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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
TROY

Troy. October 15-(Special)-One of
the most horrible tragedies that have
happened here in some time was the
suicide of ]. Ceph Flowers, which oc-
CURED near Spring Hill some time sun
day. Mr.. Flowers was 60 years old
and is thought to have been mentally
deranged for some time, having Wor-
ried a great deal over his son, Jim
Crude Flowers, who has been with the
army and has not yet been discharged
being now in New York 1t is said
that Sunday morning, after dressing
chicken and asking his wife1 to cook
it, he told her he was going to the pas
ture to look after some calves. When
he did not return all day, alarm was
felt and a searching party was organ
lied to look for him. There were about
two hundred in the party and they were
almost abreast, beating the brush for
him. The search continued all night
and about s o'clock Monday morning
win Clowers found the body in
marshy island. 1t was hidden by the
brush and swamp grass of the island.
He had slashed his throat four times
with razor, then folded up the razor
and put it in his pocket. Mr.. Flowers
| is survived by his wife and four chill
dren.
No funeral arrangements have been
, made pending the arrival of his soldier
| son from New York. Mr.. Flowers was
held in great esteem by large circle
of friends who regret the tragic &C.
kcurrence.
When a Ford car attempted to turn
out to allow a large truck to pass on
| the Elba highway about two miles from
| Troy Monday morning, it turned over
and badly hurt the occupants of the
car J. B. and Bill Pinckard of Samson.
| formerly of Milo, and Mr.. Ho1lan,, their
! driver. The automobile was almost
| torn up, the top and windshield-being
demolished. The men were later
| brought to Troy in a passing automo-
! bile
Dixon Barr of Banks was injured about
| the head when a wagon he was driving
| turned over with him. He was driving a
wagon load of peanuts from the field and
! in driving over the terrace the wagon
! turned over, throwing him some dis
| lance. His head hit upon rock anc a
bad cash was cut. He was carried home,
| but did not regain consciousness for
| about an hour
| Inez Culver, 10 years of age, daughter
| of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Culver, IS the
| ninth child in the state Pasteur institute
at Montgomery from Troy. as the result
| of bite from mongrel dog which ran
| amuck at the city elementary school sat
+: Tuesday. biting children assembled In
i the auditorium for opening exercises AT
first 1t was thought that only four chill
/ dren na.> been bitten.
! DR.. L. NJ Shackelford. president of the
| Troy State Normal school. suffered a
! nervous breakdown last week and was
quite i'll for several days. He is much
| improved now and is able to be up.
/ Leaving his bed against the advice OF
his physicians, DIR. II. C. Threadgill, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church
here, filled his pulpit Sunday. He was
| in a very weakened condition, but gave
| a. splendid sermon in regard to the CEN
| tenary work. At night Rev. D. F. Eli
sor of Duverne filled the pulpit, though
DR.. Threadgill insisted on being present
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
Irish Tenacity

Edward r. Turner in the Worlds
Work.
Advocates of Irish independence
speak at length of the wrongs for
merly done to ireland, neglecting to
say that they have been done away
with almost completely. They tell g
great deal about the famine of 1876,
and imply that famine is still the great
spectre in Ireland, though actually Tor
many years now Ifishmen have been
cultivating their own land and selling
their own products at Increasingly good
prices, especially during the war. In
deed, agricultural laborers in England
have wished that the government would
da--for them what it has done for the
farmers in ireland.
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SPOR IS
LOcAL-BY v TN

charge back in the di ans afst-ut
past have been built a ao j1wp
shift" similar to the old 44.44Ae-cla f1T-
nation. Clemson stopped this hop-frog
business dead in it's tracks last Satur-
day, and If Vanderbilt can do the same,
Tech will be forced to extend herself
to win.-From Nashville Banner.
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He Raised EN-

From the Continent.
How did you get the turkeys the
officer found in your possession
sternly asked the police magistrate.
| Ill raised EN-, your honor,
stammered the prisoner.
Tell me the truth"
That's the truth. your honor" per-
sisted the crime-stained creature. II
reached down through a hole in the
| roof"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
MAHAN BETTER DODGER

