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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
Birmingham, Ala.
Believes in Peace by Preparedness


 To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 l am an humble follower of and believer in the teachings of that great soul, Woodrow Wilson, which has passed out into the land beyond the shadows, and thus am believer in the League of Nations and an advocate of the International Court of Justice.
 I have enough love in my heart for poor humanity to want to see cessation of wars, and reason whispers this can only be brought about by meeting of the minds of the na- tions, and an organization and determina- tion of all to keep each nation in it's place.
 But, while this is so. I am not a believer in national disarmament for the United States. as do the pacifists. and, I believe, other misguided folk-not so long as the devil is abroad in the land and the spirit of autocracy. egotism, racial pride and mean ness reside in human hearts; and especially not so long as we hold aloof from the world organizations formulated for the prevention of wars The nation which disarms is al ready whipped.
 Ii is not so long ago, if 1 remember right ly. since we entered into an agreement with Japan and other nations for naval disarma- ment We have carried this agreement out, I understand. but whether the others have done so, I have not heard. On the heels of this, when we come to regulate our domestic affairs by the exclusion of the Japanese as citizens. they openly threaten us. and then lie about it, when we object to their threat ening language. Now, since their exclusion, they have entered through their representa- tive a solemn protest" against this law. Why solemn? It will. indeed, be a solemn business with us some day if we continue to disarm.
 These Orientals need land to live on. They Ir tn in baHa hp fhe pretense of friendliness. and when we stop them they show their teeth. They believe if they die in battle they go straight to heaven. They are bad medicine, and many are now ready to be killed off. They could seize the Philippines any day, probably. and it would take some navy to get them back Let us not fall into this disarmament trap and expose ourselves to insult and deep humilia. tion. but trust in God keep our guns and ships and also our powder dry.
 R. l.. WILLIAMS.
 Birmingham Ala June ,. 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
Watching The Parade
By JOHN PILGRIM

There used to be little chap behind the counter in the south paw refectory. He was sad as a tilted hen. He had come from the slum district of some English manufacturing town and was homesick. Over here he missed his whippet races, his beer, his punt on the river, his clamorous Saturday nights He spoke with a thick, soupy English ac- cent.
 "Yaw," cried the other countermen in mockery. "'E 'ates HAmerica. Els 'ome- sick for H'Old H'England"
 They were big. husky, two-fisted Ameri- cans, not long off the farm, but with no in- tention of spending much time behind that counter. The little Englishman had nothing else in sight.
 He hoped to save enough to get back to England After a month of passing me sandwiches and buttermilk he ventured on a good morning.
 Then we used to say howdy every day. Others said good-morning to him and he be- gan to smile more often. But he hated his job and his associates and he was lone some.
 Where's the Englishman:' I asked one day.
 "sick," said the husky Americans Gone to the hospital"
 Time passed and we had almost forgotten him. Then, one day, he appeared again be- hind the counter. He was a different Eng lishman. He made quaint little jokes in his thick dialect, he grinned, he slapped the big Americans on the back. They kidded him in the easy American way. All good friends apparently. The absence in the hospital had changed his outlook.
 They're a bloody good lot of lads" said he over the sandwich and buttermilk. "They used to come out to see me and tell me what was going hon in the shop, and they brought me things. H'I'm going to write 'ome pretty soon and bring the woman over. HI like this country. Hits fine"
 Just little touch of friendship had Gone it. Yet. the friendship had been there all the time The trouble was it had not been ex- pressed. No one had thought of it until his need broke down the barriers Odd, inn,f it9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
HEALTH WORK IN THE STATE

While comparisons of health condi- tions in the Southern states show that Alabama has made an encouraging rec ord during the last year or two, es- pecially as respects results of the fight against malaria, it is interesting to note the fruitful service afforded by the fed eral government in this work. The state saIth department also has accomplished
 sh not only in it's direct efforts, but & lpressing industrial interests and in fviduals with the importance to them selves of cooperating effectively in the campaign. In some cases, however, the industries have outstripped the public agencies and bringing about healthful conditions.
 Alabama was selected by the federal government as a field for demonstra- < ton of what can be accomplished when an anti-malaria campaign widely enlists sympathetic cooperation of state, indus Itrial interests, communities and indi- viduals. No one agency can carry on Isthis work efficiently. It is a ,co-opera- I've project which must draw support ofd all, for all are it's beneficiaries. reduently neglect of one neighbor de- roys the work of another, and without nity of purpose and willingness to as me responsibility and obligation all round, the fight is intellectual, and the isease wins out.
 As set forth by the engineering direc- of this work, two definite purposes M kept in mind in the campaign. One
 Iirect economy as the result of greater
 iciency of labor; the other, indirect { iefits that accrue from removal of a
 .Iespread impression on the outside of hs handicaps of malaria in the state. while the former may be of larger ap- nArent value for the time, in the long ran the latter should not be underesti- rated. Undoubtedly. with the removal " this impression, a view based upon ,rnner, rather than upon present, con tsons, very definite benefits would be lt Throughout the state, because many ousands of dollars of capital would us seek investment in Alabama, while any desirable residents would for sim @r reason be attracted hither. The most sassuring feature of the situation is 1at the people of Alabama are being 5ucated to the great practical benefits Be derived from reduction of malaria < minimum That is worth millions of dollars to the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
VIBRATIONS OF JURY SERVICE

