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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
Needs Some Fairgrounds
iSheffield Standardl

NSHtIIItIU oIdIIudIUI
 Sheffields last playground is disappearing. The owners of the fence around the ball park, at the request of the city commissioners, have started demolishing the fence and grand stand. This destroys the last place in Sheffield where it is possible for boys and young men to gather and enjoy clean athletic sports. It's a sad state of affairs, when a city, the size of Sheffield has no public play ground where young boys and girls can enjoy minor and major athletic sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
The Apothecary

The Apothecary One time he dealt in herbs and roots And castor oil and pills, And medicines for sick galoots To cure them of their chills, But now he deals in bathing suits And tennis racquets And magazines And spark plugs And golf balls
 And fountain pens And baseball bats And collar buttons And solf drinks And telephone slugs And bird seed
 And postage stamps, And that aint the half of it,
 dearie. Jason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
Home As an Investment

IAnnlStOn StdrJ
 The best investment a man can make is to put his money into a home. The best legacy man can leave is a home free from debt in which his family can have refuge from the storms of diversity. The home-owner is the man to be en- Vied and in every community the people who own their homes are the people who have the least worry and the greatest satisfac- tiOn in life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
AN IMMIGRATION TRAGEDY

One of the distressing features in connection with the admission of inn migrants to this country and the sort ing that takes place at Ellis Island is the fact that each year thousands are turned back, either because they do not meet our requirements or because their national quotas have been ex- haustad- Thera is much tragedy in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

If Secretary Mellon maintains his silence much longer while occupying the position of "onlooker in Vienna" !" he may add to his reputation the dis tinction of diplomat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Lynching was comparatively un- fashionable in the South during the last six months. Alabama abandoned this form of lawlessness. Such a rec ord should be source of gratifica- ton to every citizen of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

to suggest that there is a surplus of women in New England as against a shortage out West. It may be ques- ticn of adjustment rather than one of temperament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
RUSsIA'S NEED FOR CATS
(Dallas News)

Russia is to. buy 10000 cats. Rats have been eating up the pa per currency and cats are cheaper than rat-proofing the cribs they store the money in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Having realized that confiscation of their surplus booze on reaching Amer lea is unprofitable, foreign ship opera tors have generously concluded to re- spect Uncle Sam's legal strictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

The establishment and maintenance of cash basis may not produce as much outside talking for Milwaukee as one of her former achievements, nous in the eyes of it's taxpayers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Having sailed without it's chairman, MT. Bryan, the commercial commits sion to Scandinavia will have to do the best it can for an ever-ready spokesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
THEIR NEXT MOVE
(Chicago News)

If and when the question of rail- road rates and valuation is set tied. in what sort of activities will certain United States senators try to make it appear that they are serving the country?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

A kodak company having distrib- uted a handsome sum as bonus among its employees, it is up to them to sit up and look pleasant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Vital Statistics A mansion tall and lonely
 Stands in solitary state, The silence broken only
 By a servant at the gate. A cottage, low and humble,
 Just a shack and nothing more, And sixteen children tumble
 Round about the open door. A limousine sedately
 Rolls along a thoroughfare; A driver cold and stately
 Takes a poodle out for air. A flivver rattles loudly
 Down the street at eventide And sixteen children proudly
 Sit or stand or cling inside. The situation out in Shelby demon. strates that the success of modern warfare depends primarily on the mo- bilization of dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Though there are few men in Ger many who have matched more trouble for that country than has Hugo Stinnes, he is still actively engaged in feathering his nest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Community Fair Needed
G.amrencn Cnnntv TinnesN

Lawrence County Times)
 The Times wants to again sug- gest that it is now time to plan for a community fair for this and the other communities of this county, and to tender it's aid in whatever capacity may be needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
VIGILANT KANSAS POLICE
Dodge City Globe)

NbUubG VIly IIUDtJ
 Because most of the persons who disappear suddenly in other localities show up sooner or later fn Dodge City the police are keep ing an eye open for President Lii Yuang Hung of China, who beat it out of Pekin the other day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

In California they are cutting out unnecessary delays in court trials. Justice is one of the few things which needs no speed limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

