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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
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THE SUMMER LIFEGUARD

& THE SUMMER LIFEGUARD Behold the ifeguard. He sitteth on high platform At the seaside all summer With nothing on but Bathing suit And getteth paid for it.
 II He putteth aside his collar And tie and hat and Underwear and coat and 2, Il Trousers and shoes and shirt And everything July 1st and putteth them not On again until the First frosti He goeth forth about Ten in the morning And stayeth cool as a Cucumber. Cooler in fact and he Chatteth with fair Damsels who maketh The eye full to capacity And he hath more romanceS Than grape hath seeds.
 " He oileth his hair with ss Stayput and. he putteth ft 4 swell monogram on His jersey in three Colors. And he playeth the Instrument called the Ukelele and hummeth the Hawaiian love song and Knocketh the summer girl For row of Rudolph Valentines and getteth .s7 A weekly salary for it.
 V He leadeth a hard life What with minding Imogene's Sweater and teaching Suzette's Pom cute tricks. And posing 3x5 snapshots With Patricia And telling people What time it's high tide And one thing and Another.
 VI He smoketh cigarettes and Rolleth his own and Telleth the fair damsels he Is a college man. And keepeth secret the Fact he worketh in the Wire mill winters and Agz Looks as goofy as any Other male when dressed G And when that tan | Fades. &
 VII Now and then he has Some real work to Do like getting the baby's Tin pail back s And putting iodine in the One-thousandth of an inch Cash in the foot of The delicatessen dealer who Steppeth on a broken Bottle.
 VIII Now and then somebody Yelleth for aid and He either hath to swim Or resign hurriedly But the helluv it is That so few of the lady Bathers who yelleth for Aid seem worth Saving.
 TX Sometimes he saveth a stout Lady from drowning and Her husband waxeth furious and TelletEf him to mind his own Business and not butt In on a family matter.
 K But as a rule the lifeguard Doeth fairly we'll at his Job of doing nothing But keeping ceOl without Coolidge and collecting Regular money for It. t
 XI They sayeth of him he is As brown as nut Verify, he is brown but Any young man who picketh A soft job like that For July and August
 Is no
 Nut
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30
THE AGE-HER AID
EnxpEH1cK l. THOMPSON. .. PRESIDENT

H4fsred at Birmin ghah ham. Ala post office as eeeota class matter. act of Congress. March 1878
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

Try, Try Again
 Tears were in her large brown eyes and she smiled sadly. Her husbands face was pale with anxiety.
 David" she faltered. q have missed you, oh. so much :"
 Then she raised the revolver and fired again.
 Surely Not
 Twister: "D6 you think, if things continue as they are, there'n be any changer Turner: Cant say as to that, but know that if things continue as high as they are, there won't be any change in my pocket - Ernest Rutherford.
 Father: "Be patient, my boy, and study hard, then some day you may be mayor and pitch the first ball at the opening baseball game."-RObert Marshall. There's a wrong time to do anything, even to feeding your best girl candy, as the autoist found out when he crashed into an electric car and landed in the hospital, best girl sweets and all.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

Not Enough Food Crsps.-A good many of our farmers now realize that they planted too much cotton this year, and not enough of food crops It is too late to remedy this, but still a splendid crop of rutzbaxsas and fall turnips can be grown And the seasons now are mighty favorable for a fall crop of Irish potatoes.-Syi SyiacaugA Advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

South Alabama Blssstnxss@This is the sea- son south Alabama folk enjoy luscious emn- taloupes, cool and refreshing watemsIons, Alabama grown peaches with a flavor un- rivaled. Still there are some misguided peo- pie who live in sections of ths country wheys none of these luxuries abOund.-AndalusIa Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-30

Wider Education Rcasn-ne rscnrd of Alabama and other states on lyncAinew has made wonderful improvement in Iafe years. Alabama had no case of mob mnr- der at all last year. It has bean SuEgsstsd that wider education of both races is making for this better condition.-Roanoks LeadeH.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
MARKER WILL SIGNALIZE
 FINDING OF GOLD QUARTZ
Discovery Made in 1850 al Grass Val Icy, Cal, and is Believed Second
 To That of Gold.

