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Evening star., 1924-11-16
FIT OR UNFIT

FIT OR UNFIT
-~HE worlds greatest story
~ teller" Christ has been
called by a modern brilliant
writer. In His efforts to
reveal to men the great
yurposes Of His ministry He repeat
.dly used the story form. An IL
:ustration frequently conveys more
than long and weighty argument
:, wa, said of Him that without 4
iarable (Which is nothing less than
l. story) spake he not unto them.'
- this connection it is interesting
g. note that the greatest preachers,
With few exceptions. have been men
oho followed His method. In the
!nstance suggested by the above text
1Is used a story for the purpose Of
Illustrating mans fitness or unftness
Tor admission into His kingdom. A
wedding supper was prepared by the
hing, provisions had been made, the
Invitations issued, and nothing re-
manned but to receive the guests and
give them royal hospitality. When
the hour for the dinner came the
messengers who had extended the
Kings invitation returned and told
i'm that his invited guests, in every
Instance. had made excuses. In fact
they made light. of it" At this
declared that they which were
hidden were not worthy and or
titred his messengers to go forth
Into the open highways and there 10
lid to the wedding feast all whom
they met.
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The story has about it that which
suggests twentieth century condi-
lions OF life. 1t has its application
as Immediately to the life of today
80 to that Of the time in which 1t
Vas spoken. Worthiness. in the mind
Of Jesus, was nothing more or less
inan the recognition OF the king s
sovereignty and the ready acceptance
81 his proffered invitation. In
~orthiness was indifference to His
call. neglect OF His invitation. and
Utter disregard for the provision He
iaakes for those whom He calls to
Ills service. The application of all
t!tis touches every phase Of life.
In the course of Christ's story He
hlbmits some OF the excuses given by
those who declined the kings prof
1ered hospitality. In one instance
commerce. He is engaged with his
merchandise, and. therefore, he
cannot accept. In another instance.
it Is one who had bought a piece Of
property and is engrossed in his i'm
mediate concerns, and. therefore, he
cannot come. In another it is the
call OF the home the appeal of
domestic ties which preclude ac-
ceptance. In every instance it is the
appeal Of things of the world which
renders impossible any large con-
:ideration of that which is designed
for mans spiritual development and
enrichment. How true all this is
IN the light of what we witness. in
the world today.
No one questions the sublime
beauty or spiritual worth Of that
which Christ came to teach The
transcendent glory Of His life stands
unchalfenged. The high purpose of
Evening star., 1924-11-16
Howe About
Distance Lends Enchantment-
Mediocritie- Socialists
BY Z. ". HOWE.
"The Sage Of Potato Hit"

