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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
7. vorE rHE SCHOOL BONDS

Although it is probable that all our Pubic
needs for facilities of various kinds could be
financed out of our regular revenues, II those
revenues were properly administered, YET,
because of failure so to administer them,
I there come times when the people must au-
tfforize bond issues in order that the public
welfare may not suffer. This is the case with
respect to the bond issue now proposed for
The public schools. Because the administra-
fion Of our public affairs has been neither
efficient nor far.sighted, the people are called
lipon for an emergency sanction to defray the
extra cost Of that mistaken policy. Since 1t
Is an emergency, there seems no other course
to protect the cause Of education except to
vote for the bonds.
The welfare of our schools is considera-
tion that takes precedence over any question
~ dpllars and cents. A hiatus in the educa-
ton Of children during their critical period
mag work them an irreparable injury. Edu-
eaten Is worth all it costs. no matter how
much II costs. The figures prove that our
school accommodations are not only made
qnafe, but that they are weekly becoming
more Inadequate as the stream of new pupils
co,fiunes II there is any fault to be found
with the calculations of increasing needs,S it
III that they perhaps have underestimated the
actual conditions. The schools are not IN
better condition than reported. IL Is posi-
We that they may be in worse condition.
For that excellent reason, the people OF this
cozAnaunfty cannot properly withhold their
approval Of the bond issue for schools.
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I He Who Succeeds
- 4. ADDfNgrnN MRUcH

OF late, as eyerys Newspaper reader i
aware, quite number Of people have had i
painfully bosne in upon them that money
getting and success-winning are not exactly
\ the same thing 10 some OF these people the
fsslizaticn Of this he's come with almost
stunning intensity.
VI Under the sway Of. the hoary delusion
that 10 get money IL the chief end of man
and that the manner Of the getting matters
little, they have stopped to flagfantly dis
honest means Of getting Once money in
large amount is theirs, they have cherished
the flattering thought that they are among
the eminently successful.
Today they stand revealed even to them
selves for the miserable failures that theJ
are. The money that used to be as sweet
to them as honey has been turned bitter a,
gall. They still may strive to lord it among
their fellows in their old-time arrogant way
but inwardly they writhe and crinee with
the knowledge that they are despised, moi
respected.
been delayed 80 long. Nay, the pity Of II
that they were not spared the necessity Of
such an awakening. Spared this they would
have been had they but conformed to the
terms of real success.
What are those termsl Again and again
they have been stated By sasess of all conn-
tries and ali epochs Here Is one statement
Of them &
Learn then to love Goa and your brother
and all things great and small. Life is 6ai
chance of learning to lore 10 make money,
TO win academic dAgreesa to lead political
armies, and mot to love up and down, right
and left, Is to have missed success"
And here another: ~
Il have come to see life, not as the chase
of a forever Impossible personal happiness
but as field for endeavor toward the happi-
ness Of the whole human family. There is no
other success
Here still q third, making concrete applica.
tion of the principles in the foregoing ::
Don't seek things. Seek to serve Then
and then only can you become rich III the
best sense and succeed in the best sense
Z Incidentally, to be sure, service may bring,
land often does bring, the material rewards
by which so many mistakenly measures sue,
cess. But the big thing, the indispensable
thing, remains the rendering Of service to
ones fellows.
Only. through service, tcos can be gained
that eontentment which IL tile universal hui
man craving.
Il Let those who hare lived hit for selfish
enieElaent and accumulation be candid With
themselves, and always they viii have t.
acknowledge that their state Of mind il not
d state Of contentmelf. ne i'll a state 81
perpetual tormentipg by a4sdsmon of dis
content,
Some day, It may be, the services ideal win
be instilled into all men al 1t has not been
yet II and when that day comes multi,
tudes win be spared the suffering and failure
which seH-seeking always brings. the sociaI
fabric viii not longer be sullisd ~ greed an
guile, and the false success Of money .eettina
will in vain exert its palisn appeal. I.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
Keep Your Door Open
u John CARLYLE

