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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
More Help Needed For
 Needy Families Of Vivian

year-old daughter-have been striv- ing to get a position in a candy fac- tory. Others are seeking work in department stores One little girl who had a position in a store was compelled to give it up because of a severe attack of appendicitis which sent her to the hospital, and will keep her way from work several weeks longer. se
 Man Secures Job
 very happy thing The Age-H aid witnessed yesterday. One of the fathers came to town to meet Rev. A. II. Long, of Pell City, who has given him job there on his farm. He bought the mans ticket. He will ge to Pell City at once and send back for his family.
 The man expressed his grateful ness to his employer, but explained:
 II may not be able to give you much hard work for a few days. For 1 have done on so little food for so long l simply have not the strength" s As though lack of food and cloth ing were not sufficient ills, one poor woman--Mrs. Meel;--has had the mis- fortune to have her tent burned down. Everything she had was lost. Three women neighbors have written The Age Herald asking if something can be done for her. The neighbors are Mrs. G, W. Taylor, Mrs. Tom Sims, and Mrs. J. T. Armstrong.
 Anything that anyone can give her will be so greatly appreciated, they declare.
 Whatever you have, in the way of donations for these people, send to The Age Herald office. It will be sent to Vivian as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06

a Birmingham's own pr. E. M. Prince Is the latest citizen to come forward to the relief of the IF destitute fam. flies in Vivian.
 His check for $17 reached The Age-He~ald office yesterday and, added to S1, that came in from an unknown source, this makes another SIS that will help a number of wom- en, men and very little children to be & bit more gay.
 How terrible and how sad a thing such as poverty is, is written large on the thin faces of the husbands and the brothers who are compelled to see their wives and families suffer- ing without being able to relieve the situation. Were it not for the char fty of the poor to the poor-neigh- bors lending or giving the little that they can spare-some of these peo. pie would have already been pa tients in the hospital. it is said, so lilly nourished are they.
 Help One Another
 When one family gets little food, there is nearly always bit that goes to a neighbor. Thus they try to tide one another over to that blessed time wben the men will find real jobs.
 Two women--a mother and her IT,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
Mrs. Sharpe Tells Why I Women Should Be Put ] On the City Commission
Says They Can Handle Any Department of City Gov / ernment as We'll as Men, With Possible Excep-
 ton of Finance-Wants Woman to Handle Public Safety

Declaring that a woman could fill Ahy position on the city commission as well as a man, with the possible exception of the finance department, Mrs. Charles Sharpe, of the League of Women Voters delivered an ad dress yesterday before the forum of the Civic Association on the sub ject, Why We Need a Woman On the City Commission"
 T haven't come here today to make an attack on men," Mrs. Sharpe said In opening her remarks, q should not like to see women attempt to take the places that belong to men, any more than l should like for men to attempt 10 take the places of women. ] feel though that women have & place and call in meeting their eountry's need, and I believe they should have an active part In govern meft.-
 Mrs. Sharpe admitted that possibly because women had had little ex- perienoe as yet In finance they might not be well qualified to take charge of the financial department of the city government. She facetiously de- clared that 1t had long been the practice of men to put their religion in their wives name and their real estate in their own. She said she herself would vote for two women and one man In the coming city election.
 'Jt might be argued that to take charge of the department of public improveme a woman ought to be an engineer, but why do we pay R professional engineer $6,000 a year if we must have a commissioner who is one also3s' she asked, But so far Is that is concerned, the present in- cumbent Is former teacher. and two of the women offering for office now could stand that qualification"
 Takes Up Situation
 "As for the sanitation department well women have been cleaning ever since the beginning of time. I am sure If a woman had charge of this department she would de away with the dumps and see that garbage is destroyed in a sanitary manner. But it might be argued that commits sioner must know how to draw up ordinances. All I've got to say is that the city now employees city at torney with six assistants, and even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
|OLD TIES RENE WED AT BARBECUE
 AT NORT TH BIRMINGHAM PARK
 FAMOUS CARVER OF BARBECUED MEATS OFFICIATED AT PARK

