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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

/ inte1ident of public buildings. The scan
dial resulted also in the forced resig-
nation of Gen. Benjamin III. Bristow,
Secretary of the Treasury, and Post
master General Jewell.
But of all the scandals that shad-
owed Grants administration the Belk-
nap case probably disturbed the Presi-
dent most. Gen. William w. Belknap
had made a brilliant war record under
Grant, distinguishing himself particu-
larry in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth
and Vicksburg. Grant loved soldiers
and favored them whenever possible in
his appointments when he became Presi-
dent. He made Belknap his Secretary
of War and when reelected appointed
him again.
The credit mobilier'' and whisky
ring scandals already had given the
democrats much campaign ammunition.
But they kept their eyes open for more
and when they thought they saw some
thing amiss in the war department they
promptly pried the lid off, Revelations
have come no faster in the Teapot
Dome case than they did for a time
back there. A half dozen investigations
were in progress at one time. Grants
own brother was involved in the sale
of army sutlerships.
Involved BY Ambitious Wife
Belknap was poor and he had q large
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
TRADE MARKS OF
sR0YALTY GOBACk
TO ANCIENT DAYS
British Kings And Queens
Choose Quaint Insignia
For Themselves
PAGE IA

In the brave days of old, when
Knights were bold land fully needed to
be-, great mobiles had not only their
coats of arms and crests, but their
badges as well. These were borne by
all who wore their livery. Kings and
reigning queens also had their indi-
vidual badges, trademarks of royalty,
as we may style them, says Answers.
We come upon the first definite per-
sonal royal badge with King Stephen
for although William the Conqueror is
said to have adopted that OF lion,
while his son, Rufus, is stated to have
assumed the device of an eagle, the
matter admits of some doubt.
Stephen is variously said to have
taken his Sagittarius badge from the
fact that he became king while that
sign of the Zodiac ruled the heavens ;
or it may have been in compliment of
his archers, who had won for him
many victory.
If we are to make a choice. it would
seem that the acknowledgment to the
archers Is the more reasonable theory,
because his Sagittarius differs from
the classic Zodiacal one, which pic
tured half man and half horse. Ste
. phens device is half man and half
Lion Not His Emblem
Richard, the First, the crusading
'Iion Heart did not choose a lion
for his emblem. He took the Star
and Crescent, in allusion to his ex-
petitions into the Holy Land. His
brother and successor, John, who re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
WASHINGTON HAS HAD
BIG SCANDALS BEFORE
Almost Every President Has Been Embarrassed
By Lesser Officials Dishonesty Or Weak
ness-Grant Was Frequent Victim

scandals in which friends. former conf
rades in arms and men to whom he
was indebted politically figured. And
he was so honest in his personal deal
ing and 50 loyal to his friends that lie
never seemed to realize that all others
were not as honest and loyal as he.
Even->after a friend had dragged his
name in the mire of corruption, Grant
would still stand by him, refusing to
believe things were as bad as reported.
When eventually convinced, he was gen.
orally too late to offset the harm done
the administration by its wide-awake
enemies, who naturally gave their own
Interpretation to the Presidents delay.
The credit mobilier," the whisky
ring exposures and the Belknap case
all occurred in the Grant administra-
ton. And all were scandals of inn
mense proportions. The ''mObilier' in
vOlved many leading republican MEM
bers of the House and Senate and the
vice president, Schuyler Colfax of In
diana, all of whom were accused of
dealing in stock of the company en-
gagged in building the Union Pacific
railroad with a government subsidy.
Colfax and several others We're driven
out of public life. In the case of Col
fax, however, it was never proved that
he was anything more in the case than
an unwilling tool of Cakes Ames, a
representative from Massachusetts,, and
other originators of the scheme which
made several overnight millionaires.
Right Into The White House
The whisky ring" frauds, whereby
prominent federal officials and several
widely known distillers cheated the gov
eminent out of millions of dollars in
revenue, reached into the White House
itself, involving President Grants pri-
vate secretary, Gen. o. f. Babcock.
Babcock was acquitted in the trial that
followed the exposure, but he ceased to
be private secretary to Grant. although
ha continued in WaShipCton 10 supor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

