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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
-------------------~ " THE REAL DIR. JOHNSON

In most cases to attempt to abridge any work that has been accepted as n standard work is to court hot and hos tile criticism, But If there is one con spicuous book that has long needed abridgment, especially for American readers, it is James BoswelTs '.The Life of Samuel Johnson" Archibald Marshall, the English novelist, set him- self the task, the result of which has been published by Dodd, Mead and company.
 Let us survey the whole Dr. John- son legend with plain common sense Just what does the. average we'll edu- cated American today know or care about Johnson? The knowledge might be summed up as follows He compiled a dictionary; he wrote ..Rasselas, Prince of Abyssina" in an incredibly short time in order to pay some ones funeral expenses; when out for walk He dragged his stick along the fence phlings and if he misssd one he went back to touch it; he was pimply faced and dosmntic and hogged the converse tion and bullied every one, but was kind to Oliver Goldsmith and lent him money, and recalling that s0ciable side of his character Americans in London ieci tAAC they must kO to the One6nlre Cheese in Wine Office court and con sume quantities of lark pie and point respectfully to "the doctors" chair. The fact that there is no evidence in the Cheshire Cheese in his life is of no importance.
 That pumped up and entirely arti- ficial reverence with which posterity has preserved Dr. Johns0n's name and fame has also extended to the bio graphy of the curious Scotchman. A great deal of nonsense has been writ ten about both the Life" and it's sub ject. Let this not be misunderstood. The Life" is a fine work, one of tiie great works of its kind of it's century work that has survived because it deserved to survive. But in its present one volume form. as presented by Archibald Marshall, it should find actual readers, instead of those per sons who claim acquaintance on the strength of having surveyed the backs of the volumes on library shelves.- New York Herald.
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 as motion pictures are concerned. New York state nullified thnt law when if passed law for censorship of motion pictures. The state cannot issue | license under censorship and at the sams time prosecute under existing laws.
 "The reference made by the commits sion to foreign films is misleading. Salacious foreign films would not Dc widely shown in. this state under any circumstances. The reason is simple. Distributors and exhibitors would not handle such films and could not with. out running their business This is proved by the fact that in the fl other states in the union which have no cen sorship such films are not shown. ef
 ,''The demand for the repeal of censor. ship is in no sense a defense of fRde- cent or salacious pictnres. We believe in speedy and adequate punishment, preferably by imprisonment for term of years. for anyone producing, direct ing, photosraphing. acting. distributing or exhibiting an immoral film. In fact, the motion picture industry goes further and advocates an amendment to the penal law covering immoral anda salncious shows to make the punishment far more drastic than at present. T i
 But we submit that conviction must be after the fact. and that this indus try must not be regulated by com mission politically appointed with power, to determine what the public shall see and what the public shall not sec The public is tha real and only true censor of motion pictures. It is fundamentally, right that it should be-" eEEr
 The commissions report complained of criminal films of salacious foreign pictures, of the dissemination of .pro- paganda which is inimical to our itisti-, tutions," and the export of objection nhle films to Europe and Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
GEORGIANS MAY
 DESIGNATE REED
Democratic Faction Say They Are Not For McAdoo Or a. Underwood

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 19.-Avowed followers of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson informed the Georgia state democratic executive committee today that they will support neither w. G.. McAtloo nor Senator Oscar w. Under wood for president. but will plnce a third candidate in the field. While no announcement was nude, 1t wns report etl that their candidate probably will he Senator James E. Reed of Missouri
 James A. Hollomon of Atlanta de- ciared the plan for an carly primary was McAdoo movement sponsored in every state to gsg tl,~ delegations before they find out that McAdoe cant make the grade in the national conven- tion."
 "There is not the slightest chance for either McAdoo or Undtrwood tp receive the nomination and they both know it." Mir. Holiomon said "Sam Ralston of Indiana is the man the na- tional convention will finally decide upon as the party nominee
 Representative J. B. Daniel of La Grange county asserted that the three clements that have always existeJ in Georgia politics. are still lon the job"
 Although our peerless leader has passed on, the third element is not go- ing to stand for either NfcAdoo and Underwood as the choice of the Georgia demcorats, but we will put man in the field at the proper time." Mir. Dnn- iel declared.
 w. W. Dyches of Amerieus, chair man of the subcommittee that framed the resolution fixing the primary date on March l9, asserted that any charge of gag rule was absolutely false"
 "The charge that the subcommittee is n McAdoo committee is absolutely untrue," MT. Dyches said. "I am for Underwood, myself. Fix another date if you want to, but cut out the dis gusting and false charges that some body is trying to invoke the gag rule or choke something down somebody's throat"
 A committee of seven was appointed to arrange khe primary details. County committees ~are to meet the day after the primary and declare the result, and the state committee Is to meet in At lanta April 12 and announce the re- suit in the state. Candidates receiv- ing the plurality vote in each county will name the delegates from such county to the state convention.
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MISSISSIPPI HAS NEW GOVERNOR
Old Officials Pack Up, New
 Ones Come In--Mrs. Whitfield HI

