.
 With the solution of certain for est taxation problems, and with our forests brought within the possi, bility of fire insurance protection, long steps would be taken in the direction of that forest conserva- tion which is necessary to the coun- try's welfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
GOOD SERVICE OF THE LEAGUE

Without the fanfare of trumpets, the League of Nations is quietly going about it's business. From time to time brief an- nouncement comes over the cables that it has settled problem submitted by one or more European states, and while these achievements may not figure to great ex, tent in the newspaper headlines, they at least show that the league is still very much alive and is performing a substantial ser vice for humanity. The latest accomplish ment of this nature is the financial saliva ton of Austria, which the Earl of Balfour and M. Viviani informed the council of the league, in Paris, is virtually assured. The French statesman referred to the league as ''the last resort for nations and states whose problems have become insoluble." The com mittee's report stated that loan of 650,- 000.0oo gold crowns had been guaranteed to the amount of eighty-four per cent. by Great Britain, France, Italy and Czecho- Slovakia. Nine per cent. more has been pledged by Spain, Belgium and Switzerland. Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Holland have agreed to guarantee the balance. In- ternational bankers who finance the loan will thus be insured against loss.
 The number of nations participating in this agreement to put bankrupt country on her feet is a striking example of cooper ation, which would hardly be possible ex- cept in such an organization as the League of Nations. Here are eleven nations, large and small, uniting to restore the financial stability of Austria, with which some of them were recently at war That is an in- spring example of good will and practical philanthropy, regardless of the fact that the loan will be amply protected and may be profitable to the bankers who make it. Apart from the immediate benefits Austria will derive, there is the larger consideration of her future. Had she been abandoned to her fate, economic ruin would have been in- evitable and she would probably have fallen into the clutches of Germany, who was sus- pected of waiting for the opportunity to get political and financial control of her weaker neighbor. In such ways, by working to-, gether, the nations of the world may achieve far-reaching results, lend helping hand where needed and frustrate the plans of one nation seeking to profit by she misfortunes of another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Improve County Financing
 (Dothan Eaple)

If any business house or indi- vidual had the financial trouble that Houston county has, receiver would be appointed and the busi- ness put in the hands of the bank rupt court. It seems that county cannot do this. however, and that leads to the question of financing the county. The board of revenue has found that there are so many outstanding debts against the coun- ty, so many warrants that are dis counted, and traded around, that the county cannot go in the market and buy at price that other busi- ness institutions can. The county is able to make financial arrange ments. It may take more capital in Incorporation, but if that seems the only way, then the stockholders should authorize more capital, that the county will not/be handicapped and it's credit destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 8,

at the point of gun. Some of the hold-ups occurred within. half block of the traffic policeman During some of the perform ances there was enough scattering of crowds apd general action along the street to fill a moving picture show. All of winch operated in favor of the getaway" of the hold-up artists and against the policemen who were trying to reach them.
 But it is the1 boldness of the crooks that is amazing. For the minute of their appear ance they were as conspicuous to hundreds of eyes as if they had been advertising them- selves on those crowded city streets or had been actors in the glare of the foot-lights. Such boldness, we fancy, would have made Jesse James hesitate. But almost all these operators were boys stimulated by drugs. To "doped-up" youth what is Broadway crowd or the New York police force or theft and murder? Just the proper food for their dope-driven desires. There were over four teen hundred of these jewelry store hold-ups in the country in 1922 Most of them were in Chicago, New York, St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis.
 Window smashing was next in favor with the jewelry robbers, most of these having been perpetrated during the day and by the same kind of youth. This does not take into account the thousands of hold-ups of bank messengers, cashiers, payroll bearers in other lines of business, most of which per- formances were also the. work of drug ad- diets. There is no room for guessing as to what dope will do to youth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
School Term Cut Necessary
Admission Star)

