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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
ALABAMA EASILY
 WINS OVER LOCAL
 BASKETBALL TEAM

University, February 12.-(Special )--The basketball team of the University of Alas bama, led by Capt. Sill Moore of Blr-
 mingham, easily defeated the q0intet from Birmingham-So Southern College here tonight by the decisive score of 54 to 26.
 Although the score shows an overwheim-
 ing defeat, the Methodists put up an ad- mirable defense that only gave away un- der the superior passing of the Crimson squad.
 Coach Browns cagemen broke the ice with the first score, but Captain Moore's artists quickly took the lead and main tained it consistently throughout the game. Clean ball was indulged in on both sides
 Garcia, Alabamas center, received four penalties, mostly for unintentional in- fl actions of the rules. Two or three sub stitutes were used on either side. Captain Moore led in the scoring Tor the local team with 90 points to his credit. How ever. Aston and Montgomery were re- sponsible for playing the ball down to him Garcia did some effective work at center and chalked up eight points to his credit. Stevenson and Hudson. as usual performed we'll at the guard posi- tions Burney at forward for the visitors was the bright particular star- HD was always in the thickest of the fight, and was accurate on goals, 14 points being marked up to his credit. Captain Norton did some stellar work for his team, while Propst, the tall center, got the advan- tage of the toss-up each time. Birming- ham-Southern goes from Tuscaloosa to Greensboro to engage the Southern Mil itary Academy:
 Summary: Forwards, Aston (D and Moore (30; center Garcia (0; guards Hudson t4 and Stevenson tD Substi- tutes- Montgomery (2) for Aston Teake @ for Hudson and Hart for Garcia.
 mingham-Southern forwards, Cap tain Norton @ and Burney qD; center, Propst (2); guards, Griffin G) and Var daman (S). Substitutes-Green for B. Vardaman and Meyers for Propst.' Ref cree, Here Steiner; timekeeper. Emniet Perry; time of halves 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
HIGH SCORES MADE
 IN TRAP SHOOT

Kansas City, Mo-. February 12.-High scores generally marked the two events today at the sixteenth annual interstate trapshooting tournament here.
 Frank Troeh of Vancouver Wash. won the first event, the 125-target race. while the team of shooters from Iowa captured the interstate amateur cup from the Missouri team.
 Troeh, with score of 123, tied with P. H. O'Brien, Butte. Mont, for high in the target race and won on the shoot-off, 24 to 23.
 In the team cup competition, ninety target tie developed The lowans disposed of their opponents on the shoot off, 24 to 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Receiver Named for Bank
 Rx Axxneiafsd Prnsa

Newport News. Va, February 12.- L. A. McMurran was tonight named as receiver for the Colonial State Bank of this city, which closed its doors this morning because of loans said to haveg been improperly secured. MT McMurran was appointed receiver by Judge T. J. Barham of the corpora tion court. The bank was capitalized at s100o0o, and had deposits of about $1 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
The Pay Roll
 and Dan O'Hara

Dan O'Hara was a sturdy Irish boy who fought more than one winning battle against men far bigger and old- CT than himself.
 He had no thought of surrender, therefor when the two hold-up men sprang from be- hind, but they had timed their movements so con- certedly that he had no chance at all.
 < As one passed beside him and grabbed the precious bag he carried, the other threw an arm around his neck, throt- tied him with a quick jerk backward against the knee thrust sharply into his back; and as he. sprawled helplessly up-I on the roun d , they leaped around the cor her, into a waiting auto- mobile a n d d is a p-| peared.
 Dan was f uriou us,| chagrined and desper-' ately troubled. What good, he thought, had been all his wild effortsl to overtake the robbers? He was a trusted mes-| senger, and h e h a al failed! The pay roll off the factory was gone! 1
 But Dams employer was a wise man. Hel knew, without beingI told, that Dan was notI to blame. He soon setI the boys troubled mind at rest and explained tol him that the factoryl would not suffer anyl loss.
 For, you see, that payl roll was fully covered with insurance, taken inI the highest grade com panies, t hr o u g h the| Trustees System Insur- ance Agency at 2O24I First avenue; and both l; Dan and the directors ofI| the factory slept just asjI we'll as ever that night<H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
 Dr. Edwards, practicing physician fn IF years and calomeI's old-time enemy, discovered the formula for Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic constipation and torpid livers. *- Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not contain calomel, but healing, soothing vegetable laxative.
 :. No griping is the keynote" of these little sugar-coated, olive colored tab lets They cause the bowels and liver to act normally. They never force them to unnatural action.
 Ifyou have dark Erown mouth bad breath-a dull. tired feeling sick headache torpid liver-constipation, you'll find quick, sure and pleasant re- suits from one or two of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
 Thousands take them evezynight just tO keep right. Try them. l0c and 25c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Hank Gowdy Reaches an
 Agreement With Braves
By Associated Pres,

Columbus, O., February 12-Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves hero of the world s series of 1914. and the first major league ball player to enlist in the world war, today reached an agreement on salary with the Boston club, Gowdy announced tonight He had been a hold out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
Is ambassador to Italy.


