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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Watching The Parade
by JOHN PILGRIM

No1v and then me aavors tha fun. of rroyv-
WV IA anJ ~ o,0 ~ .S;no o ia ro.n Nv.
Greater fraedom than 4 vonnr one He can
sav cntt;nv tbines 10 women and the worst
that ;s said of him ia that he ia an old
crank. Where's. If he were Young some one
would teH him that he Ia no gentleman.
And some chivalrous youpgster would bust
him in the snoot. All of which occurred to
me in the downtown bins.
"Not a decent man on board" snorted a
mean looking middIe-axed woman to her
meaner looking friend AZ she Ching to the
strsns "WonIdn't Won think that some one
Sro,1d .;vo ms ! sssf9"
M, - 40. A..x A-.ss
Ing ol9 man h YIN s 49, 49,
as net: Hou tI. W ~ a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
CHICAGO's ,sUPER.CROOKs

Mayor Dever of Chicago complains that
his city is infested with super-cfooks. These
thieves and murderers. he says, make "the
old arson ring, the pickpocket trust, the con-
fidence mems alliance and the late beer
running crews" look just like office boys
They have organization. They have CEN
tralized authority. They have lawyers on tap
with habeas corpus writs. Some way this
sounds like the language that used to be
drawn and fired upon the trusts. Maybe it
hints Of development of the trust idea or,
at least, of the trust methods. We used to
think OF the overgrown corporations as a
menace to civilization and Christianity, of
life, liberty and the pursuits of happiness
SO they were to some extent. But they were
conquered in spite of clever managers and
willy lawyers A trust today is merely a con-
venience for producing government revenue
Probably the highly organized underworld of
Chicago will be breathing its last shortly.
Its very existence is a challenge to bold men
to go forth and choke it to death.-Toledo
Blade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
THE EXPORT TRADE BUREAU

Opening of the Birmingham bureau of the
United States department of foreign and do
|mestic commerce promises increase In the
export trade of this district The general
purpose of the bureau is to aid manufactur-
|erss and distributors of products made here
10 solve their export problems with pertinent
Information promptly and freely provided
from the federal department of commerce.,
thereby establishing closer touch with foreign
firms and markets needing these products.
1t Is in a sense a bureau of information for
the development Of larger foreign markets
for Birmingham articles.
Some idea of the possibilities for service
from this enterprise may be had from a
statement of one of the government officials
lat the meeting inaugurating the bureau. He
said that in 1922 Birmingham exported ap-
|proximately eight per cent. of the iron and
steel products shipped from this country,
but predicted that with the establishment of
the local bureau this amount would soon be
increased to twenty per cent. He further
stated that this country has almost reached
Its limit for the present in internal demand
for steel and iron, and that the producers
Unjust give greater attention to foreign trade.
That means that larger foreign markets
must be developed as means of prosperity
leo this country. Continued and increased
progress and output of the Birmingham dis
|trict depend largely on the development Of
Its export trade, because basic materials and
1.-THE heavier products constitute the founda-
ton of Birmingham's industrial development,
with better export facilities through improve
ment of the states port at Mobile, and with
an active bureau under government super
vision aiding materially in the extension Of
foreign markets, notable progress should soon
be made in expansion of that balance Of trade
which Is acquired through export business.
and which reflects faithfully any increased
prosperity attained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Bide Dudley's Rhymes
A Song OF Kansas

Come back in the years, Mr.. Reader, with
me. We're going to make a brief call. Out
West there's home that L want you to see.
Twill take but one minute-that's all. Come
back in the years when the grasshoppers
hoped and hot winds blew barren the land /;
when grim old misfortune on Kansas had
dropped and left her just thistles and sand.
want you to meet, in little frame home, a
mother who went through the fight when
there was no honey at all in the comb and
often no supper at night-the brave little
soul who encouraged MS all. while keeping
her own sorrow hid; the one who, while
standing with back to the wall, said: "He
will provide And He did. All, those were
the days when man was a man and a
woman woman, you bet when real war
riors battled and weaker ones ran away from
grim hunger and debt. She's still out in
Kansas, the mother who stood with back to
the wall and tears hid. and said He'd pro-
vide-that He could and He would-whO
asked Him to help-and He did.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
The Right Word
Accepting An Invitation
ny CURTIS NICHOLSON

