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Smyrna times., 1921-08-31
FARMS

No. Farm of 1T acres between
Clayton and Smyrna, known recently
as the Cantwell farm; extra good
house and building with silo. This
would make a fine dairy place, as
stream of water runs through the CEN
tire of farm. One half of all crops go
to purchaser except wheat. Posses
sion March 1st, 1922. Price is so low
according to other farms badly locat-
ed, hate to advertise it therefore call
me over telephone.
No. Farm of 68 acres one mile
out of Dover, good house with steam
heat and water all through house, be-
sides two tenant houses with water,
good buildings and packing houses.
This farm has 300 peach trees in bearing,
from four to ten years old. Also 40 OF the
best varieties of apples bearing from to 20
years old; also 2420 young appes'4 to years
old, 800 plums, 3 years old. This bunch OF
trees are all in the best of shape. and If there
was fruit this year you could not buy at any
reasonable price, but there is only apples on
Neros and Stayman trees, and some few on
King David variety. The varieties are Starks,
Stayman's, Paragon, Yorks. Nero. King David,
Yellow Transparent, Wealthy and Grimes Col
den This is an up-to-date fruit farm on the
outskirts of Dover and can be bought at a low
figure. Call me on phone.
T. ChaS. LeCOmpte
Real Estate Broker
CLAYTON, DELAWARE
Phone 172
Smyrna times., 1921-08-31
BARRELS FOR SALE

Lot of empty barrels, standard size.
Apply to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

1 Des Moines Davenport Ga.j, Kansas City. St. Louis and Louisville. and that in all of these cities prominent society business and professional men have formed preliminary cou- mittees and have pledged themselves to support local drives for members and funds. He announced that he would depart tonight for a second vtsit to these cities Co make arrange ments for mass meetings and for .lne formation of state and local branches of the association
 "It ig very doubtful that we could have chosen better time for our drive.' said Captain Stayton. "The disclosures of boouegging In the ranks of the Chicago police force, the wholesale revelations of graft and corruption Samong prohbiuon enforcement agents and the sreat in- crease in crime and drunkenness have given rise to serious doubts as to the practicability of totally dry nation.
 "Then. too. there is great and gen eral resentment because of the ai- rogant attitude of the paid reformerS and lobbyists who are iHfcstlng the halls of Congress and who are pre- suming to direct the course and scope of all liquor legislation. Congress- men who obey their Sictates also come in for their share of condemna- ton. One year ago the people of tho northern central states honestly wanted prohibition to be given trial. They now have the feeling that prohibition has been tried and that 1t is an expensive failure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
Sunday Morning Breakfast

Father. you've got to divide 1t with me-" exclaimed the Flapper daugh- ter She was the second of the fam fly down to Sunday morning break fast her father beating her by few moments
 | Divide what, daughter the paper? l he asked as he pushed the chair under 1 her with oidfashioned courtesy. "NiX, Old Dear she said, pulling ! his head down to caress his cheek. The big worm."
 What" asked her puzzled father T am as early bird as you are. and I want my half of the big worm the early bird is entitled to- i Why did yod get up so early?" he asked.
 '"I have to go over and have my religion watered and tended bit for 1 fear 1t is getting a little parched. Pops, I have been moving a. bit of grass along the edge of the good sermon.'
 T do not like the flippant way you speak, but l am glad you are going to church."
 By the way the Elapper went on, you'll have to stake me. haven't enough to ante She held out her hand.
 He shook his head sadly but slipl ping his hand in his pocket he hand ed her few coins without looking at them.
 T suppose this is church money" she looked sadly at the seven pen> nies he had given her 'The church must be very. very prosperous now Y, itae er and people have a let of copper money.
 "A few years ago no one but news boys and preachers ever had pennies, but now the whole world is full of them, because of the war tax, and as we never give them to anyone but newsboys and preachers they must both be quoted above par."
 ITO tell you the truth, Pops. l am rather ashamed of you. If l couldn't back my religion with anything bet ter than copper coins l would hold back for a week or two unti l could get hold of sitney or a thin, anaemic dime and bet that rather than have heaven find out what 8 pi<er l was.
 .I never could see why. people gave their children pennies to put in the collection plate. IL is too sure way to let the child know just what value his father puts on religion In the general scheme of things. The kid sees Pop slip a half dollar into the movie window for an hours en- tertainment and then flip copper or two into the plate at church and the relative importance of the two things is established in the kid coco in minute.
 When l get three or seven of em Running around my housee l am go ing to give them at least a nickle before l start 'em out on Sunday morning with sunday school leaf let in the other hand.
 "Alj we children think our parents the personificaticn of wisdom and what they do we think is right The average kid wants to be like his papa and when his papa pays s10 for a ringside seat at a prize fight and then gives him few fuzzy coppers to toss to the church, that son is more likely to become prize fighter than a preacher.
 Copper coins are like measles. Pop: a lot of people take them but no one really wants them.
 If I was preacher and they loaded down my collection plate with copper coins I would load them down with sermon some day that would make their hair curl like a chinchilla coat"
 She paused and poured the seven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

