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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
What Is Citizenship?

Somebody asks: What is good citizen ship? What is a good citizen? Volumes might be written ill reply, or the answer might be made very simple.
 Suppose we answer it briefly in ARC fashion. In the first place, good citizen is one who has learned to cooperate. Civili- zation must be very old before men learn to cooperate. Primitive man was first of all an individualst. He thought of nobody but himself. He was not interested in an other man only insofar as he could prey upon another man for the three requisites of say age life: food. clothing and shelter.
 It required process of centuries before men learned to cooperate at all. Even now they have not learned very much about it.
 The good citizen is the man who has learned the most about cooperation and prac- tices it the most faithfully It is the most advanced form of human expression. It in dictates the highest degree of civilization. It demands high intelligence.
 In the second place, good citizen is self sacrificing. He has come finally to learn the truth that is fundamental, though it is the bit of truth which all of us learn the most slowly and with the greatest difficulty He has learned that, despite instinct itself his interests and his comfort and his pleasure and his very life are not of prime importance but only of relative importance.
 That is a hard lesson to learn-so hard that most men and women live and die without ever learning it at all. But the good citizen has learned it.
 In the third place, a good citizen has cul tivated and acquired charm in personal re lationships. He has come to believe and tc act on the belief that courtesy, kindness, for bearance thoughtfulness are not the mere su perfluities of life. He has come to believe that they are fundamental
 The good citizen realizes that after all the greatest of lifes problems are not state, oI national, or international. They are peesonal And he gives the most precise and rainstakne personal relationships. Thus he acquires charm, which enables him to have wide in fluence and to be useful.
 This, then, is my answer to the question ] What is good citizen? He strives ever tc cooperate. He sacrifices himself. He has charm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
The Assassin Of FIavOr

certain sick man once went to a physi- elan and was told that he must give up sugar. Now he was very fond of sweetness in his breakfast coffee. and on his cereal and fruits; also be dotted upon his cake, pudding and the like. and would often go alone into the store and buy and consume half pound of chocolates.
 To be deprived of sugar loomed up before his alarmed imagination as something markedly disagreeable. But he Obeyed the doctors orders. being a good soldier type of man.
 And with this curious and unexpected re- shit. tO-wit: That cutting off sugar un- covered a number of other tastes which he did not know existed. The sugar flavor had lain coarse. heavy blanket over many other minor and delicate flavors smothering. Ob- Scurng and Suppressing them.
 Leaving off sugar was really the be- ginning of the education of his palate
 He learned to love raw peaches. apples. plums, pears, strawberries, all fruits.
 Natures flavors are usually evanescent. delicate. It is mistake to kill them with sugar. salt, pepper. To use "appetizers'' is to coarsen the palate.
 He became interested in natures shy shades, and found out the ungarnished tang of lettuce. tomatoes, watermelon. and all sorts of nuts.
 Instead of taking away all the relish of the table. the abolition of sugar unlocked tastes of which he had been unaware.
 What is true of the palate is true also of other tasting faculties of the human being Some there be who cannot read a story un- less it is full of crude action. murder in the first chapter, ad from that on up the scale of excitement. The gentler charms of literature. such as the happy choice of word, the exquisite turning of phrase, the beautiful unfolding of q character or an idea is caviar to them.
 Sn brilliant and crass colorS drown art. and in general that which is immediately striking ana attracts the attention of the naive mind, in any department of life, is apt to be sugar to the finer tastes.
 Whoever. sad the man of whom l wfte will give up sugar. alcohol, tobacco and pep per will give up shudsing out all the finer fAvorS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