Westinghouse, inventor of the air-brake,
went to call on the elder Vanderbilt one busy
morning. Vanderbilt was at The head Of tie
New York Central Railway. WESTINGHOUSE
wanted to sell him the new idea.
"Poof,' said the elder Vanderbilt. "Stop
trains with wind?''
!, A, few years later Vanderbilt. sent for
Westinghouse. He had changed his mind
about that idea. 1T worked.
&s But Westinghouse didn't 20. s.s =,
Il TELL Mr.. Vanderbilt" he said to the mes
sengers that am too busy stopping trains
with wind, t
When john Patterson, after saving some
haoneg by hard, grinding work, bought into
the cash register business at Dayton, his
friends laughed at him. They laughed 50
ShaTd that they almost made him sick of his
bargain. He was entirely sick of it when
he learned that the basic patents we're not in
eluded in his purchase. 49,
IS But he changed his attitude and decided 40
believe In his new business He built it into
one Of the; greatest manufacturing concerns
I'M America.
Folks far and near laughed at old Profess
sor Langley years ago because he believed he
could fly. Later they laughed at the Wright
brothers because they, too, believed they
could fly like birds.
AAASOONJt hON Ahohy SCdNS ago, u near
Marconi talk about wireless might hare
thought he twas crazy.
Thousands think Conan Doyle 10 snad about
spiritualism. They think as much, for Sir
Oliver Lodge.
Perhaps these men are crazy. Perhaps
many others who present amazing ideas are
crazy.
The point is that they have not been
proved crazy. And some of the ;eraziest
ideas have worked out into tremendous
achievements for humankind sai, g.
The point is that unless we are simply
stupid and ignorant we will forever keep the
doors of our minds open. That is the main
thing.
Don't laugh at the thing you don't under
stand. Don't say it can't be done just be-
cause you can't see how it is going to be
done. That is mere stupidity. That indicates
your small caliber.
Multitudes may understand tomorrow the
things that they can not understand today.
Keep the door open. ,-+ s,
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Friend Of The Shoals

The Birmingham Age-Herald has been
making a valiant fight for the acceptance Of
the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. Its edi-
torial page has devoted columns of arsu-
ment, in a mastery manner, pleading the
case Of the people against the interests and
the politicians. This newspaper crowned It's
efforts for this district by issuing twenty
four page section devoted exclusively to Mus
ele Shoals. The subject was covered in news
articles and stories touching every phase Of
the proposition, and the sixteen-year fight Of
the people of the Tennessee Valley for the
heritage that should have been theirs with
out struggle. Illustrations of the Tri- Cities
and government projects added to making the
edition the big success it was. The fine work
of The Age Herald has been fully appre,
ciated by the people of this district during
the past, and they are grateful for this added
proof of its friendship and loyalty.-Florence
Times 81
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The Morning Comes

CFclser AIcKinsey in Baltimore SnnJ
The morning comes! Say not that, ali is
night!
Across the hills there is a CLEAN fofsl light!
The shadows weaken, and there Is q ray
Upon the mountains-'tis the breaking day
The morning comes! 1t is not always gloom
The winds are soft; they bring the word Of
bloom,
And from the wales Of loneliness breath
of tender beauty has caressed the heath
The morning comes When all is dark here.
/ after. .tsf
Hark thou' awhile and thou shalt hear ths
laughter e
OF sainted lips that sing on peaks star
The morning music Of the Bethlehem star!
Yea. II shall break, and We shall lift and 60
Out Of the shadows to the memoried glow
OF dawns that down the dreams Of mer
exhale
Courage and faith land these shaIl nese:
fanl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
Wotching The Parade
ny JOHN PILORIal

Z It isn't so long ago since Tom Kelly looked
like coming statesman in our town. Then
his career was blishted. Some one called
him;
eAn apostle Of the obvious
II was intended as a sneeF, it was sneer,
and 1t did It's work. Tom Kelly was knocked
into cooked hat, metaphoriealIy speaking
II will take him some time to come back
although he viii come back. BY and BIZ
people viii realize that to Be called an
apostle Of the obvious is high compliment
3 Boiled down to bones. it means that such
a man secs the right thing to do and tries
to do it. It isn't always easy TO do the
obvious. Seven times out Of ten it is far
more difficult than to find some complex,
involved. fat-headed way Of avoiding the OBJ
yious. The man who can see the obvious
Is man to be trusted. Here's case In
point.
Across the street is the office Of a big,
prosperous, profit-making corporation that
was threatened with bankruptcy. A score
'of suits had been filed against 1t on a mat
ter of patents. The president was one of
the slick-headed snappy, poppy business men
who are forever getting into trouble. The
obvious thing to do was to make fair settle
ments all around. He wouldn't do that.
eve do not owe this money he said. eIIl
fight it out on this line If it takes all sum
mer.p
So the principal stockhoIder fired him
and took over.the management himself In
stead OF writing dirty letters to his oppo-
nents be invited them. one at a time, 10 take
lunch and talk, No lawyers were Hermitted
to enter the room. He compromised every
case. saved q lot Of money, not to speak Of
the lawyers fees, and made name for him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
I DEBT no THE COMMUNITY

