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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
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1Carolne Lawrence bier in Christian Scienc,
 Monitor) 0! who would not go back
 When seasons. roll around To look for purple spots on the hill Where vi0lets cover the ground! l know where mandrakes lift ParasOls dainty, green. Over the rings where the fairies dance Their very tracks I have ssen. 1 know oak buds are pink
 Like baby fists shut tight. Such soft little paws of velvet. that Turn into leaves over night. I know where red buds blush
 With joy of coming spring, And garlands wave to their dogwoOd friends Memory wonderful thing. I know where little ferns Peep through tlreir messy bed. l sat Tor hours to sae them uncurl- Others have, it is said. O! to go back in spring
 Back to my childhood home, Wonderful. beautiful things knew Are calling me-calling. Come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS

l.ae TIT gre are indications that bill recently FTauced into congress threatens to sprOut sixthion because of the possibility of re-
 usba what some look upon as form ot Snese The measure provides for government
 iieuution of seeds. That practice long
 Sed as a crudely devised method of keep
 ascongressmen before the attention of their
 uisfituents. It was a sort of memory Jog ses process, especially when election times
 a5roached. Before it was abolished 1t
 kched such stages of abuse that it became t5fse than a joke It was positively of Hnsive 70 many intelligent people because hey realized it's main purpose and under stood that the voters not only were burdened with the direct cost of distribution, but some ,f them were subjected to losses by relying |5n indiscriminate varieties of seed wholly lnsuited to local conditions, and frequently entirely worthless.
 Much of the so-caled free seeds was never hsed. plere was little benefit to individuals, and the country was taxed several hundred h0usand dollars a year for something of little or no value Hundreds of clerks were ssmployed in this task, the frank privilege ras over-worked, sometimes badly abused, not k0 sneak of waste of time and labor for post Office and transportation employees. Needs br. wishes of constituents were not considered. "A fruit-grower was likely to receive pinch If onion seed while an apartment dweller niGht get q package of carrot seed.
 The government might we'll encourage the rowing of new plants and fruits in sections where such development is desirable and lnder practical conditions. This is the func- ion of the department of agriculture. not the I,ttu of clerks to cOngreSSmen under sl purely mechanical system. Nobody desires to dis courage efforts of the government to foster ,ll branches of agriculture with q definite .xorthy purpose. General distribution of seeds 1nder such a system as was pursued up to recent years, however, offered no benefit foi he farmer, and ceased to be even respectable politics.
 The new bill received favorable considers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
Work And Happiness
By H. ADDrNGroN BRUCE

It is a truism which cannot be too steadhy kept in mind that without work, interested work, there can be no happiness. E Nay, work is capable of giving us not only happiness but much else besides. Jules Payot, that admirable philosopher of everyday life, does not overstate when, in his latest book, .'The Conquest of Happiness" he observes:
 "A man who really works is so busy that he has no energy to waste in spleen. His personality expands. He discovers in him. self deep layers of force of which he had not dreamed. His character becomes stronger.
 "He has no desire for hunting after emo tions, adventures, drink and unusual excite ment. From continuous contact with the laws of the Universe his soul takes some of their stability, calm and patience Work helps us to attain serenity"
 Multitudes, know, will dissent vigorously from this glorification of work. @
 In their case they protest, work has cer- tainly not brought the benefits mentioned. I would ask them to listen to Payot mo- ment longer.
 "Work becomes burden when one does it having in view only money or vanity. Then energy is sold for. something inferior. Mer- cenary work never brings peace and satisfac- tion, just as the pennies given to beggar never satisfy him.
 And therein is the error into which multi tudes fall.
 The worker, of course should through his work, conscientiously and efficiently done, gain both livelihood and some degree of reputation. But to make either reputation or livelihood the chief end of work is to lose sight entirely of what is really works chief purpose. :.
 That purpose is to provide an adequate means of self-expression and self-realizati0n in a way that shall be socially useful. It is when one senses this significance of his work, and only then, that work engenders happiness and enlarges the personality.
 It may be argued-in fact, it has frequently been argued-that modern modes of work, particularly machine industry and the prin- ciple of subdivision of labor, make it next to impossible for men and women to find work creatively satisfactory. Tam not prepared to concede the full validity of this argument.
 Many workers, through idealizing their mOnotonous machine activities, through rec ognizipg the socially useful significance of the comparatively insignificant parts of shoes or razors or automobiles turned out by them, contrive to find happiness even at the ma chine.
 If not all are so constituted that they can do this, it is at least possible to all, thanks to the shortening of the working-day effected by the coming of machinery, to find outside their regular employment some socially useful occupation-if it be only a hobby such as gardening will satisfy the creative urge.
 And in one way or another that urge must be satisfied through work-through work done interestedly-f happiness is to be achieved. That is the truth underlying Pay ot's insistence on the beneficence of work. It is a truth which all idlers. semi-idlers and reluctant workers ignore to their great loss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