Gainesville DetOur Would Be Costly To the Editor of The Age-IIerald:
 l am a resident of Epes Alabama. and know the situation and location of the Epes- Boligee road and the det0ur via Gainesville. It is twelve miles from Epes to Gainesville and 25 miles from Gainesville to Bollgee through the worst swamp roads in the coun- try. The land on the Greene county side at Gainesville is very low and back water from the river fills the low placeS making 1t lm- possible for q wagon to cross. At present the Gainesville ferry cannot he used OH account of the river being too high with water backed out of the Greene county side, while at Epes cars are crossing at the new ferry daily and landing high and dry on the Greene county side, with good road only seven miles to Boligee and pike to Eutaw from Boligee. The crossing at l.pcs is Q. K. for use. The towns of EpeS and BOliSee have spent sev- era thousand dollars making this safe ferry and crossing easy. In, building highway via Gainesville it will be necessary that q tres tic be built of at least three miles to get through the SWampS. aS the backwater from the river would soon wash the highway away, i causing terrible expense to rebuild unless it was trestled. This would tax the public for generations alone t0 maintain road through the swampS at Gainesville, and un- til you reach Mt. Hebron there is not per- son living on the road The land is largely owned by Mr. Rogers relatives at Eutaw. They would be the chief ones benefited
 The ferry is completed at Epes. The towns of Epes and Boligee paid for it; also the ferry boat. The road from Epes to Boligee could be built very cheap, as there are gravel pits all along the road. In fact, it is sand and gravel cOuntry-there would be no haul ing. Also the road from BoligPe is graveled. A road from Bolisee tn Epes could he built for what the trestlc would cost nt Gainesville. Why cause unnecessary tax to the public when we can get what we want very cheap Then some other place can have road. Why spend all the money building a highway through the drSolate swamp:
 Mir. Rogers las q highway from Livingston to his home oEe of the best in the state. and l doubt seriously if ten cars pass over it daily. l hay" driven over it twelve miles from Epes and never met a car going or coming. In fact, it is private road. IL seems as if it k hardly ever used, as no one has but very little business at Gainesville. The people of inc state should hang to- gethpr and not lrt Mir. Rogers nave his way. If we do. n tourist will have tn drive a week making sixty miles per hour to go from Liv- ingSton tn Birmingham traveling all the de- tours
 Keep up the hr9'e fight you are making. Everybody knows that ih" statement of John Rogers made against y"u Was sour grapes. Ilo would give h;> right hrnd to be free from this affair. We are for you. Go to it.
 JOHN ESTES.
 Epes, Ala, March 10, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
THE GLEN IRIS SCHOOL

Completion and opening of the Glen Iris school a few days ago is regarded as q notable event in the history of Birmingham's school system. The school building is conveniently located to serve a populOus district, and is so constructed as to afford a large measure of efficiency. Its architectural plan and in- terior arrangements are a credit to the school administration authorities, and the addi- tiOnal unit to the public education system marks distinct contribution to the com munity advantage as contained in the proper educational equipment of the children to be- come useful citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
The Right Word
By CURTIS NICHOLSON
Harmony In Construction
(Find the error in this article)

(Find the error in this article) The following letter has been received from James J. Carlyle of New York:
 Will you please let me have your opinion as to the grammatical correctness of the fol lowing sentence, the heavily typed words in- dicating the words the proper or improper use of which the discussion centers about:
 Application for membership in the Black Club should be forwarded to Mir. Blank, and all who realize personal interest in the af- fair, as well as wishing to cooperate in the clubs reorganization, are urged to get in touch with Mir. Blank at Once.'"
 The right word is wish. The expression is similar to the fOllOwing who realize per sonal interest in the affair and wish to CO., operate.
 A Correction
 Through an error in setting up the original manuscript of recent article, the word Wrong was prefixed to a correctly written "..... but one cannot be determined to be afraid-he merely predicts the condition" is incorrect, One, merely predicts" is correct ''
 On Form
 Peter Carvell, New York .'Is the ten Greek-American Florists Association:' Is the apostrophe used in the proper place ?' Answer: Yes. its correctly written.
 'ls 1t proper to write, Concert and Ball and right underenath to put, The Most Dis tInguished Singers Will Appear? Would it not appear better to have it read, Concert Given by the Most Distinguished Artists ?'' Answer: The first example is the better, al. though "the most" might be omitted.
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: After it's publication
 Right: After its publication
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
Muscle Shoals Once In Georgia