"Mahan was fast-but Thorpe was a
bit faster" tits said. 'Mahan was a
husky youth, gifted with glorious
, strength-but Thorpe had it on him a
| little there. Mahan was punter of re-
markable ability-but none can say, il
all fairness, that. he had anything on
| Thorpe. The way that boy could boot
| the pigskin was almost miraculous. He
wouldn't shoot a so or 60-yard kick
ever so often--he'd do it nearly every
| time he kicked. And he gave to the
ball a loft and a twist that made it pos
! sible for his own men to get down
| under it when he descended--and made
| it, because of it's twisting a mighty
| difficult thing to handle.
"Mahan perhaps was little better
| than Thorpe in lodging runners-but
| that was his only edge For Thorpe
could hit line with more power than
Mahan and he averaged more yardage
| on his drives at the line than did the
| Crimson halfback.
Thorpe, furthermore, was Mahan's
peer in drop kicking. He could drop
I them over the bars from any angle and
| any distance with unerring accuracy.
| And the final stamp of greatness was
placed on Thorpe by his defensive play
! OF all the backs that played the game
| Jim Thorpe easily was best in the trick
| OF tossing the opposition runners.
| The summing up of the Thorpe advo-
| Gates is the majority belief-but there
! are countless thousands who always
will insist that Mahan was better: there
are legions who will say that Heston
| was supreme: still more who will place
| the laurel on Cory. And the question
| who was the greatest halfback" never
| will be satisfactorily answered. But as
| long as football lasts it will recur each
season---and provoke again and again
the never ending arguments.
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The farmers of the county are begin
ming to complain on account of weather
conditions, they claim they are in great
need of rain. The present dry weather
shas caused the sugar cane, potato and
peanut crop considerable damage, and
has materially affected the hay crop of
the county,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

The Marion cadets have a strong ag-
gregation this year as evidenced by their
initial performances of the season against
Auburn and Meridian college. The M. L.
boys held Auburn to j comparatively low
score and rolled up an 50 to count
against Meridian college last Saturday.
The Marion line is exceptionally strong
and heavy, having at one tackle the vet
eran Chief" Argo, who has been hold
ing down one side of the line for a num-
Der of years.
Marion, together with putting out a
strong eleven, always is represented by
a lighting aggregation, and it is hard to
beat. The Panthers are taking no
chances and are going down to Marion
fully prepared for a hard fight. Every
varsity man will probably make the trip,
with the exception of Douglas STREET, who
will be out for the remainder OF the
season on account of an injury.
PAINTERS WORKING HARD
.The Panthers have been putting IN a
week of most strenuous work, and prac-
tically every man on the squad is in hEe
condition. Scrimmaging has been the
order of the day during each workout
prior to yesterday afternoon. while signal
practice and tacRling the dummy nave
come in for their share of the time. Ihe
varsity for the most part, have been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
SPORTS
BY BOB McDAVID
Panthers Take on Marion
Cadets Friday Afternoon
Military Boys Have Exceptionally Strong Eleven
This Season-Locals Leave For Marion
Today-Coach Brown Working
Team Hard

The Panthers after week of hard
practice will leave for Marion this afternoon take on the
Marion Institute cadets Friday afternoon the grdiron
Twenty will make the Journey for the Panthers it stated
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
GREENVILLE


Greenville, October 15.-(SpeciaL) DIR.
Stewart, superintendent of the Bap-
fist orphanage at Evergreen and four
of the. children of the home, visited the
Greenville Baptist church Sunday night
Several readings and musical numbers
were rendered by the children and Dr.
Stewart delivered short talk, telling
of the home and the work it is doing
and this was followed by a sermon.
The price being paid for cotton in
Greenville is causing some of it to be
moved, but the majority of the farmers
are holding their fleecy staple for a
still better price. Harvesting the crop
has been almost completed, and it is
believed that all of the cotton will be
ginned within several weeks.
The crop for Butler county will be
very small, not reaching the 1O.00o-bale
mark.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16
NOT SICK
AND NOT WELL
In the Peculiar Situation De-
scribed, ZIRON Iron Tonic
Is Found Helpful.

