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Evening star., 1924-10-06
GERMANS TAKING
VACATIONS AFOOT
''Wanderers" Camp Out and
Sleep Under Hedges.
Hotel Prices High.
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER-
Correspondence Of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News.

Daily News.
SCHIERKE, Harz Mountains, Ger
many, July S.-A typical German hol-
iday, but somewhat limited by the
general shortage of funds. Only
about 100000 people have left Berlin
by rail, whereas before the war twice
that number would have sought a
brief change of air. Nevertheless,
what seem incredible numbers of city
dwellers have brought themselves and
their aspirations to these pleasant
mountains Many walk. pack on back.
Youths and maidens appear in worn
outing clothes, old-fashioned cos
tunes still reserved for wandering" :"
Boys of IA stagger under immense
packs, sometimes carrying banners,
the latest number of the Little Wan
derer's News in their pockets. Others
have come on the little railroad from
Wernigerode. Large numbers have
driven up in snorting motor cars, cut
outs open and sirens shrieking, yet
never raising quite enough dust to
satisfy the owners. These are the
rich. 1t is no very respectable thing
to be rich in cotemporary Germany.
High Prices, Many Extras.
These are the people of whom one
sees most. The wanderers camp out
and sleep under hedges. The rich
stay al the best hotel Any one can
tell this is the best hotel by the
prices. After-dinner coffee costs 80
cents a person. The manager is an
adept in postwar protteering. AL
though he knows that most of his
clientele spend willingly. there are
some od-timers whom Initiation did
not quite reduce to begEary who fin
ger their trillions carefully before
letting go. For them things are ar
ranged. The basic rate for room and
board, even in the best hotel" is
temptingly reasonable. This is put
on the bill. which is paid only at de-
parture But extras are outrageously
high and are paid for Immediately in
cash to the waiter. Many articles
of what elsewhere would he included
in the normal living cost-butter, ice
tea, coffee, apples-arc extras here
So is beer. SO are straw berries, Of
fered II on a pla.e four Of them bad)
for the trifle of 40 cents
Tips are obligatory They are
calculated as 20 per cent on all
drinks and Is per cent on everything
else In the old days before tips
became compulsory nobody dreamed
of offering more than 10 per cent.
Thus we forget how much our noun
tain outing really costs US.
BInmes Labor for Ii All.
The best hotcl' is well furnished
pleasantly situated and comfortable
vet the friendly manager complains
bitterly of wretched season. Now
the house is full, but all Spring there
Evening star., 1924-10-06
BIRDS OF THE NIGHT.
Nighthawks and Whippoorwills
Great Destroyers of Insects.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Nighthawks and whippoorwilis work
chiefly at night, when most other
birds are or duty, and at daybreak
their work Is taken up by the swifts
and swallows. These birds are pro-
vided with big scoopnet mouths, and
as they swing through the air over
wide areas of country they SCOOP up
almost unbelievable numbers of in
sects,
Homing pigeons probably are closer
to the human family than any other
form OF winged life. The birds have
remarkable intelligence. They maGs
in pairs. and the female of each union
has exercised her right of suffrage to
the extent that the male helps her in
Matching out the eggs and in caring
for and feeding the young.
Evening star., 1924-10-06
The Franking Privilege.

The franking privilege provides for
the free transmission through the
post office of all mail sent by the per-
sons to whom the privilege has been
granted by Congress. Such mail will
be carried free only to such places
where the domestic postage rates and
conditions apply; that is to all parts
of the United States. its territories
and possessions. and to Canada. Cuba,
Mexico and the Republic of Panama,
but to no other foreign countries.
Evening star., 1924-10-06
M1LADY's HAND GROWING.
Enlargement Most Marked in Last
Few Years.