To the Editor of The Age-IIerald; Under separate cover l am sending you copy of my book History of the Public Domain of Georgia which has just come off the press. As Muscle Shoals is right now the most widely advertised piece of real es- tate in the world, it will be interesting to know that Georgia once sold this property, including 3O0000A acres of land, for $GO,- 000
 As large part of Alabama. and of Missis- sippi, was once included in Georgia, my history feel sure, will be deeply interesting to great many people of these two states as well as to the people of Georgia.
 <. q. McLENDOE,
 Secretary of State Atlnntn Gn March 10. 1921
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

will be Senator Eeflin of Alabama, who is publicly and unequivocally committed to the Ford offer. Senator Underwood of Alabama has let it be known that he will lead the fight in behalf of the Ford offer on the floor of the senate. This prospect is of the utmost encouragement to Alabamians There are other stalwarts who will vigorously cham pion the Ford offer, among them Senator B. Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who is at no time mean antagonist The problem will be to speed the progress of debate and bring the measure to a vote. Although the opposition will be strong, there is confidence that its greatest enemy is delay. Therefore, it is the earnest hope that delay will be fought most strenuously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
THE NEW EDUCATION

Yell leading" has been made subject in the curriculum at Sanford university. This is great news from one of California S centers of learning. The rah-rah-rah idea is now going to be systematized. The purpose of it all, evidently. is to teach students the psychology of enthusiasm and prepare them to sweep their fellow man off his feet. Hot stuff! Mathematics, philosophy. liter ature and classics will now go into the ash can. The yell is the stuff
 Alakazam-kazink-kazoo! Bah-bah. Professor Bunk will be head of this new de partmeht. And the students will go forth into the world with appropriate yells for every situation which cOnfrOnts them
 Just think of the great advantage they will have ever such as did not have the bene- fit of this enlightening education Take the oil business, for example. Who could com pete with bright youth from the Stanford University equipped with m appropriate yell :
 Teapot Dome!
 Teapot Dome!
 trhzzle em Razzie 'em! Dazzle 'em!
 DOHENI!
 What lot of time we've wasted in the past twenty centuries--Fort Worth Record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
PROGRESS IS SInNY

According to Secretary Hoover. there is some danger of civilization slipping back into the rk Ages. Our educational expert. con suited on the matter says it is lerH doubt fal, however whether the people are ready for it--Kansas City Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
SI-GEiECJ1FS

.la'i, So your father GriAurrr at first be- c.;aSr he d,dnt want to lose yeu
 E5heI Yes but won hls consen, told hi:i thrt hc need not lnSc me we could live with him. aud So he would not only have me. but a Snn-in law -n boot.
 Jack I'm! l don like tha expression to boot. -,Bpston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

LaFollette is reported to have decided defi nitely not to enter the presidential contest Thus he will escape the humiliation of receiv, ing the booby prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

One of the most popular indoor sports Il Washington these days is keeping the Teapo at the boiling point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler says he be- lieves in enforcing the laws. It appears that most American citizens think that way about it except in their own cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

There may not be another coal strike. for long time; but it is suspected that other excuses for keeping up the price will be found by resourceful coal men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

When the senate Investigating committee
 gets the key to the code. perhaps the skeleton closet will be unlocked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

It seems that Teapot Dome is a competi- tor of Luxor as respects the opulence which has been brought to light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

It looks as if some prominent people who left Washington for Florida in quest of a milder chime may find it warm enough at home upon their return. f'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

A contemporary declares that MT. Dohen! hV money to burn. The conflagration seeml to have also made things hot for several rep nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

A serious problem for congress to solve Ii how to relieve the taxpayer without curtaii ing the pork barrel possibilities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

l the board does do something worth while
 between now and the primaries, the new candidates will likely receive the dne con- sideration of the voters as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

A physician says that all modern liquor should be tested by chemist. If this is done, the bootlegger will simply pass on the additional cost to the consumer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
SUGGESTIONS FOR A PROGRAM