The oil lands scandal that has CEN
tered the eyes of the nation on official
Washington is not unique in the capi-
tai. except. it may be. as to subject
matter Washington is used to s-an-
dals involving those in high positions.
Almost every President has been wOr-
ried by them In many cases close per-
sonal friends of the executive and-in
one instance, at least-even relatives
have been caught in the net
1t is only fair, however, to say that
no President ever has been found to
have profited from off-color transac-
lions, however close they came to his
personal or official household. And
none has allowed connections to in
terfere with prosecution where devel-
opments seemed to warrant such action
In fact most Presidents have acted so
promptly as to render such cases use
less as political ammunition for their
enemies.
President Coolidge. by his prompt &C
ton in the Fall case followed the lead
of several predecessors notably Roose-
welt, Cleveland and Arthur. Roosevelt
seldom waited even for an investigating
committee to get under way when he
heard of or suspected graft in official
circles He started a probe of his own
and if it revealed n crook all the presi-
Dental influence was directed toward
getting him punished. no matter which
party label he wore. Cleveland also
did not wait for public disclosures to
move him. To suspect was to investi-
gate and the result was always very eff
fectiye. Arthur, too. took the stand
that crook is a crook. regardless of pO-
litical utilization. and saw to it that
several of the leaders in his own party
were punished when they were caught
in the famous star route frauds that
cost the government several million
dollars
General Grant probably suffered
more than any other President from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

fifty IN, the impeachment proceedings
brought against Belknap.
Confessed And Resigned
The case dragged along for weeks. In
the meantime it was said Belknap Ind
confessed to the President and resigned.
The confession was denied by Belknaps
counsel, but the resignation became in
acknowledged fact just five hours Be-
fore the, resolution to impeach was
unanimously adopted by the House Of
Representatives. The resignation left
the House undecided as to jurisdiction
and in the final vote Belknap was ac-
quilted. He went to Philadelphia from
Washington, but soon returned to his
law practice in New York, which he
followed with success until October 13.
1890, when he was found dead in bed
at his home.
Grant, as usual, was loath to believe
evil of any man he had appointed to
office. Belknap's story of the situa-
ton, however, convinced him, it was
said, that the resignation had better be
accepted without delay. He declared
afterward that had be known more
of the situation at the time he would
not have let Belknap off SO easily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
TO BANQUET LEAGUERS.
Sixty-Seventh Street Church Plans
Reception For Boys,

The members of the Sixty-Seventh
Street Epworth League will give ban
quet at o'clock Tuesday evening, in
honor of the basketball team which
represented them in the Epworth
League Union, an organization of
teams representing all the Epworth
Leagues of the district. The boys
playing on this team made an excep-
tionally good showing against the other
teams in the Union, and the church
feels proud of the record.
Light takes one second to travel
q n
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Harvard university has the largest
endowment of any college or university,
its fund tOtallinE So, 95S, 1856.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

A concert broadcast by Pittsburgh
station was recently heard in Calcutta,
India
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

An average of about 80 per cent of
the oil wells go dry"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Belknap was poor and he had a large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
Brief Nature Studies
By ]. OTIS SWIFT

Growing in city back yards, where it is often the only tree that neighborhood chil- dren ever see, the ailanthus, or Heaven Tree of China, is called the ''stink-weed" because of its odd perfume when in blossom. In one school yard in Manhattan it constitutes the whole of Nature to the botany class. It fills vacant lots in the suburbs with feathery greenness and year by year invadas fields and forests An immigrant from Asia, one story says, it's seeds were brought by sailors Another that it came half a century ago when Philosamia cynthia, the ailanthus silk-worm was introduced here in the hope of estab- fishing an industry.
 The cocoons of this namesake of-AFtemis proved too expensive for American labor to unwind, economically, and both silk-worm and tree have been going wild ever since. Naturalists find the cocoon rolled in a leaf in winter, and the tree is familiar to all
 Now comes word from Madison, Wis, that the United States Forest Products Labora- tory has discovered that the despised stink weed makes excellent pulp-wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
ROGERS ON nTLLB0ARDs