Women's hands have been grad
ualIy becoming larger for years. but
the growth has been most marked
head of a big glove manufacturing
firm in London. He lays 1t to the in
creased athletic activity of women.
"A few years ago. he explains.
there was a fair demand for size 8 Il
gloves for women and the average
was Ga and 6E. Today there Is vir-
tually no demand for the smaller
size; the average is 61s to 6&, and
these are being cut wider"
Evening star., 1924-10-06
SOAKS RIGHT in
ANDLIMBERS UP
STIFF JOINTS
Pharmacists Call 1t "Joint-
Ease" Because It's for
Swollen, Sore, Painful
Creaky Joints Only.

1t took good many years to get
together a combination of pain
subduing and swelling reducing
agents declared to be the one
remedy that almost instantly pene-
trates through skin and flesh and
starts right in to make swollen,
inhamed. creaky, pain racked
joints as good as new.
They call this new and WONDER
full preparation Joint Ease be-
cause the medical man who turned
the trick worked for years to
perfect some low-priced remedy
that would really benefit the mil
! lions of people who have one or
| more joints that need helpful
attention.
So "Joint-Ease" is prepared only
for people who have a swollen.
painful, creaky, distorted or stiff
! joint, whether it be in knee, elbow.
shoulder. ankle, neck or finger and
whether it is caused by rheuma-
I tism or something else
OF course, it can't help but
quickly put an end to such super
fetal ailments as lumbago, neural
sia, neuritis. aching muscles.
/ stitch in the side, crick in the neck
or sore feet because of it's pene-
trating action, but what it is
really recommended for is joint
ailments of any nature whatever.
Ask for a tube of "Joint-Ease."
You can use it several times in
one evening for quick results, be-
cause it goes right through the
skin with only few seconds rub
bing. 1t surely is a swift pene-
traitor and when it gets under the
skin, it starts right in to clean
up all joint trouble.
Peoples Drug Stores dispense
it daily for about 60 cents a tube,
as do first-class druggists every
where.
Always remember, when Joint
Ease gets in joint agony gets out
quick
Evening star., 1924-10-06

Miss Rose Rosenberg, private sec
retary of Ramsay Macdonald, British
prime minister, has been in the thick
Of the labor fight for more than 10
years.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

The Mackenzie River is the longest
in Canada and the second longest in
North America.
Evening star., 1924-10-06

Every rheumatic sufferer ought to send
today for free book. THE Inner Mysteries
Of Rhsumatism' Gust out). Address H
P. Clearwater, box 500, Halloweu. Maine.
-Advertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
THE WORLD MOVES

Inauguration of a daily air mail service between New York and San Francisco this summer, as announced by the post office de- nartment, brings to the minds of many liv- ine citizens the wonderful progress made in fransportation and means of communication in a generation or two. It has been only few decades since mail was transported across the continent by stage coach routes which required months for a trip. Now a Gothamite can pen his message to a Fris- eoits Monday morning and be assured that if win be read on the Pacific coast by Tues day evening"
 Times and conditions change fast now 4dayB Within the memory of living citizens ras-Iight was unknown. The inventor, who told q congressional committee that he could produce a reading light without a wick, was suspected of being unbalanced Now gas lieht is a commonplace. A little more than a generation ago nobody dreamed of talking orer a wire between New York and Chicago. Now it is a part of daily business routine. Not long ago when Marconi announced that he could send messages through the air with nut wires, he was regarded as a fit subject for observation. Now wireless communica- tion between hemispheres is a mere business and social convenience.
 Newton, Whitney, Fulton, Morse, Bell, Eaison, Marconi, the Wrights and a long list of Eeniuses who contributed so gene rouely to the convenience, prosperity and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
Lilnits @ Science
By n. TnAN1x CRANE