Ed Haley, famous carver of choice meats, was present at the North Bir mingham barbecue Ed can carve a piece of meat as thin as a wafer or lay off a serving with one del icate swerve that would feed a pand of hungry bolsheviks.
 Ed was called upon to serve the plates for more than half a thousand guests, and along with Jake Sertel, had to judge the customers at long range.
 'Is he fat or slm?" Ed would ques- tion the plate bearers, and when he heard he was dealing with a slender gentleman, he would dive in deep and cut out a wide and lengthy swath. Then he'd get on a worried look.
 q don't know whether thatll be enough or not" he would apologize. But l know how them slim fellers can eat. Tell him though, that we don't mean to limit him by that help ing, but that's about as much as I can cut off at one time without aid and we're working short handed to- day"
 On the other hand, if Ed under stood he was serving patron who was fat, his artistic temperament got a chance for action Very delicatei$ he would bear down and peel off a slender shaving of rare and tender meat.
 ''Try him on that" Ed would gaily remark. whetting his knife for an- other draw, and sure of his man for another season. Convey the inte1h- gence to him that we did not mean to overload his plate-but the rules of the barbecue are that we can't serve any less to a customer"
 Ed said he'd learned the above at previous barbecues, and saved him. self time and trouble by the brain work. If these rules didn't work ~ll the time, Ed said that at least no fat man could ever upbraid him with having increased his weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
Deaths

Joseph Benjamin snndifer-Age 5s. pioneer citizen of Woodlawn, died at his home, 5501 Second avenue, south, yesterday at 'S5 o'clock. The deceased is survived by son, Joseph w. Sandifer; three daugh- ters, Misses Pearl and Gay Sandi- fer and Mrs. Joseph T. Vaughan; also five sisters, Mrs. J. NJ. Gates, Mrs R. l.. Wood, Mrs. J. F. Till man. Mrs. J. l.. Murphree and Mrs. J. l.. Johnson. The funeral will be conducted from the Fifty sixth Street BaptiSt church Tuesday at D. m, burial in the Wood family cemetery. The following will act as pallbearers: J. B. Gibson, W. B. Dowell, A. D. Smith, l.. A. Chris tian. L. L. Campbell and J. E. Rob- inson. Woodin in charge.
 Julius T. CIark-Funeral services Of Julius T. Clark, age 50, who died yesterday at local infirmary, will be held this morning at II o'clock from the Woodin undertaking par lors. Interment at Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
King Rhiley Wins
 Pike's Peak Climb

Colorado Springs. Colo, September won the Penrose trophy cup by climb- ing to the summit of Pikes peak in 19:l6.1, in the annual hill climb. He also won event No. for cars of 25t to 300-inch piston displacement
 In event No. 2, cars over 1S3 in. ches displacement and less than 23l. Otto Loesche, last years winner, was first in 19:47.4. Glenn Shultz was first in the small car in 1:3i 4. Ralph Mulford was second in event No. 3 in 19:51.1.
 Otto Loesche of Connersville, Ind. winner of the cup last year, made the time of 22:25.2 in his race to the summit in 1920. Mulfords record ot IS minutes "A seconds, made in ls1a still stands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
Pete Herman Wins
 Ouer Chas. Ledoux

New Orleans, September 5.-Pete Herman of New Orleans, bantam the newspaper decision over Charley Ledoux, French bantamweight cham pion, in d 10-round no-decision bout here tonight Ledoux's awkward fighting throughout the majority of the rounds made the fight uninter- esting.
 Herman entered the ring at 12a pounds and Ledoux at 12S. Ledoux seemed to fight only when hurt by the champion, but in these exchanges more than held his own. The gate receipts were $12,600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06

