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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

Ike ad writer's convention, under the
 auspices of The Age-Herald, will be-
 gin promptly at o'clock at the Jef-
 ferson theatre tonight.
 There will be whole lot of candi-
 dates with novel and original ideas of
 promoting their candidacy and the dei- egates are sure to have heaps of fun. It will be just like an oId-fashioned political convention, except that the prize, instead of being an office, will
 be $750 pIayer-piano.
 Sydney J. Bowie will be asked to serve as temporary chairman. He announced yesterday that his first act would be the appointment of Steele Andrews as ser geant-at-arms. 1T want order preserved, '' he said, and propose to have it. The con- venticn may object to some of my rul- ings and I want the assis,ance of MT. Andrews. If it becomes necessary we
 may also call in Kirk Moore. METHOD OF PROCEDURE Informal conferences have been held by a number of citizens who are well in-
  suggestions as to the rules to be offered | for consideration. Among those consulted on this important feature have been w | w. Crawford, B. M. Anen, Henry B. Gray, Forney Johnston, N. L. Miller, s l J. Bowie Borden Burr, Senator Frank $, White and Hugh Morrow.
 | Fortunately, however, there is to be I rothing cut and dried about this conven- l tion. Following the formal presentation of the piano-player to the convention to do with as it sees fit, temporary officers | will be chosen.
 NAMING COMMITTEES A committee on rules and procedure will then be chosen, which will retire to prepare report.
 | Next committee on permanent organ | ization will be selected. When it reports l the permanent officers and it's report is accepted, call will be nace Tor ro--'-'a- : tions for the prize winners. Here is where 1 the fireworks will start.
 l Everything will be in the convr ''on' l own hands. It's rules committee will de- eide the methods of making nominations
 the duration of nominating and secondine | speeches and other details looking to ex- | pediting business. The ruses committed ] sCcntinued on Page Seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
s16.39s.941.44
TODAY'S EVENTS

Age-Herald ad writers convention at Jefferson theatre at s o'clock tonight. Conference on Sunday moving pictures by commission at 9:3O o'clock at t1 o'+y hall.
 At the Theatres Lyric--Vaudeville Matinee at 2:3o p. m. Evening at 7:30 and o'clock.
 At the Photoplay Houses Strand-'"The Buzzards Shaoow." Trianon-"A Soldiers Oath. Colcnial-"Cr Crooked to the End. "Hertney Merwin's Adven ture"
 Odeon Two-''Neal of the Navy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
MADE NO PLEDGES,
 DECLARES MIR. TRUSS

Commissioner Truss then excitediy jumped Up and said:
 q deny this. I have never promised nor taken any stand on the Sunday nov ing picture question. l was offered many votes but I never made any promises. TLe Bible says that Sunday was 2 for the man-and not man for the Sun- day You people are the ones that used to burn witches at the stake
 This drought on another furry of de- bate, participated in by MT. Morgan. Mir. Fitts, MT Barber. MT. Ward and N.r. Truss, who said:
 we must not discriminate against any one, and 1t would not be right to close the Sunday picture shows before the ref erendum. I hope that we will not vio- late the rights of men,
 Mir Brewer again addressed himself to
 (Continued on Page Seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
BARRIERS EFFORTS
 FOR QUIET IN VAIN

Commissioner Arlie Barber then spoke again in an attempt to pour oil on the troubled waters" by stating: There are 400 houses of prostitution ir this city and have never heard any complaint from these pious gentlemen who are afraid that moving pictures will ccntaminate. We must provide innocent entertainment for the young people or they will provide some for themselves. I have visited the dance halls, the chop suey joints in the dead hours of the nights when you were all asleep--at least
 think so-and have studied at first hand these conditions. I think the referendum will show that the people want the pie tures.'
 Assistant Solicitor Walter S. Brower then spoke. 'I am representing the mo- ton picture men of this c1ry and want to say that the theatres are now oper- | atng under tacit agreement of the city comm ission''
 By unanimous agreement" interjected Commissioner Barber
 q was experimenting then" MT. Weatherly broke in.
 MT. Brewer then continued and presented his argument that the owners of the-
 atres ought to be allowed to operate urtil the referendum.
 We will accept any kind of refer rdum-adviSOry or otherwiSe-that the commission may see fit to give us, he said "but it is not fair nor within the | spirit of the law that these owners or theatres be made to stand financial loss | nder obligations made With an agree ment arrived at with the city commis sion"
 F. F. Morgan then took up the cudgels l for his side:
 | q have seen young men in the picture shows with their arms around the shotl- ders of young women' MT. Morgan also stated that i've lined up behind MT. Truss and Hornady 24 hours after the first elec- ! ton because they were in favor of clos 1 ing the picture shows on Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
REMEDY IS THE RECALL, SAYS DR. DICKINSON