From the way the state of Okla homa is behaving, according to it's governor, it seems that a mistake was made in not letting the Indians run it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

With the women of Birmingham largely cooperating in the cleanup of the city, it should soon appear in an attractive new dress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

While seeking an explanation of why New England people do more kissing than do Westerners, per haps somebody will be bold enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Many people who Spend more than they have for vacation try to get even after they return home to rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

The auditorium has at least made sufficient progress to get beyond the blueprint and talk-fest stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
The Graduate

he Graduate In days of old the college grad, A highly educated lad
 With corrugated knob, Went forth in June from college halls And ancient, ivy-covered walls
 To hustle for a job, And with an unaccustomed hand To labor for his coffee-and
 Amid the sweating mob. He does not have to hustle now For means of bed and clothes an
 chow
 As in the days of yore, For half hundred baseball scouts With eagle eyes and eager snonts
 Are waiting at the door To shower him with gleaming gold And all the joys of wealth untold And contracts by the score.
 "Roll your eyes," advises one of our leading optometrists. It may be beneficial to the optics, but it has often been known to cause disloca- ton of the matrimonial status.
 If scopolamin, the truth compelling drug, is a success, what will become of the grand old game of golf? To say nothing of the ancient art of ang- ling?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
THE AGE-HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala postoffice As second-class matter under act or congress- March 6, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
A SUMMER MUSIC NOTE

(Brookfield, Mo. Argus) / And among the musical offer ings of the neighborhood is the evening song of the mosqu>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
MEMpEp ow AcCOCIATED PRESS

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
 The Associated Press is exclusively entIieo to the use for publication of all news as patches credited to it or not otherwise creo- ited in this paper and also the local news published therein. All rights of repuOhea- tion of special dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

It is said that blondes have more eye trouble than brunettes. A physi- clan advises that they roll their eyes more. As if blondes had to be told to do that,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

The Fourth is over, but patriotism should not be at an end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
America First

Dear Torch Bearer: There ought to be law against these foreign hooch peddlers. It's getting so a 100 per cent. American bootlegger can't make an honest living.-Artemis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

Betting is at best only fifty-fifty shot Hale those who bet lose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
Scopolamination

 If the public could examine All the orators prolix With shot of scopolamin That would render hokum nix, There would be sudden famine In the game of politics. "The human race" a scientist in- forms us, "is less developed than the earthworm. We live polluted lives; we eat wrong foods; we think wrong thoughts and waste our lives through ignorance and carelessness-we are pathological mistakes" What merry playmate that gen. tleman would make!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05
l Ikz7sS6fORCH I@ BEARER.

Because drink goes to a mans head is no proof that it's wood all cohol.
 The question of garbage disposal and the attendant health considera- tions appear to be one of dollars and cents with the commission.
 Very we'll, let the alert health of ficer figure out the cash value of public health protection.
 Besides, the commissioner of the city dump has a moral as well as a financial responsibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-05

REDENcK l. THOMPSON. ..... President
Evening star., 1923-01-13

tive, and the demand for brick, lum-
Der and hardware is greater than
ever before at this season. The de-
mand for copper is increasing and /
would not be surprised to see higher
prices during the next few months.
The coal industry continues to boom,
and 50 long as the present cold
weather continues there should be
no let-up in the producing end Of the
industry. Certain sections of the
country. however. which have been
suffering for lack of coal should soon
get plenty Coal prices should be
lower in 1928 than in 1922.
Foreign Trade Holding Up,
Foreign trade is holding up better
than most people anticipated. Various
reasons exist for this, but the prin-
cfpal one is the renewed interest
which President Harding is taking in
foreign affairs. The statements last
week by Senator Borah should be
beneficial to the foreign trade situ-
alton. Export business is dependent
upon confidence. Nothing will help 50
much to restore our foreign trade as
a feeling that Europe is to be kept
from bankruptcy. My financial friends
have been very peSSimiStic over the
European situation during the past
few months. Reports which | have
received this week in regard to Eiu-
rope seem brighter and more hopeful.
bright side to Labor.
There is even Il bright side TO the
labor situation as we begin the new
year. Although most employers be-
Evening star., 1923-01-13

