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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
POOR BOYS WHO
BECAME FAMOUS
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Sir John Tenniel


In modern times the power of
the political cartoon Is remark
ably great. Thomas Mast was all
powerful in awakening public
feeling against the Tweed ring in
New York City; and Homer Da-
venport, with his celebrated car
toon, Hes good enough for me-"
and his almost brutal pictures of
the TRUSTS" did much to sway
national election. In England.
Sir John Tenniel held for many
years a position such as no other
cartoonist has ever occupied. II
seems that anyone who has the
gift of humor may easily become
either famous or rich. Sir John
Tenniel had the strongest gift of
humor. and he became both ia
nous and rich.
When he was boy in London
John Tenniel thought at one time
that fate had been exceedingly
unkind TO him. He had had to
work hard to gain education; he
was deeply interested in drawing,
and he needed the sight of both
eyes. Then, while he was fencing
with friend. he had the misfor-
tune to lose the sight of one. At
that moment it seemed as though
all his future was blasted. New
ertheless, he kept on with his
studies and, as soon as he was
able to use the remaining eve.
continued with his drawing ex-
periments; and made himself the
greatest cartoonist the world has
ever known.
The English humorous paper
called Punch" has always played
an important part in British po-
litical life. To be the artist for
Punch" is to hold position OF
high honor. When John Tenniel
was thirty years old, and had al
ready made a name for himself
by winning art prizes and by max :
ing original humorous drawings
he became connected with
Punch" and remained on its
staff for over fifty years. For
that paper he drew nearly three
thousand cartoons, reflecting
every side of English life. Be-
cause of the high standard, the
power and the real humor Of his
work, he was made a knight when
he was seventy-three. In all his
work he kept a high dignity and
showed the real artist, in sharr
distinction with the crude and re-
voting work of many American
political cartoonists.r AS result
Sir John Tenniel Is honored as a
real artist, and not merely as :,
cartoonist. In addition to his hu-
morous work he found time to
make many beautiful paintings
and to illustrate many volumes.
The half-blind youth made him
self the worlds greatest cartoon
list.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
CALIFORNIA KICKS OVER

It has been generally supposed that
Senator Hiram johnson holds the vote
of California as nearly in line as a
senator may do in this enlightened
age It may be that, because johnson
is in Europe, California is inclined to
kick up it's political heels. Or it may
be that California is breaking away
from its Johnsonian allegiance. Cal
ifornia may decline any longer to play
Boswell to her Johnson. However
that may be, it is certain that the peo-
pie of the Tenth California district
arose on election day and voted two
to one for John D. Fredericks of Los
Angeles, who had told the people that
he wanted a straight-out Endorsement
as an avowed advocate of the world
court. He got it; but likely johnson
will cut off the Tenth district without
a shilling in consequence. For John
son is against the world court, not
particularly because he doesn't like
the article, but because it doesn't bear
the Republican trademark, which is a
very fatal malady, in Johnson's eyes,
for any measure. Let California ca
wort in her glee, and let her kick up
her heels; let her enjoy herself while
the sun is shining. For the day of
reckoning is approaching and Hiram
Johnson is coming home. Then let
California trcmble!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
INTERFERING WITH TRAFFIC

About four o'clock Tuesday after
noon lazy engine pulled long string
of freight cars across Twentieth street
going westward at a snail's pace. The
train was almost four minutes In pass
ing. During that time six electric
cars headed southwark became banked
on the northside of the crossing, while
three cars headed north were blocked
on the south side. A flock of auto
mobiles and horse-drawn vehicles were
icongested on each side of the cross
a; ing Even after the train had passed
it was some time before the involved
mass of electric cars and motor and
horse-drawn vehicles could untangle
and move smoothly along. The same
kind of vehicle congestion was being
created at Eighteenth street.
When it is realized that this takes
place at each crossing many times
day one glimpses the extent of this
handicap on the business and conven-
fence of two hundred thousand in
habitants of a modern and progressive
city. The stoppage of nine street cars
and forty to fifty automobiles at one
grade crossing for the passage of one
freight train, multiplied a dozen to
twenty times in each twenty-four
hours, amounts to serious impairment
of the traffic facilities of the city.
Multiply that many times and the to-
tai of traffic interference looms up
s.as formidable injury to the business
,bf the community. Add to this the
Never danger to human life,
ahd the tally of the city's score against
The grade crossing runs to high
figure Delay is far more expensive
than action.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
LAWS TO PROTECT FISH

