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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
FIRST BRAZILIAN MANGANESE ORE
 REACHES MOBILE

Mobile. August -(Special)-Bringin the first large cargo of Brazilian man. ganeze ore to be imported through this port the steamer Santa Rosalia, from Rio de Janeiro, today is at the entrance of Mobile bay, awaiting release from adarantne to discharge her valuable shipment The vessel carries approxi- mateiy 7.soo tons~of the manganese prod uct It will be handled through this port of transhipment to the mills of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Com ,pany, near Birmingham, to be manu- factured into steel of the highest grade The shipment it is said marks the flrst of series to be routed through 1nls port for manufacture at the plants III the Birmingham district. Part or the Santa Rosalia's cargo will be shipped 10 the upstate mills by the barge route, while the remainder will be sent by rall. This is necessary because of inadeduate
 river shipping facilities. a conditon which the state harber commission IS now trying to remedv By the move ment to procure this port. 300 delegates will begin arriving here Sunday Tor an important wage conference of the lnte9 national Longshoremen's Associatifn that will begin on Monday and probably last for several days. The delegates A"ail come from the south Atlantic and sult states and increase in wages Will pc asked by the representatives of all the unions. The states of North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas will have representatives at the confer ence that will be held at the Labor Tenn pie. beginning Monday morning at lV o'clock. It is believed that the confer ence will adopt an increased wage scale for the ensuing year, but the increase will not be a large one. The confer ence affects general, longshorefnen, cot ton and tobacco workers, timber Wors- CTS, exclusively book and raftsmen, coal handlers, cargo checkers and warehouse, ,s1 tahrnap 2 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
SEED PLANTED FOR
 UJIJI .BARRISTERS

A large crowd was entertained yester-
 day on Twentieth street and Fifth ave-
 nue, when John Henry Pinkston and
 Greasy" Jones. negro youths, engaged
 in talking duel.'
 The darkies were employees in a shoe
 shine 'parlor,' and in an altercation,
 had come to the verge of blows But one of the other boys wisely advised against fists as means of settling ths argument and suggested. instead, that they engage in a talking duel" The belgerants drew for first turn and Greasy won.
 Summoning his wits to his aid, he launched against his adversary a tirade of invective, digging up all the shady ex-
 periences of the past and recountins
 them much to the amusement of the l audience.
 r Then John Henry had his turn. He proved to be more witty and before he was half way through the spectators were forced to hold Greasy to prevent a fist fight after all. The laughter and applause of the bystanders gave John Henry a complete victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
WAITED TEN YEARS
 TO MAKE AN ARREST

John McGuffy, alias J. w. Smith. an Anniston man, was arrested yesterday by federal officers on a ten-year-oid charge alleging forging a money order
 iii Anniston in 1910.
 McGuffy has been under surveillance
 of officers since that time. He was never free for trial, however, as there were several charges of the same nature against him. For these reasons, he has served one term after another in fedora; and state prisons.
 As he is now free and has no charges prior to the one for the alleged offense. he will be tried by Judge w. l. Grubb at the special term of the United States court at Anniston next week. As soon as he is released from the cus- tody of this court, he has similar charge to~face in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
FARMERS UNION
 BACKS AMENDMENT ID IMPROVE MOBILE
Resolutions Passed Setting Forth Necessity for Using All Facilities for Water
 Transportation

Anniston, August 13.-(Special,) The Farmers Union of Alabama, in annual convention here today, ndopted resolutions urging the members of that organization to support and vote for the proposed amendment permitting state aid for the building of warehouses and freight handling devices and otherwise improving AIabama's only seaport at Mobile.
 1.-The resolutions adopted set forth tht necessity for using and developing al possible facilities for water transpor- tation, both to facilitate distribution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Will Report Experiment
 at Nitrate Plants
oy Associated Prsss

