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The Washington times., 1923-05-02

connection with those that disturb old
graves readers will the warning on
Shakespeare's tomb to which Mr. Nckerson refers:
Good frende for Jesuss sake forbeare
To digg the dust encoased heare
Bleste be the that thes stones.
And be he that bones
With his interesting letter Mr. Nckerson his
aon Of the of the Mohommedan Muezzn That gentle
stands the top of high tower the mnaret
Read carefully Mr. Nickersons translation and will
TO what extent primitive religions rely repetition Little
boys school repeat thousands of times
the words Of the Koran and when they have had enough
that Mohammedan religion driven their heads
they considered educated
That fact is recommended to the careful attention of those
who occasionally criticize public schools for teaching plain
arithmetic writing etc. and leaving to parents and clergy
men OUT OF SCHOOL to give much little religion of
the various kinds they please Here is Mr. Nickersons
translation Millions of Christians will reject his opinion of
the harsh clangor of church bells:
THE CALL TO PRAYER.
Allah Akbar God is great!
Allah Akbar! God is great
Confess that he alone is Lord
Confess that he alone Lord
Confess Muhamad spake his word
Confess Muhamad spake his word
Come to prayer!
Come prayer!
Sacred stiffness holds the air
Whilst the darkness gathers deep,
Prayer is sWeeter far than sleep'
Mr.. Nckersons letter continues:
ITO me at least, there is a deeper and abiding
thrill the above musical devotion
spirit than the harsh clangor Of brazen bells all
the spires of Christendom. If more of us would
condescend to learn little of the other WORLD
RELIGIONS, big0ry would quench its flaming brand,
World War would be mentioned without uni
versal shudder.'
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

r DIE folks have the most
To be vain is rather a mark of
humility than of pride.
The greatest and sublimest
power in the world is often SIM
pie patience.
Superstition renders a man a
fool and skepticism makes him
mad.
Nobody knows what strength
he has till he has tried it.
When either side grows warm
gives over first.
A perfect judge will read each
work Of wit
With the same spirit that its
author writ. Pope.
If you would be pungent, be
brief. For it is with words as
with sunbeams-the more they
are condensed. the deeper they
burn.
An inward sincerity will. of
course, influence the outward de-
pertinent, but where the one is
wanting, there is great reason
to suspect the absence of the
other.
A man would have no pleasure
in discovering all the beauties of
the universe, even in heaven it.
self, unless he had a partner to
whom he might communicate his
joy.
Think all you speak, but speak
not all you think.
Thoughts are your own, your
words are yours no more.
Where wisdom steers, wind can
not make you sink.
Lips never err when wisdom
keeps the door. -Delaune.
copyright 1929. Newspaper Feature
Service, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
Plantations Haze Their DreGn'ers, Too

ERE'S man you heard of. But, civilization,
- studying it's balance sheet, acknowledges universal
= = debt to his doggedness n r1. -:
Alexander D. Mebane is dead at Lockhart' lex: pg
idea didn't come from professor Carnegie library
Neither was around the neghborhood when ne Oegan 70
think nature hadn't exered herself for the COTTON planter
Mebane simply did one thing. ;ht
He taught hundred bales of cotton to grow where eg
had been gathered before The consequent yeo IroGg
solvencv and then prosperity to the South added oos
tn the national wealth living costs earth over
and raised acreage values of whole States 20 per cent
He gets paragraph when he dies he ougnt 10 nave
monument
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
NEPTUNE TAKES JOHN
BARLEYCORN FOR
A PARTNER


X TEPTUNE abandons salt water for whiskey, adds a
cocktail shaker his trident and enters into part
nershp with Old John BarIeycorn. With one dis
sentng opinion the Supreme Court confirms maritime bar
licenses It's decision establishes permanent foot rail three
miles and inch beyond local coast lines.
Constitutional amendment ouawed strong drink from the
United States but control thrsts Rum without
country one-haH hour off shore.
Bootleg fleets maintaining their distance are not
subject the Vosead All vessels irrespective OF flag
may carry and sell alcoholic drinks instantly they pass
now irrevocable dead line.
international agreement alone erase it. Congress will
doubtless revise present statutes and later prohibit Amer
craft furnishing liquor their and crews
Washingtons power ism universal Prohibition founders
in deep waters
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
Eternal Justice via Fly or Worm
Learned Reader Expounds the Superstitious Mind
And Translates, the Muezzn Cry.