 Changes in the diplomatic service which have occurred since the ending of the world war had led to numerous reports that Secretary Phillips would be offered a foreign post, the vacancies of minister 10 China and ambassador to Italy being mentioned. However, Phil lips desired to retire to recuperate from the heavy work of the state de. pertinent incident to the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-13
erets state. as minis Net ia. s.

fs ation oi MT Philips, who 9l-4 As..sc m New York within a few days after trip 10 England made nee essary by the illness there or Mrs. Phil. lips mother. is expected to be sent to the Senate soon, perhaps together with the nomination of Robert Underwood Johnson of New York. recently selected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
After Making World Rec
ord Yesterday Arab Geld
ing Started Off Briskly
ON THE LAST JAUNT
OF ENDURANCE TEST
Thirteen Horses Started
Out From Concord, N. H.,
This Morning

Concord, n. H., Oct l5.--After es
tablshing on Thursday new world
record GO miles of road travel Crab
by w. r. Brown of Berlin, n H., and
driven by Jack Fretz, the lean and
lanky Australian cowboy, was the first
horse. this morning actually to leave
the stable enclosure at the state mo-
bilization field here for the last long
stage of the 300 miles equine endu-
ance test that involves a journey be-
ginning at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, and
destined TO end to-day at Camp Dew
ems, Mass.
Crabbet on Thursday covered a trifle
over 90 miles from White River June.
ton, VT, to Concord, in eight hours
and 81 minutes, elapsed time and eight
hours fiat. actual time, and officials of
the endurance test asserted that no
such feat for horse laden as was
Crabbet had ever before been recorded.
Nevertheless, Crabbet, this morning
stepped upon the trail as briskly as if
the long journey of yesterday had been
no more than an afternoon canter II
was exactly ) o'clock when the judges
gave Crabbet's rider the signal to go.
Bunched behind the pace-setter and
only few secoGds later were the thor
oughbreds David Craig and Moscowa,
the grade thoroughbrais, Bunkie and
Mile. Denise and the Arab Rustem
Bey. The other horses still in the
race were quickly brought out and
saddled and the last animal had point
ed it's nose toward Camp Devens at
5 So The last of all was the regis
tered Morgan Castor though kingfish-
err, the grade Arab, ridden by Colonel
Frank Tompkins, military command
ant at Norwich university, after start
ing out at $50, was forced TO return,
because the rider had forgotten a part
Of the equipment required by the rules
Of the test Kingfsher was allowed
second start, few minutes after Gas
tor had left the enclosure. Castor, odd
IL enough, was ridden by Colonel
Hompkins' son, Lieut., Parker Temp
kins, who took the place of r. c. Allen
when the latter found the strain of the
ride too much for him.
All of the Is horses that made Con
cord Thursday night started out this |
and all seemed to the unprac !
ticed eve TO be in fine shape, but the |
announced that Moscowa |
and David Craig would be closely |
watched. State Agent Howard Q, Mel
ion of the New Hampshire S. ?. G. A.
watched the horses start, but offered
10 objection to the continuance Of any
# them in the race.
The actual leaders in the race this
morning were Bunkie and Mile De
Use. ridden respectively by Major
Soch and Lieut.. McGreery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
BROWN DEFENSE is INSANITY.
Announcement Made By Counsel vas
State Rested Case.

