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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
GERMANY HEsITAT1NGLY AssENTs

Although reserving the right to discuss"
certain features of it, the German cabinet
has given general approval to the Dawes plan
for the economic regeneration of Germany
and the settlement of reparations. There
seems to be some sentiment in Germany as
TO the amount of reparations and DISPOSE
ton to ask that they be reduced In all this
the Germans entirely overlook the fact that
they are receiving out of the rehabilitation
Infinitely more than they are asked to pay.
They do not seem to realize that if they
cause a few months more of delay it will
cost them far more than the sums they seek
10 involve in controversy. They are some
what in the position of the beggar who criti-
cizes the kind of jam put on the bread that
is given him. Eventually, the plan in it's
general provisions will undoubtedly be
adopted, to the benefit of all concerned
Although the percentage of world trade
between the United States and Europe has
declined in the past ten years as compared
With percentages of trade with other portions
Of the globe, yet European trade is still the
most important. Therefore any progress to-
wards rehabilitation in Europe will be of
direct material advantage to this country.
Inasmuch as it will be of far more value
TO Europe, our favorable attitude is not al
together to be condemned as selfish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
Watching The Parade

We saw him pacing along the street this
morning His lips were moving, his hands
waving, various expressions were passing
over his countenance. As We focused on him
he registered naughty smile. 80
Somebody's catching the Dickens said
/ to Doc 9TH poor nut!''
Doc said no. Our friend of the silent con-
versation was not necessarily nut. Where
upon, with that bright intelligence ] so often
display, d>he must be dope. Probably
was so full of hop that his lid lifted Ike a
tea kettles Or else had just come from a
nice, big snowbank where he had been rolling
in coke. 4s,
''And maybe not either one" said Doc.
Perhaps it is just his soul is out of order. "
Whereupon Doc Henneberry said that he
had a new theory. He believed that the
seat of a mans soul is in the liver, and not
in the pineal gland or the south forty of
the brain. Liver-for-ever for him, said he
He thinks he can prove it.
When a man gets out of sorts, according
to Doctor Henneberry, so that he snaps at
his wife and slaps his children and writes
letters to his best customers, a few pills
will cure him. Then everyone knows it is
liver. But, said the demonstrators of souls
if he let's that condition run on until 1t be-
comes chronic, Sc that his wtfe SKINS the
cream off his profits with an alimony spoon
and his customers refuse to do business with
cranky old juybird, and his children grow
up to hate him E vi,
"And mind you," said Doc Henneberry
very seriously, you'd be surprised it, you
knew how many kids in this town hate their
fathers with all the strength of their
hearts"
Then. according to the expert. every one
knows that it is the bad-tempered mans sou
that is wrong. That sort Of a man cannot
possibly lay claim to a nice, clean,s white
soul that will earn him a place in heaven
If hiA liver had been all right his sou
would have worked perfectly. Hence; sou
equals liver It's mathematical.
Mind you.'' said Doc, "for you, I'd, favor
lying on your back and waving your legs
in the air to- any amount of pills, II you
want to regulate your soul to stay. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
RAN1sH1NG THE PISTOL

Butler Brothers. mail order house. have
struck the one-hand gun off their lists,
They will dispose of their stock on hand
and thereafter not deal in the man-killer'
The management says that it is now realized
that trade in this weapon is trade ip man.
killing A conscientious scruple was created
and 1T terminated the business This Is cred
liable to the consciece of these merchants.
The trade they relinquish will go elsewhere,
of course, but the responsibility for that
will not be on them. There will be trade
so long as there is unrestrained manufacture
What one retailer relinquishes to- satisfy his
conscience will be taken up by another who
has no conscience The remedy is the taking
over by the government of the manufacture
of a weapon which has only one puFpose-
the killing Of human beings. 1t is the weapon
of the crock, the maniac, the hep-heaa and
the person of violent passions. Chicago
Tribune
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
THE TIDEWATER SETTLEMENT

