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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
Sun and Shade"
By REV. H. c. OFFERMAN

1t is scorching, and blazing, and
burning, but there are shadowing
trees OF SRI lie about.
In the cool of the shade you can
think and plan and work better; it
is the more beautiful, and you are
happier there. =
Seek out the shady places for
your family, so that they may be
cool, and pleasant, and happy.
Be at work Ill the heat, but know
there is shade.
SWEAT and toll, but know there is
rest.
Plod on and fall in your tracks
there is a Paradise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
A Timely Editorial
Cotton Mills Going South
New York HeraldJ


1t has been predicted that by the
time of the 1880 census the center
of cotton manufacturing will have
swung from the north to the south.
Comparative statistics covering the
last four years tend to justify the
forecast. According to figures pre-
sented by the Southern Textile
Bulletin, figures which check up
very closely with those of northern
origin, there were in 1919 10000
900 spindles in the north compared
with 14,814,000 in the south, a
preponderance in favor Of the north
of 4,7S6,000.
In 1920 there were 100000
northern as against 15,239,000
southern spindles, a northern gain
of 100000 an da southern of
425,000. In 1921 northern gains
came to a halt with an increase of
100000 spindles for the year, plac-
ing northern spindles at 20,000,000,
at which figure they have since re-
manned stationary Meantime the
south gained 663,O00 spindles in
1921 and 248,000 in 1922. Adding
to this the 1919 gain of 425,0O0
the total southern gain for the four
years is 1,336,000 spindles. The
total northern gain for the interval
being 100000, the total excess of
spindle increases in the south over
the north is $4,000 for the four
years, 1919 to 1922 inclusive. This
reduces the north's 4,7S6,000 lead
of the year 1919 to a lead of
3,850,000 in 1922.
The forces that are pulling this
industry away from its northern
moorings and putting it in closer
contact with the sources of raw ma
terial are natural causes. With the
south's water power unsurpassed
anywhere in the north the logical
place for the cotton mill is in the
cotton field. Hyuroelectric devel-
opfnent brings this power to regions
remote from the source. The won
der is not that there has been great
increase in southern textile maui
facture, but that the icrease has
not been greater.
Another advantage possessed by
the south is the abundance and
quality of its labor supply. Its
mill forces are almost exclusively
recruited from that great reservoir
of pure Americans that for genera
tons has been largely stagnant in
the southern mountains. Labor of
this character means freedom from
entanglements which the promotion
of radicalism has made a handicap
to Northern manufacturers. Even
if the south's advantages in this
respect should not continue, the
fundamental advantages of proxim-
ity to growing cotton and of milder
climatic conditions will remain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
THE MISSOURI MULE
New York Herald)

t4NeW
There are indications of restless
ness in the Afghan hills, and 1853
Missouri mules have left for India
to join the British mountain artil-
lery. BY the time the snow melts
on the Himalayas the stiffness of
those everlasting heights will be
broken by the braylng OF the Mis-
souri, mule. The bray of this
ubiquitous hybrid has spelled trou-
BILE at home and abroad for all the
nations of the earth. 1t rang
through the halls of Montezuma
during the war with Mexico. 1t
sounded along the banks of the
Pasig during the Philippine cam
paign. The bray of the mule OF
Matanzas, sole casualty of Admiral
SIMPSONS bombardment of that
town according to Spanish official
report, always will be living men,
DRY of the Spanish-American war.
The Missouri mule served in the
South African campaign. His voice
reverberated above the walls OF the
sacred city of the Mings in the
Boxer campaign. In the world war
the Missouri canary sang under the
flags of all the allied nations and
their associates.
IN strange mountains and deserts
the Missouri mule turned melan-
choly misses the eloquent converse
ton of the true American mule
skinner with its sulphuric vocabu-
larry. For a picture symbolizing
ab.olute loneliness paint a Missouri
mule on his majesty's service sill
houetted against the sky on a
heaven-kissing Afghan peak telling
his sorrows to the moon that lights
the Himalayas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
!. Misinformation About Shoals
(Florence Timesl