Ossipee. ~ H., Oct l4.--Counsel for
George Brown. accused of the murder
OF Richard Dunn in Sandwich last
February. announced when the state
rested its case to-day that the defense
would be insanity.
The announcement was apparently
somewhat of a surprise 10 the states
attorney, who indicated that they had
not expected TO call alienists bur
would probably do So in view Of this
development Before. the defense began
putting in evidence, Judge kivel called
ii conference Of all the counsel and
the priso1er The subject Of discus
sion was not stated
During the morning, Medical Referee
f. W Hodson completed his testi.
mony for the state
Mrs Brown was the first witness
called in her husband defense. Dunn's
attentions TO her were said TO have
been responsible for the shooting,
which occurred short distance from
the Brown home at Sandwich as Dunn
was leaving the house
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
EAST CALAIS

Mrs. Lila Lamb has returned from
visit to Hardwick.
Y. +. Wheeler and family made a
recent trip to New Hampshire
C. w Taylor and family and Mrs
J. r. Wilson Of Worcester were week
end guests az guy Bsncrofts.
Robert and Margaret Sanders visit
ed relatives in Hardwick the first Of
the week
Ellen Remission was in Barre on
bushes. Monday.
John r. w Bancroft visited friends
in Montpelier tho first Of the week.
Mrs Blanche Nourse and Miss
George Wilson are spending . week
with relatives IN town.
Mr.. and Mrs George Clough visit
ed in New Hampshire part Of the
week
Jerome Bensiuger and friends Of New
York City visited ~ Guy Bsncrofis on
Tuesday.
Prot. aud Mrs. s. ". Peach and son
Of Mortified were guests 81 Mr. and
Mr.. e. = Bliss over sunday.
W =. aud e. q. Bliss were recent
visitors 70 Burlington
Miss Grace Bliss D. visiting relatives
IN Newbury
Elwin Slsyton II Barre is visiting
John Slsyton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

Burlington, Oct % and p. This is
the first Episcopal synod ever held in
Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
SOUTH WOODBURY

Mr. and Mrs. L. o. Holmes and son
Hilton, of Barre we're guests of Mr.
and Mrs B. II. Benjamin on Tuesday
B. F. Shaw and Mrs. Jennie Strong
returned last Saturday, after a week.
visit at the home OF Harvey Goodell
in Derry, n. H.
f. NJ Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. B
H. Benjamin spent Sunday with rela
tives in Graniteyille.
Mrs Hattie Gray and Mrs Eta
Conner of Barre are the guests of Mrs.
Julia Haskell for a few days.
Or. and Mrs G. G.. Hall and daugh
ter, Doris, and Christine Morrison
spent Saturday in Barre and Montpel-
Ter
The body of Mrs J. C, Brown has
been removed from the South Wood :
bury cemetery and placed in maui
soleum in Fitchburg, Mass.
Roy Benjamin is spending few
days with relatives and friends in
Barre and Montpelier.
Mrs Flora Blake spent the last of
the week at the home of her son, B.
r. Nelson, in Plainheld.
J. G Brown, who has been spend
ing the summer at W. B. Goodell's, re.
turned to his home in Fitchburg, Mass,
Tuesday of last week
Fred Persons of Barre was caller
at DR. G G. Halls Tuesday
Mrs Ida Hutchinson of Hardwick
visited friends here Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morse announce
the marriage Of their daughter. Mari.
on. to Emerson Hoyt of Cabot, on
Tuesday evening. Sept. Is at Q o'clock
at the home of Rev. NJ W. Hale, who
performed the ceremony, the single
ring service being used. This was the
anniversary of the brides
Mr. and Mrs l. f.
Wells, and also of the groom's father
and mother. The couple will reside
with Mr.. Hoyt's parents onethe west
lll.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
STOCKBRIDGE

Ed Patnode receive news Of the
death Of his nephew in Burlington on
Saturday.
Mrs. Packard, who has been visiting
IN Mendon, Rutland and vicinity. has
returned home
Mr., and Mr.. T. " Frana aud son.
Raymore, of Manchester were in town
Sunday
Hope Leonard spent the week end
at the home Of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. :. Leonard, returning 10 her
school at Goddard seminary Monday.
J. II. Mussey and family were in
Rutland Saturday and called on Mrs
Madison, finding her as comfortable a.
could be expected.
Mrs. Hattie Bowen and son, Harold
Bowen, Of Randolph have been visit
ing her niece. Mrs H. L. Baker, for
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G b Fish and Mrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

England. composed of the seven do
ceses in New England of the Episcopal
church. is 70 meet in ST. Paufs church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

The synod d the province Of New
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

ever. Commissioner White soon had al
passable except the one which seems
10 be closed indefinitely by the Sc.
lectmen.
j. d. Blackmer and sons are enjoy
ing a new automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4 4. Blanchard spent
Sunday with their sister at {. H.
Mills.
: Mr.. and Mrs n \. Holland returned
Friday from visit in Waterbury and
Stowe
Allen. son Of Mr. and Mrs G A.
pinkhsm. has been quite i'll for several
DAYS with severe cold and threatened
with typhoid fever.
William Brown has not been well for
several days II was thought to be
Mrs. Thomas Holmes has been en-.
tertaining her brother and wife for
few days. They came from the west.
The synod of the province Of New
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
DEMONSTRATIONS ORDERED.

