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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
LABOR VOID IS FILLED

The Pennsylvania department of la Dor announces officially that the lend of the widespread shortage of com mon labor in Pennsylvania iron and steel mills has begun to appear" This is particularly noticeable in the reports that widespread change has developed in the past week in the common labor situation" The report of the department says that the "de- mand and supply have been virtually capitalized in the central portion of the state" This is notice that the manufacturing East has caught up on common labor and that those who come from other parts of the country seeking higher wages will begin to find no wages and no employment at all. It is reported that the tide of negro migration, as consequence, has again turned Southward, where there is still demand for their services.
 The crest of iron and steel manu- facture in the East has been reached and passed. The maximum produc- ton of last March has gradually grown less and there is no indication of any early return to the peak. Southern negroes emigrating to the North and East from now on will be taking chances on employment. The supply of common labor up there has become sufficient and newcomers will not discover the welcome that was extended in the spring. The outstand-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
TUBERCULOSIS CAMP ASSURED

With more than $200,000 subscribed for the Jefferson county tuberculosis hospital and an ideal site of more than a hundred acres on Shades Mountain secured for the building and grounds, preparations are being made to begin construction within the next sixty days. The institution is assured and thus the district founds a new and permanent work of mercy and security. It pro- vides care for the afflicted of both races, young and old. It was not only the humane but the sensible course to make provision for negroes as well as whites. because the relations between servants and families are such that the tubercular germ is passed from one to ethe other The city and county are under solemn obligation to support the hospital, having promised it's main- tenance if the citizens would establish it. .The relief of those stricken with tuberculosis and, through their segre- gation, the elimination of danger to their own families and friends are thus provided fer The entire district will benefit from the institution, and it will tend toward the great reduction of the ravages of the white plague. It is not only to be great charity, but it is to be an economy in the preser- vation of men and women. Every cit izen participating in the popular fund rendering it possible may feel that he has performed distinct public service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS By Frederick Houk Law
Henry Mott
By Ere

Most bricklayers do not come profound students. Henry Mott was an exception. He was brick layer, and he made himself mas ter of Latin and of Greek and of other languages, and he trans lated a large part of the Bible into a language of which men had scarcely heard before his iime. The story of Henry Mott shows what a man can do, provided he gains sufficient incentive.
 Henry Mott was born in Eng land in 1774. At that time the island of Tahiti was little known. It was simply one of the many sav- age islands of the South Seas. When missionaries were sent there to teach the natives it was thought best to send someone who was a practical worker. Henry Nott Was sent to teach the art of making bricks and to direct the work of building houses.
 For some time the young man carried on his work, while others did work that they considered higher. Then there came a time when the missionaries became so afraid of natives that many Of them fled from the island. It was Henry Mott, the bricklayer, who became the leader of the few who stayed behind. Inspired by the very danger that had frightened the others, Henry Nott became an intrepid explorer of the islands. and fervent missionary, willing to dare all things. Within five years he learned the Tahitian lan- guage so that he could preach Tn it and talk in 1t as well as in English.
 When the natives again made trouble. for the devoted men 'Nho had remained on the islands. burned down the houses in which the missionaries lived, and turned their type into bullets, everyone fled except Henry Mott. He re- mained to continue the work that he had begun.
 In order to translate the Bible into Tahitian he learned Latin and Greek and other languages. He worked for twenty seven years on the translation that was to be his life work. In spite of falling health and every difficulty, he continued his work. In 1898 he had the Joy of seeing 5000 of his Tahitian Bibles brought to the island. He died in 1S44 at the age of seventy. History records no nobler story of any bricklayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
The Mother of Henry H. Jessup

Those who went out to live on the remote coasts of Long Island, New York, In the days soon after the American revolution were a bold people, willing to endure hard ships and privation. They were obliged to lead lonely lives and to depend upon their own eXer- tions for support. They wrestled with the elements in every sense of the word. On their lonely dunes they saw few neighbors. Even today, as one passes along the roads towards Montauk Point he wonders at the boldness of the early settlers who first made their homes here among the wastes of sand. Among such people were the parents of Henry H. Jessup, a man who led most adventurous career as a missionary to Syria.
 For fifty-three years Henry II. Jessup ventured everything in strange land, among entirely alien people, every moment a moment of danger. He did a vast work in building up schools, in founding charitable institutions, and in teaching the principles of Chris tianity. His mother was Amanda Harris, who was born on Long Island in the year 179S. She spent all her life on the sandy coast and was accustomed to make the most adventurous trips in sailing boats. Her people had no money. They made their boats and they sailed them in storm or calm. She was brought up to a life of hard work and of danger.
 Her spirit, her daring, her en- ergy, attracted William Jessup, likewise a Long Island man. Sine was a religious woman. and she brought up her son to share her own spirit. She made him a lover of good deeds and a lover of the sea. A man with such a mother was the man who went on the great adventure of entering Syria, and building up better civi,!za- tion. Out of that humble Long Island cottage there went T great spirit-a mothers spirit given new power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
ExPEDITING PORT LEGISLATION

