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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
ALABAMA I'M LITERATURE

A committee drawn from the tacultles o state colleges submitted, at the recent con yention of the Federation of Women's Clubs at .Montevallo, list of the twelve leading or sbest'' books by Alabamians. The 1lis follows: V 1. Joseph Baldwin, ,The Flush P Times. in Alabama" t@ 2. J. L. NJ. Curry, Civil History of
 the Government of the Confederate
 States"
 8. John W. DuBOse, Life of William ;, Yancey."
 4. William Crawford Gorgas, "Sani-
 tation in Panama"
 5. Helen Keller, Story of My Life"
 6. Thomas M. Owen, History of
 Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Bi-
 ography."" J
 z. Samuel Minturn Peck, Gap and
 Bells
 S., Albert James Pickett, History
 of Alabama" Ter.
 9. Hannis Taylor "origin and Growth of the American Constitution"
 10. Booker T. Washington, up From
 Slavery" .-&
 II. Clement R. Wood, "The Earth
 Turns South"
 F. John Allen Wyeth. "With Sabre
 and Scalpel." .a
 These books are chiefly history and bi ography. While history and biography ma rise to the dignity of literature, for the mos part they fail to reach any such elevation Their value lies in other qualities--the' in formation they contain, the light they throy on little known phases of character and thei general interest to the reader. It may b true that historians and biographers shoul write we'll but it is equally true that mos .E l A an exacting critic, or to place them on al equal plane with the great protagonists o literature For this reason, the average per son of intelligence can name probably half { dozen historians offhand, but score of nov elists, poets and essayists with whose work he is familiar. History, and often biography is rather dry work. Some of its drynes seems to creep into the writer's style, cramp ing tiff he possesses such a thing-and pre- cluding that graceful imagery, that wizardr, of words. that delight alike the author am the reader There is more latitude in biog raphy, but there are so few Boswells, witt q subject such as Boswell had, that biograph, may also. be regarded as a stepdaughter 0 literature in most of those volumes that tum ble from the presses every year, many O which seek to preserve matters that ar scarcely worth recording. Viewed, then strictly as literature, the foregoing list il disappointing, and it fails to do justice t, Alabama writers. Granting that the twelv volumes are worthy, and that few are ia nous, they do not represent Alabama cor rectly in the world of literature.
 The older cities of Alabama-Huntsyille Tuscaloosa, Mobile. Montgomery and other have been producing authors of yaryini degrees of excellence for generations, Ther,
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S-w-sHE difference between Great Britainas
 t unwritten constitution and the writ
 \ ten constitution of the United States is that under the former the British parlla- ment has full power and authority to de- clare anything to be the law of the land, while the latter imposes metes and bounds beyond which the American congress may not go, even for the avowed purpose of re- dressing wrongs or guaranteeing the rights of citizens, In considering changes to be made, whether in statutory or in organic law, it should always be remembered that A change should be. made not only to rectify A grievance, guarantee right or enlarge an opportunity, but also to guard against an i'm pending evil. This statement. applies par ticularly to changes in the organic law Of the land. Whenever one is proposed, con sideration should dwell not so much on what is likely to happen. Quite frequently 1t is better to bear the ills we have than to fly to others we know not of.
 I cannot keep my mind off the dangers which might come to the rights and liberties of the individual under the proposal to change the organic law with reference to majority rule in the supreme court of the United States The time is ripe for those who are satisfied with the integrity and jus tice of the court to be. on guard lest lawyers who have lost their causes and clients who have suffered from adverse decisions raise such a storm around the congress and state legislatures as to make the change possible. g
 Much is being said about majority opln- ions of the court, as though majority opin- ions were as common as flowers that bloom in the spring. It is well to remember that during the entire existence of the court only seventeen cases have been decided by bare majority and that only eight of these seven teen opinions declared a law to be uncon- stitutional. It is far better record of good faith, justice, honest and square edaling with the people than can be shown by either the executive or legislative branches of our gov ernment If the supreme court has been mis- taken only eight times in nearly seven score years, granted it has been mistaken each time, it's record of accuracy is mervelous in comparison with the predigested and ill-di- gested legislation that is constantly being enacted to control the lives, liberty and busi- ness of the American people. % ~
 No man ere felt the halter draw with good opinion of the law" and I doubt if
