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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Boy Wanted
XVTANTED-A boy that stands straight.
By DK. FRANK CRANE

w TANTED-A boy that stands straight. w acts straight, and falks straight;
 A boy whose finger nails are not in mourning, whose ears are clean, whose shoes are polished whose clothes are brushed, whose hair is combed, and whose teeth are well cared for; a.
 A boy who listens carefully when he is spoken to, who asks questions when he does not understand, and does not ask questions about things that are none of his business;
 A boy that moves quickly and makes as little noise about it as possible;
 A boy who whistles in the street, but does not whistle where he ought to keep still;
 A boy who looks cheerful. has a ready smile for everybody, and never sulks; :"
 A boy who is polite to every man and re- spectful to every women and girl;
 A boy who does not smoke cigarettes and has no desire to learn how;
 A boy who is more eager to know how to speak good English than to talk slang;
 A boy that never bullies other boys nor allows other boys to bully him;
 A boy who, when he does not know thing, says T don't know" and when he has made a mistake says "Tm sorry" "-1and when he IS asked to do thing says, "Tn try;
 A boy who looks you right in the eye and tells the truth every time;
 A boy who is eager to read good books;
 A boy who would rather put in his spare time at the Y. M, c. A. gymnasium than to gamble for pennies in back room;
 A boy who does not want to be smart nor in any wise to attract attention;
 A boy who would rather lose, his job or be expelled from school than to tell tie or be a cad;
 A boy who mother boys like;
 A boy who is at ease in the company Of girls;
 A boy who is not sorrysfor himself, and not forever thinking and talking about himself 1;
 A boy who is friendly with his mother, and more intimate with her than any one else;
 A boy who makes you feel good when ne is around; .-.
 A boy who is not goody-gOody, a prig, or little Pharisee, but just healthy, happy and full of life. 4
 This boy Is wanted everywhere. The family wants him. the school wants him, the office wants him, the boys want him, the girls want him, all creation wants him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

done much to reduce accidents in the congested business district, it is evident that drastic action is needed to improve the situation in the residential and outly- ing districts where so large percentage of the accidents occur. Obviously not only is there need for better enforcement of the traffic ordinances in those dis tricts, but heavier fines and prison terms are urgent in the case of vio- lations. Birmingham's fatalities from automobile traffic are abnormally high, and are not only an injustice to the peo- pie of this city, but are reflection upon the municipal government.
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depots, and organized the exodus as far as possible in the midst of the confusion and almost terror of the refugees, for refugees they are in very real sense of the word. The several nations bungled the job and the league came to the help of ;h,,77, 11t -fA..ad malaria taking toll of strength and life, with dysen- tery and tuberculosis playing close. sec ond and third. In October in one camp there were observed over five thousand cases of malaria and 330 deaths from that cause. The manner of the exodus re- fleets no credit upon the powers, but the action of the league does reflect credit upon it's membership and directing heads. It is another test the league has met with credit,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
LAUREL's SPECIAL EDITION.

The Laurel, Mississippi, Leader, in its Development Edition of November "A, comprising sixty-four pages well printed and illustrated, is creditable journalistic achievement. It carries much interesting information setting forth the industrial and civic progress of that city, which is referred to as the largest in South Mis- sissippi and the fastest growing in the state. Judging from the quantity and character of the advertising, Laurel is prosperous and enterprising. The com munity has reason to be proud of the edition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
FROM THE WISE

Such is the world. Understand it, despite it, love it cheerfully hold on thy way through it with thine eye on highest lodestars.
 Carlyle It is easier to enrich ourselves with thou sand virtues than to correct ourselves of single fault. La Bruyers. I would desire for a friend the son who never resisted the tears of his mother.
 --Lacretelle. It is but the littleness of man what seeth no greatness in trifles.
 Wendell Philips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
ModernMaid'S MaxinlS