JACKSON, Misa,, Jan. 1O.--(Spe- cial. )---State officials who are to retire from office on Monday spent a busy day Saturday packing up personal ef- fects, winding up affaifs of their re- spective administra tions and preparing for the exits. Governor and Mrs. Lee M. Russell vacated the executive man. sion today and severhl incoming friends of th6 wife of the incoming governor, Henry l.. Whitfield, are in charge. Mrs. Whitfield, who has been quite III re- gently, is expected to reach the capital city Monday morning.
 T6ers will bs no changes in . major- tty of the state offices, present occu- pants having been reelected for four year term. Thiq list includes Secretary of Stats John W. Power, Superinten- dent of Education w. r. Bond, Su- prsms Court Clerk w. ]. Buck, fnsur- ance C0mnissioner T. M. Henry, Land Commissioner R. D. Moore. Prison Trustees J. F. Thames, l.. Q. Stone and w. A. Montgomery, Commissioner of Agriculture T. P. Garner and Railroad Commissioner Wright Alexander.
 New State Officsrs
 New state officers who are to take tno Outn NuvuuUy uHc c~SACutcuuHt OoF- erner Dennis Murphree, Attorney Gen Riley, Treashrer M. s. Lowery, Reve- nue, Agent Jones F. Miller and Rail- read Cendmissionsrs Dean Holmes and W. s. Lasr6ne. .E
 The new lieutenant governor will take the gavel in the senate at the noon hour on Monday, succeeding Lieuten- ant Governor Homer Casteel, who re- mains in public service as deputy of the state revenue asent.
 Both houses of the legislature. on Monday and Tuesday will be very brief.
 Features of the legislative week in- clude: the introduction in the house of q resolution reducing the state bud get and striking from the payroll those employees that could be dispensed with. Defeat by the senate of a bill to abolish tax exemption on bonds and other se~ curitics. = s
 Introduction in both houses off bills to repeal the law fixing limit on land holdings by corporations.
 Introduction in both houses of bills abolish the state borad of pardons.
 Passing by both house and senate of a bill making the possession of liquor a felony.
 Intrdouetion in the house of q bill making wife desertion and illicit liquor distilling punishable under the vagrancy laws.
 The senate received a bill providing that all graduate of four-year high schools in the state be given teachers licenses without examination while an- other introduced in the upper body pro- vided that the attorney general and the state revenue agent be paid salaries.
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By LEATRICB JON =94s
 If more girls would forget style we would hear less weeping and wailing on the rather important subjects of 0ver- weight and underweight. sa
 Riding. golfing and tennis may be all right-but for me there has been just one sure method of keeping fit. Don't laugh; for it's been years since the. things were really de rige,ir> but roller skates are for me indispensable in the necessary business of appear ing always at my best. <, t-
 started to skate when I was in grammar school in New Orleans and have kept it up consistently since that time.l have been laughed at on many occasions. I have even for periods given up my skates for, the more fash iOnable means of exercise. But 1 always come back to them s-%
 That I do like to skate is sometimes embarrassing. I live in Hollywood neighborhood where no one even turns their heads when people stroll along with a golf bag under their arm or canter by on smart nag. But for q girl, a grown-up girl, to appear on a pair of skates--terrible Therefore I have had to do most of my skating after dark. At the studio, however, there is nice clear ;.sphalt' stretch where can indulge myself to the limit. And no one cares there for all of us have some exercise hobby of this sort which we must ride if we are to con tinue to look our best on the screen.
 In skating all muscles are exercised. The important abdominal muscles par ticularly, are stretched and pulled in every conceivable direction. Perhaps the most important feature of roller
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ve " first bottle. l continued to take it Tor some time, and now I am doing al my own work, even washing and ir, ming, and never felt better in my liis. I tell sll my friends that the oh ange in my health is due to but one tn ng and that is Lydia E. Pinkhaln's VI getable Compound. I Icannot praise 1t enough. "-M Mrs. ANNIE YOUNG, l6 Apherst St, Charleston, sc.
 The reason for such a letter from M 's. Youpg is apparent. She got well ar d is grateful. Recently a nation W de canvass of women purchasers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was made, and 98 ont of 1CD reported that they received ben- ef from taking it.
 Because the Vegetable Compound h; been helping other women is req -4diYh1 it should help you.
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s FIND RICH OIL BASIN Shale Bed Is Expected To Yield Bil.
 lion Tons Of Oil