Grass Valley. Cal. May 25. A marker is to be erected on Gold Hill, near here, where gold quartz was dis covered in California. The find was made in 1850 and is considered sec- ond in importance only to the discoy- cry of placer gold by Marshall in 1SaS.
 A man named Knight found quartz on Gold Hill above Wolf Creek while prospecting for placer diggings. The ledge was about two feet wide and ex- tremely rich in ''iewelry," or high grade rock, In some instances the quartz was held together by strings of pure gold.
 At the time Rhode Island" George Crandall brought large piece of the ore to Grass Valley. It was nearly pure gold, and the town went wild with excitement. Claims were staked, and from a comparatively shallow depth Si,o00,0 900 was taken in a short time from tho Gold Hill vein alone.
 The discovery of quartz had a de- pressing effect on placer mining. Many miners believed the source Of all Cal ifornia gold had been found. Some even predicted that gold would be- conc 90 plentiful and common with in short time that it wyuld be cheap as iron. Many millions have been taken out of California gold fields, but the metal never has cheapened.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
EUROPEAN STUDENTS SWAP
 HOMES DURING VACATIONS
Several Hundred French Lads Sent Off to Foreign Lands and En-
 tertain Visitors.

Paris, May 23.-During the Easter vacation period the National Union of l Students Association of France sent
 several hundred young Frenchmen of i to foreign lands, and,in return has 1 entertained in Paris and other uni- versity centres several hundred young foreigners sent here in exchange to get acquainted with the French stu dents.
 Fifty French university youths
 went to England. whose great univer-
 sities always have exercised a partic
 ular attraction for Gallic students. A
 like-sized contingent set out for Bud apcst former enemy capital, 10 be
 sure. but a city boosting a proud old
 institution of learning. A similar del
 egation went to Nerviers in Belgium. and almost simultaneously the Latin Quarter of Paris was filled with young Englishmen, Hungarans and Belgians. When the summer vacation comes, il is hoped to add Poland to the list of countries exchanging students with tho French associations.
 The plan, roughly, calls for an even trade. That is the family of Brit ish university man, for example, agrees 10 take in and be sponsor for a youth from the Sorbonne for a cer- tain period, provided thei rown hope ful is similarly given hospitality in 8 French family. In some cases student clubs may take the place of families. The authorities of the University of Paris and it's allied schools are en-
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
.CALIPH AWAITING
 WORD OF MOSLEMS
DepOsed Monarch in Switzerland and Is Expecting Developments

Tcrritet, Switzerland, May 23.--- The deposed Caliph and his suite con- tinue to reside at Territet awaiting de- yelopments Convinced of the strength of his position, Abdul-Mejid is quietly expecting concrete proposals from the Moslem world, including his own com patriots.
 It is understood that the suggestion put forward in French quarters that a solution of the difficulty could be found in each separate community ap- pointing its own Caliph, would be con trary to the Koranic law and there fore unlikely to be realized.
 The chances of King Hussein of the Hediaz becoming Caliph of the whole Moslem community throughout the world are not taken seriously in Turk ish circles. The deposed Caliph Is pleased with the attitude adopted by section of the Egyptian ulema, which has pronounced in favor of his retention of the Caliphate.
 The views of the Indian Moslems are not yet known. but steps are be- ing taken to ascertain what the feel ing is of the largest Moslem commun- ity in the world. The recent decision of the Persian eeclesiastics that the institution of a republican regime in Persia would be contrary to Moham- medsn law naturally has created a good impression among the Turkish eXiles.
 The recent decision of the Angora National Assembly to suppress the de- l
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
SEEK HAVEN IN THE U. s.
Refugees in Philippines Look Toward America Tor Salvation.

Manila, May 23,--The 25o Russian refugees who came to the Philippines from Nladiyostok year ago are look ing toward America, and hoping they may be able this summer to join their 500 countrymen who were sent to inc States by the American government last June.
 This group Is remnant Of the eyo- dus under Admiral stark. Being ad- herents of the old Russian monanchi- cal government. they were compelled to leave Siberia by the new regime. Since their arrival here these wander CTS in search of homes have Tod a precsrious existence. The Rcd Cross has contributed toward their main- tensnce. and they have raised some money by selling four of the vessels in which they came 10 the islands.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
t2-MILE LIMIT TREATY
Prolonged Debate on Liquor Treaty Between England and United States Led Free State to Back Agreements.