Defense of the use of highway rights of way for billboards is defended by Chairman Rogers with the contention that the revenue derived in this manner is essential to the maintenance of the roads. He claims that the roads cannot be properly maintained without this money and seemingly resents the idea of any objection to letting the commits sion sell the right to erect hillboards.
 In taking this stand the, chairman of the state highway commission eces rather far afield. It is not within the line of ddty of the commission to provide funds with which to build or maintain the roads. The funds are provided through other and regular chan nelsy and funds are even specified to be used for maintenance. If the commission Aill di- rect it's efforts to the building of good roads and of maintaining them according to the law under which it operates, there will be no occasion for defense of it's Acts.--G Gadsden Times News.
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Sedrch For Meanings.
By n. ADDrNurON BnUCn

Two important facts for every one of tIs to keep in mind are, first, that the real mean. ing of things often is very different from the apparent meaning; and, second that com paratfyely few people ever take the pains to search for the real meaning of things that annoy, perplex, or disturb them. Were it not for this second fact there would be far less unhappinees in the world than there actually is. Failure to search for meanings is again and again responsible for misunderstanding that cause trouble ranging from the slight to the immeasurably grave.
 Consider. for example, the amount of need less bitterness of heart that is engendered by the common experience of being "cut" on the street by an acquaintance.
 When person whom you.know meets you face to face and passes without so much as a nod of greeting, the natural inclination is to feel chagrined and irritated. 1e such ig- nering is repeated two or thxee kl1aes it is likely to be taken as proof positive kAht for enc reason or another the acquaintance de-5 sires to forget that you exist
 That may not be at all the real meaning of the cutting,
 The real meaning may be that the person who thus passes you by is so shoft-siehted that he or she cannot recognize you without EyC-84NorCBs may be that he or she, at the moment of meeting you, is so absorbed in thought as to be mentally blind to your presence. There is such a thing, you know, As absent-minded- ness, and it is conmoner than many people suspect.
 Of more serious import is the widespread inclination to accept as evidence of sheer wiekedness any marked lapse to delinquent behavior.
 A boy. let us say. begins to lie and to steal. The apparent meaning of this, too readily accepted by relatives and friends as we'll as bz strangers, is that he is thor. oughly bad boy.
 The real meaning may be that he needs medical attention. His riisbehavior may be but a symptom ~0f nervous stress and irri- ability, due to perhaps to glandular disease, perhaps to disease of the tonsils. perhaps to abscessed or impacted teeth. Similarly in the case of numerous older persons who sud denly begin to misbehAye.
 Often it happens that the head of q faniiy, man who hitherto has led an exemplary life, launches on a rake's career. His friends expostulate with him in vain. His wife leaves him, possibly sues for and obtains a divorce.
 Yet the real meaning of his misbehavior may be altogether different from the apparent meaning.
 A day may come when it will be found necessary to send in hurry call for experts to inquire into the dissipated ones sanity. Then it is discovered that he is, and long has been, a victim of mental disease, Of which his misbehayior was symptom. And belated pity takes the place of condemnation
 But t is needless to multiply instances Life in its many phases perpetually affords proof that apparent meanings and real mean ings often are wide apart. and that always it is rash, sometimes disastrous, to accept apparent meanings at face value.
 Will men in the mass ever learn, though, to hold apparent meanings suspect until d careful search has validated them?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
rFTTES AND RURAL SECTIONS