In Every Town in Italy in Order TO
Force Recognition of Soviet Russia
London, Oct. Demonstrations to-
day in every town in Italy have been
ordered by the socialist party and the
general confederation of labor in order
IL force the government to recognize
soviet Russia, says q Rome dispatch. 4
general railroad strike was also threat
ened for to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15

+. f. kezer returned from the week
spent at the state fair Saturday.
The heavy rain of Thursday, Sept.
30, washed the roads so severely that
for little every road but the back
road to Gaysville vas closed How
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
TO RELIEVE sEMI-STARvAT1oN.
Naval Ship Departs for Pribyloff Is
land in Bering Sea.

Seattle. Wash, Oct. Is Bearing
500 tons of food for the natives OF the
Pribyloff island, in Bering sea, who
are in danger Of passing the winter in
semi starvation should the supplies
fail to reach them before navigation
closes. the naval radio repair ship Sat
urn sailed to-day, prepared to bat
tie the severe storms reported from
the north
On her last trip with supplies for
the natives. the Saturn was unable to
land al her cargo. During a brief lull,
a COW, cali and he mail were land
ed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
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contains directions so simple that any
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The Washington times., 1920-06-27

o'clock midnight was safely at sea. rhe
birds proved poor ssilors They died from
,,rious causes. and finally, when the ship
tied up at New orleans, only half OF The
original number had survived These were
loaded on freight cars, and hnaly eighteen
of the birds reached South Pasadena,
where Cawston established his farm.
Other importations by large firms FOL.
lowed. and now there are ostrich farms at
Atlanta Ga; Jacksonville, Fla, and some
years ago a large flock was kept in Ari.
zona for considerable time. The Caws.
ton flock numbers Approximately 1000
birds, that at Atlanta 900. at Jacksonville
about fifty.
The domesticated ostrich yields much
finer grade OF feathers and larger quantity
than when In the Wild state.
The average ostrich Ia eight feet tall,
of which three feet is neck; weighs from
275 to 925 pounds His stride is twenty.
two feet when running and speed estt.
mated al sixty miles an hour, Hts brain,
as hss been said. weighs stout two ounces.
Probably that is the reason that he will
swallow anything bright. He seems to
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

relish new nails, .acAE wells or anything
that glitters Not ,ong ago az Que Ct 'A'
farms bird swallowed a paddock ma 20,
Another lunched on two pounds OF s"'Ls.
nails. Another guiped down vym3h
veil still another snatChed a silver spoon
from the hand OF baby in the arms "t
its mother
The birds in Southern California paNl@'
uarly enjoy oranges which they swallow
whole Half dozen can BE- seen traveNn"
down the long neck Of Que bird d Z time.
II the oranges are too large the bid NNpS
the fruit on the ground until Il Is battered
into pieces small enough for it to swallow.
The normal diet of an ostrich Is altalta
and barley. One bird will eat as much as
q COW.
They have been known to go for days
without taking a drink of water Then
one bird will empty an ordinary washtub
twice
Apropos It is interesting to note that
these birds we're called camel birds in the
early days Of their history,
And that the champion OF the Cawston
flock is named William Jennings Bryan.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
A Pair of Mated Ostriches-Once Called Camel
Brds-Which> Have Dwelt Together on the Los
Angeles Farm for Thirty Years. They Respond
to the Names of "Mr and Mrs. William j. Bryan.

The ostrich eye IS as large as an or
binary marble. He has microscopic vision
ans can see the most minute particle. The
eyelid does not move over the eye. In
stead there is a film which flashes across
1t from time TO time somewhat like the
shutter Of a camera.
The ostrich sometime roars like lion.
This is true when he is fighting or especi
ally alarmed. He does this by taking in
a great quantity OF air. His neck swells
until it looks like a small balloon. Then
he forces this air out all at one time. This
gives the roar.
His neetness OF foot and his ability to
make so much noise are the two factors
In escaping from or frightening his
enemies.
There are about five hundred grades OF
feathers. With the present demand each
bird Is estimated TO be worth from $4,000
to S3,OP.
r. 1890, International Feature seryire, Inc.
The Washington times., 1920-06-27

