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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

1t has been half a century this week since the first "Chautauqua" was held, and it is now possible to place an estimate upon the aocial, educational and political value of these assemblies Flippant paragraphers and. sad humorists have found them pro- life source for sorry jokes, and they who have never attended them have no concep- tion of the enormous influence they have exerted for the betterment of conditions and in favor of reforms. It is not an exaggeration to say that they hive given communities the habit of thinking. To millions they have been a university. They have brOadened the out look on life for hundreds of thousands living on the farms They have awakened keen interest in the social and political problems of the times, and have done more than any other educational institution to awaken the civic consciousness of the nation. There is justifi- cation for the broad assertion that the pro gressive movements of recent years, demand ing the fighting of old economic and social wrongs are the direct offspring of these as semblies which have carried facts to the peo- pie in an attractive way.
 The Chautauaua is the great university of democracy. It is the training school of the masses. It is the Plattsburg of citizenship And it's founders have been sbenefuctors of the nation.--New York Evening World.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
They Drank Red aL.ll.ker.n Too

Three hundred years ago there was a bobbed-hair craze in England. At that time the bishop of London called together all his clergy and told them the kings special com mand Ito inveigh yehemently against the in- solencies of our women, and they're wearing of brode brimed hats, jointed dubletsS their bair cut sshort or shorne, and some of them with stillettoes or poniards and such other trinkets of like moments" The bishop told his faithful earates and canons to warn them of the danger of their course. The writer of the chronicle, John Chamberlain, who lived in 1880, does not tell us how the bishops advice was received. He records the good bishops sigh that "the world is vesie much out of order, but whether this will mende God knowes." Bobbed-haired poinard toting, joint cd dublets, which must have been equivalent to rolled stockings, in those days, there must have been some hot times in merle Englandr three hundred years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
OFF TO A BAD START

The precipitancy with which the in coming board of revenue, before it's in- stallation, seeks to bind itself with a bond ' issue IS hardly an encouraging sign. Bond issues as last resort for pressing s emergencies are countenanced. But there IS growing conviction among the peo- pie that proper administration of public finances would make bond issues forever unnecessary, especially in rich and growing community and county. Yet the only apparent effect of increased revenues is an increased ratio of bonded ]. indebtedness. That is wrong financial policy.
 k In this there is no purpose of nnin- inlizing the necessity or importance of the projects for which the bond issues are asked. There is not one of these Iprojects that can be long deferred. The present emergency, however, is brought on by unskillful administration of public funds by the present board, just as the emergency encountered by the present board was created by it's predecessor, and so on back into the dim past. Some board, however, in the interest of the taxpaying public, must call a halt on these expensive involvements that lead to constantly intensifying public emer- gencies. The county must begin to save its income to meet these multiplying re- quirements.
 This newspaper has often in the past supported bond issues because of their urgent necessity. It will do so in the future when there is no other way out. But in the meantime, there will be con- . tinued insistence upon the employment of ordinary intelligence in the expendi- ture of public money. The present board has spent great deal of money. It is obvious that some of this money could have been set aside each year as an emergency fund to accumulate against the requirements that continually appear. Because the present board preferred the political course of making a show, the incoming board is handicapped. The in coming board, not only fdisregards thRs handicap, but seeks to increase it by 8 similar policy. The whole situation shakes public confidence in the ability of those elected to this office.
 Before the new board proceeds too far with its plans for spending funds before they accrue, let it spend some profitable study upon ways and means of setting aside certain portion of the regular revenues in order that the affairs of the county may be put on a business basis. Anybody can find ways to spend money. Real administration of public funds re euires more than that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Forum, or The People
More on Humane Society