lieve that labor is too high and many
feel that it is becoming inefficient, the
fact remains that strikes are fewer.
There has not been a January for
many years with so few strikes. Ap-
parently both capital and labor got a
good scare during the railroad strike,
for certainly they both lost. AS q re-
suit, both sides have since counted ten
before pulling off a strike or lockout.
There is much talk about chang
ing the immigration laws to relieve
the situation. 1t. however. will TAX
more than changing the quota of i'm
migrants. The fundamental difficulty
with the skilled labor situation is
that the war killed. crippled and
shocked a great mass of workers. We
complain that men are anxious to be
clerks instead OF plasterers, but the
real truth is that the physical condi-
ton of wageworkers has, through
war and other causes. so deteriorated
them that only a small proportion of
the men have today the physical en-
durance to do the hard manual work.
Improvement Can Last.
'It therefore will be seen that we
are star ting the year under very
happy circumstances. The Babson
chart this week registers minus per
Evening star., 1923-01-13

cent Our job during 1923 will not be
to open the throttle wider. but to hold
the prosperity which we have today.
This is the task before US. To this
end we must work. This means" con-
cluded Mr.. Babson, that we must
substitute service for greed, thrift for
Incidence, efficiency for ineficiency.
and an honest desire to give a dollar
of service and material for every
dollar that we get. If we do this our
present good conditions could con-
tinue through 1923; but If we again
get careless, business will again
quickly fall off. because tirese better
conditions cannot continue without a
strong and broad foundation on which
to build and grow"
Evening star., 1923-01-13
Finance and Trade Conditions
By Roger W. Babson-

we'll known student readers
Evening star., 1923-01-13

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, January
13.-Roger w. Babson today issued
the following statement. in which he
further discusses the points that
aroused greatest interest in his "Out-
look for 1928" which appeared in
these columns on January /.
"Whatever 1928 brings forth it is
starting out exceedingly we'll As
explained last week, statistically
business is now in a better position
than 1t has been since October 1920.
Taking all sections of the country
and all lines of business, the Babson
chart is practically normal today
This compares with minus 81 per cent
a year ago, and minus 13 per cent
two years ago." says Mr. Babson.
'Of course. the improvement has
been so rapid during the past few weeks
that 1t probably cannot hold up dur
ing the entire year of 1923. However.
most lines OF business are doing well
today and we shall make the best of
this opportunity. Those who are not
in lines which are improving should
get busy and find out why. Certainly
the ultimate consumers of most goods
are toay in position to buy in reason
able quantities. Every business man
should be doing business with them
and sharing their prosperity.
Farmers Feeling Better.
The farmers are feeling better"
continued the statistician. than they
have for some years. The value in
money of the crops just harvested
is over 80 per cent greater than the
value of the previous crop. The bank
ing situation in the farming sections
Is liquidating. Failures are running
only 400 week, compored with 500 or
600 year ago. My records from the
mail order houses show that Deccm-
ber has again been a record month.
a sumptuous Christmas. This applies
not only to the grain sections of the
west. but most cotton sections of the
south. Conditions in Texas are better
than they have been for some time
Since the textile workers have re-
turned, the cotton mills are very busy.
Cotton should remain firm until we
know something about next years
crop.
Steel Output High.
'The iron and steel industry is in
a better condition than 1t has been
for three years. Pittsburgh had d
prosperous Christmas. Most plants
are working 80 per cent of their
capacity and the demand for this time
of year for their products is eXcep-
tionally good. Ordinarily many steel
plants close down this season, but
there is little chance of it at present.
Most railroads are buying lOcomo-
tIves. cars. rails and other track ma
terial. Building, which is usually dull
this time OF year, continues to be aC-
Evening star., 1923-01-13
TWO HOUSES SOLD.
Ninth Street Homes Exchange
Hands.