The Wall Street journal, in COM
menting upon the fact that Ford
has not made any investments at
Muscle SHOALS, gives out the inter-
esting information that "at GER
tain seasons of the~year one could
wade across the stream there in a
pair of rubber booss." This is al
most as ridiculous as that other
statement gotten out by some others
of "the interests" that the water
had to be piped 80 miles to MUSCLE
Shoals. The dissemination of such
msinformation does not do credit to
publication Of the presumed
standing Of the Wall Street journal,
even though TIT publice ION and
its clientele may be strongly OPP
posed to the development. of Muscle
Shoals by Ford for the benefit of
the great majorits rs 'la paar's
of this country. J shea4 III aass
fight fairly. The facts arg essils
obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
A BLOW AT EDUCATION

The bill providing for the election of
county superintendent of education has been
passed by the house. The senate can pre-
being dragged into politics by rejecting this
measure. The election of superintendent
inevitably means that the county heads of
the schools will be politicians. Political
popularity, and not educational qualifica-
tions, will be their requisite for office Their
ability to educate children will be subordi-
mated, therefore, and vote-getting ability
will be the gauge of their fitness
There are other reasons why change
from the present system to an elective sys-
tenn would be destructive of school stand
ards. The proposed law would at once lower
the educational qualifications of the super
intendent himself He would be required to
have only a first grade certificate, such as
any high school graduate may obtain. HIS
training and ability might be inferior to
those of many of the teachers under him.
There also arises the question of the
schools losing their accredited recogni-
ton. How will institutions of higher
education, the colleges and universities of
this and other states, look upon public
school system directed in each county by a
superintendent whose political popularity
got him the place! 1t would be sad day for
the school children of Alabama to find that
their schools are no longer accredited and
they are denied the credit at colleges or uni
versitiees that they have been working for.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
KAIsER,s OVERSIGHT

memphis Commercial AppeaI)
The former kaiser wrote his
memoirs too soon. If he had not
been in such haste, he might have
seized on the speeches of some of
our representatives in congress and
held Wall Street responsible for
the World war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
PROBABLY ABSENT

louisville Couricr-JournaD
If the skirmish of 1914-18 and
the armistice OF 1922 should be
followed by a war beginning in
1923, and if the cost of living Ill
1928 is S. per cent above the cost
of 1914. where wau'iT bs The strsg II
Gestn TO the consumer ~ 1891!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
HAIL FELLOW WELL MET
(Collier's Weekly

William Thompson, Hackensack
contractor, adds himself to the list
of folks worth knowing. Stuck
up" at his own door by robbers who
had heard he had $4,000 in cash in
the house, Bill was reeretful that
they were too latu, as ne had in
vested the money, offered them a
check for $500, invited them in
and gave them a drink, accompa-
MED them to their car, and wished
them a Happy New Year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
TO DISCUSS ROAD PROBLEMS

The meeting of southeastern highway
builders and leaders in highway de-
velopment, to be held at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, February 21-23, will
be an interesting and profitable occasion
There will be expert road builders from many
states and the federal highway department
will send representatives. Interchange of
ideas between men engaged in the same
broad field of progress is invaluable. The
road builder from Georgia will bring good
idea to the road builder of Alabama and
vice versa. 1t is stimulating to Alabama to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
CHILD LABOR IN ALABAMA

While Alabamians know that their state
has made progress in restricting child labor,
it is gratifying for outsiders to call attention
to this fact. A special article in a recent
issue of the Chicago Tribune states that
Alahama's laws are not only equal to the
standards of the federal laws, but that they
go beyond these requirements and that the
percentage of children Ter flftegit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
Makes for Political Ability
(DeKalb County Heraldl

(Dehalb County Herald)
Looks like the legislators has it
IN Tor the various heads of state
departments. The bill for the cleo
tlon OF county superintendent
seems certain to beco.Ae a law.
Some claim that this is backward
step along educational lines. since
the election of superintendent
makes political ability rather than
educational fitness a necessary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
More Fertilizer This Year
s iDothan Eap1al


