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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
CONGRESS- HONORS .BLACKM0N MEMORY
Speeches Were Earnest, Prov ing Genuine Friendship and
 Full of Fine Sentiment

Washington, February 20.--(Special) = The late Representative Frederick L.. Blackmon of the Fourth Alabama dis trict, was described in the House of Rep resentatiyes today, as man who voted his convictions and stood invincible against organizations struggling to abol- ish representative form of government.
 "It is in need of such men as he was, " said Representative Seagall of Ala bama'' that the country stands today, and the lack of which threatens to un- dermine the republic"
 The speeches of the other members of the Alabama delegation were likewise full of fine sentiment and appreciative of the real merit for the deceased. His ability to make and hold friends. his whole souled nature, his splendid men, tality, his service of concrete results were extolled. In addition to the mem- bers of the Alabama delegation, many other representatives of both political parties spoke. The address of Represen- tative Dent of the Second district be- tween whom and the deceased there was a Damon and Pythias relationship, was especially touching.
 Mrs Blackmon was unable to attend the exercises. The galleries were well filled with friends of the late Represn- tative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Children Cry
 FOR FLETcHER'S N GA s TT oRIA
Use Batterton's
 Solite Baking Powder Made in Birmingham
It's Not a Crime
 To Be Thin. But-

it's really embarrassing to be so thin that people speak of you as being skinny After all. it's not necessary to be either thin. weak or anemc. Most any man or woman who wants to put on flesh, increase strength. endurance and vitality-tan do Blood-Iron Phosphate from Eugene Jacobs' Drug Store, Jacks Drug Store, Gilchrist- Tarrant Drug Co. or any other good drug gist and taking as directed. This increases the red blood cells. strengthens the nervous system and thus helps to quickly overcome those troubles, such as thinness, anemia, neurasthenia. sleeplesshees and physical weakness due to or accompanied by im- pcverished blood and weak nerves Blood Iron Phosphate costs only $l.5O for S three Weels' treatment, and Is so genuinely good that the druggist of whom you buy it is authorized to refund the full price to you if you are dissatisfied. Better get Blood-Iron Phosphate and ebegin it's use today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
GOTHAM SEWERS
 IN STORM GRIP
City Is BIanketed With Eleven Inches of Snow - White
 Wings Become Busy
By Associated Pres-

New York, February 2o--Driven by a northwesterly gale. blizzard grip ped New York early today and blank eted the city with eleven inches of snow. which was still falling at late hour tonight. City authorities, remem- bering the congestion of traffic and suffering occasioned by the heavy storms of last year, summoned 4,000 white wings" who were later sup plemented by more than 5000 civilian volunteers to clear the main arteries of traffic.
 Early in the day the Shipping Board steamship Cold Harbor went aground eff Coney Island. The vessel is not in danger, and is expected to be refloated at high tide.
 Surface and elevated traffic was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

Vegetable Compound to my friends and you may use this letter if you care to do so. Mrs. W. H. BLAKE, Route 1, Steens, Miss.
 How many women, overworked, tired and ailing, keep up the ceaseless tread mill of their daily duties until they are afflicted with female troubles as Mrs. Blake was, and are run down, weak and nervous. But every such woman should be convinced by the many letters like hers which we are constantlypublishing, proving beyond question that Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will overcome such troubles and restore women to normal health and strength. Letters about your health will be given careful attention and held in strict con hdence if you write to Lydia E. Pink ham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Negro Team In Providence,

Philadelphia. February 20.-G. H. A. Lawson. organizer of the recently in- corporated continental baseball asso- ciation announced here tonight that a negro team would be placed in Provi- dence, R. l. The franchise, he said. was awarded to Monroe D. Young. of Knox vile, Tenn, and c. M. Victory of Phila- delphia.
 the eight club circuit by placing teams at Pittsburgh and Akron. Franchises already have been awarded to Phila- delphia, Newark. Boston, Buffalo and Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Crimson Cagesters Haue Made q Great
 Record This Season

