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that cause? Undoubtedly the private
motor vehicle, thousands of which
carry people to and from their daily
occupations.
The motor-vehicle production is
greater than ever. What can the troll
leys do about it? There is only one
answer. They must give the service
The schedules must be faster and
cars on the same line must follow one
another more frequently. There must
be more lure to trolley travel in the
way of liberal conditions attending use
of tickets, and some means of popular
ling these tickets. In other cities
things like this have been done, and
the trolleys have enjoyed increased
patronage as a consequence. The troll
ley faces a condition brought about by
the flexible, fast and smooth-running
motor vehicle. There is no discount
ing the latter's popularity The troll
ley will survive and earn profit only
by recognizing the motor vehicle and
taking steps that will render trolley
travel more convenient and more at
tractive. In doing that, grave error
will be made if the jitney is regarded
as the chief or even an important COM
petitor.
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THE SHOE DEALERS

If laying in a stock of shoes and
waiting on customers were all there is
to the retail shoe business, there
would be no need for the Southeast
ern Shoe Retailers Association, which
is in annual convention in Birming-
ham. There would be no need for
shoe-trade journals and none for the
style shows held annually in the East.
There is, in reality, need for all these
things. Through the associational
connection each merchant learns some
thing from the others, including rules
and general lines of action of general
benefit to the business everywhere.
The dealers attention is directed to
many economies which individual
thought would not have suggested.
There is art in purchase of shoes, both
as to sizes that are to be carried and
as to styles. Average size contour of
feet differ in different parts of the
country. Merchants must avoid TAX
ing on too many narrow lasts here
and too many wide ones there. Win
dow displays are important. There are
forms of cut-throat competition which
have been found to do no good to any
of the contestants. The associational
connection finally develops broadness
of vision and tolerance, which are ele-
ments counting for business success
the same as for character building.
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MODEL HOME" EXHIBIT

Model home week is being we'll OBJ
served in Birmingham. The Axis Club
has staged fine exhibits of home in
teriors, arrangements and furnishings.
The Edgewood bungalow also presents
many modern ideas of home comfort,
convenience and economy. The les
sons in kitchen practice are fit COM
panion to those in home furnishing,
one being of as much importance as
the other. These exhibitions serve to
impart valuable suggestion to the
housewife. One woman gamers one
idea, and another woman another
None can observe and make study of
the exhibits without inspiration for
some Improvement in her own home
or without receiving ideas that will
be Of service in the founding of new
home. The most experienced and
skilled have always something to
learn. The exhibits serve all.
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VIOLENCE TO GARBAGE CANS

The garbage department instructs
the housewife to provide herself with
a metal receptacle for holding the
kitchen refuse, and the law says that
it shall have top and the top must
be kept on. The housewife purchases
such receptacle at cost of several
dollars. The chances are that the can
Is denied by the attaches of the first
garbage wagon handling that can, and
receives successive gatherings as the
days go by. 1t is often thrown to the
ground with a violence that flattens
it into mere semblance of a garbage
receptacle. There is a senseless hur-
Richness about garbage collection that
is far more costly than more leis-
urely course. Why all the hurry?
What do the prisoners do after they
get through the job? Is it fair to
compel the housewife continuously to
renew her investment in garbage cans
because forsooth the foreman Of a
gang of prisoners either encourages
or at least does not stop their careless
ness? This garbage-can destruction
goes on daily. The result is twice
to three times as much money spent
by housewives in providing these re-
ceptacles as is at all necessary. Surely
it is somebody's duty to stop this prac-
tire
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INSURANCE AGAINST WAR

Perhaps some people are apt to dis
miss Secretary Weeks plea for better
military defense as merely the natural
effort of the head of federal de-
partment to emphasize the Importance
Of his responsibilities. If every other
people were of the disposition of the
people of the United States, seeking
no quarrel unless thrust upon them,
perhaps such a view would be war
ranted. The condition, however, is
just the reverse. Many peoples do
not enjoy the comfortable homes and
living conditions that prevail in Amer
lea. Some of them never have had
such conditions. Lacking the COM
forts of life, they lack also the peac-
able inclinations that go with comfort
and the ownership of property. Some
peoples would almost as lief fight
as eat. especially if the fight promised
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POOR BOYS WHO
BECAME FAMOUS
BE- Frederick Houk Law