"We don't want referendum. We have all the law we want. our rem edy is now a recall. Are you gentle men ready for that?'
 Such subtle touches of genuine hu- nor had it's effect upon the wavering commissioners as Mir Weatherly gave the most kaledeiscopic exhibition or his life. He twisted and sauirmed and changed his stand on the matter at hand on five distinct and separate occasions. And he boldly said when good naturedly chided by MT, Ward on ms mental acrobatics;
 q have the God-given right of changing my mind at any time 1t pleases me. There was much amusement at this sally.
 significant feature of yesterday nieetine was that for the first time since the agitation against Sunday moving DIG lures has started the owners of theatres were represented. Assistant Solicitor Walter S. Brewer and Henry F1tts, or the firm of London. Fitts, Yancey x Bower were the legal representatives or picture people. The antis were ably rep resented by E. r. Morgan, who though a | little confused at times by the intricasies of impassioned debate, voiced his convic- tions with courage and made his threats without showing the least signs of tenn 1 per. although it was clear that the senti- ment of crowd in the council chamber was against him.
 l MT. Ward opened the meeting. He | read the Weatherly resolution, and said l that he favored 1t except the last clause. l Mr Barber then spoke:
 "I want this matter settled. one way | or the other. l am tired Of this On l gin, off ag'in. Finnegan business. It is
 ] true that there Is an ordinance on the
 books against Sunday moving pictures, but for my part I am perfectly willing I to ignore it Enforcing laws is an elastic
 proposition and unless we enforced all
 the blue laws am against enforcing
 tha ordinance against Sunday movies T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
MEETING YESTERDAY
 A DEBATE FESTIVAL

Yesterday morning at II o'clock a large crowd gathered in the council chamber of the city hall and was re- galed with an exhibition of the city commissioners in action. The meeting g
 was debate festival. It even brought
 pr. R. M. Cunningham to his feet with
 an excellent speech, but which was about as pertinent to the matter at
 hand as the flowers in the spring.
 No official action was taken and only two roll calls were made by Sec
 retary Clarence Lloyd In the first of these, which was a vote to strike out a section to close the theatres on Sun day in a resolution offered by Com missioner Weatherly, it was disclosed that there was another Richmond in the field, for John Hornady voted NO. It was the first inharmonious note since the advent of five commissioners at the city hall.
 At the second roll call. which on a vote to adjourn the divergent views of the commissioners were emphasized still more on the frankly amused au- dience in the council chamber when Commissioners Truss, Hornady and Weatherly combined and outvoted Commissioners Ward and Barber. It was the final passage at arms that really disclosed just how the con
 
 anti-Sunday motion picture forces was very active and the wavering MT. Truss came across with Tets adjourn for a conference"
 q move to adjourn" said Mir. Weath- erly.
 q second the motion" said MT. Hor- nady.
 This showed that the open threat of Mr Morgan that ''he had other weapons" if the law against picture shows was not enforced, had not been without effect. Dr. A. !. Dickinson calmly and dispassionately announced to the commissioners:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
By RICHARD IF. LUssIER

