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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
SANTA WILL VISIT
NEEDY ON SUNDAY

Selma, December 15.-Visits to the
so or more families whose names
Rave been turned in to the Selma Re-
lief society for Christmas baskets
and material aid will be made Sun
Gay morning by members of the re-
lief committee who will assemble at
II o'clock at ]. Percy Days office,
it was decided at preliminary meet
ing held Wednesday afternoon, and
we'll attended by representatives of
the churches. the Selma Shrine club
and other organizations.
Need this year is greater than in
some years past. it was stated by
Dir. w. E. Allen, chairman of the re-
lief committee, who declared that
s. 900 will probably be needed to care
for the persons already listed, this
care to extend beyond the Christmas
baskets in which groceries, fruits
and toys are placed. and include
warm clothing, coal and other me-
cessities. subscriptions are now be-
ing received for this fund, the XII
wants club having pledged sener-
ously.
Shriners present at the meeting
were T.. j. Ward and C. C. Thomas,
who suggested that the Shrine CLUB,
which has several hundred dollars
to dispense in Christmas charity, be
allowed to furnish all the groceries
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By DOLLY
DALRYMPLE

around and you'll be sure to find.
There's so much good in the worst
of US
And So much bad in the best of US
And absolutely there Is not self
respecting writing desk in Birmlns-
ham today that hasn't a little motto
resposing upon it:
M - Now
.1rnaar theeo .i,,,,,,r A,apces how
Ill 10 s,1,,arsi1io,s about
GA t,iess ON Home and .Remember
-rhs,, ftroatn. -, ,bo nave Of Thv
In,,,,, ,r,o,, a, a. n,ercIv o1d-fas
ionad h.ot,,Idaa and the others are
Nov, ,r,,e ,des te distincttv tho same -
aaia passs,,
.,tyb~ = Ind 10 idea Won we're so
tons s,,1ra.irs. ,-iib ,,nr,nonplace
things
"t ti,ouc,h+ ,.o,, ,,.,,., tho worst hro-
-, a.. =, ~ l,yc. :. ala cnsfo pamn.
..r -, l., Iit,le sho, tha other
da,, r,'1ata, pegsv and snent a
Whole ,,,ornino ioolxins al notices and
,,,1rsss ~ ~ ,,iY,d 6na that attract
-, 'i,S e.. " a,t ~ artin,,larl,, vas 81
fi I ~, rod ,,ardhoard Win rreat
- - ~ s,,rtosit,, ,,.as 20
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you do know. and to try to find out
isn't going to hurt any one" whis-
pered Curiosity.
The surest way of getting into
trouble is to NEEDLE in things that
don't concern you" declared Caution
But you won't be meddling." pro-
tested Curiosity. "All you have to do
is TO peep inside that cave and make
sure whether or not Buster is there.
Then you'll know"
Go home, Peter Go home as fast
as your legs can take you. 1t is the
only sensible thing to do" command
ed Caution.
But find out first about Buster
Bear; it won't take you long" urged
Curiosity.
Peter hesitated only a few minutes
more and then Curiosity won. He
turned and headed straight for that
ledge of rocks deep in the Green
Forest and away he went, lpperty-
lipperty Zip, as fast as his legs could
take him And all the way he kept
trying to make himself believe that
it wasn't curiosity that was taking
him over there.
When he drew near the ledge of
rocks he stopped running and began
to more slowly and carefully, stop
ping every two or three steps to look
and listen He saw nothing and
heard nothing that even limited of
possible danger, and at last reached
the entrance of that little cave where
he hoped to find Buster Bear already
asleep.
Copyright 1921. by T. W. Burgess)
The next story: Curiosity Makes
Peter Bold"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16

HOME MADE FIRELEss COOKER

Il AOiH tic ia III 4ddS d1Aho.
A good homo made fireless cooker
can be made as follows: For the
outside receptacle use on old trunk,
a tight box, galvanized ash can Cor
a tin lard can may be used). The in
side vessel, a tin or galvanized iron
bucket. There should be a space of
at least three inches between the two
vessels, the space being packed with
shredded paper. ground cork. hay
straw or excelsior. Cork is the best.
and can be gotten from a grocer who
handles fruit. Place sheet of as
bestos inside the outer vessel. and
outside the inner vessel. Drop heat
ed hot plate or soap stone on the bot
tom of the inner vessel. Place the
Kettle or vessel containing the food
that has been partly cooked while
steaming hot in the well. Cover at
once with a tight lid. over 1t put
a thick pad. close the cover of the
outer vessel good and tight, fasten
down securely, then let the fireless
cooker do the rest. and no gas, wood
or coal is being consumed during the
cooking.
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Christmas Mdrin1s

