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The Democrat-herald., 1923-08-24
Assessors Notice

1 will be in my office Aug. 27,
So and 20, to hear any COM
plants in regard to 1928 assess
ments on either personal proper
ty or improvements on land.
Respectfully,
N, r. Winters. Assessor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
THE SMALLEST REPUBLIC

It may seem odd that the president of the smallest republic in the world should have the longest of names. The country is called Andora and it's political head is named Biraliysla Buenadbentura. How the name is pronounced is not stated, but perhaps nothing like it is spelled. In England it might be "Chumley." But on second thought, why shouldn't the head of Andora be so named? Because Andora is small is no reason why she shouldn't make a noise. And think of the noise it's two thousand in- habitants would send forth chorusing that name! In its nest in the Pyranees An dora would undoubtedly be sare from enemy attacks. The volume of sound would sug- gest multitudes of defenders. The smallest republic has devised an ingenious way of protecting itself without running afoul of disarmament movements. Long may she stand with undimnished lungs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
 THE RIVALRY OF STARS

The stars seem to vie with one another in brightness would be the difference the layman might draw from statements by as tronomers in accounting for the sudden bursting into flame of Beta Ceti, the shith- erto unassuming member of the Cetus con- stellation which held the center of the ce- lestial stage the other night It is extra ordinary, these scientists ray, for star already noticed for it's brightness to blaze into an orb of the first magnitude, although it is not uncommon for one of the members of the heavenly chorus remote from fame to flare up and for the moment before it dies away to outshire her rivals. Little Mira did this several times, but she flickered out. She also is a member of the Whale group, performing near the left fin, and is, or was mate of the new arrival Mo- body knows what has become of Mira now but Beta Ceti has held to her new glory and the critics of the eternal drama over head are marvelng. But all this happened long ago, although we saw it but yesterday. Mira and Beta Ceti may have changed their roles by this time or have joined another group or have passed out. So much can happen in eighty years! And it takes that long for the real light of these stars to reach us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
NOT SELF-OPERATIVE

No system is automatically successful. Efficiency in it's conduct is necessary, no matter how well drawn are the plans of op- eration and how sound the underlying prin .ple. In report of the department of agriculture recently issued, it is shown that since 1913 total of 24S cooperative mar keting associations have ceased to exist. Two hundred failed because they did not have sufficient business, 14S by reason of inefficient management, 73 through insuf- ficient capital, 35 on account or over-ex- tension of credit. 29 as a consequence of dishonesty in management and F because a few members obtained concentrated control.
 There is nothing in this recital of failure pointing to lack of soundness in cooperative marketing, but the record does forcefully show that the cooperative marketing method is no more immune from bad management than any other method It t just as in- cumbent on cooperative associations to watch the overhead as it is for a man oper- ating bakery. It is just as important to follow the trend of the market and keep track of the law of supply and demand. The cooperative marketing association has been a potent weapon in the hands of the producer and it has been remarkably suc- cessful where well-managed. It wrought prosperity for the raisin industry at time when that was about to go under. It has shown what it can do for the cotton pro- ducer. The mission of the management of these associations is to exercise the same business acumen all along the line as do those to whom they sell, bearing in mind always that while the system is excellent it is not self-operative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

well equipped with aerial units for its fleet, the United States was not required to con- tribute to that branch of the service.
 The secretary thinks that in future wars reconnaissance of enemy bases long dis- tance at sea will be indispensable. But to do that work, planes must be carried from the land. If there were enemy bases within one or two hundred miles of the coast, re- connaissance could be done by seaplanes flying from land bases, but the geographical situation of America makes 1t necessary that the fleet be provided with airplane carriers.
 The part aircraft are destined to play in future wars is longer questioned by army and navy experts, but America is far behind European nations in developing aviation, both for commerce and for mili- tary purposes Admiral Sims is among those who believe the battleship is obsolete. It appears certain that any fleet which ven lures to sea without a sufficient number of arplane carriers will be at great dis advantage in any future war The issue will be decided, not so much on land or sea as in the air, and safety or destruction will de- pend to large extent on the "eyes of the fleet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
SMITH WlLDMAN BROOKHART

