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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

tSEN EtAL Platform adopted by Southern Com mcrcial e0ngress.
 Felts told men to kill, gun-fight wit ness declares.
 Underwood emphatically cudgels C.. 0. F. for whining.
 Negroes schedule huge carnival to honor G. 0. F. chief.
 Republicans buy present rule at staggering total.
 stock fnvorites feature cotton nd vanees.
 kiIby commends Steiner's work in strike zone.
 Gadsden factory opening branches here and in Atlanta.
 Negroes to observe health week April 3-4.
 LOCAL Proposed armory In city auditorium meets oppositicn.
 Protest against method oe killink unmuxxled dogs.
 All-wnter rate schedule saves enor- nous totals.
 Knox fined s5so and .entencedf to 30 days.
 General xoning ordinance will be sought here.
 Injunction to restrain colIection of tux on stocks denied.
 Lack of recognition only pinint of union miners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
PRESIDENT AND
 PRES|DENT-ELECT
 EXTEND SYMPATHY
Final Preparations Made for Funeral Services for Champ Clark to Be Held Satur-
 day Morning
By Associated pre..

Washington, March 3.-President-aiac. Harding, in person, and President Will 1 son. through written message. today extended their sympathy to Mrs cbarr Clark on the death yesterday of her hus. band, the democratic leader and former speaker of the House of Representatives
 Presicent-elect Harding, accomnanied oy Mrs Harding. leaving their hotel for the rrst time after their arrival il, washington shortly after noon, called on Mrs. Clark late in the day. They spent about quarter of an hour witn bennett Clark. son of the dead Housa leader, and Mrs. Clark The prAsidant elect had previously extended his svro- pathy to Mrs. Clark in telegram sent last night. 's'''
 President and Mrs. Wilson tepderea their sympathy earlier in the day in a note, written by the President and daI;v cred by White House messenger AS another mark of respect to MT f,larlr.s : memory, the President issued orders foy the lowering to half mast. of all flags rr government buildings during the flineral services here in the chamber of fba House on Saturday and at Bowlinp ,. 1reen, the former speakers home, on Monday. o
 The expressions of sympathy from tbe 1 President and President-elect. howavar We're but two among hundreds that poured in all last night all of toda i. and were continuing tonight to tell the bereayed family of the great place the dead leader had made for himself in ina hearts of his countrymen
 The proceedings of the House in wb,c., Mir. Clark served for more than a sco-a of years continued under the shado,v cast by his death. Final preparations were made for the funeral services to be held Saturday fo-snoon in the Houss chamber and tonight the House laid aside the rush of last minute legislation for>-an hour to pay tribuv, to it's for mer presiding officer and leader. Mem ders vied with one another in eulorix Ing The virtues and qualities of Champ Clark as displayed on House floor ana in committee room
 FUCKER PRESIDES
 The eulogies to the late minorify leader were delivered to packed gal- leries, with Representative Fucker. dean of the Missouri delegation, pre- siding.
 .Uncle Joe" Cannon, who preceded MT. Clark as speaker was among the foremost of those who paid tribute to the dead leader
 None mourn the loss of Champ Clark more keenly than l." Mir. Can- non told his colleagues. He had the one quality which ehas developed lead ership at all times-confidence in his cause and confidence in himself. HA had the ceurage of his convictions.,.
 Declaring that the early life and r'c tsxrea an esee Twelve.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
NEW OFFICIALS ID START ON CABINET
 DUTIES SATURDAY
Nominations to Be Transmit ted to Senate, Which Con- venes In Special Session
 at Noon Today
By Associated Press