AaANASSN~~Oaa
Find the error In this article.)
F. e. Dymond of Chicago has accepted the
invitation 1.-THE Right Word" gave a short
time ago to submit any interesting sentences
the readers Of this column might happen
upon. But the question arises whether or
not there are any errors in the quoted para
graph.
II quote below a sentence from The
English Language by Logan Pearsall
Smith:
For several centuries the Celts in Eng
land had enjoyed the benefits of Roman
government, and shared in the civilization
of the Roman Empire; they lived in walled
cities, worshipped in Christian churches and
spoke to certain extent. at least, the Latin
language; and it Is possible If this Teutonic
invasion had never happened, that the, in
habitants Of England would be now speak
ing a language descended from Latin, like
French or Spanish or Italian
Els this sentence correctly constructed2
I am convinced that it contains a serious
error in structure, but have showed It to
several people and they can see nothing
wrong with it. 1 should like to have your
opinion.
Speaking of should like and would like
saw we would like in an article by A.
G. Wells the other day"
"The Right Word proposes the following
changes: 'they had lived In walled cities :"
had spoken to a certain extent" to agree
with had lived" Furthermore, it would be
better If the last part Of the sentence was
to read as follows: would be now speak.
ing language. like French or Spanish or
Italian, descended from Latin" The express
sion I'VE would like" is wrong; 1--WE should
like" is correct
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Forum Of The People
Leaks From Jury Rooms

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
When citizen is called to serve as a
juror or witness by the grand jury, he takes
an oath which states in part. That as such
a juror or witness he will not divulge to any
person any evidence or happenings in the
grand jury room. The reasons for this are
many and obvious. If man appears guilty
to the grand jury he may be arrested before
he has the chance of escape. If there's not
sufficient evidence to indct, his good name
is not shattered by silly rumors and idle gos-
SIP Now. How come" that in these mod
ern days some of our newspapers frequently
portray in advance the happenings in our
grand jury rooms? 1t seems that they know
just what case is being investigated, who is
under investigation and what each witness
swears, and some even go farther, they an
nounce when and who will be indicted. Tell
me what's the good of all this publicity
How does it aid the grand jury or serve the
ends of justice? These questions are ones
that every citizen who has at heart the en-
forcement of law is seriously bordering.
P. NJ. CARLISLE.
Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Solitude rs Teacher
solitudelis bitter medicine. but wholesom.
nr nR. rrArx cRANE

I SolitudeNis bitter medicine, but wholesome
And we can learn to like it.
We are afraid to be alone. But like most
other bugaboos this too vanishes when we
approach and handle It.
Solitude consists Of me and myself. The
reason we fear it is that ourself is the one
person we know the least.
Get acquainted. Practice being alone.
Our modern life is too cluttered. We are
everlastingly doing something. We chatter
work. play, and il we have a half hour Of
leisure we must fill it with the rattle of
newspaper. We are prone and helpless wheI
we have no story to read. no one to talk to
nothing to do. We cannot do that rarest and
most Aruthful of things-nothing. Baskins
is lost art. Soy
And yet it is in these moments of silent
brewing of the mind, when we simply stand
still and let our thoughts rise as they will,
that the deep, creative ideas come to us. For
our best ideas are not those we have read
or heard, but those that have come to us
in quiet, out Of the infinite.
The greatest things any man says are thoss
that have behind them great hours of silence,
am the only person ! cannot get away
from. It stands me in stead to make myself
as agreeable as possible.
It is a false and ignorant humility that
says, II hate myself, that is why / do not
want to be alone" For one hates himself
for precisely the same reason he hates others;
because he is not acquainted.
Learn yourself. Don't expect impossible
excellence You are made up Of good and
bad, much as are other folks. Be charitable
to yourself. The Golden Rule works both
ways. Love yourself as your neighbor."
I cannot tell you all you will learn from
the practice of solituAs. II could, you
would not need to go to solitude to learn it.
But you will learn much, many profound
things that cannot be told. Wordsworth
speaks of 49,
that inward eye .
which is the bliss of solitude"
And he even goes so far as to say:
Zone impulse from the vernal wood
May teach you more of man,
OF moral evil and of good, y
Than all the sages can" ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
OVERSEEING OUR PRODUCTS

One of the most notable indications Of
steadily increasing prosperity in the South,
and especially in the Birmingham district,
is the constantly growing demand by diversi-
fled manufacturing plants in this section for
pig iron made here. In former years eighty to
ninety five per cent. of the local pig iron was
shipped North and West to find market.
The situation has been reversed. With the
growth of diversified industries in this sec
ton using this basic material, it finds grow
ing market at home. The largest ironmaker
in the Birmingham district, for instance,
which formerly shipped nearly all of its
product out of the state, now consumes most
of its iron in its local plant.
The situation is gratifying in that it shows
marked progress in the development of diver
sified industries in this district, thereby in
creasing the local market for basic products.
The steadily increasing demand at home for
the basic materials thus faversbly acts in
two ways-the encouragement of larger ia
cilities for raw materials, and the expansion
of profitable diversity of manufactures, with
greater wealth and employment.
Far-sighted pioneers in the Birmingham
district years ago predicted that, with the
extensive establishment of enterprises turn
ing out finished products from raw materials
made here, Birmingham would become one
of the largest and most prosperous industrial
centers in the country. These predictions
are rapidly Undertaking.. The results are
already manifest In the rapid increase of
population and prosperity. Yet it is be-
lieved that what has been accomplished Is
only small achievement as compared with
what the next few years will show in this
direction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
Was And Were