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of Sheffield that she was either the hyest place in the South or the dullest place. But Them days is gone forever" So long as Sheffield stands on the banks of the Tennes- see river and so long as that masterly piece of engineering known as the Wilson Dam holds back an ample supply of water for the now grown tree of optimism stands, there will be no more seeds of pessimism sown in Sheffield. Neither will there be any more idle days and nights here. Not since the days of 1917 have there been any rabbits seen on Montgomery avenue The pessimistic plants are sterilized food for rabbits and they used to thrive within the city limits of Sheffield, but the keen cycle of Henry Ford cut them all down, and as they could not live on the bark of the trees of optimism, they were compelled to seeek other sections.
 Recent nkwspaper articles relativeSto Ford and bis offer for Muscle Shoals have a tens
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boil weevil To this we answer-they don know. what they want to do From whi they claim, tllsy may be able to make glan, which will, when placed in an old man ! means of a small operation, restore his yout We question their sincerity. ability, liberi ity, generality and deportment. And one-s by himself--hss claimed that it is best nl to do anything just now. No haste-ju let it ride. Toshim we say--depart from i you standpatter. You have no place America. N.see e
 But the majority still say. Let Ford hal it. He has proven his ability and holds q confidence of the American people" TO th majority we ay-we are with you-fir1 last sand' always This is a representatiI form of goysfnment for once listen to tI people. Ford with his millions is what t South wants and demands. We will get hil
 zt ..s- ROBERT M. AfESGHEI.L1
 Sheffield, Ala, April 24. 1924
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 deney to cast a dark cloud over the Muscle Shoals district but as aforesaid,s the tree of optimism has thrived wonderfully here. It. is a tall tree, tall enough to pierce the canopy of any such cloud and let the rays of the silver lining shine through in order to keep alive that hope-yes, that hope. which when all is done and said, will bring forth the reward. jts
 A few. not knowing any better have asked to let Uncle Sam operate Muscle Shoals properties. To this we answer-M Muscle Shoals is a business proposition. Uncle Sam is politician. Another few say let the as- sociated power companies operate Muscle Shoals. They are of the South, and serve the South, why not give it to them To this we answer-they want it for selfish pur- poses, for exploitation and principally. for personars gain. Another very few say let Hooker " hites Atterbury have H They will make everything and even do away with the
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Wants Timber RepIenished
1ditor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 call your attention to the forestry bill, S-S24, which has passed the senate and has been referred to the house is now before the house committee and awaits action by that committee.
 This bill provides $50 0000 for the establish ment and maintenance of forestry experi- ment station at such suitable place in the Southern pine region as the secretary of ag- riculture may determine, hence, while S-824 was originally drawn with the intention of locating the station in the state of Florida, it is desired that it be slocated, as above stated, lat such suitable place as the sec retary of agriculture may determine" and we, of course, having one of the best state forestry laws; admitted by forestry writers all over the United States that Alabama has taken the lead in forestry work, and since Birmingham is the largest N wholesale yellow pine market in the world, 6ornething like 600 to 1000 cars per day being sold from this city, it occurs to the writer that the white people living in the hills of North Alabama should be advised by the govern ment agents personally located in the state to use, every effort to keeRsdown fires and promote forestry,
 Foolishly, the countrymenT set fire to the woods, believing it will improve the grass, while directly contrary is the result, as all the humus and vegetation is burned up and nothing left but few ashes! In the mean time,r the young. seedlings and one-year. old tree sprouts, are killed. Alabama is one of the greatest states in the. Union for growing timber provided it has chance to start. I am manufacturing five carloads a day of lumber being cut off of land on which an old negro tells me he has seen cotton growing previous to the Civil War. This is evil oG ,llokl farmed; that have been. abandoned to- the clements and that are crying aloud for pro- tection for future forests
 If site is desirable anywhere in North Alabama where the writer owns land, he will donate one hundred acres for this project where there is already q good growth of young trees. F. H. LATHROP,
 President Lathrop. Lumber Go.
 Lathrop, Ala, April 24, 1924.
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ANDREW JACKSoWS DUEL- -CAUsED.BY PIECE BACON