There isn't single. solitary.
blessed one of us who would admit
if we were asked that we had any
thing of the Pharisee in us" unused
Susie Damn aloud the other day when
we were talking about Christmas,
I'VE may be willing to admit that we
are beautiful, tactful, charming or
even clever although these admis-
sions SO against the grain, for they
make us appear so conceited that is
when we are forced to make them
to the world. It's funny how differ
ent we feel about making admissions
to the world instead of ourselves,
isn't it?"
Il haven't any idea what you are
moralizing about or what any of it
MEANS" Peggy observed rather peev-
tshly. GU sound as if you are get
ting ready to take the veil, become
an nun, from all l can gather from
this high moral plane of thinking
and musing you have assumed"
IF we probe down into the inner
most depth of our consciousness there
Is something of the Pharisee in the
best of u.s. she continued, not heed
ing the interruption.
Well, If you don't explain this
'holier than thou attitude, will think
your angel wings are sprouting and
that you will soar to fields unknown
before l can stop you" Peggy de-
clared, rather huffily
Il was just thinking of how you
would have turned up your aristo-
cratic and very saucy straight little
nose" said Susie Damn, "if you hid
seen an old motto l came across in
an old-fashioned parlor the other day.
1t was done in worsted of the fiercest
shades, and any high brow would
have tilted her nose as she read:
What Is Home without a
Mother" done in the most abominable
handiwork"
II suppose there was a Rembrandt
perhaps Lessons in Anatomy-and
a winged Victory of Samathroce,' her
classic garments floating in the
breeze" Peggy suggested.
: All those and more" said she, re-
flectively, and / was just thinking
how you would have shifted at some
of the cheap Autographs and the rug
with portrait of Fido, right in front
OF the hearthstone."
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BURGESS Bed
TIME STORIES
PETERS CURIOSITY IS roo MUCH

PETERS CURIOSITY is TOO MUCH
FOR HIM
To caution turn heedfuI ear;
Twill save you much of needless fenr.
Peter Rabbit.
No sooner did Peter Rabbit think
of Buster Bear than curiosity took
possession of him. He had just seen
Mother Bear and the twins, Boxer and
Wool Wool, go in under the great
pile of fallen trees in the Green For
est and he felt sure that they had
gone there to sleep for the winter. He
was quite positive in his own mind
that they would not be seen again
until spring. 1t would be great news
to spread among his friends. Peter
was very much excited.
And then he thought of Buster
Bear, the father of the twin cubs,
and at once began to wonder If Bus
ter had gone to sleep for the winter:
The more he thought of this the more
curious he became. lie remembered
that Buster and Mrs. Bear had not
spent the winter before together.
Mrs! Bear had spent it under this
very same windfall, while Buster had
slept in a little cave under a ledge
of rocks some distance away. Would
he do the same thing this year? Or
would he join Mrs. Bear and the cubs
under the windfall? Perhaps he was
In there already. Buster had been
with his family more or less ever
since the latter part of summer.
81 don't believe he is in there yet"
thought Peter. perhaps he will join
them later. OF course, they may not
have gone in there for the winter,
but somehow / almost know they
have. 1t may be that Buster Bear will
spend the winter by himself, just as
he did last year, and has already gone
to bed in that little cave under the
ledge of rocks. 1t won't do any harm
to run over there and find out. 1
guess there won't be any danger"
Better be satisfied with what you
already have found out and scamper
back to the dear Old Briar- patch"
whispered Caution.
But then you won't know about
Buster Bear" said Curiosity.
You don't have to know, and 1t
really Is no business of yours, any
way" declared Caution.
You never VIII be satisfied until
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
BAKER REPEATS
CHARGES AGAINST
MONTGOMERY PAPER