THEN woman silences a man in argu- W ment she never knows if he is con-
 verted, if he despairs of her intelli- gence, or if he is just plain bored; when he siences her-but then, we're not discussing impossibilties!
 The Three Graces of modern girlhood j: Looks, Clothes and "Pep"-and the greatest of these is Pep!
 A mans notion of maintaining family discipline is to work off directly on the chil- dren part of his bad temper, and to use the rest of it defending them against the in functions or penalties their mother seeks to impose.
 The trouble with catching heart on the rebound is that you can never be sure the volatile thing is ready to STOP bounding!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Brief Nature Studies
FRIEND of mine who lives in house
 overlooking the grounds of the First
By ,. OTIS SWIFT

" A FRIEND of mine who nVeS III mouse
 "A overlooking the grounds of the First
 Presbyterian Church on Fifth Ave nue. Manhattan, told me that a pair of thrasher thrushes spent all the summer and bred among the bushes in the yard" writes Chief City Magistrate William McAdoo or New York. II am quite sure he is mis- taken, as he is away from there most of the summer, but the singular thing about 1t IS that there is no doubt that during the mlgra- tion periods in the spring and fall this pair of birds going north or coming south did stop over in that small bit of ground in the heart of the city every season for a number of years
 Now, how and why did they select that little pocket handkerchief of greensward, with its bushes, looking down over the arid wastes of the roofs and spires of big city?
 The thrasher or brown thrush, is more shy and reticent bird than even the catbird, building its nest on the ground, in a shrub or in a dense tree. It is secretive in its move ments, not liking to be spied upon, and is commonly met rather distantly from houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Wanderers Song

I still might be stay-at-home With eyes that look behind, A grumpy-dumpy stay-at-hOme With worn and rusty dreams, If had had, like some lads, A mother deaf and blind To lure the gypsy roaniings where The highway gleams.
 I still might be stay-at-home If, when the choosing came, q mark me yet the hearth-fire, How snug it was and sbrightD My mother had not read my heart, Youth-rent with dream and flame, And sent me battle-girded forth To feast and fight!
 I still might be a stay-atShome But, oh, how better far! To roam the gorgeous gypsy world With singing soul on wing, Hearing in stir of vine and bough, Breaker and wind and star, My mothers benison that crowns My journeying Marion Francis Brown in Good HOus
 keeping. ---..-'-.l- -a X
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
THE TROUBLEsOME QUESTION

Former Governor McCray of Indiana, who was sent to the Atlanta prison for fraudulent use of the mails is now the editor of the prison paper. Are we to understand from this announcement that he is considered to be on the mend or yet on the toboggan?-Hous- ton Post Dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

It is said that building operations in the United States have increased four teen per cent. in the last year, while the normal increase of population is only 1.5 per cent. We are living on more gener- ous scale than formerly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

A New York side-show man less than five feet high and weighing fifty-eight pounds has married tall woman tipping the scales at four hundred and sixty-seven pounds. They are now the whole show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
TOO MICH EDUCATION

How can a man invite his soul on the 52d story of a steel skyscraper? It is against all reason. How can a university flourish with out trees and grass and winding walks? We may be wrong, but the Pittsburg enterprise, as we look at it, is summed up in the one repellent brain-factory.-P Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

It appears that the abolishment of th' demoralizing international opium traf fife is greatly retarded because of th' profits and public revenues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Gertrude Marie Heller.
On With The Dance.

Ted and Alice were discussing Virginia. Virginia plays bridge so much better than she dances," Alice commented. My, yes P Ted agreed. "Then you've played bridge with her?' Alice asked. "No," Ted admitted, "but I've danced with her."
 -J. Willard Ridings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

It won't be long now before the tired busi- ness man will have to explain to his wife that he's late for dinner because his plane was de- layed by fog off the Greenland coast.-HonO- llu Star Bulletin. .-..- ....--..-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

One after another, for obvious reasons, trade agreements with soviet Russia as- sume the status of scraps of paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

Moving picture promoters seem to be an opportunity by failure to on Chicago's gang wars as material for thrillers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
THE SMART ONE

One sort of tactful person is the one who gets his way while letting others think they are having their way-Buffalo Enquirer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

Almost anybody can be some sort of a poet, if he is willing to go hungry for the distinction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

Speaking of jokes, how about Russia's celebration of Independence Day?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
EIHH66p
 7V ISl15 BY S'0H
SamA PrnSnact.

