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New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

Lou Tellegen and Pauline Fred erick, who have the leading parts in Let Not Man Put Asunder," which opens Sunday at the Lyceum, are good actors but must have felt queer in the parts they take. Both have been married and divorced and the pie ture is an unusual arraignment of tho divorce evil. .....
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

The last named is a real elaborate act and has been on the road for 10 years, having played Europe where It remained for long time in the iead- ing theaters. The company consists of six or eight people and the equip ment for the act is carried in a spe- cisl 60-foot car.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10
made him look like a mad dog.

Although Dempsey is acting for the movies he takes his daily workouts just the same, because his profession is not acting but fighting and al- though he isn't exactly camera shy, he is afraid of laying off the training.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

There is great deal of talk going the rounds that the Old Timers who so well pleased a large audience at the night given in their honor by the '. NJ. T. A. & B. society, are plan ming to. put the show on in public. This will be great treat for many in New Britain who would like to see them perform.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

Be it a motor boat or baby car- riage il has a place in the Herald classified ad section.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

The passing of Kate Claxton last week recalled to many New Britain people the times the former stage favoritc graced the boards at the I.y- ceum theater in this city, She was rated as one of the best actresses of all times and made regular trips to New Britain each season when the Lyceum was the stopping place for
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10

edies "Gril Shy" has been booked for an carly showing at the Palace.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-10
STAGE AND SCREEN

all the stars matter of 25 or 30 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Make Il / Start
By b. AppINGroN BRUcA

Ten years ago met new neighbor az
social gathering. He was an affabie, brisk
appearing, middle-aged man. and waved COM
municatiye when he learned that had writ
ten some books -.
II myself have come here to write book,
he confided. ut deals with a subject requir-
ing some research. and while / have my ma
terial well in hand want to investigate 2
little further % 49, gss
Afterwards, at gradually longer intervals,
/ encountered my neighbor in sundry libra
ries. From time to time / inquired as to
his progress.
But hope to have my book done within
few months" -
And whenever he was asked how much of
it was written:
well, haven't exactly written any of
it, you know. It's just in the rough. Ten
come along fast enough, though, when get
at it,
The book is not written vet. It's would-be
authors library visits are today few and far
between. The likelihood is that his book
never will be written, if only because Of his
curious reluctance to buckle down and start
writing it. e5 ss9
Unfortunately, too, that same curious re.
1uetance to make start can hardly be de-
scribed as exceptional. 1t is found In not
few literary aspirants, and in not a few
workers in other fields than letters. Even
business workers are known to be afflicted
with it. sa
Not many of them, to be sure, are afflicted
with it ,ohronically, for it's chronic victims
soon cease to be business workers. But
many have to confess that, when confronted
with any new problem or task, they have a
habit of evading its solution or performance
as long. as possible
Eagerly they snatch at any pretext for de-
lay. They must first do this little thing or
that little thing, time and energy consuming
activities of comparative insignificance. They
feel, as they often are frank to admit. too
restless to concentrate on the Immediately
important thing for them to do.
Such workers always are seriously handi-
capped in business-doing until and unless
they apply to themselves the remedy ad-
mirably described in, for example, NJ. T. Nc
Cures recent book, How to Think in Bust
ness:
"Onee action gets started it creates mo-
mentum and power to keep itself going. Drill
yourselft to exert an initial effort, always say
ing to yourself. AS soon as get warmed UP,
things won't be so hard / have found this
one Of the most important practical maxims
of life.
"Do not waste time sitting around waiting
for inspiration. Know that in beginning al
most any kind of work there is an initial
resistance to be overcome. Restlessness is
more or less of a mood. Do not give up to
it. A little initiative on your part win soon
dispel it. The important thing is to start"
Probably my literary neighbor of the I'M
written book never has appreciated that any
thing really started is already well on the
way to completion. Doubtless 1t is truth
unappreciated by the whole host of the pro-
crastinating. 1t remains a truth neverthe-
less. & .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
PRACTICAL FA RIM ASSISTANCE