- ONE ladies came to my house to
dinner the other day and began
abusing the men. They said
~ present company excepted,
but l begged them to enjoy
themselves and include me. Every
little while ! said some ething to fur
ther provoke them, and they finally
did their best.
Ladies'" I said. you have no idea
how ashamed / am of my SEX
/ told them of man l know, mar
ried three times. who solemnly de-
clares he never in his fffe proposed
marriage to any woman.
Il can easily believe the story" ]
added; Il never did"
! have heard it said OF a great
painting: Don't get too close TO it,
In order to get the best out of a pic
ture, view it'in the proper light and
from a distance. Don't crowd up and
get so close a look that you realize
the rough way in which it was made
Same way with women, ] said to
them.
q prefer to view them from a dis
tance; never closeS than four or five
feet"
wish some of the other fellows
had been present to enjoy the row.
One OF their charges against us
was that lately men amount to moth
ing.
"They never did" I replied.
Occasionally there is a woman who
can skin me and put salt on my bare
quivering flesh. but none of those
present that day could do it.
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EyA-y little while the charge turns
up that l do not like writing men.
There is actually little. in ii. God
knows / waste enough time reading
them.
As ! look over man and his affairs,
my strongest conviction is that he
does not lack intelligence.
HIS main trouble is bull-headed
meahness.
Educated by a generous govern
ment and society, he refuses to read
signboards.
Look at the number OF societies in
existence pretending to teach truth,
and which actually teach untruth.
At others claiming to teach good
ness, and which teach meanness.
And many claiming TO teach jus
tice, teach injustice.
All these fanatics are smart enough.
Look at the hordes Of Socialists
scarcely dull one in the bunch. Som e
of them geniuses who might have
succeeded enormously in honest ways.
all of them capable of being more
comfortable. respectable and useful
than they are.
Karl Marx, the sweetest whiff in
the Socialist incense, was a clever
man. He had far greater natural
intelligence than thousands who have
behaved better, and been of some use
in the world He must have known
Socialism could not be honestly de-
Tended. But he was mean, and pre-
ferred to hiss and swear and growl
rather than work. He never did an
honest days work in his life.
1t is the special meanness of Marx
his followers admire, not his teaching.
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What Is the particular thing the
people are doing that is most harm
full and foolish? II would be inter
esting to know. but probably We
never will. since what some say is
civilizations greatest blessing others
say is its greatest curse. So every
one must decide for himself and voc
unto him who makes a mistake
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There was once a family founded
by a man named Max Juke and al
though Pennsylvanians are very fond
Of themselves, it seems Max Jukt
was about the worst rogue in his
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+, An encouraging note is found in the
increasing readiness of American
shippers and American passengers to
patronize American vessels. All things
being equal in matter of service it
would be natural to suppose that
Americans would give preference TO
ships flying the American flag. But in
the past this was too often not the
case. Partly was it due to the fact
that Americans had become used to
doing business for many years with
old, established foreign lines. They
had no assurance that the American
merchant marine had come 10 stay
1t was to he expected they would not
throw over the old lines for new, that
might vanish away within few
months or A year.
Nothing could do more toward build
ing up the business Of the American
merchant vessels than the adoption
of a permanent merchant marine pol
icy by this Government. The assur-
ance that the American flag vessels
are in she overseas trade 10 stay
would be vast benefit. And so il
is hoped that such a policy will be
evolved in the coming year.
Advantage to Farmer.
The American farmer had a real
demonstration of the value of an
American merchant marine this fall.
With the demand for grain abroad.
because Of the failure of crops in
other parts OF the world. tons upon
tons of wheat piled up in Galveston,
awaiting shipment. To relieve the sit
uation, 26 ships of the Government
fleet were hurried into service. The
wheat moved. 1t is true that, event
ually, foreign flag vessels would have
handled the wheat, but the rates
would have been higher and the
service not so prompt. 1t will be
costly to the Government, this move
ment of grain. That kind of bulk
cargo does not pay, especially when
the vessels will return to this coun-
try for the most part empty. 1t may
cost the Government some 100000 a
ship. But, again, the grain was hand
led when the handling was needed.
One of the problems of the Fleet
Corporation and the managing opera
tors handling its vessels is to find
cargoes to bring. back to the United
Evening star., 1924-11-16
BY HENRY W. BUM.

HI HENR1 ". bCNN.
.HE following is a brief sum-
mary of the most important
news of the world for the
seven days ended November
Is:
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War Debts Are Dangerous
To British and French Unity

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Race in House
Will Involve Big Committees

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There was once a family founded
by a man named Max Juke and al
though Pennsylvanians are very fond
Of themselves, it seems Max Juke
was about the worst rogue in his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

the thought that probably 'mo>t of its essential provisions will never come into practical operation
 The Tory Saturday Review lives up to its traditional doctrines in calling the treaty ''preposteous." and says it surrenders every British interest, whether the bondholders' the traders, the shipOwners', or the fishermens'.
 The outlook speaks of the agreement as ''The Anglo-RuSsia Farce It re fuses to believe that the king name was omitted from the treaty for the reason given by the government that no corresponding head of the executive existed in Russia. It adds r. the trade agreement of 1927 with tl,c union of the Soviet Republics could h. ,'rawn in the name of his Br;i..7uic' na jesty. why could not the present instrument?"
 It suggests q deeper reason for the omission. The DOminions could not be counted upon to endorse its extraordi- nary proposals and therefore they are not committed to it even by the rather shadOwy tie of the crown. This is criti- cized as "a definite movement toward the diplomatic disint"gration of the em- Iire. Living Age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
The Printer s Craft