1 cents between her fingers.
 me prlcVe of poor soda, the Value of paper of hair pins. the fee Tor q couple of bananas. the kind or money one hands to an organ l grinders monkey. l wonder if that 1 IS all that sermon Is worth? If it is. fops, am going to go out and buy sunday paper and read -about the cute murders and the latest out- rages of the prohibition anforce- ment officers on the humble home brewer and the meek and lowly hootch-l -legger."
 Tier rather waited but the end of the lecture seemed to have come.
 ne put his hand into his inside coat pocket and produced a wallet. ! He peeled off a five dollar bill with great deliberation. Pushing it across the table, he said: My dear. that's 1 what your sermon is worth at all events Now will you go and put that in the plate at church?" You old dearl' she exclaimed. ro- Ing around the table and kissing him.
 You Will put 1t in the plate?" he repeated.
 No. l believe notp She puiled her under lip judicially. AS I see It, this five spot was put on uty plate for my sermon will buy some ot the necessities of life with it--a thin blouse, new lot of DOW der and lip stick Or something ot that sort. l will carry the pennies to church and if Dr. FourthIy breaches good sermon I will give them to him.
 You see, Pops. I am not going to let you pay the preacher for my ser mon, and besides he Is used to pen nies and 1 am not. None of the heather l associate with use them, while his heather never get any, thing else"
 T knew there was q catch in 1t some place said her brother Fred, who had slipped into his chair dur ing the lecture.
 The father looked at the mother and sighed heavily
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

one of the most vital units of a we'll founded fleet absolutely essential for the adequate protection of this coun- try.
 'Ts Congress or the Secretary of the Navy. fully cognizant of our value to the nations defense. going to permit this organization 10 disband. particu @rly in view of the statement of the Secretary of the Navy that the navy department now sees that decisions by the coming disarmament confer ence cannot be anticipated and real izes that the navy is woefully lacking in certain clements of a well-rounded fleet?"
 The Yelled Threat
 In the representations of ship man. ufacturers there Is alwoys held be- fore the eyes of Congress and the ex- ecutive the possibility that European nations are trying ito put something over" on the United States. For in stance, Hennessey, in his letter, con- tlnues: Tt is common knowledge that England, France and Japan are en- tering the disarmament conference knowing the status of our submarine strength tn and knowing that they sur pass lis in this particlar field
 While we dare not predict what the result of the conference will be, it Is reasonable to assume by virtue of the integrity of our eonferees that they will not upermit these nations 10 surpass us in this direction. par ticularly in view of the fact that from best information, England has l2 fleet anticipated, and that in consequence, France 36. while the United tSates has but three fleet submarines, and they are imperative most of the time"
 There has certainly been an appar- ent weakening" on the part of the administration relative to the forth. coming International meet. In the be- ginning, 1t was termed disarma- ment conference, then a conference for the limitation of armament, then an armament conference. The Presi- dent has taken occasion to warn, the people that no nation can afford to disarm and that wars will always he unavoidable. And the Secretary of the Navy, in preparing to continue con struction programmes, states that the results of the conference rannot be antiripated, and tho in ronsequenle, the navy must be perpetually on lis guard.
 While the executive naturally Is irn- mune from the effect of propaganda, propag ganda is certainly being resort ed to by those who would be most af- fected financially by. any interna- tional decision which would materi- ally limit the construction of war ships. The effect of this propaganda has not as yet been determined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
MISS KNOxIE LANNING