LONDON. Jan. 19.--What is claimed to be one of the greatest and richest oil bearing shale beds ever dis covered has been found in West Son. erset, according to the Evening Star today. The bed covering large areq is said to have a mining surface of 600 to TOO feet, which tue experts here say is unprecedented. The beds, it ia declared contain the highest qualities of oils comparable only with the Green river formation in Colorado, hitherto unparalleled example of oil shalc wealth. The newspaper quotes Larette Parkln, an English engineer, as report ing that it is safe to base the. eommer, cial production of the beds at nine bil- tent of more than one billion tons. valued at fS.00O, COG, 900. He esti. mated the shale can be carried for three shillings per ton. o,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
NEWSPAPERS COMBINE C Consolidation Of Democratic And Re- publican Papers Announced

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 19.--Con. solidation of the Louisville Post, one of the leading afternoon democratic newspapers, and the Louisville Herald, the only morning republican newspaper h Louisville, was announced today. Both papers, the announcement said, will be published in their respective plants until q new building can be erected. James w. Brown, Louisville banker, who recently was chosen state tss sas ss wsss sss vaf m issh s: pes
 c. Knott. publisher. and Lewis c. Humphrey, editor of the Post, will re- tain those positions on the new paper.
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WORK OF MAGDOLENS Undoubtedly They Accomplish Muct 1
 Good For Society

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.--Ia a great, quiet brick building that probably is never noticed, ond the banks of the East River in New York, thye've been having jubilee week. Sweet-faced nuns in white, who never leave the cloisters of their order - the Good Shepherd. Having jubilee, writes Zoe Beckley in The Mail.
 The diamond jubilee of Sister Mary St. Sophia, S2 years old and sixty-two years in the order. The golden jubilee years in hte order. The silver jubilee of Sister Mary St. Catharina. twenty. five years in the order. And hte tran quil street outside the wall sfull of motor cars!
 The nuns of the Good Stcphard wear habits of creamy white wool with black eoifs and veils, silver hearts on their breasts, and glint of blue cord and atssel. The sisters look at you through eyes that are not of the world, hut that know the world. Their work is to receive girls and women buffeted !. and briused by world that is full of temptations to the unequipped.
 Refuses to Leave Convent
 These good women of the order sup ply the equipment.
 Not by telling themt hey. are sin full" says Sister Mary Stanislaus, rosy faced and wholesome and as motherly looking as any girl aching for a shoulder to cry on could desire, "but by showing them better ways of view nig life and their economic problems"
 Which brings su to situation as dramatic as it is astonishing ever increasing group of girls who refuse to leave at all aa.
 It happened as long as fifty yaers ago tn taa knot of girls waited upon the mother superior nj her bare little room and said something like this
 Smooth Path For Girls
 "Please, mohter, couldn't we just stay on always with you? We would like to help you do for others what you have done for us. We have come to love you and the peace and sweet ness of this life. Don't send us back to the world. We shall be happier, more useful, here."
 That was fifty yaers ago. They call themelsves the AIagdalens and, there are more than half hundred of thme now in the convent and in the Brook lyn brnach, They live within the con vent walls just as if consecrated nuns. They do all sorts of work, but espec- ially embroiderins = lovely delicate handcraft, some of which is used in the household and chapels and some of which is sold.
 There are several who belonged to that original group--old women now, who have not seen the teeming city streets for half century! And whose hands smooth the path for little young things of today whose feet stuble in the same old human way. whose bodies succumb to modern pace and whose spirits are quenched in despair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
COED. WAVE WILL
 BLANKET SOUTH, BUREAU j STATEN