greatest number was the slogan. Democrats were going into. that undemocratic, freak primary with the determination of sending q delegation to New York that was selected by Governor Conner, ct al. Then comes another blunder. Ali Tunstall et-seemingly-auto cratic and tells Birmingham if she votes against Underwood he will have the legisla. ture to change our form of government. What effect this fool thing is going to have can not say. One thing can say: If Alabama loses its opportunity to have the next presi. dent it will owe it's loss entirely to the actions oi Underwood's fool friends.
 .t W. H. PARKER. Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
The Once Ouer
; Pstroleun Facts From The Encyciopedia
{ By 1T. L. PHILLIPS

Petroleum Facts From The Encyclopedia: Petroleum from the Greek "Pete"--Pett the Greek--meaning Easy, the Latin Role meaning lucre and the Hindu "E. U. M:'
 meaning I. o. U.); A natural oil used con, fidentially between lifelong friends for mu tual gain. x It, is composed of hydrolessDon. and scandals. and contains highly violatire properties such as senate resolutions and l congressional Investigations
 | History. Petroleum has long been known | in various parts of the world in fact, it dates back to the period of the. Original Suckers It sometimes is found in surface pools, cliques and cabinets. Great oil deposits have been found on the level in the past, but it is not the custom any longer to find them this way. es. The first mention of petroleum in the United States is contained in letter written in 1885 by the Franciscan missionary, Jos eph de la Roche d'Allion. The last mention of it is contained in letter written by Albert B. Fall to Edward Doheny in 1922. In the early days petroleum was used chiefly as a medicine. It was supposed to make people we'll It is now generally real ized, particularly throughout both political parties, that it makes people sick.
 Origin And Geological Occurrence. Petro- lleum with few exceptions is always found in sedimentary rocks or sedentary politicians. 1t is of organic origin but it is not known whether it is derived chiefly from plants, an- imals or struggling ranch owners.
 Most oil occurrences show a relation to some structure resembling an inverted basin. but others show a relation to an inverted teapot. All rock in which oil is found is porus. All alibis in which oil is not found should not be porous.
 Character And Composition. Oil is of varying color: black, brown, amber and straw. It all shows a tendency to fade out into what is known as the long green The flash point at which it will explode is 320 degrees Farenheit. The flash point at which certain oil magnates will explode is much lower.
 The principal by-products are sulphur, ker- ments, conflicting statements and indictments
 Method of Distribution. Chiefly via Wash ington and Three Rivers.
 Drilling, Etc In the early days it was the custom when trying to locate 'oil to 20 into the fields and look for signs of oil deposits
 Today 1t Is the custom to 20 into the fields and see where cabinet officer is stand ing. Large oil deposits are almost certain to be found directly under him.
 Refining. The refining of petroleum is very difficult. The refining of certain petro- leum interests is we'll nigh impossible. The process is called cracking" Some oil cracks sooner than others The same is true of oil witnesses. i-
 Marketing, Prices, Etc. The price fluctu- ates. Sometimes it sells as low as 200. O.OOO.- UOO,OOO,OOO barrels for one heifer, two sows. three pigs and a Guernsey bull. At other times one quart of it is enough to cost repu tation and future. T,a .@.I -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
.ANNIsroN STARS SPECIAL ISSUE

The "Calhoun County and CIVIC Club Edl- jon" of the Anniston Star, which was issued March 6, is one of the best special editions published by any Alabama newspaper. 9 It is replete with interesting historical and in iustrial information bearing upon the ma Serial. civic. educational and business inter- ssts of AnnistOn and Calhoun county, and shows impressively the growth and develop Sment of that progressive section The issue 6s well edited, illustrated and prl;,tel and sreflects credit upon the manageme 1t vL that sntsrprisinS new spaper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

,tion by the committee to which it was re. ferred. The measure carries an, appropriation of $3500 which, while seemingly small as gopesnment expenditures go these days. will be not only so much waste, but is sug- gestiv@Hf petty politics. It is not easy to be- lieve that many voters are influenced by re- ceiving n package of radish or lettuce seed, especially when the same are as likely as not unsuited to the needs of the recipients A few of these seeds may produce votes; many of them sprout contempt for the system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
THE WORD CALENDAR"

On the face of it, the word calendar" has no connection with debts or borrowings And yet it came straight from the practice of mOney-lending, which is as ancient as money itself.
 When Roman capitalist lent money to a farmer or other borrower, he naturally kept track of the time when the payment of inter- est or the return of the capital sum was due. That time generally fell on the first of the month, or as the Romans called it, "the calenGls." -s tE
 This keeping track of time by the Roman money lender the ancestors of the Italian people called the "caleDdariun. And the English ancestors of some of us. having ac- quired the institution of keeping track of time from the Romans. who occupied Britain ill Caesars. daF. also borrowed the name, and then shortened it to "calepdar.r }so{f .4g
 SHOWS NO SIGNS YET
 Philadelphia Record)
 The soviet win not be recognized us q civil ised government untl it acts like one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
FED UP