The spirit of merriment which inmediate ly, peryaded the tbrong of. rought frontiers men who were spectators could not be stp| pressed, and esry's impulsive remarks upoI being publicly fidiculed caused a. hot inteI change. of words with Jackson. A challenx| from Jackson ensued and Avery accepted yielding to the custom of times, though h| was strongly opposed to dueling.
 N It has been related that there was an ae tual interchange of fire, but the most a,I thentic account was doubtless that of th| late A c. 5ASery, grandson of WaiFhtstiI Avery and formerly justice of the sipreru court of North Carolina. According to Ju1 tiee Avery lis grandfather approached JacIl son after Jackson had first fired at shii without effect and delivered a lecture q Jackson very much in the style of faths| to.a son. and the affair was amicably closed Joseph Lacy Seawell in New York Time
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friendly. Once, when, they were opposing counsel in a. case Avery's sensititeness was stung by Jackson's facetious remarks re specting his apparent adoration of .'T3acon's Abridgement,p and Avery retorted. with equal effect, that Jackson had much to learn before he would be competent to criticize any law book whatever. a practical joke. He substituted for ''Ba- cons Abridgement,r piece of thick, dry bacon, cut exactly the size, of the book; wrapping the, same paper around the meat which had enfolded' the book, and placing it in Avery's saddle bags
 Avery in the midst of an argument ex- claimed: But let us see how my friend Bacon has it." and hurriedly dived in his saddle bags for the book. He fumbled with the bundle and out rolled the real bacon.
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is growing and successful literary celon in Birmingham Magazine success may nt mean that writer ascertain of immortalit. but it is undoubtedly tamark of literar vitality, particularly in city as young q Birmingham. Mobile has a long and notabl list; of writers to her credit, Many of thel have enjoyed a national! and ipternationt reputation, and have produced books ths achieved the rank of '.best sellers" Anon Alabama writers, to go further than Mobil for their logical habitations. were:
 Joseph Holt Ingraham, author of
 Pillar of Fire" .'The Prince sof the
 House of David" etc. s,-5
 Josiah Clarke Nott, ethnologist. au-
 thor of Biblical and Physical History of Man" Types of Mankind,' and .'The
 Indigenous Races of the Earth"
 Harry Lynden Flash, poet, author of "Zollicoffer," and other poems. z Augustus Julian RequieP, poet, author
 of "Ashes of Glory,l' and other poems.
 Peter Joseph Hamilton historian, au-
 thor of Colonial Mobile" "Coloniza. s.s tion of the South," etc.
 {. Joseph Hodgson, historian, author of
 sThe Cradle of the Confedenacy,", men,
 tioned as one of the authorities on Se-
 cession by the eleventh edition of the
 V the terms, .carpetbagger'' as applied to certain immigrants into the South at the
 close of the war
 Thomas Cooper: De Leon, author of
 -Four Years in Rebel Capitals" aBelles,
 Beaux and Brains of the 60s,"' and a
 score of romances. 5a
 Mary Ellen Henry -Ruffin, poet, au-
 thor of John Gildart," and other poems and romances.
 Mary McNeill Fenollosa, poet, author < ofAs'Out of the Nest" other poems and ss number of romances, on Japanese themes
 Nina Picton Mersereau, poet, with ] sixty stories, one hundred poems, many ' plays and playlets and two grand operas to her credit. At the Threshold,' her most important work a 7ge sSS Louis Tucker, .poet, author of "Hud- son Tuck" and other poems; also of sev-
 eral religious books and pamphlets.
 Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, author of ''St. Elmo,s and numerous novels of purpose which had great popularity, and still are widely read. K 4r
 Father Abram J. Ryan, poet-priest of the South, author ofls'The Conquered
 Banner and 'The Sword of Lee.o
 Brewers Alabama is a work of great his torical value that is not included in the lis submitted at AIontevallo. While the ..twely best chosen by the women's club committe may have all the merit attributed to then such list should not exclude Ingfahan Josiah Mott, Father Ryan and August Evans Wilson, all of whom have conferre luster on the literary history of Alabama A more -extended search will doubtless re veal other names worthy to be remembered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
PRESS AND FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mot only true in conception, but construc- dye in spirit is the message which Premier Mcdonald of Great Britain sent to the American Newspaper Publishers Associa- tion through Sir Esme Howard, British am oAssador to Washington. The head of the British state freely acknowledged the great service of the American press in bringing ,bouk and fostering broader and better understanding between the two great Eng lish Speaking nations, and expressed appre
 iiatioh of the pains which American news, papefs taketto secure adequate reports of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
Confidence In Ford