Four leading banks of Lee county are DO
INC constructive work in aiding the farmers
~ that section not only in a FINANCIAL way,
but through wise advice for conducting farm
ing operations on. businesslike basis. ln Us z
banks have spread throughout fhat sectlon
sdssse sound sugges&ktG entitied .Nltal acts
for Farmers" which, il accepted and prac-
ticed. will do much towards increasing pros
perity not only among the farmers, but
among all industrial interests.
One of the general statements by these
banks which sounds the keynote OF efforts
~ advance the intsfesfs@of that section is
tKis: "AgriculturS Is the biggest business
in Lee county. 1t is the one business upon
which we all depend. But farming is not
having as it should pay and will pay If
known facts are put into practice" Then
follow some of the facts to which the
farmers attention is directed, and which
include raising ample food and feed for home
needs "a a first consideration, the production
Of more poultry and dairy cattle, the reduc-
ton of cotton acreage per pillow and the in
crease in the yield per acre.
If the farmers of Lee county, or any other
section of the state, will put this program
into practice, the benefits will soon be felt
BIZ every interest in Alabama including es-
pecially the farming industry. 1t is not
q difficult undertaking. 1t can be readily
done, and it has proven profitable wherever
IL has been intelligently pursued. An indus
try which constitutes the largest business,
which IL the basis of all prosperity. which
is more far-reaching and which touches the
welfare of more people than all other bust
ness combined, should be conducted on bust
ness principles, not otherwise. 1t is en-
eouraging to note the many efforts being
made by the banks and other business enter
prises to aid the farmer in making such
changes in administration habits and methods
as will be markedly beneficial to all. To be
sure, there are hundreds of farmers who do
not need such urging and advice But there
are far too many who do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
nrRmrNGHAM's BUILDING RECORD

rhsrA need he no surprise that Birming-
49,, nth one execution, surpassed all the
1arser Southern cities in building cons'ruc'
fion during the month of March. One city,
Memnhis. went ahead of Birmingham, ana
onlv by few thousand dollars in the IN
vestment involved. Memphis spent sixty
four thousand dollars more than did DIT
ninsham during the month. though birmlng.
ham issued two hundred more permits. ~
should be considered, too, that the Sz,ooo,,4o
ysnresenting building construction IN tnis
.itv, does not include many large industrial
md commercial structures, not to speak OF
..veraI churches in the list. 1t Is interest
;rv Ia note that during March Birmingham
fock out six hundred and four permits, call
;nr for investments of 81 ,010,94O more than
New Orleans, with its much larger popu-
lation.
One reason for Birmingham's increase over
New Orleans is the much more rapid grown
Of this city. The same situation accounts
far Rirmineham's increase over the RECORDS
AT the other leading Southern cities. An
other reason is that both local and OUTSIDE
investors. realize the advantages that DIT
minehain offers over those OF other cities III
in building opportunities, ana even 'ha' 10
based largely upon the industrial ana popu-
Iation growth of this city and district.
a
~ the rate of twelve thousand people
year. with corresponding expansion in in
dustriaI activities, many new homes are re-
ouired to take care of the growth: Between
now and the next official census six years
in the future. Birmingham's increase OF pop
s,,lation is conservatively estimated at seventy
five thousand. 1t takes many new houses
to care for such an influx.
None of the other Southern cities are
growing so rapidly as Birmingham hence
the remarkable building records being made
by this city. One builder has erected nine
teen bungalows in sixty-four days. Many
other large records are being established.
one encouraging feature of this situation is
that expansion in nearly all industrial lines
is keeping pace with the building develop
ment. The telephone company, for example,
il spending two hundred and fifty-five thou
nand dollars in extensions of cables and
service to care for the increased demand for
telephone facilities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
The Happy Man

The happy man that gets there. has happi-
ness, indeed;
The sense of knowing something to fill a
human need.
The happy man. that gathers HIS harvests
of the light
Through putting back the shadowy wells of
someone's bitter night.
The happy man that harvests his happiness
through years ss--s.
OF garnering the sunshine for the eyes that
burn with tears. -
The happy man, that labors in vain delu-
sions of
The beauty of tender heart, the influence
of love.
The happy man, still keeping mid all the
muck and stain,
A spirit of the golden dream that brings the
xmorn aSaiR. Baltimore SUM-.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