Dublin. May 2S.-The prolonged de-
 bates in the Dali on the liquor treaty
 between Great Britain and the United
 States brought out the fact that dur
 ing the progress of the negotiations the Free State was consulted at every stage: that it had some influence Tn
 modifying the proposals originally made. and that Sir Auckland Geddes' signature was on behalf of the Free State as well as of Britain. There was not in any section of the Dail any op- position to the terms of the treaty itself.
 The Labor party, which voted solid ly against endorsing the treaty, made plain that its objections were on con- stitutional grounds, and did not imply any hostility to the treaty itself or any sympathy with the bootlegger. There was unanimity that it was Ire lands duty to aid the United tSates in every way, and there were several regretting the main- tenance of the three-mile limit and approving it's extension to l2 miles.
 The extension of the limit is in the interest of the Irish, and would help to protect the Irish fisheries against the growing attentions of foreign trawlers.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
TO VISIT AMERICA

Tol>lo. May 2S.--Prince Takehiko Namashina, head of one of the 1mper- ial princely families, plans 10 visit the United States and Europe during the coming summer. Prince 1nmashina, 2G years old, is known as the Prince of tho Air, being the only member Of the Imperial families to have taken up aviation. He is said 10 be an effi- cient aviator.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23

posed Caliph's subsidy owing 10 his recent manifesto to the Moslem world is confirmed. This. however, does not seem to be affecting his party, which feels that the Moslem communities will sec to it that the deposed Caliph is not left in. pecuniary difficulties. On the contrary. it is felt that by issu- ing his manifesto Abdul-Mejid has rendered a service to the Moslem world.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23
PLANS NEW NAMES
 FOR l,8OO STREETS
Chairman of Boston Street Con- misSiOners Has Big Job on Hands

Boston, May 23.--With q movement under way to change the names of nearly f,S00 Boston thoroughfares, this city's tangled street situation. ever the bane of visitors and travellers. may be unraveled by next year inso- far as duplication in names is con cerned. Chairman John H. L. Moves of the street commissioners has laid plans for one of the greatest munich pal christening parties ever carried out.
 Impressed more and more by the complications arising from the repeti- ton of identical street names in vari- ous districts of the city, and sometimes even in the same district, Chairman Moves has amassed figures and facts showing that Boston has six Washing ton street sand five Washington palces within the city limits, not including Washington street north, He has found that there are six streets named after. the well known Adams family and that in addition. four blind al- leys" in various districts, go by the name of Adams Place" Six other streets bear the name West"
 3,100 Duplicates.
 Altogether, the number of duplica- tions reaches the enormous total of s,l00--this out of an aggregate of b,4s4 avenues, courts. parks. places, roads, squares, streets and terraces.
 On the list of 3,100 streets names where duplication occurs. approXi- mately 1,sOO distinctly different names appear. Easing their calculation on these figures, the officials have esti- mated that the difference represents the number of streets which must be renamed, approximately 1,So0 in all.
 Further perusal of the city's street lists reveals five Auburn streets, five Austin streets, five Elm streets, five Everett streets five High streets, five Park streets. five School streets and five aWter streets. There are five five Water streets. There are five four Brook streets and three Brooks places. Four streets bear the name of Allen and four more are named All- kton. Similar instances occur almost indefinitely.
 Chairman Moves has admitted the magnitude of his task in finding l,S0o new names for thoroughfares. Besides soliciting suggestions from Bostonians. his board will study the street lists Of |. other cities and towns in the United i States hoping here and there to find | ! namo as yet unused in Boston.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23

In England nearly 2,ooo,oOo pounds is paid yearly by the government in sick benefits 10 those suffering from rheumatism.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-23

All reptiles shed their slin, but not until they have acquired fresh one underneath.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
TELLS D. G. OPERA
AIM TO BOARD or TRADE