], A few facts bearing on the results
of efforts for propagation and conser-
walton of game fish in Alabama for
the four-year period, 1888 to
1929, should be helpful to JEFF
ferson county conservationists in this
field. 1t should be remembered that
what was accomplished was nothing
like what can be and will be done I'M
der better and more effectively en-
forced laws. During that period there
was a total of 1,070 convictions for
violations of the laws, of which forty
seven were in jefferson county. The
number of convictions in the last two
= years was much larger than that of
the two years preceding, partially he
cause of activities of organized fish
and game clubs. In this county the
organization numbers about two
thousand members.
One of the chief aims of the Ala
bama Fishermen and Hunters Asso-
citation is to protect, propagate and
conserve the game fish of the state.
On the whole game birds and animals
have been better protected in Ala
bama than have fish, because laws
covering the former were better made
and enforced. But practical plans
are in the making for greater protec-
ton of the fish. Among the laws pro-
posed for enactment by the legislature
during the summer session is an act
imposing fine from $25 to 500 for
taking bass or trout from April Is
to June /, which is the spawning sea-
son. 1t seems likely that the proposed
law. will be enacted There is little
opposition to it where it's purpose and
wisdom are understood, and there is
reason to believe the educational
Campaign being employed in few
localities where opposition exists will
cobvince the opponents of the need
fof and value of such law.
During May and June, 1922, the
Aabama Fishermen and Hunters
Association distributed in jefferson,
S& Clair and Bib counties in every
Geek and river over 100000 small
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
|CDELIcHTS f Ri A6SJ
k\NATIOkAL 1F'
.|CAPITALE1gi'EIEysts.

There are upward of $4,000, 900
automobiles in the United States,
according to the bureau of the
census, department of commerce.
The indications are that the
day of the horses usefulness has
had its setting sun. There are
some students who declare that in
the future the sole surviving
horse will be the thoroughbred
employed by society for riding,
and by sportsmen on the track.
The government is authority for
the statement that the ranks of
"Old Dobbin" are gradually di-
minishing. During the last dec
ade there was a decrease of eleven
per cent. in the number of horses
in the world.
In the possession of horses the
United States ranks first with
20, $4,000 Russia is second with
1s,507,000. At the same time, the
United States and Russia, in the
last decade, suffered more greatly
than other countries in the per-
centage of decrease.
There are today 1903, $50, 900
horses in the world. Before the
World war there were 116.500.00
The United States wants the
people of this country to plant
100000 trees this year. The
government will furnish the
shoots"
1t was not Solomon or David
who said:
He that planteth tree is the
servant of God;
He provideth a Kindness for many
generation,
And faces that he has not seen
shall bless him."
The lines of Henry vanDyke are
used by the government to en-
courage the enterprise it has I'M
dertaken.
There Is some real humor in
this paragraph which recently ap-
peared in the Washington Star;
Thomas w Miller, alien prop
erty custodian. after a conference
today with President Harding. is
sued formal statement in which
he said 1t was certain that the
Republican party in the next ma
tfonal convention would renomi-
nate President Harding"
1t is not safe to jump at the
conclusion that the president ap-
proved the statement. At any
rate, Miller afterwards swore
that in his discussion with Hard
ing, he had not shown him what
had been prepared for the press.
Perhaps he hadn't. "Who
knows?" as Paul Lawrence Dun
bar might have asked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
ONE TRICK A DAY