The results of the city commissions hasty
sacrifice of its leverage and strategic adj
vantage over the street railway company are
perceived in the new status of the Tidewater.
Insofar as was granted the utilitys demand
of curtaiment of service, a public injury en-
sues. The Age-Herald expressed concern
lest this very situation arise in which the
city. having surrendered its trading advan-
tages without adequate return, would then be
forced to sacrifice still further the public in
terest. Apparently there was\nothing left for
the city commission to do, except to take half
a loaf where, with better management, they
could have had the whole loaf. 1t is hoped
that the city commission, in partial atone
ment, will be diligent in demanding in the
public behalf the best service possible. The
surrender of the leverage. until recently held
by the city. will make the enforcement of
proper service permanently difficult.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
THE PROJECTED NEW HOTEL

Eyer since Birmingham struck its stride In
Industrial expansion and increase of popuia-
f;on il was apparent to all who had VISION
Of what this city is to be that everything
vas constructed on too small a plan, and
that endorsements would soon become neces-
ssry. This was true not only in industrial
md commercial building, but in public en-
terprises and improvements of>all kinds.
No sooner does a new hotel begin operat-
ing smoothly and become known than 1t Is
6yertaxed and unable to meet the increasing
demands upon it. This was not surprising,
especially of late. when the population has
been conservatively estimated to be increas-
ing at the rate of twelve thousand people
year. This, Of course, means that INDUS
trial activities are increasing proportion
afely, which. in turn, shows that blrmng-
ham needs more hotel facilities. 1t was re-
Gently announced that fine hotel structure
with large capacity will soon be erected on
Fifth avenue and Twenty first street. 1t is
An admirable location for such an enterprise.
II win not only fill a need, but will con-
tribute to the furthers growth and reputation
Of the city and district. Such an additional
Enterprise viii also help to promote business
Mntivities in that section of the city. as well
NJ thrpughout. the community.
This is another of the many recent indi-
cations of expansion in this district. They
multiply so rapidly that it is not easy to keep
up with them. Wherever one looks, new evil
denccs of Development are apparent. One
of the encouraging features of it all is that
the advance is mt restricted to any. particu-
lar field of industry, but is widely distributed
and well balanced. That means continued
activity throughout the industrial fabric, and
an optimism which, in itself, is worth much
to all kinds Of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
Veils.Of The Souls
Ry On. FnAxK CRANE
here are many. yeils 70 the soul.

There are mdHy' sohs " enS s -
Some are. % thicltsas wholly to exclude ths
light Through Others one can see JUS
enough to distort all objects. Others arr
only thick enough to give false nue..
Some eyes are yelled to beauty and soms
to love; that is. some to beauty IN NATURE
and others to beauty m, souls.
One wears the veil of pride Whoever
;s prond is squint-eyed All facts are TWISTED
by himself in his eye. All human values are
out Of proportion.
Anger is a veil that blinds its wearer
The angry man is in false worio. Az
th;nos 1ook red. He 10 incapable of seeing
tha trnth. He cannot form a right Judgment.
TTntil the heated mist Of offense dies down
fros, before his vision he Is like one walking
in the dark.
Hate il thick veil. You cannot estimats
what YOU despise What you condemn you
can never know anything about. Whatever
soffends you blinds you.s You cannot under
stand what you do not appreciate
salfishness Is veil. With this over your
souls face you may live among angels and
never know it. You cody appropriate the
sacrifices Of others as. matter OF course.
/, You comprehend the finer play OF souls no
more than the dog grasps what the family
are saying about politics or religion.
Sensuality and all animalism Is veil
Wearing it you cease to believe In all that
makes life majesticaL There is no good :
woman, no cleaned souled man, TO you. You
can look straight at virtue and not see II,
and swear IL does not exist; like Ccleridses
own that,
.Sailing on obscence wings sthward the noon
Drops his blue frinsed lids, and holds them
close.
And, hooting at the glorious sun In heaven,
Giles out. Where is itrv
Credulity is veil. When YOU have once
settled to believe what is not true. or to BE-
iieve what you do not know to be true or not,
you will see and believe a thousand things
thae are not so either frightfui things that
paralyze you or DELICIOUS things that do not
exist; for you are looking not at truth but
at your veil. even il 1t be-
Carved, with figures strange and sweet :,
All made out of the carvees brain" ,a
Prejudice is veile. Close your mind and
lock the door, and it's all over with you.
Only those can claim to see unveiled who
have, first, intellectual honesty: second, hui
mility or teachableness; and third, love.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Will you please announce for the benefit
We trust, of Leeds and locality that we are
going to have a candidates night at Leeds
Alabama. Friday night, April 18, and ask
all candidates to be here to attend q mass
meeting of voters? Leeds. during the years
gone by, has been in each election carried
on a long snipe hunt and left in the wet
weeds to hold the sack. We are, therefore
in an organized way, attempting to have
some kind of agreement with candidates that
will amount TO more than a passing cam.
pagn promise. We have been fed on these
until we find that the roads and schools are
all somewhere else and we are still here with
out roads and schools.
Please get this invitation to the candi
dates, as we are surely good patrons of your
paper and now need you to aid us in getting
these candidates here so we can have q
family talk with them. H. NJ. JUDGE.
Leeds. Ala, April IA, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
Forum OF The People
The Republie In Greece
the Editor of The Age-Herald !:

10 the Editor OF The Age-Herald:
The wire transmitted US the news that
the Greek people voted in favor of republic.
That is what we expected. 1t is the post
war liberal wind blowing from coast to coast
in Europe overthrowing monarchs and mon
arches. This kind of government is not I'M
known in Greece. Quite the reverse, it was
over there that at first democracy was
Matched, preferred and had prevailed after
short antagonism between aristacracy and
oligarchy. 1t was during a republic, and
especially during the Golden era of Pericles,' y
that flourished the letters, the arts and
sciences, which nowadays attire the admit
ration and thankfuness of the civilized
world. Indeed, had the famous pillars of
Parthenon human senses, would thrill with
delight because of that restoration of the
kind of government of their glorious days,
and one mentally would hear the laundering
voice of Demosthenes delivering his famous
speeches about liberty and democracy. The
institution of monarchy is buried in Greece,
and it is buried after that it left behind
itself the sinister sea of its passage. The
facts testify that the last dynasty in order
to keep itself on the throne did not hesitate
to sacrifice the interests 'of the nation,
whereas a leader or king ought sacrifice him
SELF if it were necessary, for the sake of
IuC luleEcSlS vi LIS udIAOu. ne luTAdIS
were sweeping through the domain of the
Attic leader Codrus when they were informed
by the Delphic oracle that the side which
. would lose it's ruler would be victorious they
gave orders that Codrus was not to be
harmed. but he. knowing of the prophecy,
disguised himself as peasant, went into the
enemy's lines and deliberately sought death
by engaging in fight with whole body of
enemy soldiers The nAws of his death forced
the invaders to withdraw. The Greek his
tory is full of such examples, but the Gluke-
burg dynasty was far away fronA being in
spired by such glorious history. These are
ssoine reasons why all the civilized world, and
especially America, this prosperous land of
democracy and refined civilization, greets
with enthusiasm the restoration of a re-
public in. Greece. this ancient and glorious
mother of democracy.
A. SAKELLARIDES.
Birmingham, Ala. April IA. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
80 tri
Sixteen

So old, and confident, and wise
So brave and certain of the dayi
Oh, woman-child = oh, Starry Eyes
oh, nonchalant and gay
Without single grazing fear,
With. only laughter on her.lips-
With not parg, nor sigh, nor tear
Into the Way she slips.
There be high hills of young desire,
Swift rivers of new delight,
A dawn of flame. noon of fire
Songs, waning with the night,
And there be tolls may not name,
And there be things shall not speak.
would not dim the candles flame
Nor pale the, flashing cheeks
Oh, brave, and confident, and wise,
Into the Ancient Way she slips,
With courage in her starry eyes,
! And laughter on her linsss 4:'
New York Times.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

VII be comparatively small. as long as there
are many people who, are neither practical
nor productive in thought or action. What
Alabama needs is conservation of her nat
ursl resources, including her fish, game and
wild life This need win not be supplied
in amy large measure, through voluntary ac-
ton Nor is there eridence that the states
chief, executive is Experimentation.
when he suppresses those agencies through
which alone conservation can be realized.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
The Right Word
MisceIlaneOus QuerlesA
nv CuRrTs N1cHoLso,l
(Find the error IN this article1