Tha4 fllpre is srnam hmsiS for mMF feEEaHg of aloBfness between city and c'o1mHnF Hs uie view of the Annistam Star Wharh says -sThere is no reHssn why Hhe PeeE8e i'm ca'um- trr coumunitieS shenRa feel thaH the F@NRae nm the towns are unFrlemZRE, CT 1h2t RM the twwnz wiEh is the mumEv ef the CguMaEy Fe@BAe- And Hhefe IS no rHnsgn why the ReaR9e ct ne towns should ngG Htea EAaH the ReaRtse 9d f1.p rural disHriraz zHe as mwdA thEIr msixh- bars and friends Gs the closer neHEhSaTs m 4oun. The interests Nf asWm and epHmarE nr~ ruu4uai. and the F.ecv8e ef hgah <AaIl4 work together for the co1nuDem good wHaisdT6 fse17ux that rdtlFer IS wtIher thRm good nmd helpful friend
 The great majority eE the Vepsse tn the rrral sections of ARatanHa aTe interested nm md urumd of the progressive cHnBRS ct HhE$ rfu+e This is true as aD EslruHaalEhzI- he- sunae of its highly creaitakle TeoRr1 mn de- rsaoument and progress Wh6Re there aTe a Few who are disposed 1e be crIEinA1 and &Eus- uir5uuE eF the naBtEre4 and E1rF@Egz @4 the -n-axsu.afis. It Ix uEzaE8E haeMmse aAeF GRe unEur q ruiszrrEehsaE5sR BzrWanEhzm and ftu xevxlle could do much to renp0Ee thHz Wns- apurehension. hy talking thIe slnR HEun eSHT rurh and crush to show a Hege dTIESiaaE SR1rHa-
 Ii xuaula be unfortunB1e- uRdlRe@- Ht Ss0sm a E..aEax Ehsua bersAEp i'm the EwE1l dizarSrsz
 
 fxsstea in another sHlue- where the AsRtuu< lifx. caEifAl -ef the sHate- and the eemnRr ea fbs ktaasfs fnzncIal srEExHrlRzS heArS the brunt uf a Etr11g and partially cEEEH11asA hostility of the rural HmaErnStk I@1 E@gul4- finn. So furoefnl Is thls zAAaEM8R th1t the civ referred b hAk mot beEa Mlsgwe& t@ P'ur rne of its eitizens in thP gubeTwRH@TnRl eAfE1r kur many derades thcuEh time Smd aEnm If has fukwishea aAAe candidates far the SFIHrs-
 There is mo ERch thHEg as Hz8eEsen4R1are ad eifher tAe cites sr the rural &zESTar&s baT Alabzma- Thsy are mutually &sEsenaE1t fRr fhuir prngress and FEHssseEaty- The FIrza SHs- aricEx veEy lRrge1y prea0ce ahe nress S3 the rftr pozr1naiun, whIae the es1Ess EggEE1R the r1nrke4n for aisBosal of these REwaBr1S- k2ch needs fale sfher Working tqre1hEE- th4y bsGh Enre fine uppE4unit5es fer s1ccezR Pulling nnnrf, EAey both sre hsa8sa HgEzr8S fEhdEEe- Ths mnEe eRch recognizes HtS nes1 far the ekber. the better fer both TbeEe Rs nc FsR- son why the people ef the ciaEes 1n1 the rural Sisfric1s of fhIB stnte Sb@ula met se fTBE@tsy- cnumerrzlIly and sociaaly- There Rs sEeTE rznsan why tbey slbesuld And EheE WTa ae when szch apFreciates the EslDe sf c8n&sr Hs- enciatisms Hna stronger sgmF'arhetRe csSERTn- sism. There Is a brrlad FEead bsre fer the Ge- vslgpmemt of high efficiency uArWG'gh the rfkht kind of team-W0rk-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
HEAVIEST TAXED COUNTRY

Heavy as the burden of taxation is known to be in this country, it is only by com parison with the past that one Eana realize the startling increases that have come to be imposed. A well-known economist in New York paper, for example, points out that in 1790 taxes in America were equal to S1.20 per capita; now they are $31.S0. In 1890 the government was spending $1,600 a day for all purposes; now it is spending $24,000 a minute.
 British statesmen frequently claim that Great Britain is the heaviest taxed country in the world. That is true as far as it goes. But there are two facts which modify this assertion. First, in comparison of taxes in England and America, only federal or na- tional taxes are included. In England these are practically all the taxes paid. But in America the state taxes, county taxes and municipal taxes amount to good deal more | than, the national tax.
 Second, England was also the heaviest taxed country before the war, and while she has greatly increased her taxes, the increase has not been so large approximately as in this country.
 In the matter of increase in taxes Amer ica has gone more rapidly than any other countE4 It is not an enyiable record 10 hold, Boston Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
FACILITATING BODYBUILDING