7 CHICAGO, Jan 10. --- Cold weather will prevail throughout tho the north centrali part of the United States for the next two days, according to the Nsathsr fore cast issued tonight.
 In Chicago, where the theftfofn-. eter continued. to fall thf0ughout the day, zero wuather Sses predicted for tonight. with cpntin0sd cold forecast fer the nexti couple days.
 The cold wavs was sxpectsd to extend far into the south with be- low freezing weather forecast nj far south as northern LeulsianA. In the panhandle district the ther, mometer waA expected te drop to 4 to 10 above tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
CORDOVA DESTINED !, TO BE COAL CENTER
Town Built Over Several Seams :, And Many Men Employed
JASPER BUREAU : TAE AoE.h ERAl0 ! lAaaAR Ala la ia

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 The town of Cordova, near the heart of the coal basin. is growing rapidly. The entire town is underlain with va rions seems of coal. When the upper seams have been worked, it will be necessary to drop to the lower meas ures to find fuel to supply the demand made upon this section. What is known as Mount Carmel and Marylee coal is near the surface over Q large part of this region, and 1t is this type of fuel that Is being most extensively mined at Cordova ut present. Within a mile of the town is the Borden Coal company plant and the Mount Car mel mines employing 160 men. BoaOit company and the Gulf States Portland Cement company, within two miles of the town, employ about 100 men each. It is estimated that 1000 men are now engaged in the mining in the immediate vicinity of Cordova.
 Johnson's Friends Confer
 A conference was held here Friday between William L. Chenault and friends of Senator Hiram Johnson and George Henry Payne of New York, eastern campaign manager for Senator Johnson. Preparations were made for an intensive campaign. A chairman of the campaign committee is to be named in day or so.
 Automobile Dealer Dies
 John Hastings, 27 years old, died at the Walker county hospital Friday afternoon of heart trouble. Mir. Hast ings had been an automobile dealer in Jasper for number of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
DRIVE E0N TO
 BRING OUT VOTE
Just Ten Days Left To Pay Poll
 Tax And Qualify As Citizen

With just ten days left to pay poll Jefferson county citizens began an un- office of Tax Collector J. E. Hawkins. !, 1t was the biggest collection day in years, despite the fact that the office closed shortly after noon. Many of the customers paid up for mAny back years in order to be certain: of a. ''say-sos in the various political contssts scheduled for settlement later in the year. '< 2 Poll taxes must come in at the rate of nearly 2,000 day for the rest of the month if there is to be . full regis- tration, according to Collector Flaw. kins. 5 js
 Bosths For Wosnsn
 For the convenience of wotnsn, booths for registration and payment of poll taxes will be opened Wednesday In three downtown department stores through a plan worked out by Collec- tor Hawkins and officers of the League of Women Voters. These booths will remain open until February 1.
 Members of the league specially trained in clerical work of this charac- ter, will be in charge of the booths. The leagues campaign for a 100 per cent womens ,registra ti0f, is headed by Mrs. J. c. Dardis, Mrs. r. M. Thoma- son, Miss Ella Conley, Mrs. Neil Wal lace and Mrs. Brenton Fisk.
 Although February Is the last day on which poll taxes may be paid to qualify to vote this year, the county registration books will remain open un- til March 28. Thus, it is not absolute ly necessary to register when poll taxes are paid, though advisable.
 The impression that 1t is unlawful for one person to pay poll tax for an- other is erroneous, according to Collec- tor Hawkins
 Pay For Others
 4"Of course, there Is state law which forbids person to pay poll taxes for another to influence his vote, but there are no other restrictions" he said. '..
 Mail remittances for poll taxes will be given prompt attention provided the necessary information Is enclosed, the collector said. 4-
 Some men have sent money by mail to pay for myself and wife" the col. lector said, without giving the wife's name. ,5zf ef fsxe {'ss '5
 Poll tax may be paid at the follow ing places: 4S,
 Birmingham court house.
 Turner's drug store, Pratt City,
 Inferior store, Ensfey. t Donald's drug stofe,1 Fairfield.
 Wahouma Drug. company, Wood lawn.
 Court house, Bsssemer.
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AN EARLY. START