The Age-Herald is in receipt of an inYi-
fsfipn to a notable event at Winston Salem,
Nofth Carolina. 1t is the formal opening
and Medication of the Richard J. Reynolds
3l3morial Auditorium, an imposing structure
with seating capacity of six thousand,
aNeeted at cost of half million dollars.
III was given to Winston-Salem by Mrs.
katherine Smith Johnston, and was paid
f1r from the fortune she inherited from her
fffst HUSBAND, the late Richard J. Reynolds,
who established and up to the time of his
1s1th controlled the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
90 pany, one Of the largest enterprises of
DO kind IN the world ~.
The lesson from this splendid gift to the
people Of that city for public use is impris-
ti4& r. j. Reynolds was a poor country
Boy His only capital was health, ambition
grit. He became interested in tobacco
ealtnre, and envisioned the opportunities in
me Manufacture of that product. He estab.
shed small plant at Winston-Salem, the
center of a region well adapted to tobacco
growth. Through his industry, application
81 eound business principles and intelligent
AiANagement the business grew rapidly until
81 became an industrial giant known the
world over. *
while his great fortune was being built
the head Of this institution did not forget
responsibility and obligation to the com
aunity which contributed in a measure to hif
saceess He realized that it was not due
hdily to his own. initiative and efforts, but
hab Winston-Salem and the region there
pUss not only offered him the opportunity
-eperated freely in bis plans and pur
1b1ss II recognition of this aid he ex
1ed his appreciation through numerous
atoms to establish public benefits, anC
attributed generously to projects for tht
1atzc welfare.
this memorial auditorium is an expression
81 hat civic spirit, that interest in the wei
I 81 ones fellow citizens, that desire t.
ifn to the community a measure of thu
hefifs which It bestowed which will per
si3ft ate the name and the character of thu
a5 II emphasizes in tangible way thu
iduals gratitude for his community
fta viii and service. 1t is a high type o.
Reciprocity principle. Application of tn,
an g a factor in lifting the standard o.
nsaip and building more productive
8 roks prosperous, u more contented and
useful community.
s are - 81 large eqRmgpiiAs wsF
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THE PENSION VETO

Tie president'a veto Of the bill designed
ID krant horizontal pension increase to vet
srans, widows and dependents of all wars
zfdsh 1872 to 1902, will probably not arouse
a1M&rsl criticism. There 10 a feeling that
there are many names on the pension rolls
that have no right to be there. What ID
needed IL a thorough scrutiny of the pension
rolls and an examination of the right Of
each name to appear thereon. 1t is believed
that such scrutiny would reveal much VIC
Iafi6n of the governments desire to aid the
deserving, who have contributed directly or
Indirectly to our soldiery. There is no pub
lie Desire to withhold proper allowances to
those whose relief is contemplated under the
intent and letter of the pension laws, but
there is public disapproval of payments to
those who gain them by fraudulent represen-
tatfon or through the complaisance Of pen
sion officials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
THE wnRn CLERIC"