One of the most important projects before the legislature for considera- ton is the development of the states seaport at Mobile, legislation cover ing which will be presented to that body Tuesday. The unanimity with which public officials charged with re- sponsibility, direct or indirect, for the success of this undertaking is one of the most gratifying exhibitions of statesmanship that has been witnessed in this state for years.
 Twice the legislature preceding the present body approved the seaport amendment, and twice Governor Kilby successfully urged it's passage, once calling the body into special session for the purpose. The people of the state, once benefits and details of the amendment were completely explained to them, gave the project cordial in dorsement and approval. Armed and fortified by that approval, Governor Brandon, both before and after his election, pledged himself to the early carrying out of the seaport program. When there was fear lest the act was not adequate to cover the undertaking, the governor, the harbor commission and the present legislature were not dismayed, but at once hit upon the plan of authorizing by statute an ap- peal by the governor to the judges of the supreme court for informal opin- ion as to the amendments adequacy and validity.
 The supreme judges, cognizant of the peoples expressed will and of the vital significance of the act, rendered favorable reply in ample time for the legislature to act. Meanwhile, the harbor commission was not idle nor in despair, but, earnest in their de- votion to duty, at once set about pre- pairing survey, specifications and estimates of cost of immediately needed port facilities, so that, when the time came for the legislature to act, they were ready. And now the governor again has moved to expedite the preparation and presentation of enabling legislation, with the result that Mobiles venerable Senator Craft and Mobiles newest representative will at once introduce the measure in the senate and house respectively. It is fine record of courage, industry and devotion to the public cause.
 The present legislature has already shown it's recognition of the vital need of terminal construction in or der that the port may serve the pro- ductive industry of Alabama to the utmost. There is public confidence that the decision will be prompt in order that the present good record may be unbroken and that the public welfare will be served. Alabama is rapidly becoming one of the nations leading industrial states. The prox- unity of an adequately and com pletely equipped port will give Ala bama's export surplus a commercial advantage enjoyed by few competi- tors. The people of this state are warranted in looking forward to ad- ditional and unlimited prosperity as the direct result of this constructive achievement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
CONVICT LEASING INJURIOUS


 The movement in process of organ. ization to tell the American people of the many opportunities offered respon. sible investors and desirable residents by the large and varied resources and advantages of Alabama met witf hearty cooperative response from every part of the state. This move ment contemplates the expenditure of $600,000 within three years to set forth Alabama's splendid benefits. It is a story which, accurately and graph ically told, should attract many prospectors and good citizens. But there is one unfortunate obstacle which, until removed, will to some ex- tent discount the value and effects of this constructive movement. It is the iniquitous convict lease system to which Alabama alone of all the states clings in a blind grasp for greed.
 A member of the statewide commit tee for abolition of this offensive ex- cI-escense declared that the most pre- tentious advertising campaign could not entirely overcome the blow to Ala bama administered by the legislature in voting not to consider any change in the convict lease system during this session; and that the people of Ala bama have been done an injustice in the eyes of the nation because the leg islature's action is not indicative of the will of the voters. Both statements are true. The campaign to advertise Alabama has already been dealt hard blow unless the convict lease system is promptly abolished. That campaign is being organized to cover a period of three years. Even the proposition to continue the convict lease system until the summer of 1925, if adopted, would cover very nearly the same period. Thus a constructive work for the good of the state would be largely nullified by the effects of the stigma upon the states mood name.
 The people of Alabama are over whelmingly opposed to the convict lease system on grounds of morality, humanity, self-respect and decency. They demand that it be abolished not two years from now, but within a few months at most, and the sooner the bet ter. They will not be satisfied, nor will they cease their efforts on behalf of the fair name of the state, until this is done. They realize that campaigns to advertise Alabama and the oppor- tunities it offers cannot succeed if they are forced to carry the wholly unnecessary load of this relic of bar barism. To impress the right kind of investors and residents with Alabama, her benefits and opportunities must be presented with clean hands. The con- vict lease system will be as millstone about Alabama's neck whenever her advantages are brought to the atten- tion of the fair minded and self respecting American people. No amount or character of advertising can effectually impress Alabama's in- viting conditions upon outsiders until the state washes it's hand of this de- moralizing thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
GONAICT Nh.

