davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25

The automobile pays more in IL
cense fees than Is spent on good roads
In this country. The nation can at
ford more and better roads; IL can af-
ford more and better schools. Good
roads everywhere mean good schools
everywhere; both together mean good
citizens everywhere.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25
Wig WaBs'trom Washington

that he did not think the investiga-
tion had been finished by either him
self of Williamson, as neither had
been to the valley to interview any
of the compliments. Donaldson is
the postoffice Inspector who worked
up the case against the Stewart Land
Company, of Kansas City.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25
Another Khan Victory

at is a victory for the Ku Klux
Klan," Attorney Harry Sloan, of Mil
waukee, said on election night.
There is no use holding out false
hope, no use kidding you. Rose is
defeated. The Khan won"
Mr.. Sloan is law partner or Rose,
the defeated candidate. Mayor Hoan
was reelected, and the lawyer says
the Khan did it.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25

the board had made "a grave and irren
arabic mistake" in following the advice
OF so-called experts on traffic problems!
Wednesday, AprH 16
SENATE-Met at noon; recessed at
Majority Leader Lodge. in a reply TO
critics OF the president for his message
of protest against the trend of senate
Investigations, declared the executive
had acted entirely within his rights.
senator Lodge declared the facts showed
the inquiry INTO the internal revenue
attack on Secretary Mellon and that in
the employment OF counsel to be paid
by member OF the committee. the COM
mittee had clearly gone beyond it's au-
| thority. The Republican leader charged
| that the proposal to the special COM
| mittee by Senator CouZens was designed
| as personal attack on Secretary Mel
| Ion because he is the author of the tax
revision bill. in which the whole coun-
| try is interested. The speech of the
Republican leader was interrupted by
questions by Senator's Robinson, Glass,
| Swanson, and Mcclellan, all Democrats.
Immediately upon the conclusion of
OF the speech of Senator Lodge Minor
ity Leader Robinson asked unanimous
| consent for vote to discharge the
| audit committee from consideration of
| the resolution OF Senator Jones, New
Mexico. giving the investigating COM
mittee authority to employ Francis j.
II
Senator Bruce. Maryland. objected.
Senator Mcclellan. Tennessee charged
| that Republicans were attempting to
smother in committee the Jones reso-
| luton for employment of Heney.
| The senate reaffirngCi it's action of
| Tuesday approving the japanese exclu-
| sion provision of the immigration bill
| by vote OF II to 4, the negative votes
being cast by Senator's Colt. Mclean,
| Sterling and Warren. all Republicans.
| Senator Underwood. Alabama, criti-
| csed the quota provisions OF the immi-
| grafton bin as working n hardship on
| the people of southern Europe. He
| gave his approval to the Japanese ex-
| cluSion provisions.
| An amendment by Senator Harris. Of
| Georgia, to prohibit all immigration for
| period of five years. was rejected. As
| to 16.
| Adopted an amendment by Senator
| Reed, of Pennsylvania, in charge of the
| measure, that would restrict all immi-
| grafton. beginning in 1927, to an annu-
| al total of 10000 and basing the quota
| on the origin of citizens. Senator Will
| lis, Ohio. offered an amendment to fix
the total at 10000 a year. and this was
| pending at adjournment.
| Senator's Reed, Missouri. and Caraway.
| Arkansas. discussed the League Of Ma
tions.
| Senator Glass. Virginia, denied on
| the floor that his speech OF Tuesday.
| criticizing President Coolidges message
Continued on page g.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
PuzzlIng Documents.

ArchaeOlogists in Babylon are puzzled over
certain Inscriptions From fragments Of
debris they feel positive that the inscriptions
are not any older than others that have al
ready been deeiphered Have they stumbled
on a new old language, that has fallen al
ready into disuse when Abraham was leaving
-Ur Of the Chaldees or have they perhaps
stumbled on Babylonian edition of Sun
day paper with crossword puzzles? One need
not go back to the days of antiquity to find
manuscripts that are indecipherable. One Of
the most pathetic mysteries of this kind is
the little scrap of paper, inclosed in glass
case in the municipal museum of Paris. 1t
is the last message Of the unfortunate Marie
Antoinette. In answer to an offer from an
ardent young royalist admirer that he was
willing and able to effect her escape, Marie
Antoinette sent this note. As she had no ink,
she prieked the words with a common pin.
The note fell into the hands of the committee
of public safety. The young wOuld-be liberia
tor was caught and the queen was beheaded.
But the note has never been deciphered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
me Deyil Vol saw!