In Germany in 1854 was born in
the home of an humble teacher
boy who was destined to invent
the linotype machine, that mar
velous and intricate apparatus
that has made the modern daily
newspaper possibility. There
was very little money for the sup
port of the family, and the boy, as
soon as he could, had to help in
the most common tasks of the
household. At fourteen he was
set to work with a Matchmaker,
and at once showed great mechan-
ical ability. In the daytime he
worked hard at his task and in
the evening he went to night
school, where he studied mechan-
ical drawinsa AT eighteen the boy
borrowed enough money to make
the trip to the United States,
where he was promised employ
ment with his cousin.
Thus, in 1872. Ottmar Mergen.
thaler, with some five hundred
others who We're likewise seeking
fortune in the land of opportunity.
took his place in the crowded
Storage of an Atlantic liner. and
ultimately landed in Baltimore. In
the Washington shop to which he
went he seon became foreman.
There he grew familiar with the
ingenious tools and machines and
the making of accurate ,instru-
ments. Through friend he de-
veloped form of copying ma
chine, and was thereby led to in
terest himself in pe-setting and
printing. Thereupons he began his
experiments that led to the MAX
ing of the linotype machine.
At one time his experiments
proved of so little value, and he
was so destitute of money, that he
took all his drawings and plans
and tore them up. shortly after
wards, supporters having been
found. he resumed his work. He
had begun by trying to use papier
mache. but after a long series of
disappointments he saw at last
that the thing to do was to cast
actual type metal at once. In 1884,
when he was thirty years old. he
perfected a machine that at once
set type and cast it in form
The machine was still far from
the marvellous machine of today,
and he continued to improve 1t
from year to year. patiently ex-
perimenting and devising.
tuberculosis came upon him,
and various misfortunes drew
upon his strength. He died at
orty-five, but he had lived to see
his great invention success, and
to receive medals, high honors. and
great financial rewards. Today
there Is scarcely a printing office
in the United States that does not
owe thanks to the genius of Mer-
genthaler.
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JUGGLING IN OIL

Prosecution of some wildcat oil
stock men in Texas developed evidence
that an old man, who claimed to have
"doodle bug" and other superstitious
methods of locating oil sands, and who
protested to be cousin of General
Robert E. Lee, permitted himself to
become the goat" for jugglel.s who
relied on the name to swindle ignorant
and credulous people all over the coun-
try. The punishment meted out to
these men receives general approval.
There is sympathy for those who are
taken in with such tricks because they
do not know any better. They need
protection. But these victims should
be regarded apart from those whose
greed for huge profits influences them
to part with their capital in the hope
of doubling, TRIPPING or quadrupling
their money on fast schedule. Their
guiding star is the itch for gain. They
are SO strongly under the hypnotic
influence of this malady that glitter
ing pictures of the abnormally large
returns promised are irresistible, and
their imagination under the stimulus
walks away with what judgment they
possess. AS rule this class of vic
TINS make the most noise when the
bubble bursts. People actuated by the
express purpose of getting something
valuable for nothing do not make
strong appeal to the public when they
raise their voices in lamentation.
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TARIFF BUREAUS CASH VALUE

