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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

MT. Slemp's father in helping to ''bottle up" the notorious Ben Butler, familiarly known in New Orleans and elsewhere in the South as Beast Butler" during the War Between the States, and says in ef- feet that the latter was an ancestor of the present leader of the Coolidge forces
 Of course, the present Massachusetts, poll itician, who is charged with arbitrary and dogmatic tactics and treat-'em- rough attitude towards other Republican dignitaries at Cleveland, is not respon- sible for what that other Butler did many years ago to earn the distinction of Champion family-silver collector" dur ing his visit to the South. The connec- tion is purely nominal. Nor would it be in line with efforts of the elder Slemp to reconcile the incident with his sons position in the Republican party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
The Right Word
A TEST TOMORROW
By cURTIS NTCHoK.s0Ss
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 Did you try the last test? If you did, you will be anxious to make another attempt to be classed among the hundred pereenters in the next test which will be offered the read CTS of "The Right Wofd' the next time this column appears. If you have not as yet put your knowledge of correct English to the test, your opportunity is coming. Do not fail to read tomorrow's edition, answer the ques- tions, and mail them without delay to "The Right Word" care of this paper.
 Was It Candy.BOx3
 Hardly. if it was made of tin. L. B. Croizel of Belleville, N. J., writes, "1) This box of candy tastes delicious. (2) This bright tin box of candy tastes delicious. If the first sentence is correct, why is the second ludicrous? Your column always interests me-"
 Probably too much emphasis is laid on the bright tin box" in the second example.
 Question But That"
 John Marx, New York City: "Is the fol lowing correct There is no question but that he will come% The thought is that he will positively come. Can the singular word no ever be common nounW
 Answer: Correct: There is no question that he will come There is no doubt but that one means there is a question of some ones coming when one says, There is no question but that he will come." Such an assertion really means that there is no ques- tion except the one whether or not he will come. "No' is not common noun.
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong I should thank you to kindly ad- wise me which is correct.
 Right should thank you kindly to advise me which is correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
|~hk9gONC F.
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'ic Conventlon Wesk Price. Cutti

Democratic Convention Week Price. Cuttins (New York business men promise not to boost prices during the Democratic convention. Zeigfeld Follies first night
 seats>cut from $22 to $5.--News item.) THEATERs l Positively no overcharging. Zeigheld Fol. lies, any seat in house 75 cents and up. If you haven't seventy-five cents the manage. ment win accept old newspapers, discarded clothing, fresh vegetables, cakes, pies and cigars.
 Admission Morris Gest's 'The Miracle ;, two animal crackers in good condition. Special announcement by Lee Shubert: T invite every good Democrat to take Mistin- guette out to dinner and send the check to me- I would also like to have any straight party man spend the weekend at my coun- try home" RESTAURANTS
 Nothing over five cents will be accepted for any food served during convention week. All the bread and butter you can eat r will be the slogan with every order. "We want the visiting delegates to be well fed at our expense" said the president of the Restau- rant Mems Fidelity League today. Bring a basket and take home a few Virginia hams with our compliments P
 HOTELS
 No room over fifty cents a day! Managers will send up pianos to all guests desiring them. Meals will be served in rooms without extra charge.
 A set of dishes will be given to every guest as a souvenir, Walters and bellhops will not accept gratuities under any circumstances m AA~-- Al. IL . if delegates will tender them autographed photos.
 HABERDASHERS
 To every Democratic visitor to the city during convention week who buys a collar or pair of socks, $9 silk shirt will be given gratis. The price of collars and socks will be 10 cents a dozen. Visitors wishing um- brellas or rubbers may come in. and help themselves.
 Special concessions to visiting Democrats all week. Three gold or porcelain filings to delegates for the price of one No charge for attractions! Bridgework will be done at the rate of one operation for two Florida oranges.
 BARRIERS
 No charge for haircuts except in case of Missouri delegates. A maximum price of cents for slaves will be vigorously observed in all shops from the time of the keynote speech to the final adjournment. Barbers will shave delegates in their rooms or on the floor of the convention hall for two cigar cites extra. A charge of cents will be made for shaving delegates while speaking. TAXICABS
 "We want every visitor to feel he is away from his family and among friends" said a leading taxicab operator today. "Our rate for the week will be 10 soap wrapper labels for the first 100 miles, and cigar store cou- pons for every 50 miles thereafter. To save wear and tear on our drivers, we suggest that the delegates call and borrow a cab for the week."
 l. (Note It was unofficially reported .to- day that the milliners of Greater New York would give 8 spring hats free to every reg ularly seated woman delegate.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
HITLER VERSUS sLEMP