(New York COmmerciaD
 Not until the latest edition of the Congressional Direc.ory was puD- lished was it discovered with what unerring prophecy the parents of the new senator from Iowa had be- slowed upon him his middle name. The probability is that the pronun- citation emphasized the first syiIa- ble more than the last, but his two months in the senate have rather led to the inclination to place equal em- phasis on both syllables. He is al- ready known as the wild man of the senate and will undoubtedly wrest LaFollette's laurels from him as the champion long distance ta.Ier.
 Brookhart is talker rather than a speaker. Ills remarks are inter- esting because of their absurdity. To the senate galleries, to which he does not hesitate to appeal, he is a spectacle of a demagogue in full blast. At present he has little more variety than Heflin, because the Alabama senator has but one topic. It is not at all surprising that Brookhart should be anxious for the president to call congress in special session, because otherwise he will have to wait nine whole months before,he can again talk as long as he pleases and be sure of having some one listen to him. The senate is tired of him already; the people of Iowa will become tired of him in due time, but it will be six years before he himself can be retired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
w. BOURKE COCHRAN

In the death yesterday of Representative ". Bourke Cochran, New York City loses one of its outstanding poitscal 1gures and the country one of it's best known orators. MT. Cochran had been conspicuous in Tam many Hall fer many years, and his elo- qucnce was heard in numerous presidential campaigns. In the last Democratic conven- tion at San Francisco his speech nominating Governor Al Smith of New York made a tremendous impression. Not always, how ever, did he stick to the Democratic stand ard. He bolted the party to support Me Kinley, later coming back to use his ora torcal gifts in behalf of Bryan. MT. Cock ran was lawyer, and during the intervals when he was not serving III congress, he devoted his time to his profession He was born in Sligo. Ireland, in 1854 and was edu- catcd in France and the United States, com
 ing to this country in 1871. Before adms- sion to the bar he taught school in Vest chester county, New York. Entering the legal profession in 1876. he soon became prominent in politics and made noteworthy speeches at the Democratic conventions of 1884 and 1882. in opposition to the nomina- tion of Cleveland. The cause of Irish free dom claimed most of his public interest in later years It is as an orator that he will be remembered, for his gifts, of voice and clouuence were rare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

combines which are suspected or accused of unfairly hindering or destroying competi- tion, thus deprivng rival firms of the con stitutiohal right to do business and placing those with whom they deal in disadvant- ageous position as regards prices. In this connection the commission has found sev- eral packing combines in the west to be op- erating contrary to law and to the disad- vantage of other companies and the public. The commission has officially held that the combines have resulted in the elimination and suppression" of competition, and that they are in restraint of interstate commerce. Therefore the combines have been ordered dissolved and the absorbing concerns have been commanded to divest themselves of the stock of companies taken over. This stock must not be sold transferred to individ- uals connected with the absorbing conl- panies. The commission has it in its power to safeguard the consumers purse from such depredatons monopolies in the past have been known to commit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
COTTON AT THIRTY CENTS

Both spot and future months advanced beyond thirty cents on the cotton exchanges Tuesday, making another high poifft for the season. The new price corresponds to 1925 in July, 1914 and 1850 one year ago. The advance Tuesday followed buy ing by brokers for Liverpool and Manches- ter. It came because Japanese ard British mills want more cotton and had to come to America to get it. Cotton has climbed steadily since August, because it came to this season under greater protection than usual and has been gradually marketed. From now on cotton must be regarded q staple as steel, iron, hides and the cereals. It is no longer any mans battledore and shuttlecock. It is subject to the usual trade conditions of the world, but no more so than any other product. Having once sensed the benefit arising out of the busnesslike handling of the. yield there is no reason to believe that the producers will ever return to the haphazard.
 The problem of the future is at the source. The cost of production is the item of greatest importance. He who produces most good cotton per acre will be the man who earns the greatest profit, not the man who spreads over the greatest number of acres. Poor producing method will cause one man to lose money while neighbor fol- lowing methods of efficiency will earn a handsome profit at the same market price. There must be business all around if man would succeed in producing and marketing cotton, just the same as there must be eff fcient business method from mining ore to production of the steel rail, if there is to be be a profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
ASSURING FUEL FOR NAVY

In setting aside 35,000 square miles of territory in northwest Alaska as an oil re- serve for use of the navy, President Harding has performed an act of wisdom. The grow ing shortage of the worlds supply of this fuel is destined to constitute a grave prob lem in the not-distant future and of prime importance is it that the ne eds of our navy in this regard be looked after. It appears that no drilling has been done in the area thus set aside by executive order, but that there are abundant indications of oil in large quantities. The petroleum possibilities there have already attracted, private enterprise and a hundred thousand acres have been allotted for development. It was probably due to such investigations and applications for land that the president was impressed with the necessity for action in saving the fields for the government The new re- serve lies within the Arctic circle and on the north and west is bounded by the Arctic ocean. If oil should be found there in suf- asset to the navy. The matter of transpor- tation would probably offer few difficulties The problem of protecting producing fields in that region in time of war would how ever, be more serious. But foremost is the question of providing for fuel against the time when the decrease in the worlds supply will be acute, and, of course the navy's fuel should be insured as far as pos cih1p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
Poor Boys Who
 Became Famous By FREDERICK HOUK LAW
Israel Putnam