then they don't always draw up or dinances that hold in the courts.
 "The present commission has built parks and deserves credit for doing so. but it Is unfortunately true that many of them are not decent enough for women and children to go to-"
 Mrs. Sharpe pointed out that the idea for municipal music originated with Mrs. Richard r. Johnston, and the germ was planted in the city by women She said she felt sure a woman with her mate love of the beautiful could handle the municipal band and the parks better than 8 man.
 Women and Education
 AS for the department of eduea- tion," she continued-'Pd like to ask how many men ever take their chill dren to school or go near the schools? :? Once l got my husband to go to a Thanksgiving celebration at which one of my children was to recite, and the sight of his father at school frightened him so that he forgot his speech. About so per cent of the teachers are women, and large DOT tion of the high school students are girls. They would certainly appre- tidLS WOHHdn NiSN punt m the school department"
 It was the need of woman as commissioner of public safety, how ever, that Mrs. Sharpe stressed most. She said vice conditions in Birming- ham were bad enough to shock all decent citizens. She read a list of fines which had been given to women convicted of selling liquor and ope- rating disorderly houses, which had had been reduced. and declared that no woman would have stood for these reductions.
 Tt may bo argued that women would be afraid to enforce the law" she said. My answer is that women are never afraid when their family, city or state is in danger. No woni- en would ever have the nerve to stand up and say that there are something under 500 houses of vice in the city under our regulation She would say if there Is a single house l know nothing of it. Why should we employ policemen if they are not able to get evidence in cases like these?"
 Men can go 80 far alone in gov vernmentp Mrs. Sharpe said in con- cluding, and women can go so far alone. Together they can go all the way, and Birmingham needs to go all the way"
 R. DuPont Thompson presided at the luncheon. and introduced Mrs Sharpe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
Jim Barnes. Wins 1
 From, Hutchisor,

Great Neck, N. Y, September 5.-- Jim Barnes. American open golf champion, today defeated Jock Hut chison, British champion five up and four to play in a6-hole match for silver cup and purse of $2,o00.
 Barnes started afternoon play with lead Of four up, which he increased 10 five up before the end of the match. 1iutchison drove wildly sev- eral times, two drives going out of bounds ana a third into the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
LATEST CONTRIBUTIONS

These are the latest contribu- 'Aons to the fund that is to he used to aid hungry and needy families in Wylam. If you would likep to help these poor people tide over this dull season, send what you can to The Age Herald office. Things acceptable are money clothes, and hates, shoes and underwear, new or sec. ond hand. Worthless garments Lean not be used.
 Dr. E. M. Prince ..s17.Oo tash ....-...,........ 100 e Package of clothing and shoes. donor unknown.
 z. Behind this charitable work are the members of the Woman's Benefit association of the Macca- bees who asked The Age Heralds big family to help.
 Milk for the babies and any eatahles would be so much appre- ciated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
Virginia Golf Tournament

Richmond, Va, September 1.-Two Richmond clubs, the Country Club of Virginia and the Hermitage Country club. .>today won the team champion ship cup and the consolation trophy ir the annual tournament of the Virginia Golf association held here. The championship event was won from Norfolk, while the hermitage golfers beat five other contenders for the consolation prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
National Rifle Tournament

Camp Ferry, O., September 5.-Sixty events are on tomorrows pro3 gramme for the opening of the Ma tionaI Rifle association matches, Ninety teams will compete.
 Entries for tomorrow's events closed tonight These include 5oS entries in the auto ordnance match ; 562 in the Sigmund Eisner match' : 750 in the Leech cup match, and 5s9 in the Rockington cup match
 Several of the match officers nave arrived to join their teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-06
MondelI Beats Farrell

Peoria, H., September 5.-Sammy Mondell of Rockford outpointed Young Farrell of San Francisco in 10 rounds at 12l pounds today in the opinion Of the majority of the news papermen at the ringside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
HOW TO MAKE
MONEY TODAY
Men Vine Laek Bodily AID Mental Wiser. Whe
Are NERVOUS, Irritable and Easily Far
tieued, Should Not Fail b Read Ihts
-It's Not the SmaFtest Man Who
Always Makes the Most Mosey.

editorial, says that 1t isn't the gold case
the fancy chain or the Jewels in a watch
that make it go, but that 1t is the MAIN
SPRING. With man 1t is the same as with
a watch-wfthout the MAIN SPRING you
you back. 1t is plenty of iron in the blood
that helps put the iron-wfll. the iron de-
termination, the 'sgo ahead"-the main
spring of success and money making in
man. Men of blood and iron have been
the rulers of the world and captains of in
dusfry of every age. Without iron, your
blood loses its power to change food into
living cells and tissue and nothing you eat
does you the proper amount of good--you
do not get the strength out of IT. and
therefore you become weakened both in
body and mind There are 10000. 600 600 900
red blood corpuscles in your blood and
each one must have iron
When you find yourself nervous. weak,
irritable and easily upset. do not wait until
of nervous prostitution but take some or
gapic iron like Nuxated Iron at once to
help enrich your blood and revitalize your
wornout- exhausted nerves. Nuxated Iron
Is like the iron In yohr blood and like the
iron in spinach. lentfls and apples. 1t is
mediate absorption and assimilation by the
blood. while some physicians claim that
metallic iron. which people usually take. is
not absorbed at all Nuxated Iron often
increases the bodily and mental vigor of
weak- rundown, nervous folks in two
weeks time.
Beware Of substitutes. Look for the word
tiers n 1. on every tablet. Your money wifi
be refunded by the manufacturers IL yau
do not obtain satisfactory results. For sale
by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
WEEK PLEASANT WEATHER
More Sunshine Occurred in Kansas
Last Week Than During Any
Time Since ChriStmaS-Condi-
tions Are Ideal fec Wheat Crop.
CBy s. D. Flora, Meteorologist)