When the thinly clad Crimson quintet steps off the floor at the B. A. C. after mixing up in a basketball contest with the Clubbers Tuesday night, the curtain will be rung down on one of the most successful seasons that the university has ever enjoyed. Playing 19 games, of which 10 have been triumphs for the Crimson and White. and one. the result of which has not been determined, and participating in a tournament is some job for team made up mostly of fresh- men oltweighed by practically every op- ponent that they have met this season The visitors defeated the clubmen in Tuscaloosa by r to 12 count, coming from behind in the second half, but the locals are figuring on keeping up the winning stride that they have struck lately and vanquish the Tuscaloosa boys
 The Red men" have scored almost 10U more points than their opposition this year, averaging close to 25 of the cher ished counters per contest. McCauley, midget forward, is a regular second T. K Lee when it comes to hitting the mark, provided that basket is the target, he himself scoring about half or his team's points this season. The Crim- sons undertook too much when they at tempted to play eight straight games and lost the last four of them in success sion in trip to Mississippi
 The records for the "Bamaians'' is as follows:
 Alabama g, Montgomery "Y'' IS.
 Alabama B, Birmingham-Southe ID. s Alabama 2, Howard college F.
 Alabama 5, Howard college g. !. Alabama IS, University of Mississippi 22
 Alabama 27, University of Mississippi IT. Alabama r, B. A. c. F.
 Alabama 35, Mississippi college IS.
 Alabama B, Mississippi college 16
 Alabama 36, Birmingham-So Southern lV
 Alabama 22. Tulane university 42.
 Alabama 27. Tulane university 2S
 Alabama IS, Mississippi A. & M. 25
 Alabama 15, Mississippi A. & M. g.
 Alabama lG, Mississippi A. & M. 23.
 Alabama 13. Mississippi A. M. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Engineer Killed

Marshall. Tex, February 20.- Enst- neer White of Passenger Train No. P. on the Texas and Pacific plilroad. en route to New Orleans, received injuries from which he later died when the train~was wrecked near Whee.ock. La, early today. Railroad officials declare they have no information as to the cause of the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Justifiable Homicide
Ny Associated Press

Ocala, Fla, February 2O.-A verdict Of justifiable homicide was returned hy the coroner's jury thlS afternoon in the case of R. E. M&teet. charged with negro attempted to burglarixe Mateer's house and when discovered tried to kill the white man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

badly disrupted during the morning. Fourteen tractors, dragging snow blows converted Broadway, above Forty -Sesond street Into q miniture snow canon through which trailed an endless procession of automobiles fi1l- cd with slghtseors.
 The official forecaster of the local weather bureau said the blizzard would continue until tomorrow. adding seve- rai inches more to the present heavy fall, followed by colder weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
DEATHS

Roy Gordon Pnlmer-The body of Roy Gordon Palmer, 5-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. Albert Palmer. 5006
 Fourth avenue, north. who died at the residence at II o'clock yesterday morning. will be sent to Decatur at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
STATESMAN
 HITS FOR SOUTHLAND
By Associated Press

New York, February 20.-Babe Ruth left snow-covered New York today for Hot Springs, Ark, where he will start straining for another attack on his home run record.
 The New York American >outfielder will be joined there by Carl Mays, Wait Hoyt and Harry Harper, three pitchers and the four players will spend two weeks in conditioning before going to Shreveport la, the Yankee training camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Indianapolis BowIers Lead

Toledo. Ohio. February 2o.--Mccul- tough and Pitchett df Indianapol rol- led into first place in the doubles event of the National Elks Bowling tourna- ment here today with a score of l.1S2, displacing Auber and Miller of Detroit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

sides palned me so aC times that I could hardly walk. I suf-
 fered for four years with it. Then I saw
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Indiana and Illinois Tied

of the western conference championship basketball race three weeks ago. Inc diana and Illinois tonight are tied for first place honors, each team having won six out of seven games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Big Church Meet,

