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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-16
The Women Voters Speak

The voices of. the women of America are making themselves heard Fro
Maine to California, with a unison which is infectious they re saying, ""
want Coolidge and Dawes"
In the weeks which ave elapsed since the Republican party nominate
its standard bearers n women nave been weighing these candidates their
respect has gone out to these men, who represent the best qualities In Amerr
al manhood
All signs show that the women of the country have been weighing me Il
publican platform and that its pledges have won their support
Women know that the running of the nations business LIZ simply ouse
keeping on a national scale. They know that there is nothing mysterlou
about 1t. They wan the government to lie managed al simply Is mex
nensiyelv n they manage their W homes The women have heartily ap
proved the budget system which the Republicans have established at as
pr annum and the curtannent of public expenditures without In n slightest
disturbing business When the Republicans stated: -
I'VE pledge ourselves to the progressive reduction Of taxes f l q
pEopLE az rapidly as nay be don with due regard for the sssntaI expenoi-
tu.. NJ In oovernme administered with rigid economy" III women knew.
hat the country would be safe If Republican candidates were elected to ONCE
The platforms promise to continue the partys solctude or all nose sur
fering any disability a a result of service to the United States n Inn OF val
yas particularly appealing to the women.
pndoes of law enforcement, the quest to the states to promptly consoer
az rbud OH amendment, the declaration for high standards o. wages
wording I'M living conditions for women workers. a scor OF o'h po
orossivea rlanks have won the support Of the women
Ttst. rInds of ret about the program of the Republican party II elected
- nm tbe ernm for h next four years, the women have started uel
omno,on They var Coolidge and Dawes and they ire working 70 et d
ord.ereaki number of women to the polls next November.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-16

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-16
CHAS. A c
President American Tree
ASznciatinn nf Wachinutnn

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Due to the educational campaigns
he conducts for a national forest pol
icy and for tree planting, Charles La
throp Pack, President of the American
Tree Association of Washington, D.. G.,
has succeeded in putting the impor-
lance of reforestation before the pub
lie in such a way that it is now under
stood by thousands. He has sent mil
lions of American tree seeds to help
reforest devastated areas in Europe.
He has given a demonstration forest
of a thousand acres to the New York
State College of Agriculture. He
gives annual cash prizes to many col
leges for the best written papers on
forestry for the public and not for the
scientific student to read His We
has been officially recognized by man.
foreign countries. His tree planting
campaign has reached into every coun-
ty in the United States for The Amer
lean Tree Association is the unique
organization of the world in that there
are no dues and the only way to join
is to plant a tree and register it with
the Association. Mr.. Pack sends tree
day programs and tree planting sug-
gestions to n who will ask for them.
The Associations slogan is celebrate
the centennial of Arbor Day in 1872
by planting the. trees now"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-16

1t ~ a pretty sight to note the cun-
ming ribbon couture arrangements
which youth is wearing this season.
Perhaps the vogue for bobbed hair Is
responsible for these very charming
ribbon bandeaux and flets noted at
party and dance. Anyway, with all
due respect to the bob" 1t is no ex-
ception to the thorn with every rose
adage, which In the case of short
tresses is that they have a way Of
blowing recklessly about at the touch
Of every breeze. However, necessity
being the mother of invention, the
cleverest sort of ribbon fantasies are
designed to confine curly locks or
straight. s
So what care we as long as fash
ion declares in favor of the fanciful
ribbon iletl The one In the picture
is made of narrow gold ribbon with
lots of color In its weave.
If perchance anyone is so cour-
ageous as to abandon the bob, why
not, while tresses are growing out.
artfully conceal the fact with a pretty
ribbon conceit such as is shown In
the picture.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-16

is a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Dengue Fever,
Constipation, Bilious Head
aches and Malarial Fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
RETAIL TIDE IS TURNING

In view of complaints made by retail merchants as to the volume of business of late, the recent report of the Federal Reserve Board shows it larger than for the corresponding period of last year. Of the ten federal reserve districts seven show gains varying from two and six tenths per cent. in the Atlanta district, to eight and eight-tenths in the San Francisco district. One district, St. Louis, reported a standstill, while the Minneapolis district showed loss of one and two-tenths per cent, and the Kansas City district loss of four and four tenths per cent.
 Thus in the majority of districts there was healthy gain, and the actual losses in only two districts were comparatively small. This indicates that the buying public has money to spend, and is willing to spend it when prices are reasonable. The buying public, more than ever, is endeavoring to get the worth of it's money, and hence is watching opportu- mites for bargains. This tendency has exercised no little. effect upon prices, and therefore there is a downward ten dency in most of the necessities and in many so-called luxuries. Elimination of many of the nuisance taxes, together with reduction in the federal income tax, is expected to have more or less in- fluence in the adjustment of prices.
 The comparative inactivity in the re- tail trade during the spring is largely attributed to the unreasonable weather, which had no little effect in retarding a buying movement. Unfortunately, per- haps, for some merchants such a situa- tion cannot be rectified by human agen- cies, though the beginning of summer is already showing its influence in stimu- ulating retail trade. A siege of warm weather, which the weather folks say may be looked for, will stimulate retail buying. Indeed, it has already begun in most sections. It bids fair to assume in- creased momentum as the summer pro- gresses. In Birmingham this influence is making itself felt, and both competi- tion in prices and postponement of such purchasing as could be done without se- rious inconvenience have approached the peak. The tide is turning in the retail merchants favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
IdeaIs
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

