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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
Watching The Pardde
By JOHN PILGRIM

| Over at the Haldemans last night. Sitting | about the center table, under the lamp, talk ing of literature. neighbors, and the high costs. In came the Tim Simmondses with a nice middle-aged-y man in tow. He was just I a shade on the effusive side. He said he had heard of me, which he probably had on the way over from the Simmondses- they were never very good friends of mine-and that he had long been familiar with John Haldeman' s works. John said:
 "Ha."
 Mrs. Haldeman gave him dirty look. I knew. as we'll as though she had said it, that she thought John was not very cordial. The Simmondses talked higher and shriller than before, to cover Johns social error.
 'tBut I'll bootjack him out of it, said John Haldeman when the callers had gone. His wife began to roast him, of course. She said he had no manners./
 ''My guards up," said John Haldeman. '1'm tired of saying, I'm glad to meet you to men I know nothing about. In too many of. There are more shake-down artists jour- neying through this vale of tears than ever before. l never met an ill-mannered conh- dence man yet. The only gold brick man I ever knew was the most likeable cuss I have ever bought cigars for willingly. Too often honesty and square-dealing and rugged truth are associated in the same man with jag edged exteriors. I'd rather fuss with an hon. est man that get robbed by perfectly dar- ling rogue"
 Mrs Haldeman said that John had gone quite batty. She said that he mortified her SO by the way in which he treated some of the people they met that she could cry. She said folks stared at him with interest nowadays when he was introduced to a stranger. They wanted to see just how badly he would be- have.
 '.Mv Ruard's m" said John stubbornIv: '1I want to know more about the men I meet than that they wear knitted ties and keep their shoes polished. can make all the de- sirable acquaintances any man ought to make. My job is to keep the undesirable ones from making me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
THINks PROHIs ARE "GULLIBLE''

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I think your contemporary is right. We prohis are the most gullible people in the world. We fall for all kinds of propaganda. A few years. ago we had a similar bout and the whisky folks said they did not want the opne saloon but wanted states rights and feared split and the installment of Repub- licans in office and the morning after the whisky papers announced the defeat of prohibition and the humorous opened up promptly. They fooled us again when we elected Underwood and defeated the ablest man, Hobson. They told us the defeat of Underwood would be a blow at President Wilson. Wilson, they said, needed him, but the very first thing Underwood did was to vote against Mir. Wilson's wishes. Yes, the prohs are defeated and their defeat heartens every liquor man and scofflaw in the coun- try, not only in Alabama but every state in the union. Our leading prohis went for Un' derwood. They either have axes to grind or were badly hoodwinked In either case they cut sorry figure, The whisky men were not fooled.
 The country is for prohibition. Under wood knows it! Al Smith knows it. They are birds of feather. Watch them combine when they get to the convention. and fl either is elected step up to the barrooms and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
The Right Word
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 (Find the Error in This Article)
 A reader who lives in New York answered the recent test commenting that he thought 'they we're easy" Without reference to his name, "The Right Word herewith calls at tention to the two decided errors the reader made. One is involved in the following sen tence, which the correspondent wrote as cor rect: 'AThe bell sounded loudly" The right word is loud.
 G. T. w. of New York, in connection with sentence Twenty dollars were spent on the present"
 A Good Suggestion
 G. W. T. of New York, in connection with his answers to the last test, makes the follow ing interesting and valuable suggestion:
 "I have a suggestion to offer in referenct to the sixth sentence. When in doubt be- tween drunk and drank; swum and swan run and ran; sprung and sprang; sung and sang; begun and began; come and came sunk and sank; rung and rang. select the word that does not contain an a. when usei with has, had or have. II wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation of your column. It is doing good work, especiallyS for those of us wht have been uncOnSciOusly numbering the Eng fish language" A Correction
 Through a mistake in reading the name O one of those who was given 100 per cent ir the test previous to the last one, the name O T. Ivey, IT,, was unrecognizable. T. 1vey, IT. of Chicago should have been on the hOnOl list. sA Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: The balance of the letter. Right: The rest of the letter ...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
"AmOng Those Not Voting"

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 This writer notes with a good deal of in- terest' that the first opportunity given Hon. Oscar w. Underwood, United States senator from Alabama, since the March II primary, to vote for a measure intended to aid in en- forcing the eighteenth amendment in its entire integrity found him recorded as "among those not voting."
 It was in the senate of the United States when the vote was taken on whether or not the limit giving prohibition agents the right of seizure and search of rum running ships twelve miles distant from low water shore, instead of three, should be adopted and rati- fled Only seven senators voted in opposition to this treaty, but there were twenty-eight mot voting" Senator Underwood and Sena- tor Heflin both were among the ones not voting but it is my understanding that Sena- tor Heflin was not in Washington when the vote was taken, and he probably neglected to arrange a pair before leaving the national capital. I had expected to find Senator Un- derWood's name in the list of those supporting this treaty with Great Britain.
 CHESTER E. JOHNSON.
 Montgomery, Ala, March IS, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
THE WORD "JOYIAI. i.