When the word cleric" is used nowadays,
il is generally understood to designate cler-
gyman or priest. But 1t also means clerk,
In which sense it is also sometimes used.
In its original meaning 1t was a term Of
distinction. just as clerk" was in that Pc
riod of civilization. M
In the dark ages the art of writing was a
rare accomplishment few even of the mo-
bility of the various countries of Europe
could scraYl their signatures. 81
A priest or a clergyman was generally, if
not always, a man who possessed the great
distinction of being able to write.
Hence his designation asa cleric or clerk.
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who hsye capitalized In personal benefits
and saccess<s nbr cftnnities which thosd com;
Enpnities effersd These men owe something
to those eesnmdKisies. something of peFmsx
nspt benefit iagwhich the public may share.
In the Birmingham district are men who
net only sot5xheit start in life. but who
afnassed great feffunes, largely because Of
opportunities which this district provided.
Birmingham needs public parks, public hos
spital facilitiessz public library opportunities
and a Dozen other Improvements in whose
benefits all Tie people may participate.
What an opportunity for service by men of
affluence to whom Birmingham has been so
good!
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The Right Word
@COAFEs" is CORRECT i
Find the Error IN This ArkiclAI
~ CURTis ,SIcHoLsox

q. b. writes, "In the enclosed clipping
should not the word come be changed to
e6Eaesg The clipping: The new overcoat.
the phcnoeraph, OF the radio come after the
butcher, the baker, and the candlestlck
maker q. B. says farther. From theitiew-
point Of euphony it appears all rielts get
its grammatical construction, believes; is
wrong" =
The singular comes is correct C0tas should
have been correct if the sentence had read
"and the radio." 81
q B. also asks. ''In referring to the alb.
breviation of the part of speech appearing
after each word in the dictionary, what do
vt and vi stand forg'
The letter ''v'' is for verb the letter 1t,
for transitiye; the letter -" for intFansitive.
Therefore, ttvis means increasing. verb:
,"vt" transitive verb. An intransitive verb
does not take an object; as. He appears well.
A transitive verb Is one that takes an object /;
as, He threw the ball ~, ~ ~ \.
A Correction Goss~
Recently, through a typographical error
the pronunciation of Paderewsh was given
with the wv. as "Y.' On the contrary wv
should be pronounced as ~"
Rear and Raise i, Is a5s
George H. Monroe Kindly discuss sthe
words rear and raise. Is raise at any time
to be used In connection with human beings
i prefer The mother rears her children With
tender care and, The farmer viii raise a
large herd of cattle this coming year. s.
swer: Correct: rear childreni bring. IN, chill,
dren rear cattle raise chickens.
r Yesterdays Error Is
Wrong: In the two first Of the following
sentences 3Ssa sss zoN
& Right: in the first two Of the following
sentences sto ss Sf
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Readers are requested to contribute.
All humor epigrams (or humorous nct-
toes), Jokes, anecdotes, poetry buFlesqus.
satires and bright sayings Of childre6
must be original and unpublished Ac-.
|, eepted material viii be paid f6eSat scheds
ule rates, which viii be furnished on ap-
plication. All manuscripts must Is writ
ten on one side Of the paper only. should
bear the name OF this newspaper and
should be addressed to the Fun shop,
care Age Herald. Unaccepted eontribu-
tons cannot be returned. s
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which ten years ago was not thought Of q
~ primary Importance.
Ths proper policy with respect to our
navy 10 40 maize such survey, not with any
Intention Of immediate appropriation, per
Kaps, as viii clearly reveal our naval stataf
and make 4,lite definite the character atld
amount Of lie easipment, it Is necessary to
add The sans Ne shah spend will Ansalsiat
10 millions annually It lis only sensible
that the expenditure follow the lines Of the
sttnScst service 70 our national prepat edhess.
1T Is doubtful whether anybody in sthis ccdf-
try, beyond few experts, has any idea Of
our naval requirements, or the direction in
which our future expenditures should be APP
piled. Only thorough inquiry By compe-
tent persons can determine what is the best
naval policy to pursue.
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coon CITIZENSHIP AND LAW