J Nashville. Tenn, February 2o.-- lPresbyterian women from every statc
 in the south will attend the wopan's
 auxiliary convention. which begins here tomorrow and continues Tuesday. A number of delegates arrived today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Jacksonville Independents Win

Jacksonville. February 20-(Special.)- The Independent basketball team, conn posed of Ralph Crow, Ellis Gray. Ernest Gray, Floyd~-Alexander~ Wallace Dixon and Dan Dothard, substitute, defeated the Y. M. c. A. team of Gadsden Fri day evening by a score of 5 to "A Stephenson refereed we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Mill on Full Time

Fitzgerald. Ga. February 20.-Ths Fitzgerald cotton mills are now work ing two daily shifts on the entire 13,000 spindle plant for the first time since the peak of the early war demand was passed. About gs, men are now em- ployed in the mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

Bessemer, February 20-(Special. )-Dr. Henry Edmonds of Birmingham spoke to capacity house Sunday afternoon at the Grand theatre at a meeting for the men of the city, held under the auspices
 of the, Young Mems Christian associa- tion.
 When he began his address Dr. Ed
 monds stated that the audience before
 him was the largest Young Mems Chris tian association Sunday afternoon meet ing that he had ever attended in Ala baIna. His subject for the afternoon was chosen from a review of book called Fundamentals of Prosperity" In the course of his talk ne outlined three point as being fundamentals of pros- perity ond these he stated were hon esty, faith or vision and cooperation. He declared that much of the success Of life was due to the influence of church activities and to family worship and to old-fashioned religion which em-
 bodied all of these fundamentals of pros perity.
 The songs for everybody and two violin solos by Paul Smith, a young violinist of the city, were features very much en- joyed George Bains one of the Hi-Y
 boys of Bessemer, introduced resolu- tion at the meeting calling for a rising vote of thanks to the drug stores for their cooperation in closing every Sun day afternoon during the hour of the
 service, which was heartily given. BAD FIRE
 A disastrous fire occurred in Bessemer
 Sunday morning about o'clock when
 the handsome interior of the Schwa-
 ba cher home on Dartmouth avenue was
 badly damaged by the flames and three members of the family escaped from the
 burning rooms by being carried through the windows out on the roof, from where the firemen rescued them, the stairways being ablaze. It is not known how the fire originated. The entire interior, in-
 cluding woodwork, clothing and the handsome furnishings and the stairways, were burned
 The home, which is one of the hand somest in the city is comparatively new and the furnishings were especially ar tistc. The exterior. being of brick, is not materially damaged.
 Funeral services for J. M. Crook were held Sunday afternoon at the First Chris tian church with J. T. Lewis, pastor of Christ church, Woodlawn, and the Rev. E, H. Hutchinson. in charge of the ser vice. Interment followed at Cedar Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
WOMAN SICK
 FOUR YEARS
Was Finally Made Well by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound

Steens, Miss. was all run down and nervous with female trouble and my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