 tomorrow for Wyoming to remain un- til after Christmas.
 Mrs. s. l.. Galhraith has returned from visit to relatives in Birming ham.
 Mrs. G. R. shaffer and daughters, Misses Erin and Louise, have gone to Montgomery to join MT. Shaffer where they will make their home.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Pittinger have as their guests their father, Rev. l. Mex. pittinger of Raleigh. N. c.
 Mrs l.. Cornish has gone to St. Petersburg, Fla. to spend the winter
 MT and Mrs. Frederick Tyler have named their little daughter Nellie Osgood Tyler.
 Mrs. James Fouches Matthews and children are the guests of MT. and Mrs Max Wellborn in Atlanta.
 Mrs J. l.. Russell and children of St. Louis are the guests of Mrs. c. R. Simpson on Wilner avenue.
 Mrs. J. c. Norton has returned from visit to Birmingham.
 Mrs. Samuel Powers is the guest of Mrs. Ebert J. Lyman in Colun- : bus.
 MT. and Mrs. ". L. Culberson of New York are the guests of MT and Mrs. Levi Culberson.
 Mrs. L. c. Watson has returned from visit to Mrs. Clarence Inzer in Gadsden
 Mrs R. H. Dean has returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Tyler Watts, in Cleveland, Ohio.
 Mrs. A. F. Goodhue of Gadsden has returned to her home after being the guest of Mrs. Frank Johnston on Quntard avenue.
 Mrs J. c, Beatty and little daught- CT are visiting in Macon before re- turnng to California.
 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crump (Mary Allen) have named their little son Robert Allen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
WAR IMPLEMENT MAKERS FIGHTING
 ADMINISTRATION
Display Poignant Fear Lest Disarmament Conference Put Them Out of
 Business
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Age Herald,
 hnu DnNidAnn kmiIhnll


 Washington, October (Special) Manufacturers of the implements of war. especially those engaged In tho production of dreadnoughts and sub marines, are In a concerted drive not only against Congress, but against the President of the United States They display a poignant fear lest the dis armament conference put them out of business"
 In the meanwhile, high officials of the government are endeavoring to reconcile programme providing for reasonable preparation against na- tional eNigencies, with one providing Tor the abandonment of warfare and the substitution of permanent inter national comity.
 In the plea of shipbuilders, whose plants during the recent war were national assets of incompanab value. that they be not destroyed 1t is ad- mitted by officials that there is an element of Justice. What effect such a plea will have or the conference remains to be seen.
 Appeals to Harding
 In a letter addressed to the Presi- dent of the United States, J. F. Hem nessey, chairman, employees commit tee of the Lake Torpedo Boat com pany of Bridgeport, Conn, makes an impassioned plea for additional busi- ness to prevent the disbanding of the company's highly and technically skilled organization.
 This condition" he continues would be not only great loss to the community, but colossal loss to the nation of one of It's greatest asets. as the submarine has been proved to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
PROHIBITION
 AMENDMENT BODY
 LAUNCHES DRIVE
Society Invades Middle West Where Extensive 0rgani- zation Is Now Under
 Way

Washington. October 29.--tspe- ciaL)--In statement made public today Capt. William II. stayton, founder and executive head of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, who has just returned from trip to the middle west, an- bership campaign in that section.
 nounced that his society is launching an extensive organization and mem
 Captain stayton said that prelimi nary meetings have been held In Cincinnati, Columbus Toledo. De- troit, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
COX LEAVES FOR FLOR1p.