dOUD CEIH1ENSnlE AND LA w
In recent address Governor Trinkie OF
Virginia emphasized q true note In the dec
laration that good citizenship calls for OBJ
servance of the laws as long as they are on
the statute books. regardless of approval OF
disapprovaf. If the laws were respected as
each citizen approved or disapprored, they
would become matters Of personal conven-
fence, taste. or prejudice, as the case may
be, and would be worthless as protection to
life and property and a basis Of civiliza.
ton. One of the most serious Instructions
to the progress and prosperity of this coun-
try today is the fact that many otherwise
good citizens seem to think that disapproval
Of a law warrants them in violating 1t or
condoning it's violation in others. This is
conspicuously true as respects the prohibition
law. Such an attitude goes far beyond the
question of prohibition. That viii probably
never be settled to the satisfaction of every
citizen. Yet it is the law of the land, and
constitutes part of the nations protection
against lawlessness.
When any considerable number of people
are opposed to law, it is their privilege TO
bring about its repeal IL they can. If they
cannot. as is apparent in the case of the
prohibition law, it Is their duty as good
citizens to observe it and to assist In every
proper way to the end that it be respected
by others. That is the only way there ran
be law and order in this or any other coun-
try. The more the prohibition law Is Haunt
ed the more other laws will be disregarded.
Observance of law on the approval or dis
approval of some of the citizens is the most
effective way to break down the whole struc-
ture of law and order and drift into CON
fusion and ansrchy.
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A horse named st. James easily bsatyhiI

A horse named st. James easily bsatshim
at the opening of the Jamaica season tne
other day. zev is owned by Harry Sinclair,
the oil king, and named after Col. zeveley,
one of the Teapot Dome witnesses. Racing
fans are at loss to account for zey's poor
showing. The truth of the matter is that he
Il just another victim Of the congressional oil
scandal.
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Zev hasn't been the same since his name
was first mentioned at Washington. He has
been highly nervous. The day before the
race while being exercised he SHE'D vio-
lently Mt a man with dropping mustache
He thought the stranger was Senator Walsh.
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o1-olasa matter. act Of Congress March :. isss.
I'm. 4 - StI.sf F.i - ~. - 80 81
xHnD1RfcKs L THOMPSON. .PhBsIpENT
HEWS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. see psviason
&1ltinxs state Capital, MONTGOMERY Jouruaf
4ui1<ng;. Tennessee Valley. Decstur Daily
N1116ins, Tuscaioosa, News Building. Jasper,
Mtoe<&in Eagle Building; Admission, Star Build
z1&s oadseen, Journal Edildiny; Muscle shcaia
Gri-czkiss Daily Building.
zUEscnIrTroN RATEs-By mali. payable ~
kkvanes. 10 United States and Canada; Daily and
Spr4eS. enc year, $500; six months. $500; thres
nno8thx. S2.ss; one month. sSc Daily eniys One
rS&E 9sso; six months, $3.2b; three mcnths.
tL13s ons month. f6c. Sunday eniy: PAe year.
>2tts sfx months, t1.So; three months. Tso: one
MoHth. 5sc. 4
Y NJ carrier where carrier delivery 10 nsir-
tt1aea: sec par week. $50 per month.
1fxNgER OF ASSOCIATED RKEss-Ths A.
eocietsd Press 10 exclusively entitled TO the use
~ p&bfextiea OF all news dispatches credited -
III. - aet otherwise credited in this paper ana
aieo LEGAL news published therein. All rights OF
fer1tlirstion Of special dispatches are also re-
tsrve1. ',.. 80 - &
" reiephons tprivats branch excnangs connect'
Ing All depsrtments). Main tsee.
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Some people evidently regard the eighteenth
amendment as a piece of dry humor.
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A fashion expert says that bobbed hair h
here to stay. 1t is the controversy over hair
bobbiHg that Is most wearisome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06

Cleanup week puts the city administra-
ton in very embarrassing position. Citi-
zens will kindly not be too observsnt.
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While he is out Of luck as respects office
holding, Mr.. Daugherty seems to retain al
least semblance of his political grip,
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:. On the dag of the race the followers OF
st. james all bought themselves false mus
taches and stationed themselves AROUND the
track. Zey was thrown into.a panic and ran
most of the race sideways. Sitf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06

A college professor says. that long legs
are a sign of superior intelligence. At least
they raise the thinking machinery to higher
plane
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Those newspapers which are complaining
because the tariff board is not producing
tangible results should remember that the
tariff system was intended to enrich the few
at the expense of the iNany.
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A clever scheme has been devised to make
zev win the next time out. Two hundred
men with bushy mustaches win be allowed
near the rail and Zev viii be chased Ground
the track by four subpoena servers on horse
back. If this. doesn't make him run, nothing
will. ~ i