Every one has an ideal: even those per. sons of whom we say they have none, they also have their ideal.
 For an ideal is simply that thing or sum of things one believes to be most worth while. And when I say believe" do not refer to any creed of the mind, nor anything you say, for belief is really a matter of taste, your true creed is what you like, always "it is with the heart that man believeth."
 Your ideal is your sun around which all your thoughts and deeds and desires revolve as planets. ..3
 Your ideal is your mother earth with a universal power of gravitation pulling all
 If you think you have no ideal, suppose that is within you down to itself. an angel or a fairy were to appear before you, as in Grimm's tales, and ask you what you most wanted, and promise to grant you one wish; what would. you say? Whatever it is, it would indicate your ideal.
 What do you dream of in your waking rev. cries? What vision keeps recurring to you, rendering you unhappy because you cannot realize it? That is your ideal
 What does happiness mean to you? In what terms do you conceive of entire satis- faction? That is your ideal.
 And here, to one who wants to make the most of life and escape lapsing into bitter ness here is where the critical mind comes in, dismisSing unworthy ideals and encouraging sane and sound ones.
 The advantage of wisdom, philosophy and religion lies in their power to prune or en- courage, destiny or stimulate the ideal.
 Men grow toward their ideal as flowers toward the sun, by an unconscious instinct. They are slowly, surely moulded to fit the things they want. This force is utterly IT, resistible.
 If, then, we cannot choose, select and re- feet our ideal we are hopeless, we are inert clay in the hands of the potter.
 The beginning of life and power in man is when he first believes that he can control his likes, can learn to want what he selects to want.
 It is then only he ceases to be the play thing of world-forces and begins to be god' like, controlling the universe to his aims. He is then, and then only, real man.
 Sometimes it takes a great crisis or a great pain to reveal to: soul that the pearl of great price it coveted is after all but paste. In peril, in great loss, or face to face with Death, the revealer, men have suddenly had shown to them that their idol was clay.
 Sometimes a great emotion brings home to them the realities. The phenomenon called conversation is a change of ideals. Falling in love is the thrush of a new ideal.
 Sometimes only a long experience can un- clasp our foolish fingers from some worth. less treasure, and only the dust of bitterness remains in the air when our idol crumbles.
 Very rare is the man that in calm weather lays his hand upon his souls helm, yeers from the sirens and shoals, and steers to a noble port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
Back To The Open
By H. ADDINGTON BRUCE

For many communities this side of the Atlantic there Is valuable hint in the ex- perience of an English industrial center, the town of Leeds. e>
 Fifteen years ago resident of Leeds, Charles Lupton, man keenly appreciative of the importance of beauty as a factor in wholesome and joyous and effective living, conceived bold idea. He planned, to state it in one sentence, shifting of the popula. tion from town to country.
 Industrialism had brought to Leeds A horde of people, it had huddled them in back to-back houses standing in narrow, sordid streets, and over them it had thrown a per- petual pail of smoke. The clear-visioned Lup- ton saw in all this a menace not alone to the health but also to the morality and mental vigor of the workers of Leeds.
 Only a short way from Leeds, we'll above the smoke line, were delightful little hills of sparse population. To Charles Lupton it seemed feasible to make these hills the site of village-homes, thereby relieving the popu- lation pressure on Leeds and the Leeds pres sure oh the population, and giving all who occupied the village-homes a real chance for pure air and the benefits of life and beautiful surroundings.
 There were, of course, sundry problems to be solved-problems of finance, road-building, transportation facilities, schools, and SO forth. Lupton proved himself not only a dreamer but doer With the aid of enthusiastic supporters on the Leeds improvement com mittee he worked out all the problems his removal plan raised.
 Today there are six large villages on the hills about Leeds, villages we'll designed, served by good roads and corporation tram Vryau 0uin khAiH sa~I. also golf courses and other recreation grounds That this municipal innovation will bear good fruit for the ancient town of Leeds is safe prediction. @
 And, as suggested, there are industrial centers in our own land where similar in- novation might well be adopted. Even where it is not feasible much may nevertheless be done-and assuredly should be done-to re- deem towns and cities from the evils of over crowding, dirt, smoke, noise and general ugliness
 It may cost money but in the end it will be found tremendously profitable to wipe out all slums, to open up parks and playgrounds, to adopt zoning systems, to prohibit archi- tectural nuisances-from repellent tenements to tin garages-to turn vacant land into beauty spots instead of surrendering it to the ashman and the voracious billboard ad- vertiser.
 Everything in the environment that is a crime against beauty is a handicap on the people. Everything that makes for greater beauty means, for people of all ages and all occupations, greater energizing as we'll as greater happiness
 Some day these two facts may be as uni versally appreciated as they ought to be. Then we shall begin to enjoy real progress and real civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
BRITISH LEGATE IN MEXICO