Home of Mrs. Patricia Pingle, Loafalott on the Hudson. During this act the curtain will be lowered ten minutes to allow an in stallation of union officials)
 Act II
 Lawn fete at the Pingle villa. (The cur tain will be lowered for a half hour between acts II and III while Brother Joseph Glook of the Chicago local addresses the players on the proposal for a sympathetic strike with the Pennsylvania coal miners).
 Act III
 (This will not be given this week, owing to the fact that the leading man has been called to Washington with a delegation from the A. F. of l.. to appear before senate committee).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
NELL. YOI. CAN.T BLAME ,EM

Perhaps the Nobel committee concluded not co reward peace prize this year because ii didn't want to bother with congressional iris yestigation. Times Commercial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
HE AGE HERALD


Butseed at Birming ham. Ala. post onios ae eee' sn6-class matter, act of Congress March .. As1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
rCT WHAT A FEARFUL REVENGE

An unsuccessful cunG.datr in the British parliamentary election has composed several poems on his defeat. His opposition alr pears already to have been vindicated.-De- troit News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
The Once OUer
If The Actors Strike
By II. L. PHILLIPS

An actors strike may be the big thing in America's summer amusements. Mitn. Wofos by the Actors Equity, music by the Produc- ing Managers Association, costumes by the Union Garment Workers and stage direcIon by Samuel Gompers. If it's hit ticket spectators will, of course, take it over and charge the public double rates to see what it's all about.
 Twenty seven producing managers have voted not to yield to the Equity demands. Only few failed to do so, including the Shuberts and A. H. Woods.
 MT. Woods feels his interests are not in volyed as all actors look alike in bed, equity or otherwise. The Shuberts don't see how they can be effected either. You can give legs union rating, but you can't make them think. The Actors Union demands that the pro ducers employ union performers only. The theatrical managers insist you can mix un- ionization and art. The actors admit this and ask "Who said anything about art?'
 Public opinion is that the actors should have a good strike if they want it. They belong to the one union that has gone over three years without one. If the Equity wins the actos will carry union cards ill all scenes and be required to step out of their characters and pay their dues whenever the walking delegate drops in. If an actor hasn't the money with him his card will be taken away and a union worker in good standing substituted in the role.
 POSSIBLE THEATRICAL NEWS
 "The outlook for new productions during the next few weeks is highly encouraging" !" Mr. Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, announced today. Mir. Gompers has just returned from six weeks trip to England and the Continent in search of new plays
 There was well defined report today that the new spectacle drama, 'sThe Puzzle, would not be produced owing to protests by the American Brotherhood of Paper Hangers and Plasterers. Some wall paper used on one of the "sets" is without the union label Artemus z. Gohokus. national chairman ot the Paper Hangers, has been sent for.
 The matter probably will be submitted to a board of arbitration consisting of one ink manufacturer, two shoemakers, one bridge builder and an editor.
 The situation may reach a point where union indorsement will make or break play. Possible catch-lines in the advertisement: See this show. It is worth while. Federation of R. R. Clerks.
 "Snappiest revue in years. cal Union.
 Mora Bayes at her best. Plumbers To- cal 775.
 SUGGESTIONS FOR A PROGRAM
 Home of Mrs. Patricia Pingle, Loafalott on the Hudson. During this act the curtain will be lowered ten minutes to allow an in stallatiOn of union Officials)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
Gainesville Detour Would Be Costly

Atlanta, Ga, March 10, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
POSSIBLE THEATRICAL NEWS

"The outlook for new productions durinl the next few weeks is highly encouraging, Mr. Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, announced today Mir Gompers has just returned from sr weeks trip to England and the Continent il search of new plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13
HOW BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITIES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

Political Considerations TaboO.-Any policy of allowing political considerations to inter fere with what is plainly the right and proper thing to do is entirely foreign to the spirit of our highway legislation and will be rightfully resented by the people of this en- tire district.-Muscle Shoals Sunday News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-13