Pleasant weather with tempera-
lures much above normal prevailed
over Kansas until Sunday evening of
this week, when there was decided
change to cooler and temperatures 9
to 16 degrees in the western third.
More sunshine prevailed than the state
has experienced in any week since
Christmas. Temperatures We're hard
ly below freezing until Sunday night.
No measurable precipitation occurred
until the closing days, when there
were snow flurries and light rains in
many sections, with some of the
southwestern counties reporting as
much as two to four inches of snow
The ground was well soaked with
moisture that had fallen. in previous
weeks and this, with the mild, sun
shiny weather, made conditions ideal
for wheat in almost every county, es-
pecfally as a snow covering protected
it during the cold weather in the west
ern, counties at the close of the week.
The crop is greening up as tho it were
spring in all sections and made a no.
ticeable growth in the southeastern
and south-eentra1 counties.
Considerable spring blowing has
been done in some of the extreme
southern counties and this work is be-
ginning over the south-central coun-
ties and in the Raw valley. In most
of the east-central and southeast
counties the ground is still too wet for
field work of any kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
UNION CHIEFS FACE TRIAL
Charged With Threatening Bombs if
\Tribute Was Refused.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Verdict in the case
of seven labor leaders charged with
obtaining sums of money from bust
ness men by threatening to bomb their
places if they refused was expected to
be made in criminal court here today.
Early reports today were that the
jury had agreed on verdict in the
case of four of the defendants, but
was deadlocked on the other three.
One of the defendants is a woman.
Mrs. Emma Porter Pipe, business
agent of the mattresses union.
The defendants are charged with
having created a reign of terror on
the south side of Chicago last fall. A
restaurant owner testified at the trial
he was forced to pay a "fine" of ST.
600 to have a strike called off. A
butcher and a teaming contractor also
testified that they paid sums to pre-
vent strikes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
WANTS TO LEASE KANSAS LAND.
Rverton, Wyo., Man Applies for Lease
in Logan County.

Application for 200 acres of Land IN
Logan county, under regulations relat-
ing to oil and gas permits and leases,
under the act of February rs, 1920,
was made of the local United States
land office by Robert Morris Han
cock, of Riverton, Wyo. This is the
first and probably the last application
that will be made in Kansas under
this act.
Under the act of congress public
land not known to be in an oil or gas
producing region can be leased for two
years for oil and gas drilling. In tie
event oil or gas is found, the govern
ment is to be paid a stipulated per
cent of the revenue derived from The
production. A large amount of laai
has been leased in this manner IN
other states. but that applied for by
Hancock is the only tract of any size
in this state Only a few scattered
forty-acre tracts of public land remain
in Kansas.
Hancock says he will drill in the cy-
treme southeast corner of Logan coIn-
ty if the permit is granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
Used Odor Bombs
Against Theaters
Chicago Electrical Workers Forced
Movie Men to Sign Up Agreement
Costing Them Large Sums.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Use Of "odor
owners of Chicago movie theaters to
sign an electrical maintenance contract
is charged by instigators of an investi-
CATION which Robert 4 Grove, states
attorney. announced he has under
taken.
Four theater owners. who refused or
n, elected to sign the contract, were
victims of the bombs Monday. it is
charged, and the states attorney was
told that proprietors who signed have
been shaken down for thousands Of
dollars.
As explained by Sam Atkinson, sec
rotary of an organization of movie
theater owners, the contracts called for
payment of cents a month for each
seat in theater, this payment to be
Applied as dues" In consideration of
payment all electrical maintenance
work will be done free except that for
the first six months work which re-
quired more than an hours lime Oh
an electrician, would be paid for a. the
rate of $1.25 an hour.
"A union business agent came to the
association about two months ago ana
asked that the members sign these
contracts" said Atkinson. 1.-THE con-
tracts are with an electrical company
with downtown offices. and it is stipu-
lated that the theater owners are TO
call upon that company for all main
tenance work
Several of the theater owners who
refused to sign said they employed
union mep. keeping at least one en-
ployed steadily as a member of their
stats. Not all such places. however.
were immune from the bombs, it is
charged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
FARMERS SEE BETTER TIMES
New Wheat and Alfalfa Crops in
Good Condition.