In every hard-fought political cam paign interesting reports and rumors are brought into the foreground, which often have considerable effect upon many who accept them at their face value without any personal knowledge of their origin ol' basis. Thus Virginia correspondent of the Baltimore Sun recently furnished historical background for the Butler Slemp controversy growing out of But ler's tactics at the Republican national convention.
 The writer, a Mir. G. W. B. Hale, of Rocky Mount, recalled the services of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
NEVER USED GUN

A Boston man has been on the police force 35 years without having drawn gun. That record may not be possible for all policemen but it is approachable to a greater degree than many policemen think. Whether you are a policeman or whatever you are, you will not win out in life by the stick and gun method. You will dominate by personality. You will dominate by being smarter than the other fellow. You will dominate by being a bigger man inside, not by carrying more gun n-pOWer-Toledo Blade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
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Give and Take

Give till it hurts"-the mottos words, Rang through my tired brain that night, l asked him not for a reason Or for details of his plight. But only saw the urgency Of needing at once his plea And gave with dim and misty eyes From my roll of currency. Give till it hurts"-I did just that, For me alone was the pain I've no desire to see that face Or that ugly gun again.
 HI. W. Askew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
The Blind Fiddler
(Peter spen in Houston Post)

He sits against the wall and draws his bow Across the strings of his old violin; Wherefrom emerge, in plaintive tones and
 thin, @c- Some half-forgotten strains of long ago. Nor does he heed them who, in passing, throw Their contributions to his cup of tin; For darkness hangs upon those eyes, wherein The sense of sight shall ne'eT renew its glow. But in his minds eye he can call to view Some cherished moment of his long lost
 youth:
 And from his song Remembrance takes her f., cue His present pitch of wretchedness to soothe For only in these pictures of the past Lies balsam for the sightlsss old outeast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
SHE WOULD HELP

It was the dear old lady's first ride in a taxi, and she watched with alarm the driver continually putting his hand outside the. car as a signal to the traffic following.
 At last she became angry.
 Young man," she cried, 'you look after the driving and watch where you are going. don Tit Bits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
Imaginary Conversation

Imaginary Conversation
 (As She Imagined It) He: How charming it is to be alone here with the firelight and the shadows, and you. How beautiful you are tonight--how more than beautiful! Oh, Marian, cannot you guess what have to say" Herself: e? {? ?' He: Marian, love your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
An Epidemic

An Epidemic Ryan: Say, did you know that the we'll known Eureka biscuit factory has closed downy' Jeffry: No. What for?" Ryan: Because of the foot and mouth dis ease"
 Jeffry: What had that to do with it?" Ryan: "The foot and mouth disease got among the animal crackers. ."-Olive $. Creep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
PERFECTLY PROpER

Louise, I cannot have you reading novels on Sunday
 But, grandma, this one is all right 1t is all about a girl who was engaged to three clsrRymon. all at ones. .H--c Columbia Jestes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
BREAKING IT GENTLY

Young Man-I want a word of advice.
 MT. Wader (grimly) y)-Well?
 Young Man--What is the best way to approach you for loan?
 Mir. Wader-If you are sensitive, better write for it, and when you get my reply, tear it up without reading it.-Stray Stories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

trudge, miles to drink from the fountain of knowledge as supplied in very limited form, and they have anew vision in the process. e- .]
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

The new president of France is a bachelor. The way things have been go- ing over there of late, he won't even be welded to his job very long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

It is reported that Great Britain, Can ada and the Russian Bolsheviki are all claiming Wrangel Island. Perhaps there should be a slight change in the spelling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
Speaking of Operations

Speaking of Operations
 Junior had to take ether when they re- moved his adenoids at the hospital
 I called on him week later and inquired if the operation had been a painful one 'Na-aw," he said jauntily, it didn't hurt none, but it smelt somepen awful !"-Esther Clark Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
ACOIIIREn

From Good Hardware Suitor-Do you think that you could learn to love me2
 The Lady-P Possibly; but if were a man, I'd hate to think IhEas an acquired tasta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
RISKY

Willie-What do they mean when they say life is a gamble?
 Crabshaw-My boy, that's because of the chances you take when you pick a wife, cross the street ,or even buy q dozen eggs. New York Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

It is believed that New York cold storage facilities are sufficient to take care of some of the surplus presidential booms floating around that town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