Sheffield, August 13.-Dr. Ar thur B. Lamb, formerly lieutenant S colonel, ordnance department. United States army, and Dr. JOHeph M.r>Brahnm of the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory. nitrate di- vision, Washington, are in Shelf field to inspect and make . report to Washington on the results oR- tained at the experimental farms established at Nitrate Plants 1 and from the use of fertilizers con- taining different nitrogen com pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
COX TO GIVE REAL
 TEST TO LEAGUE ON
 SPEECHMAKING9 TRIP
Continued From Page one.)

of it. When his speech of acceptance had to be cut and hurried through be- cause the parade was allowed to drag out too long, the governor remarked :: What difference does that make; it is written for the press"
 The governor is efficient He talks for the press and is a little indifferent to his immediate audience. He does not establish a close rapport with them. Efficient men don't make good orators, and tbe governor has the temperamental cloudness of a man who has worked hard, who has subjected himself to the iron discipline which leads to business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

Erline and Mass Mary Lucile, are spend<ng a week at Mentone, after which they will visit points in Ten nessee.
 MT. and Mrs. James Bauer have re- turned home after visiting their sons in Cleveland and Detroit.
 Mrs. Overton is visiting relatives in Union Point. Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
Heads Credit Men

Detroit. Mich. August 1s.-George A. Laws of Memphis, Tenn. was elected
 president of the Retail Credit Mems National Association at the annual convention here today. Next years convention .city probably will be ss- .lected tonight. Houston. Texas. is re
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

note of religion in the handclasps that come when he talks of~the League Of Nations There is no hope entered here that in the women votes will be found the crusaders fervor. But people say here who know Cox that he is quick on feet and that he will shift his appeal if necessary, and shift it effectively. when he has tested out his public during the next two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
ENSLEY

Mrs. Len Williams of Pratt City was recent hostess to the Crochet Club. At the close of the afternoon, ices were served The following guests were present. Mrs. B. F. Phipps, Mrs. w. Winston, Mrs. $. L. Batel, Mrs. D. E. Cook, Mrs. w. O. Smith, Mrs. Ernest Gresham, Mrs. J. w. Dunbar, Mrs. A. J. Monfree, Mrs. J. N. Howard, Mrs. Ar thur Williams, Mrs. M B. GarnhilL Mrs. J. D. Smart, Mrs. T. r. Williams, Mrs Walter Payne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
C. C. WILLIAMSON

Funeral services for C. C. William son, Civil War veteral, who died at his home in East Thomas Thursday afternoon, at 5:30, will be held from the residence this afternoon, at 2;3Q, with Rev. J. A. Bryan, of the Thiru Presbyterian church, officiating. The deceased was S2 years old and is sur- vived by seven children. Mrs. F. M Oliver, Mrs. w. H. Hoff, Mrs. J. F.
 Riley, Mrs. Jessie Edwards, Misses Minnie and Lillian Williamson, and two greatgrandchildren survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

tions will lessen the chances of|war. 1 will get the league of nations quicker than any one else. I am practical man. 1 will make the compromises nec- essary to get the league.
 Talking that way he would be im- pressive, but he isn't He is man who, making millions. hasn't been able to give his own heart much play whose voice does not touch the hearts of auditors in setting out to warm over old emotions and revive a dying crusade.
 1oday's speech was hardly political The occasion wasA inappropriate. except for the allusion to the need of ending war But beginning with Saturday in Wheeling the next fortnight's speeches will test the possibility of reviying the heart beats that this country had when Wilson sailed for Europe two years ago in November Cox will listen for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
DIR. JAMES TO PREACH

pr. w. c. James, who is secretary oi the educational board of the South ern Baptist Convention, will fill the pulpit at both services of the Ensley Baptist church Sunday morning. Dr James is now located in Birmingham A good attendance of the church mem bership is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