Our learned friendly reader Mr.. NJ H. Nickerson OF Bos
ten sends information that interest you concerning old
supersons flies and other insects that now attract at
tenon because the death of Lord Carnarvon in Egypt
Men with satisfied with the explanation
that Lord bitten by insect IN or
King Amens tomb that blood poisoning set in
death resulted the noble lords constitution being weak
ened by trying climate .
Mr. Nckerson of Boston, teaches you that mention OF
insect has only increased the superstous be-
lief of jewellers in the East -
The Washington times., 1923-05-02

is not shortened!' Why not
say the man was not of a
robust constitution, and over
work in his eagerness to secure
the spoils ended his days pre-
maturely?
"By the way, from the very
dawn of history there was
dual tendency of mankind to
raid the tombs of the good and
great, one motive being to gain
possession of the holy relics, or
some talisman with power to
heal or perhaps raise the dead;
the other, to plumber the house
of hallowed repose. Both
classes of ghouls were warned
off by an awful imprecatlon
posted in plain sight, usually in
scribed on the walls of the
vault or the marble shaft. The
Itinerary runes on the Danish
stones, so-called, are Nordic
samples remarkably like those
of Egypt and the Orient. Four
of those stones bear curse of
the kind, and almost identical
in wording. For any sacrilegious
act, the gods are invoked to
turn the robber into an ogre
or something of the kinda
RITZ which may be maniac
or a swine. Very significant
in view of the casting of
demons into swine Shake
speare's epitaph is the most
modern instance | knoW-the
Milo malediction winds up,
very mildly, With him shall the
great God reckon, when
reckoning is mader | think
Marie Coreili's mystic boo. is
make-b believe.
"Yours very sincerely,
IN. H. NICKERSON."
Up. ST. am sending you my
translation of the Muezzin cry:
'Ayu al phale'
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
SUNKEN SHIPS
TO RISE
OARIS.-Another sunken treas

@ARIS.-Another sunken treas
ure ship, the Egypt, is to
- be raised from the deep.
The Egypt, carrying more than
$5,OO0,0 900 in cash and rich
cargo, sank off Brest during the
war. The wreck lies in very deep
water.
The company formed to raise
the vessel is Swedish. Operations
will be commenced In May.
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
He Watched the Trains Go BY.

rvrrHTTE Minerva was coddling richer men ambi
w ton kept telling O. P. Van sweringen to sell MS
papers and study the main chance
At fortv-two he controls five big railroads and Is re-
elected chairman of the Chesapeake and ONO
Some day he cross the continent on ms own rams
rrbt wears ago he watched the trains go by; fast
don stop small towns
So frecked barefoot boys always wondering Wnere
they start and CO. Locomotive sirens lure them 70 aoVs
r Their magnations hop express and ride 10 the
Lands of what maybe. -
Citv folk have no except skyscraper For them
everything seems already All the distances are walled
from their fancy.
Our children see and know too much far too early.
Expectation is richer heritage premature sophScd'o
duls Jack and Jill.
Books of knowledge explain astronomy TO the nursery
but don t disclose the stars OF hope
Ancient conquerors came down from the mountains anu
up from the valleys
Progress still seeks her leaders yonder
The Washington times., 1923-05-02

A&~4S ~ AA@S &@ASS& ~SS%@@SS $SSS~A
"24 White street,
East Boston, Mass.
"Editor Washington Times.
Dear Sir-Whatever was the
cause of Lord Carnarvon's death,
the medical experts were not
wise to give it out as the bite of
q venomous insect. Egypt, as
well as the Orient, believes that
even to this day a fly or a
worm may be the instrument Of
divine displeasure or vengeance.
"Both the Coptic church and
the Moslem community are
deeply imbued with the belief
that the old gods of the Nile
valley are still alive and take
cognizance of the ways of man
kind. They doubt not but the
avenging stroke awaits each
and every infidel or Giaour who
would profane a sanctuary of
the living powers or desecrate
a tomb of the mighty dead. We
think so, too, as far as our
particular shrines or faith is
concerned. And the sacred
spot! Think what would hap
pen to the marauder who would
dare to modest the Holy Sepul-
chre!
"Then those zealots remem-
Der the tales of old-how MINI
rod, who made an attempt on
the life of the infant Abram,
was tormented to death by fly
which lodged in his nostril and
burrewed inward. Also the
vision of Herod eaten by worms
rises in their perturbed minds,
and when the medical experts
diagnose Carnarvo11's fatal i'll
ness as a case of the fly, it
seems to confirm the benighted
Egyptian idea. Yes, they say,
that is the very way the an
cient curse was brought about,
and the arm of the omnipotent
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
Dead Men Tell SOME TaLes.