Jury service is regarded everywhere as an important part of a citizens civic duty. To get juries composed of citizens who keep in mind the interests of so- ciety, as we'll as the rights of persons charged with violation of the law, is one of the most important and most difficult tasks of government. This is made more difficult under our system of court pro- cedure, and every community IS suffer- ing from the results. While the public interest is paramount in the administra- tion of justice, it cannot be overlooked that the individuals rights, or, at least, what he considers his rights as a citizen, are frequently abused in such ways as to discourage, rather than to encourage, the performance of this public duty.
 For example, business man of New Orleans recently protested in the public print against what he considered unnec- essary loss of time and other hardships inflicted upon the citizen through de- lays and quibbling in the hearings pre- liminary to actual trials. This man said that after the juryman has been ex- amined, qualified and inducted into serv- ice, he "is looked upon as piece of com modity He is compelled to appear in court at 1O:30 o'clock, and may be com pelled to sit there until 11:30 or 12, while the lawyers are having their argu- ment as to whether they will try a case or not. Then sometimes he is told to come back at clock, and at 1 o'clock, after coming back, he finds that there is no case to be tried that day. This goes on for thirty days and is called, serving the state,FN
 This may be an extreme case, but it is not always fair to blame harshly the business man for trying to get out of jury service, when he experiences such conditions as this, and sometimes much worse. It cannot be truthfully said that all business men are derelict in their duty as respects jury service It is not SO much the actual service they try to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
My Little Jouen

(Hilda Morris in New York Times) She's not been back for many year" They say they never know I'm near. For where my wistful dreaming goes. No shadow ever shows.
 walk the quiet streets and see No change with all the years. For me, The elms branch still above our lawn, And not a friend is gone.
 Shes not been back" they say, nor lool Where sunlight dances on the brook. In peaceful rooms they never see The child l used to be.
 Perhaps at dusk the still streets know They, too, remember long ago. Perhaps they guess, since I am there, How yearningly Scare.
 But I shall never speed across The long, long 10 ~learp of loss, To find the old -a strange For me it does o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
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The Modern Version


 (By L. c. A. Copley) Samson made jokes coarse and funny, And Delilah was his little honey, ,, But she wasn't quite fair For she cut off his hair , That was tougher than alimony! f Seven years Jacob labored for Leah, I declare that's funny idea, x. If I wanted a wife You bet your sweet life I'd knock off all work and go see her Our Own Lost and Found Department G. Sparrow: I could be much happier if you'd let me have that poem beginning: Happy the man and happy he alone--' Dear Brother Sparrow The blue bird for yours. Namely, the verse below Happy the man and happy he alone On whom the kindly gods bestow A model wife who all through life Has never said II told you so.' Henrietta Slocum: Didn't Eugene Field write the poem beginning
 "There, little girl, don't cry?" and what is the rest of it? Dear Etta :.rWe are under the impression that Laura Jean Libby was responsible for a thing like this:
 There, little girl, don't cry. my dear. Long curls may merit such rage, But boyish bob ain't proper, my dear, Till you've reached your grandmother's s
 age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
HOUSE REJECTS FARM BILL

The house of representatives very sansibly rejected the McNary- -Hauger measure providing a fund of two hun dred million dollars for the marketing hv the government of American farm nroducts abroad. The bill was bad for swo reasons. It put the government into business which it is not organized to rry on and which competes with pri- e business. It also follows false logic seeking to appropriate public money arry on a private business. There is
 ter way out for the farmer, and he
 eady seeking that way with increas-
 recess.
 sse who sponsor or approve such ies for farmers should be reminded government financial support will
 iy later be followed by govern
 gulation of the industry, some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

The Birmingham realtors could render no greater service to this community at the national real estate mems conven- ton at Washington than to impress the delegates with the creditable record this city has made in home building. They are making an earnest effort to do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
The Right Word
By CURTIS NICHOLSON
SHOULD AND WOULD { Find the Error in This Article