Troy, October Special. )- George H Cox, who has been secre- tary- manager of the Troy and Pike county chamber of commerce, has re- signed that position to accept a sim liar position with the board of trade in Clearwater, Fla. Mir. Cox was also secretary of the Rotary club and served most successfully. He came tc Troy 2S months ago from Ken lucky. Under his management many successful movements have taken place that will prove very beneficial to Troy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

Personals
 Miss Lois Willis, Miss Mary Roberts Ordway, Miss Evelyn Rose, Miss Au- gusta OBryant. Miss Margaret Me Theron and Mrs. Bruce Evans have returned from the district convention of the Christian Endeavor in Talla- dega.
 Mrs. H. R. Rich of Palatka. Fla, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. J. J. Connally on Quintard avenue
 Mrs. T. D. Maybank, Mrs Samuel Powers. Mrs. William E. Lloyd and Miss Mary Pope Maybank have re- turned from a visit to Atlanta.
 Mrs. w. w. Goldsworthy and Mrs. Lotus Kline have returned from q weeks visit to Birmingham.
 Mrs. William A. Davis, Jr., will be the guest this week of MT. and Mrs. Henry Cobb in Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler are in Atlanta for the weekend.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel F. Kennedy have returned from a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Edward May, in Mont gomery.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon have returned from q visit to Fort Payne.
 Mrs. Drayton Sproull has returned from Asheville, N. c.
 Mrs. Philip Whiteside and baby are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Hunter Norwood in Marion.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H Boyer have come to Annston from Louisville, Ky, and are at home with Mrs. J. N. Sanders on Winner avenue.
 Mrs. Okey Williams and baby are in Gadsden as the guests of Mrs. Will liam's mother Mrs. Caldwell.
 Miss Pattie Haynes has returned from visit to Gadsden and will leave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
SCHOOLS CONSOLIDATE

Rockford, october 22.-( Special )-- New Union school two and one-half miles southeast of Rockford has been transferred to Rockford school. There are four more schools within four miles of Rockford that viii probably follow the example of New Union in the near future. The idea of consolidation is growing more popular throughout the county, and under the judicious supervision of Superintendent 0. K. Weldon a few large consolidated schools may soon be established in Coosa county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

Margie Butler and number of oth- CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
D0:B.Ic WEDDING

Heflin. October 22-( Special )-- On Thursday afternoon at Fruthurst Miss Pearl Roman became the bride of MT J. Fl. Morris of Heflin and Miss Grace Roman became the bride of MT. Hersheil Hollis of Douglasviile, Ga. Rev. q. B Bopan, father of the brides. performed the ceremonies Their many friends in Fruirhurst and Heflin extend best wishes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
TNARKER'S FOR \ PRESCRIPTIONS

Some things are invariably cou- pied in one's mind. For instance: Crackers and cheese; Damon and Pythias; toast and tea; quick as lightning; good as gold; Parker's Prescriptions.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27
IDENTIFY BONES FOUND ON DESERT
 AS MISSING MANS

The skull and charred bones found Wednesday in shallow grave in an arroyo along the Hassayampa river three miles north of the Hassayampa garage and seven miles south of the place where the Franklin car of J. J. Knight, wealthy Wichita Falls, Texas. business man, missing since July g. was found stalled in tile sand, yesterday were practically identified as the bones of the missing man.
 The bones were brought from Buckeye by Coroner F. R. Mitten, in whose charge they have remained since they were found. snd were turned over to Sheriff Montgomery. They were taken to the Pathological laboratory, where physicians att tempted to join the fragments of the bones to form the skeleton. Using telegram from James A. McNab of Dallas, Texas, giving information about dental work performed on Knights teeth, officers said yester- day, they found the teeth in the skull to be similar.
 Knight, the telegram said. wore a three tooth gold crown in the left side and the teeth of the skull found, the officers said, showed a bridge nad been lnSIaileu at one tune [. Sheriff Montgomery has wired to McNab to send a chart of Knight's s teeth taken from tn records of his dentist for comparison and it is the belief of the officers that the chart will show beyond all doubt that the bones found are those of Knight.
 The bones and skull were discov- cred by Albert Ebersole and Tom Houck following a systematic search of two weeks They reported to the sheriffs office and Sheriff Montgom- cry and Undersheriff Bowers went to the place and uncovered the bones
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27