BY FRED III. GORMLEY
Montgomery Bureau Tho Age-Heraid.
221-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, December 15.-tSpe-
ciaL)-In an open letter to the Mont
gomery Advertiser. published in an
Afternoon newspaper Thursday. DR.
p. A. Baker. superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, gave
his version of the encounter with
Charles H. Allen, publisher of the Ad-
vertiser. In a downtown hotel
Wednesday afternoon during which
Mr.. Allen challenged him to stand up
and fight and in response DR.. Baker,
who kept his seat informed him that
he was not in the fighting business.
DIR. Baker said he was not fighting
to destroy anybody's business except
the liquor business. He repeated In
his statement the charge that the Ad-
vertiser was financed with brewery
money and insisted that he stood re-
sponsible for any utterances he made
and the Anti-Saloon League of Amer
lea stood responsible for any utter
ances he made as its representative.
In concluding the statement, DR..
Baker said: Permit me to say in
conclusion, l will not be swerved one
bit from my duty by threats. chal-
lenges, indgnities or insults. All
these go with my job"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
MORE TRUTH
THAN POETRY
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE

A CINCH
The poet has it pretty soft;
He writes a paltry, trifling verse on
A grain field or garden croft
Made lovely by some working per-
son,
And when his few brief lines are done
A wealth of fame is he accorded,
While he who grew the stuff goes I'M
Rewarded.
Take Wordsworth near some grassy
hills
(No poet can exist without emu;
He saw host of daffodils,
And penned two hundred words
about EN-.
The lines were printed, conned and
praised,
But not a history discloses
A thing about the lad who raised
The posies.
And Omar, in full many a line
Whose rhythm he had nicely mas
tered,
Declared how quickly Persian wine
Would get tippler good and plas-
tered.
The public hung on every word,
The leading critics all reviewed it,
But of the wine-we've never heard
Who brewed it.
The poet does not toll nor spin,
But sentimental gets, and mellow,
About the labor that's put in
By some good, plain, hard working
fellow.
All men with their applause are free
And on the rhymster they bestow 1t,
And that is why I'd like to be
A poet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16

SOUTHERN SURGICAL
CONVENTION ENDED

Pinehurst, N. December Is. :
Especial 1.-The Southern Surgical as
ISOLATION brought its thirty-fourth
annual meeting to an end at Pine
hurst today with the election of Il
new members to fill its quota of zov.
the election of officers for the mex
ensuing year and the passing of
resolution to hold its next annua.
meeting at Memphis, Tenn.
DIR. c.. jeff Miller of New Orleans
was elected president to succeed d.
Randolph Winslow of Baltimore. The
new vice presidents are DR.. Vilray r..
Blair of st. Louis and DIR. Robert L..
Gibson of Charlotte. N. c.
DIR. James N. Baker Of Montgomery.
retiring vice president, DR.. Edgar p.
Hogan of Birmingham. and several
other prominent surgeons read tech
meal papers at the closing session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16

Kiby Only Living
Man Whose Likeness
Appears on a Coin
BY FRED III. GORMLEY
Montgomery Bureau The AEe-Herald.
22I-g First National Bank Building

Montgomery, December 15.-(Spe-
cial. )-Governor Kilby has received
an honor never before received by
living man. His picture appears on
the centennial coin for Alabama
which has just been placed in circu-
lation by the Philadelphia mint. Mrs.
Mary B. owen, director of the ar
chives and history department and
secretary of the centennial commits
sion, today was advised by FIRES
Styer, superintendent of the mint,
that Governor Kilby is the only man
whose likeness had been placed on
coin before his death.
A great demand has been shown for
the coins in Montgomery, which are
selling for 81. Fifty cents being
placed in the state memorial fund.
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READING CIRCLE TO MEET

Rockford. December 15.-(Specialo
Coosa county teachers reading cir
Gle will meet in Rockford Saturday
for an all-day session, under the di-
rection of Superintendent c. X. Wei
don. Through the untiring efforts
of Superintendent Weldon only three
schools in this county are without
teachers, and this time last year there
were about 20 teachers short. More
high grade teachers are working in
this county than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16