 Would. according to the Standard (and other dictionaries. too, for that matter) means desire. conditional assertion, or de- termined action"
 Should, in indirect discourse, means sim pie futurity; as, He said he should go Here should does not mean ought or determina- tion. It is merely the indirect quoting of the original speakers assertion, "I shall go." F. Fl. has taken exception to the advice given by this column to Miss Belle Wright that the following sentence is correct: "We should be glad to go" He maintains that should means ought, and that i've will be glad is correct"
 Shall in the first person means just plain future, a prediction. But in the second and the third persons it means must, promise threat, etc. Should, the past tense of shall has the same meaning
 Examples: (Simple Futurity) We shall go; We should go Conditional because of some other circumstances-sh should being probably a weaker form for expressing the idea ought.
 Examples: Determination, promise threat. etc) We will go We would have gone, you had told us about the meeting Therefore. if one says. We will be glad one is promising or saying one is determined to be glad. A person don't usually promise to be glad, and would hardly be determined to be glad.
 i've shall be glad to go" is correct
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: This column has entertained dis cussions on the use of plural verbs with col lective nouns. which are singular in form. Right: This column has entertained dis cussions of the use of plural verbs with .col- lective nouns that are singular in form.
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 INCONsIDERATE OPPORTUNITY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

If LaFollette could politically capital ize the immense amount of notoriety he is getting by keeping the Republicans on the anxious bench, he might make a trade with the c. O. P. that would net him something.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
Ride Dudley's Rhymes
Mothers Hairpin

M0thers Halrpln
 The door. bell broke the other day We couldn't make it ring Said father Better call man to fix the blamed old thing" Said mother: Not at all, my dear Think what you'd have to pay!' And then she toSk a hairpin and she fixed it right away. We lost the back door key last week-twas when the door was locked. My father fumed until we feared the neighhors would be shocked. But mothers hairpin saved the day. She poked and pretty quiekS the bolt was turned and all was well. The hairpiu did the trick. There's nothing much that nom can't do with hairpins, seems as like. One day she'll fix pas busted watch next day twill be my bike. If we were poor I'll bt that she could make hard luck take wings by going round the city with hairpin fixing things
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
CONCLUSIONS or A CYN1C

A New Yorker. sued for breach of prom ise. makes the defense that at the time he made love to the plaintiff he was insane. Probably that is not good defense, love be- ing an accepted form of insanity.-Kansas City Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

With a gift of five million dollars, the Harvard University business course seems pretty we'll capitalized for eff cient service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

Perhaps not the least practical feature of the British inventors death-ray device is the plan he put over for financing it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

UPLIFTERs FUNNY ENOUGH. Ell?
 We haven't had a call for a humorist in five years" writes the manager of chau- tauuua bureau. No doubt because humor is disconcerting in the great work of uplift.- Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

After all, presidential veto is much less effective than the one exercised by the people when they become thoroughly aroused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

It seems that the more interest the public manifests in weak-minded crini- nals the greater the crime wave in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

The chief purpose of the Germans in trying to explain the sinking of the Lus- itania seems to be to escape having to pay the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

It is said that baseball encourages free expression of thought. Doubtless the umpire can testify to that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
EVERYBODY HAPPY

Maid--No ma am, Mrs. Hughes is out
 visitor-How fortunate! When I saw her peeping through the curtains as I came up the path I was so afraid she would De in -Cassell's Saturday Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

If the choice were left to me, whether to nave free press or free government, I would choose free press.-ThomaS Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
These Trusts!

These Trusts!
 I was standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, writes Elizabeth NJ. Norris, and trying my best to get some idea of the greatness of the chasm before me. An old lady, standing near me, interrupted my musings with the remark:
 "They told me it was a mile wide and a mile deep and it t'aint either Turning away in disgust, she added Huh I bet the rail road company dug this thing just to,get peo- pie to come out here"
 Parents find the hardest task in striving 10 conduct themselves in a manner that will meet with the approval of their children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
HE ACE-HERALD
FREDERICK l. THOMPSON. .,. PRESIDENT

Entered at Birmingham. Ala. pest office as 'ccnd -cass matter. act of Congress March S. 1873
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

On With the Play! Playwright; "Everybody's writing plays nowadays. Even my barber has just finished a mystery drama called The Tonic" ~ Critic "It must be a hair-raiser Morris Abel Beer.
 Copyright, 1924. Reproduction Forbidden.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