It is said that prejudice against a city is often removed by personal ex- perience of visitors. The public will await with interest the diagnosis of New York's climate by visiting Californians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

While English zoologists are said to fear extinction of the gorilla, it is be- lieved that there will always be plenty of monkeys ito supply any reasonable demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

With the staging of gasoline war among retail dealers in New Orleans, the joy-ltders of that city will probably give the traffic cops plenty of chance to cover themselves with glory and per spiration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Our idea of wholly unexciting po- litical service is formally notifying a candidate of his nomination weeks after.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

lf the choice were left to me. whether to nave free press or free government, l would choose a free press.-Thomas Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

A Michigan bootlegger wrote poetry to advertise his business, and was ar rested, though it is not clear whether the charge was against his business or his means of telling about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
(As It Actually Wasl


 He: How charming it is to be here in the firelight with your father and your mother and your sister and yourself. I do not know, Mr. Jones, when I have spent more en- joyable or more instructive evening. Con- cerning the attitude of congress on the Mus cle Shoals incident, now. What, is it really so late? I must be going. Good night all."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
In Summertime

In Summertime He wooed the Muse beneath the tree, Gle thought himself bard divine), But how can man write poetry When bugs go creeping down his spine?
 Nathan M. Levy. Be your own florist and wreathe your face in smiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
THE MARvELs OF RADIO

Those who marvelled few years ago over practical demonstrations of talking by wireless, despite the opinion of many that announcements from Marconi were the vagaries of a disordered brain, were perhaps even more wonder-struck upon learning that the beating of a mans heart in Pittsburgh was distinctly heard in England by radio. Yet in view of the progress made in the field of original invention and discovery, no less than in the application of accepted scientific principles to new tests, the people of this day are prepared to believe almost anything, including the possession of a heart by a Pittsburgh man. Inventive achievement of late years has proselyted the skeptical. Many folk dare not doubt that the American people may yet talk to Mars. It would seem little less won derful than listening to the beat of a mans heart across the ocean, or the sound made by a fly walking.
 Who knows but what such feat may be the forerunner of successful medical treatment at long distance? Under the possibilities there seems no reason why a specialist in New York may not keep step with the pulsations of patient in San Francisco or some other remote re- zion. Temperatures may be readily re- corded over the ether, and wireless movies would enable patient to stick out his tongue at his physician many miles distant and thus facilitate diag- noses at less cost and inconvenience than under present conditions.
 It begins to look as if progress in in- vention has scarcely any limitations. Every year or two achievements which were regarded as impossible visions be- come matters of daily practice, and soon take their places in our lives. Advance ment of late years in nearly every field of science has been so marked and so unexpectedly rapid that one can readily appreciate the attitude of an American distinguished the world over for scholar ship and learning, who said shortly be- fore his death: "I have just begun to realize how ignorant I am."
 However carefully and shrAewdly big
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
Oh. Lady! Lady!

Oh, Lady! Lady! Lady Doctor, do you think the anesthetic will make me sick?"
 Doctor: "No, madam, think not" Lady: How long will it be before know anything?"
 Doctor: Madame, don't you think you are expecting a good deal of an anesthetic?"- Mrs. Mattie King And now, they tell us, handshaking must go because it is unsanitary. The kiss has been taboo for a long time How would it do, when meeting a friend to make a face at him and then kick him on the shins?
 Lions roar and pigeons moan;
 So does the horn and saxophone.
 Samuel Hoffenstein. Copyright, 1924. Reproduction Forbidden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

However carefully and shrewdly big crime may be planned, there is usually an unexpected break in the program, and the conspirators are rounded up. This was illustrated no less in the big mail robbery near Chicago than in the program of Germany to run rough-shod over little Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Admission Morris Gest's 'gThe Miracle : two animal crackers in good condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
THEATERs

Positively no overcharging. Zeigneld Flo lies, any seat in house 75 cents and up. ] you haven't seyenty-five cents the manae ment will accept old newspapers, discarde clothing, fresh vegetables, cakes, pies an cigars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Special announcement by Lee Shubert: T invite every good Democrat to take Mistin- guette out to dinner and send the check to me. I would also like to have any straight party man spend the weekend at my coun- try home" sA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
RESTAURANTS