Jay: "Is your wife economically
 Fred: "Only when she Saouldn't be. She just told me there was enough of the Thanks giving turkey to warm over for the rest of the week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

If the choice were left to me. whether to have free press . free government, would choose free pross-Thomas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
-J. Willard Ridings.

"This," chucked the burglar, as he jimmied open a window in the millionaire's home, lis what call breaking into society,""
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
I UUI5t WIDE AWAKE.
Dear Wide Awake <:


 Johnny, aged five, and Louis, aged seven, were playing while their father was at prayer meeting. Returning home, father heard Johnny say to Louis:
 Louis, let's play prayer-meeting. You be the meeting and I'll be the prayer"
 Gertrude Cone.
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 end-olass matter act of Congress. March 6. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
WALLY THE MYSTIC {
He'll Answer Your Questions, Somell

Hell AnSWer Your QueStI0nS, SOmeHuW The man or girl is simply daft Who tries to win by craft or graft Remember this, that merit wins When selling shoes or verse or pins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

A Good Idea. "How long shall you be at Palm Beach?' Two months or more" T shall think about you every minute of the time," said the young man. Do so," responded the young lady, "1t will keep you from running around with other girls"
 -Athos. When a woman decides to drive car, nothing can stop her.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28
Send For The Doctor.
Dear Wally

Dear Wally:
 Would you not suggest A Birthday Cake to be the best To send to Judell, so he'll take The stuff I write?
 Yours,
 WIDE AWAKE. Dear Wide Awake:
 I've had look With ease hypnotize the guys. THE FUN SHOP ought to buy my verse; Where can I meet him?
 PRETTY NURSE. Dear Nurse:
 He had fishy eye; You'd go some if you got that guy! You'd better wait till he is sick; Jerhaps then you can turn the trick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

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Obstacle To Negro's Return.-There is one obstacle to the negro's return to the South, and that is the fact that the white man is learning to do without him. The black man has found that there are moro ways than one. of ''skinning cat" and that the white man knows nearly all of them.-Gadsden Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

Back Home Everything.-Back the home man, the home industry, the home everything and 1t will be no trouble to attract the out slder who will come here to help improve and increase the advantages that make for peace, happiness and prosperity.-Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-28

ldieness And Crime!-Decreased idleness in city means decreased crime. It is an old and true, if trite saying, that "the devil finds work for idle hands to do." It is better for idle hands to be put to work by other agencies than the devil. Crime is at a minimum in Anniston.-Anniston Star.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
nMALL STUFF q
- FOR ROOTERD