(Yorkshire Post)
 Papa-I hear that Charles Green is going to De married next week.
 Little Rupert (whose ideas on the subject are somewhat confused )-The last three days they give him everything to eat that he asks for, don't they, papa?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

VIII enable the highway commission. under its program, to connect Carrollton with Eutaw and with Livingston Gall three being county seats of adjoining counties) more economi- cally than is possible should the demands of the Boligee contingent be complied with.
 know John Rogers well enough during the last twenty years to regard him as a man who, while plain spoken, is going to favor and do what he thinks is right regardless of who 1t hurts; and in public matters he was never born with enough selfishness to place ms own interests above the high plane and requirements of a public trtst And if he was man of the "you tickle me and I'll tickle you" kind he would not today he chairman of the highway commission. It is very unfortunate that some have seen fit to unjustly criticize him. If their positions are well grounded why not take steps to im- peach him and remove him from office? If this be not attempted then it does seem that he should not be further fiattered by charges and counter charges of exercising more power than he holds and possessing more ability than the law allows in the construction of Alabama's system of good roads. :.
 W. c. McCLURE
 Tuscaloosa, Ala, March 4, 1924.
 It appears that Mir. Mcclure is mistaken Tn believing that the best public interest is not served by the most direct routes. Unneces- sary detours are neighborhood affairs, and should be constructed by local akencies The state law and the national highway policy are based on that principle.-Ed. Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

3.t NEWS RUREAUs-Washington, 800 'Daridson 9uilding: State Capital Montgomery Journal 4u!lding: Tennessee Valley, Decatur Daily 8uudmgs Tuscaloosa. News Buildtng;~ Jasper.
 Aoontain Eagle Building; Anniston. Star Build snfs Gadsden, Journal Buiiding: Muscle Shoals. frf-Cittes Daily Building .--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

\ SUBSCRIPTION RArES-By mail payable An advance in United States and Cah&da; Daily 4And Sunday. one year. $500; six months. s+.oo; ithfee months, s2.2s; one month, s5c. Daily only; 0ns year. $ss0: six months $32S; three sncnths, s17s; montn 75c. Sunday only: one year. e2.S0; six months. S1.50; three months, 7tc; one month. 2s.
 By carrier. where carrier delivery is main tsined: 2oc per week. s5c per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
HE AGE HERALD
t1rDERIcK l. THOMPSON. PRESIDENT

Assfed at Birminsha m. Ala. post office as ses.
 --@lass matter. act of Congress March :. 1sts'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREss--The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all dispatches credited to it. not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein All rights of republication of special dispatches are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
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The soviet will not be recognized as civil ised government untll 1t acts like one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
OUR FINANCIAL STATUS

Telephone tprivate branch exchange coL.nect- lng an depaFtmentsl, Main 43O0..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Make It Unanimous. GoYernor, Brandon has set aside the week of March 21-2S as it. literacy week; come on, let's make it unani- nous; don't be bashfuL-Troy Messenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Less Interest Than Expected. -The presi- dential preferential primary to be held upon March Il is not getting the interest in some quarters that was expected.--Tusealoos News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

< Warming To Young Peopls.-Most of the young people would get dizzy if they went the rounds that high society is teaching now Adays Never were so bad examples set the young of the generation as by the high flyers of the present day; and they are the ones to be taught they must be decent.-Talladega Daily Home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

The Merchant An Institution.--By helping the hometown merchants to prosper; people really help themselves to greater prosperity. for the home town merchant is a part of the town. He is an institution and as he thrives the community grows. Everyone in a commu- nity shares in the benefits of community growth and prosperity. Anniston Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Big Cucumber Acreage.-The cucumber planters are nlanning to put out large acreage again tiisASear. This will bring money to the farniers before their later crops are harvested. Thatsis o1asthing that comes to thelfarmer through dixq icatOn He gets his money at different t1hses during the year instead of having to go in debt until his one crop is marketed. as 1t was when the farmers grew only one crop cotton. Andalusia Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
STICK TO THE FACT FINDING