Judge-Did you see the beginning of this trouble?
 WitnessYes. your honor, seven years ago.
 Jqdge-Indeed? Explain yourself.
 Witness--I was the best man at tbeir wedding, your honer.--Sew York
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member of the ways and means commit tee, has given publicity to plan of in- come tax reduction and has requested the treasury to determine the probable effect of this plan on government rev. enues. Since this request was made, the government actuary has been engaged in determining the effect of Mr. Gar. ner's suggestions, but owing to the i'm. mensc amount of detail involved, the figures are not yet available. It is be- lieved, however, that irrespective of the revenue feature. the essential differ ences between Mir. a6afner's plan and the treasury bill should be stated.
 DiffereSices Pointed Oudt
 Briefly, MT. Garner increases the exemption of single men by S1.000 and of married men from $500 to $1 900, de pending on their income. He has made some further reduction In normal. taxes on lower incomes and. made the earned income credit SBne.third insteaa of one fourth. WheFeas in the treasury bill surtax rates commence at $1Q,000 net income, Mir. Garner has made 1t S12, 900. He has then rapidly increased the sur taxes so that at $dO,0 900 net income they reach the same rates as in the present law. They are continued as in the pres ent law until the net income of $02, 900 is reached and a A per cent surtax, then they are abruptly ended. This com pares with the tredsnry plan of a fairly spaced increase in snrtax rates com mencing at $10,000 to p per cent at $100,0O0. sa 5 R.
 By the increase in exemptions, Mr. Garner effectaally, removes from tue payment of any income those whose in- comes are below, g, 900 for single rnen and $3.000 for married men and who constitute iii number more than a Ena- jority of the total taxpayers. It is obvious thatsunder the Garner plan this majority will be benefited in their direct payment to the government to the extent of say S15 apiece oyer what they would pay under the treasary bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
DON'TS FOR THE COMPLEXION.
 Do not allow yourself to neglect

daily exercise, /, Do not use hard water. Do not use soaps containing alkah or animal oil.
 Do not use soap OF warm water up. on the face just before going out. Do not use perfumed soaps. Do not over tire yourself frequently. Do not eat pastry, fried foods. tea, coffee, too rich food, or much confectionery.
 Do not overeat or eat late at night.
 Do not eat between meals unless directed by physician, and then at regular hours.
 Do not wipe your face roughly or use a washcloth carelessly.
 Do not go out in the wind without first applying cold cream.--New York Telegram.
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uly uOunSWOKhs !
 just dragged my self around and did not have en- ergyenough to get up when l sat
 down. I read ad-
 vertisements of
 Lydia D. Pink
 hams Vegetable Compound In your books and learned
 about it. I got |hanaff frnua ha
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sTANDARD CHRISTMAS RULES.

Never send last years unused gifts unless you have good memory.
 Never give a child something you will not enjoy playing with yourself
 Never spend Christmas bonus be- fore you receive it. - r.. A wise wife never crosses her hus- band when he is being merry Life.
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PRESTON APPOINTED
Chattanooga Banker To Direct Ala.
 bama CampaiEn In TennesseA

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 19.--At the nesting here this afternoon of sup porters of Oscar W. Underwood for the presidential nomination, Thomas R. Preston, Chattanooga banker, who pre- sided. was authorized to appoint com mittee to manage Underwood's cam- paign in Tennessee, also committees to form organizations in each congress sional district, and to draft an address to the people of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
POPE ExPREssEs ANXIETY
Mexican Situation Discussed By Pom
 Tiff With Riahh,. nR rhil,,ah..a

tiff With Bishop of Chihuahua
 ROME, Jan. 19,-Pope Plus received in audience today Monsignor Antonio Guizar y Valencia. bishop of Chihna- hua. During their conversation the pontiff expressed great anxiety over the present situation in Mexico and voiced the paternal affection he felt toward the faithful in that country.