To the Editor of The Age7Herald:
 If it were possible for pessimism to find spot on which to light in the Muscle Shoals district. recent top.water develop. ments in Washington would furnish ample fertility in which the same could bring forth fruit in abundance. Fortunately, however pessimism has been declared nuisance and is no longer allowed to roam around here On the other hand, optimism has long since been found to be public benefactor and has been so thoroughly planted and cultivated here that even a repudiation of Henry Ford and all he has done for this country would hardly cause the same to wither. @,
 In days gone by it has been truthfully said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
BEAUTY AND ITS PROFIT

FloEida recently held convention to con sideF plans for beautifying and keeping that state attractive. There were representatives from many cities and counties which have made special efforts in this direction, and large additional benefits are expected from this meeting and others of similar ohhrac. ter which are Scheduled for fsguIar periods.
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It is noted that, while Madame Pavlowa regrets that American mems bodies are get ting too fat, she makes no complaint of the dimensions of their wadsa
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One great service which t,General Dawes appears to have rendered issa perceptible re- duction of available excuses for international grouches. -
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The Nashville Banner explains Birming- hams recent birth record of two girls to one boy on the theory of equal rights asserting itself. It looks more like special privilege assuming control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
kTN. .ACONlS IMPEACHMENT" a lay
 A book; was the cause, or the causa 0 cansans, of duel between An

IFS book; was the cause, or the causa
 0 causans, of duel between An drew Jackson, seventh president of the Unit ed States, and waightstill Avery, first at torney general of North Carolina These distinguished gentlemen met to engage in mortal combat, Angst 12, 17SS, near Jones' boro, Tenn, which state was thenAa part of North Carolina,
 Law books were than rare and expensive Avery, graduate of Princeton, was the proud possessor of "Baeon's Abridgement.' References to it were usually prefaced by the remark, "Let us see how my friend Bacon has it, and Avery would then get the vol ume from his saddle bags, find the citation and expoHnd the Jaw.
 Avery was JacRson's senior by several years, and their relations were cordial and
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THE. AGE-HERALD
rnEprR1cK I. THOMPSON. ...... PRESIDENT

Entered at Birmingham.t Ala. post office as .class matter act Of Congress March $. ls7s
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NEWS BUREAUs-washingtor. 500 Davidson Building; State Capital, Montgomery Joutnai Building; Tennessee f Valley Decatur Daiiy Building; Tuscaloosa. News Building Jasper
 Mouptain Eagle Building, Anniston Star Build ing; Gadsden.s Journal Building; Muscle Shoals
 Tri-Cities Daily Buildipg.7'. S tt .. }e
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suBscRIPrIoN RATBs-By mail payable In advance in United States and Canada; Daily ana sunday. one year, $500; six months, s4oei three rronths SPAS; vone month. s5c. Daily only: one wear. ss.Bo; six mouths, s$s. 25; three moaths' si75; one month, 75c. Sunday only: PAe year, ss6o; six months, $1.5os three months Isc; one
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MEMBER OF AssocIATED PREss-rhe Az secated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all nsws dispatches crediteolso ii or not otherwise credited in this paper ana J also local news published therein. All l W renublcation of special dispatches are also re- served u.,.
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Tsy carrier, whers carrier delivery is mair-
 alnsd: FOG per week. S6S per month.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-24
McCABE