THERE is no deyil,. says DIR. Potter Of
the New York Unitarian church. s
"The devil is creation of mans
imagination, for God did not create him, as
this would make God the author of evil"
It must indeed be admitted that His Satanic
Majesty has been seen less of late years than
formerly. In the middle ages he was as
conspicuous figure in the life of people as
the town-crier or the executioner. He was
observed dancing on the graves of heretics
for no reason at all, at other times he was
found to be sneaking around backyards spy
ing on some handsome wench, the rascal |
We have the unimpeachable authority of such
churchmen as DR.. Luther and Philip Melanch-
ton for the fact that he was real personality,
Luther had rather hot battle with him in
the old Wartburg castle. But where he has
been of late is more than we can tell. OF
course the theologians will furnish you with
a very plausible explanation. The way some
of these gentlement of the cloth go about it,.
one would think that God cannot explain His
own secrets and that He would like little
information from time to time from His min
listers on earth. < III.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
ROMANCE AND GONDOLAs.

sis 1t Farewell, Romance?" is the title
of an editorial in the Washington Post,
incident to the announcement that "the
municipal government of Venice has en-
tered into a contract with an electric
power company, under which all the boats
and gondolas on the canals are to be
equipped with electric power motors"
Our contemporary observes that doubt
less they will be transformed from the
picturesque, old gondola shape into that
Of a commonplace, business-like motor
boat, and the gondolier, if he remains in
charge, instead of so marvelously manip-
ulating his single car, will stand or prob
ably sit at a compact little steering
wheel, now and then, no doubt, touching
the button of klaxon to give a Itaucous
signal.
There need be no fear that romance
will vanish under this. any more than
under any other change as a natural ad-
vance in progress. Millions of Americans
who have drifted over the Grand Canal
and dreamed under the, influence of
Venetian mellow moon and the melliflous
tones of the gondolier's choicest melody,
may, at first blush, regard this modern
innovation as a blow to romance. Upon
second thought, however, they may re-
call that there has been as much romance
since modern inventions have taken the
places of things associated with legendary
lore and tradition.
That antiquity is essential to romance
has long since been demonstrated as a
fallacy. Courtships have. originated on
railroad trains and developed therefrom
more readily than they have from stage
coaches. The steamship has done more
for romance than has the sailing vessel.
The high-powered motorcar with a full
gas tank is frequent scene of love-mak-
ing, and lends itself readily to the pro-
cess.
And so the spirit of romance need not
be absent as the merry little speed-boats
dart about the Queen of the Adriatic
under the spell of romance up to date
There's no occasion for regret at the in
,novation. Cupid will remain on the job
with just as many arrows as ever, and
perhaps some to spare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
GRATIFYING BANK CLEARINGs.

Bank clearings are regarded as a. re-
Election of a community's business con-
ditions, as a rule. 1t is therefore en-
cotlraging to note the increase in Biz
Iningham's clearings for the nine months
Of 1924 over those of the corresponding
period of 1928. That increase was nearly
thirty-nine million dollars in excess of
the 1923 record. But that is not the
whole story. An analysis of the figures
shows that there was material increase
in the clearings for each month of 1924
over the corresponding month of 1923
slice, and including, April, and that the
increase of September, 1924, over Sep
TENDER, 1928, was considerably over
twelve million dollars. *
with three months, all good ones, be-
tween now and January, it is probable
that there will be an additional total of
from three to four hundred million
dollars, thus running up the total for the
year to more than one billion, three hum
bred thousand dollars, which indicates the
Importance of the Birmingham district as
financial center, as well as great pro-
duction point.
AT the same time the figures reveal q
material q. advance-~in the community's
business, Conditions are steadily improv-
ing and promise to be satisfactory dur
ing the fall months, with indications of
material improvement indefinitely there
after. Certainly, if bank clearings are
an index to conditions, which is generally
conceded, the outlook for expansion in
industrial and commercial conditions is
beyond local precedent.
1t has been only a few years since the
bank clearings of Birmingham were less
than two hundred million dollars year.
They have increased by leaps and bounds,
until they are now more than ten times
as,large. Thus Birmingham has taken a
prominent position among the cities of
this class as a financial center common
surate with it's commanding position as
q center of production. At it's recent rate
Of growth in bank clearings as reflective
of its industrial prestige it is rapidly at
tanning position of supremacy among
the cities of the South and Southwest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
JAPAN's EQUALITY EFFORT.

It appears that Japan has been sue
cessful in her effort to have the league
endorsement Of her desire to bring the
Acknowledgment exclusion act before
the league tribunal. Although the spokes-
men of the powers have said that the
stipulation is not aimed at America and
that they would not support it if it were,
the American people are not deceived.
1t is aimed at Americas exclusion act,
and that act will doubtless be forthwith
called to the courts attention at an early
date. Whether this nation will refuse to
respond or not to the courts citation has,
of course, not yet been indicated by our
state department. 1t is not believed that
the issue would ever have progressed to
it's present point If the United States had
been a member Of the league.
As far as the exclusion act is con-
cerned, it is not believed that the United
States would ever surrender its right to
legislate ON questions Of immigration
in accordance with our national ideas OF
what should constitute our population
elements. Nor is the japanese effort to
secure definite recognition Of racial
equality wise. A race is what it is, and
no sort of agreement contrary to the
facts would make it otherwise. AS far as
our exclusion act is concerned, the ques-
ton of equality of races does not enter.
It is a question of racial purity. We
have one race problem, which, at times,
threatens to become serious, even though
it is a question of a docile race. With
the Japanese, an aggressive race, it would
be far more serious. We cannot con-
sent to having it thrust upon us.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
Study The Classics.