The performer, after having
borrowed handkerchief. says
that 1t is too small for his use.
He starts to return it to the
owner. but then decides that he
will try to make it do. He takes
it by two opposite corners. twists
it rope wise, and begins to pull 1t
out longer. Strange to say. its
length actually increases until
it is about forty or fifty per cent.
longer than before. In taking up
and twisting the handk erchief4 the
performer manages to gather
few inches of slack into each
hand and if this is deftly done.
nobody will note that the hand
kerchief has not already been
stretched to it's full length. He
throws the handkerchief over and
over with a sort of skipping
movement, thereby twisting II
into Il loose wisp at the same
time releasing little by little the
reserve portions in his hands. To
the eye of the spectator it seems
that the handkerchief is growing
longer. only limited by the stretch
of the performers arms. The
performer should always make a
rretense of great exertion as If
the handkerchief were stretched
| by muscular effort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
THE ISSUE. AT LAUSANNE

There is some intimation that the
Turks are presuming upon their re-
Gently concluded agreements with
American concessionaries to create
the impression that they stand with
the United States against the other
powers on the questions at issue at
Lausanne. If this is really the at
titude of the Turks, they are Sc
riously misled, for the United States
has had nothing to do with the con-
platform as laid down at CONSTANT
nople to the effect that this govern
ment demands freedom of the Straits
and equal opportunity to all nations,
or what is known as the "open door"
policy. The Turks cannot buy Ameri-
can support by purchase or conces-
sion, nor can they expect our sup
port as long as they are acting in vio-
lation of the armistice terms, as, for
example, by the occupation of Syria.
On the other hand, this nation cam
not ally itself with the purposes of
the other powers at Lausanne, for
evidently there is still dominant there
the principle of national agrandize-
ment and territorial expansion of the
strong at the expense of the weak.
Instead of Selling the opportunity to
replace weak governments with strong
governments and to give justice to
oppressed peoples, whose unrest al
ways contains the seeds of war, the
powers appear to be bargaining and
trading in national rights and mate
rial opportunities. The treaty nego-
tiations are more nearly brawl over
oil and mineral rights than a council.
of diplomats considering statesman
like policies for the good of the world.
Therein consists the real defeat of
the European powers. The Turk has
seized upon the weak spot IL. their
armor, their national greed. As long
as he plays upon that, he will hold
the winning hand.
Just as the Crusaders failed be-
cause they fell victims to the languor
and pleasures of the East, so theyc
moderns are failing because they
have fallen prey to their own desire
for aggrandizement. History is re-
peating itself, only this time, thanks
to an exceptional world news service
the contemporary generation learns
its own shame, instead of departing
this life in blaze of false glory leav-
ing it for the research of later gen.
Grafton to discover the truth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
MEN
The Mother Of Sir Francis Bacon

The Mother OF Sir Francis Bacon
His outstanding characteristics.
a talent for acquiring knowledge,
and retaining it after 1t had been
acquired, was inherited, all COM
mentators agree, by Sir Francis
Bacon, a great scientist of Eliza
beth's era, from his mother, Ann
Cook Bacon. Ann Cook was the
daughter of Sir Antony Cook,
deep in the confidence of the re-
form party" and former tutor
of Edward VI. She gave to her
son not only fine MUD and al
together splendid personal equip
ment for life, but also head start
SO far as political favor was con-
cerned. and such things were of
tremendous Importance in that
day and age-even greater thun
today.
Mistress Bacon was remark
ably accomplished woman, AID
was distinguished by her ability
to think logically and argue in
diligently on any topic of cur
rent interest. In addition to this
naturally fine mind she had a
splendid education. quite unusual
for that time. She was, according
to the biographers, "exquisitely
skilled in the Greek and Latin
tongues" She was also Learned
and eloquent" She had strong
ly religious bent and puritanical
fervor She was affectionate,
though strong willed, in which
qualities her son was quite her
counterpart, and as she was pos
sessed, contemporaneous writer's
say, of 'masterful and tyrannic
spirit" she made the mistake
common of mothers, that of pass
ing her masterful spirit down to
her son. He was just as deter
mined as she was. and as long as
they were both determined upon
the same thing. all was we'll.
When they were not, there was
a battle royal in which the son
came out victor fully as often, if
not oftener, than the mother.
However. it is thanks to her
heritage of brilliance and deter
mination that Bacon finally
wrenched himself away from the
law. which he hated, and which
had been imposed upon him as a
profession, and went into his be-
loved science. So the world is
everlastingly indebted to this
Elfzabethan mother.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALp. FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928