This year will be year when the
people will use more fertilizer THAI
they have in many years. When
the prices went SO high during the
war, many farmers began to use
less and it didn't take but year
or two to show up on. the yield.
Last year the fertilizer was increas-
ed. but in some. instances not enough
and that will not ne the case this
year. They are going to use more,
and hence, better crops will be
made. Where peanuts are planted
on land it should be fortified heav-
Ter, because there is nothing left on
the land. In order to keep land
producing well one must put back
into the soil as much as has been
taken from it, IA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
Wrong of Lease System
(Gadsden Evening .fo,rna

tGadsden Evening JournaD
1t 1T be wrong to chastise prison.
ers working on the county roads
under the direction of the counties
WY is 1t nc wrong to continue the
convict .aas system, where, labor
OF human beings is bought and sold
as a commodity to the profit of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
High Price of Pecan.

IdttVIIIe TrOgreSSJ ~
The editor of the Progress passed
q few days ago a store of special
bargains in Montgomery and saw
on display the average budded De-
cans for So cents per pound. That
does not seem like much of a drop
IN prices since the Christmas holt
days. A citizen told the editor of
the Progress few days ago that
he was recently in Birmingham and
ne asked merchant to sell him 10
cents worth of nice budded pecans
and the merchant put just four in
paper sack for him. If our grow
ers can get such prices for them
they will prosper in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
The AIliterative Copyreader

He was full of aggravation,
He was sad in heart and mind,
For he yearned ALTERATION
Which was hard to find
Just before the fateful deadline,.
Came an inspiration pure,
And he wrote snappy headline.
"RIOTS RAGE IN RUHR"
Broadway is going wild over the discovery
of promising young dramatist by the name
of Shakespeare. One of these days movie
producer may. pick him up and make him
famous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
Legislature Looks Good


toeima Times-JournaD
1t is entirely too early to launcb
any sweeping Judgments about the
legislature, the character of its
personnel, its psychological lent or
general reactions, but so far, its
record appears creditable and its
promises are reassuring. It mani
tests wholesome tendency to kill
bills. This almost makes it sui
generis. 0"i
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

A Mexican, reading accounts of lawless-
ness in the United States, may feel like
thanking his lucky stars that he lives south
of the border.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

send Alabama cold wave just to remind
her that this February and not June.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

The League of Nations seems to be func-
tioning admirably in its complaint depart
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

If the doctors have succeeded in pounc-
ing on the influenza germ they will be
expected to lose no time in bottling it up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

France is finding it no easy task to fry
the fat out of Germany's profiteers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
Alabama Press
Our Balmx Spring
(Montpomerv Advartieorl

montgomery Adyertiser)
Every day IN every way spring is
getting balmier and balmier, down
here in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

Problem of conduct-When Charley and
Pola are wed, will it be proper to throw old
shoes of custard pies at the happy couple?
Jingle
Charley, barley,
Wheat and rye,
Kissed girl with
A custard pie.
."Gold Nugget Found in Chickens Giz-
gard" An abe-bodied nugget is worth al
most as much as an egg.
Just as we are getting het up over the
auto speeding menace, along comes pedes-
trian and gets himself run over by horse.
The Spell
He listens, on his radio,
With fond, enraprureu ear,
To lectures that he would not go
Across the street to hear.
The East Mail' held up in Arizona.
turns out to be freight train, and all's
WE'LL Even a hand car, if it crashes into
the front page, automatically becomes a
Fast Mail or a Filler.
Says the National Association of Wind
TANNERS: plays saxophone and grow
fat" Nobody loves a fat manor a saxo-
phoner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
THE GE- H E r A L D

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala posuoiiSSs .rss
second-class matter under act OF Sohs's''' A-~
s, 1879
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
The Spell

He listens, on his radio,
With fond, enraprureu ear,
To lectures that he would not go
Across the street to hear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