Example Of IncOnsistency.-The man who insists that you can't believe anything you see in the papers is generally the first one who takes us to task for misleading the pub lie when we unintentionally run an item that isn't exactly correct.-Brewton Standard,
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08

Mills, C. B. Parsons, Eugene J. For. ter, Fred 0. Rackliffe, Louis Ra. phael, W. H. Rattenbury. M. D. Sake, A. J. Sloper, George P. Spear. E. N. Stanley, J. F. Stone, Rev. Samuel sutclfffe. Mrs. w. E. Att wood, Mrs. c. H. Baldwin, Mrs. vii. liam H. Booth, Mrs. Maxwell 4. Coe, Mrs. Jonathan T. Hart, Mrs. W. L. Hatch, Mrs. c. ". Hawkins, Mrs. George Hildebrandt. Mrs. Will laim C. Hungerford, Mrs A. C. kimball, Mrs. George T. Kimball, Mrs. F, ". Macomber, Mrs. A. c. Mckinnie, Mrs, Dugald .. McMillan. Mrs. Howard s. Parsons, Mrs. Rob- ert M. Parsons, Mrs. F. J. Porter. Mrs. Pardon c. Hickey, Mrs. F. A. Searle, Mrs. l., w. Young, Mrs Hartwell A. Tavlor.
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08

The exhibition at the Curtiss Schcrves galleries in Hartford by Mrs. Adele Peters, a painter of love- ly miniatures, takes on the air of a socially important event. Mrs Peters, now of New York City, is the daughter of Mrs. A. P. Bacon of Lexington street, this city. She has on display a group of ten very lovely subjects, each of which shows the sensitiyencss of the ar list, an exquisite sensItiyenoss which she seems to read into the character of every sitter. The eN- hibit, which will be open 10 the general public from November 6th to November 18th, includes
 1. Nazimova.
 .. Billy"
 Loaned by William II. Jeffry,
 Greenwich, Conn,
New Britain herald., 1924-11-08
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ON DISPLAY AI IIRk.AEN

National Child Welfare Book Week will he observed rom No vcmbcr 10th through mber 10th at tho New Britain Institute. The books will b" on display lu the directors room on tL" rHrI floor and will include a il>"rin'ju"Nng list edited and aunmyl by aUtlor- tirs on the reading pf boys and girls. There will h" pn'Hro books for tiny tots. littlo s,ori.s for HN" children, fairy tales, Ioolne, myths and other famous r' l.sics, s.rrlDS ror older boys and girls, stories o' school and college IIt. uuH1j books, books on occupations and amuS"mcnls.
 Miss Eli@ao,th W"mwrCj-, who IS supervisor Of the rmlIrns room a, inc nsu'u'o, Is iu chara, o' "" exhibit winch is open to th" -on'.i public from 9 a. m. to 2 D. m.
 \ group or book, vlu also |" +uown at thn Last str.'' lnan,. . "t 'no Institute or Monday W,~.>- day and Friday art"ruoo's 'r"m 8 10 o'clock. Miss Grec, GuS"o.i vi)l he in charge.
 Mir and Mrs WUtru ljr'c of 5I6 W'st Nain sr".' "i. "...r' tNe c5th auOrrrs1ry uf tr.u wor- rage at their home on ~l'.rd''. November r.. \ t7mr' rrh.rrnE will sienalize tbs c,.n'
 The wedding of Mir. anl Mrs HerwiE took place in fus rr'F. >,o- ,"mhcr 1l. I>9? Roy NNrp Gaudtan officiating Mrs. F.rEIs nas formerly Miss Nr'u" Na't'r, daughter of tho la'r Nr and Mrs. Jacob Walter. Her father was well known in New Britain, having been in inc wood busin,.-.
 Mir. HcrwiG was horn in Now Brighton. \. I~ hut has lived in this city for many years. He IS em- rloycd al tho Stanly Rule and Level Company's plant.
 They have two daughters Caro- line. who is now Mrs. Harold Slater, and Louise, a pupil al inc Central Junior high school,