Although there have been persistent at tempts to divert public attention from the main issue by making partisan political at tacks upon private reputations yet the main issue must not be lost sight of. There is only one question to which the American people want an answer, and that is how the high public officials have conducted their offices of public trust. Whenever the investigation de- viates from this line it obscures the real purpose and diminishes the prospect of proper revelation of the facts and recovery of items of public value that have been wrongfully given over to private exploitation without commensurate public recompense.
 Not the legitimate acts of any private citi- zens but the official acts of men entrusted with important public responsibilities are the proper subjects of senatorial scrutiny. First and foremost in the public mind is the his- tory of the naval oil reserve leases and of all guilty, ill-advised or improper official con- nection herewith. The oil scandal in all its ramifications is the situation which must be first clarified by searching inquiry, and then rectified by the fullest court procedure, both civil and criminal. The national honor can be satisfied with nothing short of such an outcome. Special attempts to involve private regulations, merely because of political promi- hence of individuals, are condemned as un- worthy and as far more reprehensible than any allegations they may bring against such individuals
 Let the investigation proceed directly to its goal. If the facts are relentlessly exposed no person implicated will escape and no innocent name will be involved. Every rightminded person should be satisfied with such result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
THE BUYING OF TITLES

There is an old saying that we live to learn but it does not seem to find close ap- plication in the cases of American heiresses who take no warning from their sisters who purchased foreign titles. "Six months more of this, and if he' (naming his father-in-law) does not come through, I'm going to get divorce" Such are reported as the words of a foreign count with an unpronounceable name who married an American girl much to the dispIeasure of her father who is re- puted to be worth forty million dollars.
 1t seems that the count first showed in difference to his father-in-law's opposition and refusal to supply funds for the honey moon, shrugged his shoulders, and declared that he was marrying for love, anyhow, and money was no object to him. The bride is reported to have sold string of pearls to pay travelling expenses, and what remained from the sale has been largely consumed in living costs. That puts a new phase on the situation from the counts standpoint, and he has become disgusted, as well as disap- pointed, over his failure to receive big pay for a title, which his father-in-law appraises at nothing. mnus Hence, the counts threat to peddle his title wherever he can find an- other purchaser.
 Most of the ridicule and criticism of Amer ica by Europeans is easily refuted. Fur chasing worthless titles for ambitious daugh- ters of wealthy Americans continues, how ever, even after the World War demonstrated that those who pay the money are usually victims of bunco games or worse. Some own CTS of titles are more diplomatic and much less bold and coarse about it than the one alluded to. But that seems to make little difference with American heiresses who ina zine that they can't be happy without title. until they learn what n bunglesome bargain they made This incident will probably have little effect on other American girls with rich fathers who are willing to pay the price of wrigEling into the outskirts of nobility
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
BRANDON HALTs CONSERVATION

Conservationists and spOrtsmen Of Ala bama are somewhat discouraged over the treatment they received at the hands of the last legislature under direction of Governor Brandon. Those who regret the danger to the states game through failure of the legis- lature under the governors guidance to enact a proper statute providing for game and fish protection, are disturbed. They do not be- lieve they were given square deal Much of their arduous and well-considered work in this field of conservation has gone for naught. Unless remedial legislation is soon forthcom-
 ing, the states game and fish will be greatly depleted.
 Here is the situation and the reasons for it's development under q short-sighted policy more or less saturated with costly politics Sportsmen of the state held a twO-day con vention in Montgomery in October, 1922. Thirty-twO counties were represented and a game and fish bill was drawn, which was practically the same as the one passed by the legislature except that the original bill included clause covering the distribution of funds to be used by the game and fish de- partment. That bill, which was recommended by the convention and passed by the legis- lature. set aside these funds to be used by the game and fish department only. including all appropriation of S25, ,000 for fish cultural work out of funds always on hand.
 On January l. l92+, the state took about SlG.00O from this department and placed it in the general fund. which made a total of about S150,0O0 which has gone that route since the department was created. Before the legislature met. the recommendations of the sportsmen's convention were submitted in the form of bill to Governor Brandon, and with a few minor changes suggested by him, he agreed to help put the measure through. Both houses unanimously passed the bill but it was held up about three weeks and on the night the legislature adjourned, was sent back with an amendment requiring the governors approval of all expenditures by the conserva ton department, and providing that at the end of each fiscal year all unexpended funds in this depa rtment should be transferred to the general fund.
 The resul, is that the conservation depart ment cannot pay game wardens reasonable salaries, cannot pay expenses to visit parts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-01
TT MAY BE SPECULATIVE

Efforts to sell the city some realty on Third avenue as possible extension of inc public market project at a price and on terms well up with realty values in that locality, are based on desire to sell property. Such a proposal should be so regarded, and not in the light of any special purpose to favor the city. If the city authorities determine to purchase the property, their decision should he purely matter of business judgment. It is for them to say whether the property is worth to the city the price asked, and whether the city is justified under existing conditions in mourning such a financial Ob- ligation. The terms under which it is pro- posed for the city to take a ten-year option on the property, with the price to be paid at the expiration of that period, is not special concession, but an ordinary business proposal in which the seller loans the pur- chase money at good rate of interest. For the city, unless there is present or proSpec- tive need for the property, the proposal IS speculative, and speculation in real estate is not q proper municipal function.