Jim Gordon came in a little while ago
with detection spread over him like a mildew.
He slumped down in an easy chair and
dragged out bitterly sweet pipe and began
to stare out of the window. When / de-
handed an explanation he turHea pair
of panied white eyes on me. IL.
II have done something know vas right, y
he said, land I'm suffering the pafsgs of re-
morse for it." ~
Fifteen years ago Jimmie had CLOSE pal.
The pal was a kindly, generous, Hkable sort,
with never a drop of acid in his nature
and very few of the other valuable quail
ties He had more than streak of brilliance
but no disposition whatever toward work.
From time to time he used to gather In large
sums, mostly through the connplaisance of
rich men who liked his nonsense.
You're fool to work so hard Jimmie .
he used to say. "Only slaves and Efatheads
labor. make twice as much money as you
by strenuously avoiding toilT'f
Jimmie used to explain that he had talent
for that sort of thing. From time to time in
the fifteen years they have seen each oher.
The tie of the old-time affection grew
tenuous, but it continueds Jimmie never quite
forgot his early friendship. Yesterday the pal
came in. ~ =
Ave soI 10 nave soms ihohey M nurhJ'
JIM" said he.
Therefore Jimmie Gordon is in the dumps,
because he refused to loan his old friend
the money he wanted. He knew that he did
right Fifteen years of parasitism have rubbed
the varnish off the friend. His chops sag
a bit now with easy living. His eyes are
shifty. He has the same line of amusing
chatter but it no longer rings true. What
was lovable bohemianism in a young man
has become plain spongihg in a man cd mid
die age
'Ill loan you the money" said Jimmie,
"if you can prove to me that sou can pay it
back What security have your
The old pal referred bitterly to the quality
of Jimmie's friendship Yet Jimmie knows he
did the right thing. The man is no good
Parasites are never any good. Character is
only built by work. The easy borrower, nine
times in ten finishes in the gutter,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
MIR. STONE AN ENFORCEMENT

When the new federal attorney general
was appointed he was hailed in the press COM
ments the country over as the kind of man
to make determined efforts to enforce the
laws within his jurisdiction. Already this
impression appears to find a basis in the
order recently given by Mr.. Stone to district
attorneys to do their best to have Jail SEN
fences, not nominal fines, imposed upon boot
Iegsers. Instructions are given to make sec
ond offenses go hard with violators, and in
junction features are urged wherever posi-
BILE Every effort to bring about prompt
trials and cooperation between state and
federal officers is urged. The instructions
include this: "In all instances where
commercial violation of the prohibition law
Is involved, do your best to have Jail sen
tence imposed"
The attitude of the new attorney general
in this important function is reassuring to
all who realize the need for effective enforce
ment of the prohibition law, regardless of
whether some disapprove of it. 1t is the
law. Any considerable Haunting can but
lead to proportionate disregard of all law.
and thus attack the foundation of our civil
sation. With such an attitude by the head
of the department of justice, there is reason
TO expect more effective enforcement of the
prohibition law, and more respect for all
law.
In view of the widespread impression that
for some time prior to the change in the de-
partment of justice there was no serious eff
fort to enforce the prohibition law, and in
further view of more or less trustworthy evil
dence that bootleggers had little to fear from
that source, the new policy will be welcomed
by the law-abding element of the country.
which is clearly in the majority. 1t is en-
couraging to note, too, that Attorney Cen
eral Stone believes in attacking bootlegging
at its source by emphasizing the need for
prompt trials and real punishment for the
guilty and by stressng the need for special
efforts against the commercial phase of the
evil If that large part of the lawlessness is
successfully assailed, scattered cases of VIC
lations restricted to the occasional bottle
sesd give little caust,for apprehension. Even
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