The death of MT. Crook was the source of regret of the netire community, where he had lived for over 20 years, and to a wide circle of friends and relatives. At the time of his death he was sanitary inspector for the city, and ho had held other public offices. He was prominent ly identified with the First Christian church of Bessemer. where he was a regular attendant. He was one of a small circle of Confederate veterans of the city. having served in the Confeder- ate army from Alabama.
 Bessemer chapter, No. l1O. K. A. NJ. will hold meeting Tuesday evening at the Masonic temple in Brighton. The Royal Arch degree will be conferred on IS candidates. Supper will be served at 7:3O.
 MUSIC CLUB The Wednesday Music club will meet Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Miss Nellie Adams on Arlington avenue. The composer to be studied for the meeting will be Nevin, with Mrs W. H. McEniry, director The pro- gramme will include: Piano solo, Mrs. Arthur Cooley; vocal solo, Mrs. T. G. J Johnston; piano, Mrs. J. E. Little; vocal solo, Mrs Julian Erlick piano solo. Mrs. George Stevenson; vocal solo, Mrs. Ma con Williams, piano solo, Mrs. J. Kit trell Trotter; piano solo, Miss Lady Por- tis.
 That Hl-Y girls, recently organized in the city will have a meeting Wednes- day afternoon at 8 o'clock at the High school At this time the reports of the committees on constitution and bylaws and of the nominating committee, will be given and the election of officers held.
 The girls who are included in the mem bership of the Hi-Y club are Miss Kath- ryn Baty, Miss Mary Mildred Wood row. Miss Helen Smith. Miss Linnie Mae Lipscomb. Miss Ruth Edwards, Miss Mable Adams, Miss Katie Ling, Miss Alice Ragsdalt Miss Gage Morton and others will be added from time to time from the ranks of the Sunday schools and high school. Mrs. J. B. Morton, Mrs. H. L. Bains and Miss Maud Buck are sponsors for the club. with Miss Maud Buck director.
 Miss Mary Blackburn is visiting rela- tives in Warrior for a short time.
 Mrs. G. R. Lewis left Saturday for Nashville, where she wiN visit her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Lewis, who is attending school at St. Cecelia academy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

will hold a meeting Tuesday evening at the Masonic temple in Brighton. The Royal Arch degree will be conferred on IS candidates. Supper will be served at 7.3n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
Dead Man Conuinces
Relatives and Friends
That They Made Mistake

WILMINGTON, n. C.. Oct. S.-Rela.
tives and friends of Leon f. Smith. 3
young man of this city who not onlv
grieved over his death" but buried
him last Saturday. were gradually con.
vinced today by the argument of his
hale and hearty temperance. that
they had made mistake. Smith
fastened here yesterday to deny tha.
he had been buried. when he was told
about il by friend at Bolton, a near
by town where he had been working
He learned that the body of another
man. badly mutiiated, had been found
beside the railroad track at Mullins
s. c. last week and later positively
identified by friends as his own.
Letters addressed to Smith were
said TO have been found on the body
Relatives were notified and arrang
ed TO have the body sent to Sanford
for interment in the Smith family
burial plot. 1t was necessary to hold
an immediate burial by lantern light
Saturday night and the mistaken iden
tity went undiscovered The real
identity of the dead man has no;
been learned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
BECOME CAPITALISTS
LEND MONEY TO RUSS,
IS REQUEST TO REDS
tBy Associated Press)

RIGA. Oct. S.-Red workmen of the
world are to be asked to become cap
italists to the extent of financing the
rehabilitation of Russian industries,
according to an announcement in a
Rosta agency dispatch.
NJ Lozoufsky, president of the Red
Trade Union Internationale has
launched, through the newspaper,
Pranda, of Moscow. a plan for an in.
ternational labor loan for the purpose
of buying machinery and food for the
working men. This would be secured
by first mortgage or government
factories and works.
Each foreign union group. such IS
the metal workers and miners, would
take block of bonds having the priv
ilege of sending industrial experts to
Russia to inspect the security, and
to train the Russians
Advices received here report that
the Moscow Internationale has greatly
reduced the amount allotted for prop
aganda and is now. seeking for Rus
sian industry assistance from the
groups to which it formerly gave f.
nancial aid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
| MERCHANT Marine
PREPARED TO FIGHT
FOR EGYPTIAN TRADE
CBv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Oct. S-Announc-
ing that the American merchant mar
inc was prepared to fight for cargoes
of Egyptian cotton on a fair competi-
tive basis, the shipping board today
has put into effect rates between the
United States and Alexandria 10 shill-
ings below those offered by the Brit
ish shipping conference which has
hitherto controlled the business.
Posting of the reduced rates fol-
lowed the breaking off of negotiations
which have been in progress for
months between representative of
the board and of the British lines. In
a formal statement explaining its ac-
tion the board last night declared the
compromise offered by the British
was una acceptable because it awarded
only so per cent of the sailings from
Alexandria and made no reference to
any proportion of "the cotton" and,
further. because existing contracts
between the British lines and an Alex
andria shipping organization gave the
former undisputed advantages over
their competitors.
The statement also commented on
the awarding of these contracts 10
the British after competitive bidding
in which the American offer was ma
terially lower. New bids we're sought
without the board being informed, it
was declared, and when the British
lines lowered their charges to the ex-
act figure of those submitted by the
shipping board. the contract was
awarded to them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
JUDGE BOND REFUSES
STANFORDS' DIVORCE