~ERTAIN Northwestern University students are likely
to be in very Evanston police prove their
claim that Laten Mount killed in class rush.
Missing since 1921 the boys tied skeleton has just been
found hidden under Lake Michigan pier An ugly and
cowardy business.
The news how barbarously other youngsters
were hazed at the same lad tied head downward
by fellow hoogans left suspended from post Sheer
luck that he didn't die Men to jail for lar less tnan
that
Colleges. must stop this sort of thing. Faculties are
RESPONSIBLE for the lives well instruction OF their
charges President issues orders against further class
fights and demonstrations He somewhat late In locking
the stable door.
Higher education hereby loses friends, and VIII con-
nne IN invite criticism until its courses marked with
restraint and practically Too many MASTERS rowdles ana
msfits are graduating from factories OF learning Do
ciety and success both demand a better product
The Washington times., 1923-05-02
Mr.. HOOUer's of TUO. Minds.

TER HOOVER who recently advised reduction In
MI the sugar crop, approves reductlon u pun
-" > chases. -
President Harding mounts the boycott band wagon
and urges housewives into the fray. r
would drop faster if he spurred the u
Justice to action Profiteers are boasng tnat re-
taiers will be getting 20 cents before the year out
they do, Republicans apt to lind themselves ge'ns
out of office a short while after =. g,
The next campaign may be sticky, sooty a11ar ocdi
dealers begin that there VIII De no SPecd
summer discounts this year. -.
The Fuel Commission does nothing, says nothing ana ISM
much =, ooo oon e..
The Carnegie Foundation has donated over SlOoOO Tor
the smplification of our laws.
Voters will donate considerable majority to any party
which will put teeth in the statutes regulating SAFE anu
TRANSFORMATION of necessities.
Present legislation the subject is a dud
The Clock Makes Up the Pay ROH.
y ISDIRECTED energy and productive toll are as Iar
MI apart as bungler's estimate OF his worth 4
AVA 1t ism t how much you work, but what you accom-
plsh that establishes your value
The world values by Horsepower The clock makes
up the pay roll
tcOpEht 1913 by HerNrt Features ssndi'a~l
The Washington times., 1923-05-02

xwR HOOVER, who recently advised reducuon
nj the sugar crop, approves reduction OF pur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
GERMAN MARKS REACH
ANOTHER LOW LEVEL

NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-It took just
$50 in United States money today to
become a millionaire in German
marks. Theoretically. the American
dollar could buy 10000 marks in the
foreign exchange market, but prac-
tically little o. no business was
transacted in less than 100000
share lots. At pre-war prices, 10000
German marks would have, been
worth s4,76o.
Today's quotation for the mark
low record. and. compares with. .01395
cents on the first of the year; .0S
cents last September and last years
high of 1925 cents. The pre-war
price of the mark was 23.S cents
each.
Local bankers report that little
German commercial business is
being transacted in marks, German
exporting and importing firms hav-
ing adopted foreign currencies as a
medium of exchange months ago.
Sterling. Swiss francs and the Scan
dinavian exchanges are used almost
entirely. although considerable Ger
man business was done with French
francs before the PREPARATIONS crisis
became acute. Transactions in
marks now largely represent old OBJ
legations and maturities payable in
that currency. Speculation has been
very light in recent weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18

choke damp. In the last eight years
science has made marvellous adj
vances in the manufacture of gases
for destroying human life. and has
also done much for the protection
of human life against lethal gases
on the field of battle. There is
bitterly reproachful suggestion that
1t has done nothing for the abate-
ment OF noxious gases or the pro-
lection of men against them in some
of the most important fields of
peaceful industry. Thousands of
lives have been lost in our time
through the prevalence of gas in
mines. Must the gruesome sacrifice
CONTINUE forever? 1t is simply not
for moment to be conceded that
remedy for 1t is impossible, or is
beyond the ken and power of science
to provide. Surely humanitarian con-
siderations alone should be suffi-
cient to move some foremost chem
lists to address themselves to the
task and not to quit until they have
achieved 1t. Beside which even the
thriftiest of utilitarians must real
ize that 1t would pay, in dollars and
centSi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
A FEELING OF SECURITY