EDEnoK I. THOMPSON. President
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
A VOTER.
Lutheran Churches to be Visited
by East India Missionary

Miss Jessie Thomas, who has spent
fourteen years in India as a Lutheran
missionary, will speak in the follow
ing churches upon the dates named:
Meadow Mountain Lutheran church
on Sunday morning, Sept. 9th, 1920
o'clock.
At Bittinger Sunday evening, Sept.
9th, at 8:O0So'clock.
Jennings, Monday evening, Sept.
10th, at 500 o'clock.
Grantsville Lutheran church, Tues
day. evening, Sept. II.
Accident Lutheran church, Wednes-
day evening, Sept. 18th.
st. Marks Lutheran church, Oak
land, Thursday evening, Sept. 18TH
at 7:45 o'clock.
Miss Thomas will be prepared to
show pictures on the screen at all the
evening meetings and the public in
the various communities where she
will speak is most cordially invited to
be present.
A free will offering will be taken at
all of these services.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
DRUNKEN TAXI DRIVER
GIVEN The LIMIT SENTENCE
Secured His "Shine" From An
Oakland BOOtlegger and So
Informed Officers

William Price, about 80 years of
age, and taxi driver of Terra Alta,
West Va, pied guilty to a charge
of driving an automobile while under
the influence of liquor, before Magis-
trate E. l. West on Tuesday and was
fined 500 and costs and sentenced to
serve thirty days in the Oakland Jail,
Price, in company with four colored
men, came into Garrett county on last
Sunday, and near Oakland purchased
some "shine" and after drinking same
started on their way back to Terra
Alta. Passing through Oakland their
reckless driving was observed by state
officer Casteel, who then followed in
pursuit. Going at high rate of speed
on the Crellin road about a mile from
Oakland the car came in collision
with a cement culvert, badly damag-
ing the car, an Oakland Six, and
throwing one of the colored men thru
the windshield, severely cutting him
about the face and arme. Price was
arrested after he had hoped into
a passing car and endeavored to make
his escape. At Prices trial he in
formed on the parties from whom he
had bought the liquor and arrests are
expected hourly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT
COUNTY OPENED TUESDAY
With EnrOllments Up to The
Usual Number at this
Season

All of the public schools of the
county opened Tuesday morning on
schedule time.
Reports from the office of the Su
perintendent of Schools this morning
indicate that the enrolment in the
nearly two hundred schools of Gar
rett county is up to the usual mark at
the beginning of the term.
The Garrett County High School
has an enrolment of 204 pupils.
There are several new members on
the faculty this year. Mrs. E. S. Bin
roughs, Of Surrattsville, Md, wife of
the principal of the Accident High
school, is to teach Home Economies;
Miss NJ. B. Speilman, of Washington,
D. c., will take the English Depart
ment, and Mr.. O. T. eraser, from
Newfoundland, Pa, is to teach Agri-
culture.
From out of town Francis and JOS
eph Burrough, of Surrattsville, have
Joined the senior class, and Dwight
Burroughs and Margaret Blandford,
also from Surrattsville, have entered
the first year studies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
st. Marks Lutheran Church, Oakland.
"The Friendly Church."

Rev. David NJ. Funk, Pastor.
Schedule of services for week of
Sunday, September 9, 1928:
$3.50 A. NJ, Sunday school. Mr.. G.
]. Altstetter is the uperintendent.
Have you been attending the Sunday
school? 1t is fine to be enrolled in
such a noble work Let's boost the
work by our presence.
10:45 A. NJ, worship. Theme:
Church Prosperity"
500 P. NJ, worship. Theme:
"Straightway."
Wednesday evening, prayer service
at 7:45 P. NJ. Come.
Hello! Is this a member of the
Lutheran church? 1t is? Yes, this is
your pastor speaking. wanted to re-
mind you that we are interested in
you and say;
The waiting pew and open door
And joy in the church home once more
Are calling to service true
Next Sunday we hope to see you
you'll be there? Thank you; yes,
bring your friends and company with
you. JUST seeing you on Sunday is a
good start for Monday. What? Oh,
yes; my theme Sunday morning is
Church Prosperity Certainly we
want to prosper. That's right; we
need the support of every member to
prosper. The theme at 500 o'clock?
'Straightway.' Yes, we have a mid
week service, Wednesday at 7:45.
You'll try to attend? That's fine.
Will see you at the service. Good
bye"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
LIBRARY FUND INCREASED
Very Substantial By Donations
and Otherwise.