Here is a worthwhile announcement, really
greater in significance than it appears ON the
surface. More students are taking Latin in
the United States schools and colleges than all
other foreign languages combined. To the
rank materialist it means nothing, but to the
man who realizes the value of stored-up eui-
ture and knowledge and the grandeur of the
treasures which are unlocked through ac-
quaintance with the tongue of Latium, it
means that America is admitting new values
to its national life. Happy is the man who
has such resources within himself. He faces
old age and lonely hours quietly and serenely,
knowing that nothing can rob him of con-
temptation and enjoyment of the classics. Or
as Lucretius of old put it: But nothing is
sweeter and nObler than to occupy the high
and peaceful temples of the wise, well. fortified
by learning, whence you can look down upon
Others, and see them wandering hither and
thither, and seeking the path of life, straying
in all directions"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
Brief Nature Studies
BY J. OTIS SWIFT

IN SWAMPY forests. the flaming leaves OF
red naples, woodbine and poison-ivy accord
with katydids in proclaiming frost not Tar
away. Swainsons thrush, yellow-rumped
warbler, red-eyed vireo, Savannah sparrow,
field sparrow, chipping sparrow, indigo bird.
Baltimore oriole, crow blackbird, kingDlrd
and chimney-swift have either started south
or are ON the wing.
In isolated, protected edges of little lakes
where Flora fingers in the arms of blushing
autumn, 10th to follow her feathered song
sters south, the strikingly beautiful purple
magenta deer-grass or meadow-beauty, Rhexla
virginia., blooming generally in July and
August, is sometimes found keeping her COM
pany. 1t belongs to the Melastoma FANNY
SO named from black mouth, !" the staining
of animals lips by the berries of some mem.
bers of it. Rhexia is the only genus OF
Melastomaceae in the United States.
The stout-stemmed, branching meadow
beauty, with four wide magenta-pnrple petals
and golden anthers and smooth, three-ribbed
toothed, Ovate, sharp-pointed leaves, lifts Its
lovely heads above the marshes to reproach
Ceres with ripening her grain all too soon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02

-... E tx. 81 y
which may or may not be carried into eff
feet. Abuilding that suitably enters into
harmony with its surroundings will be an
asset to the park and will elevate itstone
to that levelsof decency now SOMEWHAT
lacking. Such building the architects
of the library board have promised The
display Of sentiment. regarding such a
neglected spot as the park has been up
to this date, Is somewhat incongTuous.
Real concern would surely have re-
suited in some administration of the park
in harmony with that sentiment, long
before this, There is no greater distinc-
ton that could be conferred upon the
park than to make it the site of one of
the chief evidences of community's cul-
tural aspirations, namely, an adequate IL
brary, artistically housed, properly
equipped and convenient to the public
use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
100 Per Cent. Amoricans. !

Read the advertisements of department
stores and learn that an up-to-date American
woman should wear stockings from England,
a sweater from Scotland, lingerie from Paris,
a necklace from Czechoslovakia. In her hand
she must carry beaded bag from Germany
and in the evening she should disport armed
with fan from Japan or Vienna. Her food,
though native grown, must have fine sound
ing French names. She must listen to savage
African music and smoke Turkish or Egypr
tian cigarettes. 1t reminds us of an incident
at the User front in 1915. Some soldiers were
busy preparing breakfast when tall man
walked up in captains uniform. After tast-
ing the soup, he asked some questions. One
of the Belgian soldiers, Respondent and weary
in that terrible mudhole and slaughterhouse,
replied somewhat along this line: I'VE are
sleeping on English straw, we are eaten by
French lice, our food consists of American
dried beef, we are wearing French uniforms
what is there Belgium left about us?' To
which the man replied: II hope your heart
is still Belgian" After he had departed, the
soldiers learned they had talked with King
Albert. 33
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
THE TRUE PROGRESSIVE.