made an attack, to let the law take
its course, had no effect. 1t was a
typical mob worked up to frenzy
through race feeling that found ex-
preston in the most lawless way.
Columbia as a cultured town has an
opportunity partially to redeem itself
by Furnishing the leaders of this out
rage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

1t seems the main difference be-
tween the case of the Birmingham
man who was arrested for collecting
umbrellas and that of thousands who
are not is that he was caught will.
the goods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

of scorn at Mexico as a land of
poems. Here is proof of revolving
peonage in Florida-our near
neighbor. Any other American
community tolerant OF similar
practices will do we'll to apply a
little 100 per cent. Americanism"
where 1t will do the most good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
Best Way to Avoid IL
Mont arN 1,irnacA

Alabama wishes none of the mo-
toriety which has come to Flor.
ida through the ill-treatment of
convicts. The, best way in which
to avoid such a thing is to have
the convicts completely under
state control. worked by the state
in state institutions, and treated
with the consideration due huma 4
beings, says the Admission Star.
Kilby prison provides way for
using many of the states convicte
in state work. and means are eas.I
lily at hand for finding work fot
all, with the state supervising
their labor and looking after theiG
treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

The dispatch says that the cause of
the death of that Texas state repre-
sentative has not yet been deter
mined. A good, alert coroner could
have pronounced it heart failure in
no time at ALL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Nomination of Senator Glass for
president, possibility of which is sug-
gested in political circles, would at
least revive the familiar saying: "Old
Virginia Never Tire"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

The English young woman who
abandoned any prospects to wed the
Prince of Wales because she preferred
to marry her choice and live in Amer
lea may have figured that she would
do more ruling, anyhow, while having
much better place to live.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Perhaps one reason the allies
haven't shown more interest in Ger
many's wage scale is that they haven't
much faith in Germany's purpose to
pay her debts with anything that
might be saved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

If there's anything in the Wash
ington surgeons claim .ha. he can
bring the dead to life with miracle
drug, some folks will at least hope
that he possesses also discriminatory
powers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
10 FAVORITE BOOKS

nm oCACCtCW ~ SUhhHhA
Madame Bovary" (Flaubert).
Home Book Of Verse" edited
by b. +. Stevenson).
Mark Twain: Biography"
(Paine).
Benvenuto Cellini.
"Alice Adams" (Booth Tarking-
toni.
Life Of Sir william Van Horne.
Theodore Roosevelt and His
Time"
Life on the Mississippi" mark
Twain).
From the Life" (Harvey OHig-
gins).
"A Sentimental Journey" (Lau-
renee Sterne).
Copyright. 1928. United States and
Great Britain. for The Age-Herald. by
North American Newspaper Alliance.
All rights reserved.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
UnhO1y Greed for Gain
(Fairhope Courier)

The north has to share the dis
grace of the convict lease system,
for it appears that while the
lumber camp at which Tabert
was, as alleged, whipped to death,
and there was regular program
of brutal beatings and overwork-
ing Of unfortunates in its charge,
was located in Florida, it was
owned by northern capital. The
unholy greed for gain which will
stop at nothing In its efforts to
get profits is not sectional in
stitution at all, though the farm
ing out of convicts to private
corporations. is peculiar to the
south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
A brutal System
(Marion County Newsl