day, Commissioner Hornady managed to
 get the floor and say:
 Let's meet each question upon it's
 merits. It was clearly defined that Commissioner Hornady was against Sun day moving pictures from the start-and he stood by his guns to the end.
 Commissioner Weatherly then said: This is mere advisory referendum. I want advice on this matter. Birmingham acts right queer at times so let's have
 @ friendly little referendum and see what the voters think about it.''
 Mir. Weatherly was then asked why he had amended his original resolution which had been agreed to the night be- fore at a conference.
 "I had little talk with Mir. Hornady." answered Commissioner Weatherly, and
 we decided that it was best to close the picture shows right away" 'Then there was a little skuiduggery about It." said MT. Barber's father" a | little dishonesty about this" There was so much discussion that Mir. | Weatherly thought that perhaps he had | been a little hasty about amending his ! resolution so he said he would withdraw
 1t. It was his first jump Later when | his resolution was about to come to a
 vote he withdrew the entire resolution 1 and When Commissioner Ward snapped. | "Web I'll introduce it." MT. Weatherly | jumped up .exctedly and answered. "If you rush me to make a stand on this | thing I'll vote against it'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
HORNADY STICKS TO
 HIS GUNS THROUGHOUT

This brought out the first of the farclca debate that followed Finally in the midst of heated discussion on whether garages or groeerles or street cars and
 newspapers be allowed to operate on Sun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

There Will Be Nothing Cut and Dried About The Age Herald Ad Writers Con- ventiOn Which COnvenes
 at the Jefferson Tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED BY TWO HOURS OF HECTIC |ORATORY AT CITY HALL

Conference on Sunday Moving Pictures Will Be
 Resumed at 9:30 O'Clock This Morning
 descopic Changes of MT. Weatherly Entertain
 Crowd Recall Talk Heard Freely Until MT. Barber Stops It With Invitation to Try It-Dr. Dickinson Would Operate Shows Without Profit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23
NAMING COMMITTEES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-23

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

To the people who studied the
old Webster's speller and have a
fondness for the old book, which
when thoroughly learned means
a good speller, it will be of inter-
est to know that in the depart
ment of English of Clarke Col
lege this book is now being used.
They teach three things-how to
spell the word, the definition,
and how to use the word. They
are also teaching the old-fash-
Toned English grammar, actually
learning how to parse and anal
we sentences. These two sub
jects have been woefully neglect
ed in the past few years by men
and women who have gone out
from many colleges. Newton
Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

Thursday, November Is, has
been designated by President
Wilson as a day of national
Thanksgiving, and calls upon
the people to give thanks to a
kind and merciful Providence for
the many blessings that we have
enjoyed during the past year,
and certainly never before in the
history of this nation have we
had so much to be thankful for.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

There is a very pernicious spir-
it of individualism abroad in the
world today. Many men seem
to think that because they live
under a free government they
may do. as they please. If the
laws don't suit, they may violate
them with impunity, and no
body Twill undertake to inflict
punishment. Theysdo not stop to
consider that the man who vio-
lates a law is not a good citizen,
MOI matter if the. law does not
suit his wishes and beliefs. But
it is a fact.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

The Ripley Sentinel gives
a word of caution in the follow
ing against 'fakirs'' Of all kinds
that might be needed by all:
Don't be duped by every
smooth tongued agent that comes
along. Know what you are do
ing before you turn loose your
earned money. Every time the
people get on their feet and have
a little money, there is always
some sharper ready for them
with some sort of a scheme.
Better beware of the fellow that
comes along selling things, I'M
less he is some home man and
you know he is all right. Don't
pay five dollars to an agent for
solid gold specs that you will
afterwards find to be a neat
piece of window glass in brass
frames, worth 10 cents, whole
sale. Buy on the merit of the
article and not on the tongue
given you by the agent. =
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

II am going to urge for the
passage of a law to prohibit 700,
600 dogs in Mississippi from run
ming at large unless they are
muzzled, blocked or coupled, ex-
cept when in actual use by their
owners" says w. |. Spears, SEN
ator-elect from Marshall county,
who is going to give the next
legislature an old bill at the be-
ginning of the session.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
WHERE FREAKS COME FROM

Near Canton, Ohio, lives man
who is genius in economy. No
ting the similarity in appearance
of bran and sawdust, he started
to use certain proportion of the
latter in the mash he fed to his
chickens. The fowls ate the
mixture with apparent relish,
but the trouble came when the
next setting of eggs was Matched.
1t is said that two of the chick
ems had wooden legs and a third
was a woodpecker.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

Speak a good word for the
school, and the churches, and
the business and professional
men, and the industries, and
your neighbors, and friends, and
the people generally. Speak a
good word for the whole COM
munity, and keep on speaking
until others get the habit and
begin speaking with you. 1t is a
good thing for the town, and in
time others will be speaking well
of you.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
SOME PUMPING.

