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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
WHERE JEWS ARE
(Memphis Commercial Appea

(Memphis Commercial AppeaD
 If numbers are to be a measure of the force of a people surely those who. are continuously talk ing about Jewish domination throughout the world are afraid of shadow.
 No race and no nation. whan if was a nation. occupies so contin- uous and prominent position in the affairs of the world as the Jews. All Christian people con slider the book that tells the. story of the Jews down to the time of Christ is inspired.
 We Christians hold that the Jews were the only people wor- shipping the true God, who Is God down to the establishment of Christianity.
 Before Christ, our ancestors chiefly were druids, but the gods of many of the fathers of Chris tian Americans once were Jupiter. Mars. Venus, Thor. Odin and other Teutonic or Scandinavian deities.
 A recent publication announces that there are 15.5OO,000 Jews in eA@ sAAS "Ciid. <AbOuC one person in hundred Is Jew. There are 3,600,000 Jews In America. or in about 100 of our people three are Jews.
 The population of New England and New York is greatsr than that of all tho Jews in the world. The population of New York. Penn sylvania and New Jersey is great CT than that of all the Jews in the world.
 Of the S,eoo.ooO Jews in the United States about forty-eirht per cent. live in New York and Brooklyn. In New York City there are 1,64s.o00 Jews. Twenty nine persons in every hundred in New York are Jews.
 More than sixty per cent. of all the Jews in the world live in Eu- rope.
 After the United States. Poland has the largest number of Jews. 3,500,000; Russia has slightly above 3.0o0. .000; the British empire has 795.000. Two hundred and ninety-five thousand of thNse are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

in Great Britain and northern Ireland.
 Germany has 615,o00; Hungary has 49S.000; France has Al .000. Of this number only 165.oo0 live in France proper. The other French Jews are in Northern Af- rica, with scattering in few other French possessions; Czecho- Slovakia has 3S1,0o0, and old Aus tria has 350,000. %
 There are s3.ooo Jews in Pales- tine. The Irish Free State has 5000 Jews. most of them having lived there long time. Nine hundred and eight thousand Jews have come to the United States since 1908. Six per cent. of this number have gone to other coun- tries.
 There were Jews in America be-. fore the revolution. They were settled around Charleston. Balti- more. Philadelphia and New York. They were mostly from Spain and Portugal. Even today they have their synagogues and rabbis In these cities. This particular strain of Jews has given to America some exceedingly strong people whose fame lies in realms of science. literature. law and states manship. M
 Their names are such as Peres, Judah Benjamin. Prixotto, Car valho, Mendes and Blur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Moral Illness Pande1nic, N eeds Care Says Marshall

life. may perform another func- ton for common, everyday men. It should be for the most of us a hospital and Its services should be a clinic, conducted by a great expert on souls. This now is true within limitations. When we find ourselves in need of treat ment we go to the church and receive 1t. but so long as we are we'll and unafraid we are not apt to bother ourselves. We are prone to believe 1t sufficient 10 go to this hospital only when we are sick. Alas, too many die in the ambulance! Let me again re- call how we worry about the body. A man may be perfectly well. so far as he knows. but he submits to examination by an expert. He may find out that he Is the victim of an insidious disease, whereupon he promptly submits to treatment or to surgery. The chances are that he Is cured.
 Unless a man submits himself regularly to the moral clinic of the church he cannot be sure that there is not something within him that Is undermining that fine manhood which should mark the motives and control tho conduct of every American citizen Some thing dropped from the pulpit may strike a weak spot in his conduct of the week before. conduct that at the time gave him no uneasi- ness. but which. reviewed in, the light of what tho clergyman hap pened to say. causes inward trou- ble and leads to a voluntary prom tse that 1t shall not be repeated.
 Greece gave to tho world the most classic beauty of all times, yet she is but name. The step of the Roman was the most power full that ever trod the earth. but 1t Is no longer heard in the dust of Rome's disaster. Tho life of a nation is not lands nor wealth nor intellect. Its life is the spirit that burns in the bodies of it's people. When faith and hope and charity shall pass from out American life our republic will be but another in that long line whose ruins strew the pathway of the past. Let us go to the hos pital every Sunday and have our faith In God. our hope in America a'nd our charity for our fellow men examined. Thus may we keep our souls in perfect health.
 Copyright, 1923, by Twenty first
 Century Press)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
THE RAILROAD INFLUENCE