The word ''jovial' conceals the name of Ju- piter or love. A "jOvial person is, theoreti- cally at least, a person born under or under the influence of the planet Jupiter or love.
 This planet was supposed to be the most joyful of all the planets ito be born under, just as Saturn is the least joyful.
 Gradually the word "joviar' became dis sociated from astrological significance, and was generally applied to persons who indi- cated the quality of joyfulness ascribed to birth under the joyful planet
 Thus many word in the English lam guage, in common use, traces it's origin to mystic beginnings and beliefs in the darkness of past ages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
The Gypsy Lure
(Mamie DeVerse N,

(Mamie DeVerse Newton in Kansas Cit
 Star) Haste to close the door, my dear, For l have a task today, And when the gilded morn awoke Upon the hills away
 saw a minstrel fair and gay. Start the loom with steady hand And guide the weaving thread: One moment spent in dreams and To, \ tangled knot of dread Those minstrel feet, how swift they sped Sober coated duty marks The process of the hours, And yet a subtle whisper stirs Of pAgeantry of flow'rs, Of sunlit fields and silver show'rs. Ashed with frost the churlish world Cared not my toll was great, But, oh! how passing sweet the song! Its laughter to my gate To bid my honest labors wait. Haste to close the door. my dear The gypsy lure is strong; | shall not heed the golden notes Of spTingtime's frolic throng {. But, oh! how passing sweet the song
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
Tauo Kinds or Follssl
By nn. rRANK cNANE

Most womer," wrote Tacitus, '.ars be.- ter out of their hous}s than in them" The remark is inacdurate but hints at ths truth.
 The truth is, there xrk two kinds of wonenv those who shine at homS and those who shin0 away from home. sy
 There are some women who are intertstins. bright, entertaining and attractive only wheB they are in the presence of their family [. there they are charming, but the moment stranger enters they become awkward and restrained as
 There are others who are never at theii best. except in compahy ttranger animates them.
 lust as there is one kind of woman who is bandsofneet when she is at home, beautiful when she is baking bread, alarming stockings,f or caring for the baby. When she goes out she is apt to be dowdy. She can wear ., rays herself for the theatre she,is a mistake.
 The other womafi's home appearance is simply sinful, while she is admired by every one when she is in gorgeous array.
 Perbaps both kinds are needed. Society would be a dull affair if it were not for the women who love crowds and prominence; they illuminate what would otherwise be most boresome affair. IT
 strangers and others for the delight of their own families.
 X It is only you, my. dear, who are adorable both at home and abroad. Iz 5F
 Still, as in the case of most philosophisins about women, the same observations might be made of men. st 4 The only reason one says "wonaen are go and SO" is because it is more interesting. . { There are home men and away-fron-home } men. Some are surly and stupid by the fire side and yet are electric in a meeting. Theye are business men who go to the office with sense of relief and others who have that same feeling on reaching home. i
 I have seen distinguished citizens who were poor fathers, lively college boys who were slow sons, and pleasant grocers who were most unpleasant husbands.
 know physician who is the joy of every household he enters, bringing light and cheer wherever he goes, except in his own homee There he and his wife live like cat and dog.
 And there are fathers worshipped by their children, husbands adored--and justly--by their wives, who are nonentities outside the house door. .7*
 Also there are some men and women who are disagreeable anywhere you put them. {. Humanity is full of contradictions. have read somewhere that an Engiishman is never at home unless he's abroad. the Scotchman is never happy unless he's miserable, and the Ifishman is never at peace unless he's in fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20


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 In ocal ists for the good for the The governed participate through their representa- tves machinery government The public business citizens and the officials having direct charge but their servants managing their affairs for their good. , citizen takes interest in these affairs as he does comments, critcze censures and praises does>to obtain service conformity with hs con of the necessity of desrabity of a change.
 The press eyes and of the world the spokesman the appeal of the suffering It the constantly pleading before the bar of public opinion holds up officials and of those high places in their to advance peace or en- danger it. which mirrors public sentiment But of public benefactor would go unnoiced mp9s undsmayed and public office would be the of the interruptions demagoge Knowledge o public hidden the bosom of those who make pocs their personal business, gan qualification.
 the principles of public The Age Herald Register The Montgomery Journal and The bile Newsm their journalistic fight for the privilege in the the United States which grants to citizenship right speech the right of the right according ones belief and the liberty the These newspapers will be tne or local national political administration to the contrary not wthstandng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
THREE CHEERS!