Two semi detached houses recently
completed at 1920 and 5622 9th street
were sold TO John p. Duvall and Man
ueI X Kline during the past week
through the real estate office of Wal
Ter \. Dunigan.
other sales announced were:
Nine hundred Madison street north
west to Paul W. Fowler: 902 Madi-
son street northwest, to Peter Cook
Sey: 9Oi Madison street northwest. to
Henry ii. Holzbeierlein; goo Madison
street northwest, to Charles Thorney;
9OS Madison street northwest, to +. G..
HazenbuSh: 910 Madison street north
west, to Walter r. Luttegen; 912 Mad
ison street northwest, to Maurice Col
bert: 9l4 Madison street northwest,
to Lester L. Hilleary.
Two of the new colonial houses 925
and $50 Longfellow street were sold
TO Mrs. Mary Junken and James Will
son.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
SALES REPORTED
TOTAL $1S2,95O
Hedges & Middleton Handles
Among Others, Transfer of
Emery Apartments.

Realty sales aGgregating Sl12,9oO
were reported by Hedges & Middle
ton, Inc The largest transaction was
that of the Emery apartment, 1872 q
street. which was purchased by Eugene
Fl. Merrilat and George J. Anthony
from Mrs. Viola i. Burnside. The
building contains eight apartments of
five rooms and bath each. This transac-
ton was made in connection with the
office of Waggaman & Brawncr.
A new home 1888 Connecticut ave
rue northwest. recently completed by
Harry =. IIuddleson. was purchased by
Mrs. Marguerite Fischer. Ii has six
rooms. tile bath, front and rear porches.
huilt-in garage and all of the latest
conVeuicnceS.
y three-story. nine-room. brick dwell
ing, Sl7 l%tn street northwest, was pur-
CHASED 10y Miss Caroline l.. I.anman.
1t is expected that she will hold it as
Brothers X Garrett represented the
seller.
a semi-bungalow, S35 Whittier place
northwest, was sold for Freeman W.
opdike to Mrs. Emma NJ. Lavalley. 1t
has eight rooms. glass-inclosed sleeping
porch, tile bath and has q large lot
with garden.
PadEett Home Sold.
Mrs. Ida l.. radget sold her home.
'1S5l Mntwood place northwest. to Mrs
Mice Haske. This is n three-stury,
brick residences with ten rooms and two
nlths. This transaction was made III
connection with y. l.. Sansbury Com
panN.
\ ucW corner home. w stree. north
W 81. was sold for Clarence Ii. Small
10 Louis Il Taylor. 1t is q modern colon
faI home. having eight rooms. tile bath.
breakfast and sleeping porchcS and L
built-in garage.
A two-famtly apartment. 2512 18th
street northwest. was sold for Mrs.
Grace T. Mcbride to Max Sloan. The
building is Semi-detached and has two
apartments of five and six rooms each
with separate entrances and separate
heating plants.
+. Is. Shearcr purchased 10 w street
northwest. recently completed by Clar-
enCe II. Small. II has six rooms and
bath front and double rear porche& 4.
\. WildmaH & Co. represented the pur-
chaser
Premises IL w street northwest. vas
sold fc: tIarcncn II. Small 20 W. f.
Dement,.
J;rirs A. Houghtou purchased Z two
family apartment. l1@I Willard street
E.prthwtSt from Francis A. crawford
|mh gave as part consideration q. two
story, SiN-ruum. brick house. with fur
mac" heat. IT 62a Elliott street north
"ast The Willard street building has
TWO apartments of six rooms each, with
:"parIte entrances and separate heat
ing plants.
Evening star., 1923-01-13

stove, table, ironing board, ETC., are
found. A table can be raised by put
ting it on blocks followed out to fit
the legs. The stove can be placed on
a low platform if too low, as it Olsen is.
If the permanent kitchen equipment
is placed at a height so that the
housewife will not have to strain at
her tasks the days work Will be found
TO be much easier. Sink, stove and
work table should be grouped close
together to save steps. Scattered
Evening star., 1923-01-13
LIQUOR EXCISE DUTIES DROP

LONDON. January 13.-The excise
duties on beer and spirits for the last
nine months of 1922 dropped G2S. JS2 900
over tho spending period for 1921.
pruaiuit!on advocates in England cN-
press qualification over the decrease,
which government departments attrib-
ute TO III" abnormally. high prices and 10
Cnempuymen,.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
RULES FOR THE COMFORT
OF THE KITCHEN WORKER