The protest or business hSh o5eAAis the high licenses, reaching as much as one thousand dollars, on motor trucks is natural and legitimate. The pro- test is but part of the growing voice of disapproval throughout the state against the acts of the legislature with strategic committees composed of men a majority of whom were of railroad utilization. How adversely such sit uation operated to the disadvan- tage of the people was revealed by the circumstances surrounding the "burden of proof" bill, to compel railroads to show the Public Service Commission reason why cited rates should not be reduced. Through the opposition of the house rules conn- mittee that measure of public benefit was lost, committee which was conn posed of a majority of men whose pri- vate interests are affiliated with the railroads. This committee was ap- pointed by the speaker, who of course must have approved its complexion, and consisted of nine men, five or whom are men of known railroad af- filiations.
 A survey of the pivotal committees of the legislature shows the railroads similarly entrenched in strategic posi- tions. Doubtless the passage of the special tax penalizing the operation of motor trucks by business men and firms was aimed primarily at truck lines likely to compete with railroads in short hauls. Since to have named trucks operating on the public high ways as the object of the attack would have been too obvious the tax was made general and the business men of Birmingham and other com munities were made the victims of this special legislation. The railroads. hav- ing long displayed their enmity to- wards the waterways and having for merly driven them out of business, are now apparently turning their attacks upon public highways as their poten- tial competitors.
 The way in which the people of Alabama may escape repetition of such an unsatisfactory and even pub- licly harmful legislative situation is to vote against men who, while doubtless personally able and of capacity to serve as legislators, yet by their af- filiations are incapable of giving their undivided thought and loyalty to the public welfare. Indeed, it is doubt ful if men of this ability and type would seek the position of legislator for it's own sake, but do so for the purpose of watching legislation of concern to particular interests by which they are privately employed. The newspapers of the state, on the occasion of the next election, can per- form a distinct service by publishing during the campaign the connections of the candidates and their record votes on measures affecting the pub lie welfare. Equipped with such knowledge the voters of the state will be able to cast their ballot only for those known to be free of entangling alliances likely to compromise their / capacity to serve the public advantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
south's Healthy Growth

The South is not on Doom" in the generally accepted meaning of that word. Booms>~ generally have an after-effect which is dis astrous. Towns that boom almost invariably have periods of de- pression when the boom subsidies, and some never. get over that period. The South is prospering
 and 1t Is growing in a material way, but 1t Is not booming" and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
should Pay Poll Taxes

(Oneonta Southern Democrat)
 Ex-soldiers should remember that they will have to pay their poll tax this year if they partici- pate in the elections to be held next year. The five-year ex- emption has expired. The ques- tion of permanent exemption will be voted on next November and the ex-soldier will not bA per mitted to participate In that elec- tion unless his poll tax has been paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Just "Tuns lns

(Gadsden Journal)
 Good things are to be found all around us and at all times. We have only got to get ourselves into the proper frame of mind and look for them. Then they will become perfectly plain to us. But we must tune in" We cannot go along with. heads down, hearts heavy and eyes closed and expect to get the good things out of this old world. We must have heads up. hearts light and eyes open. in other words, we must tune In" on the worlds bless ings if we want to get the most out of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Will Need Poise
Livingston Southern Home)

Livingston Southern Home)
 Any fool can quit job. who- ever attempts to do anything worth while will come to the point sooner or later at which things will not go to suit him. Then 1t is that he will need boise and self-control. It Is the extent to which man meets these con- ditions with a smile instead of a frown that will measure his suc- cess. The man who looks straight through to the ultimate purpose. brushing aside petty difficulties, overcoming obstacles and smiling in the face of defeat is . genius of the first order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Strides for Better Health
(Selma Times News)

There was time when Ala bama was far behind in health work and the realization of the value of educational work in dis ease prevention, but that day Is passed. The people of this state have awakened to the value of this sort of work and are rapidly making strides toward the cor rection of the evils which bring about disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
PEOPLES FORUM
From the Gold Star Mother.

To the Editor of The Age-Heraid.
 The Birmingham Association of Gold Star Mothers beg that through your columns they be ai- lowed to express their deepest ap- preciation of the many beautiful tributes paid our dead soldiers by the American Legion through Bir- mingham Post No. l, upon the fifth anniversary of Armistice Day.
 The association also wishes to acknowledge the wonderful work donein connection with the Legion by Mrs. Erie Pettus and the com, mittee of ladies from the Axis Club.
 Birmingham, Ala, Nov. IT. 1s2s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
AMERICANS GOOD sPENDERs

(Wlchlta t'alls Hecoru-NeWSJ
 Americans are good spenders. Money spent by American tourists abroad in 1922 amounted to three hundred and fifty-six million dol- lars. according to estimates just made public by the United States department of commerce. This survey shows that tourists ex- penditures have increased since 1919 and that they probably aver age each year about one hundred and seventy million dollars during the period from 1898 to 1914.
 It is said that Americans spent travelling abroad this year more than four hundred million dollars. Travel is a great educator and civilizer. It transforms narrow eyed, shriveled loca1isms into wide- eyed men of vision and informa- tion. God pity the ignorant or those who never get out fthe ruts where they were placed at the hour. of birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