Kansas farmers are hopeful of the
future, despite reverses, according to
the latest weekly report on agricul-
trraI conditions issued by J. C.
Mohler. secretary of the state board
bureaus held last week were well at
tended, say county agents, and keen
interest was manifested by farmers in
the work outlined for 1921.
The new wheat and alfalfa crops
are reported to be in good condition
but a pessimiStic note is sounded in
referring to the cattle business
What cattle have beer marketed, it
is said, have resulted in general losses
to feeders and marketing is not going
forward as might be expected at this
time of the year.
The report continues:
greened nicely during the warm days.
Continued growth VIII materially as
s;ist in checking the danger from
blowing when spring weather opens
up. Very little wheat is moving from
central Kansas and the shipment of
corn from northern Kansas is also
light. There seems to be very little
market for hay and much is being
held awaiting an upturn in price
The fall seeded alfalfa seems to be
doing well in all portions and the
warm weather of the last week, espec-
tally in the southern section, has
caused fruit buds to swell to a con-
siderable extent
Roads while drying fast We're still
bad in the northeastern part, especial
~ in Brown county, but are reported
fairly good thru the central and
southwestern sections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
GOOD RECORD BY WASHBURN
Much Progress Made During the
Last Five Years.

Much progress in placing Washburn
college upon a firm basis has been
made during the last five years, 1t was
reported by President P. p. Womer to
the board of trustees at their semi
annual meeting Tuesday in Boswell
hall.
The last $4,000 on the 800, 900 en-
dowment promised by the Rockefeller
board has been paid, thus closing the
campaign begun five years ago. Dur
ing the present semester 1,027 stu
dents, exclusive of the high school,
have been enrol1ed-a larger number
than during any previous period.
During the last five years the fol-
lowing has been accomplished, Doctor
Womer reported: Current deficits
for the period amounting to s97,S0S
have been covered.
A mortgage Indebtedness of s62, 500
has been paid.
Repairs and improvements amount
ing to 100000 have been made, result
ing in an annual income of $3.50.
The MacVicar tract, where the COL
lege office is located, was purchased
for $1,000.
The interest bearing funds of the
college have been increased from
$359,426 to $70O.50S.
The salary budget for teachers and
employees has been increased from
$4,000 to $4,000.
There still remains 100000 in I'M
paid pledges, of which $4,000 worth
are rated as worthless.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-09
Negro NolO Alive
Is Legally Dead
Even Louisiana Attorney General I'm
certain What To Do With Murderer
Sheriff Forgot to Hang.

= Baton Rouge. Feb. 9.-Lonnie
Eaton, the man the sheriff forgot to
hang, may be dead legally. Attorney
General Coco frankly admitted today
he did not know; but reports from
Ouachita parish prison, where Lonnie
has been taking in. legally or Illegally,
his regular three squares a day ever
since his execution missed fire Feb
ruary 4, do not indicate that his appe-
tite has suffered because of his posi-
BILE demise.
Sheriff Grant wrote the governor
yesterday that in the press of civil
and criminal matters" February 4 he
utterly forgot the mandate to put the
negro, convicted of the murder of a
white man, to, death on that day. The
sheriff did not know what to do about
it. He had no warrant to execute his
prisoner on any other day and asked
for instructions.
The governor turned the matter
over to Attorney General Coco, who is
raking the law books for precedents.
It was said the once-in-jeopardy prin-
ciple of law might prevent any eXecu-
ton. In the meantime the negro is
physically alive and the board of par
dons still has before it an application
for clemency in his case.