They began at the head and worked toward the feet and although the bones were uncovered intact they crumbled and broke when raised from the grave, due to the intense heat to which they had been subjected.
 Since discovering the bones. the of IlSers have been puzzled to account Tor the manner in which the bones were burned. The grave showed no signs of an intense fire having been made in it and the officers do not believe the bones were burned else where and removed to the grave. NO ashes were found the grave, charcoal. The fire, the officers said. was not hot enough to burn the grass at the edge of the grave
 Another puzzling feature of the find is the leather like skin found on the front of the skull and on hip bone and one finger bone. The skln, the officers said, resembled the skin of the ancient mummy and they are unable to account for this condition. They believe the body must have lain in the sun for many weeks and all the moisture was taken rom IL by the suns heat before 1t was taken to the grave in the arroya and burned.
 Although the officers sifted the dirt in the grave several times no shoe nails were found and no bits of cloth, indicating they say, that the body was nude when brought to the spot Because of the growth of grass sur rounding the place and it's scorched condition. they believe the body was burned in the grave within the last 60 days. The work of assembling the bones in the laboratory has not been completed and the positive identification of the body cannot be made until the chart of Knights s teeth is received from Dallas
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27
Calling List DwindIes

The calling list of Roy Gardner. mail bandit, who is held in the Mari copa county jail awaiting trial in the federal court on Dec. 8, has dwindled down to two people, according to Jailer Paul Jones. The list now con sists of Mrs. Roy Gardner, wife of the bandit, and his counsel, Judge Carl A. Davis During the first few days that Gardner was confined in the county jail the jailer was forced to hold an open house nearly all the time between the hours of g o'clock in the morning and o'clock in the afternoon.
 Mrs. Gardner comes to call on her husband only on the days on which visiting is permitted in the county jail unless she comes with Judge Da- wis to discuss Gardner's defense to the federal charges. The guards do not permit the other visitors in the jail to speak to Gardner unless they have permit from the marshal.
 Gardner spends most of his time in jail talking with his guards, read ing or playing cards with the other prisoners in the lower tank, with whom he is on very friendly terms. He appears to be the most jovial prisoner in the jail and is always ready 10 talk to anyone willing to talk with hin.
 During the first days Gardner was in jail the corridors of the sheriffs office were crowded with people curious to see hin. but of late these have quit coming when it was learned that no one could see him without a pass from the marshal. Several women have appeared and stated they were anxious to gee him. They were referred to the marshars office but never returned
 Gardner continually reminds his 1ailers that he will leave on a certain time but so far each time set by him. self for his departure has passed with him still behind the bars. However, the sheriffs office will breathe easier when Gardner is taken from their custody by the federal officers.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27
GARDNER EXAMINED AS TO HIS SANITY AT
 X-RAY LABORATORY

Roy c. Gardner, charged with rob bery of the Arizona Eastern mail car at Maricopa on Nov. and the at tempted robbery of a Santa Fe car at the depot hele on Nov. 15 and an assault on the mail clerk in charge, Herman F. Inde.lied, was examined as to his sanity yesteray in the x-ra,' laboratories of Df. Harry L. Goss iIl the Physicians building.
 X-ray photographs of his head were taken, it was said later by his attor- ney, Carl A. Da is, with particular reference to an injury sustained by the prisoner about 12 years ago in Bisbee when he was struck on the head during a strike in that mining camp his injury it was said yes terday, has resulted in a depression upon the brain which for several years subjected Gardner to epileptic attacks. His skull was fractured, it is said, and for several days he was confined to a hospital.
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27
UNIVERSITY NEWS

Patrons and patronesses were: pr. and Mrs. won KleinSmid, Dean and Mrs. Lockwood. Major and Mrs. Till son, Professor and Mrs. Cloke and Dean Jameson.
 Colonel James H. McClintoclz of Phoenix, state historian. and who was a Rough Rider with Roosevelt and wounded in Cuba during the war, ad- dressed chapel Tuesday morning on the subject of Early Day Transpor- tation in the History of Arizona. He spoke Of the different routes and stopping places, of the stage coaches and drivers, and of the amount of
Arizona republican., 1921-11-27

Pi Beta Phi entertained with a bridge tea at the Santa Rita for the benefit of charity last Saturday. Over Sl00 was cleared and is to be turned over to the Associated Charities here.
 The freshman dance was given last Friday night in tn armory. The hall was decorated with red and blue streamers- Programs were made in the shape of paddles, and favors con sisted of nipples. dolls, corncob pipes and confetti. Representatives from each class and from the different fra ternities and sororities were present.