An exchange says that most bad paragraphs are caused by the writer not thinking twice. Some of them would be better if he thought even once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

most affairs of life the expert has come into his own, but not in re- ligion. People still go to the doctor, and seemingly have as much confidence in him as ever. Their faith in his ministrations has not weakened, although he jumps from teeth to tonsils and from tonsils to thyroid glands as the universal seat of disease. They consult him not only when they are Ill. but when they do not know that single thing is wrong. They have themselves looked over by the doctor. then by the den- tist, then by the oculist, and fin- ally by the throat and nose spe- cialist. They are unwilling to take any chances on their physical condition.
 If 6 man is thinking of enter ing a business enterprise he con- suits a lawyer, If he Is going on a journey he takes out a travel CTS insurance policy. or if by mo- tor he has the-car looked over and put in shape. If he is build ing a house he consults an archi- tect. In whatever human &C., tivity affecting his life, comfort and pleasure he Is about to engage he seeks the advice of an expert. He takes every precaution, guards against every emergency.
 Yet. the man who hunts out everything in his home. in his business and in his body that may need repair may pay slight atten- ton to the divine part of himself, if he does not ignore it entirely. This is difficult for me to under stand, In view of the universal rec ognition that within every man there is a mysterious something, elusive as sunshine, yet compell- ing as destiny. We all know that success or failure ofttimes springs from this intangible quality which we sometimes term, the spirit of man. can speak for myself. My motives, purposes, aims. ambitions are just as likely to get out of repair and need treatment as parts of my body or parts of my car. These things which are my real life need occasional, If not con- stant. looking over. At this point the church enters the dis cussion.
 The church, without losing it's great function of touching the dead consciences of mankind and breathing Into them the breath of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Music ns an Uplift

(IuScalOOSa NewS)
 It means much to a city to be able to hear a good musical pro- gram. The hearts. of men and women are soothed by music and eong makes glad as few other things in life canr-nor is there anything that can give more pleas ure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

One of the most absurd claims of parents of the country who ride around in motor cars is that they cannot af- ford to provide good schools for thelr children, sf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Will Be Heard From
Huntsville Timesl

Unless Madison county gets what she needs and deserves in the way of adequate road con- struction and maintenance there Is going to be something doing that will make noise loud enough to cause the natives to sit up and take notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

Judging from Washington's official attitude towards his recent speech, Ambassador Herrick seems to have refuted the theory that the successful diplomat is the one who talks much, but says nothing, \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Standing By Conventions
(Talladega Daily Homel

Selma is staying by her Coon Hunters Convention. Yes. Selma used to have Jim Dandy political conventions. and she Is still bound to have some fun, as she goes along. There are some genuine regrets around Talladega that we overlooked the dates of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

no one in the South wishes 1t to boom" There is abundant req son for the era of prosperity and development that Is now being experienced by the South. The prosperity of the South Is the soundest of any prosperity, for it is founded upon good business principles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

It Is said that the prehistoric man discovered in California had a mouth seven inches wide. Even then he prob- ably thought he couldn't do justice to the climate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

Perhaps the ex-crown prince does not relish the undignified position In which his flight from Holland placed him. His shifting whereabouts are already reminding people of the dog gerel: "He wriggled in and wriggled out" etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

New Orleans and Mobile can now sympathize with Savannah on how it feels the morning after.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post office as second-class matter under act of Com gress, March 6. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
py THOMAS R. MARSHALL.
Former Vice President Of the
 United States


 There has been just One Man in all recorded time who had the undoubted right to call His fel- low men hyprocrites. He knew not only what His fellows were saying and doing, but the motives back of their words and conduct. Since His -time I doubt that any one has had the right definitely to label a fellow a hypocrite. l have always insisted that criminal statutes should be so framed as to enable prosecutors and judges to take cognizance of the motive back of the crime. and I some times wonder whether much of the present disrespect for law has not resulted from the tendency of legislative bodies to disregard motives in defining crime and fixing its penalties. hold that man Is not a criminal unless he possesses criminal intent. Like wise. when 1t comes to judging a man, we should make sure before finding him guilty of hypocrisy that there was a hypocritical in tent behind his seemingly hypo- critical conduct. ~
 It is startling how many Chris tian men and women are regarded as hypocrites by their fellows who are good citizens, but not avowed Christians or church. goers. have talked to all grades and con- ditions of men about the life. life-work and iife-teachings of the Nazarene, and I have yet to find one in criticism of Him. Belief is universal that He did. establish His church on earth. But when l ask a man why he is not a mem Der of it or why he does not ,at- tend its services, I learn that he is a better man than Smith or Jones or Brown, who are church members and worship regularly. l am given to understand that Smith and Jones and Brown are widely known hypocrites. This, of course, does not interest me. What another man may be is of no compelling force in my life.
 Human nature is strange thing. Men must see or touch or taste In order to believe anything about the eternal verities or to be induced to pay any attention to what I believe to be the most important part of civilization. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