(AnnlstOn Star)
 The county board of education has found it necessary to reduce the length of the school term in Cal houn county schools. It is to be deplored, that such necessity has arisen. The budget of income and expenditures for the county schools was prepared with the expectation that Calhoun county men and wom- en who are subject to poll tax pay ment would pay the tax. They have not done so and there is not time now for the payments of poll taxes to reach the point where the longer school terms would be possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Let Automobiles Pay Tax
lHnntsVilIe Daily Timesl

NAAtHsS A(diiy IIHtSJ
 In all things worth while there are the pros and cons. So it is with thc five-cent gasoline tax for road bur. poses. Sentiment with large nun Der of folk favors the tax and of course there is some opposition. Nothing less was expected. but the fact remains that the roads of Mad ison county are going to waste, a1- tomobiles and other vehicles are being destroyed because of the mis- erab1e condition of the highways, and jt is obvicHs that some relief must be had, It has been suggested and urged by those in position 'to know thst the gasoline and wheel taxes are the quickest and best &C., lutions, removing. as they would, the burden from the property owner and place it where if helcngS sn thevautomobiles 'd aneks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
IMITATION COAL
(Washington Starr

That coal dealer should be swindled by artificially blackened stone will strike. many persons as curious. Men who are merely coal consumers might se so deceived without stirring up much comment, but for a coal dealer to be taken in' by this means argues that the job was beautifully done, or that the coal dealer was not a colnois- seur in coal. On. account has 1t that the counterfeit coal consisted of stone painted black. another that the stones were dyed black. <ln the first account one might congratu- late one's self on the development of the dyeing industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Conditions Reduce Cotton

Montgomery Advertiser)
 The exodus of the negro from the cotton fields of the south has been one of the most notable instances of shifting population that this country has ever witnessed. And it has had profound effect on the business of growing cotton. It would be futile for landlords to in- crease their cotton acreage. They would not have the< labor to culti- vate the increased acreage, for cot- ton is crop that requires much labor. The labor shortage and the boil weevil have combined for an effective restriction of the cotton crop of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
CURIOUS
lDetroit Free PreSsl

tDeJlulL Free lAtSsJ
 Curious how some of our "new statesmen" in Washington balk with mule-like obstinacy and stupidity at plan to relieve the people of the United States of the financial drain caused by continuance of the pres ent shipping board ana government owned Iieee; curlous how these friends of economy" oppose the only practical, business-llke plan for recreation of the American mer- chant marine and e-establishment of the American flag on the high seas in a dominan. position, and yet at the same time calmly suggest that the government take over tne railroads of the country at the cost of several billions and with the large prospect of later being obliged to throw good money after bad, or with equal equanimity advocate government purchase and operation of the coal mines at an outlay of four or five billions more. Such, however, is progressive statesman ship" as we are getting It at the na- tional capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
*Live and Love" By REV. H. C. OFFERMAN

It is a cold world, and warmth and love are necessary.
 Let gifts of sunsnlne and flashes of love be everywhere.
 "The earth is the Lords, and the fitness thereof"
 The man who gives is the man who gets, and there is more for everyone.
 Ii you would live greatly. VOL must greatly and strongly love.
 Now abideth Faith, Hope and Love; these three, but the graatest of these is Love-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

formerly little or no attention was paid to such matters, is an indication of the import ance which all classes of the population, as well as the health authorities, attach to pre- ventive measures. It is mistake to sup pose that people are healthy, simply be- cause they do not live in a congested city. Sanitation and right living are as nec- essary in rural communities as they are in cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
CRIME AND DRUGS

The jewellers of the country were losers last year to the tune of million and a half dollars Not from bad debts or from other losses in the conduct of their business. A million and half dollars worth of thelr jewelry was "lifted' by crooks. More than half these robberes were hold-ups, broad daylight "stick-ups," to speak the language,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Protect Our Game