The National Lumber MEm u1BedlreIS Az socizticn expresses i1x RE4recEzRlsR 0f the runsfrurfire wegk ef buiRdilE and Bsan Rs- nociations in making II FnaElhle tor thllHzanls rf peaB1e Of small means to AGdBa CT AUF hosnes e1 credit These haDss have s8tsd snnch to individual csmfsEt and to the ua aionAI progress And ErasE'era<g- mt eUlg earuugh the impetus Es 4Ardfd and SEvEalE-s- nut through the iDcreBae sf GmhlaRs'n and Hhf advancement of eff5cisDcy amHnE Wake cam CTS Moved bF these conscientious the as- soeiAtion recently appointed ceUnzBHutae u'n consider n plHn d financing sacnmd uD1Tu- Rares by means ef Which mstsTGHH EBsm mlEhH be able to sell their commodities Qm a xeean'3- n1urtxaEe hssis 0are tf ubs largest emneT- rrisss in T'ittsburg has wprkh1 eut a FIHm whereby industrial eBtRrVrGses waE Dc ffnanced in similar mRMnRr- Tue B1e1 be- hind both projects IS no mRke rbe GmamcIIg Sf home building and new andRsareas siHsiEr- and thereby encourage progress gsmRrallE-
 A the dsmand for RETgBr FIodurd5z1 m creaHss with the growth Ef the nnuzHEE- ln Hs plsin fhst the opportunities are correspond iurzx sncrsaSinE. Many nm EnE7VislwaH zlr& fsrru .gsth asslslSoss anE EgstlarazEss
 epnezty m sz1Ees fsr Azsk ef ereEt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
Forum Of The People
CaIlfornian Is for Ford Offer

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 have just noticed your editorial quoted in the Literary Digest on the Ford Muscle Shoals proposition.
 I am unalterably opposed to the idea of the government giving up it's right in favor of pFisate enterprise i've have just had some fine examples af~ fhatI5 but in the case of Ford if is my feeling and the feeling of the ma j0rity of people with whom I come in con- tact that Ford can be trusted to conserve the nations interests. if anyone can
 Incidentally. my reason for writing this is that I noticed a day or so ago in the San FraneiscO Chronicle an article stating that the J. G. White Company q believe this is the same White mentioned in the Digest ar tiele) has been negotiating with Secretary Work for the purchase of the government concessions in the Canal Zone. and expected to clean up something like $2.000.OO0 an- nualIy from the monopoly. We all know what ii would mean if this property got into the hands of private owners. They will be giving away the Canal next. if vigorous fight is not put up. It is all right to take the government out of business" but we don't want it put out of business.
 Yours for a square deal for the nation,
 Q. R. MATHESON.
 Fairfax, Cal. May g. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-15
GREETING ALABAMA BANNERS

Am interesting business program has been arranged far the thirty second annual Ala bama S1ste Bankers' Convention. which as semAlss in Birmingham this morning for a three-,iay session
 Cfrizeus ef Birmingham find pleasure in wsIeannfn- the state bankers and their wives. THe Alabama banking interests are both stim- u1atiVe and reflective of the uphuilding of the stzses business. industrial commercial, a,drDtat6snaI and social welfare. The banks of AIahama werp never in better condition us a,tvaurs the state's interests They are expanding uss euIy m resources. but in serv- 5-s- They arr well up with the procession ef prugress and development. and are doing uueh ts enqourage business-like methods in uI industries including farming
 Many Rank4rs of the state are urging and heEping the farmers to diversity. and not only Go supply their needs in food and feed pruEursz. but to prOdilce many things for saBe- As result 0e this aid the poultry, s1fFT- cattle and many other industries are saawfuG considerable development iH Ala hama and rhe euea4rageraent ef tlle- e-Aaakers iu na1lEs eazn. hiGs eanning tR4 ether