Perhaps the one outstanding error does Jefferson Davis an in- justice. He was improperly made to appear so vindictive, so stub- born in the face of impending dis- aster, as to be obviously and fool ishly unreasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

The church, without losing its great function of touching the dead consciences of mankind and breathing into them the breath of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

BRICK l. THOMPSON. PRESIDENT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
BUILDING PERMITS IN
APRIL ARE EXPECTED
TO ESTABLISH RECORD
Total for Seven Days Is ST.
004,804 Against S1,247,-
595 in March

building permit for s33S,460, for
the first unit of l.. Pizitz's new de-
partment store. lis Nineteenth street,
by the building inspectors depart
ment. The building now under con-
struction is in the rear of the pres
ent building, facing Second avenue.
and will be seven stories in height,
and OF concrete. brick and terra Gotta.
With the issuance of this permit,
the total permits issued since April l
amount to sl.0O4.Sc4. or only s242.791
behind the total amount issued dur
ing the entire month OF March. 1t is
believed that April will set a new
mark in building annals. by the
building inspectors department.. An
apartment house on Highland avenue
and lroquois street, costing approx
mately $500. 900. received a permit for
100000 of the work last Friday, and
the balance is expected. to be taken
during the present month. The per-
NIT for the Cascade Plunge was also
issued during the week for $4,000.
Permits issued Saturday: f. w. and
w. u. Smith. eight permits for resi-
dences on Second street and Charles
avenue. $500 each; C. b. McManLs,
jefferson street and Princeton ave-
michael, Twenty-first street and
Eighth street. East Thomas. resi-
dence, $1,000; ]. w. Bailey. Forty
third street and Teonth avenue, res
dence, $4,000; e. N. Elliott. Twenty
first avenue and Twenty-sixth street.
residence, $1,000. and w. #. Mathis.
enty-eighth street and Thirty
fourth avenue, residence $1,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
HONOR ROLL SYSTEM
PROPOSED IN COLLEGE
Plan Used In Other Colleges May Be
AdOpted Here

Honor students at Birmingham
Southern college will receive greater
recognition If plans outlined by DR..
Austin Prodoehl. professor of mod
ern languages, go through. DIR.
Prodoehl has suggested to President
Guy f. Snavely plan whereby 10
students, picked from the four
classes, who have the best records
in their studies. will be placed on a
permanent honor roll, which will be
kept in a glass case in the library.
The list of honor students will be
headed by the valedictorian of the
senior class, then win come in the or
der named the three seniors having
the highest records, four juniors who
have eXcelled In their studies, the
five highest sophomores and the six
leading freshmen.
Birmingham Southern is one of the
first colleges in the south to estab-
lish such an honor roll. The lead
ing universities of Europe and a few
western universities have similar
rolls of honor, but there are few, if
any, southern colleges that have es-
tablished them Each year one page
will be added to the roll of honor
with 10 honor students for that year.
This year the first page will be
written in. The book will be placed
in conspicuous place in the H.
brary, open, so that the names on
the roll can be read
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
DR.. CARMICHAEL WILL
SPEAK BEFORE STATE
TUBERCULOSIS BODY
Alabama Association Holds
Annual Meeting Here
On Tuesday

"A Healthy Citizenship as q State
Asset" by DR.. O. C. Carmichael, dean
of Montevallo, will be the principal
address delivered before the annual
meeting of the Alabama Tuberculo-
sis association at the Southern club
Tuesday. The meeting is intended to
be gathering of Alabama men and
women interested in the fight against
tuberculosis.
Election of officers and other inn
portant business is scheduled to come
before the meeting. A number of ad-
An unusually strong corps OF
speakers has been chosen for the
meeting. The program follows:
Message of the president. Mrs. II.
L. Pearce. Annual report of field d-
rector, James NJ. Graham. Business
Dr. Carmichael's address. The Func-
ton of Voluntary tuberculosis AS
sociatlons,' DR. S. W. Welch. Child
Health Education in the Schools
discussion opened by DIR. p. T. ClaX-
ton. Brief reports by representatives
of local associations. The States
Responsibility for the Treatment and
Care of Her tuberculosis Citizens
discussion opened by Or. w. u. Part
low. Address, Mrs. J. Brevard Jones'
The Public Health Nurse in the
Fight Against tuberculosis" discuss
sion opened by Miss Jessie +. Marri-
ner. Miss Theresa Dansdl, assist
ant crusade executive of the National
Tuberculosis association, viii take
part in the discussions on child
health.