does not mention the 466 miles Of concrete
built in Mobile county the previous year for
a little less than thirty-five thousand dollars
a mile.
In comparing the costs Of concrete and
other types>of paving, it should not be over
looked that in order to make it possible for
the other types to compete, the specifications
had to be reduced and, the original thickness
of the concrete base lessened by one inch.
Even with this concession the concrete bids
were lowest and also lower by nearly
two thousand dollars a mile than the
average the state has been paying for other
high-type pavings. This means either that
the price of other types must come down or
that concrete triumphs. Thus Mr.. Rogers
argument that concrete is too expensive falls
by its own weight. Let the commission in
clude concrete in its specifications and let
the chips fall where they may. Let the
commission not close its eyes to what has
been the experience of other states which
have successful highway systems.
In this connection the people of Alabama
are gratified to note that Engineer Keller
stood to his guns in this matter. The state
needs. an engineering service that will not
compromise the standards of highway con-
struction. The people who favor good roads
are pleased at this latest evidence of
adherence to engineering principles. The in
telligence and courage displayed by Commits
missioners Scruggs and Suttle, who recently
visited the successful highway operations in
Illinois, are likewise encouraging. The
of these two gentlemen that
Alabama shall profit by the expensive high
way experience of other states makes alto
gether for efficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Keep Step

Keep step.
II you fall behind you may be lost. 4.
If you run on Ghezd you may get hurt.
The victories of life are won by armies q
men, in companies and regiments.
You win accomplish little, and possibly you
may be shot or hung, If you give yourself to
guerilla warfare. ~
/ All of which, in plain English and drop.
ping figures Of speech, means-don't lose
touch with your fellow human beings.
# Keep step with the family. 1t may be
necessary to cut loose from home and home
folks-sometimes it is best; but one always
loses something by il, no matter how great
the gain. The family is the oldest known
club, government, church and mutual benefit
association. You will never find another
just like it. Think wen before separating
your life from brother and sister, father and
mother.
The isolating forces are strong-your
strong individualism, the feeling that the
family does not understand you, or that they,
underrate you, irritation arising from too
close association and that contempt which
familiarity Ia likely to breed. Most of thees
forces are strongly egotistic and need dis
counting. 's A
Z You may have to bid sood-by to your kin,
but do not forget that in doing so you are
mourning 0lSpinct 1OSSp Hnu tho pfOIlb
must be great to oyerbalance 1t.
Keep step with your friends. Friendship
Is not for nothing: we have to pay for 1t.
To lose real friend il worse than losing q
pocketbook stuffed with banknotes. You may.
be compelled to run on ahead, but think
twice before doing so.
Keep step with your wife, your husband.
Don't drop behind. It is sad thing to see
one at the top Of the hill and the other
lingering in the valley. Keep your minds
abreast. Let your hopes and fears, triumphs
and failures, be taken by you side by side.
Keep step with your times. 1t is well to
know the thought Of the world Of yesterday:
it is well to have ,Utopian enthusiasms that
reach to the millennium; but it is best of all
to know and feel the present day.
I There are the old masters, to be sure but
do you know that men are painting now, and
sculpturing, and composing music, and writ
ing books, and dreaming dreams, and work. (
ing mighty works? ad =
Qui ma pas l'esprit de son age,
De son age tout lie malheur
# (Who has not the spirit Of his age,
OF his age has all the evil.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

So The Eternay Mystery ,,;et
lie found her behind the counter Of
Stacy's.
And he fell madly. violently in love with
her. Indeed, he fell so far that be even
decided to marry her.
But, of course, he must first send her
away to be educated so that she might be
q mental companion to him.
So he sent her away to be educated.
And when she returned, blooming like a
rose, they were married..
And now she chats lightly of the cosmic
urge of Ezra Pound; of Ellen Glasgow; of
the Freudian theory of the Italian system
of bel canto; of Grieg of Bokhara rugs of
Flemish tapestries; of, sex complex; Of
Trust a woman, though, TO pull a dirty
trick like that Bachelor.
Always
Mrs Tiff (sarcastically): at seems to
me I'm always wrong s~
Mr. Tiff: @Well, you're right for once"
~ II. A. Draine.
Every Rider Thinks His Own Hobby a
Thoroughbred.
A reconteur is known BY the stories he
doesn't tell.
Copyright, 1924. Reproduction fOrbidden)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
The Right Word
GOOD. BAD. AND WELL
By CURTIS NICHOLSON