INCONSIDERATE OPPORTUNITY
 The great trouble with Opportunity is that 1t generally comes along just after one has become comfortably settled in an easy seat.---New Orleans States M. 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

Place to Enjoy 8 Vacation.-The only place to really enjoy vacation, free from the cares of the world, is away off in the woods where people stiIl argue about what year it is-and who won the Civil War Sumter County Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05

"A diabolical raise" returned Drummer. The boss increased my pay S2 aNweek and made me work six hours week more for it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-05
lr IHE ,AlABAMA a6gzza5TPRESS

Time to Get Busy.--After all is said about cooperation in the counties of northern
 Aiabannas the fact still remains that the Decatur-Courtlahd road is being branded as Impossible. Let's get busy.-Albany- Decatur Dailx.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11
Essential Winter Feeds
for Average, Hen Flock

Too many poultrymen rely almost
wholly on grain feeds during the win
ter. Green food, beef scraps. milk by
products and mineral matter are too
often omitted altogether or fed too in
frequently and sparingly. Oyster
shell, prepared grit and charcoal,
ready for the fowls at all times, pro-
vide mineral matter. Cabbage, beets,
mangles and sprouted oats make ex-
cellent green foods n hung an inch
higher than the head compels needed
winter exercise. Any fresh vegetables.
even raw potatoes, are a whole lot
better than nothing Of the kind at
all.
For animal food. beef scraps serve
the purpose splendidly. Milk by-prod-
ucts, when low priced, are used with
excellent results and probably with
greater returns. comparatively, than
when fed to farm animals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11
Vitamins Essential for
Laying Hens in Winter

That green feeds are of great i'm
portance in the rations for laying
hens is shown by the results of an ex-
pertinent conducted by the University
Of Idaho poultry farm.
A lack of vitamin fat-soluble A in
the ration was found to cause dis
ease resembling roup. The eyes be-
came swollen, the throats became full
of small yellow patches, and post-mor-
tenn examinations showed deposit of
white material resembling powder on
the liver and kidneys. Ten birds out
Of twenty-five died in one pen from
this trouble. In an adjoining pen re-
ceiving cod liver oil, none died from
this disease. Cod liver oil is an excel
lent source of yitamin A. However,
cod liver oil cannot be recommended.
as poultry feed. 1t is necessary to fur
nish the birds feed containing this i'm
pOrtant 'vitamin, if maximum results
are to be obtained. Alfalfa, peameal,
lettuce, cabbage and spinach are all
high in this vitamin. Besides, chard,
dandelion greens. carrots and clover
cuttings are good green feeds for main
tanning the health of the flock during
the winter months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11
Cloth Coverings Good
Against Mild FrostsI
Heat Generated During Day
Is Conducted to Surface.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
Coverings of rather heavy cloth laid
directly over garden truck or. other
low-growing plants are effective in pro-
tecting against moderate frosts, the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture reports. The heat from the ground
and the plants is thus conserved, and
the losses of heat by radiation from
the plant to the sky are cut off; more
over, the air movement is so slight
near the ground that there is little
tendency for the cold outside, air to be
forced under or through the covering
The temperature of the surface of
the cloth exposed to the sky is lowered
by radiation and may fall to q low
point, but as both the. cloth itself and
the air underneath it are very poor
conductors of heat the temperature Of
the covered plants falls much more
slowly. The heat that has penetrated
q few inches intoNthe ground during
the day is slowly conducted to the
surface during the night and aids il
keeping the temperature under the
cover above the freezing point. b
1t Is evident, therefore, that cover
ings of this kind should be placed
early in the evening when frost is
expected, before much of the heat ac-
cumulated In the soil during the day
has been lost. Tin cans or other metal
coverings should not be used to protect
plants from frost Metals are good
conductors of heat and are also good
radiators unless very highly polished.
Therefore the temperature is likely to
fall nearly as low under a covering Of
this kind as in the outside air.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11
Vigorous Gobbler Will
Care for Fifteen Hens

If good gobblers are scarce there is
no reason why two neighbors cannot
keep their turkey hens on the same
farm until such time as they have been
served by the gobbler. One service
from the gobbler is sufficient to fer
tilize all the eggs that will be laid at
succeeding egg-laying period. How
ever, when the turkey hens quit lay
ing another service will be necessary
before the subsequent eggs of the Sec
ond laying period are fertile.
A vigorous gobbler will only serve
about fifteen hens.
1t would be somewhat less trouble
some to transfer the turkey tom rather
than the turkey hens. After one neigh
Dor Is positive that the gobbler has
covered all of the hens on his farm
the tom could be moved over to the
other neighbor's farm.