Wonder what state and town in the west are entitled to the distinction of having a mayor who recently committed a side-splitting bluRder in conversation with General Persh- ing. The general says he can give particu. lars. but gallantly won'tI Pershing was about to deliver a preparedness speech in a certain thriving community somewhere be. yOnd the Mississippi Just before his time to speak, the mayor, his host, wanting to make interesting conversation, hurled a num- Der of bouquets in the generals direction. Were mighty proud of you out here, gen. eral," he said Personally, think the finest thing you did in France was that speech the day you arrived in Paris, when you said, 'LaFollette, we are here r"-Farm Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
FORWARD STRIDES, THE RULE

Results of comparisons in industrial rec ords made in this district from year to year so regularly show large gains that the pubic has learned to expect them as matter ot course, Only some striking evidence Of progress attracts special attention or com ment. Whether in the production Of basic materials, establishment of new enterprises extensions and improvements of already going concerns, building activities, advancing realty markets, increased commercial operations or other advances, the rule, almost without ex- ception, is expansion and progress.
 One of the many recent evidences of this is the increase of Birminghams postal re- ceipts for February, 1923, over the corre- spending moIith; of 1922. The receipts for last month were $106, ,32S.21, as compared with $S6,6O614 for February, 1922, gain of 2421 per cent. As postal receipts are regarded as asfairly accurate barometer Of business volume, the showing is encouraging. The postmaster attributes the gain to the constant growth of Birmingham and the rapid expansion of the industrial district, and predicts that the record of 1924 will show surprising increase over that of 1923.
 In view of the steady expansion in nearly all industrial lines of late, and the rapid growth of population incident thereto, the postmaster's view is we'll founded There IS every indication of progress throughout the district If the situation for the last few months in general development continues, of which there seems no reason for doubt, many new high industrial records will be made in this district during 1924. Forward strides are the rule, and that stimulus for additional effort which expresses itself in larger achieve ment is clearly in evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
The Once Ouer
This Time Of Year
By H. l.. PHILLIPS

Anho ' huAc Vh L -
 Ain't this Washington scandal terrible? Yeah. Still I'm not very disturbed ovei 1t; Washington never finished better than sixth in the leagne anyhow.
 Thuh way those oil leases were handed over to private interests was sumpin' dis graceful. Have you been reading all the testimony? Et q Sure!
 What do you think of it?
 I think the Tanks will cop another pen nant. .h
 Take all those code telegrams. Didjever read anything like 'em? fsf8
 No. By the way, see Shawkey ain't signed Sp yet rss5s
 The idea of an exchange of telesrams in secret service code by outsiders between the White House and Palm Beach Why, it's enough to make your blood boil! Am right?
 You said it. (yawning) Well, few more weeks and the boys'1 be out on the ol' lot soaking the oP pin over the fence again Neigh, Hol
 And they had code names for United States senators. They called lem sApples'' and "Apricots" and Peaches and 'sThe Principal" Can you beat it? t No. I see John McGraw won't let his men play golf on the side. s
 
 Did you read what Mclean said about that s10o.0oo loan to Albert Fall?
 Every word of it. And let me. give you a straight tip.
 What? -zt.
 Watch Sisler's St. Louis Americans this season. They're the goods. asszse
 tell you this fellow Walsh is wizard Have you noticed his work2 ..s.
 Yeah. He's still with the White Sox, ain't he?
 I'm disgusted with political conditions in this country. Think of the way cabinet of ficers and men in the highest positions have been dragged into this oil mess. Doesn't 1t make you feel like turning Bolsheyiki:
 It sure does. They tell me the Chicago Cubs have great team this year.
 And look at McAdoo. whaddya think of him?
 I dunno. What team is he with thi. sea- I mean W. G. McAdoo, the former sec fetary of the army or navy or sumpin' Oh, him. haven't given him much thought (sniffing). Gee, but that smell of spring in the air makes me long for the or bag of peanuts and the "all hoe and the crack of the bat. sss
 The trouble is that both parties are mixed up in 1t. l wouldn't make a bet now that either one would win, would you?
 It all depends on the pitching staffs.
 Take Harry Daugherty-he shoulda re- signed months ago. Am right?
 Sure. I was reading story from Sara toga yesterday. 1t said he was good pros pect, but couldn't hit
 I mean Attorney General Daugherty. Oh. yes. The feller was thinking of had a name that sounded just like Daugherty. It was Hanrahan or Duffy or Schmidt or sumpin' like that.
 And that Coolidge. whaddya think of his attitude?
 never saw him play, but they say his attitude is all wrong- He stands too far away from the plate.
 Who're you talking about?
 Coolidge. He's that new rookie from the Texas League the Tanks are trying out, ain't he?
 Nav. Calvin Coolidge-he's the president of the United States.
 Is he?
 Certainly.
 Oh, Yes. I remember now.
 Well, all can say is that I'm SO disgusted with both major parties that theysl have to put up a pretty strong man to get my little vote. Who're you for? - = 2 Who, mel Oh, like Ruth!
 (Curtain)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
Forum Of The People
Some Early Birmingham History