Israel Putnam was the sort of man who does not wait for the draft to call upon him to fight for his colntrv. In the World war tnous- anos of young Amer:cal volunteer ed their services. Israel Putnam, also, needed only the information that there was war. He was a far mer, busy with his spring blowing, when the news came to him that there had been fighting at LexIng- ton and Concord. 1t once he dropped the reins, left some one else to take the horses home, and hurried off to join the fighters. He was then beyond military age, for he. was fifty-segen. He was practi- cally in command at the battle of Bunker Hill and became one of the greatest generals in the revolutiou
 All his life Pu.noin was man who did not wait foi opportunities. but went straight to the heart of every matter. All the school hlsto- ries tell the story of his being called upon to help kill a great wolf that had taken refuge in cave. There seemed no way to get the wolf out. Putnam, then young farmer of twenty-five, went straight into the cave alone and killed the wolf iii a hand-to-paw fight The histo,:e also tell of his escape from the nlitlsh when all avenues of escape seemed closed. Putnam rode down a rocky hill at break-neck speed and won his way to n.s own forces. Anyone who goes through Green wich, Conn.,, can still see where Putnam rode.
 In the French and Indian war, long before the revolution, Putnam was fearless on all occasions. Then, and in many contests with the ln- dians, he established record that few have cqualled. It was his spirit to do everything that he did to the very top-notch of m, ability.
 For time in the revolution he was in command in New York; and in the battle of Long Island, the scene of. which is now Prospect Park, Brooklyn, ne directed the American forces. A. Philadelphia, White Plains and elsewGere he was a herN;c patriot. Before the war ended he was stricken with paraly- sis, and died on his Connecticut farm. Putnam was q thorough going American, plain, simple, ab- soluteiy ioy;.l to his superiors, and a man who always did his best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
STABILITY-BASE OF PROFIT

Referring to the record earnings of a large chain store operator last year this statement is made: Profits made relatively a better gain because merchandise prices were stabilized, permitting normal maneu- vering of inventories This is the same as to say that business is best when there are most known and ready factors in it's con- duct. A continuity of reasonable profits regularly coming in often figures greater net at the end of season than one of ex- cessive profits during part of season fol- lowed by sashing of inventories in order to dispose of burdensomc stocks during the rest of the season.
 Not many months ago many merchants found themselves caught between the two mll-stones of prices which were fluctuating violently between the time goods were or dered and the time they were placed on the shelves Some remarkable profits were made and some remarkable price slashes were also made when the "buyers' strike" intervened. Many manufacturers who were earning huge paper profits in 1920 discov- cred at the close of the boom that they had lost money in the delirium of fluetuating prices of product and labor and other costs of production.
 The happiest of all the elements entering into the conduct of business last year was that of stability. There was no runaway of prices and none of production. The in- crease in price and that of production tallied neatly. Profits were not excessive, but they were regular. The factors in doing business were on an even keel. At the close of the year profits in many quarters were found to have yielded greater net than larger business in past years at higher prices had done. This is guide to the wise course of action this year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
AIRCRAFT FOR THE NAVY

In an article written for the Aerial Age, Secretary Denby says the navy department is devoting special attention to the develop ment of fleet aviation. Increased classes in aviation have been ordered, to familiarize as many officers as possible with what is now recognized as an important phase of modern warfare During the World war, the secretary says, the navy department specialized in coastal aviation. This was due to the German submarine menace, and because of the fact that Great Britain was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
A FOSSIL SKULL

Digging up old things is no longer new story. Back to the Luxor tomb was quite a step into the past. From there the interest was shifted to Ur, some thousands of years earlier. Now the news speaks of human skull found in Patagonia that is believed to date from so far back into time as to make all the other discoveries as of yesterday. Not much is given out about the Patagonan
 find, except that it is a fossilzation from sandstone of the tertiary formation, and is so highly polished by the sands of time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

that it looks as if it had been vanished It may be so old that the years won't reach to it. That is for the geologists and the anthropologists to determine But there is something so familiar about vanished skull that we doubt that that proves an- tiquity. It seems to be fashion so modern in skulls Fossilization doesn't seem so old either. Why do the scientists go to Patagonia?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
PEOPLES CHAMPION