" often happens that the organs of your
body do not function properly, for some
reason or other. There is nothing really
wrong, and you not sick. But certainly
you are not well. either.
II you are in such condition. read what
Mr. VIM. M Bass. RI /. Crossville. Ala.
did, and try Ziron Iron Tonic. as he did
Mr. Bass says
81 am nearly always pretty well and
strong and do not need much medicine ex-
ceptng for headaches But, recently. when
| had not been feeling very well for a while
| knew l needed some soft of medicine to
make me all right.
Il took Siron and it made me strong and
we'll again"
Ziron puts iron into the blood. and. by
doing this, may prevent serious attack of
lines which you are liable to catch at
any time if your system is weakened or your
condition below par.
Ziron has well proven its value tonic.
Try it when you feel the least bit out of
sorts. not quite as GOOD as usual. tired and
weary.
tack guarantee. IN 10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

Helen Youngblood, the bright little
S-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Cleve Youngblood, died at the family
home on Montgomery street Saturday
after a long illness of typhoid fever and
it's after effects. She was a twin sister
of Donald Youngblood. and had two
other brothers. She was the only little
girl of the family and her death is great
| ly regretted.
| The funeral was held at the home on
| Sunday morning at $50 o'clock, being
| conducted by DIR. Il. S. Alderman In
lterment followed at lakewood cemetery.
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and conducting the service. He has been
suffering from malaria contracted while
on a fishing trip in Florida.
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Heston Was Greatest Line
Plunger of All Players
Westerner Could Not Be Stopped BY Amy Line
Mahon and Thorpe Divide Honors AS Great
est All-Around Half Backs
BY JAMES ]. coRnET.r

The advent of the football season has
reopened the old old quizz:
who was the greatest backfield man
of all time?"
And at once score of names are
placed in nomination.
Out in the west there is the belief
that there never was-nor can there
ever be-a greater plunging or running
backfield man than was Willie Heston,
of the Michigan eleven of more than
Is years ago; Heston, of undying fame;
Heston, the unstoppable.
'Heston could hit line harder than
any man that ever lived" they tell you
beyond the Alleghenies. "He was I'M
canny in the power that he could put
into his plunges. Through all the years
that he reigned at Michigan the oppo-
sition elevens used every means with
| in their power to halt him when he
| dove for the line. But they couldn't.
again and again double and triple
barriers of men were placed in the path
way of Heston-but he split those lines
asunder and 1unged along for heavy
gains Every time he hit line that
line cracked Men almost twice his
size tried to throw him back-but none
ever halted him.
"As an open field runner Heston was
supreme. He was as speedy as a pan
| Their, shiftier than any man of his size
| in any era of football, and he could
| twist and dodge like an eel. Only one
man ever was able to dump him with
any degree of success when he was
| racing through broken fields-and
| that man was Walter Eckersall Of Chi
| cago. But Eckie turned the trick not
| by tackling Heston from in front, but
| by running alongside and diving for
him from the back or the side.'
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CONFLICTING BELIEFS

Eastern folks are torn between con-
flicting beliefs They are unit in de-
c1aring that Ted Cory of Yale was the
greatest of modern line plungers, but
they are not sure whether it's Jim
Thorpe of Carlisle, or Eddie Mahan OF
Harvard, to whom the honor of being
the greatest all around halfback should
go.
"There was nothing that Thorpe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

Leaving his bed against the advice of
his physicians DR.. H. C. Threadgill, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church
here, filled his pulpit Sunday. He was
in a very weakened condition, but gave
a. splendid sermon in regard to the CEN
tenary work. At night Rev. D. F. Eli
sor of Luyerne filled the pulpit, though
DIR. Threadgill insisted on being present
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

couldn't do on a football field" insists
one side.
Nor was there anything that Mahar
couldn't do just about as well as
Thorpe" retorts the other.
They played in different areas-and
they never played against each other
So there is no chance to compare them
in competitive play. But the prepon-
derance of expert opinion seems-to pass
the glory of being the greatest half
back--in every branch OF play-to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