Washington, March 3.-All of the men selected by Presidents t-elect Hard ing to be members of his cabinet, ex- cept Andrew w. Mellon of Pittsburg, who is to be Secretary of the Treas ury. were in Washington tonight. MT. Mellon is to arrive early tomorrow and during the day will confer with Secretary Houston.
 Nominations of the new cabinet of ficers are to be transmitted to the Senate at the special session of that body which begins at noon tomorrow, but the new officials will not take of flee until Saturday They will be sworn in by the chief clerks of the several departments in the presence of the men they succeed and the chiefs of the bureaus over which they
 Charles Evans Hughes. who is to be are to preside.
 Secretary of State. and Henry P. Fletcher. who is to be under secretary, conferred for two hours late today with Secretary Colby and Under Sec retary Davis. Neither MT, Hughes nor MT. Fletcher would discuss the confer ence, Dut lt Was uHueISLoOu tHdt they took up with the retiring officers the more important of the diplomatic questions pending. One state depart ment officer described the visit as 'educational.''e
 CONFER WITH CHIEF
 After leaving the state department, MT. Hughes calico on President- elect Harding at his hotel for a brief con ference Others of his cabinet selec- tions received by the President elect pointment as Secretary of Labor was announced while Mir. Harding was en route here today from Marion; Harry M. Daugherty, who is to be Attorney General, and John w. Weeks of Massa- chusetts. who is to be Secretary of War.
 Senator, Fall of New Mexico, Secre- tary of the Interior, designate. spent some time with Secretary Payne at the interior department discussing the work of the department. MT. Fall will sub init -his resignation as senator tomorrow and the governor of New Mexico a re- publican, lis expected to fill the vacancy promptly One of Senator Falls last acts will be to file report of his in- vestgation, almost year ago. into Mex ican affairs. which included testimony of many witnesses received on the Mex ican border and in Washington.
 Edwin Denby, the new Secretary of the Navy and former Senator John w. Weeks, who has been chosen as Secre- tary of War, already have conferred with Secretaries Daniel and Baker re- spectively while Herbert Hoover has had long @onf1FSn1e with Seere KIN tsex Aa'ier. Ae the dspartment of esKs faeese
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
MANY BILLS GIVEN THEIR DEATH BLOW
 IN Ci0S|NG RUSH
Congress Nears End in Usual Feverish Attempts to Pass Eleventh Hour
 Measures
Rx Associated Press

Washington, March 1.-The sun- dry civil bill carrying approx- mateiy s3s3-OOO,000 was accepted by the House early today after the senate had struck out it's provi- sion for n S10.O00.0OO appropriation to continue work on the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals, Ain- nnd was sent to the President. The uous~ tbcu recessed until 9,3O n. m. today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
CAUSE oF DEFEAT

Washington, March 3.-t Special )- The defeat of the Muscle Shoals ap- propriation tonight was the result of as reckless and open trading, and direct threatening, as ever attracted the at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
HARDING HOPING
 ID DEVELOP ERA ! OF GOOD FEELING
He Loves Americans and American Ideals and Insists He Has No AK to Grind"
 or Big Sticks" to Wield
By ROBERT T. SMALL

Washington, March S-(Specal.) )-Es- corted to Washington by score of his friends and neighbors from Marion, Warren G. Harding, this afternoon was familiarizing himself with the details Of his inauguration on the east front Of the capitol at noon tomorrow. The cere- monies of installing the new President promise to be the simplest that have ever been known.
 MT Harding has gone about his prepa- rations for entering the White House ix the same simple manner he has lived Lis 55 years He completed his inaugural address only yesterday afternoon, and it promises to set new mark for brevity and simplicity of style. In word the address will be little more than a pledge from Mir Harding to give his best eff forts to the work before him. Humil- ity and an earnest desire to bring about better feeling in the country will marx MT. Hardings entrance upon the duties of the presidency.
 CONFERS WITH KNOX The President-elects first engagement in Washington today was with Senator Kncx of Pennsylvania, chairman of the congressional inauguration committee. MT. Harding wanted to go over with the senator all of the details of the cere- mony planned for tomorrow. His quar- ters at the Willard hotel were besieged today long before his arrival.
 Surrounding MT. Harding at the Will Hard is a little band of faithful friends who came to Washington with him to witness the realization of the hopes of four long years 1t is not generally known, but in 1916 there was decided movement on foot to nominate Senator Harding at the time when Charles Evens Hughes, the new Secretary of State, carried away the honors. Disappointed in 19l6 the little band of Harding boost CTS began quietly to prepare for 1920. They got little enough encouragement as time went on, but they kept the faith Mr. Harding himself took about as lit- ble stock in the movement as any one icouId, but his friends never wavered. SOME DEMOCRATS These friends are not old hands at the
 
 political game. Most of them would ad- init they knew little or nothing about politics. But they admired Warren Harding and they though he was made of presidential timber. Several of these friends are democrats to the core, but when it came to putting over their friend and neighbor, they were ready to forget party entirely
 At the head and front of the Harding for-President movement was ''big four ho devoted themselves not only to help ing to nominate MT. Harding, but who made of Marion the hospitable center it was found throughout the long days of E he campaign and the later days of the best minds conferences. It was fitting Ithat these four should form sort of 1guard of honor on the Harding train as
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
PRESIDENT WILSON
 ID PRACTICE LAW Will Enter Partnership With Bainbridge Colby, Says N Brief Announcement
By Associated Press