The Blue Ridge League, to which
goes many youngsters from Wash.
ington every season, Is due to get
under way today.
Iris Speaker. manager Of the
Cleveland Indians, Is sim out Of the
game with influenza, though he
hopes to be able to play against the
Griffmen here Wednesday.
The Giants again finished second
to the Cardinals, to-, Stuart hay.
ing the edge on Gearin In a
pitchers battle. IS
Ruether was given the rough dry
treatment by the Cubs for matter
Of fifteen hits, the Dodgers losing.
s to 4.
Habit being stronger than desire
the Athletics rompedt of with their
eleventh straight defeat. the Cleve-
land Indians being the beneficiarles.
Score, 8 to s. It was CovelesISie'a
infant victory Of the season.
Carlson shut out the Cincinpati
Reds, 2 to 0, the Phillies getting, 70
Luque for tallies In the sixth and
seventh.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
? HILL s HARDLY
B|G LEAGUE
MATERIAL
Might Even Look Sour In Class
"A Minors, Says Davis
Walsh,
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK, May 12.-As present
constituted. the National League 10
an organization composed Of seven
ball clubs and a civic push-over.
The latter represents the worthy
city OF Philadelphia and something
should be done about It. The 1924
Phillies seem, to be even worse than
usual, II possible; they contribute
only an element Of opera bouffe to
the major league program. They
should be discontinued, prOnto, or
William r. Baker forced to bend
something more tangible than the
afternoon.
Mr.. Baker has an ideal existence.
He sows q handful of poison Ivy
and reaps crop Of orchids at the
box office.
On a recent Sunday the Phillies
came to the Polo Grounds and were
honored by the presence Of some
$4,000 citizens. At least $4,000 Of
these estimable gentlemen left the
park, disgusted,J before the end Of
the afternoon, az q result Of an ex-
hibition that would make q come
dian weep. The exhibition was
typical, not unusual.
The Phillies are not q major
league proposition at all. They
might even look somewhat to the
falsetto in the class AA minors.
Enough Il a great plenty. Mr..
Baker.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
HOPKINS CANES
ALSO OLYMPIC
TRYOUTS
Cream Of College and Club
Talent viii Compete.
Next Saturday

!. BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE South
Atlantic A. "A. u. track and field
champ onships win be staged next
Saturday at Homewood Field, home
Of Johns Hopkins University. The
meet will, probably be the finest
ever staged by the local A. A. IT,;
for the cream OF the college. and
club talent In this section will per-
form. An added inducement has
been offered, for the winners will
BE- sent to the Eastern Olympic
lryouta.
Entries will be made from Johns
Hopkins. Maryland. Navy, George.
town and other colleges. Virginia
VIII probably send its famous mile
relay team. which won the Ameri.
can college title at the Penn relay
carnival
"A great race should result In the
40 when Bohannon. Of Virginia,
and SAscher, 4of Georgetown. meet.
Both have consistently beaten 50
seconds, and Bohannon was clicked
In 4e 3-5 at the relays. The South
Atlantic mark of 81 S.5 is almost
certain to tall.
Another interesting event WIN be
The $50. with such men as Marsters
end Holden, OF Georgetown; Irvine,
O. Virginia; Edwards, Of the Fifth
Regiment, and Tharpe, Of Richmond.
competing. The present record Of
minute IS seconds may be broken:
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
CHEVY CHASE
PLAY STARTS.
TOMORROW
Four Sixteens to Constitute
Match Play, 81 Lowest
Scores to Qualify

With pa entrants. play IN the
first days qualification round Of the
Chevy Chase Clubs annual spring
tournament viii get under way to.
morrow morning. and before the day
Ia ended 108 players win have had
their fortunes told. The thirty-twO
lowest scores for each day win con-
stitute the four sixteens.
Probably the most brilliant array
Of golfers brought together here this
spring win compete In the tourney.
Among those who will tee of on
the first day are Chris Dunphy.
Walter TucIxerman. Miller B. stevin-
son, John Brawner and George r.
Lynde.
Guy M. standifer, the two Mac
kenzies, Tom Moore and Donald
Woodward are among those billed to
take their chances Wednesday. In
addition to the local stars in the
tourney there Will be q number OF
out-of- town entrants.
Play win start at 8 o'clock tonnor.
row morning, and the match play
viii begin Thursday and end Friday
Morven Thompson, chair
man Of the golf committee, Is IN
charge Of the tourney.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
TED RAY. Tells
HOW To USE
N|ASHIE
Warns Not to Forget Easing
Left Knee in Taking
Club Back