DR.. L. Nj. Shackelfcrd, president of the
Troy State Normal school. suffered a
nervous breakdown last week and was
quite i'll for several days. He is much
improved now and is able to be up.
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guests. including Mrs. Organ, the men,
bers OF the Generals stan and a number
of officers OF the army and navy OF the
United states and tho forces OF the
allied nations George NJ. Cohan sat at
the speakers table and sang over
There" and when You Come Back"
Archbishop Hayes. who spoke In pub
lie for the frst time since his elevation
to archie piscopal dignity, declared that ne
was present as an American, as a native
born New Yorker and above all things
as the shepherd of over 100000 souls
in the city Of New York, all Of whom de-
sired to pay tribute to Gen. ORyan De-
cause Of the noble work he had done
for the country.
Lauds Organs stand at Border.
The Archbishop recalled the stand that
Gen. Organ had taken on the Mexican
border for clean living among the men
Of his command and said that II was
largely due to his efforts that tho MEM
bers OF the New York division returned
from that service az their wives and
others would have had them.
His own elevation at such an early
age to the dignity of Archblshop OF the
great see of New York was the result,
the Archbishop declared. of Pope Bene-
diets desire to honor the army and navy
OF the United States through the head
OF tho Catholic chaplains in their ser
vice.
In describing his experiences In In
speeding moro than 90 per cent OF the
American camps and naval stations
Archbishop Hayes said:
Conditions were wonderful. In fact
they were so god that would not have
dared to believe report of the things
saw personally had II been made to me
by any one elsa.
81 hope that the historian who teli'
| the tale of this war" he continued. Evil
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WILL RELEASE 600 GERMANS.
Government to Parole Those No
Longer Considered Dangerous.

WASHINGTON. March 22-Between
500 and 500 Germans no longer consid-
cred dangerous will be released on pa
role from internment camps at Fort
Oglethorpe and Fort Douglas within the
next two weeks 1t was announced to-
day at the Department OF Justice
These are persons who never committed
actual hostile acts. but who were upder
suspicion during the war, or who vio-
lated regulations restricting movement
OF enemy aliens.
Including these persons and about two
thousand seamen approximately 1000
Germans are informed. The seamen and
about five hundred other Germans have
asked to be returned to Germany, and
II this is done about one thousand per-
sons whom the Government considers
dangerous will be held until Congress
has another opportunity to consider the
bill authorizing deportation of these
men.
This class includes the 30 called Ger
man spies. those suspected Of intrigues
or found guilty OF overt hostile acts.
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Troopships Due To-day

WON STEUBEN from Brest
March 10, with 147th In
fantry, Field and Staff Head
quarters, Supply and Machine
Gun Companies, First and Second
Battalion Headquarters and Com
panies A, B, c, d, E, F, G and
H, of forty-six officers and 2,344
men; Detachment Headquarters,
Thirty-seventh Division, of thirty
FIVE officers and 104 men; Head
quarters Troop, Thirty-seventh
Division, Of three officers and
113 men; Seventy-fourth In
fantry Brigade, Headquarters,
seven officers and twenty-five
men; Mail Detachment, Thirty
seventh Division, one officer and
sixteen men; seven casual COM
panies of eighty-one men, four
casual officers and two men and
two civilians.
Matsonia from Bordeaux
March 10, with the 160th In
fantry, Field and Staff, Machine
Gun Company, Headquarters
Company, Supply Company,
Medical Detachment and Com
panies A, B, C, d, E, F, G. H,
I, X, L and M, Of fifty-three Of
ficers and 1913 men; Detach-
ments 159th Infantry of twelve
officers and S23 men; Detach-
ments of Twenty-sixth En-
gineers, seven officers and 416
men; also Bordeaux convalescent
detachments, a medical detach-
ment, two Quartermaster casual
companies, one casual officer and
five civilians. Total, 1928.
Argentina from Marseilles
March d, with eight casual
companies Zone from New York;,
of nine officers and 562 men; two
special casual companies (col-
ored), of two officers and 1873
men; Transportation Corps 81
and 104, of nine officers and A30
men; twenty-five casual officers
and two civilians.
Noordam from Brest March
10, with 1880 passengers, in
Guiding 14Sth Infantry, Field
and Staff, Ordnance and Medical
Detachments, and Machine Gun
Company, fourteen officers and
448 men; twelve casual COM
panies of twenty officers and
1912 men, four casual officers,
fifty-nine nurses, two civilians
and one engineer.
Venezia from Marseilles March
8, with thirty casual companies
from the Southern and Western
States, and New Jersey, New
York, Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts, of fifty-six officers and
1,425 men.
Zacapa from Bordeaux March
9, with 107 passengers, made UP
of twenty-three casual officers
fourteen nurses, Base Hospita'
Detachment IS, Detachment
Twenty-sixth Engineers, Bor'
deaux convalescent detachment.
and casuals.
Culgoa from Brest March 5,
with six casual companies Of tive
officers and 100 men, casual Of
ficer of the Medical Corps ane
one civilian.
| Francesca from Marseille!
March 8, with eighteen -casua
companies, mostly from tn,
West, of twenty officers and 95{
men; three casual officers ans
two civilians.
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TRANSPORT BRINGS 2,0S4.
The Haverford Reaches Phfladei-
mia with One Man Missing.

PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-Bringing
home 2,0S4 men from France the trans
port Haverford locked here to-day. A
great crowd assembled along the river
front to greet the homecoming soldiers,
and there was much enthusiasm.
The Captain reported that Raymond
Stewart. Tarentum, Pa. OF Company A,
Field Signal Battalion, had been missing
since Thursday and undoubtedly had
fallen or jumped into the sea. HIS
clothing and kit were found on the ship.
Stewart was a first sergeant, but just
before sailing from Brest he was for
some reason not yet explained reduced
to the ranks.
Besides the 31sth Field Signal Bat
talon there were OH board contingents
from Mobile Hospital No. 103, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio. Michigan, Minnesota, North
Dakota. Illinois Oklahoma, Alabama,
Montana, California and a number OF
Regular Army men.
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PRESBYTERIANS ASK
$40, 900. 900 IN A DAY
They Hope to Raise IL Before
S This Afternoon.

Between . o'clock and o'clock p. NJ
to-day the Presbyterian Church will en-
deavor to raise $4,000, 900. Through
out the country 10000 canvassers will
visit the homes OF Presbyterians to OBJ
tain pledges to make up this amount to
be spent this year on the social educa-
tional and religious work of the church.
In New York city alone 100000 will
be sought
Tho entire country has been thor
ouEhly organised after the methods
adopted by the Liberty Loan commit
tees. Many Industrial pledges have been
made in advance OF the campaign, one
man promising 100000. The church
has In this country forty synods, 292
presbyteries, 5000 ministers and 1884,
7AS members.
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O'RYAN Is HONORED
BY BAR AND CHURCH
Commander Of eth Is Made a
Member of Lawyers Club
at Luncheon.
ARCHBIsHOPHAYEs TALKS
SAYS Y. 8. Lacked Munitions
Early, but Had No Short
age of High Glass Men.

The bar and the church Joined yestsr-
day in honoring Major-Gen. John Francis
Organ at q luncheon to the commander
Of the Twenty-seventh Division in the
Lawyers Club. IFS Broadway. Tho club
made Gen. organ an honorary life
member and the Most Rev. Patrick J..
Hayes. Archbishop Of New York.
eulogized the work accomplished by the
General and his men.
John B. stanchneld. chairman OF the
clubs committee on meetings and speak
ers, presided and William Allen Butler.
president OF tho organization. notified
Gen. ORyan Of his election. The dining
room was filled with members and their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
CANADIAN WOUNDED ARRIVE.
Arsguaya Lands 7s3 Men, Mostly
Convalescents. at Portland, Me.

PORTLAND, Me-. March 22.-The hos
pital ship Araguaya arrived to-day from
Liverpool with a detachment OF 1888
wounded Canadians, including twelve Of
hcers, on their way to military districts
in Canada Most of them are from
Kirkdale Hospital. Liverpool, the others
heing from the Warrenton and Lehman
hospitals near that city.
or the total 1874 are convalescents and
norty-slx are in serious condition. There
arc thirty cases of insanity and two
OF total blindness.