(By Jane DaVison) Mayhap a soul conceived in sin. In filth and squalor had it's birth, And reared midst fight and brawl.
 untaught-
 At war with everything on
 earth. Our brother! for His will divine Has fixed 1t so, and we are told To lift him up when he is down, To help him when he's lost his
 hold. He lost his way; who knows he A better way than that he chose. And did he have a second chance To make the grade? Who knows,
 who knows? The prison walls are all around No way can he escape his fate. A soul in deep despair at last Looks back to what he lost too
 late. Our laws forget our Lords com
 mand.
 We drive him on and on, until A beast of burden is the man A slave to do another's will. When weak and sick, he strug-
 gles on And staggers when he feels the
 lash. He's tortured by a fiendish brute, While we look on and--take the
 cash. You men who make our laws and
 stand
 To shield our state from scan-
 dal's breath, Answer me this, as man to man What If your boy were whipped
 to death?
 Huntsville, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
CONVICT LEASING IN ALABAMA

Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch)
 We mentioned some days ago the movement in Alabama to bring about the abolition of the convict leasing system. At the very opening of the legislative session 1t was shown that the friends and beneficiaries of the system had prepared themselves for the struggle. On the plea that the state could not afford to lose the revenue, resolution was hur- riedly put through the lower house against taking up the proposed measure to end leasing. In the senate move to gain support for the leasing system was made by the introduction of a bill authoriz- ing the governor to use the in come from leased convict labor for the support of destitute children The Birmingham Age-Herald is making a very vigorous fight to have the system ended once for all It Insists that the people of Alabama demand the prompt and immediate cessation of this dis graceful practice, regardless of the financial result" The only real profit in the transaction, The Age-Herald asserts, is that which falls to the mines and lumber concerns which lease the convicts. As for Alabama, No sums re- ceived from this source can pos sibly compensate for the injury to the states reputation thus sus- tained." One can only hope that The Age Herald will succeed in it's fight. Incidentally, we congratu- late that paper on the rapid growth in circulation and adver- Using which has come to it since the present management took hold, some seven months ago, and which has already justified 1t in buying for it's new home the largest and most modern business building in Birmingham, known heretofore as the Jefferson County Bank build ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
GOOD WORK

(The Christian Advocate)
 A man who was wanted by the police had been photographed in six different positions and the pie lures were circulated among the police. The chief in a small town wrote Headquarters a few days later, saying: T duly received the pictures of the six miscreants whose capture is desired. I have arrested five of them; the sixth is under observation and will be taken soon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
10 FAVORITE BOOKS

(As Chosen by the Right Hon. Sir Gilbert Parker, Bart, PubIicist and NOveiist)
 The Bible.
 Shakespeare.
 Lives (Plutarch).
 Pilgrims Progress (Bunyan). Don Quixote.
 Divine Comedy Dante). Browning's poems. Paradise Lost (Milton). History of Rome" (Gibbon). Copyright. 1923. in United States and Great Britain for The Age Herald by the North American Newspaper AIfiarEE. All ri.,ItR rfsasz1,vsA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
The Alabama Watermelo on

(Anniston Starr
 The Northerner. though he may not be able to grow melons, has learned what the green rinds hold within, and he enjoys eating them as much as anyone could; but the Alabama watermelon, like all other melons and fruits, needs to be eaten soon after being cut from the vine to have its real flavor brought out best and to have the full benefit of it's juicy sweetness aDnreCiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

Another eyewitness comes to bat with an exclusive story of the bump ing off of the late czar of all the Russias. This was one of the most exclusive functions ever recorded. Thus far only 876,543 eyewitnesses have been discovered, and each of them has written an exclusive story for the newspapers. At the present rate of increase they may some day become as numerous as the survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
He's Sure
(El Paso Herald)

(El Paso Herald)
 Jim, l See that your mule has U. $. branded on his right hind leg. l suppose he was an army mule and belonged to Uncle Sam?' No, suh; dat II. S. don't mean nothin' bout Uncle Samuel. Oats jess a warnin' Dat U. SIS jess stand fo' Un Safe-'at's all"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Legislators Should Think

There are many good laws pro- posed, but there are many moro that but serve to confuse the good ones. Fewer laws and better laws are needed. The right kind of thinking before passing laws will save a lot of trouble. If there were some way to make a legisla- tor think before he introduced 8 measure it wouldSoe still better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
May Be AmicabIy Settled
Montgomery Timesl

.
 The Tuskegee hospital trouble is in fair way to settlement, to the satisfaction of all concerned, which is not only gratifying to- the imm ediate citizenship at Tus- kegee, but to the entire state Ps well. The incident concerns the entire country. for unless 1t is amicably settled it will be sure to have it's influence in politics next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Looking to Growth
Tuscaloosa News)