While the water tank at Ran
kin was being repaired. j. A.
Speer, the veteran A. & V. pump
man, was kept pretty busy sup
plying engines with water at the
Forest station, Last week Mr..
Speer pumped 1920, 900 gallons
of water. That is pumping some
water it would make a fellow
tired to count that number, much
less pumping it in gallons from
100 feet below the surface into a
bic steel tank 100 feet above.
Forest Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
MAYBE YELLOW, TOO.

The candidate for district at
torney, clustering glad-hander,
was touring the rural districts.
At Hoyt's Corner he found a
group in front of the store. He
stopped to distribute his cards
and make himself solid with the
farmers.
Gentlemen" he said, II
want you to know that / repre-
sent your interests. Why, ! was.
raised between two corn rows"
He's a punkin, by gumA ~
said Uncle Eph.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
NOT ARTIFICIAL.

Two pretty girls were out on a
shopping tour when they passed
a negro woman pushing dilapi-
dated baby carriage, in which
her offspring was comfortably
munching piece of raw potato.
"Oh, what a cute little colored
boy!'' said one of the girls.
He amt cullud, chile" said
the mother; he wuz born dat
way"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
ANOTHER FORD STORY.

A junk dealer in a certain city
shipped a consignment of tin cans
and scrap iron to a Chicago ham
dler. The shipping bills got
mixed and the shipment was
sent to the Ford automobile fac
tory. A week later the junk
dealer got this letter from the
famous Ford president:
I'VE are shipping you a new
Ford to-day. Yours was the
worst wreck in our experience. !"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
THEN HE RAN.

A tramp, approaching a COM
Portable looking home with a
doctors sign in front, thought
the place looked good for a.
touch, ond strolled around to the.
side door. A capable-looking la,
dy answered his knock and con-
templated him with a severe
gaze.
Madam, can you spare me a
pair of the doctors old pants?"
Sir" she replied, Il am the
DOCTOR"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
STUNG!

"All right back there?" called
the conductor from the front of
the car.
Hold on" cried a shrill voice.
"Wait till | get my clothes on"
The passengers craned their
necks expectantly. A small boy
was struggling to get a basket of
laundry aboard.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
.Jr4sf for F11,,
BY ANY OTHER NAME.

The teacher was worried about
Johnny. So she wrote Johnny's
mother: You must really give
Johnny a bath; he needs it bad
ly. In fact, though | hate to
say it, Johnny smells.
The mother wrote back to the
teacher: Johnny amt no rose;
don't smell him; learn him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

L. S. May to J. L.. Atkins
-nw4 nw4 S. 2. I. 5,
R. 8 E,----------3O 300 90
J. H. Nicely and wife to
Trustees of Jerusalem
church ia in S, l, T. 4,
G.. V. and M. E. Bot to M.
E. Daniel-a plat of
land in mel sw4 S. 22,
t. 3, R. 5----------- 10 90
E. B. Traylor to w. N.
Traylor-s4 nw4 ne4 &
sw4 nw4 S. 16, T. 8, R.2-250 90
]. B. & Jennie Miller to S.
J. Dear-lot in Florence $50 90
C. O. Rouse to O. S. Rouse
-nw4 sw4 & sw4 sw4 S.
%, T. 6, R. 3; Cd sci S.
81, T. 6, r. 3 ------- 400 90
Caroline M. Childres to G.
L. Hawkins sci sci S.
10, 7. 6, R. 3 -------- 10 90
j. Il. McWllllamS ct al to
e.. J. Winstead-nw4
nw4 less 3a side S. II,
T. 5, R. 5; ne4 ne4 & nj
nc4 nw4 & ga in Sc cor
sw4 mel S. II, I. 5, R.4- 400 90
C. J. Winstead to Lee
Myers -n1 ne4 nw4 S.
IL, T. 5, R. 5 ---------- 40 90
Geo. A. Dent to Ship IS
land Lumber Co. tim
Der on nw4 nw3 & 10a
end sw4 nw4 S. 3, T.
3, R. 3 -------------145 90
w. S. billiard to C. K.
Jones-lot in town of
Pelahatchie --- l 90
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
THE SECOND POST.