You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are
about to take is absolutely pure and
contains no harmful or habit produc-
ing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmers
Swamp Root, kidney and bladder
remedy.
Z The same standard OF purity,
str1ngth and excellence is main
tained in every bottle of Swamp
Root.
1t is scientifically compounded
from vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken
in teaspooAful doses.
1t is not recommended for every
thing.
1t is natures great helper in re-
Heving and overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is
with every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root.
If you need medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drug
stores in bottiss of two sizes, medium
and large.
However. IL you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer e. Co., Binghamton, N
Y, for sample bottle.e When writ
ing be sure a, mention this paper.
ADV.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
NURSES OF STATE HOLD
MEETING AT FLORENCE
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD

Florence. Ala Jan. II
About 90 delegates from all parts
of Alabama were in attendance at the
tenth annual meeting of the Alabama
State Nurses association here yes
terday. The newly organized Tennes-
see Valley district was hostess to
the convention. Officers for this dis
trict are Miss Margaret Hastings Of
the Belmont hospital of Sheffield,
president Miss Hattie yickers of the
Eliza Coffee Memorial hospital. CT
Florence, secretary, and Miss Unice
Ward. chairman of the program COM
mittee.
At the morning session II. L..
Reeder, vice president of the Cham
Der of Commerce., delivered an adj
dress Of welcome as did also repre-
sentatives of each of the four civic
clubs of the city. Following the
reading of reports that the dele
gates were entertained at luncheon
at one of the local hotels and were
guests Ct the Exchange club during
the afternoon on site-seeing trip to
Wilson dam and other points of in
terest of the city.
At the night session DR.. Richard
O. Beard. of the University of Min
nesota. delivered an address on the
Ethics of Nursing" He is teacher of
physiology in the University of Min
nesota.
Following the repdCts of the reso-
luton committee at the evening
session a reception attended by q
large numbnr of local physicians was
held.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
STYLISH WASP AND
BECKY BROOMHILLI
FEATURE TRIALS

GRAND JUNCTION Tenn, Jan. II.
Both braces of the third days run
ming Of the national championship
field trials held here today were
featured by brilliant work by the
four dogs entered.
The morning brace last years
champion, Becky Broomhill. point
err owned by L. l.. Haggin. Licking
ton, KY, and handled by Chesley l..
Harris, contested with the pointer,
Stylish Wasp, belonging to Miss Ma
rian Dupont of Montpelier Station,
Va, in charge of r. K. Armstrong.
on the first find, both handlers
claimed the point; the judges. how
ever. decided in favor or 15ecXy. The
Lexington dog then made bad
break by starting a chase, but from
then on the champion ran stronger
race than last year, finding plenty
of birds and handling the points al
most perfectly. Wasp ran a con-
sistent heat and backed the cham
pion perfectly on number of occa-
sions. During the last hour Wasp
began securing bevies rapidly, but
Becky was going wider and strong
er. The total score was ten bevies
and five singles for Becky; and six
bevies and three singles for Wasp.
The pointer Frank Rice, owned by
F. P. Rice, Kansas City, Mo-, and
handled by w. Fl. Martin, and Rod
NJ. setter belonging to K. r. Nor
rison of Kansas City and handled by
George Payton. were the principals
in the afternoon round. Rod NJ.
flushed bis first bevy after making
a goo Iflnd, but later settled down
and did fine work, finding seven
bevies and several singles. Frank
RIo,o went stronger than the setter
during the last half of the heat and
scored good record. His total was
five bevies and four singles.
Thursdays card includes braces
between the settlers, Hawks Ghost
and Master Rod Fields Doctor.
Major Kid, a setter. and the pointer
Doughboy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
GOVERNOR SMITH SETS
IRISH AGITATOR FREE

ALBANY, n. Y. Jan. 17.--James J.
Larkin. the Irish agitator, who has
served two years of a five-year
prison term after conviction on a
criminal anarchy charge. was par
doned by Governor Smith today.
The governors action was a sequel
to hearing he gave January 0. when
a delegation of Larkin's friends, In
Guiding Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney,
widow of the former lord mayor of
Cork, pleaded for clemency.
In announcing his decision, Cover
nor Smith explained that the statute
upon which Larkin was convicted de-
fined criminal anarchy as the doc
trine that organized government
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18

CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-"sin results
from temptation declared the Rev.
Eleazer Dave, pastor of the Sheridan
Road Methodist church in a sermon
one day. And no man is going to
be tempted to get fresh with a girl
if he knows she packs a healthy wal
lop In each fist"
The Rev. Mr. Dawes congregation
thought this sounded very reason
able, but nevertheless they were
astounded some time later to find
that he had hired D. Logan Lough-
borough former Nebraska football
player and veteran of the Boer war,
the Boxer rebellion and the Spanish
American war as assistant pastor to
teach Sunday school girls to box.
An ex-football player as an assist
ant pastor was novelty, even IN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
Simpson Held to $500
Score By Palos Quint
In Battle At B. A. c.