Washington, March 5.--With a brief announcement that he will resume the practice of law" President Wilson to- Say gave the first indication of what M intends to do after leaving the hive ite House.
 restTholly unexpected and quite ~un- aoi own to the presidents closest friends p was officially announced at the White House offices that MT. Wilson would enter partnership with Bain- bridge Colby, of New York, the re- tiring Secretary of State. and that tn. new firm would establish offices n New York and Washington.
 No information of the character of practice Wilson and Colby will under take was made available and all ques- tions were met with the reply that the official announcement contained all there was to be said. Secretary Colby refused to discuss the subject at all.
 The general assumption in Washing ton is that MT. Wilson and MT. Colby will engage largely in the practice of international law, a field to whi..n the world war and it's aftermath promise to contribute largely during the next 50 years. Some of the presidents friends think that through his activi- ties in law practice he may find some way to continue his work for world reace, but they do not know just how he would do so.
 STARTED AT LAW
 Mir Wilson's start in life, long before he thought of college professorships or politics, was in the law. Graduated from the University of Virginia. in hls native state in 1881. he opened a small office and practised in Atlanta for two years {. and then in 1883, practiced in Baltimore, while doing post graduate work at Johns Hopkins university. 1t was during that year his writings at tracted first attention and that he wrote his volume on congressional i,ov- ernment. He abandoned the law soon after, however. and began the colleg- fate work in which he continued until he became governor of New Jersey.
 With the announcement that the re- tiring president will take up law and apply to the supreme court of the United States for admission to practice, all official Washington asked: ''Is he physically able to do this?" Admiral Grayson, President Wilson's physician, said he could and that he would be able to appear in the supreme court soccasionally"
 In the absence of any definite an nouncemenf of how active Mir. Wilson proposed to be. those who know his, < condition think his prircirei activities Twill b- as counsellor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04

Washington, March 3.-Congress tonight neared it's end in the usual desperate attempts to pass eleventh hour measures. Night sessions were held by both Senate and House. Many bills received their death blows in the final hours of these sessions, while numerous others escaped. The $395 900 ,Q00 navy bill appeared to be the only regular supply bill which would fail. Its loss was conceded to- night on all sides, although 1t had been held before the Senate for many hours.
 Stems which it was believed would be successful were taken tonight to enact the s400, 100000 sundry civil bill Arrangements had been made for an- othe, vote in the House on the single itom in dispute, that of $10,000, 900, for power development of Muscle Snoals' Ala Champions of the Muscle shoals TTUX1S1OH duiHltNtu et'teN " ''~ VI as a sacrifice to obtalh passase ol 'ne surdry civil budget
 The Fordney emergency tariff biii yas returned 10 the House late oday urith tba veto of President Wilson. The House agreed to take up the veto , o,c,cck with little expectations that the necessary two-thirds vote to override IA presidents objection would bs forthcoming.
 Many important bills still remained i, president wilson's hands, without ir,dication of their fate. These included inc immigration restriction Dill and tt armv appropriation bill completeA today by Congress.
 TRIBUTE TO CLARK
 nasnita the rush of last moment h,,S;ness the House paused for an hour to pay tribute to former Speaker champ Clark. whose death oc- cured yesterday.
 The crux of battle was the navy bill in the Senate. Senator Poindexter. Ter nublican. Washington, in charge of the measure. admitted it's defea- early to> day. and sought to withdraw 1t iron tha Senate. It was ruled that his mos tio,, for withdrawal was not in order and inc bill remained pending all day. hut with dozens of other affairs in- by unanimous consent and debate proceeding on innumerable other subjects
 There was no programme for its pas sege. Some of it's friends thought there was stiIl chance in the Senate but none for final enactment. Leaders declared that it was being used to head off consideration of the soldiers bonus and other tills. against which powerful opposition has been centered
 Friends of the bill were resigned to having it go over into the special ses, sion of Congress. with the burden of having bill drafted in the House and put through Congress before July l., The navy bill still pending technically,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
ALLIED UL7IlNATUM TO GERMANY WILL EXPIRE
 NEXT MONDAY NOON
German Delegates Are Informed That in Event Terms Are Not Accepted, Immediate Steps Will Be Taken
 by Allied Forces
By Associated Press