Science has Sdops wonders but 1t has its 'iipitatious. g,
 sS h the days when Huxley and TyndaIll were in their prime there was feeling in the air that science was q new omnipotence that was about to solve all problems, cure all so- cial ills, Hispel all clouds of superstition, and bring the sunlight of truth and gladness of light upon earth.
 The reaction could not fail to come. We have learned that science, too, is human.
 The world is under an unpaysble debt to the scientific spirit and the scientific method. They have done srestAhihgs.
 jBut there are other things, and the great est things of all, that science cannot do
 For, after all, the eye of the scientist .sees only appearances. The eye of the micro. scope, as French essayist has said, ia still only an eye, and sees only appearances.
 Science recognizes only facts. But it is not facts that have the last word in 1ife- it is the relations of human beings to those facts. sT4g,
 So it is alwsyssto the .'seer" to the poet and prophet, the philosopher and the story teller, that we must turn for our last adjust ment
 When our facts are non-facts, when we. base our preachment upon what is not true, of course we go astray. It is science that must lay our foundations. else the house is built on the sand and will not stand.
 But science has been overpraised. It has made racing airplanes and locomotives, huge steamships, telegraphic cables and telephones. With these we have saved time and money, but we are no rearer the solution of the problem of what we shall do with the spare time we have gained or the excess wealth we have piled up. S
 Science has brought forth mi1lionaires; it shas not brought forth, any. word to make them blessing and not burden to the world. ss
 1t has enabled us to carry bodies many Hines faster than in the age of Noses it has not shown how to make the souls in those bodies nobler. ss Is. the mystery of love any clearer now than it was in the days of Abelard and He loiseg
 Is death more understandable to the last faeflier whoI lost her baby than it was to Ere. sitting with dead Abefs head in her lap?
 Are there modern formulas of friendship ners reliable than the instincts of Damon and pythiasl
 s Gan the most iearnea savant of Harvard ef the Sorbonne tell you anything new about how. to starve the beast and Iiourish the angel In you, anything Marcus Aurelius or Saul of Tersans had not toldg
 aas the most distinguished professor of sociology given us any new light on how human beings are to live in mutual helpful ness and peace. any lisht that goes beyond the beams cast by the, pure ideals of Jesus '0f Nazareth? a
 Let us honor the scientist. He has abol- ished pests. increased comforts. banished the ghosts of ignorance, and taught us intellectual honesty. But he has not healed the deep hurt of the world, and he never can. That
 atkseaontofeta ct ct shrdlu ct shrdlu nu takes another type of man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
IN BEHALF OF MOBILE

The friends of the port of Mobile are very properly making a vigorous fight before the Interstate Commerce Commission against the grouping of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad with the Southern Railway in the govern ment's proposed consolidation plan. It has long been known that, the Southern's chief seaport interest on the Gulf is at New Or leans, where 1t has it's principal terminals. It has long been the Southern's policy to divert tonnage to New Orleans whenever feasible and profitable for it to do so, re- gardless of any other consideration. If the Southern influence is to dominate the routing of Mobile and Ohio tonnage, then as a matter of course the port of New Orleans will gain at the expense of the port of Mobile. Dis elimination in favor of one port at the ex- pense of another is contrary to the public interest and to the formal policy of this gov- ernment The routing of goods by the most direct and feasible route to seaboard is a policy that goes directly counter to the plan to group the Mobile and Ohio with the South ern.
 The Interstate Commerce Commission has asked the counsel for the Alabama docks commission to present fully the arguments against the proposed grouping. It is hoped that this will be done with adequate full ness, for there is plenty of data of record to substantiate the claim. Partly because of the favors it has enjoyed at the hands of the railroads the port of New Orleans has thrived. To be sure, the enterprise of the people of New Orleans has been alert and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
ADVERTISING MUSCLE SHOALS