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 s May l ask space in your paper to state some facts concerning the Birmingham Hu. mane Society of which I am q member? will first state that I am a Protestant and this is not religious controversy.
 In Sundays Age-Herald there was letter written and signed by Mrs. Katie Stone, in which she condemns Mrs Charles Whelan president of the society, also the Rescue Home. Now I feel that Mrs Stone has been misinformed, or she could not have written such letter for publication, which was very unjust to Mrs. Nhelan and the society," too.
 In January of this year at the annual meeting did not vote at all, as quickly saw the clever plans to put Mrs Wood out, who for fourteen years had served the Humane Society SIS president, and of whom feel all Birmingham should feel proud. felt, how ever, that in electing Mrs. Charles Whelan the society was again lucky.
 I will not go into details as to how this election was conducted It was legal and yet there were about twenty-three new members brought in that day. Just to vote e"--some whose opinions were freely divulged. I talked to some of them and found out why they were there and who brought them. Those with whom I talked to did not know or seem to care anything about the society, Just came to vote. While was hurt over the way Mrs Wood was treated, I believed Mrs. Whslar would make a good president and ! firmly believe she is doing her best, despite the fact that she is having many obstacles thrown in her way, such as Mrs. Stones letter in Sun days Age-Herald. The removal of Mrs. Bran mum was a conscientious act of the president She gave her word of honor to work for the society benefit, and if she felt and saw that Mrs. Brannum could not come up to the re quirements of human officer then it was the presidents duty to get some one who could, and let Mrs. Brannum so, regardless of the fact that she was woman"
 The man whom Mrs Whelan placed as officer to succeed Mrs. Brannum was Mir. Mantzell of Ohio, whose interests were not in harmony with the society. And at his res ignation the services of Mir. Fred Fender have been retained. Mir. Fender was officer for the society in 1923, but was let out in January, 1924, at the time Mrs. Wood was And by the same directors and same clever planning. He is a great, big man, both body and soul; handles the animals with tender ness and feeling, responds promptly to call and his heart is in his work
 In Mrs. Whelan we have a splendid presi- dent noble little woman whose efforts are to please, and whose motto is "Duty first"
 Now if Mrs. Whelan as president, Mir, Fender as officer, will be left in peace, they will prove to all Birmingham that the Hu. mane Society has not been cheated" out oi it's name MRS. IDA OSBORNE KIRK.
 Ensley, Ala, August 10, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Brief Nature Studies
TaHB soft, feathery loveliness of
By ,. OTIS SWIFT

THE soft, feathery loveliness of tall meadow. rue in blossom in fern-haunted
 brookside swamps where redwings boise on steeplebush and andFomeda and swamp sparrows run along under-j jungle paths by the watef's edge is a mystery to many folk. But certain old elfin philosopher of the Wolf Swamp who remembers when the chil- dren of Israel escaped Egypt to wander in the wilderness says the misty white flowers are Lighthouses to guide the will-O' the-wisp from its boggy birthplace to messy banks where fairies dance O nights.
 Night romps and shindigs of the Little People are ilunined by the greenish- white cold light, little ball of marsh gas made of the souls of dead and gone peat moss and plants Escaping the muck and floating phos- phorescently, it has no sense of direction, because it isn't really an elemental spirit. It is wanted by the Little People at their stampedes, but doesn't know how to get there.
 So naiads and water imps plant tall mead ow rue, which, shining through the star light, leads the way to the fairy rendezvous, and the will-O' -the-wisp follows, mosquito or chestras also gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Watching The Parade.
Ny JOHN PILGRIM

THE judge's face looked good. deal like
 flint as we rode down town this morn,
 ing. He may have been thinking over some knotty point of law. Or lie may not have been thinking at all. Suddenly his eyes frightened. 9ss \
 There's Tom Cole" said he.
 Before the judge set me afoot he had told me the Tom Cole story. When the judge was a young man, married, with forty dollars and a cheerful disposition. Tom Cole was his boss. The judge had never thought about bosses, one way or another, up to this time. Or about work, except as a necessary ad- junct to living. Ambition had not been aroused. He thought after awhile he might get a bicycle.
 "Then Tom Cole began to ride me-" said the judge. "He always smiled, mind you. couldn't find excuse for belting him over the head with shackle bolt But he was on my neck all the time"
 He thought of quitting his job, but was confronted with his poverty. He dared not quit. That young wife of his might be com pelled to go out to service, or take in wash ing, for jobs were none too easy to find. So he began to save.
 "No one ever saved as hard as I did, said the judge. .fs as s5= g,.sss s5
 He quit smoking. He walked to work in: stead of wasting a nickel on a trolley car His wife patched his oyeralls past the point of patching and then patched them again. By and by he had eight hundred dollars saved up, which seemed larger in his eyes than the money France owes Uncle Sam looks now adays. But instead of quitting his job he held it. His morals had been bucked up by the possession of that money. He looked Tom Cole in the eye and called him, and Tom didn't fire him. The judge with eight hun dred dollars behind him was moral force and Tom felt it.
 "sO that's how I got rich. said the judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

of the Gulf ports, but eastward by the long rail routes, to, the North Atlantic ports to which the railroads have long madefthe rest of the. country pay, tribute. The sconnecting of the Lakes ports with the Atlantic seaboafd by way of the St. Lawrence is logical development, and it will, as the bulletin says, not rob other routes, but will 'sbuild other traffic" It has been demonstrated again and again that waterways create more new traffic than they carry. How then can their con- struction possibly be injurious to other transportation mediums, or to port out lets? =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

outcome of the Poincare policy, will seek Ito block the ultimate triumph of the Ruhr occupation which resulted in the world conference. He IS apparently thinking not of what will be best for France but of seeking to. prevent Herriot's. enjoy ment of political triumph. How, much more telling M. Poincare's position would be if he should arise and warmly sup port the Herriot agreement, on the ground that it would have been impossi- ble but for the Poincare groundwork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
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Ambition