(Find the error in. this article1 q
To W. j. Hutchinson, Spokane, WASH:
Friend should be changed to Friends insthe
following sentence: "Helen A. Neapole of
Pembroke, Ont, takes exception to a friend
calling an S0-year-old married woman nice
old girl" This was, deliberate error cor
rected under Yesterdays Error" the day
after it appeared. Mrs. Lizzie NJ. Roberts
of Sterling, H., called attention to the same
error; also Salvatore Pasquinelli of Chicago.
To Miss Bess Wright, Dallas, Texas :
Never say the following these kind "a these
sort Right this kind: this sort Never
say the following this kind of book; that
sort of a play. Right: this kind of book T;
that sort of play.
To G. T. Robinson, Tyler, Texas: Are
lis correct in the following sentence: part
of the soldiers are in camp" Is, the singular
verb, is not correct.
TO Ruth Smith, Afineola, Texas Z F4The
Smiths and Davises were not present" is COR
rect; not, "The Smiths and Davis So
To Clinton r. Martin, New York: With
regard to Representative Zihlman's remark.
2"I have no fear but that will be able to
clear my name, which You quoted recently,
but" should have been omitted -
To ]. NJ. Katz, Chicago: Who is correct
in the following sentence because 1t is the
subject of has purchased: u. Smith. who,
you will notice, has purchased the business
Of John Brown Whom is incorrect in the
following sentences: "Pat Moran. manager
of the Cincinnati Reds. whom physicians
say cannot live much longer 80" The
right word is who because it. is the subject
of cannot live.
Yesterdays Error
Wrong: The right word" shall be glad
to furnish it.
Right: The right word will be glad to
| furnish it. ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

Readers are requested to contfibutes
All humor epigrams Tor humorous mot
toes), jokes, anecdotes, poetry, bufiesdue,
satires and bright sayings of children
must be original and unpublished. Ac-
cepted material will be paid for at sched-
ule rates, which will be furnished on APP
plication. All manuscripts must be writ
ten on one side of the paper only, should
6ear the name of this newspaper and saes
companied by return postage, should De
addressed to the Fun Shop, care Age,
Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
To THE POINT

Fools give up realities and chase shad-
ows.
Amusement is to the mind what sunshine
is to the flowers.
sMany a man ties UP his dog at night and
lets his children run around loose,
Many man who can't paddle his own
canoe is continually crfticizing those who
steer the ship of state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
WHEN SILENCE. is BLISS

Sam, do you solemnly swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing bYf the
TRUTH"
"Ah does, sab" :.
well, Sam, what have you got to say for
YOURSELF
"Jedge. wif all dem Limitations you jea put
on me- All, don't believe All has anything ~
all to say Rochester Times Union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
GOING DOWN.

Dear Render Two per cent. of the PEG.
pie in the United States are successful
enough to run the other % per cent. Why
They have nothing you have not-feet
hands and brains. But 1t is the way they
use their brains tnipds) that counts,
If you waste lot of time thinking fun
productive thoughts, would It not be better
! to stop the habit and move out of the 9e
per cent. class? Very truly,
ALFALFA SMITH.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

When not kissing his wife goodbye, in the
morning he is struggling to reach the effice
in the city and after reaching the office he
gives mp the rest of his day to getting back
to the country in time to kiss her goodbye
again the next morning, - =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

A Chicago newspaper paragrapher betrays
more truth than poetry in this reminder ::
'eTis the last ton in the coal bin left bloom
ing alone; all its lonely companions are
shoveled and gone" Perhaps this is the
first attack of the spring muse
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