Gentlemen, Please cancel my
order for pork loin and plate of
beef for next week, as | intend
to kill myself. Resp, etc. Re
ceived by Armour & Co.
although not superstitious,.
Armour & Co. cancelled the or
DER
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
THE DIFFERENCE.

Henry: What is the difference
between Massachusetts and Ken
tucky?
Dolly: "You know; let's have
it."
Henry: lone is noted for
boots and shoes, and the other
for shoots and booze"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
GONE IS LIBERTY.

where is the spirit Of TSP
Numbered the holiday orator.
"All drunk up" moaned the
unkempt but interested individ-
ual in the front row.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
THE HORSELESS AGE.

For Sale Cheap, because of
disseminating the fresh-meat bus
mess, two nice horses. Apply j.
Smith.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE SUPERVISORS
Adjourned Last Thursday After a -Four
Days Busy Session.

Board of Supervisors met in
regular monthly session Monday
morning, Nov. /, with all mem
bers and officers present, when
the following business was had
and done, to-wit:
Supt, of Education Bullock
report was received and approved
as follows: Amount paid teach
ers from Oct. A to Nov. l, ST.
44O.75; salary, $100; postage,
$3.50; visited following schools:
Lucknow, Drake. St. Matthew,
st. James, Mt. Carmel, Rhodes,
New Prospect, Robbing and
Greenfield.
The contract for building a
bridge across Slough, near Puck
EFT, was awarded to Patrick &
Mize for the sum of $212.5 SO.
The following allowances were
made:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
SOMETHING LIKE.

Customer: Have you anything
today in the shape of bananas?"
Grocery Clerk: "Yessum, Gu
cumbers. I"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
NO PROFLIGATE OLD GALS
NEED APPLY.

Wanted, a wife, go years of
age, American preferred. Adj
dress P. O. Box -, Latimer, la.
Must be a good, straight lady.
From an Iowa exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
HOW ELSE?

"You wouldn't marry the Wild
ow Pierce for her farm, would
youw
How else can | get it?''
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
STATE PRIZES WON BY RAN.
KIN COUNTY CANNING
CLUB MEMBERS.

Following prizes were won by
Mrs. H. S. Garrett, Star, Miss:
Culinary Department
/. Best Cottoline Cake-2nd
prize.
2. Best Home Made Cake
End prize.
3. Best Display PASTRY LIST
prize.
Preserves
4. Best Peach Preserves-2nd
prize.
5. Best Apple Jelly--3rd
prize.
6. Best Ounce Jelly-1st
prize.
Catherine Stingily, of Bran
don, won first prize on Soup
Mixture.
These prizes in addition to the
$1OO State Scholarship prize won
by Louie Traxler, Braxton, R. |,
gives us Is prizes won by Ran
kin County Club members, which
The News considers a splendid
showing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11
$3.50 for Rehoboth school be

$500 for Rehoboth school be
grantet dayable out of said funds.
Road Petition of J. w. Patrick,
Jr.-Be it ordered by the Board
that the petition filed by ]. w.
Patrick and others praying for a
change in the Brandon and
Boone's Bridge public road be
granted, and P..B. Berry and j.
B. Williamson were appointed a
committee to view and lay out
said change.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-11-11

The lawyers of Clarksdale
have all agreed not to defend
any person in the town or county
charged with selling blind tiger
whiskey. This kind of a moral
spirit among the legal fraternity
is certainly to be commended and
is worthy of special mention. =
Forest Register.