The hope chest contest instituted
by the board of the Oakland Public
Library some time ago, proved to be
quite a success.
The program for awarding the chest
was carried out at the Maryland The
atre Monday evening, the manager,
Mr.. Joseph Spates, giving the use of
the theatre and assisting with the
program. Messrs, Ernest Liller and
James Wolfe and Master John McIn-
tire were also very efficient partici-
pants. Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill explain
ed the object of the contest and re-
marked upon the benefit derived by
having a public library in the town.
Miss Allie Traver, Of Mountain
Lake Park, was awarded the chest
and its 81 articles, all showing the
skillful needlework of the Oakland
women. Mr.. Paul Musgrave, of Fair
mont received the second award-a
beautifully worked pair of pillow
slips, and R. L. Maroney, was the
third recipient Of the award-a lovely
luncheon set.
The members of the library board
are very grateful to everyone who
helped so generously in supplying the
articles for the hope chest and in
making the campaign a financial sue
cess.
The Elliott music store gave the
use of its window for the display of
the chest and Mrs. Elliott was untir-
ing in her courtesy and effort to carry
through the project. -
Mrs. Ernest Liller and her workers
were interchangeable, Mrs. Liller her
self turning into the fund over 5000.
To all of those who asked, as we'll as
to those who gave, the members of
the library board extend their appre-
citation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06
BITTNGER

An enjoyable lamb roast and ice
cream social was held at the Paul
Beachy farm, located between this
village and Jennings, on Thursday ev
enings of last week. The festival was
under the management and for the
benefit of the Jennings Luther League
and was most generously patronized
A number of the folks from this vii
lage attended the Sunday school pic
mic at Jennings last Saturday after
noon and report having had an enjoy
able time.
Mrs. E. q. Tower, of Oakland, was
a brief but enjoyable caller in this
village last Saturday afternoon.
Candidates George Hipsley and Guy
Yutzy, for the nomination of Sheriff,
were among last weeks visitors to
this section.
It is reported that Morgart Coal
Mining Corporation of Jennings will
soon install $4,000 worth of modern
machinery in their mines near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bethel and
little son, of Wadsworth, Ohio, are
spending few days with relatives
here.
Little Mabel Brenneman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Brenneman, of
this village, was taken to Meyersdale,
Pa, one day last week where it was
found necessary to remove her tonsilS.
At this writing the little lady is rap
idly recovering,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-09-06

This Woman Voter Warns Against
the Candidate Who Makes A Prom
Use Only For the Sake of Securing
A Vote.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Now that women have the right to
vote, we find they are looking for the
good, trusty men on the ticket-one
upon whom they can depend to look
after the things in which they are
most vitality interested for the welfare
Of their county and their families.
We have plenty Of laws, but we
want these laws enforced. We want
the Eighteenth Amendment enforced
above all others for our children's
sake as we'll as the fathers who still
disgraces and brings their families to
shame and poverty.
We want gambling in all its forms
stopped. Can any good come out of
dishonest dealings?
The churches should take a stand on
these and other questions of interest,
such as our school laws, as we are
disgracefully behind in educational
work compared with other states.
Let all the women awaken and find
out just "who is who" on the ticket
and then see if his past life conforms
with what he says he will do.
One man now running for nominal
ton for office was heard to remark
few days ago: eve can say anything
now, but we can change our mind
when we get in office"
No truely honest man will do this,
and we ask all the women in Garrett
county to vote, but be sure who you
are sending to represent you.
A WOMAN VOTER.