McCABE May q Mrs. Bert pur.
dv is greatly improved and doing
nicely after an operation for ap-
pendieitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Katrina 3 child was
seriously i'll Monday evening and
was taken to the FL Centre hospi.
tai, but is now out of danger.
The. McCabe school viii close
next Thursday with the graduating
exercises at the Ell CentrI high
school
Miss Little is visiting at Calexico
with her niece, Mrs. Irene McWil-
liams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. c. Smith and their
house guests, Mr. ard Mrs. Woods
Smith of Seeley are spending the
weekend at Moreno dam fishing.
Mrs. Paul Slavery is, visiting in
San Diego with Mrs. Karl Moore.
w. d. Moffatt, the bee man of
.McCabe, is very enthusiastic about
the large honey crop he expects to
harvest this year.
Mr.. Nelequet' IS vineyard of 40
acres is loaded with grapes and lie
thinks they will ripen at least q
week earlier than last year.
Mrs. j. -Griesler motored to West
morland Friday to visit her cou-
sins.
Fred Wilson has 20 acres of cot
ton on the old Ensign place. He
win finish chopping Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Moore ON the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-24
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH -.
Sixth Street at Orange Avenue
George A. Hartman, Minister

George A. Hartman, Minister
Sunday School 9:45 q. IN. Inter
national Lesson for May 25: "Jere
miah 1926; Ola; 15:1-12; 25:1
IA; 26:1 1-24; 36:1-32; 38:1-28. Col
denlText, Jeremiad 26:13: "AmenC
your ways and your doings, an(
obey the voice of Jehovah your
God.
Sunday Morning Worship II
O'Clock. Sermon: Memorial Sunday
Meditation, and Communion. Mrs
G. C. Orr will sing the morning
solo:
There. will be no evening service
We will join in the, Union Baccal,
aureate Service at the High School
auditorium.
The Women S Guild will hold an
all-day meeting at the church Tues
day. Pot Luck luncheon at noon.
This will be the last meeting of
the season. A good attendance is
desired.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing 7:30 o'clock. Lesson: Home
and Foreign Missions. Spanish
Speaking Americans.)
A most cordial welcome awaits
you at all our services.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-24
MANY HEADLIGHT
| VIOLATORS ARE
.NABBED IN STATE
Campaign Win Extend to
Daylight Hours Is
Plan

SACRAMENTO, May 24.-Ap
! proximately 10000 violators Of
headlight provisions Of the C9ifor
MIA motor vehicle act have been
nabbed by Officers operating under
the direction of the division Of mo-
tor vehicles since the anti-glare
headlight campaign was launched
on May l according to announce
mont today by Win II. Marsh, chief
Of the division.
Reports made to the division by
officers operating at various points
throughout the state show an APP
proXimate average of 900 eta
tions daily since the campaign
started, it was stated. As rapidly
as violators are caught they are
being instructed to have their
lights adjusted at one of the 1900
officials adjusting stations the di-
vision is maintaining. Marsh de-
elared only small percentage of
motorists had failed to heed the
citations handed them.
ga large share of persons found
with faulty lights were driving in
Ignorance of this condition and
were only too glad to be told that
their lights did not comply with the
law said Marsh. Our Officers
have been instructed 20 be courte-
Gus at all times as this is4 primarily
Il campaign of education. We are
giving all motorists "a hours to
have their lights adjusted. The few
cases discovered of failure to obey
instructions are being handled by
bench warrants issued for the ar
rest of such violators as there can
be no excuse for them continuing to
drive with faulty lights.
Marsh today instructed the traf-
fic officers to carry the campaign
to daylight hours. This will take
the form of check-up of machines
for rusty reflectofs, broken lenses
and such other defects as may be
discovered in daytime.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-24
MEMORIAL SUNDAY
MEDITATION HERE
BY PRESBYTERIANS

A Memorial Sunday meditation
will be given by Rev. George 4.
Hartman, pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church at the II o'clock
ownership tomorrow morning. In
the evening the congregation viii
Join in the union high school Bacca-
laureate service at the high school
auditorium.
Ali members Of the American Leg
ion are requested TO attend this
Memorial day service at the church
according to an announcement from
+. G. Dyer, Boye Aten Post com
mander. Rev. c-ar;man is the post
chaplain.
The last meeting Of the Church
Guild will he held on Tuesday at the
church, and will be an all-dav af-
fair with Il pot luck luncheon at
noon. MidweeE service will be held
as usual on Wednesday evening.