or many new 1nQuSCr1eS, some or Wnlcn . mark the foundation of new basic forms of production
 Some of them are admission of the dis trict's strategic position as distributing point as well as one on which nature has lavished raw wealth.
 They mark the beginning of the full blossoming of the district They are the fruition of hopes and convictions and courage of pioneers who, like Moses, des- cried the promised land from afar, but touched it not
 Of fully as much significance as the pressed steel car plant, the Lehigh cement works, the several Chicago iron melters coming this way, the new unit of water power on the Coosa, the coal terminals at Mobile the completion of the Port of Bir- mingham and the state port aid move ment, of more significance is the an- : nouncement that fourteen new school buildings or additions to old ones will be open for the children of Jefferson county outside of the city of Birmingham this autumn.
 Six of these are new high school build ings The county board of education has expended S343, ,000 in their construction It is the largest investment of the kind ever made by the board in the same, length of time.
 These schools are the usufruct of par enthood, which voted an extra tax that offspring might have advantages denied the voters Itwas noble offering on the altar of the future by the founders of that future.
 An ordinary industry employing few hundred men requires an investment of half million dollars. For much less than that tens of thousands of Jefferson school children, the hope and reliance of the next decades shall have had that which will equip them for continuing and adding to the achievements of their fore fathers.
 These schools do not mean book learn ing so much as a broadened intellect and sympathy. They do not stand so much for reading, writing and arithmetic as they do for the developed mind which senses the right and wrong in current emergen- cies and handles them advisedly
 Children who go through these schools, will not dynamite dipping vats. They will not operate wildcat stills. They will not surround themselves With lot Of unlicensed hounds to destroy the farm values of neighbors and menace human life.
 Children, who go through these schools; will have none other than the purebred hog and the purebred strain of cattle. They will not be tongue-tied in the pres : ence of city folks and they will not harbor silly prejudices against urbanites.
 Children, who go through tn e se schools, will recognize the value of good road that connects them with their neigh bors and their neighbors with them as we'll as that of the good road in front of their own homes. These children will stand for develop ment of the entire county and the entire state They will think Jefferson, and Bir-f mingham as Jefferson's living and breath ing heart, on whose welfare depends that of the uttermost reaches of the county
 These children will build a bigger and better Jefferson, all whose parts shall
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Main 5199

is the phone number of the Bir- mingham Dry Cleaning Co.,, the establishment named for and worthy of city like Birming- ham. Remember the t1ame, same as our town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

The Age-Hersld maintains a special Ems ley bureau for handling correspondence advertising and subscriptions. 1t is To- eated at 1913 Avenue E, Russell Bros. tative.5 Phone Eusley 300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

Miss Maude Downer and Miss Nora Downer of Guthrie, Ky. are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Walter Graham of Fairfield.
 Mrs. A. T. Ezell and daughters, Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

On account of the absence of the pas tor of Ensley Highlands Presbyterian church Sunday there will be no preach ing services there Sunday. Sunday School at 9:45 o'clock and Christian Endeavor at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

success. When he tells light story, as he did yesterday, he smiles. but his smile is not infectious. 1t is business, like smile It is a sort unbending on the part of man who has little time for play or whose play is carefully or dered, like everything else in his life by sort of internal time clock. In sense the governors words get across, but his heart does not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

The Builders Band of the Ensley Baptist church will serve ice cream on the lawn of Mrs. J. w. Minors home, on Avenue c. beginning at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Watermelon and home made cake will also be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
NOT AN IDEALIST a,.o,,,or ra.- i, not ot, idaaIist Ide

Governor Cox is not an idealist. Ideal ists don't start with nothing and make S3oO0,0oo He is an efficiency expert presenting an issue of idealism. He is rather a hard and competent American business man with a crusade on his hands, and a crusade that has stopped going. You can imagine him as effec- tive in saying war costs so much in lives and dollars. The League Of Na--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14
For the Good of
 the Community

f A JUSTIFIABLE optimism prevails in 4 \ the district following the incoming of many new industries, some of which mark the foundation of new basic forms cf
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-31
LEGAL ADVERTISING
SUMMONS