(SeIma TlmeS-J ournal)
 The bill introduced in the Ala bama house to shorten the hunting season and to reduce the game linl-1 its in the state with view to re-, stocking our woods and fields with a more plentiful supply of wild life, ought to become law. Wise leg islation, enforcing the right sort of protection, would soon bring back this wild life in abundance. In some of the states where such provis- ions have been enacted and sup ported by strong public sentiment, hunting is as good as it was cen- tury ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

commit such folly. To the normal mind it is incomprehensble. What Fischer could have gained by his petty thievery was a trifle compared to what he lost. The thief who is imbued with "professonial pride' in his calling is the most dangerous and the most successful with which the police have to deal. Permanent reform fin a criminal of that type is rare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
MISJUDGING CHURCHES lSnrinrfield Republicanl

Reporters of New York news paper, disguised as down-and-outers. or as laborers without any Sunday clothes, have been visiting promi- nent New York churches and seem to have been surprised to be re- ceived cordially and without patron izing. The moral seems to be that other people equally unfamiliar with the churches would find them not as black as somebody appears to have painted them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

A Boston judge has ruled that two nat uralized foreigners may shorten their names, but may not adopt Stone and Parker. It is a good idea to leave the foreign labels on some of our new arrivals. It would be a distinct shock to hear of man named Stone or Parker preachingnbolshevism or throwing a bomb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
The Peoples Forum

To the Editor of The Age Herald: I appreciate the article contained in your issue of January 27 on the normal schools. You made some good points and I hope that the ed- ltoriai will be copied in the other sections of the state. Again assur- ing you of the appreciation of all the normal schools, am,
 c. w. DAUGETTE,-
 President State Normal School.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

A former member of Czar Nicholas house. hold is reported to be driving taxicab in Paris. That's better than being on one of those wandering ships with Admiral Stark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Alabama Press
Local Action for Blue Aa~s
(Talladega Daily Home)

Every session of the legislature considerable time is taken up in the discussion of somebody's blue law. This time it ended in defeat of IS to IF. Local action is the safe rule that now applies to cities, and they usually know what they want and will enforce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Postmaster General Work has ordered rural mail carriers to distribute grains to starving birds along their routes. Since birds don't vote, some members of congress may not see the necessity for that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
THE CASE Or KELLER
Houston Post ]

Representative Keller is still on Attorney General Daugherty's trail. so he says. It is matter of far more importance to Keller that he should himself escape the hot pur- suit of. the squirrers than that he should catch Daugherty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Thanks to Tut-Ankh-Amen, day by day ir every way we are learning more about, the ancient Egyptians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Typographical Error

Two notable traits were found in Miss Cole. Viz: Ieanness of body and largeness of soul. Engraved on her tombstone; "Good Lord.
 she was thine." But somehow the sculptor found not enough
 space;
 The stone was not nearly as large as her
 grace.
 Except the last letter, he chiseed them in, So read the true version: Good Lord, she
 was thin." w. J. G.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

The Columbia university school of den tistry says there are more than 4o0,OOQ,o0O teeth in the United States that need dental care. It is hoped that they will not all be- gin to ache at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
The. Torch Bearer
Let It Ridel

Dear Torch Bearers: Please correct this sentence: The police of Birmingham have effected number of arrests in connection with the axe murders.-Sid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Democracy continues to make rapid trides. The Duke of York is pledged to play golf some time next summer with Frank Hodges, president of the Miners Federation of Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
THE TEMPERING OF LOVE

(New, York Evening Telegraph {.
 The man who says he loves his enemies still retains the hope that just God will make it rather hot for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Dear Torch Bearer: Does the word au ditorium come from the word audit? If so why?-Noah,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

The mills of the gods seem to be grind ing at Doorn, where Wilhelm is reported unhappily wed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Impossible. You could get the word "audit' from auditorium" but how could you get auditorium from audit You can hardly get auditorium at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

When traffic cop has traffic jam. he tries to spread it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
Perfection

A girl whom jazz can never mar Is Bella Grimes, Who does not think her parents are Behind the times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Proprietors of small restaurants in Bir- mingham are finding pistol almost as nee essary in their business as cash register
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
They'd Disagree