49,. From my point Of view he only deserves
to be called q progressive who cannot see
q wrong persist without an effort to redress
ft, or a right denied without an effort to
protect 1t; who feels a deep concern for the
economic welfare Of the United States, but
realizes that the making of better men and
women IL matter greater still; who
thinks of every governmental policy first
5of all In its bearing upon human rights
rather than upon material things; who be-
5ieves profoundly in human equality and
sdetests privilege in whatever form or In
whatever disG0ise, and who finds the true
test Of success In the welfare of the many
and not the prosperity and comfort of the
few. The civic unit of America Is not the
sdollar, but the individual man. ALI that
goes to make better and happier and freer
men and women 10 progress; all else Is re-
Factt0n.-John w. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
PUBLIC OPINION.

A New York cleric declares that public
opinion is no longer a competent guide in
morals He is wrong. When it comes to the
real things of life, in America at least public
opinion holds fast to the standards that have
been maintained through the Gges. 1t still
rises in righteous wrath against corruption in
public office 1t still demands justice for all
elements of the population. 1t still resents
exploitation by profiteers. 1t still condemns
indencency. Public opinion ia the champion
of the virtues and can be counted on to main
tain that championship against all attack
Washington Post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
THE LIBRARY SITE.

Perhaps if Mr.. Erskine Ramsays pro-
posal regarding the location of the library
had been made earlier, while the board
was still in a quandary regarding the
financing of the new structure, it would
have received more lengthy consideration,
for there is no doubt that the proposal
has points in its favor. There are points
also in favor of the park as a site for the
structure. A library is largely recrea-
tional in it's nature, and provides for the
public much of the same advantages af-
forded by other features associated with
parks.
There is no need for apprehension that
the library in the park will interfere in
any manner with the civic center, plan
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
The Right Word
WHAT DOES IT MEANf .
BY ". cURfIs NICHOLSON
(Find the Error In This Article.)

William f. Gallagher of Chicago, writes
as follows:
Enclosed is paragraph from letter
about which there has been some discussion in
the office as to the sense it conveys. Will
you please examine 1t and favor me with your
comments-as to its correctness
The paragraph reads as follows:
at will be satisfactory to retain this sam
pie indefinitely, and if an OCCASION should
arise when it is required by this office we
shall apply for it. In the mean time, we
should like to keep the matter before you
and arrange for the return of the sample
promptly after it has served its purpose"
In the first part Of the paragraph you
say that it will be satisfactory for some one
to indefinitely retain this sample yet towards
the end of the paragraph you suggest that
you would like to have this person arrange
for the return Of the sample promptly after.
it has served its purpose"
The paragraph lacks ciearness and concise
ness. Consequently 1.-THE Right Word offers
the following as a substitute:
1T will be satisfactory for you TO retain
this sample until our office requires 1t and
requests its return. In the meantime, we
should like to have you give our proposition
your earnest consideration and return the
sample when it has served its purpose"
: Yesterdays Error.
Wrong: of having you settle difference
of opinion with regard to the sentence which
follows.
Right: of having you settle difference Of
opinion with regard to the sentence that fol-
lows. ~ -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
Forum. Of The People
Correcting A Wrong Impression.


To the Editor of The Age Herald:
There is an impression in the minds OF
some people that the issue of the movement
to unite the Methodist Episcopal church,
south. and the Methodist Episcopal church,
north, is a family affair with which outside
folks have little or nothing to do. This is a
big mistake 1t is matter that vitality con-
Germs every white man, woman and child III
the South, whatever church they belong to,
or whether they belong to no church. The
Methodist church, south, stands firmly for
our Southern policy of the separation OF
white and colOred races; the Methodist
church. north, stands just as firmly for mix
ing the races OH the basis of equality. Every
intelligent person knows what that would
mean in the South Under the Southern plan
of dealing with the race problem, we have
lived in peace with the negroes; they have
made wonderful progress; mo other back
ward race in the world has made equal ad-
vance; and we are free to aid them without
imperilling our mutual welfare. To unite
with the Northern church means that all
of this will be changed and the Southern
church will be put in an attitude of antago-
nism to the wise policy of the past in hand
ling the most difficult and the most serious
problem the South has to solve. The Metho-
dist church, south, is a bulwark of Anglo
Saxon ideals of social and political life. Let
us keep it so by voting down u plan that
means mixing the races.
S. A. STEEL.
Decatur, Ala. l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
The ArriUGl !,
HENRI FoUsT IN THE wANDERER

The slim young night has slowly stretched
herself
And blinked the cloudy languor from her
eyes
She must array herself this time to pique
The weary earth with wistful sharp sur
prise.
She has so many robes, the sybarite;
She tries this one and that, lest she repeat
At last A lucent cloak of shallow streams,
And blue-white moth-wings on her per-
fumed feet
She bends above the sea to image there
Her moods deft need, so DER her shoulder
filings
A misty scarf of fireflies; then she dusts
Her face with stars too chaste for crowns
of kings.
Insatiate for her plaintive loneliness,
She risks her rarest treasure recklessly
And plucks the fragile moon for beauty
patch.
And now she beckons. sweet. to you and
mel .-ss ifss'pst t j