Certainly it is more commend able to look forward to new growth and new activity than to look backward at what has all ready been accomplished and to be entirely satisfied with develop ments which have come in the past to the exclusion of hopes for the future. To look backward. however, not only brings a great deal of satisfaction, because Tus- caloosa has grown, but 1t supplies a definite foundation for hopes of future growth and development,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

ing feature of the labor situation is the readiness with which demand for peak production was met in this coun- try and the speed which 1t was real ized. This has been more than an answer to those who would let down the immigration bars. It has con- founded them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Editors Are But Human
 (SuIo N

Sometimes the editor of a papc is criticized because some legit
 mate item of news has bee
 omitted. The critics do not sto to remember that an editor is hu man-that the Lord has onl blessed him with one pair of eyes with a like number Of ears, wit
 one tongue. two hands and couple of feet. and that he Is no even gifted with second sight Add to that the limitation of onl, being able to be in one place at time. and you have a fair concep tion of the average editor-just , plain citizen like yourself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

The convict lease system is so widely condemned by public sentiment in Ala bama that even those who make a lit tie money out of it hesitate to offer explanations and excuses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

An Illinois court ruled that wo- man can sing whenever she pleases, whether her husband is willing or not, Nothing is said of rent rates in the neighborhood, however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Hopes of Acceptance

NLTV I1Tt, SIUIT l1U1IIEJ
 The Sumter county board of rer enue at it's last netting made ta. liberal offer to the state highv department to lend that depa ment $75.000 for a stipulated tii1r without interest. tp aid in bui ing a hard surfaced road fro, Livingston to the Mississippi sts line. It is not yet known hoo the highway department will upon the proposition. It Is to 5 hoped that 1t will be accepted a. that the work already start may proceed to completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
NEW RULES FOR OUR
 EMPLOYES

All requests for leave of absence on account of toothache, severe colds and minor physical ailments, and on account of church picnies, weddings and funerals and the like, must be handed to the fore man in charge of your departmnt before 10 a. m. on the morning of the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Getting Close to the Heart

(HuntSVl1Ie TlmeS)
 The under privileged boy and girl are assets that are getting close to the hearts and pocket books of this community. As re- suit the community Is waking up to the fact that it is a community job and as such they are going to be cared for properly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
THE ALABAMA PRESS
How to Make n Record

If the legislature will operate along the lines of plain, common sense legislation, avoiding wild experiments, they will make ae'ec- ord of which they and the %tate will be proud.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

Some of those European countries which declare that America's immense accumulation of gold is disease could effectively employ part of it to cure their own maladies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Why Co NOrths
(Centreville Press)

A good many of our teachers are going up North to take a !course in the universities of that section. A good deal of 1t Is nothing more than 8 hobby and fancy of the educators. We have the state university, one of the leading institutions In the South, right here at home, where they will come in contact with South ern culture and refinement, and the students, if they will. can get what they want.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Solving the Problem

(Detroit Free Press)
 Magnus has promised not to wear a dress suit. They can put him and Brookhart off in a corner by themselves at the banquets, where people may possibly mistak e them for impecunious reporters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
What He Refers To

(Memphis Commercial -AppeaD Despite it's prohibition preach ments, J. Ham Lewis thinks the G.
 O. P. is wet. Maybe J. Ham Lewis refers to the tears shed following what happened in Minnesota Tues
 day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Natural Mistake

(Dry Goods Economist) Traffic Cop: Hey, you! Didn't you hear me yelling for you to sstop?"
 Auto Fiend: "Oh! Was that you
 yelling? I thought that was just somebody had run over,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
Never Through

(Dallas News)
 Inquisitive Young Daughter Papa. what do you do all day long at the office?"
 Father (not paying much at tention to the question, as he is busy reading the evening paper) "Oh, nothing" Daughter (not easily discour- aged): Well, how do you know when you are through?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

President Harding drove a Kansas harvester for ten minutes, but the fe- suits didn't seem to de much towards solving the labor problem cut there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

An exchange says that the Ameri- can dye industry is a war baby. It is already able to walk and take solid food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

It is reported that among the im- migrants waiting to enter America there are many beautiful young wo- men. These may have a chance to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

The wonder is how ward peliti- clan continues to run his bailiwick So completely when nobody residing therein seems to take him seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23
(Ivoshinpton postN
The Point of View |

(NashViIIe Banner) Brookhart says that the Russian
 soviet stability is second only to
 the American. If America had a
 few more Brookharts, soviet sta
 bility would doubtless surpass the American.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-23

Senator LaFollette Is going to make three-months' study of conditions abroad. This seems to be a sort of postgraduate course for statesmen.