(Flnd the error in this articie) ..e
Mrs. Gustave Weisbach Of Bridgeport,
Neb. writes that she is never certain about
the use of the words was and were. II you
would be kind enough to give me some
rule by which l may be sure 1 am using
the right word l will be more grateful than
] can say"
Were is the plural for of was: as, we
were, you were; they were. When you is
used in the second person singular, the word
were is known as a singular verb; as. you
Zone person who you are talking to- were.
But were is used with l, he. she and it
(singular pronouns) when a condition con-
trary to fact is being expressed; as, il were
he; if he were there; if she were ready.
All Correct
The name of w. A. Murray of Chicago
should he added to the names Of those who
had all the sentences correct in the last test
Invitation Accepted
Again reader has accepted the invitation
of THE Right Word and sent in sentence
for criticism. c. A. Carlson Of Chicago
writes, The other day the Chicago Daily
News had the following sentence as headline
in one of its editions: u. s. Senate Votes
to Ask DENLY to Resign Is the verb votes
used here in accordance with your teach
ing?"
Yes, votes is correct.
Mr.. Carlson continues, in another edition
was the following advertisement Can One
Be Their Own DoctorT What do you think
was the object of the wording of this adver-
tisement?"
The right word is "ones;'' as, Can one be
ones own doctor?
Yesterdays Error
Wrong lit would be better if the last
part of the sentence was.
Right 80. it would be better if the. last
y,art Of ha eaufonna vuano Nsl-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
HER IMMUNITY

old negress protested vigorously when the
After tn epidemic had been checked an
health officers started to take down the sign
they had put up on her house.
"Why don't you want us to take it down -
one Of the officers asked.
Ere amt ben bill collector neah dis
house sence dat sign was nailed up. You
all please let it alone. '-Ueople's Home Jour-
nal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

lfness, clothing. habits and SO on. 1t il a
duty which parents owe their children. The
first of May should be an epoch in the his
tory of child welfare in this county. And it
will be if there is a generous response to
the appeal of the American Child Health As
ISOLATION and hearty cooperation in its
program for the health of the child, and
through it the betterment of the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
STILL FOR PEOPLE TO DECIDE

The leasing of the courthouse is open to
the same objection as its sale, without sane
tioh of the people. The lease would mean the
transfer of the courthouse to a new site and
the financing of new structure. These are
properly subjects for the people to pass on,
and the board of revenue has correctly re-
solved to pass the decision on to the people
No disguise can make the issue other than
it Is, namely, a subject in which the public
viii cannot be ignored.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
The Once Ouer
The President Talks II Over With, His
Cabinet ~
BY H. ApprNaroN BRUCE

|
The President: Good morning, gentle
| men.
| Cabinet: Good morning, Calvin. ,.,
The President: I'm glad to see so man!
of you lefti <seSS
Cabinet: The same to you and many Of
them.
The President: We will now call the roll
Cabinet: What for?
The President: I want.to get correct list
of survivors!
Secretary of War: You look very re
freshed.
The President: ought to. I've just hat
lot taken off my mind.
Secretary of Labor: Well, Mr.. Daugherty
was good fellow when he had it,
The President: Yes, but do you think hi
had it? --1{mo
/ Secretary of Commerce: Have we enough
members left for q quorum?
The President: How many does it take
to make a quorum?
Secretary Of Commerce: Three.
The President: We can just about
make it
cat this point cabinet member breaks
down and cries.
The President: What's the matter?
fearful One: It's getting so lonesome in
here at these cabinet meetings l can't
stand it.
The President: Cheer up. I think there
are as many of us left as there are those
who've resigned.
Secretary Of Treasury: What's the score
now, anyhow?
The President: don't know. I've lost
track. I'll have to ask my secretary.
Official Secretary: Three out!
The President: That ends the inning.
Secretary of Treasury Mister President,
rise to a point of correction.
The President: What's wrong?
Secretary of Treasury: There are four
The President Counting on his fingers)
No, three. FAN. DENLY and Daugherty.
Secretary of Treasury: You forget the
cat
The President: The cat came back
Voice: So may the others come back.
The President with great emphasis Not
If see 'em first!
The President: We viii now open the
meeting under the head Of new designations
Has everybody resigned who wished?
Cabinet: Let us hope sol
The President: Close under the head of
designations; open under the head of new
business. Are there AMI communications?
His Secretary: have here a letter.
The President. Who from?
His Secretary: It's from the local broad
casting station.
The President: What do they want?
His Secretary: They want to know If
you would like to use their station to broad
cast a reward for Mr.. Daugherty's return.
The President: II you crack any more
jokes like that I'll require one more resigna-
ton.
Secretary of Labor: What ever became of
Ed DENLY? -+s=
The President: The name sounds familiar.
Secretary of Labor: He used to be sec
Rotary of the navy. .4
The President: Oh, yes. Now recall
him.
Secretary of War: DENLY wasn't bad
fellow.
The President: No. He at least knew
when to take hint. / thought I'd never get
Daugherty to go. ~:
The President: Let US now close with the
White House anthem.
Cabinet: What anthem il that? s55E
The President: Gone. Gone, The Old
Familiar Faces!"
(Curtain)
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Coda