If our memory serves US cor
rectly, Marion county has received
from the convict mines the corpse
of one of her citizens, concerning
whose death there has always
been some mystery. 1t 10 the
duty of all to help create q oenti-
ment that will pass laws that will
render such actrocities impossible.
Our legislature meets again In
July. Do we want our senator
and representative to be silent on
this all-important question? or do
we want them to work for the
repeal of the convict lease sys-
tenn? They are there to represent
the wishes of the citizens. Write
them what you think. We hope
1t won't be. but 1t might be. your
boy that will next be . victim
Of the cruel lash.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Hindenburg's boast that Germany
will get revenge if it takes hun
dred years is a perfectly safe atti-
tude from his standpoint; he won't
be here to help evade the second big
PREPARATIONS account
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

1t seems strange that Europe with
2O,00O,000 more women than men,
can't get its mind off of war. Does
Europe intend to win the worlds
Marathon for spinsterhood?
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No Excuse for 1t

The only excuse for the con-
Wet lease system is that 1t Is sup
posed to bring in revenue. The
same fallacy kept the liquor traf-
fic on the people for years, until
it was exploded. AS men used
to think the liquor traffic brought
In revenue. so they still think,
some of them, that the convict
lease system is d money make r.
1t is not. and experience of other
states has so proven. Alabama
must get into line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
THE PRESS ON
LEASE SYSTEM


Florida has abolished the con-
Wet lease system, but 1t took a
brutal murder and the consequent
revulsion of popular feeling to
bring it to pass. Surely Alabama
is not going to await a similar
incident before correcting this evil
system.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
To Institute Thorough Reform

The Florida legislature is pre-
pairing to abolish the convict
lease system, and also to forbid
administration of corporal punish
ment to any prisoner. Having be-
gun right, the legislature is going
to institute Q thorough reform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
SMILES


(Florida Times-Union)
These modern wars are ter
rible thing
Indeed they are-they make
my knowledge of geography look
like a war-torn village"
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Guard Against Other Evils

NHJCIfIfd IIIIeS- D Jul IIdIJ
Our SympathieS are easily
stirred by pictures of the brutal
izing effects of working thou
sands of these unfortunates down
in the cavernous depths of the
earth from one years end to an
other, but in wiping out the sys-
TEN we must be careful that we
do not invoke other evils that
are just as positive and far
reaching, in the weakened and
pauperized public service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

That New Jersey law which says
actors are just like other folks APP
pears to overlook the fact that few
actors prove it on the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

the law-abiding element Of that town,
in view of recent incidents, will be
unanimous in their decision to turn
on the hose full tilt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS


(Memphis Commemorative
A nature student says there is
in his home a mouse that sings
like bluebird. Better put the
stuff where the mouse can't get
it.. or he may lick the cat and
put the family to rout.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Mr.. Bryan rises to repeat that
wealth is disease; but none of the
scientists seem to be working on an
antitoxin.
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Right on the job

(EXchange)
WHO is there" cried the i'm
FASHIONED orator, who will lift
his voice against the truth of my
statement
Just then donkey on the out
skirts of the crowd gave vent to
one of the piercing "hee -haws" of
his tribe. The laugh was on the
orator for a moment then with
ready wit he remarked quietly:
Il knew nobody but d jackass
would try il"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

Nobody in Alabama would claim
that the oyster is as aristicratic as
the black bass; yet the former has a
closed season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04
Pertinent Question

Visitor (Admiringly)-Wh a
picture of innocence your little
one is
Mother hadn't noticed it.
Dorothy, what have you been do
ing?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

The celebrated Italian singer who
gives concerts from her motor car
may be relied on to cut out the muf-
fler during actual renditions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-04

One of the chief difficulties of the
Oklahoma laundryman who became an
oil magnate may be to continue the
conduct of clean business.