One Of the greatest benefits to this coun-
try would come from realization by every
citizen that government is his individual
business, not merely the business of the pro-
fessional politician.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

a. IoAs AcsUP lnAuc nim Wh1t Ae 70 eouas.
l4 Frank Friendship Greetings
BY Dorothy DeJaseFs
TO A SICK FRIEND
To say ! hope ycu'll soon be well
Sounds like hoodoo;
For no one, dear, enjoys poor health
As much as you do.
TO FOND PARENTS = 2
All, little stranger, seeing Fou
Has cleared my mind, in this respect;
see nowsD arwin's point OF view
Is far from being incorrect.
The Importance Of Being Earnest
MArg: Il was never so insulted in m!
life Jack kissed me"
Peg: "Oh, well, perhaps he didn.t Aeal
anything by i" Hf} "a
Marg !. That's just the trouble"
g. Louise Heller
"oh, Lord - murmured the man with thu
violent toothache How fortunate are thos'
people born without tooth in their head
At The End OF The Summer
The Maids: THE chances we had"
The Men "The chances we teokP
His Mistake
Cora why was I wrong III having nj
hand read?"
Merritt: Because my dear, your face il
your fortune n, Arthur C. Hoppin
Copyright, 1924. Reproduction forbidden
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

1t does not seem to have been definitely
settled whether the third party will suffi-
GENTLY develop to become trading factor in
the presidential campaign. =
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

He. is citizen who devotes his early career
to running M and out of railroad stations
after trains that have just left, viii never
arrive or have been discontinued until fur
Their notice , K !,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

Meantime the Dawes report bids fair to
have more effect on Americas future atti-
tude towards European affairs than if it
were political or diplomatic document such
as usually injects new complications for old
purposes,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

1t is a commuters boast that be has a
lovely home in the country. bat you'll notice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

There is one sure way of telling commu-
ters from regular people. The ones ION the
run are the commuters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

Friends of Andy Gump will be relieved to
learn that the Gump boy flogged by noto-
rios inmate of Matteawan was not Chester.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
The Once Ouer
Commuters
By d. I. PHILLIPS

3 A commuter is a. man who goes through
life with a defective watch in his hand and
will stand any form Of punishment provided
it is under railroad management.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

There are thousands of commuters who
have lived in the same suburb for years and
never once have, been seen to 60 anywhere
at walk Life with them is just, one 500
yard dash after another, Running for things
becomes a habit with them. 1se5 -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16

That Would Hap some The law against.
catching bass. trout or Dream may not con-
serve the fish, bpt 1t should at least curtal
the annual supply of fish stcries--De Kalb
County Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-16
The alabama Press
osInIss. q othsr Eslssss

4 = u
That Would Hap S6ma-The law against
| catching bass. trout or Dream may not con-
serve the fish, bpt it should at least curtail
the annual supply of fish etcries.--DeKalb
County Herald.
The Best Yet To Conne.-More building
operations are reported to- be IN progress
throughout Greater Huntsville, including an
endless chain Of repair work. than have been
noted for decade. And still. it is nothing
as compared with that which is just ahead.
Huntsville Times. ss 40
The Big Value OF Paint The day is not
far distant, we hope, when the Imprinted,
| inconyenient,i woman, killing frame house in
the country viii give place 10 the well
planned, well-built, painted home. Every
painted house along the roads increases the
respect of travellers for the section and
makes this a more enticing place IN which
to settle down.-Samson Ledger.
Importance, OF Forest ProteCfion.-
the nations forests being cut four tima
faster than they are growing. keen intereA
should be awakened In rebuilding our. forests
The forestry bill, now before congress, Is Of
vital Importance to the country. No effort
shouto De spareu 70 INSURE sne peoeose %
this msasure.-Huntsyihe star.
Give The Boys a Chanee.7-Every commu-
nifty should take stack-of its assets and liza
bilities presented in its underprivilsged boy
| life and to endeavor by cooperative effort
to find wnere neip Is neeaed ana Wnere y
can be made eftectlve Inefe' no COCO
reason why any ooy slouid De Iers unaiaeo
to COMBAT tne eVer-p1esent inIlneaces mat
make for NE OF a3sponesty' oelinaueney
and crime.-Seima A1messyournsA.
Strong Highway Plank Necapd--Senatcri
John Craft wishes the national Democratic
| convention to put strong highway plank
in the platform. Right you are, senator.
The hope of our Alnerican republic is to
make country life more attractive. Good
roads and good schools a. the rural sections