Never month passes but report of
the traffic associations of the Ala
bama communities supporting them
proves their usefulness. Last month
the Birmingham association recorded
victory for grain shippers by VIM
ming the decision in the case where it
was proposed to increase rates on
grain and grain products from Mem
phis. 1t entered forceful and we'll
presented protest against a proposal
to increase rates on gasoline from Biz
mingham to Georgia points, and has
every reason to believe that this case
has been won on showing that rates
already existing are ridiculously high
compared with others. In fact, the as
ISOLATION proved that fair adjust
ment would result in lower instead of
higher rates.
The association, acting with others,
is stout contender for the fight of
concentrating Advantageous cotton
at Alabama points when destined to
II SIlOW4l llleil blliS
right exercised in the case of cotton
going to the Carolinas and the East
ern mills has served those textile-mill
interests while discriminating against
the Alabama industry. Detecting err
rors in freight bills and collecting
claims to the extent of $4,000 has
been mere matter of routine, that
saving to shipper members being
stated monthly operation. Establish
ment of numerous rate adjustments
for variety of shippers is also in the
routine. The associations have ac-
complished much in weaving rate fab
RIGS of public benefit, but they must
be eternally on the Cob to keep their
good work from being undone through
persistent effort of the carriers to in
crease rates.
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TROLLEY CARS COMPETITOR

1t is not the jitney that has eaten
into the vitals of the trolley. 1t is
the private motor vehicle. The fate
of the trolley seems to depend on the
amount of traffic which it invites by
presenting attractions outweighing the
competitive service of the private car.
Figures compiled by the chamber of
commerce show that trolley-car travel
in Birmingham decreased by 1860
900 passengers in 1922 compared with
1920. In the same period jitney
travel, making liberal estimate, in
creased only 100000 passengers.
The jitneys are thus shown to be re-
sponsible for only one-seventh of the
loss of patronage sustained by the
trolleys. Something else caused loss
of 100000 passengers. What was
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the spoils of war and the wherewithal
to eat,
There is unrest today in the Near
East A war between Greece and
Turkey is prophesied. There are many
who fear the possibility of far
reaching embodiment. 1t may not
come; Americans hope that it will not
come. But if it does come the situa-
ton will be different from what it was
two years ago. Then the Greeks were
driving the Turks across their own
deserts and farther and farther from
Europe. The powers kept their hands
off. Then the tide turned and the
Turks came marrying the Greeks back
to the sea and even into the sea. The
Turks threatened to cross into Eu-
rope. Then the powers no longer held
aloof, but stood in the way of the
Turks and halted them. Now, through
compromise, the Turks are peacably
back in Europe.
There is no assurance that they will
4ClIle'lii pCGNOclOlNy iAOWGNtLJ anu IL
again war breaks out, this time the
powers must take a hand And if the
powers take hand, what with the dis
turbed condition in Germany, Russia,
and even in France, there is no one
who can accurately foretell the pos
sible extent of the conflagration of
war, nor predict the reaction upon the
United States. If not the Greco-Turk-
ish war, then some other may be
forced upon US. The secretary of war
pleads for the training of citizen
soldie1.y, and for the funds necessary
to maintain our standing army and
our navy at that point of efficiency
that will enable US not to be taken by
surprise, but to protect ourselves
against war by our very preparation
for war. This is not militarism. 1t
is national insurance.
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MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
MEN
Mother of s. II. CoIeridee

A "home1y, house minding wom-
an" the second wife of her hus-
band, and the mother of a dozen
children. Mrs. Johnathan Taylor
was utterly unaware of the future
genius of her tenth child, Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, who developed
into one of the worlds greatest
poets.
There was absolutely nothing In
her mind or being that would
serve to bring out the poetry in
Il child of hers, or to understand
was good mother, according to
her lights. and gave her children
all the care and attention of
which she was capable.
Unimaginative and uneducated,
Mrs. Taylor was the type of wom-
an whose presentday prototype
rants against everything that is
modern and new, simply on the
ground that it is modern and new.
She was out of sympathy with
what she called the fashionable
accomplishments of the day, and
declared herself very strongly
that woman's place was not mere
ly in the home, but in the kitchen.
Her sense of duty was strong,
where she saw her duty. This was
chiefly concerned with the ma
terial welfare of her brood. and
the spiritual according to her
definition of the word) welfare.
That the spirit and the mind are
Identical was something that she
l.. ~ =
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NCIDErLIcHTS f az ACI1
|A\NATIONAL @ssSf0
~ CAPITAL EsTs. v,