II feel good" II feel bad" and II feel
we'll" o. L. Hughes of Cincinnati, O., would
like an analysis of these expressions. Mr.
Hughes writes, 'In a test some time ago
decided feel good was correct, but was
wrong. according to your correction. Now,
IL one can feel bad, why can one not feel
good? Good and bad are opponents, as are
well and i'll adverse to each other.
How does one feel when one hears good
news, such as ones party won the election
rect One may feel well. free from pain OF
good, full Of joy. Am 1 right, Mr.. r. WI
always read your helps and nearly always
see that you are right, absolutely" -,
Will Mr.. Hughes note the following
Good signifies having physical qualities
that are useful, or that can be made produe
tive of comfort, satisfaction, or enjoyment
as, good view, good flour 49,. Frank
H. Vizetelly A Desk Book of Errons in Eng
lish. Observe, therefore, the meaning, of "a
good man" and IL feel good"
One may feel glad when he hears good
news-not good. 1t is true that well and III
are antonyms--and likewise well and bad are
antonyms in II feel well'' and II feel bad"
Good and bad are antonyms in the follow
ing good apple, bad apple; good man, bad
man. But good and bad (gOOd and iIl) are
not antonyms.
Yesterdays Error
Wrong; When that with the word,
following identify the noun to which they
Right: When that with the words fol
lowing identifies the noun to which 4
refers ....s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

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companied by return postage, should be
: addressed to the Fun Shop, care Age
Herald. Unaccepted contributions caHnot
be returned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

these win be soon largely eliminated. The
large scale commercial bootegger. is the chief
offender. Nominal fines have no dread for
him. Prison sentences, as urged by Attor-
ney General Stone, after prompt trials and
real efforts for enforcement, are the remedy
because theysa are not only penalties that are
felt, but they 30 far towards abolishing the
profits through the hazards involved The
prohibition law can be enforced as well as
are other laws. The reason it has not been
done 10 because it has not been seriously
undertaken
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
JAZZ AND SUICIDE

Statisticians, including a physician who is
head of the Save-a-Life League, have found
that, of the fifteen thousand suicides in the
United States during the last year, large
ma jority may be attributed to the jazz spirit.
Among the suicides were about four thou
sand children between five and eighteen
years old. 1t would appear that jazz is
given enough blame for general conditions,
without having to bear the odium of this
gruesome record. There be many who will
question the scientists diagnosis. Nobody
doubts that the jazz spirit arises largely
from the wish to get kick out of life. The
people who pursue these objects, one would
think, have too much to live for to end it
ALL Suicides usually result from morbid
depression. Thus it would at first seem
that jazz has just the opposite effects from
what the scientist claims.
Yet we must remember that, as science
tells us. to every action there is an equal
and opposite reaction. Thus, those who
have been lifted by jazz to the pinnacle of
gayety, naturally later fall into the dumps
This latter mood is morbid one, when the
vital forces are low and the wish to live ia
relatively weak. Thus there frequently
come times when the dissatisfaction with life
the wish to end it all, is overpowering
Then the thought of suicide obtrudes itself
each time more insistently. Finally, in some
cases, it prevails, as the records show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

A Matter OF Business.-Will some cotton
farmer please tell us where profit can be
found in raising 81 pounds of lint cotton to
the acre and having to buy feed for the stock
on the farm? That was the average produc-
ton per acre in Alabama last season.-Ope-
lika News. 4sis5ls>
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

The Country's Young Men.-The country
is only as strong as its young men. Any
thing that will teach them better living hab-
its and that viii make them better citizens
is deserving and worthy of support.-Tusca-
loosa News. aA