Nothing over five cents will be accepted for any food served during convention week. All the bread and butter you can eat !n will be the slogan with every order. "We want the visiting delegates to be well fed at our expense" said the president of the Restau- rant Mems Fidelity League today. Bring basket and take home few Virginia hams with our compliments i''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Service and Action.-Servi agss love ir action. Are you showing the public tha you are really desiring to serve? Or are yot convincing those who are watching you tha your efforts Aare for self first? If you ar, placing service first, then you are getting good measure of joy out of this living game --Andalusia Star. 4oa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

Hliteracy and Economy.7-Alabama still stands near the bottom of the {scale in illit- eracy, but when people get to the point where they get the worth of every dollar they spend for education there will be a change in Alabama's standing. Huntsville Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27

\ Alabama's Bright Star.-With the develop.
 ment of the project at Muscle Shoals, the opening up of our mighty mineral wealth, and the rural life of our people made more
 and more attractive, the star which repre-
 sents Alabama in the galaxy of American
 states will be the brightest of them all--
 Lafayette Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
HOTELS
HABERDAsHERs

To every Democratic visitor to the cit, during convention week who buys colla or pair of socks, a $9 silk shirt will be givel gratis. The price of collars and socks vii be 10 cents a dozen. Visitors wishing um brellas or rubbers may come in and hell themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-04

declining to accept his creed in full
1t has not had cutters for leaders
and the ranks OF 1.-The unterrifled'
have stood forth bravely on many
battlefield.
Surely the Democratic party has
warrant for further life. for further
good. 1t has embraced within Its
ranks nearly all shades of political
belief at times; its great conventions
have been safety valves whereby
surplus steam was blown off, for
surplus steam easily generates in the
Democratic Party. 1t has been in
many respects, and at times almost
wholly. a party of negation rather
than OF construction. but it has been
a doughty and a sharp critic. That
some OF it's criticism. even when ex-
aggerated as is usually a character
lstlc OF the Democratic variety, has
been helpful to the country no in
telligent observer doubts.
1t would. we believe. be infinitely
better for the country for the Demo
cratic Party to retain it's identity and
try to live up to its traditions than
1t would be divided into blocs and
so splitting up great political army
into bands of guerillas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-04
Shipping Boomers
On Foreign Trip

New York. July IA. PD-f I'VE
members of the House committee IN
yestigating the Shipping Board, To-
gether with two Board Commission
ers and several officials of the Fleet
Corpora ton. sailed from here today
on the United States liner George
Washington for an extended visit 20
European ports where hearings VIII
be held and American government
shipping officials examined regard
ing the prospects for obtaining bus
mess for Board vessels and maritime
conditions in general.
Representative Cooper. Republican,
Wis, is the only member of the COM
mittee that will not make the trip.
The main body Of officials include
Representatives White, Maine; Com
mittee chairman. and Lehlback. y. j.,
Republicans, and Davis. Tenn;
Bank head, Ala, and Connally, Tex
as, Democrats. representatives
Lineberger, Republican, Calf, sailed
last month for a worldwide shipping
inspection tour and will join the 9TH
er members of the committee on their
arrival in Europe.
The committee is accompanied by
Vice Chairman Plummer and Com
missioner Haney. of the Shipping
Board; Vice President Keene, of the
Fleet Corporation. z. Z. McNary,
passenger traffic manager Of the
United States Lines, James Talbert.
Board attorney who is assisting the
committee in the preparation Of data.
and J. Frederick Richardson. special
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-04

committee investigator. The latter
also carries credentials to various
European governments authorizing
him to make Investigations for the
House committee investigating air
craft.
The committee has not held any
sessions for two or three weeks, al
though 1t has been busy preparing
for the investigation abroad. To
speed up its work it expects to hold
hearings aboard the George Wash
ington en- route. probably hearing
Vice President keene and Mr.. Nc
Nary.
Upon its return to this country the
latter part of August or the first part
of September a sub committee will
be appointed to continue hearings
until such time as the committee
feels it can make satisfactory and
conclusive recommendations to Con-
GreSs for permanent merchant ma
rine policy involving constructive
suggestions for economy and ways to
meet sharp foreign competition
Most OF the committee sessions will
be held in London where a large staff
is maintained to carry on the work
OF the Fleet Corporation.
The Shipping Board spends be-
tween Sl3O,0OO,000 and $4,000, 900
year. much of which is spent in Eu-
rope where 800 American flag ships
touch. AS big portion of the do
lnestlc merchant marine business is
IN the home of the foreign opposition
members explain. they feel it not un-
wise to see for themselves what GUS
toms govern the foreign end and de-
termine what Determinations, if any,
are practiced