The farmer is rather perverse
creature. He produces all the
,;,,. .. ss D.. ~
P-' w
Will not increase his rate OF con-
sumption. This may be due to the
fact that ba restr.ins his annetite
his pocket, And like the boy who,
after killing many rabbits, lost
his taste for rabbits, perhaps the
farmer knows too much about his
dairy product.
ine oepdltaiheh' OIL az nc tuie
- autnorlty LOT the' statement tiiat
III i'@%. householu consumption Oh
rnlih Increased throushouI tHe
1iiieeu otates run ~ 70 ~ s@i-
IONS per capita consumption by
Tits Loihs increased Two saliohs'
oue mere was no lhcreaseo con,
sum peioli ny u"eliefs III vi al
crease was only one gallon.
One hundred and three billion
pounds of whole milk was con-
sumed last year. Every individual
consumed or should have con-
sumed GAS pounds, or eight times
the weight of the average indi-
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ONE TRICK A DAY
Illuminating Lump Sugar

Present to the spectators an or
binary piece of lump sugar, and
declare that you defy anyone in
the audience to set fire to 1t.
Some will, of course. try. only to
find that it cannot be ignited.
Then you give him the laugh,
whereupon YOU secretly dip the
corner of the piece of sugar into
cigar or cigarette ashes. Now, IL
the flame is applied to this pre-
pared corner the whole lump will
take fire and slowly be consumed
with a blush flame. By reversing
the order of the trick. pleasing re-
suits can be obtained also. Light
the sugar first, using a prepared
cube, and after it has burned
completely, take another and ask
anyone to try and light it, His
attempts will, of course, be unsuc
cessful
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SMILES
A Case of Frankness
lrEit- tH.A


The inspector was paying his
monthly visit to the village school.
He examined the children in read
ing and general knowledge, and
was pleased with the answers he
received.
After the last question had been
asked and answered satisfactorily
he rose to his feet, and, looking at
the upturned faces, remarked, ge-
nially, Il wish l was a little boy
at school again.
He allowed few moments for
this to sink in, and then added;
DO you know why I wish that"
For a moment there was silence,
and then childish voice from
the back of the room was heard
to say: Because you've forgot all
Won ever kuoWed
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(Anniston Starr

The lesson in the fire at Cleve-
land is that every building, espe-.
cially every frame building more
than one story In height, should
have more than one stairway.
more than one means of egress in
case of panic or fire. And in every
frame building over one story high
in which crowds gather. or in
which many children assemble
daily in school, should be used the
greatest precaution against fire.
If oil lamps and coal or wood
stoves are used, they should be
under Constant and careful sur
Vigilance every day and night they
are in use,
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10 FAVORITE BOOKS
LAS Chosen by Kathleen Norris

CAS- ChOsen by knthlken motifs,
Novelist)
1.-THE Four Evangelists."
Resurrection" (TolstoD.
Shakespeare. (Why. not, in one
volume?)
Adam Bede" George Elliott.
Lives of the Queens" (Strick-
land).
The Ring and the Book"
(Browning).
THE French Revolution" Gear
lyle).
Marie Antoinette" (Belloc).
General Booth" dindsay).
Men of Iron" (Pyle, in 1890.
Copyright. 1923, 2lst Century
Press)
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should Help Farmer, Too

Everybody who is anybody
around Collinsville is ready to
boost town Improvement. and it is
a god thing to do. too. But why
not advocate country Improvement
also? The farmer or fruit grower
or stock raiser is the backbone Of
every community, for without him
there would be no cities or towns,
nothing to eat or wear, nothing
to do but do nothing. He needs
better roads. better school facili-
ties for his children; he needs to
be more in contact with his neigh
Dor, Boosting our town is COM
mendable, but let's boost the rural
districts, too, and make our act
doubly commendable.
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A genealogist says that Captain
Kidd really did live in Wall Street for
a while. Some of his descendants APP
pear to have concluded that success
in their line did not require seeking
new fields.
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would come to America, is tribute
to country which always has well
come and offers an opportunity to the
young man who has within him the
stuff from which to make success.
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A Strong Claim