London March 3-The Germans until Monday their proposals the Paris finding separations into accord with the allies Whether they will attempt so is still a matter of conjecture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-04
HOUSE AGAIN REFUSES TOAPPROVE FUND FOR
 WORK AT WILSON DAM
By A Press

Washington March 4Ihe early
  on the Wilson dam Muscle Shoals
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
MERCANTLE FAILURES
ARE NON-ADVERTIsERS

Dunn and Bradstreet mercantile
agencies show 25 per cent increase
In failures for last week over the
same week in 1919. II also shows
that 81 per cent OF the failures for
last week were firms that were pon-
advertisers. There is nothing more to
be said in defense of advertising for
the above statistics Is sufficient evil
dence of it's value. Advertising is not
an experience any more, but a real
business proposition that cannot be
repeatedly ignored by the merchant.
All business men are agreed that
systematic advertising is an essential
part OF a successful business and ar
range their expence budget at the be-
ginning OF the year so as to include
their advertising Some store keepers
have not learned this and are at a
loss to know why their business does
not succeed like others when the fact
is. that they have failed to appraise
the people of their trade territory OF
the things they have to sell. and the
one aud only successful medium
through which to accomplish this is
the home newspaper.
These are not mere fancies,
neither are they opinions of our own
but are plain simple deductions that
have long since been declared by
business men as accurate. Bradstreet
SAYS that "a per cent of the failures
in one month were non-adyertisers.
If you want more business jump into
print
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
Grateful Spirit.

On reading how good old Santa
Claus was to Bro Tate of Flpyanna.
want to say there is also a good
Santa Claus at Dermott. Just being
back from the sanitarium and unable
to help the children but very little,
was just thinking what a duh Christ
mas, when there was a knock on the
door. On going to- the door in walk
ed a neighbor with large package,
and putting it on the table remarked
This is what Santa Claus sent you"
on opening the package ! found
several kinds of cakes and pies, bak-
ed chicken with dressing and other
nice things to eat. Later on another
neighbor came in with more cake
and pie. While we were enjoying
this bounteous feast my little girl
remarked: Mother. God must
have had something to do with it..
How could | help but answer Eyes.
dear, God had all to do with it,"
For what else but true Christ-like
spirit prompted such kindness?
Christmas is past and gone, but
still these good neighbors are re-
memberig us with numerous good
things. New Years day another sup
ply came | cannot find words suf-
icient to thank these good friends
for all their kindness. but there is
One who sees and knows all things.
and will reward each one according
TO their deeds. These good neigh
bors have certainly carried out the
Golden Rule. Matthew WHILE.
May Gods richest blessings rest
upon these good people in their flu
ture years.
MRS. ]. I. BURROUGHS.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
woman's Missionary Aux. Nectin

Woman's Missionary Aux. Meeting.
The Womens Missionary Auxiliary
held an interesting meeting Monday
afternoon. The president. Mrs. En-
NETT Johnson, conducted the meeting.
Mrs. c. c. Higgins ably led the de-
votional.
Prayer. Mesdames Gam and II. G.
Towle
Business for the New Year was dis
cussed The officers will meet with
Mrs. c. C. Higgins Thursday after
noon to outline the work for the New
Year.
All members, who desire TO take
the Mission and Bible Study Course
will please place their names with
Mrs. Lee Stinson.
We hope TO have a very interesting
and profitable year. and with the
help of each member nothing is i'm
possible. Supt of Publicity.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
ROAD
BUILDING
BUILDING CONCRETE CUlVERI
Plan Outlined TO Do Away WIN No"'
structlon OF Forms-Remedy
for Undermining.