That's where you misunderstood
me-" Peggy replied. While hate a
bromide worse than game bird hates
red dog, l realize that we can't get
away from them"
Doesn't Gellett Burgess say from
the beginning in his Bromide and
Sulphitic Theory that even our near
est relatives and our best friends
are more than apt to be brohides ?
Now the only difference is that the
texts that adorn the walls Of the
houses that / most frequent are just
as bromide as What Is Home With
out Mother only they are more
modern. Where do you go nowadays
that you don't encounter My Sym
phony' framed and adjoining con-
spicuous place in the library? Glance
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and fruits to be given out. a shrrn-
er. wearing his fes, will accompany
each committee when the baskets are
distributed on Friday and Saturday
before Christmas.
Automobiles viii be needed Sunday
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to carry the committees over the
city on their work of investigating
cases already reported, and Dr.. Allen
asks that persons willing to furniss
their cars for this purpose ne-
tify him or ]. Percy Day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
HELD ron BEATING CHILD

Decatur, December 15.-(SpeciaI)
Charged with beating his five-year-
old child, Lube Plemens. negro. was
brought to the Morgan county jail
was declared by officers that the
child showed marks of cruel beat
ing with a leather strap. doubled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-16
ARsnI.IrrEI.Y SOLID

Prominent among the blocs in Con-
gress are the concrete blocs.
Copyright, 1921, by the Bell Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
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GERMANY'S BILLIONAIRE
If Herr Shines fortune is in marks,
he must be worth almost sixty-five
dollars.
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BUSINESS RooMING
GERMANY's BILLION

Since rigid prohibition enforcement
the local judges are trying more
cases every day.
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The next story: Curiosity Makes
Peter Rold.'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-10
rPv the ,Associated Press,


SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept.
lo.-Wfth % bodies recovered ouE
of an estimated death list placed
by some as high as 500 and with
"a property loss varlously estimat-
ed at from one TO three million
dolsrs, San Antonio early this
morning suffered the worst nood
in Its history.
A cloudburst in the Alamos val.
ley north of the city sent a flood
Of water down the San Antonio
river which Joined with flood
waters from the Alazan and San
Pedro creeks on the west COM
pletely Inundated large part Of
the business section and several
residence sections. u
The residence section in which
the greatest loss of life occurred is
occupied largely by Mexicans. TIE
city has not been placed under
martial law, but military forces at
Fort Sam Huston and Camp
Travis are cooperating IN relief
and policing with city and county
Officers.
A survey is being made OF the
damage done and a meeting of
military officials, city and county
heads and at the Chamber OF
Commerce is to be held at II
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-10
Additions viii Be Built
To Hutchinson
House
lIl- -lQRMI TgRY NOW
arrangement will Last
Until Quarters Can
/ Be Secured

Additions win be built to the
rouse on Monroe street which was
Intended for the I. W. G. A: dor
Ttitory and it will be used as their
teFSporary quarters until they can
,Fet permanent ones.
The whole house will be used for
club rooms and the cafeteria and
here viii, be no rooms for rent.
I1is was decided at last nights
meeting Of the Board Of Directors
tf Sthe 81. w. G. "A. ut the Assocla-
ton building,
Permissfon was received from y.
10. Hutchinson to build t be additions
q the house aud make the improve
faents necessary. The work will be
Started Immediately and in about
SIX weeks they hope to be using
: 4 sfr new temporary quarters:
Twas thought that need for
Eheir own club rooms and the. cafe
feria were more urgent now than
ne dormitofy so they decided not
b have the dormitory until they
set in permanent quarters.
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DEATH list MAN run
T0.5D0AnD THE. PROPERTY
Ll}}.lILL Be NERNHE
CIoudburst North Of City Flooded
the Streams Which Flow Through
The Town