, I'd like to be Pullman car 7 4And have a funny name, And carry people eyerywhere-z- Where things are not the same. To North, to South, to East, to West, Oh, everywhere, in fact; With nothing else to do but ride The long and narrow track.
  But in this life it cannot be, It's really just the deuce! I'm on one-horse railroad freight, And I'm the darn caboosel
 --J. Sutton Stefan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
HORNBILL A JEALOUS HUSBAND

The male hornbill believesTthat woman S place is in the home" These birds nest in cavities of great trees of the jungle. cnly one egg is laid, and as soon as it is deposited the male plasters up the opening, leaving only narrow, vertical slit. Through this aperture he feeds his prisoner, and in due course the youngster us we'll. Until the latter is full fledged, there is no other means than the tiny window for communication with the outer world, and yet the inmates of this jungle prison thrive and grow fat during their long period of captivity.-The Mentor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
GARAGE IN sKYgCRAPER

To relieve congested parking conditions skyscraper garage, the first of it's kind, is being planned for Chicago. It is designed to accommodate between 600 and roo cars. 1t will be 40 stories in height and there will be parking space in the inner court of 23 stories. Congestion will be eliminated by having en- frances and exits at different levels.-Popular Mechanice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
WOMEN PROUD OF DEPORTATION

Five American women have been admitted to the French Legion of Honor, two as off cers and three as chevaliers. This is a reward for their work toward the rehabilitation of devastated France This country is theoretic- ally indifferent toward foreign distinctions and decorations, vet rtually every American can be proud of the few women who may now wear the badge of tie Legion of Honor.-- Bradford Era. sff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
The Right Word
WHICH IS THE BETTER
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By CURTIS NICHOLSON

Recently, c. A. Carlson, of Chicago, sug- gested the following sentence as feature test sentence: "A Belgian hairdresser has woven a picture of the steamer that is thirty inches long and twenty inches wide, with red tunnels and a black hull and a gray sea, with human hair"
 The sentence was published with the result that W. c. Stewart, of Paradise Mont, and Louis Abramowitz, of Chicago, have sub mitted their versions.
 That of Mir. Stewards reads as follows "A picture, measuring thirty inches by twen- ty inches, has been woven from human hair by a Belgian hairdresser. It represents a steamer with red tunnels and black hull. on a gray sea"
 That of Mir. Abramowitz's reads as follows Using human hair, q Belgian hairdresser has woven a picture that is thirty inches long and twenty inches wide, of a steamer with red tunnels and black hull, and a gray sea-"
 What does Mir Carlson think of these sug- gestions? Has any one else got a version 10 suggest? Farther and Further
 Miss Jessie Rosenthal New York City Will you please inform me through your paper which of the following sentences is correct He lives farther up the road He lives further up the road?'
 Answer: The right word is farther The following sentence illustrates the use of fur. ther: shall talk further on the subject this afternoon.
 Mite"
 D. Ettinger, New York City "A. claims though it is not correct English, the word mite is used in everyday correspondence business or otherwise, and for those reasons A. claims it's not incorrect. B claims it is incorrect"
 Answer The correct spelling at present is night. A. comedies that 'it is not correct English" and later maintains that its not incorrect"
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong Co" may be an abbreviation fol either one of the following words: Company cobalt, colon. county. Right: "Co," may be an abbreviAtion fol any enc of the following words {. l. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Necessary Data

Pater Familias: How large a veranda do you think I ought to have"
 Young Architect: How attractive is your daughter?'--C. l.. Morrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Physics High Colored

Two darkies, dressed in their Sunday best, were out on an excursion. Said the one in the pearl gray suit: "Ef a man stood on de reah platfohm ob a train travelin' sebenty-five miles an houah, an he shot off revolvah, an de bullet travelled ct a speed ob sebenty-five miles an houah, what would become ob de bullet?"7"f "'Twould drop straight to de groun', brud- der," explained his companion. !" 'twould drop straight to de groun'. De two fohces would mutualize. ."-H. ". Johnsons
 How Much Ted Am I the only man you have ever lovedT Enid "Why, the idea Do I look as sim pie as all that?"-Clarence Vance. "How much to send this letter to Eng iand?'
 .'Is it first class?''
 Well, it's the best ]. could write at three o'clock last night. Mrs Theodore Bolton.
 You Said It, Oswald Geraldine Do you think the human race close?'
 Oswald: "Close? Why, it's regular necl and neck affair."-Lawrence A. Barrett.
 Modern Mother Grace: Don't you think that Bessie ii very active, dear?"
 Stella "She has to be, to keep up with her mother.'-D. H. E.
 This Side of Paradise Mother was teaching her little daughter the Lords prayer.
 Mother: Give us this day our dail, bread.' -. Daughter: .'Give us this day our daily bread, butter and preserves on it, too."-Mrs
 Counter Attraction T got rid of all the mice around my place Bought me a new mouse trap" ''Yeh?"
 And baited it with Hamburger cheese" Caught the whole bunch, eh?" "No Every mouse left the premises. - lJohp P:sRobfasop. A Some men have q dual personality in which they borrow money and one ii which they forget to pay it back.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
ITS WE'LL TO REMEMBER