The various kitchen tasks can be
done most comfortably at different
heights. Sinks, especially, are often
set too low; thirty inches from the
floor to the bottom of the sink is re-
garded as the proper distance for the
woman of average height. One should
Evening star., 1923-01-13

equipment means that the wife IS
walking many needless miles in the
course Of a year. The table can he
put or casters SO that it may he
moved around easily.
Evening star., 1923-01-13

Airplanes flying in mountainous
countries have, on more than one
occasion, been attacked by eagles.
which mistook the strange machine for
a rival J:-G
Evening star., 1923-01-13

In the year ending with June there
was an increase in the worlds shipping
Of 729 merchant vessels and 3,396,1S3
gross tons
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14

came to the conclusion that superficial
consolidation must have occurred not
less than 20,000,000 years ago, other
wise the underground heat would be
far greater than it really is. Further
more, he believed that had the earth
solidited more than 4O0,00O,00O years
ago, LITTLE increase in temperature
would now be noted as the center Is
approached. With these two figures
as extremes and giving the lesser
somewhat the benefit of the doubt, he
took 0S,OOO,00O years as mean, CIV.
ing this aS the age of the earth. Later,
King and Barus pointed out that, ow-
ing 70 the friction of the tidal wave,
the rotation of the earth Is retarded
and therefore slower now, than in tho
earth's infancy Influenced by these
calculations, Kelvin In 1897 reduced
4o,000,O00 years.
The discovery Of radium in 1896 by
Nine. Curie and the subsequent work
of Becquerel, Rutherford. Strut and
others in radioactivity threw a new
light upon the working natural forces
This led to an attempt at calculating
the age of certain rocks and minerals
by their helium content. Taking this
method, Rutherford found the age Of
a certain fergusonite to be something
over'500, 100000 years. Jolly, taking a
different rate of decay from uranium,
changed this estimate to 241,OOO,OOO
years. In the same way, Strut founG
the age of Ceylon thorlanite to he
$50, 100000 years and that of a Cana
dian sphene to be 71OOO0,OOO years
Over two hundred years ago Qh
171O, Edmund HALEY pointed out
that, assuming primitive fresh water
ocean, the amount of salt now con.
tanned would he an index to Its age,
could sufficient data be had AS these
data We're not obtainable until with
in the past few years, 1t remained for
such men as Jolly, Sollas, Clark and
others to attempt an answer. Jolly in
1899 placed the oceans age at o.
100000 years. Becker, making certain
corrections, in 1915 placed the age
of the ocean-and therefore of the
earth-nt somewhere between 60,OOO,-
0oo and 1oO,OOO,OOO years.
The time required to form a given
thickness of rock depends largely
upon the rate at which the sediment
is brought down by the streams This
rate is by no means constant, but Is
determined by the character Of the
country through which the various
streams flow, but the slope of the land,
by the annual rainfall, and numerous
other factors. Data compiled by the
United States geological survey for all
rivers .emptying into the ocean give
the total amount of material carried
in solution annually as 2,735, 900, 900
tons. BY deducting from this the per.
centage of the more soluble salts
which are held in solution, and con
verting the remainder into its equiva-
lent volume of solid rock, John Phil
lips in 1860 placed the age of the
earth somewhere between 3SOOO.OOO
and 96,o00,O0O years.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-09-14

lower limits, which are often very far
apart.
Regardless of just how much nu-
merical precision may attach to any
given estimate. 1t is fair to say that
all estimates make the earth millions
of years old. 1t IS again fair to say
that all of them are interesting. alike
for the method employed and for the
result attained. SO we have permitted
MIR. fiilker to set down the accom-
panying summary of the eminent
scientists who have attacked the prob
lem, the methods of attack which
they employed and the results which
they have attained; and we have got
our artist to give to the story graph
ical form. In the bargain, we sum
mnrize- here some of the more slgniti-
can't estimates that have been made:
tTabie shows date of estimate and name OF
scientist; third column gives method-T is
temperature. TT. temperature and tides
b biological. S sedimentaton. so salt in
ocean, R radioactivity. fourth and nfth
columns give maximum and minimum in
millions of years)