AueF q DtsdSree
 Dear Torch Bearer: Why not start chain-letter to all the experts about the au- ditorium? By the time it looped the earth a time or two maybe we could find out what is the truble with it.-Davie Jones.
 Greenwich Village, the nations only au- thentic Latin quarter" is not devoted exclu- sively to the study of Latin.
 They say the dollar is now worth 50,0O0 marks. But are 50,000 marks worth dol lar7
 If it takes as long for the city commission to build viaduct as an auditorium, it can not begin on them any too soon.
 Roscoe Arbuckle has decided to be a movie director. Or perhaps it was decided for hin,-
 Will Hays, being czar, could naturally was more sensitive to popular opinion than born czar.
 Municipal zoo in St. Louis will open it's gates to pigs, sheep and cows. And in few years the neauiiHer dt any up-Jo-date zoo will be a quaint animal known as the horse. It is hard to understand the furor over king Tutankhamen when Europe is overrun with royal mun,mies. Boy Disappears on Way to Dentist.r Even you, my dear Watson, are capable of solving that one.
  by an automobile, now finds that his formerly bald dome is sprouting hair. Not many will voluntarily try his remedy, although there be many trying to apply it.
 Outdoor opera is planned for Birmng- ham. Fine, if mosquitoes are not invited. Norwood objects to one-man trolley cars, although they offer exceptional opportuni- ties for getting on speaking terms with the motorman.
 Every day in every way the defense of utilities aggression grows harder and harder. The health officer has been talking on the subject of mosquito control The best way to control mosquito is to clip his bill off with the scissors, and plait his legs. There are other more wholesale ways of control. but the one we sponsor shows more crafts manship, besides giving a personal satisfac- tion that draining pond can never give.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Dear Torch Bearer: Why not start a chain-letter to all the experts about the au- ditorium? By the time it looped the earth time or two maybe we could find out what is the truble with it.-Davie Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

If it takes as long for the city commission to build viaduct as an auditorium, it can not begin on them any too soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

They say the dollar is now worth 50,0OC marks. But are 5o,000 marks worth dol lar?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Greenwich Village, the nations only au- thentic Latin quarter" is not devoted exclu- sively to the study of Latin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Roscoe Arbuckle has decided to be a movie director. Or perhaps it was decided for hin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03

Will Hays, being czar, could natural, countermand his own order. However, h, was more sensitive to popular opinion tha, born czar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Upper Main Floor

We have just received a
group of girls school dresses,
of serge, Jersey and velvet ma
teriaIs and made up in pleas
ing styles. They come in navy,
brown and black, in a size range
from 8 TO II years. The model
sketched is from this assort-
ment. Moderately priced at
$4.95, $5.95 and $685..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Testi6es Jap Dairymen Unmolested
Charge Man
Struck Tot
Ice Man Used Pick,
Says Father

Alleged to have raped the 5.year.
old daughter OF Dr. c. Il. Eaton. SECS
Angelina a.. over the knckles with
an Ice pick Tuesday evening In front
OF the Eaton home. ]. e. Lee. ice
truck driver. faced Police Judge J.
II. Gordon Wednesday morning on n
charge OF diaorderly conduct.
Leo was arrested when Dr. Eaton.
tho father. saw the affair and, armed
with a golf club, rushed out 10 tho
street and started TO cross weapons
with the driver Police interferrod
and took Lee TO jail.
The driver admitted hitting the
girl. saying he probably struck her
harder than he intended to. lie said
that the children ia the noighbor'
hood had been annoying him.
Judge Gordon took the case under
adyisemont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-12
Convicted Chinese
Are Denied Writ

CARSON, New. Sept. 1.-THE Ne.
vada state supreme court yesterday
denied n writ OF error TO attorneys
for Gee Jon and Hughie Sing. Chi.
nese convicted OF murder and con.
demned TO die in lethaI gas cham.
Der.
The attorneys for the Chinese
asked that n writ OF error be allowed
for an appeal TO the United States
supreme court. Following denial Of
the writ. the attorneys for the mon
said they would seek 10 carry the
case to the highest court in the land
without the state supreme courts
permission.