To the Editor of The Age-HeraId:
 I noted in yesterdays paper on the indus trial page that the T. c. l. will give this district it's first sheet mill. In 1888, on the 9th of October, I rolled the first sheets on the new mill at Bessemer, Alabama After two years run, the mill closed until 1900. I accepted a position on the sheet mill in in the Birmingham mills. When the mills closed for good in 1905 they were operating three sheet mills. The Birmingham mills were a great factor in the Nineties and en- loved A payroll of S35,OOO a month. This is a bit of history of the early days. of the Magic city.
 A subscriber of your wonderful paper for twenty five years. J. c. McGREW"
 Bessemer, Ala, March IS, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
Publicity Awakens Public Interest

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 1 am writing to express my personal ap- preciation, and that of the members of the Alabama Conference of Social Work, of the splendid publicity The Birmingham Age Herald gave the program of the annual meet ing of the conference just held in Tusca- loosa. Resolutions expressing sincere thanks were adopted by the conference at its last session.
 The wide publicity given to the subjects prepared and the speakers secured for dis customs together with the splendid editorials carried, awakened in the minds of the people of the state far greater interest in the con ference than had been enjoyed before and re- suited in a much larger attendance than was anticipated May \ bespeak for Dr. W. D. Partlow, the new president, and other officers of the conference, the same cordial co-opera- tion which you so kindly gave the outgoing officers.
 (AIRS.) L. B. BUSH. Director Child Welfare Department of Ala bama.
 Montgomery, Ala, March 17. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
WORDS DE WISn0M

We join ourselves to no party that does not carry the flag and keep step to the music of the UniOn.-Ruffus Choate
 There are glances of hatred that stab and raise no cry of murder.-George Eliot.
 Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for it's counterfeit.-Hosea Ballou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

His attorney declared that General Luden- dorff was sent from heaven; but it is recalled that lawyers sometimes receive large fees for having fertile ina ginat ations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

It is reported that former Secretary Fall does not read newspapers any more. Still, he already has fairly accurate idea of what the self-respecting public thinks of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

It is said that the Russian soviet still hopes for world revolt. Most of the world is already revolting at sovietism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
WHY THE PLAY WAS "BOOED"

play in Paris which flays profiteers WI "booed." Perhaps the profiteers were u only ones who had money enough to attend Pittsburg Gazette-Times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
NEW FIELD FOR PERFORMERS

The latest reformer to appear in the spot light is Kansas man who says if what is broadcasted by radio is not censored by good and moral people the air will not be fit to breathe.-New Orleans States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

The new British premier says that his government will build seven warships at once. Apparently he believes in a strong navy. qs a preserver of the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

recent novel entitled "The Safety Pin is said to be a thriller. The thrill of a real safety pin, however. depends on the reliability with which it functions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

They recently pulled off an election ir San Domingo without a revolution or serious disturbance, .spd the fact was featured as q news item.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

get all the whsiky you want, for that is the meaning of wine and beer. It wont do for you big prohi leaders to say that we are not de feated. We are and all sensible people know it. Nobody knows it better than the whisky people R. R. WYATT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
WYE CAN TRUsT THE FAMTLY

A scientist says that, within a few years. we should be able to tune in with the movie theatres and see the latest films without leav- ing our homes. But the thing will hardly seem natural without the man behind us, to read the sub-titIes.-Marion Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
HE MAY RE sATIsFIED

In Asland, Neb., a man of @ eloped with q woman lawyer, but maybe he doesn't like to talk much, anyway.-Grand Rapids Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

It seems that the censorship division of the oil industrt's publicity department lay down on the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
The Way To StOu It

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: "Slim Sam" of Sleepy Hollow, Alabama says: Tn best and quickest way to stop the bloc epidemic" at Washington is to quit sendin' blockheads up there.
 JOHN B. HARRIS. CuIlman, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20
THE AGE HERALD
FREDERICK l. THOMPSON. :. PRESIDENT

Entered at Birmingh ham, Aia., post offi.s as
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