Judge Bond refused a divorce to
both the plaintiff and the defendant in
the case of Stanford against Stanford
in court Saturday morning.
In his ruling on the case Judge Bond
said that he did not think the evidence
introduced established the contention
of cruel and inhuman treatment. He
added that he thought family quarrel
had been magnified and that he did
not think sufficient cause for divorce
had been shown.
The case attracted much attention
in Wayne county because of the prom.
inenee of the parties involved. Maud
Stanford filed suit for divorce in Jan.
uary. alleging cruel and inhuman
treatment on the part OF the defendant,
Roscoe l.. Stanford. Later a cross
complaint was filed by the defendant
Roscoe Stanford. asking divorce on
the same grounds.
Costs will be assessed against the
defendant and plaintiff respectively. in
each case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
WEEKS REAFFIRMS
RULE BARRING ARMY
PLANES FROM RACING
nv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Oct. S.-Secretary
Weeks has reaffirmed his decision not
10 permit army airplanes to participate
in exhibition competitions basing his
objections on lack of personnel, mater
ial and general uselessness from a
military standpoint of testing the speed
of aircraft by racing.
The decision is accepted as the final
word on the question of whether army
planes should enter the Pulitzer races
at Omaha. Neb., late this month
The many requests for fights by
army air service planes received re-
Gently from organizations throughout
the country have been rejected by the
War Department for reasons of econ
.omy and shortage of material.
The secretary said this policy would
be continued at least until next year
and that he had been compelled to
apply it to appeals from the agricultur-
al department for use of planes in fire
patrol work through the national
forests and reservations of the west.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-08
POLICE join FORCES
TO HUNT MAIL YECGS
Who GOT 100000
fRv Associated Press,

DETROIT, Oct. 3-Federal agents,
state troops and Detroit police Joined
forces today in the search for four
men who held up Canadian mail
wagon late last night as it neared the
main postoffice with load of pouches
from Windsor, Ontario.
Meanwhile. Windsor and Detroit
postal officials were checking their
records to determine the value of
mail contained in the 26 bags taken
by the bandits. Two of the pouches
carried registered packages. and early
estimates placed the value as high as
100000.
Canadian banks made a practice of
sending to their Detroit correspond.
ents each night their receipts of
American money. At times these
shipments amount to as much as
100000.
Race Track Receipts
One of the bags. Windsor postal of.
ficials said, contained IA pieces Of
registered mail for Detroit and one
for Chicago. Yesterdays receipts at
the Kenilworth race track, it was be
lieved, were in the other pouch Oc-
casionally the race track receipts.
which are mailed to a Detroit bank
each night, amount to many thousands
of dollars.
William r. MacAuley, the aged
driver, who has carried Canadian mail
across the river in his one-horse cage
wagon seven years without molesta-
ton, told police his four assaliants
were undersized men ranging in age
from 80 to 40 years. Two of them
spoke to him, he said, with a foreign
accent.
Start Intensive Search.
With this information. police start
ed an intensive search of all foreign
settlements of the city Belief that
the robbers were foreigners was sup
ported also by the report of a patrol
man that about the time the mail rob-
berry occurred he saw two automo-
biles, apparently containing about 10
men. speeding in the direction of one
OF these foreign quarters He was not
sure that in the darkness he had not
mistaken mail pouches in one of the
cars for men,
At about the same time another pa-
trolman found an abandoned automo-
bile that proved to be a stolen car. 1t
answered MacAuley's description of
one of the machines used by the ban
dts