The American Printer, in recent
 number, crowns with great credit American cranfmanship in the art of
 which all other arts are indebted for | their own enrichment-that of the
 printer. The chr0nologically arranged inserts give in their varied subject and treatment not only a story century by
 century of the development of print
 ing. but reveal the spirit that was in
 the printers of the early days of print ing.
 When book was still book: When wistful man might look Finding something through the whole Beating like a human soul.
 and show it rising in the lovers of this art today. when the demands for
 haste and quantity are so urgent that
 presses must grind all night long and when the printed page has become the
 most common of daily commodities.
 In this demonstration of craft-love
 more than hundred designers, topog-
 raphers. engraycrs and printers have
 had a part. They are like those men tionad in the famous essay on labor and leisure iu the ancient book of the wis dom of the son of Sirah, whose hearts were set on the "perfecting of their work" and who cannot, as later wis dom has defined craftsmen" help dO- | ing whatever is given them to do "bet- | ter than others think worth while" I In these pages are traced the precious | qualities of the printers of the elder age, the substantial beginnings of Gut enberg. the classic taste of Jenson and
 Aldus. the grace and refinement of Toby Garamond and Estienne, the dis tinction of Bodcni and the creative craftsmanship of William Morris. The ideals that were theirs have been awak- ened in present day masters, who have not only refreshed themselves at this blessed source" but given promise, in
 the greatr facilities at their command of finer towering of the art than it
 had even in what we think of as its golden age.
 Of the modern school one may not single out the living, but one may speak of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, q mas ter of the craft of printing. to whose influence Ingalls, Kimball, his early as oeiate, attributes much in the develop
 ment of grinting in the last thirty
 years. In designing type of great dig
 nifty and beauty, he made q special
 architectural work, kept an unflagging interest in printing to the very end of his life. One pay not go as far as the French poet who rapturOusly called the art of printing a divine art but it is one of the highest that human
 hands can touch and the most needed ill democracy.-The New York Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Not only is the proposal bad in itself, but it leads to something worse.
 The spectator accuses the British government of having experimented in succession with each of the only three possible attitudes it could adopt toward Russia war under Winston Churchill, boycott under Lord CurzOn, and recogni- ton under Mir. Macdonald. It apologies for the last policy hazardous and doubtful as it undoubtedly is." because even if you ignore Russia, it does not follow that Russia will ignore you It comforts itself for treaty for which it cannot feel much enthusiasm with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
ANGLO-RUSSIAN PACT

Seldom has the British press par ticularly those weekly organs Of Opin- ion that reflect the sentiment of the thinking part of the nation-so unani- mously disapproved an act of the gov ernment as it has the Russian treaty.
 Even the nation and the Athenoeum, which is more complacent than many of its contemporaries toward Moscow, condemns the proposal to guarantee a loan to the Soviet government as "a false step which the house of commons ought not in our judgment, to endorse"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
FrRS AND THE WOMAN
Variety That Doesn't Suit Iadiyidualit!
 Often Chosen. Writer Says