Simpson Tech won out over Palos
at the B. A. C. Wednesday night by
a score of IS to 20. The game was
fast and rough. featured by the de-
fensive play of Palos.
The first half was close throughout
and Simpson was. never far in the
lead. The score at the end of the
first half stood IL to 6 in favor of
Simpson.
In the second half, the Tornado"
finally got moving and Vincent cut
loose with some shooting that put
them out of danger. Simpson was
able to cage but three field goals In
tho first half. whereas vincent alone
scored six in the second.
: Yancey Sem was badly off form,
only scoring one field goal during
the game but he showed some sem
blance of his old style in his foul goal
shooting. He Gagged seven out of IA
attempts.
Vincent was half% the Simpson
team. He scored Is points, seven
field goals and two fouls. Byrd came
next with 10 points and Senns scor-
ing finished off the evenings offer
ings.
Sprouse, guard for Palos, did some
of the prettiest shooting of the eve
ming. He counted eight points for
Palos. Morrow, center, also scored
eight for Palos. Melton played a
good game at the other guard Long
shots often ruined Palos chance to
score. Their offensive was weak on
this account. The lineup follows:
Simpson (35)-Senn %, right for
ward; Carol, left forward; Byrd d0),
center; Vincent d6), right guard;
Wesley, left guard.
Palos (20)-Reed. right forward;
Smith, lefa forward; Morrow (s), CEN
ter; Sprouse (S). right guard; Melton
"a, left forward.
stitutions-Simpson: Ferguson
for Wesley; Wesley for Ferguson
Ferguson for Sem.
Referee. Erwin (Drake).
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
NEW TALEAPOOSA COUNTY
OFFICERS ARE SWORN IN

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. Jan. II.
Especial New officers for ITALIA
poosa county were sworn into office
at Dadeville today, including probate
Judge, clerk, sheriff and county COM
missioners, and also county solic
itor. The new probate judge is ].
Percy Oliver of Dadeville, prominent
attorney; Henry o. Garrett, for the
past several years registrar. goes in
as clerk, while J. Marshall Guantt
of Tallassee is the new sheriff. T. A.
Gardner of Dadeville, and B. Lewis
Young of Alexander City are the new
county commissioners. who go in for
terms of four years each. Solicitor
Clyde II. Vann of the district has
appointed the following county solic-
itors: Randolph county, Edward b.
Parker; Lee county, Fl. K. Dickin-
son; Chambers county, James A.
Hines; Tallapoosa county, Judge G.
j. Sorrell. and Macon county, A. r.
Paine. All of these new solicitors
went into office today along with
other county officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-18
WHY HE QUIT BUSINESS

From B. C. Forbes. in Forbes Maya
: zine.
II left Ford. when I was forty
three, because I got tired of making
so much money. 1t became a burden.
1t was almost obnoxious, distastefuI
1 had no particular use for so many
millions.
so 1 stepped from under this av-
alanche of money-and I'm heartily
glad l did. for l have found more
genuine satisfaction in striving to
serve my fellow citizens than can be
derived from ordinary business ac-
tivities.''
This extraordinary, self-revealing
statement was made to me by James
Couzens, the ex-Canadian "newsie''
who became Henry Ford's original
partner by investing $4,000, and who
sold out to Ford for $30,0O0,000 in
1915, to become. in turn, Police Com
missioner of Detroit, Mayor Of De-
troit, -6nd United States Senator
from Michigan.
For many years a business man
himself, latterly a leader in big busie
ness. handling matters of great
magnitude and coming into contact
with many men of large business
affairs. Mr.. Couzen's estimate of the
judgment, the observation-disclosures, the
commonsense of business men as
compared with the judgment. the
common sense. the level headedness
of working men will doubtless arouse
establishment.
II would rather take the Judgment
of 10000 average. workmen than the
Judgment of the 10000 biggest busi-
ness men in the United States" Mr..
Couzens declared with great EN-.
phasis. "The- Judgment on any pub
lie quest amor and better than
the JUDI ~ the most prominent
business men in the country. Work
ingmen are the least selfish of all the
groups there are. Most of the labor
troubles come from labor's leaders,
not from labor itaalAs