SUMMONS
In the Justices Court, Ell Centre
Township, County of imperial, State
of California.
I. MAYFIELD, Justice.
VARNEY BROTHERS & COMPANY,
a corporation, Plaintiff, vs.. FRANK
INGERSOLL, Defendant.
The People Of the State OF Callfor-
a:a send Greetings to Frank lngersoll,
Defendant.
You are hereby directed to appear
IN an action brought against you by
the above named Plaintiff in the
Justices Court of Ell Centro Town
nip, Imperial County, State of Cali
arnia, and answer before the Justice
his office in the City OF El Centre
the said township, the complaint
lied therein, within five days Tex
llsive Of the day of service) after
he service on you OF this summons,
{ served within the township in which
he action is brought; or, if served
)u5 of said Township but within said
County, within ten days, or within
twenty days if served elsewhere. And
you are hereby notified that unless
YOU so appear and answer said COM
)laint, as above required, said Plain
if will cause your default to be
entered and take judgment for any
money or damages demanded in the
complaint as arising upon contract, or
viH apply to the court for relief de-
handed in the complaint, together
with the costs of the suit.
Given under my hand this 18th day
# May, 1920.
I. MAYFIELD,
Justice of the Peace, Fl Centre Town
ship, County Of Imeprial, State
Of California.
NJ. e 10 oN Oz Dec Ii 18 25 Ian 8
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-31
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY
No. 45,4Ut

NO. tC,tOO
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
Of Los Angeles.
In the matter of the estate and
guardianship of Samuel j. McNeese,
an incompetent person.
Notice is htreby given that under
md in pursuance of an order of said
,ourt made on November 8, 1920, the
unders;g ;gned, guardian Of the estate
# said Samuel j. McNeese, will sell at
private sale on or after December 27,
1920, at the office Of Waldo M. York,
710 Merchants Trust Building, 2O7
South Broadway in the city of Los
Angeles, county Of Los Angeles, state
Of California, and subject to the con-
firmation of said court, all the right,
title and interest of said Samuel j.
McNeese in and to all the following
described real property located and
being in the county Of Imperial, IN
said state, and described as follows:
The undivided one-fourth (A) in
terest in the north half IN W of
Section four q in Townschip twelve
12), Range fifteen Q5).
Said sale will be made for cash.
Bids or offers must be in writing and
will be received at said office at any
time after the first publication of
this notice of sale.
Dated this Sd day of December,
1920.
II. PARKER WOOD,
Guardian of the Estate of Samuel
j. McNeese, as aforesaid.
WALDO M. YORK,
ITO Merchants Trust Building,
Los Angeles, California.
Attorney for Said Guardian.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-31

With the aim of improving her
foreign trade balance, Italy is en-
couraging the use Of peat instead of
coal. u~
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-31

Workmen in the Erie railroad shops
of Susquehanna have organized a
movement to take a week off" Dec
ember q to January 2. This is vol
untary on their part and is to help
the company in It's readjustment pol
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CHAPTER VII.