Following a brief talk before the
executive committee Of the Board Of
Trade by Edouard Albion, director
of the Washington Opera Company
last night the committee recon
mended to the board that the opera
company receive the Endorsement Of
the body.
Albion outlined the purposes and
aims Of the opera company. He said
that it was purely an educational
move. which was without profit to
any individual or organization. NJ
Albion said that his company aimed
at the improvement Of music IN
Washington.
Fifteen new members were elected
to the Board of Trade. George
Washington University was the first
on the list, with President William
Mather Lewis and Charles w.
Holmes heading the list as its repre-
Isentatives. Others elected were e.
IP. Barrett, J. II. Clarke, George Hol.
lis Davis, Vernon M. Greene, Edward
T. Harding. Dorsey w. HYDE jH., "a.
w. Noell, w. Clarke Noble, r. II.
Rebele, A. L. Reynolds, Bernard
Saul and David A Skinner.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
WOMAN BROADCASTS
CITIZENSHIP TALK

"The only profession in the
world that an American-born per-
son cannot escape entering is that
of being an American citizen" de.
clared Mrs. Mary G. c. Bradford,
former president of the. National
Education Association, and State
superintendent of Education for
Colorado, in an address on Citizen.
ship in the School and Nation"
broadcast from WRC last night.
She declared one may or may not
enter the profession of parenthood
or become a doctor or lawyer, but
one cannot escape from being called
to serve in the profession of citi-
zenship unless death calls before
maturity. Whatever other vocation
a school may prepare for, its pri.
mary function is to teach children
to become good citizens.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Second Verse.

About 8 O'Clock last night the
defendant was running down r
street between North Capitol and
First northwest without any lights.
He seemed to know all the traffic
regulations that are in the book,
and quite lot more that are not,
and tried to explain to me how /
was entirely wrong in giving him
a ticket.
II didn't get very clear idea
of what he was driving at, but
he seemed to think it was so i'm.
pOrtant that l took him over to
Number Five. so he could tell 1t
to the desk man."
Traffic Law Expert.
Boob: II switched my lights off
when l went into a store, and
forgot to switch 'em on again
when came out. l wasn't argu-
ing with the officer, / was only
trying to make him understand
the legal requirements for motor
vehicle lights, as set forth in the
traffic regulations"
You would do much better to
see that your own lights are
showing after dark. You should
form the habit of switching 'em
on the first thing when you step
into your car. If you form this
habit you won't have any more
trouble. S."
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
LEAGUE
WILL MEET
HERE
Conference, Beginning ToI1nOr-
row, Will Advocate Public
Ownership OF Projects.
j. Rr Oosrnnnolitan Newa seryice.

II ny COsmOpolitIn News Service.
Public officials from fifteen States
and scores Of enthusiasts through
out the country are en- route here
today for the important conference
of the Public Ownership League OF
A1neria to prevent private electric
corporations from grabbing the
water-power facilities of the, nation.
A two-days' conference begins to-
morrow in the Hotel Hamilton.
Stimulus was given to its impor-
tance by the charge OF the United
States Senator Mcclellan, Of Ten
nessee, that the Alabama Power
Company, which is seeking to get
the valuable water-power of Muscle
Shoals in opposition to Henry Ford.
is controlled by British capital.
If the private companies can get
Muscle Shoals, they will complete
their plans to grasp all the available
water power east of the Mississippi.
Private companies are going ahead
everywhere 10 link up LuSlr prop
critics from Niagara Falls east to
the Atlantic and south to the Gulf
Of Mexico.
There are now 2,31S municipal
lightning plants in this country, in
addition to the eleven great super
Power projects in the reclamation
fields of the West This conference
will devise legislation to have them
develop the peoples power-rights.
Municipal plants are saving con.
sumers many millions Of dollars an.
nually.
Gov. Clifford Pinchot is scheduled
to make one of the speeches Of the
conference. Other speakers include
United States Senator's George w.
Norris, Magnus Johnson. Robert M.
La Toilette, c. C. Dill of Washington
md R. b. Howell OF Nebraska:
Ihief Justice Clark. of the North
Carolina Supreme Court: the Rev.
FIR. John A. Ryan. of the Catholic
University; Charles Edward Russell
and Carl D. Thompson.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
D. c. GASOLINE PRICE
IS RAISED TWO CENTS