Although the Mexican government has several times politely informed the Brit lsh government that it's representative in Mexico City is persona non grata to the Mexican government, the British have refused to withdraw and replace MT. Cummins with more acceptable person. Affairs have now reached a climax, with the legate barricaded in his house and re- tusing to obey the orders of the Mexi- @an government to leave the country. If the press reports may be relied on the case is altogether in favor of the Mexicans. The British attitude is sim liar to that with respect to the two Amer ican consuls at Southampton, falsely ac- cused of using their office improperly to
 the benefit of the American steamship lines and to the disadvantage of inc
 British lines. Even though it was prov ed
 that the charge was untrue, the British
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
Poetry

Violet Alleyn Storey in New York Times l held the trembling lantern,
 William dug the creaky earth, That moonless night in April
 When he buried Tihkle-Mirth. You shouldn't bury kittens
 In backyards but if you do, You mustn't tell about it
 Or things won't go well with you! But Tinkle- Mirth had loved us,
 And we couldn't let him go, Wrapped up like useless rubbish,
 To some place he didn't know. I'm sure nobody saw us
 Or the hushed gray from that lay Where, friend of leaves and snowflakes, q. Tinkle-Mirth had liked to play. I'm sure nobody heard us
 We had planned his funeral well We'd even stripped his ribbon
 Of each laughing, silver bell. But, oh, this Mayday morning,
 In the very place he lies, see gray pansies standing
 With gold sunshine in their eyes. They all have kitten faces,
 Just as mischievous and bright e I only hope they'll know enough To keep. their nouths shut tighti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
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Glossary of Convention Terms

Platform: A chowder of ft-shelled words prepared by hard-shelled politicians.
 Plank: A connecting link between two periods.
 Keynote Something used to help the temporary chairman sound his G.
 Keynote Speech: Two and half hours of boredom substitute for veronal
 Favorite Son: Any politician who has been prominent in the politics of his state over twenty years without having anything hung on him.
 Steam Roller: A group of hardboiled el- derly males specializing in flat work.
 Delegate: The inspiration for the master piece known as His Masters Voice.
 Conservative: A man who thinks red shirts should be worn but not heard.
 Radical: A man who thinks red shirts should be waved but not worn.
 Voter: The man who supplies the shirt
 Party Spirit: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here.''
 Constituency: The people who get the gar. den seeds.
 Temporary Chairman A man with a voice, a gavel and frock coat.
 Roll Call Sweet essence of monotony.
 Sergeants-at-Arms The chorus men of pol itics.
 Outstanding Candidate The fellow who is rarely heard of after the opening day.
 Caucus: Two hours of bad tobacco, bad language and bad judgment.
 Demonstration Usually a prolonged pe- riod of bogus enthusiasm led by a $35 brass band.
 Peerless Leader: Anybody who has spent his life in the cause without making any particular headway. '%+'-
 Loyal Son: A politician about whom it is difficult to say anything.
 Great Patriot: Any man who stands when Clarion Tongue: A slapstick in a sore throat.
 Unanimous Vote Something voted a can. didate immediately after he has failed com pletely to get anything like a unanimous vote.
 Dark Horse: goat standing in his own shadow.
 Resolution An ounce of ideas wrapped in ten pounds of bunk
 Bloc: A term of disrespect for congress- mans head. where they still sell it; hence, "The con vention adjourned, sine die"
 Notification Committee A group of men chosen to notify candidates five days later of something they heard over the radio five seconds after it happened.
 Speech of Acceptance Sweet oil in para graph lots.
 Recess: Time out for a search of suit cases and inspection of hip pockets.
 Harmony: The unattainable ambition of every party leader.
 Discord Synonym for convention.
 Split: Two party groups trying to go in opposite directions arm-in-arm down a one way street.
 Great American: A title applied to any political leader at all conventions because of the fact that Babe Ruth is not there to claim it.
 Points With Pride: Something every spellbinder with an umbrella or oversized thumb is supposed to do.
 View With Alarm: Something he is SUD- posed to do when not busy pointing.
 Adjournment The only action of the week that is of any real benefit to the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
FLORIDA AND THE EXPOSITION