o'clock at whicn relief plans wa
be put into operation. Two thop5
sand persons are homeless.
The weather is partly cloudy
and the weather bureau says morsS
showers could be expected 'drrtns,
the day but not heavy enough tp
cause more flooding. The waterg
IN the river and creeks are receed
ing rapidly and rescue work ~
proceeding with greater dispatch
A. temporary morgue has bean
established at the Central fire aiid
police station to which the. gal-
diers and police have been diree
ed TO bring all bodies for ideRtift
cation.
Soldiers and. police are patrolis
ing the down. town district TO pru
vent Iooting IN the stores. e pos
ton of the district being deciaSed
closed to all traffic except thet
absolutely necessary in 5Tesc1e
work and salyagtng.
With the army OF Red e;rnss
sources It is probable that the
lief work can be handled VI ttl6t1t
outside help, but this will he
cided at the meeting called for u
o'clock. A relief fund snhsc-ip.
tion has been opened in the civ
and: generous contributions tftss3
ALREADY come In.
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Five to six million men are out
Of work at the present time, ac-
cordlng to the latest estimates. !.
Statistics indicate, however, that
It is not yet time for a publicity
campaign to raise the hopes Of
labor for employment This may
explain why the store. for a aSWash-
ington Conference on unemploy.
ment, was released by the, Depart
ment OF Commerce, rather than
the Department Of Labor. It is
said In washington, that Secretary
Davis is very favorable to getting
together commission this fall
to study carefully the unemploy.
ment situation, but he and other
members Of the Cabinet think 1t
dangerous to attempt any spec.
tacular campaign this fall. There
are two reasons for this,-flrst,
because It will take some months
to prepare the data, and second
ly, because, this is not the time, Of
the year to raise the hopes Of Ia
bor. There always is consfde derable
unempl loyment Ieausong .unskilled
labor during the winter months
and there always must. be. I heart
ily approve Of a conference to
make plans for an active campaign
next spring; but with the under.
standing that little can be done
to relieve the situation this win:
ter.
@Secretary OF Labor Davis is a
great student Of human nature
one; Of the most remarkable lead
ers Of men who ever entered the
Presidents Cabinet. He knows
that In order to develop a nation.
al movement he must work with
the tide, or rather inaugurate the
movement. Just as the tile turns
Furthermore, he and his associ:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-10
GRAY APPEAIS
WHEN CONVICTED.
.6E.B00ZE.G.RBRGE.
Officers Who Arrested
Him Sure He Was Driv-
ing While Drunk

Ioye1l Gray this afternoon,
when he was found guilty on the
charge of driving an automobile
while intoxicatedi fined $50 and
sentenced to serve three months
IN iail Immediately gave notice Of
an appeal, through his attorney
Ulysses "a. Knapp and was re-
leased ON bail.
Gray was arrested last Tuesaay
night, after having collided with
a car driven bysWild BIZ. Bur-.
eson, the deaf taxi driver Of
Riyesyille, at the corner of JACK:
son and Madison street. Three
charges were lodged against Gray,
driving a car while intoxicated,
threatening and resisting an OIL
Ger and driving away after colha.
ing with another car.
-Four witnesses for the state
testified that Gray was tntoxicat-
ed when arrested. Private p. z.
Wilson, Of, the state police, who
made the arrest, stated that ne.
had pursued Gray out Pennsyl:
yania avenue to the Hudson and
Essex garage, where he overlook
the fleeing automobile and arest-
ted Gray after some resistance.
Hes stated that when Gray got out
OF his car, he staggered and smellt
"a dk WE1fskey On t57to
town, he said, Gray insisted on
stopping and getting out Of the
car on Pennsylyanda ayenne 70
get another drink. Wilson was
alone and was compelled to come
to police headquarters for assist
ance..
John g. Mckinney; who assist
ed Wilson in making the arrest
ie few minutes later, stated sthSt
Gray had evidently been drinking:
Ia. i. Tchinsh, who was depuhzed
by Private Wilson to help him in
his pursuit Of Gray; testified that
GRAY was drunk, Sheriff j.. d.
| Charlton also took the stand and
was equally positive that Gray
was drunk.
On the other hand, V. l. Cal
dara, George Lilley, a. u.
Straight, George and Joe Heston
and John Robey were all posltlVe
that Gray was as sober as any
Judge that could be found In q
day's travel. Some Of them in fact,
were close enough to Gray to
smell his breath and all noticed
the absence of any sign Of DALI
ance with the flowing. bowl.
The jury however, seemed to
think that the officers who made
the arrest were more competent to
Judge Of the state OF sobrlety OF
the accused, Notwithstanding the
preponderepce Of the evidence,
and found Gray guilty.
Following are the names Of the
Jurors: a. Hood, John Rose ?.
g. staley, H. b. Moran, Arthur
Reed, j r.. McElfresh, g p.
Brand, F. L. Morgan, L. @. Fitz;
hue, p. q. Greathouse, =. F..
Crowell and NJ. w. Maple.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank r.
Amos conducted the case for the
state. Two other charges against
Gray will be tried at a later date.
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