NSeIma IlmeS-J OurnaI)
Why should not Robert L. Lee
be given the highest tribute of re-
spect in Northern as well as
Southern communities? His fame in
Europe as a military chieftain and
as contributor to the science and
strategy of war surpasses that of
any other heroic figure that came
out of that fratricidal struggle
And the prowess and probity of
his character will continue to shed
luster on the south and southern
arms as long as time shall last.
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reasurers

We have chest in corner, filled
with treasures rare, broken train,
railroad track and dog that's minus
hair; some story books that once We're
new, a wagon void of wheels, a pair
of old red rubber boots that haven't
any heels, a pot of paste and scissors,
too; some paper red and green, a dane
ing darby on a roof, and the wreck
of an old machine. And old King Tut
with all his gold could never prize it
more than this young lad with all his
treasures round him on the floor
A. NJ.
"a frog" remarked the fisherman,
batting his hook, sis a firmisternial,
tailless, amphibious animal"
"You said mouthful," replied the
black bass.
Courses Pusues Hunt of Poca-
hontas." The Indian sign, as you
might say.
June, and a dancing marathon in
Birmingham. The least that can be
said of the marathoners is that they
are gluttons for punishment.
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The cutting Of melon to the tune
of about $37, 100000 worth of reserve
assets by one of the mammoth tobacco
companies is not much satisfaction to
the man who still has to pay ten cents
for a five-cent cigar.
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Big Dairy Industry
ashland Progress)

The South needs more dairy cat
tie. This fact is conceded by
every progressive farmer. Dairy
farmers are numbered among the
most prosperous people of the
South. This is subject in which
we are all vitality interested, and
Clay county farmers should not
miss the approaching opportunity
to hear it discussed by a man who
is entirely familiar with ia
practical Southern farmer and
successful dairy man.
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(Memphis Commercial AppeaD
Announcement that former SEN
ator McCumber is to resume the
practice of law would indicateI
that he is one of the lame ducks
that was permanently crippled
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For n Tourist Camp

Y
The Times News has been advo-
eating the construction of a tour
list camp for some time. Hundreds
upon hundreds of tourists pass
through Gadsden every season and
most of them do not stop here be-
cause of the lack of facilities for
camping. The loss in trade and
in advertising is much greater
than might be supposed upon cas-
ual consideration. Such camp
could be provided at comparative
ly small expense. The primary
need in order to get it is q little
organized effort.
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Worth Thinking Over

INeW YORK Evening Wor1d)
Writing to friend in June,
1S43. Henry Clay said. "Apprehen-
sion of dangers and difficulties
often magnifies them beyond the
measure of their reality" Very
true. Might be pondered on by
the Republican anti-leaguers.
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Announcement that Hiram johnson
has gone to Spain suggests that he
should make a hit in that country
where the bull has long been a popu-
lar institution.
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A contemporary wants to know what
is the exact difference between be-
tween American and Turkish tobacco.
1t varies according to control of the
market at the time.
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Sin Nix Isrns

(By Sin Nix, himself, in person.)
1. When a man thinks he is think
er he has little time to devote to think
ing.
2. To kill creed by killing its wor-
shippers is like stopping the clock to
halt the flow of time.
s. Age hardens man and sensi-
ties a woman.
The French are hard to understand.
With houseful of aces, they want a
king.
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Knew Everything In 1t

(Melhourne Punch)
And do you know your Bible,
my child?"
oh, yes; 1 know everything
that's in ii, Sisters young mans
photo is in it, an mas recipe for
face cream. an a lock of my hair
cut off when I was a baby, an
the ticket for pas watch"
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THE PHOTOGRAPHERS


ICIeVeIand Plain DeaIer)
Mayor Hylan of New York has
signed bill increasing his salary
by $4,000 He doesn't seem to
take that presidential boom very
seriously.