The Manufacturers Record expresses the view that Florida is making a mis- take in deciding to have an exhibit in New York all to itself instead of joining in the Southern Exposition to the fullest possible extent. Impressive reasons are given for this view. The Southern Ex- position is expected to draw attendance from all over the country. Florida, no less than other Southern states, would reap the benefits of having a much larger audience if she should join in a exhibit.
 F'lorida has achieved notable develop mept of late years. The state possesses many natural advantages besides its eli mate, and is producing many marketable food products, as well as manufactured goods, of which the general public knows comparatively little. The people of the North and the East have been accus- toned to look upon Florida almost en- tirely from the standpoint of its climatic and citrus fruit advantages. In recent years Florida has made notable progress In general agriculture, mineral develop ment, diversified agricultural expansion, stock-raising, valuable grasses, timber output, vegetables and other essential products. During the 1920 depression, LSHAdAIlSu ILOIS HSdTly than any other state.
 It may be that Florida feels some pride over its recent development. But The Manufacturers Record suggests that the state might well be represented before a vast audience which will at the same time study the exhibits of Louisiana, Ala bama and the Gulf Coast, all of which are lively competitors of Florida not only in the production of citrus fruits, veg etables and other food products, but cli- matically as well.
 It is borne in mind, too, that much of Florida's large tourist business comes from the Central West, the Ohio Valley and some of the states farther south. All of these are centering their attention on the Gulf Coast as never before, a re- zion which is rapidly coming to the front, not only because of it's large and varied productive capacity, but also because of it's winter climate and other advantages. Indeed, the impression is becoming more general in this country that the Gulf Coast will sooner or later equal Florida not only in the tourist business, but by reason of it's superior advantages in many ways. It is interesting to note that the Gulf CaRst, conscious of its many attractions, gradually waking up 70 the importance%f informing the rest of the country of what it possesses. When this is intelligently done, that sec ion will develop beyond the most san guine hopes of it's people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
INSTRUCTION FOR POLICEMEN

me expenditure of seven hundred dollars for months insFuction under 2 trained police expert does not seem to pc either unwise, or extravagant. Quite the contrary. Much has been said of the small size of Birmingham's police force as compared with those of other cities of this class with much less terri tory to cover. It is admitted that Bir- : ningham's force is too small numerically t0Trender in full that service which the community needs. That is a problem which must be solved sooner or later and at no distant day. Yet it would be foolish claim that Birmingham's police force is 80 efficient that it cannot be improved in some respects both in meth ods and in results.
 There are many benefits which po- hce force might acquire through expert cnstruction which would prove advanta- 'geous to the community, and without which the highest standard of service is impossible. Not only discipline, but technical knowledge, is essential to round out policeman's training, so that he may be an expert in his line above and beyond the limitations of his own experience. What may seem a small change in the method of doing things often brings better results. A wrong method rather than lack of zeal or in, telligence may be the cause of non-suc- cess. An understanding of principles not brought out in the course of his duty may solve many a problem for a con scientious officer.
 Much of the knowledge which a police department should have have in the pre- vention of lawlessness, as we'll as in the apprehension of violators, is the out growth of technical study and a com parison of records. Many cities main tain departments of instruction for their police forces in efforts to keep up their standards of efficiency. It is diff cult to believe that hundred or more men engaged in so important task as protecting life and property from vio- lations of the law without special train ing or technical instruction will attain the maximum results. It is equally hard to believe that these men would not reap from months instruction benefits that would reflect themselves in greater pro- lection for the community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
INSTALLING DIESEL ENGINES

The higher efficiency of merchant yes sels belonging to the government or in process of sale to private owners is in sured by the proposed installation of the Diesel type of oil-burning. engines. It is estimated that in fuel saving alone the installations will pay for themselves in six or seven years. When there is added to this the saving in storage space and in time lost in coaling, to say nothing of the greater speed in many cases, it is readily apparent that the program rep resents a good investment. The higher wage of American seamen is easily off set by greater economy in the mechan- ical operation of ships and in the sav- ing due to efficient methods of hand ling cargo. There is also the undeniable tendency of wages on all other ships to increase, and thus lessen the present margin between the American and the foreign wage.
 Diesel engines strengthen the compet- itive capacity of American ships, and also make them more attractive invest ments for private capital. The machin- cry itself occupies much less space than he old coal-burning type, and is far less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

expensive to maintain, not only because of greater simplicity of parts, but also because of the lessened vibration, reduc- ing wear and tear. The plan whereby financial aid may be extended respon- sible private operators and purchasers of government ships is expected to be a measurable stimulant in encouraging private ownership and operation of ships and steamship lines. Foreign trade is picking up, and our readiness to serve the expanded commerce will determine the percentage of it we may permanently claim