ILOuisviile COurier-JouTnal)
 A member of congress wants cer- sain correspondents barred from the iaess gallery because they made hrn the hero of a romantic episode. A congressman's idea of newspaper correspondent worthy of admission to the press gallery is on. who strives always to make him tic hero of the great American drama, "The People's ChampiOn."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
Keep Books on Farm


 It is estimated that less than one per cent of the farmers ot Alabama keep a record of their income and expenditures. Successful farmers who failed to do so state that it was their greatest mistake. A record of the. years work and business trans actions should be kept by every farmer. Farming is business that ranks with the greatest. if it is not the greatest, and should be treated accordingly. Without, record the weak spots in the years work, re- sponsible for loss. cannot he de- termined. It is not necessary to % into detail and keep an expensive set of books, but it is vital to the interests of the farmer that he keep some simple and clear form of rec ords W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
"Doing Your Best By REV. H. C. OFFERMAN

Let us all do the best we can.
 Among the real men there is real effort.
 If you try your utm5st you will satisfy the hopes of tie world.
 You will always DC successful, if you do your best.
 You can do wonders, if you only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
TRADE COMMISSION STEPS IN

There is no evil that does not suggest a remedy and no course resulting in public injury which does not generate some means for it's correction and control. The federal trade commission, therefore, comes in tima- ly manner to investigate various trusts and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

Many congressman who do not favor the farm-credits bill voted for it, because they feared the farmers might have it in for them, if they didn't. They are too self-conscious. The farmers have their minds on more im- portant things.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
Mills Moving From New Enrl.nd
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Baldwin County. Record (Ro1J-, ms.

Il
 In 1900 Baldwin had 6a7 for,,. in 1910 there were 1918 farms ;m 1920 there were 2,122 farms. Aii increased. In 1910 she had 154- 93S acres and in 1920 she had 216'- 49S acres in cultivation. Intensive. In 1920 the county had 5.3O6 flo trees that produced 9,254 pounds of figs. In 1920 the county had l49,46O orange trees, 96,177 bear ing, produced 22,028 boxes of or anges: In 1920 the county had l4s,460 pecan trees I26,537 bearing. produced i08,729 pounds of oceans. And that begins the first Iesson.- ming, but only a beginning! Start lingly interesting revelations will still be under way long after vou have passed the ten thousandth les son.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
PRODUCE RAIN, NOT SNOW
 lSnrinrfield Renuhlicanl

As long as the electrified sand process of producing rain doesn't also produce snow we can wait pa- tiently the verdict of scientists upon the soundness of the theories back of the process.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
Masons Add to City'. Beauty
Admission Starl

-, N-]HTzIfOVO1I
 The Masinoc bodies of Anniston are preparing to do their bit in making Anniston a more attractive and a more modern city through the erection and handsome and costly Masonic temple on Noble street. This work which the Masons plan is worthy of that great fraternal or ganlzatlon. It will give to Annis- ton Masons a suitable home and one which for many years will be T credit to them. ..f v " :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

The tide of prosperity is rising. This is one instance in which people would like to be caught by the tide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
In Satsumaiand
(Dothan Eagle)

Down in "Satsumaland" it is said that the cold nibbled the tender shoots that had put out this spring. but did little damage to the Sat, sumas. In places where seedlings were growing they were killed back by the recent cold, but the Satsuma oudded as it is, stands much more cold weahter than other varieties. and those Dothan peopie who have been putting out the trees down the bay line are not feeling so blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

Ambassador Harvey praises the British debt settlement. This will perhaps create doubt in some British minds as to the settle ment's real merit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
Alabama Press .-
Neven Enough for Schools
(Ashland Progress)

Other problems may be fully solved, other needs adequately met and other conditions find permanent relief. but when it comes to provid- ing funds with which to run the schools there never seems to be enough to do the thing just as it should be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

It is not yet known whether that new Mus cle Shoals bid is joke or not If it is per- haps congress will accept it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
The Wreck of the Subsidy

It was the good ship Subsidy
 That braved all kinds of weather, Until the roaring senators
 Turned loose their lungs of leather. With oratory unconfined
 They raised wild commo,ron. And now the good ship Subsidy
 Lies underneath the ocean. For tempests, gales and hurricanes Are weak and puny creatures Beside the fearful blasts that blow From senatorial features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02
 JBs;1oReEkBEARER

When a woman says anybody is "so ordi- nary" she really means the person is even less than that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

We have often wondered what is the pur- pose of these bracket mirrors at the front exits of Birmingham strect-cars besides to knock off peoples hats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-02

New organization in San Diego known as the Ministers Sons. But with hoss racing, cantinas, etc., just across the way, San Diego is no place for minister's son.