The downward trend in the price
of gasoline has stopped, and now
is starting upward.
Gasoline stations reported a G-cent
increase per gallon yesterday. go
ing up from II to 10 cents. No
reason was assigned for the IN
crease. Throughout the nation, a
1-cent raise was general
Baltimore is now selling gasoline
at 10 cents, but this includes q
1-cent road tax.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

ahead for q physician, who board
ed the train at Montello, New. After
the doctor arrived the train. sped
across eighty-five miles of Nevada
waste lands before the stork ar
The little, girl, who proved a
healthy. bouncing baby, will be
named Nevada. Mrs. Alvitree an
nounced, In gratitude for the kind
ness given. her on the train.
NeVada's layette is unique, con.
sisting largely OF bits Of silk, torn
clothing of women passengers Non
the train. One woman hastily sewed
the silken pieces together, making
blankets and clothes for the baby.
as the women tore their garments
into bits.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BABY BORN ON
TRAIN NAMED
FOR STATE
Nevada, Little Girl, overtaken
by stork at Sixty Miles
An Hour.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. I5.--Mrs.
w. M. Alvitree, Of New York, and
her newborn baby were resting In
a hospital here today, following a
strenuous trip from the East. The
baby, girl, was born as fast train
thundered through Halleck, New.
Mrs. AlvitFee, whose husband, w.
NJ. Alvitree. died in New York five
months ago, was hurrying to rela.
tives at Salinas, Calf, when she
was overtaken by the stork. The
train conductor, warned of the com.
ing Of a new passenger, telegraphed
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

He was running up Pennsyl-
vania avenue at o'clock last
night. your honor, with only his
parking light going. / chased
him nearly a block to tell him
about it. and he said that was q
trivial thing to stop a man for.
sent him around to Number
One, and they removed that OBJ
lection"
Boob: II stopped to get a pune
tured tire fixed up, your honor,
and switched my lights off be-
cause my battery was weak. 1
forgot to switch the lights on
again when / started QUITE
Both your battery and your
money are defective. apparently.
The repair man can improve your
battery, no doubt, and the court
will improve your memory for
the small sum Of $5.''
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
in CROSS SECTION
Read 'Em and Worry
Being . Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried i'm Judge
Schuldt's Tribunal
BY DONALD. McDOUGAL.
A Drug Store Product.


There was a line of fire hose
stretched across G strest at
South Capitol last night about
1890 o'clock. yoar honor. A
Ford coupe ran over the hose
and / stopped the vehicle. raised
my hat and said, Beg pardon,
then saw I'd make
4 mistake and asked the driver
for his permit. He didn't have
any. He wasn't--er-well, there
he is. your honor. / don't know
OF anything more can say, in
court"
And Whislkey Made Buns.
Boob Suggesting a cheap edi.
ton of Rodolph Valentino, with
director trousers, and register
ing about six-and-a-half on the
Binet scale.): 1T was such y
rough, unrefined neighborhood,
sir, and the street was 80 dirty,
and such vulgar people were
standing around, that really, /
didn't know what might happen,
and / was in a hurry to get
away. l didn't see their old hose,
and / ran over it inadvertently,
and, / believe, quite excusably."
Did anyone else run over the
hose. officer?'
''No. your honor"
How long was it thcre?"
About an hour and u half"
Was there much traffic?"
About 1000 cars passed, !
estimate"
Running over hose, IS; driving
without permit, $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29

"True Romance" for February is
truly ''a-sister magazine to True
Story" SItsis issued two weeks be-
fore True Story" to meet the de-
mands Of True Story readers who
are clamoring for that magazine to.
come out twice a month. 1t closely
follows in the footsteps of its big
sister both in text and illustrations.
The February number Is of unusual
interest.
"Brain Power" for February is out.
1t is a magazine of inspiration. 1t is
filled with helpful articles like Il
Just Got a Raise" and "Here's How
to Make Money"
Searching as ever for something
which would feed our Unsuitable
mental appetite, we turned to The
Century for February and there
found q pungent piece of delightful
satire in which a high official of The
League of Nations decrys Americas
moral complex, and gives us a most
sensible and comprehensive concep-
ton of the leagues responsibilities
and potentialities. This paper is par
ticularly interesting in view of our
recently Bok-resurrected interest in
international affairs. T.. A. ROSS ana
r. E. Baber, eminent psychologists
supported by facts and figures, warn
us of the slow suicide of our native
stock also in this issue of The Cen
t,1ry nj. f. Ravage as THE WONDER
ing Jew" reflects on the various
'naradoxes of Anti Semitism ana
Henry Seidel Candy considers wise
" "The Age of Experiment in MOD
ern literature.