Someone once said that woman s clothes should be like an epigrans-an adequate expression of an idea without q superfluous syllable. It is true. How unfortunate it is, however, that the aver age woman always wants to express the wrong idea. It may be the discontent dubbed divine that makes her want to express an Individuality that she does not possess, or it may be lack, of in telligence-but you have only to watch q woman turned loose. in a furrier's to realize that never by any chance does she indulge ill tine fur that suits her diSpoSitoin.
 Women with the courage of a mouse and the mentality of midge seize upon tiger skin, leopard skin, an others in dicative of wild savagery. an wrap them round their usually plastic bodies, con- vinced that everyone will at last realize the fierce spirit within them.
 On the other hand, the woman with individuality, who possesses dominant spirit. will select the fur of that most initiative and mischievous creature, the mcnk-y. or choose the new rat skin. or something equally an obviously alien.
 The white fur of blameless life-as someone described ''erminette" the other tiay in my hearing delights the long llddel. inuous, red-lipped woman of the that would yamp an albino baker, if nothing more worthy of her were available, and the faded, pallid, long pa>t-40 woman is equally injudicious for she will choose ragged fur like bear, skunk or Tibert goat, instead of the suf,cning Sealskin or enlivening red fox. -.Ioan Weston Edwards in the London SUauaard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
FOUGHT FIRE IN THE AIR

Official orders at Bircham Newton Airdome. Norfolk, England, from which air force units are operating in i'm portant maneuvers, records q deed of courage by Flight Serst. Jackson Brett, k. A. F., when the airplane on which he was a passenger caugt fire at height of 5000 feet above the ground.
 The airplane was one of the troop carrying machines, which at the time of the incident was carrying seven per sons besides the pilot on an ordinary routine flight When the machine had reached J.G00 feet. slight leak devel' oped ill one of the petrol feed pipes, and almost immediately flame burst out near the carburetor.
 Sergeant Brett, realizing the danger, at once seized the chemical fire eXtin' guisher and climbed out of the cabin of the machine onto one of the wings. Keeping hold on one of the struts, he began to spray tine liquid from the ex- of the wing and carried on while the pilot. Flight Lieut. Perry Keene, banked" down carefully >o as not to spread the flames
 By the time the machine had go? down to 2,000 feet the fire had been extinguished and Sergeant Brett climbed back into the cabin of the nachine. A perfect landing was made. Sergeant Brett's pluck was undoubtedly the means of saving the lives of his seven omrades.-Philadelph Public I.odger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
Grandfathers Chair Earns A Reward

"I do wish we'd get rid of that chair.' complained BarbAya. 'All the rest of the things in the room sort of harmonize. but that old chair is entire ly out of place."
 T know. dear" her mother answered, "but it's grandfather's favorite chair. He'd feel quite lost without it.
 Ut not only looks awful moaned If you even run against it it makes the most horrible noise. Grandfather won't have it fixet, and it really is dis grace"
 Just then they heard grandfather's shuffling footsteps, so Barbara changed the conversation quickly She pouted sat down in his chair, amid loud squeak ings and grOanings from that despised piece of furniture.
 However. Barbara's mother said something to Barbarra's father. who de- clared that Barbara really was right about it, and he'd try to talk grand father into letting them buy him a new chair.
 Now. the old chair must have heard the discussion. for two nights later it found a chance to redeem itself.
 It happened this way. The family had gone to bed early, as there was trouble with the furnace and the house had become quite cold.
 Suddenly Barbara was awakened by hearing the voice of her father, whose room was at the head of the stairs, calling out. Who's thcreg" Then the light on the stairs was switched on. and she heard a scrambllng and banging downstairs. She hopped out of bed and ran to see what the excitement was. The rest of the family had already pre- ceded her downstairs.
 Tue living room was in disorder. In the center of it stood her father. 'Whew! That was q narrow escaper he was saying. Well, I'll have to look into the locks on those windows right away. that's sure enough"
 On grandfather's chair lay bag. What's it all about" Barbara asked excitedlyA
 Burglars answered her father sleepily They had the silver from the dining roino and laid it down in here while they went through my desk. Luckily they put it down on this chair, and it let out an awful creak which l heard, as l happened to be awake. When they heard me they dropped ey- erything and got away"
 We'll giggled Barbara, nervously, ''Ill never make another remark about that chair. Poor old thing, it tried to prove it's usefulness in the household and I think it has earned it's reward"
 Answers to Word Puzzles:
 The names on Johns menu were Oyster soup, roast turkey, and boiled salmon.
 Use the letter ''A1'' to fill the blanks.
 The words which form the five-word square are: Night, idler, glory, herbs, trySt.
 The beheaded word is shoot.
 The boys name hidden ill the sen tence iS Fred
 The beheaded words are: Thug, g-grave. cape.
 The word-square formed is composed of the words: Play, lane, Anna, year.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Here's Oma Kayama, the Shiek Of the Sahara, making an oasis out of his tOotsies. Sudden showers tonight and Friday" said the weather report, 50 Oma is helping out. He sits on the sand which is there-no, not sandwiches"- turns his face to the east, and says, Let us spray"
 His nose understands, and a delicate shower of water is soon descending onto his tootsies. Being an idol with feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