Ted Ray, former British and
American open golf champion, has
some very Illuminating advice for
those who find the mashie weapon
Of mystery.
Neglect to ease the left knee in
taking the club may bring about a
terrible error in direction" says
Ted, "as the club cannot be
brought across the front Of the body
with the left elbow flying out.
IA firm grip is essential; the feet
may be a little more apart than
usual, with the left foot about fie-
teen inches in advance of the right
and the weight Of the body on the
right rather than on the left foot.
The blade Of the club should be
turned out a little 90 that Il cuts
across the ball as It comes IN con-
tact. The, right elbow should be
kept fairly well into the side to
avoid pushing the club out"
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
MAD PLAY now
FAV0RITE FOR
DERBY
Quoted at $ TO 1 for Kentucky
Classic Scheduled
Saturday

LOUISVILLE. KY, May H.
With possibility Of . field Of q
dozen or so that will face the bar.
rier In the Kentucky Derby next
Saturday. Mad Play, of Harry SIN
claire Rancocas stable, has been
tAgtalled favofite in the wagering
hare. One by one the horses greatly
favored In the winter books have
been Withdrawn or have disap.
pointed in trials and what promised
to be q record number of con.
tenders for premier honorg Of the
racing world dwindles daily.
Mad Play today was being
quoted at s to 1. Black Gold,
Ch1hOwee. victor over Chacolet in
the Clark handicap Saturday; Alta.
wood, conqueror Of Bean Butler.
another well liked In the. derby, and
King CORN III also were being
favored. the latter by those who
view the muddy Churchill Downs
track and hope the going Saturday
win tbe heavy.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12

All the sure thing boys declare
that nothing else can happen. Wills
= not only. q. better fighter, as a
man to man proposition. but he
happens to be matched to- meet
Jack Dempsey in the fall and 1t is
viii BE allowed to happen that
might interfere with or depreciate
thar meeting. 4
Much capital, however, has been
made Of the fact that Madden has
never been knocked off his feet,
least Of all knocked out, and the
house has been g sell out, in con-
sequence, at the fancy price OF
1880 for ringside seats.
1 The bout is scheduled to 20
fifteen rounds and it Is fact rather
than fancy that, II Madden stays
the limit, the Dempsey business
VIII suffer accordingly. If Wills
cannot stop Madden, record or no
record, he win be deemed unfit
g frOlic with our Mr.. Dempsey.
Students Of physical training have
looked over both men and pro.
n0unced them to be in wonderful
eOndition. Just why Madden should
take this trouble, II he is not to
- with us for protracted period,
- q mystery to the writer. Al man
can fail with great skill and ability
even when in poor condition. For
this reason and the additional fact
that Madden has ever been inclined
to give his best, we look for
great fight as long as 1t lasts.
Its importance, whatever hap.
pens, cannot be laughed off for a
moment. Dempsey himself was Just
sufficiently concerned over the at
sfair to order his brother, Johnny, to
view the. proceedings from a point
log vantage and report his findings,
Hany.
He win watch Wills closely for
evidence Of his inclination to hold
and hit at one and the same time,
his ability TO shake off q punch,
Of how his hands stand the gaff
and other items of moment.
All in all. the bout win be &
splendid build up for the big
moment in September provided
Wills wins. impressively. We have
been assured by those who should
know that he win. We think the
wise crackers are merely guessing,
however.
They know that Paddy Mullins,
the brunette's man Of business, is
closely identified with Simon
Flaherty, under whose auspices the
fight viii be held and Tex Rickard
Is not the kind OF a mouth organ
70 announce heavyweight cham
pionship project only to have it
killed, over night by a second rate
heavyweight without immediate
prospects of any kind.
The Washington times., 1924-05-12
MoAK LEY TEACHES
CALIFORNIA COACHES

BERKELEY. Cal, May 12.--Jack
Mcakley, track coach at Cornell
University, has accepted the posi-.
ton Of track and field coach at
the coaching school conducted. by
the University OF California during
the coming summer session, 1t was
announced here. Walter Christie
has conducted this section Of the
.coaching school during past sSs.
.sions, but this year he will be in,
France with the American Olympic
team.