The Muscle Shoals section of The Age Herald was a splendid boost for this dis trict, which is no doubt fully appreciated by all local interests.
 It contained an especially fine article by Mir. N. c. Fitting, president of the First National Bank Of Florence. as we'll as many contributions from gifted writers of the Ten nessee Valley and by The Age-Herald staff. <, A liberal amount of advertising by real estate and other concerns of the three cities was carried. and it is worthy of note that these advertisements stressed the advantages and opportunities offered by this section on their merits. without regard to the ultimate disposition of the government works here.
 In other words, the real estate men are advertising the Muscle Shoals district, in stead of Henry, Ford-a plan which they should have adopted long ago.
 No more detrimental idea could be ad- vanced than that the progress and develop ment. of this section depends on any one man, or set of men, We should put forth the fact that our future growth and pros perity is certain, regardless of what Con gress may or may not do, and it is reassur- ing to note that our real estate men are ad- vertising Muscle Shoals straight from the shoulder, without reference to the Ford offer-FIorence Times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
Rendered Big SerUice


 In devoting a full section of its Sunday issue to the interests of the Muscle Shoals district, The Birmingham Aee.Herald rem dered real service to the community. And that it was a service fully appreciated was evidenced by the magnificent advertising patronage accorded by local interests.
 The masterful expedition of the Shoals dis trict and it's inevitable futuret is such that the edition will prove of exceptional interest to thousands of people all over the country who have their eyes turned this way. A panorama of pictures and pages of stories setting forth the greatness of the district will prove veritable feast to those who are hungry for news of what is happening at 'the center of the universe"
 It is with genuine pleasure that the News calls attention of its readers to this issue of The Age Herald as service that should give it added prestige with our people, where its place is already fully assured. The issue was an outstanding success, and we are glad to extend both compliments and congratula- tions.-Florence Daily News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
MdnG cement
Ry IE. ADDHNsrON IsnUeA

Lately heard an investor Iamenting ths aggreskiveness of labors in it's demands as 10 | working hours and pay. .eThe workingman,p he complained, in eff feet, .is killing the goose that lays the golden eggs Where would he be if capital were to go on striker Capital is his reliance and his salvation. vss
 < And from the workinsman heard
 "CapitaIism is making it harder and harder for people to exist What would become of the capitalists if they did not have tabor to produce for them ?'
 Typical expressions these two views some times given expression in more violent terms. It is as though, in the opinion of both cap itaIist and workingman, the economic stfuc- ture depended wholly on their contributions to social activity and productivity. Which is as thoroughly mistaken as any idea could be. Always there is third and significant factor involved, the factor of man. agement.
 Capital would lavish its billions on indus try to little purpose if there were not the managerial skill to direct their employment. Labor would waste it's services but for com petent management to utilize them, to de- sign and improve production. and to make sure that the goods produced by the con. joint efforts of labor and capital find dis tribution.
 Tf priority in importance had to be given to any one of these three economic factors of capital, labor, and management it assured ly is management that should be voted first. And none would be reader today to concede this than the Bolshevist destroyers of Rus sia, standing aghAst as the unexpected re- suits of their rule of ruin
 Striking blindly at capital when they came into power, they made sweep of manage. ment, too Seemingly they took it for granted that no special ability was needed in the handling of wealth, raw materials, machinery, distribution and labor.
 They know better now, but the lesson has been learned at terrible cost to the Russia they have laid desolate. Yet outside Russia there still are, as already stated, many in the ranks of both capital and labor who under-rate management when they do not for get it altogether.
 Their error, further, is the more serious in that, with the passage of time and the continuing progress of science and invention. management is certain to be of increasing inn portance. The simpler the civilization the less the need for management. the more com pIex the civilization the greater the need. That is automatic. And it cannot for a mo ment be doubted that science and invention are steadily making civilization more com plex.
 Not to belittle, not to harass and hamper management, but to encourage and foster it, that is the course capital and labor alike should take. Failure to recognize this can only mean trouble for capital and labor as well as for management itself--and, conse- auently, trouble for the entire social or ganism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
Forum Of The People
As to Board of Revenue Leaders
le Editor of The Age-Heraid:

ID the Editor of The Age-Heraid:
 In recent issue of your valuable naper you published a list of the so-called "leaders'' in the race for membership on our board of revenue, to which the writer desires to make reply, if you will allow him space in your valuable paper so to do.
 I think that the publishing of such q list is unfair to those so-called leaders" as many people may be thereby inclined to be prejudiced against those same candidates because of the fact that great daily news paper has seen fit to publish the names of these candidates as the Headers" I think that such action is unfair to the other can didates, because of the fact that some people may be inclined thereby to become diseour. aged with reference to the chances of their chosen candidates to win.
 also wish to state that there is rumor going the rounds to the effect that four can didates have entered into a slate, or combine and have made certain promises, or ihtima. tions, of future positions with the county for certain support. Whether there is any truth in this rumor or not, the writer does not know But 1t is worthy of, mention that the names of these four candidates appear in your so-called list of Headers" The writer has not taken much interest in the present campaign, other than to assist one candi. date. But he. has travelled over the county in connection with other matters and has in- formation to the effect that some of the candidates not mentioned in your list of Headers" are making rapid strides in this campaign and have mighty good chances to win.
 Out of fairness to all candidates, whom we believe to be reputable citizens, we are of the opinion that our daily newspapers should not publish names of candidates whom said papers htink are in the lead. Our idea is that names of the winners should be pub lished on May A. as same can be done at that time with more accuracy.
 J. R..JOHNSON.
 Birmingham, Ala, May 6, 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
Watching The Palr.a.de
By JOHN PILGRIM

There never was more gregarious pair than the Johnsons. They love company. They are as generous as intoxicated sailors used to be in the brave old days when both sailors and intoxication were on the mar ket They never willingly stay home at night unless some one will come in to buck ennui with them. When a beating of the social bushes fails to scare out a. single friend, they-in their own eloquent words
 "In desperation pick up bookA
 We introduced them to our friends the Ar thurs not long ago. Mir. Arthur is writer. Mr. Johnson promptly commented that he had seen piece bearing MT. Arthurs name in a current periodical. Mir. Arthur smiled in anticipation but Mir. Johnson said:
 eThats sort of cheap magazine, isn't 1t? They don't pay very well, do they?
 He meant no harm. In fact, what he said was true. It was cheap magazine and it does not pay very we'll. A little later Mfr. to buy the most adorable little hats, Mrs. Johnson said:
 'Ah, don't go there. No one goes there. Her hats are never within six months of the style"
 That may have been true, althopeh it did not please Mrs. Arthur. who had just bought three hats. Mir Johnson said to the pride of the Pilgrims that he had heard that he- the Pilgrim-had made a talk to the Rota- rians two nights before. He wanted to know if the Rotarians had given the Pilgrim warm reception. for, he said:
 q heard it didn't go very we'll"
 A fine young couple, are the Johnsons. They have every sterling quality. They be- long to what we call the best families in our village. Yet in desperation they afe com pelled to spend most of their evenings with their books They cannot find any ;one to go with even to the movies. They suspect that there is something wrong with them.
 The hopeless thing is that they3do, not suspect what it is that is wrong. #G
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-08
Brief Nature Studies
By ,. OTIS SWIFT

When the Geology Club of the Collegs of the City of New York toiled up the wind ing trail over Blauvelt Mountain at Tuxedo the other day on it's way to the Gave of Claudius Smith, led by Prof. B. T. Butler, il found nestling among the dead leaves under great old hemIocks the dark blue-olive-green leaves of rattlesnake plantain, shining in dewy loveliness. Beside it grew checker. berry with red fruit still clinging Among broken rock fallen from volcanic eneiss cliffs above struggled the striped maple in slim, straight, green beauty.
 s The lovely little orchid with white-veined evergreen leaves seemed placed beside the steep trails so lately blocked with snow, as a reminder that in the black loam below q horde of struggling baby roots. seeds, corms and bulbs were kicking about with their pink toes to reach the light and start trans, forming the stern, rocky underbrush into a vernal paradise.
 The rattlesnake plAntain, so called because the veining of it's leaves reminds one of the back of a rattlesnake, is dedicated in some books to John Goodyear, an early English botanist.