of clay, soon roses bloom where 5uni)ns fear to tread, and the Shiek has a lovely garden-'roses for tOeses, wa tered by noses." you might say. Then again you might not.
 Oma's plumbing may be said to be exposed. but he believes in Saying it with showers. In the background you will see the little dog who tried to imi- tate the snoppyshe;k, and only grew eorns instead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Ihe round neckline is adhered to by those to whom this style is especially becoming. but the fashionable neck now is cut out in either the square or V line. The latter often has the point extending to the wai>tline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Behead a robbcr and leave a squeeze i; beheaf solemn looking and leave-angry acting: behead a cloak and leave an animal of the jungles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
Peter Puzzle Says

A letter of the alphabet. plus to punch off. plus another letter equals bird of the woodcock family.
 "Lionel and John
 Put a circus on.
 Reba, Jane and Beth Watched and held their breath What two animals are represented in this poem? One of them is found by transposing the letters of one word. How can you make slow horse fast? What are the two hottest letters in the alphabet?
 What is the difference between a buffalo nickel and an Indian head penny?
 When each of these blanks has been filed by the same letter you will have complete sentence :-ad-en-i-ic and -ock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Find a boys name, reversed, hidden in this sentence: Under fire the soldiers were very brave"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
Peter Puzzle Says

Rearranse each group of letters prop erly and form a word square of them {: Gihtn, dilre, lgroy, serbh, tsryt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Behead that which hunters do and have a noise made by q certain night bird.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

There are few royal families of the American stage. The greatest of these is the Dfew- Barrymore line. Mrs. John Drew, actress and manager of a Philadelphia stock company in the old days, was the founder of the family. Her son, John Drew, is one of the bright particular luminaries of the American stage, which he has graced for nearly half century. His daugh- ter, Louise, was an actress until her marriage to Jack Deverenux. Her sis ter, Gloria, married Maurice Barry more, the brilliant young Irish actor who came to the United States in the late seventies.
 The three children of Maurice Bar rymore and his wife were thus born to the royal purple. Lionel, the eldest, is starred in Chadwick's "Meddling Wo- men," masterful photodrama which comes to the Temple theater for six days, beginning Monday.
 ''Meddling Women" because of it's unusual story is probably one of the strongest and strangest photoplays yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Lionel Barrymore Is Star sMeddling Women - Temple
Distinguished Actor Is Nephew Of John Drew
 And Brother of John and Ethel Barrymore

presented this season, and according to critics who have seen it, it should rank among the years best screen classics. Supporting Lionel Barrymore in Med ding Women" are Sigrid Holmquist, Dagmar Godowsky, Ida Darling and Hugh Thompson, all noted screen stars:
 In addition to "Meddling Women" the Temple also presents Bobby Yer non in Bright Lights" an added com edy gem which offers thrills, laughs and comedy situations which will more than please.
 Fred Stark and his concert orchestra offer as a prologue this week, Flavor ite Tunes of Yesterday and Today, ar- ranged especially for this weeks picture program by MT. Stark, and which fea- lures many favorite strains that are familiar to everyone. In addition the Temple presents an added novelty, Mrs. Mildred White Wa1lace's Dream Boat" with illustrated slides. Mrs. Wallace being an Alabama woman, her latest composition should please and draw. Fox last minute news will com plete the program this week."