David Elden smoked his after-dinner
cigar in his bachelor quarters. The
years had been good to the firm Of
Coward & Eden; good far beyond
the wildness of their first dreams. The
transaction of the section bought from
the English absentee had been but the
beginning of bigger and more daring
adventures. Coward. in that first
wild prophecy Of his, had spoken of a
city of quarter of million people
already more lots had been sold than
could be occupied by four times that
population.
Dave had often asked himself where
Ii all would end.
(TO BE &C NTINUEDJ
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''That's right" Coward continued.
'sWe'll be combination hard to beat"
Dave had never felt sure Of Con-
ward. and now he felt less sure than
ever. But the lust Of easy money was
beginning to stir within him. The bill
In his hands represented more than
three weeks wages. Coward was
making money-making money fast,
and surely here was an opportunity
such as comes once in lifetime.
'sTll go YOU" he said TO Coward. at
last. It'll risk this hundred, and a
little more, If necessary"
Good" said Coward, springlng to
his feet and taking Dawes hand in a
warm grasp. "Now we're away. But
you better play safe. Stick to your pay
check here until we pull the deal
through. There won't be much to do
until then, anyway. and you can help
more by guiding the paper alcng right
lines"
ut sounds like fairy tale" Dave
demurred, as though unwilling to cred
1t the possibilities Coward had out
lined. "You're sure It can be done?"
"Done? Why, son. it has been done
In all the big centers in the States, and
at many place thatll never be CEN
ter at all. And it will be done here.
Dave, bigger things that you dare
dream Of are looming up right ahead"
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"If a Man Does Not Become Rich by
Work He Has No Right to Become
Rich at ALL" Dave Retorted.

preparation for something else. With
sudden decision he closed hts desk.
"Shoot !" he said again, but this time
with less impatience.
That's better" said Coward.
"Have you ever thought of the future
of this town."
''Well. / can't say that l have. I've
been busy with its present"
''That's what l supposed. You've
been too busy with the details Of your
little job to give attention to bigger
things. Now let me pass you few
must know, but you have never put
them together before. What are the
natural elements which make a coun-
try or city a desirable place to live?
I'll tell you. Climate, transportation,
good water, variety of landscape, OPP
portunity of independence. Given
these conditions, everything else can
be added. Then there's transporta-
tion. This is one OF the few centers
I'm America which has North-and-
South trade equal to its East-and- West
trade. We're on the crossroads. Every
settler who goes into the North-and
Ii is a mighty North-means more
North-and-South trade. I tell you.
Dave, the movement is on now, and
before long it'll hit us like tidal
wave. I've been bit of a gambler
all my life, but this Is the biggest
Jackpot ever was, and I'm going to
sit in. How about your"
"rd like to think 1t over. Promo
tion doesn't come very fast on this job,
that's sure"
"Yes. and while you are thinking II
over chances are slipping by. Don't
think il over-put Il over. l tell you,
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Coward smoked few minutes In
silence, but Dave could not fail to see
the excitement under his calm exterior.
He had, as he said. decided to "sit" In
In the biggest game ever played. The
intoxication of sudden wealth had al
yeady fired his blood.
He slipped bill to Dave. "For your
services In that little transaction" he
explained.
Elden held the bill in his fingers
gingerly, as though II might carry In
fection, as In very truth II did. He
realized that he stood at a turning
point-that everything the future held
for him might rest on his present deci-
sion. There remained in him not a lit
tie of the fine, stern honor of the
ranchman of the open range; an honor
curious, sometimes terrible. In its in
terpretation of right and wrong. but n
fine, stern honor nevertheless. And he
instinctively felt that TO accept this
money would compromise him for
evermore. AS he turned the bill In his
fingers he noticed that ii was for one
hundred dollars. He thought II was
ten.
II can't take that much" he ex-
claimed. 'It isn't fair"
"Fair enough said Coward. well
pleased that Dave should be impressed
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Sympathetic brothers.

The boys of the neighborhood were
anticipating the time when they could
go fishing. Everett, noticing his lit
tie sister standing inside the yard
watching them wistfully through the
fence. and listening TO their plans
without joining the conversation. re-
marked In an aside to his compan-
ions: Gee, it must be tough to be
only girl"
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Census Enumerators Busy

The three census enumerators in the
city are busy and nearing completion
of their work. They would have fin
ished before this but for the fact that
they have had to call back so many
times where people were not at home.
Only in two instances has there been
any resentment shown toward the
enumerators and these cases will be
reported to the census officials who
will take them up and treat them
individually. Guesses are being made
that the population Of this city is
more than 1900.
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Still Waiting.
For centuries the world has wait
ed for perfect man.