Instead Of going TO the trouble ana
EXPENSE of making forms for the con
crete culverts. II the ditch Is temporar-
tly filed with earth and tamped' these
moy be made with no forms at all.
One such culvert was made severn,
years ago that has withstood time anu
treatment use and is still without any
cracks.
Tho illustration shows how this type
of culvert or bridge IS cons.ruc'eu'
writes Dale r. Van Horn In Missouri
and Kansas Farmer. If piece Oh
land is TO be drained, this may DC
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

1t is reported that the Lamesa
Oil compan on the Cross
c ranch aad good oil sand at about
1900 feet. There is thirty feet of
pay sand so far. The well shows
for fifteen to twenty barrels or bet
ter. 1t is shut down waiting for an
by Major ]. w. Ottley, the
geologist, and also by the representa-
tive of the U. S. Geological Survey,
who have taken sample cores from
this well for testing purposes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
Ladies', Aid.

The Ladies' Aid Society met In
regular business session at the church
Jan. 3, 1921.
Mrs. II. Il. Rosser led the devo-
tional, after the meeting was turned
over to the president.
The committees gave splendid re-
ports. especially the Personal Ser
vice committee.
We sincerely hope each lady of the
church will come and give us their
hearty cooperation. Reporter.
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a Card of Thanks.

Words fail to express our appre-
citation of the kindness and sympa-
thy shown us by our neighbors and
friends during the sickness and
death of our wife and sister We
pray Gods richest blessings upon
each one, who so faithfully admin
istered to our nedds.
G. B. Murphree.
f.. b. Murphree
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Murphree.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
How culvert is Constructed.

built first and the ditch dug afterward.
II an old ditch is to be bridged, the
ill may be made for the time being
and later removed. The concrete Is
mixed In the right proportions ana
laid on the rounding surface TO the
proper thickness. and with suitable re-
enforcing. Trenches should Ice dug
at either side to make good footing
TO hold tho culvert rigid and tn take
the weight OF loads passing over II.
Many concrete bridges fail to stand
the test Of high waters. II the foot
ing Is too shallow they undermine
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
Ingenious Insects.

When Para rubber trees are tapped,
after the gum has run into recepta-
Giles and stinened, n SPECIES OF large
black ant Is accustomed to cut out
pieces Of the rubber and carry them
away. Bees also find use for India
rubber. and some species in South
America actually cut the bark OF trees
that produce n reslnous Substance In
order to cause a flow Of the sap. The
gum Is employed by the bees as
ready-made wax for their nests.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

1t is said that Lenin is ready to in
wade America by launching his prop
uganda campaign with seven print
ing plants which Moscow claims to
possess in the United States. Also
about thirty similar plants in France.
Germany and Italy. II might be well
for Mr. Lenin to be satisfied in his
own back yard with his own paradise.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

during a food, and either crumble or
are made unsafe. A simple remedy
for this is to provide n shallow wall
running across the upstream side of
the opening, and a part of the bridge.
This should extend to the bottom Of
the side walls and should not be over
five or six inches above the low wa
ter level. This checks any tendency
toward undermining and prevents
debris from wedging In the bridge.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

State Press says that his pocket
book looks so flat sometimes that he
is tempted to give 1t dose OF bust
developer.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

During the last three days of the
old year and the beginning of the
new business is showing a healthier
trend and it is said cheerful atti-
tude is becoming noticeable in New
York Markets are growing firmer
and a general feeling that the worst
has happened and commercial i'm
provement expected.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07

DR.. Theobald Won Bethman-Holl-
veg. former German Imperial Chan
cellor, is dead. He was the man who
called treaty guaranteeing the neu-
trallity OF Belgium as scrap OF
paper" Hollweg was wise however in
that he warned them not to antagon-
ize America.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-01-07
Removing Ink Stains.

To remove ink stains from either
brass or copper a very simple remedy
is required, but II Is well worth know
Ing ne otherwise ink split on brass OF
copper inkstands and left TO dry j. q
trouble to remove. Simply pour few
drops OF fresh ink on the old stnina
and rub witt, piece 81 rag. Wien lhe|
old stain will disappear quite oaslis.
Polish In the usual way.