Before counting the labor vote or that of any other group for any candidate because l of the instructions of some committee it would be well to remember that American voters ] cast their ballots in secret and for whom they | please. Chicago News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
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"The all-day sucker is a thing of the past T
 Not at a1l--New York is full of visitors every day."-H. l.. Marsh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Apparently the task of counting the campaign contributions is not going to be as laborious as it was four years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

In taking a vacation during the heated term, the burglars and highwaymen of Berlin are more considerate than those of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Northwest States Lean Strongly to LaFollette.-And if he is elected their leanness will soon be more pronounced than ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

A keen observer says that the funniest thing he knows of is the average mans hat; but that depends on what he says through it. ,t.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Our diplomatic attitude is somewhat like that of the man who runs his car only backwards for fear of smashing the radiator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

It is understood that Birmingham's new postmaster contemplates no imme- diate changes in postal rates or stamp charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

The feature writer who says that Pres ident Coolidge can't sing overlooked the probability of his rendering an artistic swan-song.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Proof

How do you know Claribelle wasn't asleep when you kissed her in the hammock?'
 "She didn't wake up."--Mrs. Marshall Reel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Henry Ford's entrance into the coal business in the Northwest promises cold comfort to his competitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

If the choice were left to me, whether to nave a free press or free government, would choose a free press.-Th0mas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Picnics are usually held in the summer when it is too hot for picnics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

' EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OF NORTH AMER1 CAN NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE IN ALABAMA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Telephone tprivate branch exchange connect Ing all departmental, Main 4s0o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

ss MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREss-The As. < soeiated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use
 for publication of all dispatches credited to 3it or not otherwise credited in this paper and
 Rieo local news published therein. All rights sof republication of special dispatches are also
 reservad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
1T HE ACE-HER AID

f Entered at Birmingham. Ala. post office as geeon6- 6-class matter. act of Congress. March &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

Should Bs Optimistic. The bank deposits in Alabama total $1Ss, 100000, an average of $125 for each white man, woman and child in the state. Even if you haven't your equal share, it is encouraging to know that this amount is here ready to be. placed 5iIf cfrcu-' lation in exchange for our labor or the prod ucest of our labor and our farms. With pros. poets of bumper crop at a good price this year. we should ail( De feeling optimistic. Moulton Advertiser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

REDERIcK l. THoMPsoN:. 2. PRESIDE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21

r SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By mail, payable in advance in United States and Canada: Daily and Sunday, one year, $500; six months. $4.o0; three months, $2.25; one month. s5c. Daily only: One year, $6.50; six months, s3.25; three z months. $1.75; one month. 75c. Sunday only. One year, $2.5o; six months, 21.5O; three months 1sc; one 'nonthh. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
How Much

Ted: Am I the only man you have ever lovedT
 Enid "Why, the idea! Do I look as sim pie as all hat?'-Clarence Vance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
Yesterdays Error

Wrong Co" may be an abbreviation for either one of the following words: Company, cobalt, colon. county.
 Right: "Co," may he an abbreviation for any tne of the following words |. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-21
FTrTy YEARs OF CHAUTAUQUAf

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THE GATE POST
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We're walking downtown until stopped by seedylookng
wearing alpaca and carrying Japanese paraso who ased
Who is the ostakedof young the today"
should reply without much pausng light cigarette
adjust my
Betty Bronson, the girl who plays Peter Pam"
So precise and would the that the
TONER would probably stink and crawl down manhoe And
it would him right.
Miss Bronson is the mosakedof chilling exant
because she pucd from obscurty play the title role
the mostad @ by less than the author of the
original story Sir James Barrie She this week making personal
York connection with the premiere there
the film and fed and saaamed and besieged by
that would if she handed her last bottle
asperin Central Park and jumped into the lagoon
relief for frazzed nerves.
the Loews Columbia in "Peter
PAM unless informant the most colossal speaker Of
Pon retired she is also to be in Dantes Elm
ferno," the Rialto
picture she epOmzes and fame; in the other she
nobody that the six sharpest in the city,
namely Charles Raymond and Bob Long of the Rt
your correspondent failed to detect her Yet she there's
categorical the UNDERWORLD of the countless
underwear who tossed hther and
yon by ungenmanly imps for five and ten dollars day.