&c. T. Davis in Arkansas Gazette)
AS long as the spring brings back song;
AS long as the tail trees give
Friendship and shelter and peace--that long
/ shall live.
When never the white road beckons again
Nor the white moon calls from the sky,
And the pine trees whisper unheard-why
then,
shall die.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
MUTUAL INTEREST

We need more mutual understanding
Yep" replied Farmer Corntossel. We're
workin' along that way. The banks think
they know all about farming and the farmers
thin kthey know all about banking.
ington Star,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
HALTING THE PUBLICTTY

do you know the name of that bootleg
ger who was arrested and fined?"
''Yep," answered Uncle Bill Bottletop
hut I'm not going to tell you. ] don't pro-
pose to let him turn his just punishment into
an advertisement "--Washington Star
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

freedom THROUGH appeals. rehearinss. delays,
legal technicalities and pardons or paroles,
If not through various processes of tampering
with jurors. The Mobile case is a valued
contribution to the administration of justice
in AINhamH # ,.-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

They are going to sell the Persian crown
jewels to get money for construction of
good roads. Lots of countries want good
roads, but for one reason or another are
often blocked from getting them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

What public benefit it would be if the
spring cleaning in Washington would de-
stroy the graft weevil.
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RURRING m N

Hub-You seem to think that I'm per
feet brute
Wife-Oh, no; nothing SO thoroughbred
as that.--Boston Transcript
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

A New York clergyman declared that
dancing is entitled to recognition as re-
ligious rite. 1t appears, however, that mod
ern jazz steps will have to be overhauled
before they develop any spiritual atmos-
phere
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Boss politics would be all right if the SOY
ereign voter would assert his rights as tn
real boss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Daugherty says that he will continue to
work for Coolidge's nomination. All! Then
he does hold a grudge, after all!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01
DENATTTRJNG DERATE

A French doctor claims to have discovered
cure for snoring. He may thus be the
means of eliminating one deplorable feature
from parliamentary debate-London Punch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

), More interest In POultry.-More interest
is being taken in poultry by the farmers Of
this section than ever before. Local produced
eggs are being brought to market in large
numbers. and each farmer bFags on how much
better his hens lay than those of his neigh
bors.-Sylacauga News,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

The President: We viii now call the roll.
Cabinet: What for? ~
The President: want to get correct list
# survivors!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

BObbed Hair OvsrwOrked-It is strange
that hospitals, husbands and others should
have such protests on bobbed hair One may
have choices in the matter, but for the life
Of one it is not apparent why long or short
hair should cut such figure. It simply looks
as IL the bodied hair racket is overworked.-
Talladega Daily Home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

On Finding Ones PIace.-It is said that
nature has armed us with some faculty, some
quality, some force, which enables us to do,
one thing better than any one else. Our big
job jseto search till we find that one thing
and stick to it.-Dothan Eagle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

The President: Good morning, gentle-
men. l's
Cabinet: Good morning, Calvin. -..,
q The President I'm, glad to see so many
of you lefti +srtes
Cabinet: The same to you and many of
them. .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Flshlng Then And NOW.-You may 60 fish
ing now, probably do 40 often, but you do
not get the real pleasure out of it that you
did way back yonder. Your fishing tackle
now is more elaborate and whole lot more
costly. You have fancy rods, with reels on
them, and cleverly made flies for bait and
you go to the fishing places in an automobile.
and you may catch fish, too, but It is d safe
bet that you do not get the thrill out of it
that you got as a boy with crude fishing
tackle, earth worms and a pole cut from the
banks of the creek-Anniston Star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Wife Murderers, Bewarei-Men contem-
plating wife murder are advised not to go to
Two convictions were secured
there last week for that crime, and it seems
to be rather Improbable and unpopular in
the Magic City.-Gadsden journal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

Value OF A Good GaFden.-A good garden
saves the grocery bills. Don't forget to plant
it when the ground gets dry enough.-One-
onta Southern Democrat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-01

False Pretenses Bad Business.-Let this
one fact stay with you always: Anything OBJ
tanned under false pretenses viii not survive,
because people will get next to you sooner or
later-Huntsville Star.