1t was in 1864 that the first ostrich farm
was established In South Africa, and a
comparatively recent unofficial census
placed the number OF birds In that country
in excess of l50,000.
Importation Of ostriches into the United
States was a matter filled with thrills aud
excitement, strategy and battle of wits.
In 1886 Edwin Cawston chartered a ship,
fitted it with specially made compartments
and steamed to South Africa. Here tons
of food and gravel we're taken aboard and
fifty ostriches purchased The South Az
rican Government, spurred on by the own.
crs of large farms which we're paying fat
profits from the sale OF feathers, passed
an emergency law placing sn export duty
of $500 on each bird and VS. on each egg
This went into effect al midnight of GER
tain day.
Cawston rushed his plans, smuggled the
birds on board in the darkness, and by II
y
The Washington times., 1920-06-27


diameter. They weigh from three to four
and one-hsif pounds each and contain
enough material 10 supply eight persons
with one neal The shell is exceedingly
thick and strong and generally about the
same appearance as a hens egg. Some
are mottled. some are a light brown. The
eggs take about forty days to hatch. The
chicks peck their way out. and see day
Hsht full fedsed and standing from ten
inches to one foot tall They are covered
with dark, stubby feathers, which look
more like dark excelsior than most any
thing else For the first two OF three days
The little ostrich Is busy accommodating
set of teeth" for himself. That Is, he eats
bits of gravel and pieces of she'll.
Then he starts nj on the business OF get
ting nourishment. Tender bits Of alfalfa,
green shoots Of bamboo choice tidoits OF
barley all go to make up his diet In
very short time he has no use for father
or mother He averages one foot per
month in growth. In nine months he mas
his eight feet of growth and is ready Tor
his first "plucking."
Ostrich plumes are not actually plucked,
by the way They are cut-pruned with
no damage or pain to the bird.
Neither does an ostrich hide by SUCK
ing its head in the sand. This is super
stition forever exploded and most Iefi'
nitely.
when the feathers are ripe" the os-
triches are driven into a V-shaped en-
closure Their heads are covered with
hood like a stocking, which renders them
tractabIe. The wings are spread by the
man doing the "plucking" and the feathers
are clipped of fairly close to the flesh
This does not hurt the bird In the least
and within sixty days the dead Quill ends
drop out OF their own accord. The tail
feathers are also clipped.
10 is estimated the average ostrich yields
about one pound Of feathers at plucking.
Despite their size and strength they ave
very easily frightened and often die OF
heart failure from sudden shock. Any un-
usual sound may start panic among the
birds.
Faithful as they are to each other, they
are absolutely unreliable and treacherous
where man IL concerned. Some have been
trained TO ride. One Of the pictures shows
Miss Colleen Moore, a Los Angeles beauty.
on the back of one of her racing ostriches
at her farm near Los Angeles. Others
which have been unusually intelligent have
been baruessed to small wagons or have
been made performers, to limited extent,
In circuses.
An ostrich being ridden recalls vividly
Charles Edward Carryls immortal lines,
The Plant OF the Camel:
people would laugh II you rode . giraffe
or mounted the back Of an OK;
It's nobody's hsbh TO ride on a rabbit
Or try 20 bestrsddle fox.
But as for Camel, he's
Ridden by families
ANY LOAD does for me-"
The Washington times., 1920-06-27
'Tninos sX0uNeveYKnewAbou
Science Finds They Mate for LIE, NO 1

IRON twsntySour 70
twentysiI. IL the
esss are taken away
ssesa her 80 she lays
them and carried to
an Incubator she
win keep on replen-
ishins the nest up TO
the number stated.
n not. she produces
only the dozen or
two better.
- The observers al
ways found certain
uumber Of eggs la'
outside the NJ
They marked tn,
aud put them bac.
The next day they
we're outside again.
The Observers tested
I b 9 m and un d
them infertile! And
this wss invariably
the case with all the
rejected eggs. In
some utterly mex
plcabls fashion Mrs.
Ostrich has been en-
dowsd by nature
with the faculty OF
telling eggs that will
hatch from those
that won't.
The ostrich 10 the
biggest bird ON earth
and has the smallest
brain. 1t weighs a.
much as an average
COW. and that brain
weighs hut = two
ouncesI Yet II h
not stupid.
The ostrich lives
to be about ninety
years old. In twenty
nine years one pair
u n d er observation
produced $50 chicks
an equivalent OF
1880 pounds OF
meat!
The laying season
begins ordinarily IN
January. The birds
lay one oGg every
other daysor twenty
six days. The nest 10
m erely . hole
ped In he
ground, usually
about q foot deep
and four feet In